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By popular demand, the newest Action app has XFL support on both iOS and Android! That means you can track all of your XFL bets — spread picks, over/unders, futures and more — all in one place. We’re also pulling in the odds real-time, so you can always find the best number. Like with other sports,…

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We’re throwing a party for the Big Game, and Action Network subscribers are invited! Here are the details: Where: House of ‘Que in Hoboken, N.J. When: 5:00-11:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Food and Drink: Provided for first 50 RSVPs Guests: Max 2 people per group, 1 must be current Action subscriber RSVP now! We’ll have plenty of TVs…

It is the last day of 2019 and the end of a decade. The past 10 years have been some of the best for sports bettors, from surprise champions to the legalization of sports betting. It would be impossible to review all of the 2010s from a gambling perspective in one post, but by using…

The best debate in all of sports isn’t whether or not Colin Kaepernick should play or who should be the NBA MVP or how should (insert cheating, video-taping champion here) be punished. It’s who should be in the Hall of Fame, no matter what the sport. Eli Manning. Two Super Bowl wins, two Super Bowl…

Oklahoma at Oklahoma State Odds Odds: Oklahoma -14.5 Total: 73.5 Time: 8 p.m. ET TV: FOX Oklahoma is listed as a 14.5-point favorite over Oklahoma State for Bedlam in the final week of the college football regular season at Las Vegas book Circa Sports. The Cowboys will be without starting quarterback Spencer Sanders, which is…

Michigan State at Northwestern Odds & Prediction Odds: Michigan State -8 Over/Under: 36.5 Time: 12 p.m. ET TV: ABC All odds above as of Saturday at 8 a.m. ET and via PointsBet, where Action Network users get an exclusive 200% deposit match (deposit $50, bet with $150). Is there anything more exciting than a noon…

Ahead of the annual National Sports Collectors Convention next week in Chicago, the sports card market is in crisis mode. The largest seller of cards on eBay, PWCC, with more than $60 million in annual sales, has been caught up in a scandal, having sold millions of dollars worth of cards that were altered. They’re…

In April 1964, a 21-year-old English man wrote a letter to William Hill asking the sportsbook what odds it will give him for man to land on the moon. It was months before Ranger 7 would give NASA the first pictures of the lunar surface and time didn’t necessarily appear to be on the side…

You’ve probably heard it from some of your friends who are casual sports fans: What’s the point in watching the NBA? The Warriors always win. The Patriots again? Yawn. Another Alabama or Clemson college football title. Surprise, surprise. Parity is an interesting topic in sports at large. People complain about dynasties, but they assuredly increase…

The Stanley Cup has been hoisted. The Larry OB has been won. Do you know what this means? The Dog Days of Summer have begun! That’s not a good thing in some folks’ eyes, though. Also known as Mount Rushmore season, the dog days of summer are the ~2 months between the end of the…

Three down, three to go. Episode 4 of Season 8 of Game of Thrones has arrived! To celebrate the final season, we are running a props contest all around episode 4 Sunday night. Our prop contest is 100% free to enter and we’re giving away $250 to the winner. Here’s the lowdown: Game of Thrones Episode…

On Sunday, May 5th, Darren Rovell is running the UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon with the goal of raising $25,000 for Kids of STEEL through PledgeIt.org. To celebrate the event, we are running a props contest all around Darren and the half marathon. If you want to tune in and watch Darren, the race…

Two down, four to go. Episode 3 of Season 8 of Game of Thrones has arrived! To celebrate the final season, we are running a props contest all around episode 3 Sunday night. Our prop contest is 100% free to enter and we’re giving away $250 to the winner. Here’s the lowdown: Game of Thrones Episode…

One down, five to go. Episode 2 of Season 8 of Game of Thrones has arrived! To celebrate the final season, we are running a props contest all around episode 2 Sunday night. Our prop contest is 100% free to enter and we’re giving away $250 to the winner. Here’s the lowdown: Game of Thrones Episode…

The waiting is over! Time to welcome back the most popular show on the planet after almost two years dark. To celebrate the premiere of Season 8 of Game of Thrones we are running a props contest on Sunday night. Our prop contest is 100% free to enter and we’re giving away $500 to the winner.…

