When viewed from a sports betting perspective, everything that happens in sports has some additional environment. The sports betting industry will be impacted by the sports media cycle regularly, substantially, from season-changing injury to record-setting moments and many more.
Our betting hype document, which includes contributions from Doug Greenberg, Doug Purdum, and others, aims to give fans a look at the sports betting stories that are generating interest.
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July 31: Dodgers great movers, Phillies popular get after date
Doug Greenberg: The 2024 MLB deal date saw many of the persistent consumers continue to buy, in change, triggering line techniques and betting action across the betting market.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, who made the biggest spills in late July with the acquisitions of Amed Rosario, Tommy Edman, and Michael Kopech, follow him on deadline morning with Jack Flaherty and Kevin Kiermaier. On ESPN BET, LA’s now modest tournament odds, which were at + 300, increased significantly to + 145, which is a slight improvement over their previous-placed rivals.
The Dodgers are now the World Series champion at the trade date for the third time in five years, the most recent winning season coming in a shorter time frame. According to ESPN Stats and Information, the Chicago Cubs were the last team to win the tournament at the end of a whole year.
The San Diego Padres were occupied just a few blocks from Los Angeles, and they added Martin Perez, Tanner Scott, and Jason Adam to their rosters to boost their pitch. After winning the subject by as much as + 5000 a week ago, the Pads are then + 3000. Plus, they’ve attracted the most bets to win the NL at ESPN BET ( 32 % ) and BetMGM ( 50 % ) since the beginning of this week.
The NL’s standings chief, the Philadelphia Phillies, made merely some brief trades before and at the date, resulting in peripheral line motion. However, that did n’t stop bettors from getting excited about them: The Phils are the most-bet team to win the World Series by tickets ( 19.2 % ) since Sunday at ESPN BET, as well as the most-bet team by bets ( 21 % ) and handle ( 21 % ) since Friday at DraftKings.
The New York Yankees, who increased their business for Jazz Chisholm Jr. over the weekend and Mark Leiter Jr. on date day, are the second-most-bet staff at ESPN BET since Sunday and the second-most-bet team at BetMGM since Monday. They moved from -125 to -150 to get the AL East, and from + 600 to + 500 to win the World Series at ESPN BET.
As a result, New York’s section enemy, the Baltimore Orioles, got more in their chances, going from -105 to + 120 for the AL East and from + 650 to + 700 for the World Series. Still, they’re the most-bet team to win the pennant ( 29 % ) since Sunday at ESPN BET.
Last but not least, the Cleveland Guardians, who now sit atop the AL status, tightened their odds difference to the best clubs, moving from + 1800 to + 1600 to win the World Series. They attracted 10.5 % of the current winning tickets to the World Series at BetMGM, and 18 % of the new winnings in the AL at ESPN BET.
July 26: Team USA is the most popular sportsbook for silver prize winners.
Doug Greenberg: Bettors in the United States are backing their fellow citizens at an unheard higher rate as Team USA prepares to hold its first meeting on the Seine River in Paris.
According to ESPN BET, 55 % of stakes and 59 % of wagers are placed on American players and teams that have won gold medals in their respective situations.
Topping the list is the U. S. Men’s Basketball team (-400 ), followed immediately by the U. S. women’s basketball team (-2000 ). Sprinters Noah Lyles ( + 140 in the men’s 100m, -350 in the 200m ) and Sha’Carri Richardson (-175 in the women’s 100m ) are the most-bet individual athletes on the list.
The U. S. women’s 3×3 basketball team, (-120 ) and soccer team ( + 190 ) come next, with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (-500 in women’s 400m hurdles ) rounding out the top 10 for the U. S.
The only non-Americans on the list are the Canadian men’s basketball team ( + 900 ), Carlos Alcaraz (-135 in men’s tennis ) and Iga Swiatek (-215 in women’s tennis ), listed at seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively. DraftKings also reports that the Spain’s men’s soccer team ( + 200 ) and the French men’s basketball team ( + 1200 ) are two of their most-bet teams thus far.
Team USA has also won the most gold medals overall and the most gold medals overall (-2000 ) in the betting tables. The U. S. has 43 % of the tickets and 64 % of the money in the most overall medals market, though China ( + 340 ) has also received 50 % of bets and 29 % of handle, while host nation France ( + 6600 ) has gotten 7 % of both tickets and handle in the gold medal and overall medal markets.
Some bettors are turning to the market for all golden medals because of the high odds for the United States in the most general medals marketplace. ESPN BET reported big action on Team USA’s opening range, 39.5 gold medals, causing it to similar at 40.5 ahead of the opening ceremony.
July 23: Edey, Sheppard lead NBA ROY race after summer league, Bronny gets most tickets
Doug Greenberg: The Miami Heat won the 2024 NBA summer league title after defeating the Memphis Grizzlies in overtime on Monday night. Many rookies had their first taste of professional action with the annual offseason league, and it also provided betting tips and predictions for the upcoming rookie of the year competition.
Zach Edey, the center of the Memphis Grizzlies, is now the standalone betting favorite with + 550 after winning the award at ESPN BET and opening at + 2000. After the start of the summer league, the former Purdue big man attracted a category-leading 23.97 % of the sportsbook’s handle.
Next on the list is Houston Rockets guard Reed Sheppard, who moved from + 1000 at open to + 650 after attracting 14.80 % of the handle ( second-best ) and 13.61 % of the bets ( third-best ).
