NFL Futures & Playoff Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 9/1/2010

Will your favorite NFL team make the playoffs? That’s the big question for most football fans at the regular season gets closer and closer. Remember, you can only worry about winning the Super Bowl once you take that first step into the postseason. Heck, for many teams, just making the playoffs is a victory in itself.
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NFL Regular Season Odds: 18-Game Schedule Good for Books & Bottom Line
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 8/27/2010

. The more NFL games that actually mean something and are televised nationally, the better for us. Obviously there’s a limit to how many games a football player’s body can survive, and you don’t want to water down your product, but even an additional two games would mean a lot for our bottom line.
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2010-11 NCAA Football Futures Betting: Roll Tide
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 8/26/2010

The Associated Press recently came out with its preseason rankings for the 2010 NCAA football season. This annual event always spurs betting at Bodog’s online sportsbook, with most of the focus on the college futures board.
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PGA Golf Odds & Tiger Woods Betting Props
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 8/26/2010

Tiger Woods is a free man. His recent divorce from wife Elin Nordegren remains big news in sports and celebrity-gossip circles, and that’s why we’ve created a fun prop for our players to bet on at Bodog: Will Tiger get remarried in 2010 or 2011? If you think he’ll take the plunge in the next two years, you can get odds of 10/1.
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2010-11 NFL Odds & Team Props
by Richard Gardner, Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 8/20/2010

The New Orleans Saints had a pretty good year in 2009. Not only did they win the Super Bowl, they played an entertaining, high-scoring brand of football at the same time. During the regular season, the Saints put up an NFL-best 510 points, an average of 31.9 per game.
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NFL Futures Betting: Odds to Win Division Titles, Odds to Win Super Bowl
by Richard Gardner, Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 8/20/2010

What’s the toughest division in the NFL? It’s a question that makes for great debate in football circles, and it’s waged every year among media members and between fans. And when people are debating things, they’re usually willing to bet on it, and that’s good for us.
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NFL Player Props: Offensive & Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
by Richard Gardner, Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 8/20/2010

The Associated Press has given out an offensive and defensive rookie of the year award in the NFL since 1967. Among the names to win the award? On the offensive side, Earl Campbell, Eric Dickerson, Jerome Bettis and Randy Moss. On the other side of the ball, there’s Lawrence Taylor, Charles Woodson and Brian Urlacher on the winners’ list.
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2010-11 NFL Player Props and MVP Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 8/13/2010

Peyton Manning has been named the NFL’s MVP for the past two seasons. All told he’s won the award four times, and he’s Bodog’s favorite to do it again this year. We’ve got Manning’s odds to win the 2010 NFL MVP at 13/2, followed by Drew Brees at 15/2. Those two quarterbacks are followed by a couple of other stars at 10/1, Tom Brady and Chris Johnson. Also among the favorites: Aaron Rodgers (12/1), Maurice Jones-Drew (15/1), Philip Rivers (15/1), and Tony Romo (15/1).
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NFL Hall of Fame Game Betting Recap
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 8/13/2010

It was by no means a great game, but at least we were betting on NFL football again. The Dallas Cowboys and the Cincinnati Bengals squared off in the 2010 Hall of Fame Game on Sunday in Canton, Ohio. Dallas beat Cincinnati 16-7 as three-point underdogs, which ended up being a good result for the book. The game also went under the total of 33, another win for us.
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Tiger Woods Betting Odds for PGA Championship
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 8/12/2010

Tiger Woods will once again be the big story heading into the PGA Championship this week at Whistling Straits outside Milwaukee. With rumors linking Tiger to swing coach Sean Foley surfacing on Monday, most people were still trying to get a handle on what they saw last weekend at Firestone. Was that really Tiger Woods hacking around out there? Because it didn’t look like Tiger Woods. Frankly, it looked like John Daly after a particularly hard-drinking night and a trip to the drunk tank.
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NFL Player Props of the Week: The T.O Show Lands in Cincinnati
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 8/4/2010

During these dog days of the NFL offseason, Bodog’s online sportsbook is always on the lookout for action. So with that said, a debt of gratitude is owed to the Cincinnati Bengals. By signing Terrell Owens to a one-year, $2 million deal last week, the Bengals gave the sportsbook and its sports bettors the kind of buzz not heard since the vuvuzelas stopped humming in South Africa.
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NFL Betting Lines & Team Props: The San Francisco Treat?
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 8/4/2010

If recent action at Bodog’s online sportsbook is any indicator, the 2010 NFL regular season should be a good one for the San Francisco 49ers. Ever since our NFL Team Prop Bets were released, a flurry of wagers has come in on the scarlet-and-gold. With a win total of 8.5 (Over -175, Under +145), this Niners prop bet has shot to the top of our list in terms of total handle, with a large number of bettors playing the over.
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NFL Player Props: Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 7/29/2010

It’s been one of the big stories in the NFL heading into the 2010 season: Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco, together at last. The Cincinnati Bengals now boast two of the most talented and controversial wide receivers in the game. As such, we’ve created a few fun prop bets for the dynamic duo.
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College Football Player Props: Odds to Win 2010 Heisman Trophy
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 7/29/2010

Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor is the 7/2 favorite to win the 2010 Heisman Trophy as college football’s most outstanding player. Alabama running back Mark Ingram, who won in 2009, is second at 5/1, followed by Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett (10/1) and Washington QB Jake Locker (11/1).
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MLB Futures Betting: Texas Rangers Odds to Win the World Series
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 7/29/2010

Get your bets in now on the Texas Rangers, because their odds to win the World Series keep going down. At the moment, they’re at 15/2 to win it all and 10/3 to win the AL. It’s an amazing story for a team with one of the lowest payrolls in the majors. Oh, and the team’s also in bankruptcy court, which has to be distracting.
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MLB Baseball Betting: MVP Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 7/24/2010

