Tuley's Takes Today: Monday betting recaps, updated MLB stats, Tuesday Best Bets 8/2
Let’s not bury the lead: Happy birthday to me! That’s right, 56 years ago on this day in 1966, I was born in the Chicago suburb of Winf…
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Let’s not bury the lead: Happy birthday to me! That’s right, 56 years ago on this day in 1966, I was born in the Chicago suburb of Winf…
This year’s Major League Baseball Trade Deadline has potential to be one of the wildest and craziest in history. Huge superstars like Juan Sot…
Tread very lightly today and tomorrow. That’s about the best advice I can give you when it comes to the Trade Deadline. The big, splashy playe…
The Deshaun Watson suspension has been announced and the Cleveland Browns will be without their new franchise quarterback for six games. Clevel…
Sunday was mostly spent watching baseball but also catching up on chores around the house, primarily cleaning our pool. You see, I had done a prett…
Saturday was mostly spent snapping, frankly, at the Tuley’s Takes home office as I don’t think I was able to truly explain how exhausted…
We’ve got two days left in July and three days left until Deadline Day. One big domino fell last night with the trade of Luis Castillo to the…
Friday was yet another long day in Reno as we completed my daughter’s orientation program at UNR, hung out with some new friends, went to a mo…
The last weekend before the Trade Deadline gets underway today with a lot of really good pitching matchups and some exorbitant AL East favorite pric…
Thursday was another long day as I’m still far away from the Tuley’s Takes home office. I had to wake up early in my Reno hotel room as…
We have reached the time of year when the sound of shoulder pads colliding is music to our ears. NFL training camps are open all over the coun…
Nevada sportsbooks won $23.8 million from bettors in June, down 18.33 percent from June 2021, from an overall handle of $490.3 million, according to…
While the subject of this article is baseball, it’s really a college football day for us at VSiN. The College Football Betting Guide is out an…
I know it seems like I’ve spent hardly any time in the Tuley’s Takes home office this summer, and I was back on the road again on Wednes…
We’ve just come out of the MLB All-Star break and it’s a good time to check in on how each of the 30 bullpens are faring. Handicapping b…
Here are the team previews for the Pac-12: UTAH Most of the Pac-12’s offseason hype was focused on USC, but it was Utah that won 10 games and…
Handicapping the Heisman odds board, especially before any games are played, is one of the biggest challenges college football bettors face. Not onl…
After an outlier season, the Heisman Trophy returned to normalcy last fall. To be clear, “normalcy” isn’t encouraged. But the real…
Years from now, when there are only two conferences and high school juniors are signing $10 million dollar deals, college football will look very di…
Here are the team previews for the Big 12: BAYLOR Some coordinators wind up being bad head coaches, but it certainly doesn’t seem as if Dave A…
Here are the team previews for Conference USA: CHARLOTTE It really felt like the Charlotte 49ers were ready to take off after a 7-6 season in Will H…
Here are the value bets for the College Football Playoff (with DraftKings odds): Utah (+ 500) to make the College Football Playoff Matt Youmans: Col…
Here are the team previews for the SEC: ALABAMA The expectation in Tuscaloosa is the same as it always is — championship or bust. With potenti…
Here are the best bets for season win totals (with DraftKings odds): Matt Youmans Alabama Over 10.5 (-265) When betting Over a high win total, a han…
Here are the team previews for the Big Ten: East Division The Hoosiers looked like they were finally turning the corner after finishing the 2020 sea…
The idea of setting your own game lines probably seems daunting. Oddsmakers have mountains of information and public betting data to work with. Howe…
Here are the team previews for the Sun Belt: APPALACHIAN STATE The Sun Belt looks like one of the stronger Group of Five conferences this season, an…
Here are the team previews for the independents: NOTRE DAME After 12 seasons, Brian Kelly departed for LSU in December and Notre Dame quickly hired…
Here are the team previews for the Mountain West: BOISE STATE Andy Avalos’ first season as head coach at his alma mater was a disappointment.…
Here are the team previews for the ACC: Atlantic Division Boston College The Eagles were coming off a 6-5 season and heading into 2021 with 1…
Here are the team previews for the MAC: AKRON Joe Moorhead takes over the Zips program after the Tom Arth era came to a close nine games into the 20…
Here are the team previews for the American Athletic Conference CINCINNATI Last year, Cincinnati became the first Group of 5 school to make th…
We’ve just come out of the MLB All-Star break and it’s a good time to check in on how each of the 30 bullpens are faring. Handicapping b…
Back to the Lone Star State — and its notorious athletic commission — we go for UFC 277 from Dallas, featuring 13 MMA battles. The featu…
This week’s UFC card has two title-fight rematches, with the question being whether the outcome will be different in either or both. But there…
The MLB slate rolls on as some pitchers make their second starts of the second half and others return from a prolonged layoff. It’s still impo…
