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Hall of Fame Game
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Super Bowl Futures and Rusty’s Introduction
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Complete 2023 Big 12 Football Preview and Betting Guide
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UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman Full Card Preview
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Bracket Breakdown and Picks
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Happy Hour Hockey is HERE
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Underdog Fantasy and Happy Hour Sports Partnership
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College Basketball Best Bets 2/7
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NFL Week 16 Teasers and More
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If you weren't a fan of the new Wildcard playoff format, you can go ahead and leave this article. What a blessing it was to get 9 games of Wildcard baseball and the drama that insued. The undisputed peak moment was the Mariners comeback against the Blue Jays in game 2...
UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Araujo
The UFC took a much needed week off to breathe before two gigantic cards to close out the year, and to get us warmed up for it they bring another afternoon fight night headlined by Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo, but those aren’t the only stars. The undercard boasts...
2 More CFB Week 6 Bets
Missouri Tigers @ Florida Gators (12:00 ET) Favorite: Gators -11Total: 54.5 Missouri was THIS close to pulling the upset of the season against Georgia in Columbia last week. Up 10 points with less than 10 minutes to play, the Bulldogs finally found their offense and...
UFC Fight Night – Yan vs Dern
Randy Costa (-310) vs Guido Cannetti (+235) For two fighters that are 14 years apart in age, they could not have a more similar style when it comes to finishing fights. Both Costa and Cannetti have bad cardio and both throw caution into the wind in every fight they’ve...
UFC 279 – Chimaev vs Diaz
Darian Weeks (-124) vs Yohan Lainesse (-106) Darian Weeks and Yohan Lainesse come into Saturday’s opener at a combined 0-3 in the UFC with two very different stories. Lainesse was TKO’d by Gabe Green after being dropped by repeated body shots. He has a kickboxing...
2 Early CFB Week 2 Plays
South Carolina Gamecocks @ Arkansas Razorbacks (12:00pm ET) Favorite: Arkansas -7.5Total: 53 Arkansas passed their litmus test in week 1 hosting Cincinnati and while they only won by a touchdown, they showed expertise in key areas that South Carolina struggles in. The...
UFC Paris Preview – Gane vs Tuivasa
The UFC took a much needed week off after 12 consecutive weeks of fighting, a stretch we at Happy Hour Sports ended +10.69u during! Now overseas in Paris for the first time since MMA was legalized, we have another fight night that could pose as a pay-per-view on a...
NFL Full Preview and Predictions | A Structured Analysis and Betting Guide to the 2022 NFL Season
Wondering if your favorite team will make the playoffs this year, or if you should take a chance on their over? Need to know what each team’s odds to win their division or the Super Bowl are? Well, everything you need to know about the 2022 NFL season is finally here...
Rick’s MLB Plays 8/21
Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Guardians (12:05 ET) Favorite: White Sox -125Total: 8Pitchers: Dylan Cease (2.09 ERA, 1.15 WHIP) vs. Aaron Civale (5.63 ERA, 1.33 WHIP) Aaron Civale could not have started his season much worse with an ERA of 9.85 after 6 appearances....
AFC North Preview & Predictions
Last but not least for my AFC Preview Series, we will be previewing the AFC North. I have purposely held this division off until now, as the Deshaun Watson situation in Cleveland has really kept a lot of books out of the AFC North betting markets. Now that the...
ACC Football Preview 2022
Thank you all for coming to read up on some of the best times across the ACC in what should be another entertaining year after new blood took the trophy in 2021 in Pittsburgh. If you enjoy the article, make sure to check out the Pac-12 and Big 12 articles! I've got a...
UFC San Diego – Vera vs Cruz
Youssef Zalal vs Da’Mon Blackshear (+107) Youssef Zalal hit the ground running in the UFC with three straight victories, but then the UFC gave him Ilia Topuria to see who the next top prospect is at Featherweight and he lost decisively. Since then he’s lost two more...
AFC East Preview & Predictions
The New England Patriots' long reign as the Kings of the AFC East looks to have come to a close, as the exit of Tom Brady completing two full years had left the division wide open for a time. The Cam Newton experiment went sideways in Massachusetts, and the Dolphins'...
AFC West Preview & Predictions
The AFC West is far and away the best division in the AFC and arguably in the NFL. Led by Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert, Russell Wilson, and David Carr, the incredible list of quarterbacks does not do this division justice. The AFC West is loaded with skill player...
AFC South Preview & Predictions
For the longest time, the AFC South has been the laughing stock of the NFL. Comparable to the NFC East, the AFC South has constantly been riddled with awful teams that sit at the top of the draft. These bottom-of-the-barrel teams have come to know what to expect,...
2022-2023 EPL Preview and Week 1 Picks
The dog days of summer are soon behind us with the beginning of the English Premier League season on the horizon. With a little less than 2 days before kick off, let’s jump into the state of the league as well as some preseason futures and week 1 picks I am eying. The...
2022 Big 12 Football Preview
Last week I covered the PAC-12 and this week I’m deep diving into the second worst of the Power 5 conferences, the Big 12, whose two shining diamonds Oklahoma and Texas are leaving for the SEC within the next few years. Those two are the odds on favorites to win the...
2022 NBA Draft Betting Guide
The NBA Draft will take place Thursday, June 23rd at 8:00 PM Eastern. Draft Week is finally here! There are several different ways to find profitable angles against the book leading up to the 2022 NBA Draft, and the lines are constantly changing by the hour. In this...
Andy’s 2022 NBA Mock Draft 2.0
The NBA Draft will take place Thursday, June 23rd at 8:00 PM Eastern.The NBA Draft is always one of the most exciting events of the summer. The Draft stands as a sign of new hope for the struggling teams who hit the jackpot at the lottery. It is a chance to reload on...
Andy’s Game 5 NBA Finals Best Bets
Game 5 tips off at 9 PM EST on ESPN. Over the last 10 days, we have seen an incredible back-and-forth series between the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors. Boston's two wins were highlighted by two massive fourth quarter runs, while Golden State has...
Andy’s NBA Finals Preview
The NBA Season has finally reached its conclusion after a seven-and-a-half-month-long season dating back to mid-October. The Golden State Warriors will face off against the Boston Celtics in what should be one of the most exciting NBA Finals we have had to date. The...
Andy’s 2022 NBA Mock Draft 1.0
The NBA Draft will take place Thursday, June 23rd at 8:00 PM Eastern.The NBA Draft is always one of the most exciting events of the summer. The Draft stands as a sign of new hope for the struggling teams who hit the jackpot at the lottery. It is a chance to reload on...
Andy’s Best Bets for Game 3 Eastern Conference Finals
Saturday night at 8:30 PM Eastern the Celtics host the Heat after an insane Game 2 showing. As it stands this morning Kyle Lowry is likely to play, making this the first game where both teams are trending toward being fully healthy. The Celtics showcased high...
Andy’s Eastern Conference Finals Preview
Jayson Tatum, Deuce Tatum, and the Boston Celtics are headed to Miami tonight to take on the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. Taking a step back and looking at where we were when the season began, there were not many people that had either of these teams as...
NBA Best Bets Sunday 1/8
I spent this weekend a few hours away visiting friends, but even out of town we were able to cash with consistency going 5-1 +4.85u over the two days in the association, brining our season-long total to 22-13-1 +11.35u. We're off to a flaming hot start and I'm looking...