Meanwhile, the only two players selected ahead of him in the 2024 NBA draft, Atlanta Hawks ‘ forward Zaccharie Risacher and Washington Wizards ‘ forward Alex Sarr, have both moved down the list, showing + 800 and + 900 after opening at + 450 and + 350, respectively, Sarr has gotten some modest action, but Risacher has garnered just over 1 % of bets and handle at ESPN BET.
The Spurs ‘ Stephon Castle ( + 900 ) and the Bulls ‘ Matas Buzelis ( + 1000 ) both lengthened moderately following summer league action, while the Lakers ‘ Dalton Knecht shortened all the way down to + 1000 after opening at + 1800.
Despite having some of the worst odds on the board at 150-1, it is Bronny James‘ more well-known rookie teammate, who has won the attention of the betting public.
July 17: Celtics, Knicks lead NBA opening win totals
After a 64-win regular season and an NBA record 18th championship, sportsbooks predict that the Boston Celtics will return where they left off. The C’s are currently leading the NBA with 58.5 victories, according to ESPN BET’s release of its win totals for the 2024-2011 season on Wednesday. That would be their highest preseason win total in the past 30 years, surpassing their previous high of 56.5 in 2009-10, which they went under.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are next in line after 57 wins, which was just behind the Denver Nuggets ( 52.5 % ) in the Western Conference record of 57 wins last season. The New York Knicks, one of the most active teams during the offseason, has the second-highest Eastern Conference win total at 53.5, eight games higher than their total of 45.5 heading into last season. It also ties their highest preseason win total in the past 30 years, matching the 1997-98 team ( they went under that season ).
The Dallas Mavericks, who finished second in the NBA Draft, make their debut with a 50.5 win total, tying them with the Milwaukee Bucks for seventh place overall. The Los Angeles Lakers have won 44.5 games overall and have underperformed their projections for wins in each of the previous five.
The Brooklyn Nets, who are currently rebuilding following the highly regarded Mikal Bridges trade, are the team with the lowest win total heading into this season. Their total is 19.5 juiced to the over at -125.
2024-25 NBA win totals
Atlanta Hawks 35.5
Brooklyn Nets 19.5
Boston Celtics 58.5
Charlotte Hornets 29.5
Cleveland Cavaliers 47.5
Dallas Mavericks 50.5
Denver Nuggets 52.5
Detroit Pistons 24.5
Golden State Warriors 42.5
Houston Rockets 42.5
Indiana Pacers 46.5
LA Clippers 40.5
Los Angeles Lakers 44.5
Memphis Grizzlies 47.5
Miami Heat 44.5
Milwaukee Bucks 50.5
Minnesota Timberwolves 52.5
New Orleans Pelicans 45.5
New York Knicks 53.5
Oklahoma City Thunder 55.5
Orlando Magic 47.5
Philadelphia 76ers 52.5
Phoenix Suns 46.5
Portland Trail Blazers 21.5
San Antonio Spurs 35.5
Sacramento Kings 46.5
Toronto Raptors 30.5
Washington Wizards 22.5
July 10: U. S. men, women commanding favorites for Paris Olympics
David Purdum: The United States men’s and women’s basketball teams are commanding odds-on favorites to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The U. S. men are -550 to win at ESPN BET, while the U. S. women are even stronger favorites at -1, 500.
The men’s Olympic team has won four straight titles, and they’ll arrive in Paris as bigger favorites than they did in 2021, when they defeated rivals to claim gold at the Tokyo Olympics, winning 8-0 and winning 27.9 % on the overall average. The U. S was around a -350 favorite in 2021. Overall, the United States has won 16 gold medals overall in men’s basketball, compared to only four other nations.
Victor Wembanyama and France are the only nations with the shortest odds of winning gold, with 11-1, behind them.
The U. S. men open Olympic play July 28 as consensus 12.5-point favorites over Serbia.
The U.S. women are aiming for an eighth straight gold medal, which would set the Olympic record for the most consecutive gold medals won by a nation in a team sport.
Oddsmakers are n’t expecting the U. S. women’s basketball team to face much competition. No team at ESPN BET has fewer than 20-1 odds of winning gold. Belgium has the second-shortest odds at 20-1, followed by Australia, Canada, China, France, Japan and Spain, which are each listed at 28-1.
The U. S. women open July 29 against Japan and are 16.5-point favorites.
July 9: WSOP main event sets attendance record, prize pool tops$ 94M
Greenberg: For the second year in a row, the World Series of Poker main event has set a new bar.
The 55th iteration of the WSOP main event, a$ 10, 000 buy-in freezeout held in Las Vegas, registered 10, 112 entrants to create a total prize pool of$ 94, 041, 600, breaking the previous records of 10, 043 players and$ 93, 399, 900 set last year, according to Caesars Entertainment, which hosts the annual tournament series.
This year’s event also set a new single-day registration record by welcoming 5, 014 entrants on July 6. Through July 8, players could register online, with the exception of late registration.
The WSOP main event’s “new magic number” is “ten thousand entrants,” according to World Series of Poker executive director Ty Stewart. Since we moved to the Las Vegas Strip,” the response has been overwhelming.”
Although the overall pot is bigger, 2024’s winner will take home a smaller share of the prize pool at$ 10 million, last year’s champion, Atlanta’s Daniel Weinman collected$ 12.1 million for winning. Every player at this year’s final table will win at least$ 1 million and the minimum payout ( 1, 517th place ) will earn$ 15, 000.
Final table payouts:
1st:$ 10, 000, 000
2nd:$ 6, 000, 000
3rd:$ 4, 000, 000
4th:$ 3, 000, 000
5th:$ 2, 500, 000
6th:$ 2, 000, 000
7th:$ 1, 500, 000
8th:$ 1, 250, 000
9th:$ 1, 000, 000
