Pro Baseball Series of the Week: While high hopes have all but been smashed for L.A.'s Baseball team that plays close to Mickey’s House, nothing but high hopes have sprung from the team that plays at Chavez Ravine.  That team will be without its best player this weekend when it takes on NL Central leading St. Louis in Pro Baseball betting. With a record of 24 and 12, the best in...
Pro Baseball Series of the Week: While high hopes have all but been smashed for L.A.'s Baseball team that plays close to Mickey’s House, nothing but high hopes have sprung from the team that plays at Chavez Ravine.  That team will be without its best player this weekend when it takes on NL Central leading St. Louis in Pro Baseball betting. With a record of 24 and 12, the best in...

Can’t Go Wrong with Helio at Indianapolis 500

Author: Other Betting at BetUS Sportsbook
Indianapolis 500 Preview They’re the most exciting left turns you’ll see in the entire universe! It’s the Greatest Spectacle in Racing! It’s the most fun you’ll ever have with something oval shaped! It’s the Indianapolis 500 betting preview! Most of my handicapping comes at the expense of the four majors in sports, but I love to tread out of my comfort...
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Untitled Document Everyone’s Cheering For Pacers Over Heat Now It was one thing when the hyperbole surrounding the Pacers-Heat matchup boiled over and we had to read a bunch of ballyhoo about how the upstarts from Indiana were going to somehow dethrone the crownless kings of Miami in Pro Basketball betting. When Bosh went out, that hyperbole seemed to gain some credibility by...
Pro Hockey Playoffs: There’s really no stopping Los Angeles in Pro Hockey betting.  L.A. drubbed Phoenix in the second game of their conference final series 4 to 0 on Tuesday night to take a 2 to 0 game lead in the series.  Los Angeles now returns home where they have a decent chance of going up 3 to 0 and possibly completing a sweep against the team from the Valley of the Sun. For...

Bayern Munich Battles Chelsea as Fave in Germany on Saturday

Author: Soccer Betting at BetUS Sportsbook
Champions League Final: Bayern Munich battles Chelsea as the favorite in Germany this Saturday for the Champions League title.  This is the second year in a row that the Champions League Final will take place on a Saturday.  The game is scheduled for 2:45 pm ET and the actual date of the game is May 19. Although there is plenty to discuss regarding Bayern Munich versus Chelsea,...
Series of the Week: Things have been looking up in the Los Angeles sports scene.  Los Angeles’ hockey team is a series away from making it to the Finals.  Both professional basketball teams are playing well, getting close to moving to the second round of the playoffs, and that often maligned L.A. baseball team found a bit of “magic” in a new ownership group. The...
2012 ATP Madrid Rafael Nadal takes to the clay this week and he’s not too happy about it.  The French Open, the next grand slam event of the year, takes place between May 26 and June 10. There are three more ATP events, after ATP Madrid, before the French Open: the ATP Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the ATP Power Horse World Team Cup, and the ATP Open de Nice Cote d' Azur. All...
Western Conference Futures It’s time for a Hockey Futures update now that Los Angeles and Phoenix, just a few short weeks ago the two biggest underdogs in the Sportsbook to win the hockey championship, have both ascended to the Western Conference Finals.  L.A. and Phoenix got to where they are by taking on favored teams and smacking those favored teams in their mouths. Los Angeles...

