MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers 2020 Pre-Season Analysis

Written by on March 20, 2020

Once again, the Los Angeles Dodgers enter spring training as fairly heavy favorites to win the National League pennant and overall favorites to win the World Series. They advanced to the Fall Classic in 2017, losing to Houston in a seven-game gauntlet that has since been tainted by the emergence of a sign-stealing system that the Astros used to figure Read More

St. Louis BattleHawks 2020 Season Analysis

Written by on March 20, 2020

The St. Louis BattleHawks are currently in second place in the XFL’s East Conference, with a record of 3-2. That has them tied with both the D.C. Defenders and the New York Guardians, but St. Louis’ win over New York has them ahead of the Guardians, who are in third place. However, their loss to D.C. means that the BattleHawks Read More

MLB: St. Louis Cardinals 2020 Pre-Season Analysis

Written by on March 18, 2020

The St. Louis Cardinals emerged from the scrum known as the National League Central with a division title, posting a record of 91-71, taking their first championship since 2015. St. Louis eliminated Atlanta in the National League Division Series but was no match for the Washington Nationals, who swept the Cardinals, 4-0, in the National League Championship Series. The Cardinals Read More

MLB: Washington Nationals 2020 Pre-Season Analysis

Written by on March 18, 2020

The Washington Nationals made history in a number of ways last postseason. They won their first postseason series ever, after a series of frustrating endings in the National League Division Series. They were down in the 2019 NLDS 2-1 before coming back to win the last two games. They were down 3-2 to the Houston Astros in the World Series…before Read More

MLB: Atlanta Braves 2020 Pre-Season Analysis

Written by on March 18, 2020

It has been 15 years since the Atlanta Braves have made the playoffs in three consecutive years, but given that they have increased their win totals the last five seasons, it certainly seems likely once again this year. In 2019, Atlanta ranked in the top five in the National League in pitching, team bullpen ERA and hitting. The Braves should Read More

XFL: Houston Roughnecks 2020 Season Analysis

Written by on March 17, 2020

The XFL has cancelled the remainder of the 2020 regular season, in response to the coronavirus outbreak. With the exception of first-division soccer in Russia and Turkey, and some MMA promotions that will continue the action in smaller venues with no live audiences, much of the sports betting world is on pause right now. The top two teams from the Read More

XFL: Los Angeles Wildcats 2020 Season Analysis

Written by on March 17, 2020

The XFL has cancelled the remainder of the 2020 regular season, in response to the coronavirus outbreak. With the exception of first-division soccer in Russia and Turkey, and some MMA promotions that will continue the action in smaller venues with no live audiences, much of the sports betting world is on pause right now. The top two teams from the Read More

MLB: New York Yankees — Analysis Before the 2020 Season

Written by on March 16, 2020

The New York Yankees almost always have one of the top payrolls in Major League Baseball. Sometimes opening up the vault and dumping dollars everywhere pays off. In 2009, they added Mark Teixeira, A.J. Burnett and C.C. Sabathia, and they won a World Series. In 2014, they added Brian McCann, Masahiro Tanaka and Jacoby Ellsbury, but didn’t get that far. Read More

MLB: Boston Red Sox — Analysis Before the Season

Written by on March 16, 2020

In 2018, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. In 2019, they won just 84 games. In the off-season, they fired manager Alex Cora because of his connection to the sign-stealing controversy in Houston. So they head into the 2020 campaign with a new Chief Baseball Officer in Chaim Bloom, and they are in the unusual spot of entering Read More

NFL Betting: Where Will Tom Brady Sign in 2020?

Written by on March 16, 2020

Despite the global spread of the coronavirus, the National Football League is set to open its league year this week as planned. Over the weekend, the NFL Players’ Association ratified the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, which calls for a 17-game regular season and an expanded postseason format, along with a shorter preseason. One of the biggest questions that remains unresolved Read More