5 Live Events That You Can Legally Bet On This Weekend: 4/10 – 4/12

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With most sports canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you might be struggling to find something to wager on from your couch. But there still are plenty of things to put money on — you just have to know where to look!

Here are your best options for this weekend.

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1. Darts

Where: FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, FOX Bet.
When: Friday and Saturday.

Yes, my friends, this is where we’re at — we’ve turned to gambling on a barroom favorite. The Modus Icons of Darts 2020 Tour, played in the United Kingdom, will run six-day round robins until May 2, and you can bet on the individual matches. Check out this article on how to watch it live.

Some names to watch include five-time champion Raymond van Barneveld, former champion Paul Nicholson, and budding star Wessel Nijman. Nicholson is a heavy underdog (+160) in a Friday match with star player David Evans (-215), and he could be a sneaky value tomorrow.

If you’re looking for data on darts, check out this British database.

2. Russian Table Tennis

Where: FanDuel, DraftKings, FOX Bet, William Hill.
When: Friday morning.

Table tennis betting is driving William Hill’s revenue right now. Director Nick Bogdanovich has said it’s “the No. 1 draw by a country mile,” and it’s getting six figures of bets each day.

You can’t stream it, and you won’t find that much information about it, but there are around 90 matches per day. The opportunity adds up, however. Check out the Moscow Liga Pro if you’re comfortable gambling without much information at your disposal.

3. International Soccer

Where: 888sport, FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, FOX Bet, William Hill.
When: Games run all weekend.

Ho, boy. It’s more than just Belarus this weekend, folks! While you’re limited to the ex-Soviet country’s Premier League on most of these sportsbooks, FanDuel is also offering bets on the Nicaraguan Premier League. Exciting!

In Belarus, Energetik BGU’s hot start continued last week with their win over FC Minsk. You can get them to win this week at +225 on DraftKings — a better price than you’ll find elsewhere — as they travel to take on Torpedo-BelAZ and their 2-0-1 record. Torpedo lost 2-0 to the struggling Dinamo Minsk, however, so I’m all the more convinced that Energetik BGU is an excellent pick to win. That said, the season is still young, so we don’t have much data to work with.

We’ve got better numbers down in Nicaragua, though. Each team in the Nicaraguan Premier League has played 15 matches so far, and clubs like Managua (10-3-2) and Diriangen (9-3-3) hold a much clearer lead. Both teams play this weekend, and they should be strong bets to win or draw. Managua’s -185 odds to beat the lowly Deportivo Las Sabanas aren’t a great value, but Diriagen’s odds to beat (+125) or draw (+200) with mid-tier ART Municipal Jalapa offer better returns.

4. eSports

Where: 888sport (Outside of the US).
When: Games run all weekend.

While you can’t place these bets on 888sport’s American site, you can if you live outside the States. The sportsbook has odds on tons of games this weekend: FIFA, Call of Duty, Dota 2, League of Legends, Overwatch, and more.

If you’re interested, check out the Overwatch match between the Washington Justice (+100) and the Dallas Fuel (-175). Both teams have been pretty bad this year — Dallas sports a 1-3 record to Washington’s 2-6 — so it should be a tossup on Saturday night. Washington seems like a good value with such a spread between two struggling teams.

5. Horse Racing

Where: 888sport (Outside of the US).
When: Friday morning and Sunday.

Again, these options aren’t yet available for American bettors. You’ve got two vastly different kinds of racing to bet on if you’re outside the states, though — more traditional Australian horse racing and Swedish trotting. It’s a kind of harness racing, and it runs at a slower pace than other horse races.

The Australian races get underway early on Friday morning, but the Swedish ones don’t go down until Sunday afternoon. It might be a little weird, but what else are you going to bet on?

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