Thunder, Spurs Co-Favorites at +260; Knicks Third
The reigning-champion Knicks open third on the 2026-27 board as two Western powers share the top price.
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Rams Open as Super Bowl Favorites at +550, but +690 Is the Fair Number
The Rams grade as the NFL’s most complete team, yet the sportsbook vig and 30 years of history both put their true title odds near +690.
Dodgers +170: The Shortest World Series Price in Years
Los Angeles owns baseball’s best record and a near-locked division, but the shortest number on the board carries its own math.
The Biggest Bet in Prediction-Market History Is the World Cup, and It Ends Sunday
The 2026 World Cup will crown its champion Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium, and by any traditional measure, it has already been the biggest betting event in American history. But the record that matters most was not set at a sportsbook. It was set on the prediction markets, where more money has changed hands on … Read more
Spain vs. Belgium: World Cup Odds, Player Props and a Prediction for the Quarterfinal at SoFi
The tournament’s only unscored-on defense meets its highest-scoring attack with a semifinal on the line. Something has to give on Friday, and the numbers say it will be Belgium. INGLEWOOD, Calif – The bracket finally produced the collision it owed everyone. Spain has played five matches at this World Cup and has not allowed a … Read more
The $84 Million Question: Where Prediction Markets Say LeBron James Plays Next
He told the Lakers he is leaving, and the money moved instantly. Traders on Kalshi and Polymarket have staked tens of millions on his next uniform, and after a wild week the smart money says he is going home. LOS ANGELES – The most expensive question in basketball right now is not who wins the … Read more
California’s Tribes Have Lost the Blackjack War in Every Venue. Here Is What’s Left.
Voters, judges, regulators: for years the state’s most powerful gaming interest has thrown everything at its only in-state competitors and come up empty. After the June 30 ruling, five doors remain open, and none of them is easy. SACRAMENTO — In most fights over gambling money, the side with $12 billion beats the side with … Read more
Prediction Markets Promised “Free Money.” A California Senator Says That’s Just Gambling.
A Wall Street Journal investigation found Polymarket paid young influencers to fake winning bets. Now Adam Schiff wants the federal regulator to explain why these apps aren’t treated like the casinos they resemble. WASHINGTON — The videos looked like easy money. A young person films a phone screen, taps a few times on what appears … Read more
A Blackjack Ban Could Bankrupt the Cities That Live Off California’s Cardrooms
California’s blackjack ban could drain the budgets of small cities that live on cardroom taxes. Inside the cardroom cities at risk and the June 30 court date.
Newsom Barred His Appointees From Betting on Inside Information. He Wasn’t the Only Governor.
As well-timed bets on war and politics piled up on Kalshi and Polymarket, California moved to keep its own officials from cashing in. Three more governors did the same within weeks. SACRAMENTO – There was money to be made on the worst news of the year. As the federal government weighed military strikes and other … Read more