You have to love the opportunity the PGA Tour offers to those who put in the work. Bud Cauley arrived in Toronto as a winless 36-year-old in his 239th career start and left as a...
Some of us are looking to rebuild dynasty teams after too many players were struck down by injuries. Others are readying for a second-half surge and will be hunting every...
These are the days soccer fans worldwide have been waiting for. Four matches per day. Every four years, we are treated to the feast of football that is a World Cup, and the...
Championship defenses are built on their ability to disrupt offenses at the line of scrimmage. While edge rushers often generate attention with their speed and sack totals,...
Fantasy football for this summer's tournament is available on the World Cup app, and whether you are a regular fantasy manager or simply want another reason to follow the action,...
Golf betting is a different animal than every other sport you put money on. In football, basketball, baseball, and hockey, you're essentially picking one of two options. In a...
A Look Back at 2025 Regular Season: 5-7 (2-6) Notable: Kentucky was difficult to gauge last season, blowing out Florida and taking Texas to overtime, but also getting routed by...
After being cut at the PGA Championship, Russell Henley came back to birdie his way to the win at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth last Sunday....
The 2026 WNBA season is just getting warmed up, but some early award races are already beginning to come into focus. Familiar names currently lead the MVP and Defensive Player of...
The San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks meet in the 2026 NBA Finals. New York has waited a long time for this moment, both in the broader sense (27 years since its last NBA...
By this point in the fantasy baseball season, most managers have a pretty good idea where they stand. Some are searching for a small boost to maintain their place near the top of...
A Look Back at 2025 Regular Season: 11-1 (1st in SEC)SEC Championship: Beat AlabamaSugar Bowl: Bye + Lost to Ole Miss Notable: Georgia scored on 91% of their red-zone trips while...
The consensus surrounding the Los Angeles Regional is that it’s UCLA’s bracket to lose. Based on the pitching metrics, that assessment makes plenty of sense. If they stumble,...
Even with more than two months of the 2026 MLB season in the books, there are plenty of useful fantasy assets on the waiver wire. Intriguing prospects are getting called up and...
With 10 matches on the docket, the Premier League’s final matchday offers plenty of potential betting value. There’s a lot on the line for several teams, including a relegation...
Heading into the Stanley Cup Conference Finals, the Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche looked like the clear teams to beat. After Game 1 of both series, though, that...
Officially one month into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Western Conference Final is finally set. Beginning May 20, the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights will battle for...
The Eastern Conference Final is set. The Knicks swept the 76ers, while the Cavaliers outlasted the Pistons in seven games. According to ESPN, teams that go to seven games in each...
The Western Conference finals are here, and it’s the matchup many expected from the beginning: the 1-seed Oklahoma City Thunder against the 2-seed San Antonio Spurs. While the...
We’re still a couple months away from the first kickoff of the college football season, but futures season is already here. Win totals are some of the most fun bets on the board...
Bundesliga Final Day Parlay: Best Bets for Every Match The last day of a soccer season is unlike any other matchday. Thanks to the events of the 1982 World Cup, all matches kick...
The NCAA has officially approved an expansion of the Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments from 68 to 76 teams, with both committees unanimously voting in favor of...
The Western Conference semifinals tip off tonight, starting with Minnesota vs. San Antonio at 8 PM ET, followed by Oklahoma City vs. Los Angeles on Tuesday night. With four teams...
The 2026 NFL Draft is complete, and as the dust settles on one of the most unpredictable classes in recent memory, Rookie of the Year futures have started to take shape....
Getting in early can be one of the best ways to find value in World Cup markets. Yes, it comes with potential variability and risk, such as injuries and fatigue that can cause...
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are the best postseason in sports, and by the time the second round rolls around, there’s nowhere left to hide. With the Western Conference Semifinals...
A month into the 2026 MLB season, fantasy managers are already feeling the pressure. Injuries and underperformance have thinned out rosters across the board, making early waiver...
Fall Saturdays may still feel a long way off, and spring practices have just wrapped up, but that hasn’t stopped our SEC writer, Jack Jankowski, from getting a head start. Each...
The World Cup is still several weeks away, but the sportsbooks have already unveiled many of their futures markets. Soccer fans can wager on group winners, how far teams will...