With almost half the MLB season remaining, a number of players have jumped to the top of the MVP debate in each league. We’ve seen good action on our MVP odds at Bodog’s Online Sportsbook and the interest always picks up as the season kicks into the stretch drive.
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Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 7/22/2010

Will we ever see a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.? At this point, who knows? The fact it hasn’t happened yet is hurting boxing, but let’s face it, the sport has been known to shoot itself in the foot before. All I know is that bettors at Bodog’s Online Sportsbook desperately want to see it happen.
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NHL Futures: Kovalchuk & Devils’ Stanley Cup Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 7/22/2010

It’s been an interesting past few days for hockey fans who have watched the Ilya Kovalchuk soap opera drag into yet another chapter. With the NHL rejecting the Russian sniper’s contract with New Jersey for circumventing the CBA, we’ve got the Devils holding fast at 15/1 odds to win the 2011 Stanley Cup.
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Got World Cup Withdrawal? Get Euro and World Cup Futures Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 7/15/2010

Going through World Cup withdrawal? We’ve got you covered at Bodog’s online sportsbook. Believe it or not, we’ve already posted odds to win the both the 2012 European Championship and the 2014 World Cup. Hey, don’t blame us! People are actually betting on this stuff.
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Bettors Showing Early Interest on Open Championship Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 7/14/2010

The 2010 Open Championship tees off Thursday at St. Andrews. At Bodog’s online sportsbook, we’re seeing good interest on our odds for the third major of the year, but perhaps not on the one player you’d expect. Tiger Woods is getting 5/1 odds to win his third Open Championship at the Old Course – he also won in 2000 and 2005 – but given his up and down play in 2010 he hasn’t drawn as much action as we’ve been used to seeing in past years.
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MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby a Hit with Bettors
by Richard Gardner - 7/13/2010

The Home Run Derby as part of MLB’s All-Star Game festivities has come under quite a bit of fire recently. Lots of people say that it’s not original anymore. There aren’t enough star players participating. (Nick Swisher? Really?) It’s too long and drawn out. Basically, the luster has worn off for many fans, and the number of empty upper-deck seats in Anaheim on Monday had to be a bit concerning for organizers.
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World Cup Final Betting Props: Spain Vs. Netherlands odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 7/9/2010

Much to the chagrin of soccer fans everywhere, the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is drawing to a close. On Sunday in the final, favored Spain will take on the Netherlands in an all-European battle between two countries looking for their first world title. As it’s been all tournament long, I expect our World Cup props board will be busy with bettors looking for fun and profitable ways to bet on the game.
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MLB Futures: Bodog World Series Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 7/8/2010

Two years after winning the American League pennant, the Tampa Bay Rays still don’t have an exceptionally large payroll, but that’s not stopping bettors from driving down their odds to win the World Series to 6/1. At Bodog, only the Yankees (3/1) and Phillies (11/2) have shorter odds to win it all, and those clubs have payrolls of $206 million and $142 million, respectively.
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British Open Golf Futures Betting Odds and Tiger Woods
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 7/8/2010

The 2010 British Open tees off next week at St. Andrews and we’re expecting good activity on the golf betting board at Bodog. The biggest story heading into the tournament? You guessed it – Tiger Woods. He won the Open at St. Andrews in 2000 and 2005, so there’s no question that he likes the course. The big question: Is his game and mental state where it needs to be to win a major? We’re giving Tiger 7/2 odds to win the British Open, making him the heavy favorite despite the fact he’s winless so far on Tour.
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World Cup Team Props & Quarterfinal Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 7/2/2010

As the big tournament in South Africa heads for the quarterfinals, we’ve published a whole new board of World Cup team props at Bodog’s online sportsbook. Interest in these bets has been off the charts all competition and we expect more of the same with the World Cup down to seven teams, even without the United States involved.
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CFL Betting Lines, Odds & Props: Football, Canadian Style
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 7/2/2010

If you’re desperate for a football fix, and I’m not talking about soccer this time, the CFL season kicked off Thursday up north on, appropriately, Canada Day. Saskatchewan (+3.5) and Montreal gave fans in Regina a classic in the opener, with the Roughriders battling back from a huge second-half deficit to take out the Alouettes 54-51 in double overtime. (Yes, the game went “over,” if you even had to ask.)
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World Cup Golden Boot Props: Top Goal Scorer Update
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 7/1/2010

The 2010 World Cup is down to just eight countries as the round of 16 wrapped up with a Spanish victory over Portugal on Tuesday. With just eight games remaining on the schedule, one of the most popular props all tournament long at Bodog’s online sportsbook is getting down to the short strokes:
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Bookmaker's Corner: 2010 Wimbledon Odds
by Richard Gardner, Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 6/24/2010

Cheerio! The 2010 edition of the oldest tennis tournament in the world is underway at the All England Club in London. Yes, it’s Wimbledon time again. Things got off to an interesting start over at Bodog’s online sportsbook on Monday when favorite Roger Federer survived a first-round scare that would’ve sent a few of our bettors reeling. Federer went off at 7/4 odds to win it all and has since fallen back ever so slightly to 15/8, tied with world number one Rafael Nadal.
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Bookmaker's Corner: World Cup Impact On MLB Betting
by Richard Gardner, Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 6/24/2010

The 2010 World Cup has given us record soccer betting numbers at Bodog’s online sportsbook. We couldn’t be more pleased with how our players have taken to the beautiful game. From match odds to player props to futures, our offerings have been receiving heavy action. The only question we’re all asking now is, “Is it sustainable?”
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Bookmaker's Corner: 2010 World Cup Futures Odds
by Richard Gardner, Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 6/18/2010

