Kevin O'Neill

The final adopter of Sports Betting Twitter, circa mid-September, 2022.

[Kevin O'Neill @ExtraHalfPoint]

Why is the Kentucky Derby a great betting proposition even as Kentucky horse racing lets CAWs feast on their most loyal bettors?

And what would 17.5% takeout correspond to on a basketball side or total?

Find out in our latest amateurish whiteboard video.

[Kevin O'Neill @ExtraHalfPoint]

@HorseToWatch Great call.

[Dan Abrams @DoctorRazzWSOP]

I’m proud to announce the launch of my second book today. To the moon!

Sharp Money: Lessons From Poker and Sports Betting To Help Grow Your Portfolio (Playing Not To Lose) https://t.co/qSgiLVUz5W

[Neil Greenberg @ngreenberg]

Prediction market turned pessimistic overnight on Dan Quinn remaining Commanders head coach past September 1, 2026. Total volume on all coaches about $1 million.

[Kevin O'Neill @ExtraHalfPoint]

Both St. Mary’s wins over #1 UCLA in baseball were ENORMOUS upsets.

@CircaSports had today’s game eliminating UCLA -750 and Friday’s was -700.

Of note, Circa had Friday’s -700/+505 while FanDuel had it -1000/+550.

Those are closing numbers. College baseball lines fly around.

[Kevin O'Neill @ExtraHalfPoint]

@ProudUSA76 Yeah, he didn’t just show promise, he was excellent.

[Kevin O'Neill @ExtraHalfPoint]

Ben Griffin, in the clubhouse a shot off the lead, just did 10 terrific minutes of commentary on the broadcast with 3x the insight of anyone on CBS’s crew.

Will be their lead analyst in 20 years or so. Broadcasting is a lot tougher than we realize and he’s a natural.

[Kevin O'Neill @ExtraHalfPoint]

Brad leaning into the Midwestern lyrics now that he’s back in the region.

All good selections. Appreciate these companies keeping print alive.

I’ll pick ‘em all up plus Marc’s, which is for me the most useful combo NFL/CFB print resource throughout the season.

[Brad Powers @BradPowers7]

With autumn closin' in...

[Coach Dan Casey @CoachDanCasey]

If Keith Jackson said your RB is "stubborn as an old oak" that is a very good sign.

[Kevin O'Neill @ExtraHalfPoint]

How about choosing to dunk that and not dribble it out?

[Kevin O'Neill @ExtraHalfPoint]

6 of the first 8 3s of Q4 drained amidst a storm of contested makes. Kudos to both teams on phenomenal shooting.

[Kevin O'Neill @ExtraHalfPoint]

NBA live

Post 3Q, pre 4Q live under 208.5

Baskets will be tough to come by in the 4th. Pace slows, D intensifies even further, shooting suffers.

[Kevin O'Neill @ExtraHalfPoint]

NBA live

Post 3Q, pre 4Q live under 208.5

Baskets will be tough to come by in the 4th. Pace slows, D intensifies even further, shooting suffers.

[Kevin O'Neill @ExtraHalfPoint]

The way the administrative class of their former Pac 12 compatriots, most who had spent their careers yapping about character-building, student-athletes, life lessons, blah, blah, blah, hung the Coogs & Beavers out to dry on their way to the Big 10 and Big 12 remains shameful.

[Ben Whitehead @BenOnSports]

Imagine having to explain to someone seeing Wazzu vs Oregon St in Eugene that this is not a Pac 12 Tournament game, but an NCAA Regional of a Mountain West team vs an Independent team at a Big Ten stadium.

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

🚨🚨THIS IS AWESOME🚨🚨

#Bears owner George McCaskey has gone viral for volunteering as a youth baseball umpire and high school football referee in Illinois.

George has officiated youth sports for nearly 50 years.

McCaskey is worth nearly $1 billion.

[Erik Engquist @erik_engquist]

New York sports right now:

[Kevin O'Neill @ExtraHalfPoint]

So cool that Aaron does this.

Such a different game. Ground and pound yet despite Ds focusing on the run the passing game was still inefficient compared to modern standards.

Catch rates for top WRs hovered around 50% in ‘77, now they’re well above 70% and even hit 80%.

[Aaron Schatz 🏈 @ASchatzNFL]

Player DVOA from 1977! Walter Payton wins MVP but was Mark van Eeghen almost as good?

Plus, more obscure wide receivers than a Tampa Bay GOP congressional hopeful can shake a stick at.

https://t.co/yPCRsal06l

[Kevin O'Neill @ExtraHalfPoint]

Every major horse racing state has an 18yo age limit.

42 of 45 states with lotteries, as well as Washington DC, are 18 for lotteries. Arizona and Louisiana (21 each) and Nebraska (19) are the exceptions.

[Marshall Cohen @MarshallCohen]

NEW: If you're 18-21, most states ban you from sportsbooks — but you can legally bet on the same games on prediction sites. Critics call it a "loophole," and addiction counselors say it's putting vulnerable younger Americans at risk. w/ @BuchElisabeth https://t.co/HCglveQSNI

[Kevin O'Neill @ExtraHalfPoint]

Not a pace factor.

Passed tiring horses to clunk up for 3rd by 9.5 lengths in 7-horse Santa Anita Derby at 47-1.

Only win was October maiden-breaker at Keeneland at 21-1.

7th race at 7 tracks (Ellis, Kentucky Downs, Keeneland, Churchill, Turfway, Santa Anita, now Saratoga)

[David Grening @DRFGrening]

Vitruvian Man, 3rd in the Santa Anita Derby, is confirmed to run in the Belmont Stakes, per trainer Doug O'Neill. Antonio Fresu will ride.

[FOX5 Las Vegas @FOX5Vegas]

#BREAKING: Caesars Entertainment is being acquired for almost $6 billion by Fertitta.

Details: https://t.co/wtYhFz8kZ4