Preakness Preview and Odds

A preview and odds for this weekend's Preakenss.

From Bookmake.eu

"This race is shaping up to be Justify vs. The Field. Gamblers tend to get caught up in the chase for the Triple Crown, and historically we tend to see the majority of the action at the Preakness fall on the winner of the Kentucky Derby. This year looks to be no different. Undefeated Justify is the 1-2 favorite after impressing with a dominant performance at Churchill Downs and facing one of the smallest fields in recent years. One of our most popular props is "Will Justify win the Preakness (Yes -245/No +195) with the overwhelming majority of players siding in the affirmative.  While most of the early action has been on Justify, we have seen a surprising number of big money wagers on 20-1 Bravazo, and 15-1 Lone Sailor. Preakness is a challenging race to book. If the favorite wins, it's not a great day, if a horse with greater than 20-1 odds wins, you tend to get crushed. So we should be rooting for Good Magic, Quip, or Lone Sailor to win on Saturday. However to further complicate it, if Justify wins the Preakness we are probably looking at taking a loss for the day; but, it will easily quadruple our handle for the Belmont Stakes due to the increased attention for the pursuit of the Triple Crown. So if we have to choose between a long shot or Justify winning, we are behind Justify all the way."

Current Odds

Justify 1/2

Good Magic 3/1

Quip 12/1

Lone Sailor 15/1

Tenfold 20/1

Bravazo 20/1

Sporting Chance 30/1

Diamond King 30/1

Prop Bets

Will Justify win the Triple Crown?

Yes +145

No -175

Will Justify win the Preakness Stakes?

Yes -235

No +185

Kentucky Derby Fast Facts

Interested in knowing more about the The Kentucky Derby? Sure, you can find tons of statistics and gorgeous pictures of horses like we did - or you can just keep reading for some pretty interesting facts. Beyond the hats and Mint Juleps, it is the most exciting two minutes in sports - although Triple Crown winner Secretariat holds the record for completing the 1 ¼ mile race in 1:59.40 in 1973. Did you also know that the post-time favorite has won the race each of the last five years? This year, expected favorite Justify will try to emulate Orb (2013), California Chrome (2014), American Pharoah (2015), Nyquist (2016) and Always Dreaming (2017). And although Super Bowl tickets could fetch as much as $7,000, "Mansion" seating at the Derby will cost nearly $15,000 per person. Finally - and perhaps our most who-keeps-up-with-this-stuff statistic - horses whose first initial is “A” have won the race 11 times from 96 tries, including Always Dreaming’s win last year. In fact, the 11.5% success rate is higher than any other initial. Now you know - tally ho!

April Hotels.com Sports Travel Picks

Hopefully the weather breaks as April heats up for sports travel in the USA.

Here are my April picks for some great events.

Link:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RQXiyTlwNLWm19173nwVsFvt4k1K3rtl

Kindle Pick of the Week: Secrets of Sports Psychology Revealed

The Secrets of Sports Psychology Revealed by Rick Wolff is aimed towards the individual athlete (or coach) who is eager to cut through all the clutter and find out what is the best approach to adopting sports psychology techniques that actually work. It includes stories about working with athletes, such as Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome, as well as lessons learned from groundbreaking Sports Psychologist H.A. Dorfman.

The Secrets of Sports Psychology Revealed by Rick Wolff will answer basic questions that most top athletes have, including:

·         is it okay to have pre-game rituals?

·         Do superstitions work?

·         Is there a guaranteed way to elevate one’s mental game into the zone?

·         How do the best athletes find a way to make mental adjustments during the heat of competition? 

This is a book that makes you think, and one might be able to see what works for others and how you can learn from that.

The author calls on his own experiences to help the readers understand that psychology plays a major role in sports.

Rick Wolff is a nationally-recognized expert in the field of sports psychology. Wolff, a former professional baseball player in the Detroit Tigers’ organization, also served as the roving sports psychology coach for the Cleveland Indians from 1989 to 1994 and has worked with numerous top professional and collegiate athletes. A direct protégé of the famed sports psychology coach Harvey Dorfman, Wolff can be heard every Sunday morning on WFAN Sports Radio in New York City where he discusses key sports parenting and sports psychology issues. An honors graduate of Harvard University as well as Long Island University, Wolff was a member of the Crimson baseball team that played in the College World Series in 1971. He was ultimately drafted and signed by the Tigers after his junior year. Always in demand from the national sports media, Wolff has appeared on all the major television networks to provide his insights on sports. He resides in Armonk, New York.

Rick's December Hotels.com Sports Travel Picks

Rick is the sports travel columnist for Hotels.com and he has you covered for December.

Where are you needing to do for the holidays?

Here is Rick's list and see the entire list by clicking the link below...

Entire list:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OHRdxqeqTnzQnCqQ-LEOKAA4rHCpLnhc