As Opening Day in Major League Baseball approaches, the most likely World Series matchup — according to the betting market — would feature the New York Yankees (+500) and Los Angeles Dodgers (+700). Those odds seem reasonable, but looking at the preseason odds of the eventual Pennant winners shows that the two favorites in the…

Two of the best days of the sports calendar are in the books. It’s now time for two more. The NCAA Tournament continues with eight games on Saturday, starting with Maryland-LSU at 12:10 p.m. ET. We’ve covered every game in depth, plus given out our staff’s favorite bets and what the sharps are betting, among…

“Few players recall big pots they have won, strange as it seems, but every player can remember with remarkable accuracy the outstanding tough beats of his career.” That line is from “Rounders,” the famed poker movie — and it certainly has its sports betting applications. Todd Gurley sliding down on the 5 vs. the Packers,…

When DraftKings announced its Sports Betting National Championship (SBNC) with a $1 million top prize, held this past weekend in Jersey, I knew pretty much right away I’d be signing up. That’s because this particular contest, in my opinion, is about 1% sports-betting skill and 99% game theory and problem solving. I thought it set…

Just like every year, 2018 had its fair share of bad beats (I’m still so sorry, Duquesne backers). And while I had some fair share of lucky covers (more on that later today), I suffered through many horrific losses as well. I thought I’d look back at the year that was and recall the 10…

After sharing my top 10 bad beats of 2018 on the final day of the year, I felt I should go back and recall my top 10 luckiest wins — and share on the first day of 2019 to send out some good vibes for the new year. We all tend to remember the bad…

What a beautiful Saturday in sports we have on tap! Four college bowl games Two NFL games Numerous NBA games Since you’ll be watching — and most certainly betting — well, all of them, we’re throwing a big prop contest together, giving away $100 and an Action Network hat to the winner. Here’s the lowdown: Saturday…

ONE MORNING IN early September, my train pulled up to my stop on the way to New York City. It was the same train I had taken hundreds of times, having rarely noticed much of its exterior except for the New Jersey Transit logos and the rust marks that matched the tracks below. But the…

I don’t know what to make of Friday’s $9 million winner-take-all match between Phil Mickelson and Tigers Woods. At first, the thought of watching Tiger and Phil duke it out for big bucks seemed like incredible television. However, the prize pool, side action and press conferences for “The Match” come across as too contrived for…

The finals have arrived! Sean Koerner and myself advanced to the championship match, but it wasn’t pretty. I got help from Ken Barkley’s brutal Cincinnati loss against Temple, while Koerner won via the margin of cover tiebreaker. Take a look at the updated bracket below before we get into the matchups and bets for this…

The four entrants who lost last week certainly put up a fight, but the four October semifinalists (Sean Koerner, Travis Reed, Ken Barkley and I) combined to go 11-1. Take a look at the updated bracket below before we get into the matchups and bets for this month’s semis. For those unfamiliar with the format…

I started off last week’s post by congratulating PJ Walsh for his victory last month, but he will not be repeating as Football Madness champion as Travis Reed (despite going 0-3) pulled off the upset in the first round via tiebreaker. Geoff Schwartz, a September semifinalist, also went down last weekend — although there’s no…

Congratulations to PJ Walsh, who took home the crown in our inaugural Football Madness Betting Contest last month. By rule, the four semifinalists (PJ, Collin Wilson, Geoff Schwartz and me) automatically receive entries into the following month’s contest. As for the other 12 participants, you will see a few repeat names from September in addition…

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My buddy Ronan leaned over and whispered, “Here’s $819, bet that thick rugger bugger over there.” It was 2002 (I think), and Ronan and I were at the Cubby Bear in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnshire. The “rugger bugger” was a Chicago Northside meatball who thought he knew about Gaelic football. I was an up-and-coming…

Sign up for The Action Network’s daily newsletter to have trending articles delivered into your inbox each morning. CELEBRITY: Not a Belieber Something very, very important happened yesterday: Justin Bieber confirmed he’s engaged. That’s right. The 24-year-old popped the question to Hailey Baldwin (Stephen’s daughter, Alec’s niece), and the 21-year-old model said “yes, I’d like…

The Highlights The 101st annual Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest takes place on July 4. Betting favorite Joey Chestnut is expected to consume more than 70 hot dogs and buns. That is 10 days’ worth of food in 10 minutes. Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog. Now that LeBron has signed with the…