Seven years ago, I ranked the 32 most cursed franchises in the “big four” North American professional sports — the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL. In order to qualify at the time, a team had to have been championship-less dating back to the 1960s. B...
Jordan versus LeBron, Messi versus Ronaldo – the debate over the greatest athlete in any given sport is always a matter of opinion. To gain a different perspective, the team at Sidelines.io has compiled data from Instagram, Twitter,...
If you were paying attention, the Texas Rangers made some big moves during last offseason with the hopes of winning the 2023 World Series. While going on a spending spree doesn’t work for many teams (looking at you, New York Mets and...
Yes, it’s technically mid-March, but the madness is finally about to pick up. Conference tournaments take place this week. Then after Selection Sunday, it will be time to dance. Sixty-eight teams will have championship dreams, and...
MLB’s new playoff format, implemented in 2022, has been a boon for the underdogs in World Series futures odds. Last year, a wild card team (Texas Rangers) won the World Series with preseason odds of +5000. The year before, the...
The road to the World Series has been filled with landmines for many odds-on favorites in recent years. Just ask the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers–two teams who have each won over 200 games the past two years but have no...
We love to look ahead here at Sidelines. After all, it’s how things go in the sports-betting world. But sometimes, it’s fun to take a look down memory lane. However, this could be a traumatic look for some. We’re going to...
Last year, Nikola Jokic was denied a three-peat as NBA MVP. However, he didn’t seem to mind, as he led he Denver Nuggets to their first NBA title. While the Nuggets are looking like strong contenders to repeat, Jokic is also leading...
Taking a look at the list of Super Bowl-winning teams over the years, and one thing is clear: a franchise quarterback is an extremely valuable player. So that’s probably why a QB has won the NFL MVP award for 11 years in a row and in...
The NBA All-Star break is more of the two-third points of the regular season instead of the halfway mark. However, that’s fine by us because we’re always ready for it to be playoff time. Plus, with just about 30 games to play,...