It was a relatively slow weekend for sports in the United States with the NBA turning its attention to the All-Star Game and the NHL off for the Olympic break.
Here’s a look at how things played out at the BetMGM online sportsbook.
Trends of the Week
Anthony Edwards won the MVP of the NBA All-Star Game. He scored 32 points for USA Stars over the three games. They won the championship game over USA Stripes. The Timberwolves star was +1600 to win at BetMGM, and took in 9% of the bets and 9.5% of the money going into the games. Both were the third-most of any player.
USA Stars were +200 to win overall, the longest odds of the three teams. The World was +155, while USA Stripes were +160.
On Saturday, Damien Lillard won the 3-point contest for the third time. He was +400 to win entering the event, which was the second-shortest odds of any player. Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel has the shortest odds at +250.
Upsets of the Week
Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 at +3600. Going into the race, he took in only 1.4% of the bets and 1% of the money in the outright winner market.
On the PGA Tour, Collin Morikawa won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. It was his first win since 2023. He opened at +6000 and took in only 1.3% of the bets and 0.7% of the money in pre-tournament outright winner betting.
Coming Up
Baseball’s spring training is underway and the Dodgers are the favorites to win the World Series at +225.
Behind the two-time defending champions are the Yankees at +1000, the Mariners and Blue Jays at +1300, and the Mets at +1400.
Also, the Braves are +1500, the Red Sox and Phillies are +1600, the Cubs are +2000 and the Tigers are +2000.
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This column was provided to The Associated Press by BetMGM online sportsbook.
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