The 2010 World Cup saw its first big upset Wednesday when Switzerland shocked Spain, 1-0. There hasn’t been a ton to write about the big tournament in South Africa – other than vuvuzelas, some horrendous goalkeeping and a dearth of scoring – so it was refreshing to see one of the big boys go down so unexpectedly.
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Bookmaker's Corner: 2010 US Open Head-to-Head Odds
by Richard Gardner, Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 6/17/2010

Most of the early action has been on Mickelson, and that tells you all you need to know about Woods’ season to date. It’s been a real struggle for the world’s top golfer. Other than a decent showing at the Masters in April, there haven’t been many highlights. Statistically, Woods has shot in the 60s in just two of his last nine rounds and hasn’t gone lower than 69 since Round 1 of the Masters.
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Bookmaker's Corner: UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin Odds
by Richard Gardner, Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 6/11/2010

The city of Vancouver has had a big year. A few months ago the Winter Olympics visited British Columbia. This Saturday it’s UFC 115, headlined by Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin in the main event. We’ll be posting plenty of MMA props to go along with our regular odds at Bodog’s online sportsbook. Our typical MMA props ask the following three questions: Who will win the fight of the night? Who will win the knockout of the night? And, who will win their bout in the fastest time?
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Bookmaker's Corner: NBA Finals Game 4 Odds and Props
by Richard Gardner, Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 6/10/2010

History shows that the NBA Finals are over – at least as far as the series result. Since the NBA switched to a 2-3-2 games format in the Finals in 1985, there have been 10 previous series that were 1-1 after the first two games as this year’s L.A. Lakers-Boston Celtics matchup was. The 10 teams that won Game 3 after that split won all 10 series. Of course the Lakers won Game 3 on Tuesday night 91-84.
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World Cup Team Betting Odds and Props
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 6/5/2010

The mountain of World Cup wagers continues to grow at Bodog’s online sportsbook, where we just posted a plethora of World Cup team props for the big tournament in South Africa. Remember that the action kicks off June 11 so you’ll want to take a gander and get your money down before the odds are pulled off the board.
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World Cup Odds, Props and Futures Betting
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 6/3/2010

The 2010 World Cup kicks off June 11 in South Africa. With both the NBA and NHL close to crowning champions, this massive event couldn’t come at a better time for Bodog’s online sportsbook. It’s like a special summer bonus for the sports betting industry, which typically has to make do with baseball and golf until September.
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NBA Player Props: Kobe Bryant vs. Michael Jordan
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 6/2/2010

It might seem like sacrilege but the debate is officially on: Will Kobe Bryant retire as a greater basketball player than Michael Jordan? “If Kobe Bryant wins his fifth title in the next two weeks and wins two more championships before he retires to give him seven rings, he has to be given the nod as the greatest individual talent ever to play in the NBA,” wrote The Washington Post recently.
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Bookmaker's Corner: Odds to Win the Conn Smythe Trophy
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 5/26/2010

The 2010 Stanley Cup finals are set and I’m betting on a classic between the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers. Two exciting teams. Two tough teams. Two great fan bases. This should be hockey at its finest. The Blackhawks head into Saturday’s Game 1 as the significant favorite and most of the action at Bodog’s online sportsbook will be steadfastly behind them.
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Bookmaker's Corner: Odds to Win the Indy 500
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 5/26/2010

They call it the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” but it’s really not anymore. No, the Indy 500 isn’t what it used to be. Still, because of the race’s great tradition, it still deserves our respect, and we actually see decent action on the odds to win at Bodog’s online sportsbook. It’s not to the point where we’re making all sorts of creative and wacky props like it’s the Super Bowl, but we’ll be keeping an eye on the results this weekend.
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Bookmaker's Corner: Tiger Woods Odds to Win the Memorial Tournament
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 5/26/2010

According to reports, Tiger Woods will be returning to action next week at the Memorial Tournament in Ohio, so I thought now would be a good time to share some of the many golf props and futures we’ve got posted at Bodog’s online sportsbook. After all, we always get a big bump in action when Tiger hits the course.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NBA Futures & LeBron James Props
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 5/19/2010

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ departure from the 2010 NBA playoffs at the hands of the Boston Celtics wasn’t the greatest news for Bodog’s online sportsbook. About the only thing we can take from Cleveland’s loss is the fact we won’t have to pay out all those bettors who bet on the Cavs’ odds to win it all, of which there were many.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Champions League Final Prop Betting
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 5/19/2010

The Champions League final goes this Saturday at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid between European powerhouses Inter Milan and Bayern Munich, and we’re getting ready for a busy day of soccer betting at Bodog’s online sportsbook.
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Bookmaker's Corner: Tampa Bay Rays World Series Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 5/18/2010

Two years after winning the American League pennant, the Tampa Bay Rays still don’t have an exceptionally large payroll, but that’s not stopping bettors from driving down their odds to win the World Series to 6/1. At Bodog’s online sportsbook, only the Yankees (3/1) and Phillies (11/2) have shorter odds to win it all, and those clubs have payrolls of $206 million and $142 million, respectively.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Betting on World Cup Soccer Props
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 5/15/2010

It’s only a matter of weeks until the 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa and the betting action has started to heat up on a number of fronts at Bodog. One of our World Cup props that’s driving a ton of interest features our odds to win the Golden Shoe Award for top goal-scorer of the tournament. Past winners include Miroslav Klose, Ronaldo, Davor Šuker and Gary Lineker.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Orlando Magic NBA Championship Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 5/11/2010