The most exciting time of the year is here for NBA fans, the playoffs. After an 82-game grind, the level of competition rises quickly, and in the Western Conference, that means...
We’re now more than a week removed from the NCAA Tournament, but it still feels like a good time to look back, especially at the bets that didn’t go our way. We did fairly well...
NFL betting is quiet right now, with the Draft still a couple weeks away and a long offseason ahead. That said, it’s never too early to start preparing for futures markets for the...
“Just Keep Swinging” was Rory McIlroy’s mantra on Friday, and it paid off. If anyone had doubts about McIlroy’s health, Friday answered them. Instead of making the Texas stops, he...
It’s a bittersweet day. We get two elite programs battling for a national title, but it also marks the start of a long, seven-month wait for college basketball. Heading into the...
The women’s Final Four gave us exactly what March Madness is supposed to deliver: a shocker, a grinder, a few chippy sideline moments, and a championship matchup that feels big...
Game two of the Final Four is typically the headliner, and this one certainly fits the bill. Michigan and Arizona have looked like two of the best teams in the country all season,...
The first game of the men’s Final Four sets up as a potential defensive battle. Connecticut and Illinois have both played at a controlled pace and leaned on defense throughout the...
After two weeks of tournament basketball at its best, we’re down to the final weekend, with just four teams left chasing a national title. One is searching for its first ever, two...
We’re less than a week into the 2026 MLB season, but that’s no reason for fantasy managers to sit still. Early roles and underlying metrics can quickly reveal which players are...
Houston ended with one of the most emotional Sundays you’ll see on the PGA TOUR all year. Gary Woodland won the Texas Children’s Houston Open at -21, closing with a 67 to win by...
Betting on the NFL Draft isn’t just about who goes first overall. Even the most dedicated draft fans can only get so invested in that market when it feels all but decided, with...
Well, we went 2-0 with our Saturday picks and now sit at 26-20 for the tournament. Let’s see if we can close out the Elite Eight with another strong showing. Sunday gives us two...
Each year, new player futures hit the board at the start of the MLB season. Along with over/under stat bets, fans can also wager on league leaders in specific categories. Here’s a...
The Sweet Sixteen wrapped up, and the Elite Eight is set. Most of the teams here were expected to be in this spot, but there are a few surprises looking to shake up the Final...
As the field narrows, the final twelve teams sit within reach of a title, but still have work to do. We turn to the second slate of the Sweet 16, featuring a mix of powerhouse...
Placing a futures bet on an MLB player doesn’t have to mean targeting the award markets. Sportsbooks offer far more flexibility, with home run and strikeout totals, milestone bets...
Along with win totals and division winner picks, MLB fans can also wager on whether each team will make or miss the playoffs. There are some long-shot options in this market,...
The Florida swing wrapped with a proper gut-check finish at Innisbrook. Matt Fitzpatrick won the Valspar Championship at -11, closing with a bogey-free 68 and a birdie on the 72nd...
We’re already two rounds into the tournament and it feels like it just started. While mostly chalk has moved on, there have still been plenty of great games that delivered the...
The first weekend of March Madness wraps up today, and things are starting to tighten up. Fewer games, smaller spreads, and a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line. We’re right in the...
Eight teams remain in the 2025–26 Champions League after a high-scoring Round of 16. Four Premier League clubs were eliminated, Sporting and Liverpool pulled off comebacks, and...
As we move into the weekend, the field shrinks and the stakes rise. Anything can happen in March. We went 9-7 yesterday and now sit at 17-15 for the tournament. Still not where we...
The Stage That Exposes Everything With the first major of the PGA season just three weeks away, it’s worth examining what it takes to win one of golf’s four biggest events and...
After one full day of action-packed basketball, filled with several fun upsets and a few expected blowouts, it’s time to turn our attention to Friday’s slate. The schedule is...
With the top two set to meet in the League Cup final this weekend and only seven or eight matches remaining, the Premier League season is entering its final stretch. It’s a good...
With the first round tipping off, it’s time to lock in the best plays against the spread. You’ve got underdogs trying to shock the Blue Bloods and programs chasing history with...
