What Bettors Should Know for Friday, August 8
MLB – Last night Blue Jays OF Melky Cabrera was hit by a pitch in the elbow and had to leave the game. He appears doubtful tonight against the Tigers but the injury luckily doesn’t look too serious. Keep up with all the latest injury news at our new FREE live odds and information page.
NFL – Which fantasy football players do oddsmakers believe are being undervalued based on their current Yahoo! rankings?
Golf – After the opening round at the PGA Championship, Kevin Chappell shares the lead at -6 with Lee Westwood and Ryan Palmer. There’s also a logjam at -5 including Jim Furyk, Edoardo Molinari, Henrik Stenseon, Chris Wood, and the favorite Rory McIlroy.
Updated #PGAChamp odds: McIlroy +200 Stenson +800 Furyk +1000 Westwood +1200 Fowler +1800 Mickelson, Rose, Garcia +2500 Palmer, Scott +3000
— SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) August 8, 2014
– With Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar already withdrawn, Jason Dufner (last year’s PGA Championship winner) was forced to withdraw with a back injury. All three had opening odds of 35:1 or better to win this major.
Basketball – Team USA lost another star player for their upcoming FIBA World Cup:
US currently -300 to win FIBA World Cup MT @ESPNSteinLine: Hearing Kevin Durant is poised to announce his withdrawal from Team USA.
— SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) August 7, 2014
– With a Kevin Love trade for Wiggins, Bennett, and a 2015 protected 1st rounder already agreed to, the Cavaliers are unsurprisingly a popular bet to win the NBA title next season:
The #Cavs (+265) are currently receiving 14.4% of NBA Futures bets at CRIS. The #Spurs (+495) are receiving the 2nd most bets with 13.6%.
— SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) August 7, 2014
#Cavs odds movement following Love Trade Make Playoffs -2000 to -3000 Win Central -200 to -285 Win East +115 to +100 Win Finals +350 to +320
— SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) August 7, 2014
Soccer – Yesterday Landon Donovan abruptly decided to retire from soccer at the end of the current MLS season. Donovan scored the game-winner in the MLS All-Star game to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 on Wednesday night and will try to lead the LA Galaxy to an MLS title before his playing career ends.
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