The Orlando Magic is on a mission. Overshadowed by the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers all year long, the Magic has won all eight of its playoff games to advance to the NBA Eastern Conference final. Orlando entered its fourth and deciding game with the Atlanta Hawks (another blowout) with 21/10 odds to win the 2010 NBA Championship, the same odds as the Cavaliers and only slightly longer than the Lakers (2/1).
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NBA Playoff Futures, Odds & Props: Kobe vs. LeBron
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 5/6/2010

The NBA’s two biggest superstars are still alive in the playoffs and quite likely on their way to meeting in a dream Finals in 2010. If it happens, you won’t hear any complaints from us at Bodog’s online sportsbook. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are currently getting 12/5 odds to win the 2010 NBA championship while LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are at 9/4.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NHL Conference & Stanley Cup Futures Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 5/5/2010

With just eight hockey teams remaining in the hunt, we’re really starting to see some activity on our NHL futures boards, specifically the odds to win the 2010 Stanley Cup. Then again, maybe it’s just the fact that all those bettors who were riding the Washington Capitals want to hop on a new horse.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NFL Futures & Big Ben Betting Props
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 5/5/2010

Poor Ben Roethlisberger. He’s not having a very good time of things, is he? At the risk of piling on, we’ve created a fun NFL prop at Bodog: “What will Ben Roethlisberger do first?” The options are as follows: Get married (20/1); Father a child (20/1); Win the Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers (12/1); Leave the Pittsburgh Steelers (4/5); Go to prison (100/1); or, None of the Above (11/10).
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Bookmaker's Corner: Kentucky Derby Odds and Props
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 4/29/2010

The most exciting two minutes in sports goes this Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky and that means a big week of horse racing odds at Bodog’s online sportsbook. As of Wednesday, Lookin At Lucky was the favorite horse, garnering 9/2 odds to win the 2010 Kentucky Derby.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NFL Futures & Super Bowl Odds After the Draft
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 4/28/2010

The Washington Redskins made the largest leap this offseason, according to their updated odds to win the Super Bowl at Bodog’s online sportsbook. After a disastrous 4-12 season, the ‘Skins opened the offseason as 50/1 long shots to win it all come early 2011. Those odds now stand at 25/1 thanks in large part to the additions of quarterback Donovan McNabb and offensive tackle Trent Williams.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: 2010 NFL Draft Props Big with Bettors
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 4/28/2010

According to the ratings, 7.2 million people watched ESPN’s NFL Draft coverage on Thursday night. Throw in another million viewers who watched the draft on the NFL Network and you’ve got a ratings bonanza. In fact, ESPN claimed that the 2010 NFL draft night at Radio City Music Hall in New York City ranked was the fifth most-watched cable program of the year.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: World Cup 2010 Soccer Betting Lines & Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 4/23/2010

The 2010 World Cup in South Africa has been beset by all sorts of issues, from slow ticket sales to threats of domestic violence. None of the organizers’ problems, however, have quelled the interest in the tournament among our players at Bodog’s online sportsbook, where we’re getting ready for our busiest soccer betting stretch ever this summer.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NBA Playoff Odds, Props & Futures
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 4/22/2010

The 2010 NBA playoffs are off and running and bettors appear extremely interested in the proceedings, particularly with a number of the series looking like they could go the distance. (I’m not, of course, talking about the one between Cleveland and Chicago. That one’s a mismatch.)
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Betting on the NFL Draft
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 4/22/2010

Oddly enough, the big story so far as NFL draft props are concerned might not even involve a player that’s selected in the first round. Where will Florida quarterback and college football superstar Tim Tebow be chosen? That’s what most of the players at Bodog seem to be interested in.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: MLB Baseball Betting: Daily Props
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 4/16/2010

Let’s face it – we don’t have much patience these days. If we want something, we want it now. Come to think of it, we wanted it five minutes ago. That’s just how it is in the Internet age, where it’s all about instant gratification. At Bodog’s online sportsbook, we see it every day.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Tiger Woods Props & Odds Betting Recap
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 4/13/2010

Thank you, Tiger Woods. Thank you for returning to golf after your much-publicized fall from grace. Without your help, Bodog wouldn’t have quadrupled its handle on our 2010 odds to win the Masters and experienced the heaviest golf betting we’ve booked since opening shop all the way back in 1994.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Betting on Dancing With the Stars Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 4/13/2010

Dancing with the Stars, a betting phenomenon? Not quite, but it’s getting closer. While it’s true that we post reality TV odds at Bodog in part for fun and also to gain a mention or two from the all-powerful entertainment and celebrity media, you might be surprised to learn that we’re booking more and more betting action on our Dancing with the Stars props and odds than ever before.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Masters Golf Tournament Odds & Props
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 4/7/2010

Tiger Woods is good for business. Say what you will about the past couple of months, but without Tiger Woods we don’t see nearly as much betting action over on our PGA golf odds. Throw in a timely comeback, a few sex scandals and an angry, beautiful wife and all of a sudden you’ve got a great selection of props to choose from.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: March Madness Wrap-up
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 4/7/2010

The 2010 NCAA men’s basketball tournament wrapped up rather nicely for Duke on Monday night with a 61-59 victory over Butler. From the book’s perspective, it was a great way to end a great tournament. As is fairly common for big games, most of the action was on one of either the favorite to cover the spread or the underdog to win outright.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Final Four Props
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 3/31/2010

Butler, Michigan State, Duke and West Virginia are all that’s left of our 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Bracket. Add to that a healthy offering of Final Four props and you’d be correct in assuming that we are extremely excited about this year’s Final Four betting at Bodog’s online sportsbook.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: MLB Props and Futures
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 3/31/2010