Selection Sunday is one of the biggest nights in sports for college basketball fans. The committee reveals the seeds, analysts react, and an entire season is suddenly reduced to a...
Only 33 miles separate UMBC and Howard, yet the two programs have met just three times. Meeting No. 4 comes in Dayton, with the winner earning the daunting task of facing Michigan...
Texas and NC State already met once, back at the Maui Invitational in November. The Longhorns won that game 102-97 to finish fifth in Maui, but the way it played out actually...
The opening days of NFL free agency didn’t disappoint. Mega contracts were handed out, veterans changed teams, and one superstar pass rusher was traded before the deal ultimately...
The 2026 Major League Baseball season is just a couple of weeks away, which means fantasy baseball draft season is in full swing. Whether you’re tweaking a 20-year dynasty roster,...
Every fantasy manager hopes to land the dream sleeper. It’s the holy grail of fantasy drafts, whether it’s a late-round pick others overlooked or a player you can sneak through an...
The Florida swing began last week at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches with a finish that reinforced the Bear Trap is alive and well. Nico Echavarria was the beneficiary...
Welcome back to Crush & Fade. This weekly series takes a look at the current PGA Tour event, while also recapping the previous tournament and highlighting any news in the world of...
For starting pitchers, there are few things more frustrating than delivering a quality start only to watch the bullpen blow it. Teams with poor bullpens quickly earn a reputation...
With the NFL Combine underway and free agency right around the corner, it is time to look at the division champion odds. These are the bets you make now, forget about, and check...
The Florida swing is underway and it starts with a new 2026 PGA Tour champion and a familiar lesson about the discipline required across all four rounds to close at Riviera...
The 2026 MLB season officially kicked off this past weekend, and while the headlines are dominated by Team USA on the ice in Milan, if you’ve bought a spring training ticket you...
Spring training is underway. As always, countless players are in the “best shape” of their lives. It is a time of optimism across the big leagues, with prospects competing for...
With the preliminary round complete, the men’s Olympic hockey tournament has entered the single-elimination stage, where one loss ends your run. Canada is feeling very good about...
It’s been quite awhile since we last checked in on the Premier League futures markets, but this is the perfect time to do it. With midweek fixtures in the books and the FA Cup...
Welcome back to 2026 Crush & Fade on Sandman Sports. This weekly series takes a look at the current PGA Tour stop, a quick recap of last week, and what is happening around the...
Betting is an inexact science. Even the smartest bettors aren’t going to win more than 55-60% of their bets, and they know it. That’s one reason they stay away from wagers that...
It’s been a long season of hits and misses, flops and finds, and now we’re finally here. The Super Bowl, the mecca of football betting, will be played on Sunday, and we’re coming...
Wednesday night proved a disaster for top teams on the road in college basketball. Michigan State took a bad loss to Minnesota, falling by three to the Gophers. BYU fell in...
Now that we’ve entered February and football season is officially winding down, it’s time for college basketball to once again take center stage. For me, there are currently six...
The NFL Awards will be announced on Thursday, February 5th so we decided to take one last look at the odds and see who’s actually worth betting on. We did decide to omit a couple...
The early lines at most sportsbooks have the Seattle Seahawks favored by 4.5 points against the New England Patriots. And while that allows for the possibility of taking the...
The Super Bowl is the biggest sports betting day of the year, and that means there are several fun props available that would never appear on the board for a regular game. You’ll...
Take a look at the NHL’s over/under totals, and you’ll see one of two numbers for almost every game: 5.5 or 6.5. If you’re used to betting on totals in other sports, that...
The Super Bowl is the biggest betting day on the sports calendar, largely because of the sheer number of prop bets available. In addition to standard game props like rushing...
With just over a month left in the college basketball season, now’s a great time to re-assess where each conference stands and find value on potential futures plays. Not every...
Before we dive into Torrey Pines yardage and course fit, we have to start by tipping the cap to Scottie Scheffler. The world No. 1 opened his 2026 season in convincing fashion,...
When it comes to picking a conference championship winner, there is one tried and true rule that keeps showing up: backing the home team is usually the right move. Over the past...
This NFL season has been one of the most unpredictable in recent memory, and the Divisional Round only reinforced that theme. Half the games went to overtime, while a divisional...
