- Peter Wright is -500 in two matches on the PDC Home Tour today, and -357 in his third.
- In the Comet League, Gladiator is a -109 favorite over Voini Siomi.
- In the Fusion NA competition for the esport Rocket League, Rogue is -312 over Stromboli.
LAS VEGAS - Today’s edition of the Daily Sports Betting Preview is a great one, fit for the first Daily Sports Betting Preview of the week!
First, in the world of darts, the Preview takes a look at the PDC Home Tour, the adaptation made to the PDC Tour amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Then, over in Russia, the Comet League, a short hockey league, brings some fast paced action to the table today.
Finally, in the world of esports, there is a Rocket League competition called Fusion NA that features a match today, and many sportsbooks are offering odds on it!
There’s a lot to cover, so let’s jump right in!
PDC Home Tour Betting
The PDC is one of the premier darts competitions in the world and is adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic with remarkable speed.
Nearly immediately after many leagues shut down, the PDC was up and running with the Home Tour, a modification of the traditional format that allows the competitors to play from home.
This is obviously good for slowing the spread of the virus, but it has also been good for sports bettors, who have been hard up for betting opportunities, and online sportsbooks, who desperately want to provide those.
Today’s betting slate is quite full when it comes to the Home Tour, so it seems like a good idea to look at some of the most interesting matches on the card.
World Champion Peter Wright is taking on Ryan Murray today, and Wright is deservedly a -500 favorite in the match.
For his part, Murray has +350 odds. A spread of Murray +3.5 does a good job of evening the odds, as Murray +3.5 has -160 odds and Wright -1.5 has +130 odds.
Wright has two more matches throughout the day. In the second match, he is once again a -500 favorite, this time against Cristo Reyes, who has +333 odds.
The spread for this match, however, is only Reyes +2.5, as opposed to the 3.5 spread in the previous match. Reyes +2.5 has +114 odds, while Wright -2.5 has -144 odds.
Wright’s third match today is against Jelle Klaasen, and sees Wright at -357 odds on the moneyline. Klaasen has +240 moneyline odds.
The spread for this match is Klaasen +2.5, and that bet has -122 odds, while Wright -2.5 has -108 odds.
Overall, there’s a lot of betting to be done today on the PDC Home Tour!
Comet League Short Hockey Betting
The Russian Comet League has gotten a fair amount of attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s easy to see why - it’s still up and running.
The Comet League is a short hockey league, which means that the periods of the game, instead of being 15 minutes, are 10 minutes.
This means that the total time played in a short hockey match is 30 minutes, instead of the usual 45.
However, the Comet League manages to be incredibly action-packed within those 30 minutes, making it a very interesting betting opportunity.
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As an example, there are nine games today, and none of those nine games have a points total Over/Under below 9.5 goals in the game.
In other words, the sportsbooks expect nearly every game to have a goal about every three minutes on average.
Today’s highlighted Comet League game is between Gladiator and Voini Syomi. The moneyline on the match says that Gladiator is favored, with -109 odds. Voini Syomi clocks in with +155 odds, and a draw has +430 odds.
The Over/Under line for this match is 9.5 goals, which appears to be about the correct number - both sides of this bet have -115 odds.
Overall, there are a lot of matches to keep in mind today, and this is but one of them - the league is running all day, from early morning to late night (in USA time zones), and provides ample betting opportunities to those who would take advantage of them.
Rocket League Esports Betting
This is, perhaps, the first time Rocket League has been discussed in this column. Rocket League is a bit of a tough esport to explain, but here’s the basic gist:
It’s video game soccer, but instead of people playing soccer, cars play soccer.
It sounds a bit out there, but Rocket League is one of the most popular esports on the planet, and one of the most fun and engrossing games to watch.
The Fusion NA competition today brings one excellent Rocket League match to the table, a match between Rogue and Stromboli.
Rogue are heavy favorites in this match on the moneyline, with -312 odds, while Stromboli clock in with +222 odds.
There are various amounts of maps (functionally, another word for games) that could be played in the match, depending on the necessity for it, as this is a best of seven match.
The Over/Under line for maps played in the match is set at 5.5, with the Over having -135 odds and the Under having +102 odds.
Several of the earlier maps have odds on them, similar to how tennis betting often offers odds on the first set of a match.
For example, the first map has odds that favor Rogue, of course, but at a notably lower level than they are favored in the match as a whole.
Rogue is -172 to win the first map, while being -312 to win the match as a whole. Stromboli, meanwhile, is +128 on the first map, and +222 to win the overall match.
These odds repeat for the second, third and fourth maps, as those are the ones that are always going to be played - a best of seven series cannot be won before four maps take place.
Overall, this is a great event for prospective esports bettors to take a look at!
Happy betting!
Maxwell joined the USAOnlineSportsbooks team in 2019. He focuses on creating sports betting content that informs and educates. He focuses on the NBA, the NFL, College Football and Basketball, and whatever else comes across his desk.
