Ben Fawkes
@BFawkes22
Senior sports betting analyst @YahooSports | Former: @ESPN, @VSiNLive | Brooklyn born, fan of all teams Minnesota. DMs open
The Oklahoma City Thunder open with a 2025-26 win total of 62.5, the highest since the 2018-19 Golden State Warriors (62.5)
Scottie Scheffler opens with 250-1 odds to win all four majors in 2026 at @BetMGM
The Denver Broncos (+350) currently have the most bets of any NFL team to win its division at @BetMGM. The Kansas City Chiefs have won the AFC West nine straight seasons
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-1) have their best preseason odds to win the national championship since 2006, when they were +450 (per @SOHistory)
Highest college football season win totals at @BetMGM: Notre Dame 10.5 Ohio State 10.5 Oregon 10.5 Penn State 10.5 Alabama 9.5 Boise State 9.5 Clemson 9.5 Georgia 9.5 Liberty 9.5 Miami (FL) 9.5 Texas 9.5
Three most-bet NFL teams to MISS the playoffs (by total wagers) at @BetMGM: 1. Detroit Lions (+165) 2. New Orleans Saints (-800) 3. San Francisco 49ers (+150)
The Kansas City Chiefs UNDER 11.5 is the most-bet season win total under by total wagers at @BetMGM so far this offseason
One bettor at DraftKings wagered $2,500 on the Baylor Bears to win the College Football Playoff at 200-1 odds. Bet would win $500,000
Scottie Scheffler (+500 at @BetMGM) has the best pre-tournament odds to win the @TheOpen Championship since Jordan Spieth was also +500 back in 2015, per @SOHistory
Iga Swiatek (-275) beats Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first #Wimbledon title. What a performance
Current NFL divisional favorites at @BetMGM: Bills -275 Ravens -145 Texans +110 Chiefs -120 Eagles -150 Lions +120 Bucs -105 49ers +160
New York Yankees games have now gone OVER the total in 12 straight
A look at all the top Super Bowl 60 bets placed thus far ⬇️ sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/bi…
NBA over/unders for Eastern Conference teams at @BetMGM: Cavaliers 55.5 NY Knicks 52.5 Magic 51.5 Hawks 46.5 Pistons 45.5 Bucks 44.5 Celtics 43.5 76ers 43.5 Pacers 39.5 Heat 37.5 Raptors 35.5 Bulls 32.5 Hornets 25.5 Nets 21.5 Wizards 21.5
NBA over/unders for Western Conference teams at @BetMGM: Thunder 62.5 Rockets 54.5 Nuggets 53.5 T'Wolves 50.5 Warriors 47.5 LA Lakers 47.5 LA Clippers 46.5 Spurs 43.5 Grizzlies 40.5 Mavs 39.5 Kings 37.5 Trail Blazers 33.5 Pelicans 31.5 Suns 31.5 Jazz 18.5
Penn State (+800) has its best preseason odds to win the CFB national championship since at least 2001, per @SOHistory
One bettor at DraftKings wagered $25,000 on the Las Vegas Raiders to win Super Bowl LX at 100-1 odds back on April 9. Bet would win $2.5 million if Raiders win their first Super Bowl since 1984. Raiders are currently 120-1 at DK