Betting on NFL games is difficult because even clear top-tier teams still lose to perceived bottom teams with regularity. The Carolina Panthers, for example, finished the regular...
We’re only halfway through January and plenty of big-name free agents are yet to sign, but bettors should still be evaluating MLB futures markets on a regular basis. It’s an...
Games of the Week Broncos 33, Bills 30 (OT) The Buffalo Bills trailed by 10 at halftime, and things were trending in the wrong direction. The offense looked out of sync, and the...
The 2026 season is officially underway, and an emotional Chris Gotterup proved he is ready to play, turning Hawaii into his personal launch party and taking home $1.6 million and...
Welcome back to Crush & Fade. This weekly series takes a look at the current PGA Tour event, along with a brief recap of the previous tournament and the latest news in the world...
The college football season is near its end, and over the past couple of weeks, it’s become clear it’s ending with plenty of surprises. After some shocking results in the...
The vibes are shifting from “someday” to “next month” very quickly. Milan-Cortina is essentially here, and if you read our late-December Team USA hockey preview, you saw the early...
The football season is winding down fast, and the game options each week are getting slimmer, but the Legends still have a couple of weeks left, and they may be starting to heat...
The first week of the NFL playoffs is behind us, and there was some incredibly competitive football throughout the weekend, even the Houston game, which was close right until it...
Games of the Week Rams 34, Panthers 31 The Rams were expected to run away with this game, and early on it looked like that’s exactly where things were headed. But by the end of...
An exhilarating first round of the playoffs has come to a close, and now only eight teams remain. Punishing defenses, young superstar quarterbacks, and plenty of action are coming...
*All odds are from DraftKings Jan 12, 2026 For Midwestern golfers like myself, the PGA Tour’s January return has always felt like proof of life. Palm trees, sunshine, and a...
Welcome back to the 2026 edition of Crush & Fade on Sandman Sports. This weekly series takes a look at the current PGA Tour event, along with a brief recap of the previous...
Semifinals Playoff Results Miami 31, Ole Miss 27 When this game was set, the expectation was that it would come down to Ole Miss’ offense and Miami’s defense. Carson Beck had...
This weekend sees the start of the NFL postseason. The Seahawks and Broncos are sitting comfortably in the Divisional Round after earning first-round byes, while 12 other teams...
It’s been an up-and-down regular season for bettors and for Three Picks and a Pass, but after finishing the final week 2–1, I’m feeling good heading into Wild Card Weekend....
The Wild Card Round is almost upon us, and as the 6th and 7th seeds attempt to pull off season-altering upsets, one question keeps coming up: who actually has a real shot to win...
First Round Playoff Results Miami 24, Ohio State 14 If you had to pick one quarterfinal where an upset felt least likely, this was it. Outside of their loss to Indiana, Ohio State...
Week 17 was a rough one for Three Picks and a Pass, as we went 0–3 behind some genuinely surprising results. The Jaguars won by six but failed to cover as 6.5-point favorites,...
The betting markets suggest it’s a two-player battle for the Most Improved Player Award, as of Dec. 30, 2025. Deni Avdija is the marginal betting favorite ahead of Jalen Johnson...
The NFL’s 18th and final week of the regular season is here, and fittingly, it’s a slate made up entirely of divisional matchups. With playoff spots, seeding, and draft position...
We’ve still got the CFP semifinals and national title game ahead, but this wave officially wraps up the regular bowl season slate. We’ve held our own so far at 21-16-1, and even...
While we will most likely still make some playoff picks and predictions, we’ve reached the end of our weekly NFL Best Bets series for 2025. We didn’t perform nearly as well as...
Happy New Year, Sandman Nation. The Legends are winding down their football season picks, with just a few weeks of prognostication left. This season hasn’t quite lived up to last...
Well, we went 1–3 in the CFP opening round, but we’re sitting at 15–12 overall for bowl season as of 12/30, so we’ll take it. And this is a really interesting slate of...
Games of the Week Dolphins 20, Buccaneers 17 The Buccaneers’ collapse in the second half of the season continued against Miami. The Dolphins rolled out Quinn Ewers for the...
As the curtain closes on the first round of the College Football Playoff, the 12 team field has been trimmed to eight. What started as a survival exercise now turns into a...