We’ll All Have Another at The Preakness Stakes

Author: Other Betting at BetUS Sportsbook
The Preakness Stakes: We’re two weekends away from betting on the Preakness Stakes, which is the second leg of the vaunted holy grail of horse racing we like to call the Triple Crown. As is the usual custom in the post-Kentucky Derby weeks, we hope that somebody can break the 34-year old drought of Triple Crown winners since Affirmed accomplished the magnanimous feat in 1978. So...
The Players Championship Did you know that this video [Golf Boys] existed? I’ll have more on that in a second. The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass is usually the event where you can almost definitely expect the unexpected. The “fifth” major on the PGA Tour will draw the best of the best, especially with that monster purse up for grabs for the world class field....
Hoops Game 6 Action This was supposed to be a second round playoff preview, but since we don’t have any matchups set for the semis in either conference here’s a rundown of the Thursday Game 6’s which I expect to put a close on the quarterfinals in NBA playoff betting. As usual, home team in caps. As I write this on a Wednesday morning, betting lines aren’t posted...
Hockey Playoffs Things are heating up in Pro Hockey betting! The Playoffs have never looked fresher with five of the eight teams remaining looking for their first ever championship. Two of the teams with banners hanging in their arenas face off when Philadelphia takes on likely short-handed New Jersey. In the West, St. Louis tries to bounce back in Hollywoodon May 3.  On May 4, Phoenix...
Hockey Playoffs Things are heating up in Pro Hockey betting! The Playoffs have never looked fresher with five of the eight teams remaining looking for their first ever championship. Two of the teams with banners hanging in their arenas face off when Philadelphia takes on likely short-handed New Jersey. In the West, St. Louis tries to bounce back in Hollywoodon May 3.  On May 4, Phoenix...
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Hoops Playoff Picks At this point last season, we were basking in the greatest season Pro Basketball betting ever provided. Then the lockout happened and everyone started not to “love this game”. Boy how things changed quickly. The 2011-12 season has continued to provide surprise after surprise and the playoffs are proving to be a post season mine field for the betting...
Hoops Playoff Picks At this point last season, we were basking in the greatest season Pro Basketball betting ever provided. Then the lockout happened and everyone started not to “love this game”. Boy how things changed quickly. The 2011-12 season has continued to provide surprise after surprise and the playoffs are proving to be a post season mine field for the betting...
Top Horses to Watch America’s most important and popular horse race, the Kentucky Derby, is this Saturday and, as always, the opinions on who can win the Derby are as various as the hats that onlookers are likely to see on May 5th.  Some horse racing handicappers are giving a startling 14 equines a shot in the race.  That’s an incredible 70% of the 20 horse field with a...
Top Horses to Watch America’s most important and popular horse race, the Kentucky Derby, is this Saturday and, as always, the opinions on who can win the Derby are as various as the hats that onlookers are likely to see on May 5th.  Some horse racing handicappers are giving a startling 14 equines a shot in the race.  That’s an incredible 70% of the 20 horse field with a...
Derby Betting Advice: I grew up betting on horse racing with my Dad, who was a former phenom jockey back in his youth before hanging up the saddle to go to attend university like an idiot. One of the biggest tips that you can get when studying a race as big as the Kentucky Derby is to ingest as much information as there is out there. There tends to be more good advice out there than...
Derby Betting Advice: I grew up betting on horse racing with my Dad, who was a former phenom jockey back in his youth before hanging up the saddle to go to attend university like an idiot. One of the biggest tips that you can get when studying a race as big as the Kentucky Derby is to ingest as much information as there is out there. There tends to be more good advice out there than...
Series of the Week Philadelphia was supposed to be the obvious team to win their division this season in Baseball betting.  In fact, Philly was a huge -150 favorite going into the season to make it all the way to the championship series. It hasn’t played out that way.  While Philadelphia is struggling, usual doormat Washington has pitched its way to the top of the division. ...
Series of the Week Philadelphia was supposed to be the obvious team to win their division this season in Baseball betting.  In fact, Philly was a huge -150 favorite going into the season to make it all the way to the championship series. It hasn’t played out that way.  While Philadelphia is struggling, usual doormat Washington has pitched its way to the top of the division. ...
Detroit at New York Weekend Series: Detroit takes on New York in the Big Apple this weekend in a three game series that Baseball betting fans should definitely consider assigning part of their bankroll too.  Detroit is tied with Chicago and Cleveland atop their respective division while New York is just one game back of Baltimore in the American League East. Both teams sport 10 and 8...
2012 ATP Barcelona: The Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell is one of the premier warm up tournaments for the French Open.
Thursday Night Game 7's: Pro Hockey betting has had one underlying trend this year: that perennial playoff teams are getting ousted in the first round. Vancouver is gone, along with Pittsburgh, Detroit, San Jose and Chicago. Even crazier is the fact that St. Louis is currently the favorite to win the cup in Pro Hockey Futures after starting the year as 50-1 dogs. Can the Devils avoid the...

