What Bettors Should Know for Friday, July 11
1. World Cup
– Argentina faces Germany in the World Cup final on Sunday at 3 pm ET so check out our preview and pick for this game. The third place game between Netherlands and host nation Brazil will take place on Saturday at 4 pm ET.
– View all the latest odds and betting percentages around the market for both games at our Free World Cup page.
2. NBA – The Free Agency period has been dominated by talk of LeBron James heading back to the Cleveland Cavaliers and below shows a timeline of the prop bet for LeBron to return to Cleveland (via 5Dimes – low limits):
| Odds on Thu 12 pm ET | Thu 3 pm ET | Thu 4 pm ET | Thu 8 pm ET | Thu 9 pm ET | Fri 8 am ET | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron back to Cavs | -320 | -560 | -320 | -190 | +325 | -155 |
– The future of James isn’t the only speculation in the NBA. Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh are both big names who are essentially waiting for LeBron to make a decision before making theirs. Here’s a look at the timeline of their prop bets for Melo to return to the Knicks and Bosh to join the Rockets respectively (via 5Dimes – low limits):
| Odds on Thu 2 pm ET | Thu 3 pm ET | Thu 4 pm ET | Thu 5 pm ET | Thu 9 pm ET | Fri 8 am ET | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo back to Knicks | -460 | -600 | -900 | -475 | -600 | -300 |
| Odds on Thu 2 pm ET | Thu 3 pm ET | Thu 4 pm ET | Thu 5 pm ET | Thu 9 pm ET | Fri 8 am ET | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosh to Rockets | -600 | -320 | -280 | +155 | -165 | -230 |
– With major signings every day, make sure to keep up with all the latest NBA Futures for the 2014-15 season.
3. MLB – The full Home Run Derby field has now been announced with odds for each player to win.
– Major injuries include:
Yankees SP Masahiro Tanaka has been placed on the DL with a partially torn UCL and will miss at least 6 weeks
Cardinals C Yadier Molina has been placed on the DL with a thumb injury and is expected to miss 2-3 months
Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez has been activated from the DL for Friday
Angels SP CJ Wilson has been placed on the DL with an ankle injury
4. NFL
– Getting ready for your fantasy football draft? Make sure to view which players oddsmakers believe are being undervalued based on their current Yahoo! rankings.
– Playoff odds have been released for all 32 NFL teams so check out if your team projects to get in or not.
– We’ve updated our 2014-15 NFL Super Bowl Futures to compare the odds at four different offshore sportsbooks.
5. Golf
– The British Open starts in less than a week and Tiger Woods is going for his 15th career major victory.
Tiger Woods has been the favorite to win every British Open he’s played in since he last won it in 2006: http://t.co/XjM7PDO17A
— SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) July 6, 2014
6. Bet Labs
– If you haven’t heard yet, we’ve added WNBA to Bet Labs, so start creating your own systems or visit the Think Tank for any user-shared systems. If you’re wary about betting on a sport like WNBA, check out our recent post on how you can use the software to create profitable systems.
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