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Sens. Katie Britt and Richard Blumenthal rolled out bipartisan legislation Monday (May 18) aimed at stopping online platforms from directing sports betting advertisements toward minors. The proposal, called the Gaming Advertisement to Minors Enforcement Act, or GAME Act, would apply to social media companies and digital advertising networks that promote sportsbooks and prediction markets.

The NCAA says former Abilene Christian basketball player Airion Simmons broke the association's gambling rules after investigators determined he shared confidential team information with bettors and agreed to influence his play during a 2024 game against Tarleton State. The ruling, released Friday (May 15) by the Division I Committee on Infractions, centered on a March 20, 2024, matchup between Abilene Christian University and Tarleton State University. NCAA officials said Simmons accepted $3,500 after agreeing to "play[ing] bad" during the game as part of a betting scheme tied to outside gamblers.

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Against the spread, the Valkyries were 27-19-0 last year. Against the spread, the Sky were 21-23-0 last year. The Valkyries went 4-3 as 5.5-point favorites or greater last year. As 5.5-point underdogs or greater, the Sky went 15-18 against the spread last year.

Barcelona has been a moneyline favorite 32 times this season, and has gone 28-1-3 in those games. They have a record of 23-1-3 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -142 or shorter.

Sunderland AFC has won 75.0% of its games this season when it has been a moneyline favorite, showcasing their strong performance in such scenarios.

A consensus line is the average line across multiple sportsbooks at any given point in time. It represents the broader market's collective view of where a line belongs.

Arsenal has been a moneyline favorite 31 times this season, and has gone 21-7-3 in those games. Newcastle has won three of the 10 games it has played as an underdog this season.

Athletic Bilbao has been a moneyline favorite 23 times this season, and has finished 10-4-9 in those games. This season, Osasuna has been an underdog 17 times, and won three, or 17.6%, of those games.

The AFL appeals board overturned the tribunal's verdict based on an error of law through a miscarriage of justice, bringing to a close a farcical chapter that started with missing evidence and ended with barking dogs.