Get Prop Bets Down Before Morning Line is Set

Author: Other Betting at BetUS Sportsbook
138 Kentucky Derby Props The Run for the Roses is roughly a week away but that doesn’t mean that Kentucky Derby handicappers have to sit on their hands and stay away from making bets on America’s biggest horse race.  On the contrary, the Online Sportsbook is offering a number of Derby prop wagers as well as the chance to lock in great odds on the horse you believe will win the...
2012 Basketball Regular Season Finale: It’s been a short and bumpy ride in this wondrous 66-game Pro Basketball betting season that gave away more surprises than any of us expected. I mean the Spurs aren’t just the best team in the league right now; they’re also one of the best bets in all of basketball going 35-20-3 ATS this season. From Linsanity, to Lob City to the absolute...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto on May 5 The action in the online Sportsbook on the Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Pro Baseball Free Picks New York Yankees (6-5) over BOSTON RED SOX (4-7) Pitching Matchup: Ivan Nova (NYY) (2-0) vs. Clay Buchholz (BOS) (1-0) Friday, April 20th --- Fenway Park --- 3:05pm The Yankees are inching closer to respectability after a very rough start, mostly because their pitching has been atrocious. Ivan Nova shouldn’t be in the rotation, especially since he allows...
Hoops Free Picks The Pro Basketball playoffs are just around the corner.  It’s a perfect time for Basketball odds handicappers to get a few wagers down on a couple of games this Thursday and this Friday. Tweaking the betting strategy and building the bankroll before the playoffs is always a good thing.  Chicago takes on Miami on April 19 in a battle that’s sure to help...
2012 Pro Basketball Futures Los Angeles, Chicago, and Oklahoma City are the best bets to win this year’s Pro Basketball championship.  All three teams are offering Basketball betting odds in the Futures book to take home the trophy and all three are deserving of consideration from online basketball handicappers.  Out of the three, both Chicago and Oklahoma City are favorites...

BetUS Weekly Casino Promotions

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Casino Tournaments Manic Mondays – Extra Point Mondays Start your week by gaining those extra points!  Every Monday, the BetUS Casino will add 10% to your casino bankroll.  The best part about the 10% is that it’s added on to your losses from the previous 7 days.  Get in on this awesome 10% rebate for playing your favorite slot games! Charlie Tuesdays - - 6-Card Guarantees...
Pro Hockey Playoffs Free Picks Halfway through the first round of NHL playoff betting and we’re already being reminded why this brand of the post season is perhaps the best around in the four majors. Vancouver thought the Hockey Gods had forgotten about last year’s riots. The defending champions are in a grind against a perennial playoff letdown team. Florida and Phoenix...
UFC 145 Free Picks: Event: UFC 145 – Jones vs.
Pro Basketball Free Picks: With just a handful of matchups left in the NBA betting regular seasons, this 66-game gauntlet of a season is finally coming to a close. That gives us barely two weeks to prepare for the playoff betting onslaught. This Friday, three teams are trying to hold onto their post-season dreams and so I’m previewing these games. As is the case, my editor asks for...
Baseball Free Picks NEW YORK YANKEES over Los Angeles Angels Starting Pitchers: Ervin Santana (0-1) (LAA) / Hiroki Kuroda (0-1) (NYY) The New York Yankees will host the Angels in their home opener this season, and both teams are looking to correct some not-so-great starts to the year. Albert Pujols did one of his main jobs in Los Angeles, generating tons of excitement for the Angles...
Eastern Conference Free Picks: A quick rundown of how to gamble hockey: the spread is usually always -1.5 for the favorite and that means that your bet has to win by at least two goals. There’s the moneyline, which goes to the straight up victor and the TOTAL works the same as in all sports. It’s essentially identical to baseball betting from a numbers standpoint. Now that that’s...
Western Conference Free Picks: The 2012 pro hockey playoffs begin this season with Vancouver a heavy +200 favorite to make it all the way to the finals in Pro Hockey betting.  Vancouver brings a veteran squad, along with a well-rested goalie, to this year’s playoff party.  But they’re not the only team that online betting handicappers are looking to in the futures. St. Louis is a...

