The Metro Report: Sports Betting in Philly, Washington DC & New York

Since the advent of Sports Betting the coverage of the New York, Washington DC and Philadelphia markets are essential to prognosticators. So I will expand with my Gaming Guy News minutes into the 3 top cities on the East Coast.

The Washington Football Team are in the NFL Playoffs after clinching the NFC East. They defeated the Eagles 20-14. They will play against Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday. The Bucs are favored by 8 and the total is set at 45.

The Eagles have reportedly retained Head Coach Doug Pedersen to return next season. Jim Schwartz is stepping down as Defensive Coordinator. Carson Wentz has allegedly stated the relationship between Pedersen and him is "fractured". My  assumption is that Carson Wentz and Jalen Hurts will have a QB competition in training camp in 2021 to determine the starter. Not sure who would be the favorite after watching Hurts for 4 games. 

The Giants are eliminated from the playoffs even though they handle the Cowboys 23-19. Daniel Jones was not overly impress. There should be some thought about if he is the QB of the future. They will be better next season because of the return of Saquon Barkley. The Giants questioned the way the Eagles played the 4th quarter of a winnable game. Had the Eagles won, the Giants would have been the NFC East Champions.

The Sixers are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now. They are 6-1 . They have won 2 games on the road so far. In past season the road was their Achilles heel. Tobias Harris is playing aggressive by driving to the basket and hitting from 3 point range. He was named Player of the Week in the Eastern Conference. Ben Simmons had his 1st triple double of the season against the Hornets. I am looking forward to Thursday game against the Nets. I will preview that game in Bettors Insider.

The Knicks are playing better than anticipated. Their record is 4-3. Julius  Randle continues to lead the team in 3 offensive categories. He is averaging  22.1 points, 11.4 rebounds and 7.4 assists. They play the Jazz on the road tonight. The line is Knicks +6 and the over/under is 214.5.

The Wizards are a disappointing 2-5. Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook are putting up exceptional numbers but the team is bottom five in the league defensively. They hope to get revenge on the Sixers tonight for the loss they received opening night. The line is for tonight's game is Washington +6.5 and 231. In their last game, they defeated the Nets 123-122.  

In Sports Betting and Sports Business: New York can anticipate a move to legalize sports betting via mobile by the 3rd quarter of the year. That would conveniently coincide with the start of the NFL season 2021. The majority of the bets on professional sport are place on football so it would make perfect sense to have a platform in place to capitalize on the upcoming season.  This would be a boom to the brick and mortar casino properties that have online platforms in other jurisdictions. Rush Street Schenectady would increase their market share by having the expertise of Rush Street Interactive promoting them throughout the entire state of New York. Rush Street Interactive / RSI rang the opening bell yesterday at the New York Stock Exchange.

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