Tuesday was a busy work day but ended with a lot of fun. After staying up late to file yesterday’s column, I had to get up early to work on…
This week’s UFC card has two title-fight rematches, with the question being whether the outcome will be different in either or both. But there…
Back to the Lone Star State — and its notorious athletic commission — we go for UFC 277 from Dallas, featuring 13 MMA battles. The featu…
At this time of year, I always get a couple of people that ask me something along the lines of, “What’s the best way to prepare for the…
The first couple turns through the rotation after the All-Star break can be challenging handicaps. Pitchers make starts on an inordinate amount of r…
We’ve just come out of the MLB All-Star break and it’s a good time to check in on how each of the 30 bullpens are faring. Handicapping b…
A quarterback who’s looking to bounce back from arguably the worst season of his long career is expected to be the savior for his new, success…
One day game and 14 night games are on the betting board for Tuesday, as we’ll see all 30 teams in action and have some pretty interesting gam…
Monday was a light work day (relatively speaking) in the Tuley’s Takes home office, as I was able to get out and run some errands and sign up…
It is an unusually busy Monday on the diamond, but teams just had a few days off for the All-Star Break and will be looking to make up for lost…
Sunday was another action-filled day for sports bettors, though I’m still mostly focused on baseball until football season gets here. It was a…
Saturday was a long day in the Tuley’s Takes home office. After filing this column late Friday night, I was up early to work on my “Team…
Sixteen games are on the card for Saturday, leaving no shortage of things to talk about and consider. We saw a lot of runs and a lot of overs on…
Friday was a different kind of day as I got out of the Tuley’s Takes home office (I’m not fully recovered from my sore throat but well e…
The second half began for eight teams yesterday, but 28 teams take the field tonight with a nearly full dance card across Major League Baseball. The…
Thursday was another long day in the Tuley’s Takes home office as we wrapped up our contributions to the VSiN College Football Betting Guide t…
Joe Schoen is a nervous wreck — it's tough being a first-year general manager. Long ago, training camp in the NFL was more about get…
Well, friends. I’m back. The MLB season resumes with six games on Thursday and two doubleheaders. It’s not very nice of the schedulers t…
Wednesday was spent working on college football previews for VSiN’s upcoming CFB Betting Guide. The day started out bad with a loss on my Bes…
Sample sizes over the first half of the baseball season can tell us a lot, but they can be a little bit misleading as well. There are some teams tha…
As we reach the second half of the Major League Baseball season, there are going to be a lot of big favorite roles. Some of the teams that are well…
Tuesday was spent, per usual, working on the original version of this column for Point Spread Weekly, as I discussed how I interpret the MLB betting…
As we exit out of the MLB All-Star break, we have three divisions that seem to be solidified, with the Yankees (AL East), Astros (AL West) and Dodge…
It’s fun to look at “on pace” statistics throughout the course of the MLB season. Early in the year, we get outlandish numbers lik…
As we exit out of the MLB All-Star break, we have three divisions that seem to be solidified, with the Yankees (AL East), Astros (AL West) and Dodge…
A lot of bettors refuse to handicap trends in any sport in fear they will always be chasing information that has maxed itself out. However, I am of…
We’ve had some great family time with recent trips to San Francisco and Hawaii to escape the Vegas summer heat, but it’s great being bac…
Only a fool would attempt to discredit Shohei Ohtani’s talents as a two-way baseball player. At the same time, it’s not foolish to debat…
The O2 arena in London hosts this week’s UFC event, with prelims beginning at noon ET/9 a.m. PT. The card features 14 bouts in the larger 30-f…
For yours truly, Dave Tuley, Monday was a day spent mostly napping as I’m shaking a post-vacation cold/sore throat (tested negative for COVID,…
For an updated breakdown of Tuesday's betting action, be sure to listed to the VSiN Market Insights Podcast with Josh Appelbaum. It will be post…
Eight contestants plan to put on a hitting display in the 2022 Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium. Reigning two-time champion Pete Alonso is the favor…
Tuley’s Takes Today is back as we recap the previous day’s betting results and try to use lessons learned to make bets moving forward.…
For an updated breakdown of Monday's betting action, be sure to tune in to the VSiN Market Insights Podcast. It will be posted by 3 p.m. ET. I&#…
Something I like to look at as we approach the All-Star Game are the workloads for young pitchers. Baseball is a hard game and playing at the highes…
In John Hughes classic movie, “Home Alone,” Kevin, the child left behind tells everyone he meets: “Christmas is the season of perp…
Howard Katz, the man in charge of the NFL scheduling, knows something we all think might happen – why else would he have the Carolina Panthers…
There are always amazing moments in sports betting every year, but 2022 seemed to have even more that stood out. With sports betting legal in t…