CFTC Swap Definition Carves Out Sportsbook Bets

CFTC Swap Definition Carves Out Sportsbook Bets

A bet accepted under a state or tribal gambling license is not a swap, the interim final rule says, whether at a sportsbook or a casino. A separate proposal would name event contracts, from sports to elections and weather, as swaps in the same definition. The proposal puts average monthly event-contract volume in August at … Read more

AL Pennant Odds: Rays Slip To -135 As ALCS Ties 1-1

AL Pennant Odds: Rays Slip To -135 As ALCS Ties 1-1

The Rays are -135 to win the AL pennant and the Guardians +115, after Tampa Bay was -170 before Game 1. Every Rays run in Game 2 came with two outs in the fourth, once José Ramírez let a grounder through at third base. Rays relievers have allowed six earned runs in six innings of … Read more

Buccaneers Upset Cowboys 24-16 As 9.5-Point Underdogs

Buccaneers Upset Cowboys 24-16 As 9.5-Point Underdogs

Tampa Bay won outright at +360 and covered the 9.5-point spread by 17.5 points. The 40 combined points finished nine below the closing total of 49, so the under cashed. Bucky Irving’s 165 rushing yards and three Dallas turnovers against none for Tampa Bay decided the game. Dallas is +1200 to win the NFC, shorter … Read more

Seminole Tribe Sues DraftKings Over Sports Contracts

Seminole Tribe Sues DraftKings Over Sports Contracts

Filed Oct. 8 in Broward County, the complaint targets Pick6 and DraftKings’ prediction-powered sports bets and names CEO Jason Robins. All five counts arise under state statutes and common law, and the filing never raises federal preemption. DraftKings answers that federal commodities law governs its event contracts, and its sportsbook is not offered in Florida. … Read more

Rams And 49ers Tie At +350 In NFC Championship Odds

Rams And 49ers Tie At +350 In NFC Championship Odds

The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers are both +350 to win the NFC, shortened from +400 in late September. The 49ers lead the NFL in net EPA per play at 0.22 but are 3-point underdogs at the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. The Rams lost 27-7 to the 49ers in Week 1 and rank … Read more

Lamar Jackson Injury Flips Ravens To Underdogs At Falcons

Lamar Jackson Injury Flips Ravens To Underdogs At Falcons

The Ravens flipped from 2.5-point road favorites late Monday to 3- to 3.5-point underdogs, a swing of 5.5 to 6 points. Atlanta is -175 to -180 on the moneyline, its first time favored after being an underdog in all four games. Backup Tyler Huntley has thrown nine regular-season passes this season, while Baltimore’s offense ranks … Read more

Falcons vs Saints Odds, Atlanta a 1.5 Underdog With Penix

Falcons vs Saints Odds, Atlanta a 1.5 Underdog With Penix

Atlanta is +1.5 on the spread and +100 on the moneyline at New Orleans, with the game total at 48. Atlanta won 35-14 at Green Bay as a 4.5- to 5-point underdog, and Penix’s 256 yards came on 25 throws. The Saints’ defense has allowed a 51.6% success rate, third-worst in the NFL, with three … Read more

Colts vs Commanders Odds Favor Indianapolis by 4 in London

Colts Are 4-Point Favorites Over Commanders In London

Indianapolis is a 4-point favorite at -110, with moneylines of Colts -196 to -200 and Commanders +170 to +171. Jayden Daniels returned to limited practice Wednesday, and coach Dan Quinn said a decision on his left elbow comes by Friday. Indianapolis is minus-5 in turnover margin, tied for 28th, while Washington is plus-2, tied for … Read more

NFL Week 4 Odds Make Ravens, Vikings Double-Digit Favorites

NFL Week 4 Odds Make Ravens, Vikings Double-Digit Favorites

Baltimore is -11.5 on the spread and -700 on the moneyline, Minnesota -10.5 and -625, paying $14.29 and $16 per $100. Minnesota’s 10.0-point average margin backs its 10.5 spread, while Baltimore’s 4.7 trails its 11.5 by 6.8 points. Totals of 42.5 and 39 put Baltimore near 27 points and Minnesota near 25, against 15.5 and … Read more

American League Pennant Odds: Yankees Cut To +250

American League Pennant Odds: Yankees Cut To +250

The New York Yankees shortened to +250 from +325 for the AL pennant, one notch behind the bye-holding Rays at +240. The Chicago White Sox shortened to +800 from +1100 as the Houston Astros lengthened to +1400, the longest price on the AL board. Both Game 1 winners are series favorites, the Yankees at -380 … Read more