Opening Day is just days away and with the Seattle Mariners in San Francisco to play the Giants, and the New York Yankees in Boston to take on the Red Sox, MLB betting fans at Bodog’s online sportsbook are eager to get back on deck – making all the futures and props wagers they can get their hands on before the first pitch of the season is thrown.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NBA Betting Lines, Odds & Bucks
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 3/24/2010

Do me a favour and forget about the NCAA tourney for a couple of minutes and turn your attention towards NBA betting. No, the Los Angeles Lakers have not tanked (they’ve been enjoying a fairly easy schedule as of late); and yes, the Cleveland Cavaliers signed center Zydrunas Ilgauskas (after trading him to Washington about a month ago). Here’s the thing: despite all the bracket busting going on in college basketball, there is still plenty of great NBA betting action to load up on this week.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: March Madness Turns Sweet 16
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 3/24/2010

How’s your March Madness bracket holding up? If you had a sixth sense about this being the year of the upset then you’ve probably enjoyed the first two rounds of the 2010 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Over at Bodog’s online sportsbook we’ve done fairly well for ourselves with all the underdogs that have covered their spreads, so I can’t really complain.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NCAA Tournament Bracket & First Round Betting
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 3/17/2010

March Madness and the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is an insanely hectic time for us over at Bodog’s online sportsbook. This year’s offerings include a healthy list of NCAA props and NCAA betting lines. With first round action set to get underway, our bettors like many of the teams that just won the major-conference tournaments.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Spurs Take Center Court with NBA Bettors
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 3/17/2010

Even with all the college hoops games and the hype that surrounds the NCAA Tournament, we still get plenty of NBA betting action at Bodog’s online sportsbook in late March, especially from fans of the teams that are fighting for playoff positioning.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: March Madness Bracket & Book Notes
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 3/9/2010

March Madness tips off next week and we expect to be kept extremely busy throughout the entire NCAA tournament. Betting action on the March Madness bracket is right up there with the Super Bowl, but it comes with its own set of unique challenges for our online sports bettors.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NBA Playoffs & NBA Futures
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 3/9/2010

Allen Iverson isn’t the only one going through tough times; the Los Angeles Lakers have now lost three in a row for the first time since January of 2008 and a fourth could prove to be unfathomable for bettors. The Lakers draw the most basketball betting action at Bodog and although a few losses will not force many fans to bail on Kobe Bryant, it may open a few eyes to some of the other NBA teams making a run for the playoffs.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Olympic Hockey Betting Recap
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 3/2/2010

Canada’s 3-2 overtime victory over the United States in Sunday’s Olympic gold-medal contest in Vancouver was watched by millions in both countries. Over at Bodog’s online sportsbook, that resulted in a huge increase in hockey betting for the month of February.
Read more about Olympic Hockey Gold Medal Game Betting Recap.

Bookmaker’s Corner: MLB Spring Training Betting
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 3/2/2010

MLB betting starts up again in the form of spring training and for bettors looking to get a jump on the upcoming baseball season, there are more than a few betting opportunities to be had with both the Grapefruit League and Cactus League schedules.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Odds to Win NBA Championship
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 2/23/2010

The race for the NBA playoffs is on and with at least five teams capable of winning this year’s NBA Championship, your odds of making a few smart picks have never looked better. Bodog’s NBA betting lines and NBA futures have been updated to reflect last week’s NBA trade deadline moves, so here’s where things currently stand…
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Betting on NHL Hockey’s Return
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 2/23/2010

NHL Hockey betting has taken a back seat to Olympic hockey betting, but when play does resume you can be sure to see a surge in betting interest as the push for the playoffs begins in earnest. This is one of the most popular times for hockey betting at Bodog’s online Sportsbook and bettors will need to make some important judgments on which teams will show up down the stretch and which ones will either fall back or remain back in the standings.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NBA Odds & Futures
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 2/16/2010

Atlanta might not be a particularly fun NBA team to watch, but they’re fun to bet on – especially when they’re making you some decent money. The Hawks have only had one cool stretch this season, around the Christmas holidays; otherwise, they’ve made their backers a ton of cash.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Olympic Hockey Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 2/16/2010

Betting on the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics is starting to heat up over at Bodog’s online sportsbook. The Olympic odds on the overall medal count and the men’s hockey competition are of particular interest to our bettors, but we have odds on other events – including curling.
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Super Bowl Recap from a Bookie
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 2/9/2010

History was made on Super Bowl Sunday and I know I can’t speak for every football fan or online sportsbook when I say this, but it sure was fun to watch. From start to finish, you knew that this was going to be one of those unforgettable games. I’m not at all surprised that 106.5 million viewers tuned in watch the New Orleans Saints defeat the Indianapolis Colts (by a score of 31-17) to take their first Super Bowl title and break the 1983 record held by the season finale of “M*A*S*H” and become the most-watched television program in the history of American broadcasting.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Shifting Gears to College Basketball Betting
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 2/9/2010

No more NFL football betting lines or odds? Not a problem. The college basketball betting season is just starting to heat up. If you can get caught up on some of the bigger stories coming out of Bodog Sportsbook right now, then you’ll be in great shape for March Madness. To get you up to speed, here are a few of the big college hoops stories from the Bodog book so far.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Bodog Super Bowl Props Make Sunday More Enjoyable
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 2/2/2010

For the recreational bettor looking to add a little more excitement to Sunday's big game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints, Bodog's online sportsbook has got a huge selection of Super Bowl XLII prop bets to choose from. To help you out, I’ve put together a few prop betting tips using a few of my favorite props as examples…
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Waiting for Media Day
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 2/2/2010