We are officially more than halfway through bowl season, and we’re coming off a very strong Saturday, finishing 7–1. That pushes our non-CFP record to 13-9 and our overall mark to...
Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. From a football standpoint, we were treated to an absolute classic on Christmas Eve in Hawai’i. The Rainbow Warriors erased a 21-point...
This is not the first, or even the second, time the Cleveland Browns have negatively impacted Three Picks and a Pass, so we’re making a binding promise for the final two weeks of...
The first round of the College Football Playoff is in the books, and the Campus Card sits at 2-2 so far, barely scraping by with a push. Our Boca Raton Bowl pick cashed as...
With the holiday season upon us comes family, celebration, and of course football. As you prepare for the festivities this week brings, take a look at this game-by-game breakdown...
Merry Christmas, Sandman Nation! If you’re a football fan like most of us, having a full slate of NFL games on Christmas Day is a welcome change from decades past. Believe it or...
We had a solid 2–1 week, but I’m still annoyed by the Rams game. Not only were they in control deep in the fourth quarter, but we played them at -1.5 and the line actually closed...
Games of the Week Seahawks 38, Rams 37 (OT) In one of the best Thursday night games in recent memory, the Seahawks survived an absolute thriller against the Rams. Matthew Stafford...
The first round of the College Football Playoff is officially in the books, and while most of the outcomes followed the expected script, the Texas A&M-Miami result certainly did...
The early stretch of bowl season rolls on, and we are back to break down and predict another eight games. We went 3-4 in Wave 1, but I like to think these matchups tend to get a...
The 1-2 weeks keep rolling along here at TPP. Chicago took care of business in a big way, blowing out the Browns and covering the -7.5 spread with a 31-3 win. Unfortunately,...
We’re back with the Campus Card after a brief pause as the college football world reset for bowl and playoff season. Looking back at conference championship week, we finished an...
Our Legends have definitely taken a step back this year, and results have been uneven at times, but there is still a very interesting race brewing for "Top Legend". Three are...
Last week was frustrating, but it was also a perfect example of what betting the NFL can look like. All three of our picks looked fantastic deep into the third quarter, and a 3-0...
Games of the Week Chargers 16, Chiefs 13 Both teams entered this matchup fighting for their playoff lives. The Chargers were trying to solidify their wild card positioning, while...
Last week, I shared our picks for the first seven bowl games. Today, we turn our attention to the first four CFP matchups. While not all of these games project to be tight, the...
Bowl Season has arrived, and it is time for the best part of college football. During the regular season I pick a handful of games each week that I feel strongly about and share...
A quiet week for the Legends. Most of the group hovered right around .500, with no big swings in either direction and no clear standouts. This week brings a light college slate...
Another 1-2 week for TPP, with one pick barely missing and another missing badly. Our Bills-Bengals over cruised home as the two teams combined for 73 points. The Bears came...
Whether your team is battling for the best record in the conference, clinging to playoff hopes, or quietly jockeying for draft position, Week 15 gives us another jam packed NFL...
We had another tidy winning week at 2-1 and now sit at 55 % for the season. We have had a lot of success this year picking against the Steelers, but last week they finally stepped...
It was a slight step forward for Three Picks and a Pass, as we squeaked out a 1-2 record. The Broncos bailed us out with a one point overtime win on the moneyline. Unfortunately,...
The final week of the CFB regular season wasn’t kind to the Campus Card, as we went 1-3 with a couple of tight losses (and one truly unexpected one). Ole Miss handled Mississippi...
Our Thanksgiving special and Black Friday gem both crashed, as the Lions and Eagles turned into complete turkeys. Thankfully, the feisty Carolina Panthers saved the week by not...
Well, maybe the Legends just need super-sized slates more often. In our 17-game bonanza last week, 9 of our 11 Legends posted winning records, so perhaps that is a sign we are...
As a group, we have hit a bit of a low point with only one Legend currently sitting above the .500 mark. But if there were ever a week to make a move, this is it. With rivalry...
We bounced back from our first winless NFL week in two years with a respectable 2-1 performance, so we’ll take it. That said, the Lions were a real head-scratcher, nearly losing...
