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Dodgers, Yankees haven't 'skipped a beat' despite injuries

1 week ago | foxsports.com | Sam Panayotovich

The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees continue their three-game series this Saturday evening at Dodger Stadium. You can watch all the action on FOX and the FOX Sports app with coverage starting at 7:15 pm ET. It shouldn’t be a surprise that both teams haven’t skipped a beat since meeting in last year’s World Series, though it hasn’t been without adversity.
Dodgers, Yankees haven't 'skipped a beat' despite injuries

1 week ago | foxnews.com | Sam Panayotovich

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees continue their three-game series this Saturday evening at Dodger Stadium. You can watch all the action on FOX and the FOX Sports app with coverage starting at 7:15 pm ET. It shouldn’t be a surprise that both teams haven’t skipped a beat since meeting in last year’s World Series, though it hasn’t been without adversity.
Pacers vs. Knicks prediction, pick, odds: Can Indiana close out New York in 5?

1 week ago | foxsports.com | Sam Panayotovich

The New York Knicks are down to their last bullet. Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers have a commanding 3-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals as they now head back to Madison Square Garden for Game 5, a contest where the Knicks opened as 5-point home favorites. Our series bread is already buttered with Pacers stock, but it’s difficult to ignore the better team catching points that’s dominated as an underdog all postseason. Indiana is 7-2 ATS as a playoff pup.
Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever drawing fans to books like magnets

2 weeks ago | foxnews.com | Sam Panayotovich

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Caitlin Clark is a magnet for money. American sports bettors can’t stop and won’t stop betting the Indiana Fever superstar on a daily basis, regardless of matchup or opponent. Bookmakers are already lining Clark’s point props around O/U 22.5 and juicing her 3-pointer props to Pluto. You’ll have to lay prices of -125 or higher, so the house can vacuum more profit when she doesn’t cash.
Pacers vs. Knicks odds, predictions: Can underdog Indiana spoil New York-OKC?

2 weeks ago | foxsports.com | Sam Panayotovich

As a Chicago kid who grew up rooting for MJ’s Bulls throughout the 1990s, I witnessed some battles between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers. Patrick Ewing and Pat Riley. Reggie Miller and Larry Bird. Mark Jackson both ways. You’re humming "Roundball Rock," aren’t you? Here we are, decades later, as the Knicks and Pacers meet for a chance to reach the 2025 NBA Finals. The main characters and supporting cast are much, much different, but the rivalry remains very real.
2025 Preakness Stakes odds: Sharps ponying up to back Clever Again

3 weeks ago | foxsports.com | Sam Panayotovich

"Do you bet horses?"I received that question on Thursday morning from our managing editor, and I was happy to respond with a valiant "Yes."I’m pretty sure he knew I did. I interpreted it more as a question about whether I could write about the Preakness Stakes. After all, Chris "The Bear" Fallica is on vacation. I constantly bet the horses but always lean on my guys. I handicap the handicappers.
Sportsbooks hoping for 'anybody but the Knicks' to win NBA title

3 weeks ago | foxsports.com | Sam Panayotovich

It’s been 52 years since the New York Knicks won an NBA championship and one Las Vegas bookmaker is hopeful it doesn’t happen this June. Oklahoma City, Minnesota and Indiana all have shorter odds and likelier chances to hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy, but a notable Knicks bet in late April built up some serious financial liability behind the counter. "I need them out big time," the bookmaker told FOX Sports. "A customer came in and bet $20,000 at 30-1 before the playoffs started.
Despite 0-2 hole for Celtics, 'this would be the time to buy Boston stock'

4 weeks ago | foxsports.com | Sam Panayotovich

Before the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks began their best-of-seven series in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Celtics were a whopping favorite at the betting window. It was almost disrespectful. Boston was as high as -900 in the market, implying around a 90% chance the defending champs would emerge victorious. It also meant you had to risk $900 to win $100 on the C’s. Obviously, New York had other ideas.
2026 NBA title odds: 'A bet on the Lakers making any noise is stupid'

1 month ago | foxnews.com | Sam Panayotovich

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t good enough to win an NBA championship anytime soon, but that won't stop American sports bettors from bellying up and betting LeBron James and Luka Dončić to reach the promised land. Seriously. James looks every bit of 40 years old, Dončić struggles defensively and there’s no "big" that played meaningful minutes in the Lakers’ first-round loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The worst part? There’s no easy fix to this mess.
2025 NFL odds: 3 post-NFL Draft bets to make right now

1 month ago | foxsports.com | Sam Panayotovich

Who’s ready to make some football bets? The 2025 NFL Draft came and went, and hype is already building for certain teams and players heading into the month of May. I typically avoid bets on No. 1 overall picks and guys drafted top-five, but to each their own. There are two rookies I absolutely love in the betting market, and, of course, I’m finding a way to bet against the Kansas City Chiefs.