Media day is one of those time-honored Super Bowl traditions that the coaches and players dread, but one that football bettors, reporters, broadcasters, photographers, and TV crews look forward to most. If you can get past the circus-like feel to media day, the interviews are a great way to find out how the teams look and possibly gain some insight into Sunday's big game.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Recent Super Bowl Classics
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 1/26/2010

The Indianapolis Colts opened as 6-point favorites over the New Orleans Saints, with a total of 56.5. The early action was on Indianapolis, although it wasn’t a landslide by any means. The Colts are certainly deserved favorites, what with the fact they’ve won every game they’ve tried to win this season. But the inspirational Saints are no slouches, and they’ll undoubtedly receive the lion’s share of the support from the fans in Miami.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: AFC & NFC Championships Recap
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 1/26/2010

While some fans may disagree, over at Bodog’s online sportsbook we’re inclined to think that the first couple of weekends of the NFL playoffs gave us more stinkers than classics. But last weekend? That was something else. The AFC and NFC Championships delivered big time in entertainment.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NFC Championship Game Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 1/19/2010

Before I dive into next weekend’s NFC Championship odds between the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints, I want to take a quick look back at what transpired last weekend during the NFL’s divisional round… How about those Saints? New Orleans appears to have found their scoring touch; their resounding 45-14 victory over the Arizona Cardinals was a nice wakeup call, at any rate.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: AFC Championship Game Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 1/19/2010

The New York Jets are off to the AFC Championship where they’ll meet up with the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis. So it’s Mark Sanchez vs. Peyton Manning, is it? I don’t know about the rest of you, but this is not exactly the matchup I envisioned when we set our odds to win the AFC Championship.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NFL Football Betting Lines: Are Wild Cards Indeed
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 1/13/2010

The NFL’s wild card weekend was a good one for Bodog Sportsbook’s NFL football betting lines. Unfortunately for most of our players it wasn’t very good at all. Bodog Sportsbook had big wins on both the New York Jets’ victory over the Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens’ upset of the New England Patriots. And the players had a big win with the Cowboys as Dallas beat the Philadelphia Eagles quite handily.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: College Football Betting Season in Review
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 1/13/2010

The 2009-10 college football betting season started off great, but then ended on a not-so-great note for us over at Bodog Sportsbook. We saw a late flood of money come in on Alabama, which moved the number from -4 to -5, and we paid the price. Crimson Tide fans, on the other hand, had to be pleased with the way Alabama finished off the season; beating Texas 37-21 in the BCS National Championship Game is about as good as it gets.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NFL Wild Card Betting Lines & Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 1/6/2010

The thinking over at Bodog Sportsbook is that the first round of the NFL playoffs is going to be a tight one, folks. Of the four games scheduled for this weekend’s wildcard betting, the biggest pointspread we opened with at Bodog was Dallas by 4 over Philadelphia.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: BCS National Championship Game Betting
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 1/5/2010

Oddsmakers would have you believe that the Texas Longhorns are gaining ground on the Alabama Crimson Tide. In early December, the Longhorns were getting as many as six points at a few online books. Now you’ll be hard-pressed to find +4.5 as Thursday’s BCS National Championship Game draws near.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Bettors & Books Love Bowl Season’s Big Games
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 12/30/2009

Will Florida Gators coach Urban Meyer’s decision have an impact on Bodog Sportsbook’s college football betting lines? And if so, how will bettors and the book react? What about the coaching woes of the Cincinnati Bearcats (or is this a non-issue)?
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NFL Football Odds & Ends
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 12/30/2009

Sixteen down and one week to go. The NFL regular season is on its way out and bettors over at Bodog Sportsbook are eager to jump into the playoffs. But before we make any postseason betting predictions, let’s take one last look at what transpired in Week 16…
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Tim Tebow’s Final Bowl Game
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 12/23/2009

College football betting heats up this week as Florida and Cincinnati get warmed up to play in the Sugar Bowl. With so many angles to play, this game will be a very interesting one for online sportsbook bettors to jump on.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Recap and NFL Week 16 Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 12/23/2009

Over at Bodog Sportsbook the New England Patriots started out as seven-point favorites over the Buffalo Bills before the number was bet up to 7.5. Of course, the Pats ended up winning by a touchdown, leaving the early birds with a push and those late to the party with a loss. If you waited too long for those opening lines then chances are you learned a valuable lesson.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Getting a Handle on Bowl Games
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 12/16/2009

College football fans and bettors have been waiting all season for bowl season to get underway and it all starts this weekend. Finally. Our college football odds have been getting a lot of attention from our players at Bodog.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Week 15 NFL Odds and Betting Notes
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 12/16/2009

The Indianapolis Colts (13-0) clinched home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with their big win over Denver last week. There are only three weeks left. As Bodog’s Sportsbook Manager, I have to wonder just how hard they will try to win those games. Will they rest their starters?
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Big Questions for Big Ben
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 12/9/2009

The defending Super Bowl champions have lost four straight and were recently belittled by the Oakland Raiders at home. How much more patience will NFL bettors show with the Pittsburgh Steelers? That’s the big question we’re wondering at Bodog as we set the lines for Week 14.
Read more about NFL Week 14 Report.

