Dolphins take on Cowboys in Hall of Fame Game
At long last, NFL football has returned and the top online sportsbooks are have plenty of betting action, even though the regular season is five weeks away.
The NFL’s preseason kicks off Sunday with the Hall of Fame Game, which pits the Miami Dolphins against the Dallas Cowboys in Canton, Ohio.
The game is currently a pick’em at 5Dimes, but the Cowboys are a slight favorite on the moneyline at -125 while the Dolphins are going off at +105. The total is set at 34 points at 5Dimes.
While the two teams haven’t met since 2011, Dallas is 4-1 SU and 3-2 ATS in its last five games against Miami. Some other trends also going against Miami; the Dolphins went 0-4 SU and ATS last preseason and 0-3 all-time in the Hall of Fame Game.
Dallas was 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS in the 2012 preseason. (See the latest lines and tasty preseason NHL bonus at one of the top sportsbooks 5Dimes.)
Baseball betting preview
First place in the AL East will be on the line when the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox meet Monday separated by just a half-game in the standings. The total has gone UNDER in each of the last seven meetings between these two division rivals.
David Price and the Rays are -112 road favorites at Boston at 5Dimes going up against Felix Doubront and the Red Sox at +107.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are on a tear, currently riding a 26-6 run over their last 32 games and a 9-1 run in the second half. They’ll look to stay hot when they host the New York Yankees in a two-game series starting Tuesday.
The expected pitching matchups are Zach Greinke vs. Andy Pettitte on Tuesday and Clayton Kershaw vs. Hiroki Kuroda on Wednesday.
UFC 163 betting odds
HSBC Arena in Rio De Janiero, Brazil plays host to UFC 163 this Saturday. In the main event, Jose “Scarface” Aldo is a heavy favorite of -800 against Chan Sung “The Korean Zombie” Jung, who would pay +500 on an upset at Bovada.
Other fights featured on the card (with all lines provided by Bovada) include Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida (-350) vs. Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (+265), and Vinny “Pezao” Magalhaes (-350) vs. Anthony “The Hippo” Perosh (+265).