Last Chance to Qualify for the Kentucky Derby

Author: Other Betting at BetUS Sportsbook
2012 Arkansas Derby: This Saturday is the last chance for many well-regarded horses to make the Kentucky Derby field.  Graded earnings determine whether or not a horse will step onto the track in Louisville on the First Saturday in May to run for the roses. The horses with the most graded earnings secure one of 20 spots in the starting gate under the Twin Spires.  If your horse...
UFC on Fuel TV: The online sportsbook is offering MMA handicappers odds on the fights taking place in Stockholm, Sweden this Saturday, April 14.  Currently, the sportsbook is offering odds on four fights, but three should garner most bettors’ attention. This is the first time that a mixed-martial arts event is taking place in Sweden.  The Internet has been abuzz with...
Hockey Conference Futures EASTERN CONFERENCE New York Rangers (+200 to win Eastern Conference) You have to do a wide range of things in the NHL playoffs to be successful: score lots of goal, prevent lots of goals, have a killer power play…these are all things you expect to hear. But toughness is the biggest scale tipper in the NHL playoff scene and the Rangers have it in truck loads....
Hoops Free Picks Get ready for another great weekend of pro basketball betting! As is always the case, the home team is in CAPS and the game lines won’t be released till the night before/morning of game day. Oklahoma City Thunder over INDIANA PACERS (Friday, April 6th) The Pacers were my favorite under-the-radar betting pick in the NBA for the last few years (along with the...

Wood Memorial and Santa Anita Derby Picks

Author: Other Betting at BetUS Sportsbook
Kentucky Derby Prep Races There are two huge Kentucky Derby Prep races this Saturday in the Racebook as eight three-year-olds will battle for a $1,000,000 purse in New York and one of the most popular trainers in the world possibly saddles a monster in California’s most important prep for the Kentucky Derby.  Because of the backing of a renowned resorts and casinos operator, the...

Wood Memorial and Santa Anita Derby Picks

Author: Other Betting at BetUS Sportsbook
Kentucky Derby Prep Races There are two huge Kentucky Derby Prep races this Saturday in the Racebook as eight three-year-olds will battle for a $1,000,000 purse in New York and one of the most popular trainers in the world possibly saddles a monster in California’s most important prep for the Kentucky Derby.  Because of the backing of a renowned resorts and casinos operator, the...
American League Opening Day Baseball season is starting for many teams on Thursday, and if you’re like me then you love the daily grind of the season. It may not have the nauseating up swings and downward spirals of football or even basketball betting, but it’s a great money maker if you bank on starting pitching. Without much to go on stat wise, I’m doing my best here to give...
2012 Golf Masters Breakdown The first major golf tournament of the year is this week and the online sportsbook is offering numerous wagers for the event.  Gamblers can put money on the winner of the 2012 Masters as well as make wagers on 72 Hole Group Betting, the winner’s nationality, the Top American, Top Asian and Top Rest of the World. But, besides being a sort of golf betting...
Pro Baseball Opening Day: It’s time for baseball betting fans to get serious.  The MLB Season kicks off this Thursday, April 5, with seven games.  Three of those games, all in the National League, could lead to profits for online sportsbook gamblers. Before getting into that, it’s important to understand that baseball betting is unlike most other sports betting vehicles because...