Bovada prices Lopez by decision at -125, the shortest of five fight-outcome props for Saturday’s title fight. Ten of Lopez’s last 11 fights went the full distance, and he has never been stopped in 24 pro bouts. Romero won his last two fights on the … Read more
Paul is -165 and Cobolli +135 at Bovada, with the total set at 24.5 games. Neither man has won a match in straight sets in Cincinnati, and all six wins went three. Those six wins produced 32, 28, 33, 26, 34 and 32 games, all … Read more
Klint Kubiak put Fernando Mendoza with the first-team offense against Houston’s starting defense in Tuesday’s joint practice. Mendoza went 10 of 16 for 97 yards and a touchdown in his preseason debut against Arizona. The Raiders have not said how many snaps Mendoza takes Thursday … Read more
Scottie Scheffler is +300 to win, a payout that implies about 25% against 49 rivals. Rory McIlroy is next at +1375, with Sam Burns +1475 and Tommy Fleetwood +1800. Scheffler won by eight in Memphis on the best putting week of his career, nearly nine … Read more
Shohei Ohtani and Pete Crow-Armstrong have homered on the same date seven times this season, including Monday and Tuesday. Ohtani carries Wednesday’s second-shortest home run price at +215, with Crow-Armstrong at +300. The two play in separate games, so the pairing multiplies out to roughly … Read more
Swiatek is 1.03 in decimal odds, about -3300, a return of 3 cents per dollar staked. Parry is about +1400, and the two prices together carry a 3.8% bookmaker margin. Swiatek has won eight straight matches, beating Maria Sakkari 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 from a set … Read more
An international team is 5/7 (-140) to win the title, with the American side at 1/1 (+100). Texas leads the American bracket at 5/2, ahead of California at 3/1 and New Jersey at 4/1. South Korea heads the international bracket at 2/1, followed by Nicaragua … Read more
Shelton fell 6-4, 6-4 to No. 79 Jaime Faria in Cincinnati’s second round on Sunday night. Eight of the 11 US Open champions since 2014 who played Cincinnati reached at least the quarterfinals. Only Dominic Thiem in 2020 matched a second-round Cincinnati exit, the year … Read more
Klassen has walked 15 in 14 2/3 major league innings, a 9.20 rate nearly triple the league average. Ten of those walks came in two April starts, and his latest outing went six innings with one walk. Alvarez has drawn 86 walks, fourth in MLB, … Read more
Max Fried is on the 15-day injured list with a left elbow bone bruise and cannot return before Aug. 29. Fried leaves at 4-4 with a 2.81 ERA over 15 starts, his second elbow injury of the season. Carlos Rodon starts Tuesday against Baltimore, his … Read more
Keenan Allen agreed Monday to a one-year contract worth up to $8.32 million. Allen led the NFL last season with 34 catches and 29 first downs on third down. Indianapolis traded wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. in March and has Alec Pierce on the physically … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. – Nick Martinez has quietly put together one of the strongest seasons of his career, and Tuesday’s matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays presents bettors with opportunities to back the Tampa Bay right-hander. Martinez enters Tuesday 12-3 with a 2.74 ERA and 1.09 … Read more