Favorites
Customize ESPN
Fantasy
ESPN Sites
ESPN Apps
Gaming industry hanging hopes on stimulus bill
The $2 trillion CARES Act passed Friday was a jolt of a good news for the U.S. gaming industry, which was excluded from federal relief packages after Hurricane Katrina and the 2008-09 financial crisis and is now facing its darkest days.
ESPORTS
No NFL, NBA, MLB or NHL to bet on? These esports offer an alternative
With mainstream sports postponed, there is a world of esports that can help fill your gambling void. Here is a primer on some of the biggest games, which may eventually have robust betting markets.
MLB
Yankees, Dodgers on top: World Series odds for all 30 MLB teams
The Dodgers and Yankees are co-favorites to win the World Series. Here are the divisional, pennant and World Series odds for all 30 MLB teams.
NFL
Cardinals up, Patriots down: How NFL free agency has changed Super Bowl and other odds
The offseason hasn't been short on movement, with the likes of Tom Brady and DeAndre Hopkins switching teams. We look at how free agency moves have impacted the odds market.
NEWS - CHALK
Best value prop bets for the 2020 NFL draft
How many quarterbacks will be taken in the first round? Our experts give value bets for their favorite 2020 NFL draft props.
TOP HEADLINES
NFL
Daily Wager: Previewing the NFC amid free agency
Doug Kezirian, Preston Johnson, Joe Fortenbaugh and Anita Marks all discuss the past, present and future free agent moves going on in NFC free agency.
NEWS - CHALK
What does a pro sports bettor do without sports to bet on?
With the majority of the sports world put on hold, what's next for those who depend on betting games for a living? Here's an inside look at how some pros are coping.
NFL
Daily Wager: The odds behind Tom Brady and the new-look Bucs
ESPN's Daily Wager team breaks down how the odds for the 2020 football season have changed with Tom Brady leaving New England for Tampa Bay.
PATRIOTS
NFL
End of a betting era: The Brady-Belichick dynasty
The greatest NFL sports betting dynasty -- the Belichick-Brady Patriots -- has come to an end. Here's a look back at the team that lined bettors' pockets for two decades.
HORSE RACING
Amid deadly pandemic, racing is the only game in town
Amid a pandemic, the races go on without fans at Santa Anita Park and nearly two dozen tracks from coast to coast.
MEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS
Sportsbooks react to loss of NCAA, other leagues
Sportsbooks are in uncharted territory with the cancellation of sporting events around the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.
NEWS - CHALK
United States of sports betting: An updated map of where every state stands
Any U.S. state that wishes can now offer legalized sports betting. Here is an update on where all 50 states (and Washington, D.C.) stand.
CHIEFS
NFL
Mahomes tabbed as early favorite for 2020 MVP
Patrick Mahomes, at 4-1 odds, is favored at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook to win the 2020 MVP award with Lamar Jackson, this season's MVP, second at 6-1.
NFL
How does regional home-team bias impact sportsbooks?
From Oregon to Pennsylvania, handling the home-team bias has been part of the learning curve for new sportsbooks in states that now offer sports betting. How have they dealt with it?
news - chalk
'I thought I was Rain Man:' The dying art of the parlay card wiseguy
Cowboy hats, stale numbers and three-team "locks." This is the story of wiseguy parlay bettors and how their hustle might become a thing of the past.
NEWS - CHALK
'They're going, Oh, s---.' How Jeopardy! James blew up a game
"Look at them," Alex Trebek said. "They're going, 'Oh, s---, we have to face James next.'" Here's the inside story of how a Vegas sports bettor blew up America's game show.
Siena
NCAAM
Fan can't believe Siena didn't cover spread
Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve check in on a fan with exaggerated excitement during Siena vs. Holy Cross men's basketball game, in which Siena fails to cover the spread and is listed as a bad beat.
Patriots
NFL
Best bet of the 2010s? The New England Patriots
The Patriots covered 60% of their games over the course of the 2010s. Here are the best teams to bet on by sport in the decade.
Conor McGregor
The betting event of the 2010s: Mayweather vs. McGregor
At least six separate million-dollar bets, Floyd Mayweather betting on himself and unprecedented liability for Las Vegas sportsbooks. A look back at Mayweather-McGregor, the betting event of the decade.
Campbell
NCAAF
SVP's worst beats of the year include Campbell's blocked punt
One of Scott Van Pelt's worst beats of the year includes Campbell blocking a Gardner-Webb punt with eight seconds left in the game and returning the blocked punt for a touchdown to force OT.
NCAAF
JMU's Hail Mary crushes point-total bettors everywhere
NFL
'I was very bitter': Inside the $20 bet that almost became $50K
For one Las Vegas ticket writer, the Oakland Raiders (-10.5) were the only thing standing between him and $50,000 off a $20 bet. Here's the story of his crazy weekend of betting.
NBA
Knicks, Pacers can't make a basket to push the over
NFL
The big questions around Josh Shaw's suspension for gambling
Injured Arizona Cardinals DB Josh Shaw was suspended last week for betting on NFL games. Here's what happened and what's next.
NCAAF
Stanford gets a taste of its own bad beat medicine
After Stanford covered a spread in Week 1 of the season on a late fumble touchdown, the Cardinal fail to cover one during the last week after coughing up a fumble of its own.
MMA
Early odds analysis: Conor McGregor vs. Cowboy Cerrone
When Conor McGregor meets Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone at UFC 246, chances are the fight won't last five rounds.
NCAAM
Half-court shots have some bettors averting their eyes
NCAAF
Air Force's late pick-6 was significant to many
Colorado State drives down the field to trim their deficit, but a pick-6 not only seals the game, but dooms Rams bettors.
NBA
The impact of Adam Silver's sports betting op-ed five years later
Though the expansion of legalized sports betting may not have happened the way he envisioned, the NBA commissioner opened the door to a new line of thinking.
news - chalk
New Jersey bettor wins $1 million, but Vegas rolls
Here are the big wins, bad beats and major betting storylines from the weekend, including one bettor's highly profitable Sunday that otherwise belonged to the books.
White Sox
MLB
Could the Black Sox scandal happen today?
One hundred years ago, the White Sox lost the 1919 World Series, ushering in baseball's darkest hour. Is MLB gambling with its future by embracing betting now?
news - chalk
American bookmaker found dead in Costa Rica
American bookmaker William Sean Creighton, founder of online sportsbook 5Dimes, was found dead after he went missing in Costa Rica nearly a year ago, the nation's justice officials told ESPN on Monday.
NFL
PointsBetting: How a bettor turned $30K into $600K on the favored Ravens
In an expanding sports betting market, PointsBet offers a different, riskier style of betting against the spread. Here is how.
NFL
America's growing love of office pools
A look back at the $1 million survivor pool that was busted, the legality of office pools overall and what the future of pools might resemble.
MLB
How to approach betting totals with inflated scoring numbers
Top Headlines
Customize ESPN
Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest
- Westgate Resorts
SuperContest oral history
Simple rules, huge payoff: This is the oral history of how a little-known NFL betting competition for Las Vegas sharps became a national phenomenon for everyone else.
Sports betting legalization
- George Rose/Getty Images
Legalization of sports betting homepage
Here is your one-stop shop of all relevant content, now that the Supreme Court has struck down PASPA.
PickCenter
- Ethan Miller/Getty Images
PickCenter hub
All you need to know before making your picks. PickCenter's data comes from two main sources: TeamRankings and numberFire.