Bookmaker’s Corner: Bowl Notes & BCS Betting Buzz
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 12/9/2009

The 2009-10 college football bowl matchups have been set and the betting can begin. Obviously, we expect to see the largest handle at Bodog on the BCS National Championship Game between Alabama and Texas. The Tide has been favored from anywhere between 3.5 and 6 points at various books since the game was announced, with the majority of early action on the side that looked extremely impressive in hammering Florida in the SEC title game.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NFL Week 13 Odds
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 12/1/2009

The Indianapolis Colts, who moved to 11-0 with a 35-27 come-from-behind victory in Houston, should result in some pretty solid support for Peyton Manning and company, but we expect that support to be tested in Week 13 when Tennessee comes to town.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: SEC Championship and Civil War Betting
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 12/1/2009

This Thursday the Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers meet at Autzen Stadium for a trip to the Rose Bowl. Also known as the Civil War, this rivalry dates back to 1894 and even though it’s been played 112 times, there has never been more on the line.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: When You Place Bet Can Make Big Difference
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 11/24/2009

Online football bettors who got in on the Colts early were rewarded, as were those who waited for the right number on the Ravens. That’s because the Colts opened at -1 and quickly received heavy action, pushing the line to -1.5, then -2, then all the way up to -2.5 before temporarily moving back to -2 and finally closing at -2.5.
Read more about Week 12 NFL Betting.

Bookmaker’s Corner: Betting on College Football’s State Rivalry Games
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 11/24/2009

This week in college football, Bodog Sportsbook takes a look at state rivalry games and some of the matchups we expect bettors will want to get an early jump on. But first, a quick peek at last week’s big moves and big wins.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Week 11 NFL Football Betting
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 11/17/2009

The St. Louis Rams kept it close with the Saints, which means the Saints have failed to cover their last three games, all of them double-digit numbers, after winning six straight spreads to start the season. In fact, the Saints have seen their point total fall in four consecutive weeks since putting up 48 versus the Giants on Oct. 18.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Week 12 College Football Betting Notes
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 11/17/2009

We’re still offering BCS National Championship odds on the following teams: Texas (6/5) and Florida (5/4) are the current favorites, followed by Alabama (2/1), TCU (10/1), Boise State (30/1) and Cincinnati (35/1). Considering that all six teams are currently undefeated, it should be interesting to see which two will finish the season on that high note.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Betting on Week 10 in the NFL
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 11/12/2009

Bodog Sportsbook had a fantastic day on Sunday – underdogs went 2-10 – and that was more than enough to make us smile. We’re hopeful that Week 10 will be just as sweet. But enough about us, how did you do with your NFL picks?
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Bookmaker's Corner: Betting on College Basketball Futures
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 11/5/2009

Last week’s unveiling of the college basketball AP, ESPN/USA Today and coaches preseason polls has created a sudden influx of college basketball futures betting over at Bodog. To give you an idea as to what’s currently available, consider the current odds to win the 2010 NCAA men’s basketball championship…
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Laughing with the Saints
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 11/4/2009

Billy Joel wrote that he’d rather “laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints,” but after their seventh straight win we’re inclined to believe that the New Orleans Saints have been doing a lot more laughing than crying these days.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: USC Trojans vs. Oregon Ducks - Trick or Treat?
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 10/28/2009

This Halloween college football fans are in for a treat when the USC Trojans travel to Autzen Stadium (4:00 p.m. ET) to take on the Oregon Ducks, a must-win for USC if it hopes to extend its seven-season streak of winning or sharing the Pac-10 Conference title.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Sportsbooks and Bettors Challenged by NFL Injuries
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 10/28/2009

It took us a couple of extra days for us and most other sportsbooks to post last week’s point spread between the Buffalo Bills and Carolina Panthers, thanks in large part to the tenuous playing status of Buffalo quarterback Trent Edwards.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NFL Week 7 Odds & Week 6 Oddities
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 10/20/2009

Bettors have been hammering the big favorites all season long, much to their success and our misery. A turn of events can change one’s luck in a heartbeat, though. With the Oakland Raiders beating the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cleveland Browns barely covering a two-touchdown spread in their loss at Pittsburgh, well…that had to be a tough pill to swallow.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Are You Still Betting on Ranked Teams?
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 10/20/2009

When it comes to college football betting, a lot of football betting fans prefer to tackle the ranked teams, as opposed to the non-ranking teams. It’s easy to understand why, but in no way am I suggesting this is the easy route to online sports betting success.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: Taking the Good with the Bad in the NFL
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 10/13/2009

You have to know that bettors are thoroughly enjoying the play they’re getting from Peyton Manning and the boys over in Indianapolis. The Colts started the season with a tight 14-12 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, failing to cover a 6.5-point spread at home. The Colts have covered four straight spreads, so over at Bodog Sportsbook we’re happy to see them sit out this week.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: The 100-Year-Old Rivalry
by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager - 10/13/2009

There’s nothing like a 100-year-old college football rivalry to add even more fuel to the betting fire. I’m talking about the Red River Rivalry game between Texas and Oklahoma, an annual tussle that has been between these two teams since 1900 and is one of the great grudge matches in college football betting.
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Bookmaker’s Corner: NFL Betting: Big Surprises, Bigger Disappointments
by Richard Gardner | Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 10/8/2009

Now that we’ve got those first few weeks of NFL betting under our belts, the rest of the season should be nothing but smooth sailing, right? Wrong. When it comes to betting on football, be it professional or college, it’s that you have to expect the unexpected. And just to throw another cliché at you – you also have to learn to take the good with the bad.
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No. 1 Florida vs. No. 4 LSU: Betting on College Football’s Elite
by Richard Gardner | Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 10/7/2009

When the No. 1 Florida Gators (4-0) visit Baton Rouge to take on the No.4 LSU Tigers (5-0), college football bettors had better prepare for a battle. With two of college football’s elite programs going toe-to-toe, one team will nonetheless walk off the field with its first loss of the season.
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Bookmaker's Corner: Betting Quarterback Controversies
by Richard Gardner, Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 10/2/2009

