Underdog Bets Fail, Ohio State Wins

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Chalky championship runs — a new trend or classic fool's gold?

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Sports as a whole has been a little bit chalky and predictable.

Odds for contrarian bettors have been a dry spell in recent sports.

The NFL favorites won outright at a 72.1% clip this season , the highest percentage since 2005 .

Even in professional baseball, the Dodgers became just the second preseason favorite to win the World Series in the last 15 years .

No player had more money bet on him to win at BetMGM ( 19% ) than public favorite Rory McIlroy .

The women's NCAA Tournament was its usual predictable self, with powerhouse Connecticut winning the title.

But don’t expect that to start with an inevitable Celtics-Thunder Finals .

2025 NFL Draft Big Board : Travis Hunter leads top 150 ; Shedeur QB1 over Ward Deion Sanders is college football's ultimate trendsetter; it's time to embrace it Raiders star Maxx Crosby takes on side gig as assistant GM at Eastern Michigan .

Which colleges have produced the most players selected to a Pro Bowl in NFL history?.

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