Mateusz Gamrot defeated Arman Tsakuryan in the main event of the UFC on ESPN 38. The two lightweights have displayed a fantastic performance, and we can say that the battle was pure enjoyment for all UFC fans. In the end, Gamrot, a more experienced fighter, won via unanimous decision, with all three judges … Read More... about Mateusz Gamrot Defeats Arman Tsarukyan in the Main Event of the UFC on ESPN 38
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Stanley Cup Playoffs and IIHF Worlds Odds: The Best Bets on a Thrilling Thursday of Pond Hockey
We try to keep our international and professional-sports odds separate here at WagerBop, but the upcoming Thursday of morning, noon, and night-time pond shinny presents a chance for NHL bettors to live-out an incredible day of cheering and winning with more than a single tournament. Of course, it also provides the "opportunity" for puck-following gamblers to be wrung out, … [Read more...] about Stanley Cup Playoffs and IIHF Worlds Odds: The Best Bets on a Thrilling Thursday of Pond Hockey
2022 IIHF World Championship: 16 Team Preview, Gold Medal Odds, Roster Updates, and Picks
Sports are like politics in that if a subject is careful to keep her opinion from getting pigeonholed, there's always someone to come along and do it anyway. Take the last dozen years of American football as example. If you think Tim Tebow and Colin Kaepernick were misused, misunderstood, and brave fore-runners of Lamar Jackson's powerful modern-day NFL option game, then you … [Read more...] about 2022 IIHF World Championship: 16 Team Preview, Gold Medal Odds, Roster Updates, and Picks
2022 Winter Olympics: Men’s Ice Hockey Preview, Rosters, Odds, and Gold Medal Prediction
In hindsight, the Great NHL Olympics Debate of 2021-22 was akin to 2 guys arguing over a jug of water prior to the Biblical deluge. National Hockey League brass and NHLPA representatives made no secret of their conflicted interests as the players' association pushed for 2022 Winter Olympics participation, and NHL owners griped in public but nevertheless made plans to go-along … [Read more...] about 2022 Winter Olympics: Men’s Ice Hockey Preview, Rosters, Odds, and Gold Medal Prediction
2022 World Junior Championship: Gold Medal Odds, Team Previews, and Predictions
Fans of international pond shinny have gone from giddy to glum in a short few weeks. The NHL's green light of NHLPA involvement in the Winter Olympics gives the IOC's flagging Men's Ice Hockey brand a potentially huge boost, and yet Beijing's bad PR and worse timing could lead to bizarre roster scenarios for national teams. Strangely enough for an all-too-familiar situation, … [Read more...] about 2022 World Junior Championship: Gold Medal Odds, Team Previews, and Predictions
Updated: News and Developments in the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championships
4/23/21 Update: Well, well. It would appear that either WagerBop is cursing the women's international field, or we just know exactly the wrong time to put out IIHF predictions. The Women's World Championship was cancelled just a day after an expansive 2021 IIHF WWC preview below was posted on the blog, echoing all-too-well what happened in 2019, when our preview was … [Read more...] about Updated: News and Developments in the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championships
IIHF World Juniors: 2021 Semifinal Odds, Canada vs Russia Prediction, and USA-Finland O/U Pick
I try not to publish WagerBop predictions less than 24 hours from kickoff (or puck-drop) due to the blog-traffic factor. Even the site's most-popular pages aren't clicked-on by a million people at once. (There aren't that many sports-gambling aficionados in the world, but at least they hail from all over.) That's why we make a big deal out of weekly league schedules and events … [Read more...] about IIHF World Juniors: 2021 Semifinal Odds, Canada vs Russia Prediction, and USA-Finland O/U Pick
2021 World Junior Championship: Odds, Predictions, Prop Bets, and Gold Medal Pick
I've avoided making sports-predictions in public over the past few months, for reasons that will be spelled out in an upcoming NCAA football preview. For now, suffice to say that WagerBop is not a "square-gambling" publication, and has no plans to become one. 2020 has changed just about everything when it comes to 'capping teams and championships, and I had to test-out a few … [Read more...] about 2021 World Junior Championship: Odds, Predictions, Prop Bets, and Gold Medal Pick
Introducing WagerBop’s 2020 Virtual World Championship Tournaments
They say that former PGA Tour golfer Chip Beck was so sunny and optimistic, he could get excited about missing the green. The sports world has done worse than metaphorically miss the green in spring of 2020 - it's missed the tee time altogether. The COVID-19 pandemic has laid waste to pro and collegiate calendars around the world, wiping out most meaningful competition in … [Read more...] about Introducing WagerBop’s 2020 Virtual World Championship Tournaments