NFL quarterbacks regularly make the headlines because they’re the offensive leaders on their team; a good or bad start to the season by any QB can make or break a team’s chances at getting to – and then doing well in – the playoffs. Heading into Week 4 of the NFL regular season, we’re looking at a few QBs who took brutal hits – or who were just brutal, plain and simple.
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Bookmaker's Corner: College Football Weekend
by Richard Gardner, Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 10/2/2009

Over in the Pac-10, you’ve No. 7 USC traveling as the favorite to take on No. 24 California. The Trojans may still be in shock over their loss to the Huskies in Seattle two weeks ago, while the Golden Bears are still trying to figure out how they managed to get shellacked 42-3 last Saturday at Oregon and drop 18 spots in the rankings.
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PGA Tour Championship Odds And Preview
by Richard Gardner, Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 9/24/2009

It’s The Tour Championship this week at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta and $10 million is at stake this weekend for the winner of the FedEx Cup playoffs. This is the first year in the Cup’s three-year history that it already hasn’t been clinched by the time the PGA Tour got to the Tour Championship. This week’s playoff finale is the final tournament before the Fall Series begins – and that’s when the big names generally stop playing.
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NFL Week 3 Prop Betting: Running Backs
by Richard Gardner, Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 9/24/2009

You can’t really talk about the NFL’s best performing running backs without first mentioning Adrian Peterson. Peterson topped last season’s list of rushing leaders and he’s already run for 272 yards and four TDs in the first two weeks of the 2009-10 season. You can bet that NFL props bettors are eager to see how he’ll do in Week 3 when the Minnesota Vikings host the San Francisco 49ers.
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NCAA Football Week 3: Live Betting Lives at Bodog
by Richard Gardner | Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 9/15/2009

Week 2 was very exciting in college football, with Southern Cal proving yet again that Ohio State can’t win the big games but Michigan proving that it might be back as a national player. So good news and bad for the Big Ten.
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NFL Week 1 Preview From Bodog Bookie
by Richard Gardner | Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 9/9/2009

Football bettors got their feet wet last weekend with a the start of college football, but now the real action begins here at Bodog with the NFL kicking off Thursday night on NBC with Tennessee at Pittsburgh. As usual, Steeler backers are out in force, with that line rising to its current six-point spread favoring Pittsburgh on Bodog from an open of 4.5.
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NCAA Football Week 1 Recap
by Richard Gardner | Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 9/9/2009

The first weekend of college football is in the books, and what did we learn? Well, good luck finding a better game in all of 2009 than the Miami-Florida State thriller on Labor Day night. Or good luck in finding a more disappointing effort all year than the performance of Oregon, and especially running back LeGarrette Blount, last Thursday on the blue turf in Boise.
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Opening the Book on College Football Betting
by Richard Gardner | Bookmaker, Bodog.com Sportsbook - 9/2/2009

College football season kicks off on Sept. 3 and I can’t tell you how excited we are over at Bodog. Starting with the Oregon Ducks and Boise State Broncos on Thursday night, followed by some nice matchups on Saturday between Alabama and Virginia Tech, Georgia and Oklahoma State, Brigham Young and Oklahoma, (and, in my No. 1 recommended play of the weekend: Nevada +14 ½ at Notre Dame) – you know it’s going to be an action-packed start to yet another great season of NCAA football.
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The US Open 2009 Betting Trends
by Richard Gardner | Bookmaker, Bodog.com Sportsbook - 9/2/2009

For the next two weeks, tennis fans and bettors will be kept busy taking in and wagering on The US Open. Held annually in New York at the USTA National Tennis Center and Arthur Ashe Stadium, The US Open is the fourth and final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year and over at Bodog Sportsbook – sports bettors are eager to make their picks on who they think will win men’s and women’s singles championships.
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Getting a Grip on MMA and UFC Betting Trends
by Richard Gardner | Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 8/26/2009

Although betting on basketball, baseball and football is still well ahead of mixed martial arts in terms of volume, there’s no denying the recent surge in popularity of MMA – thanks in large part to the massive marketing machine behind the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Betting on Tiger Woods at the FedEx Cup Playoffs?
by Richard Gardner | Bookmaker, Bodog Sportsbook - 8/26/2009

Golf bettors in search of value need to look no farther than this week’s FedEx Cup, which is the PGA Tour’s version of a playoff system. And the good news for the betting public is that Tiger Woods is in the field and plans to play in all four Cup events taking place over the course of four consecutive weeks – something that Woods prefers not to do.
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Late-season MLB Betting
by Richard Gardner | Bookmaker, Bodog - 8/22/2009

Hello, it’s your favorite Bodog bookmaker, Richard Gardner. I’m here today to talk about late-season baseball betting. Major League Baseball certainly gets much more interesting as fall approaches. And despite the added availability of college and pro football, the average bet on baseball here at Bodog actually increases at this time of year.
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NFL Preseason Betting
by Richard Gardner | Bookmaker, Bodog - 8/21/2009

And today I’m here to talk about NFL preseason betting. In general, how the public is leaning in these games rarely matters because the handle is fairly low. In fact, the majority of the handle will come in on the day of the game. So far this preseason, it appears bettors are leaning toward the underdogs.
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Introduction to Bodog’s Bookmaker Richard Gardner
by Richard Gardner - 8/14/2009

My name is Richard Gardner and as the bookmaker for Bodog, I can tell you with certainty and without any shame whatsoever that as one of the world’s biggest sportsbooks, we are not in the business of losing money. No sir.
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Leading Sportsbook Will Provide Exclusive Content to Doc’s Sports
by Doc's Sports - 8/11/2009

Richard Gardner is the proud voice of Bodog Sportsbook. As the Sportsbook Trading Director for Bodog for the last four years, he has played an integral role in making Bodog the biggest online sportsbook in North America and in establishing it as a mainstay and go-to-source for North American sports media
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