Lots of Action During the Dog Days of Summer

 

The dog days of summer don’t have to be betting action-less.

Key Points

– There are numerous sports for bettors to find action all summer long.

– Betting golf, tennis, NASCAR, and other summer sports can be both fun and prosperous.

Dog Days of Summer Offer Great Betting Variety

There will come a time when the NBA Finals will be done. The Stanley Cup will be passed around among teammates after a deciding victory. Hopefully you read our article on betting NBA point spreads. It would have helped your winning percentage.

For a long time, sports bettors simply shrugged and said “now what?” Those days are long gone as bettors can find lots of action during the dog days of summer.

While you wait for the NFL and college football to start up again late in the summer, here are some things to keep you occupied.

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America’s Pastime

Hello?! On a given summer day, there are 10 to 15 MLB games available on the betting board. There are tons of MLB betting strategies. Counting all the player and team props available, there are numerous betting options just on baseball.

Sure, betting on baseball is a little different than the NFL or NBA, but there is money to be made. Find your niche - maybe it’s the First 5 Innings prop - and take advantage. Check out our baseball odds.

Play the Links During the Dog Days of Summer

If you have never bet on golf, you are missing out. There is a tournament every weekend and you can find all sorts of wagers on them.

Just betting on a tournament winner is enough. When betting golf, you can find tournament favorites at +800, +900, even over +1000 sometimes. The payoffs are great and, like baseball and other sports listed here, there are tons of betting options.

Tennis Anyone?

Like golf, if you haven’t bet on tennis, you need to check it out. You’ll find big plus-money favorites to win tournaments and just like golf there are tournaments every weekend.

There are also numerous other bets like betting the spread on games and sets and wagering on head-to-head matches.

Plus, the Grand Slam tournaments like Wimbledon and the French Open offer betting opportunities for an entire two weeks at a time.

Maybe you're unsure how to bet on tennis. Here are some handicapping tips and strategies for betting on tennis.

Football Action

Just because it’s not football season doesn’t mean you can’t bet on football. The annual NFL Draft is held each year at the end of April just as the NBA and NHL playoffs are getting underway.

The other thing that starts up in early June is the CFL, or Canadian Football League. The CFL plays an 18-game season that will run through the entire summer and end around Thanksgiving. Just like the NFL, the CFL offers numerous betting opportunities.

NASCAR & the Dog Days of Summer

The NASCAR Cup season begins every February and runs through November. Every weekend in the summer, there is a race somewhere.

Wagering on NASCAR is a lot like golf where you can bet on an overall race winner and you can also bet on drivers in head-to-head competition. There are top-5 bets, top-10 bets, and much more.

Horse Racing - Triple Crown & More

Horse racing’s Triple Crown kicks off with the annual Run for the Roses, the Kentucky Derby, on the first Saturday in May. It attracts the attention of many bettors.

The Preakness and Belmont Stakes are both held during the early summer and also draw much attention from bettors. These races are extremely popular when a horse has a chance at capturing a Triple Crown.

There are also numerous races at tracks all over the U.S. and around the world during the summer. Find yourself a great internet racebook.

NBA Draft Helps the Dog Days of Summer

Like the NFL, the NBA holds its popular draft at the end of June just after completion of the NBA Finals. Bettors can wager on a number of options like the first player picked, second player picked and many more.

July 4th

Each July 4th, Nathan’s Hot Dogs sponsors its annual Hot Dog Eating contest. If you have never watched the contest, do it this year.

Joey Chestnut has dominated the event for the last several years. Bettors can find action on the overall winner, how many hot dogs the winner will eat, and more.