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Lineups.com lays out the 2026 BMW Championship betting card at Bellerive, highlighting Viktor Hovland and Cameron Young as top outright values, with Kurt Kitayama, Adam Scott, and Wyndham Clark as notable longshots; includes first-round leader bets, a Hovland–Kim matchup, a top-20 focus on Clark, and One-And-Done notes as the FedEx Cup Playoffs progress.
SportsLine's Projection Model simulated the 2026 BMW Championship 10,000 times and tops Scottie Scheffler as the +300 favorite, with Rory McIlroy and Ludvig Aberg also among the top contenders at +1600. The model delivers surprising picks, including Aberg barely cracking the top 10, Tommy Fleetwood as a +2000 top-3 contender, and a massive longshot around +3000 projected to contend as well.
Powerball’s Wednesday drawing has reached a $1 billion jackpot, with a cash value of about $433.1 million. Tickets cost $2, and the odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 292.2 million. The last jackpot was won on May 2, and the prize has rolled over 43 times. Separately, a $1.53 million San Diego County Powerball prize from Feb. 21 remains unclaimed and expires Aug. 20; if unclaimed, the funds go to California public schools. Players are urged to check tickets and file claims at calottery.com or at a district office before the deadline.
Powerball has surged to an estimated $1 billion for tonight’s drawing—the first billion-dollar Powerball jackpot since last year’s $1.8 billion win—marking the 44th straight draw in the current jackpot run and the eighth-largest in Powerball history. If won, the prize can be taken as an annuity of about $1 billion paid over 29 years (30 graduated payments) or a lump sum of roughly $433.1 million before taxes. Some states don’t tax lottery winnings, and many winners choose the lump sum. Monday’s drawing produced no grand prize winner, but a Tennessee ticket won $2 million with Power Play, and California and Maryland hit $1 million Match 5 prizes. The odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 292.2 million. Drawings occur Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.
Tyler Shoemaker delivers WNBA betting picks for Tuesday, August 11, with odds, previews, and projections for the day's games.
SportsLine's projection model simulated the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship 10,000 times and produced a surprising leaderboard, with Scottie Scheffler as the favorite but Xander Schauffele projected to miss the top 10 and Sam Burns in contention for a top-3 finish; the model also spots a massive longshot over +3000. The event is a no-cut, 70-player field with the top 50 advancing to the BMW Championship.
Australian-based Quillan Salkilld is favored to derail Mateusz Gamrot in UFC Fight Night, with Salkilld around -145 to -150 on the moneyline and Gamrot roughly +125. Salkilld enters with a 12-1 record (5-0 in UFC) and a four-inch reach edge, while Gamrot relies on elite wrestling and durability. The recommended bet cited is Over 3.5 rounds at -145, suggesting a longer, grinding fight with a late finish or decision possible for Salkilld; live betting is also suggested as a strategy. Odds cited were current as of August 8, 2026.
Josh Appelbaum breaks down where smart money is leaning in Saturday's MLB betting splits—focusing on Braves vs Yankees, Reds vs Nationals, and Orioles vs Rangers—and outlines value bets based on current odds and public action.
Colby Marchio previews Saturday’s MLB home run props, highlighting Munetaka Murakami (+307), Matt Olson (+307) and Jordan Walker (+276). Murakami is noted as a potential misprice against Gavin Williams (Guardians), Olson in a solid spot vs Gerrit Cole, and Walker vs Kyle Freeland, with Walker also praised for success against lefties. An optional three-team HR parlay featuring Murakami, Olson and Walker is discussed, with odds around the listed values and updated at publication time (odds can change). Marchio’s 2026 HR picks record is 91-338 (+4.7 units).
With a massive $856 million Powerball prize on the line, the game’s most drawn white-ball numbers are 61 (124 draws) and 21 (123), while the red Powerball most often appears as 4 (66 draws). The jackpot is the eighth-largest in Powerball history, with a $370.7 million cash option; overall odds of winning are 1 in 292,201,338. Draws occur three times weekly (Mon, Wed, Sat at 10:59 p.m. EDT), and there are eight prize tiers with a roughly 1-in-25 chance to win any prize.
Powerball's $856 million jackpot for Saturday's drawing is the eighth-largest in game history, with the most drawn white balls being 61 (124 draws) and 21 (123), and the red Powerball most often drawn as 4 (66 times). Players can choose a $370.7 million cash option or 30 payments over 29 years; overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9 and the jackpot odds are 1 in 292,201,338. The draw is the 41st consecutive since May 4, and seven jackpots have been won this year, the last on May 2 in Florida and Texas. Draws occur Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. EDT.
Ahead of Saturday's $856 million Powerball drawing (the eighth-largest in the game's history), the most-drawn white-ball numbers are 61 (124 draws) and 21 (123 draws), while the red Powerball 4 has appeared 66 times as of Aug. 7, 2026. The odds of winning are 1 in 292,201,338, with the option to take a $370.7 million cash payout or 30 annual payments over 29 years.
Powerball's jackpot has surged to an estimated $856 million for Saturday's drawing (cash value $372 million) after no grand-prize winner in over three months; Wednesday's drawing produced a $1 million Ohio prize, and over a million tickets were sold as players chase what would be the eighth-largest jackpot in the game's history. The odds of winning remain about 1 in 292.2 million, and winners can opt for a lump sum or 30 installments; the game has recently expanded to the United Kingdom.