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UFC 250 Odds: Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer

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UFC 250 Odds: Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer

UFC 250 Odds from Las Vegas

The UFC is staying in its home base for UFC 250, which will be headlined by Amanda Nunes and Felicia Spencer for the Women’s Featherweight Championship from the APEX Performance Center in Las Vegas. At Caesars, the champion Nunes has opened as the -550 favorite to defend her title. Nunes, who also holds the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship, has not lost since 2014. Spencer’s only loss came via decision against Cris Cyborg in July 2019.

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UFC Fight Night Odds: Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns

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UFC Fight Night Odds: Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns

UFC Fight Night Odds from Las Vegas

After a brief stint in Jacksonville, the UFC returns to its home base this weekend with a UFC Fight Night Card from the APEX Performance Center in Las Vegas. Saturday night’s card is highlighted by welterweights Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns. Woodley has opened as a -180 favorite in the five-round main event at William Hill. Burns is on a five-fight winning streak, while Woodley has not fought since losing a decision to Kamaru Usman in March 2019.

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2020 Stanley Cup Playoff Opening Round Odds

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2020 Stanley Cup Playoff Opening Round Odds

Stanley Cup Playoff Odds from Las Vegas

Thank you, NHL! The National Hockey League is the first of the suspended leagues to agree on a proposal to conclude the 2020 season. The league and its Players’ Association have approved a 24-team playoff format, which will likely take place at a neutral site. Teams 5 through 12 in each conference will participate in a play-in round, while the top-four teams in each league will have a separate round-robin contest to determine their seeding in the first round. In the Eastern Conference, the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers would receive the free pass through the opening round. In the Western Conference, the St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, Las Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars would receive the byes.

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2020 Stanley Cup Odds: New NHL Playoff Format?

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2020 Stanley Cup Odds: Flyers on the Rise

Current Stanley Cup Odds from Las Vegas

There’s progress! The NHL Player’s Association has approved a 24-team playoff format to put a bow on the 2019-20 season. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has just released their updated 2020 Stanley Cup odds, and there are three co-favorites atop the odds board at 6-to-1: Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins, and Las Vegas Golden Knights. Teams 5 through 12 in each conference will participate in a play-in round, while the top-four teams in each league will have a separate contest to determine their seeding in the first round.

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2020 MLB Division Odds

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2020 MLB Division Odds

MLB Division Odds from Las Vegas

If/when the 2020 Major League Baseball season gets underway, the WagerTalk team will have you covered. Not much has changed in the MLB Division odds over the last two months at Caesars Sports Book. The LA Dodgers are an overwhelming -1000 favorite in the National League West. The NL Central appears to be the tightest race on the board with St. Louis (+200), Cincinnati (+210), Chicago (+230) and Milwaukee (+500) all with a shot to make it out of the division.

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Super Bowl 55 Odds: Chiefs +400 Favorites

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Super Bowl 55 Odds

Updated Super Bowl Odds from Las Vegas

And now…We wait. Following the release of the regular season schedule, there’s plenty of optimism that the 2020 NFL season will go on as-scheduled. Caesars Sports Book has just released their updated Super Bowl 55 odds and the Kansas City Chiefs remain the 4-to-1 favorites to repeat as champs, followed by Baltimore (+700) and San Francisco (+800). The Tampa Bay Bucs have moved to 12-to-1 after signing Tom Brady. With Brady no longer under center, New England has dropped from 14-to-1 to 25-to-1. Other notables include: Dallas at 13-to-1; Green Bay at 16-to-1; and Philadelphia at 20-to-1.

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