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‘Bet The Edge’: NBC Sports Betting Podcast Debuts Monday

NBC Sports EDGE Monday launched its new daily sports betting podcast, “Bet the Edge,” which is hosted by Sara Perlman and analyst Drew Dinsick. The first episode is available now.

Each weekday, Perlman and Dinsickdiscuss and analyze news, trends, and upcoming games through a sports betting lens to help listeners make more informed predictions and picks. Throughout each show, “Bet the Edge” will incorporate advanced insights from NBC Sports EDGE as well as odds, data and analysis from PointsBet, the official sports betting partner of NBC Sports.

“I am thrilled to start this new venture with NBC Sports EDGE,” said Perlman. “Drew and I plan on giving our audience engaging, knowledgeable and entertaining information to help them find their edge in the sports betting space.”

This week, “Bet the Edge” will have daily segments leading up to the 147^th Kentucky Derby (Saturday, May 1 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC) and the 2021 NFL Draft.

Perlman and Dinsick will regularly be joined by guests to discuss upcoming events and news within the sports betting world. On today's debut episode, Perlman and Dinsick welcome football and betting analyst Warren Sharp and horse racing handicapper/reporter Eddie Olczyk. On Wednesday, guests include NBC Sports NFL Insider Peter King, who joins the show to discuss the NFL Draft, and horse racing analyst Randy Moss, who previews the Kentucky Derby. Steve Kornacki, NBC News' and MSNBC's celebrated national political correspondent who will join NBC Sports' Kentucky Derby coverage this Saturday, will join Friday's show.

NBC Sports EDGE sports betting analysts Corey Parson, Vaughn Dalzell, John Daigle, Thor Nystrom, Will Gray and more, as well as PointsBet Head of Trading Jay Croucher and PointsBet Senior Editor Teddy Greenstein, will also regularly join Perlman and Dinsick to provide actionable insights.

NBC Sports EDGE, which follows its early February relaunch by continuing to build out its sports betting content and is the industry leader in fantasy sports information, launched its new app earlier this month, featuring in-depth coverage of the 2021 MLB season, NHL and NBA analysis as the playoffs approach, and prospect notes heading in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Formerly Rotoworld.com, the new NBCSportsEDGE.com includes the latest player news updated around-the-clock, injury reports, fantasy advice, and exclusive analysis. In addition, the popular Rotoworld magazines and draft guides now carry the NBC Sports EDGE name.

Podcast episodes are available for download on all major podcast platforms, including: NBCSports.com/podcasts, NBC Sports' Scores app, Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn and iHeart.

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Pick 6 Carryover Of $61,085 Thursday At Belmont Park

Thursday's Pick 6 will be boosted by a $61,085 carryover, as the multi-race wager went unsolved on Sunday at Belmont Park.

The $1 Pick 6, which launched on Thursday, Opening Day of the 48-day Belmont spring/summer meet, returned $1,131 to bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly.

Sunday's sequence kicked off in Race 4 when Eric Cancel guided Patty O'Marc [No. 8, $29.80] to an upset score for trainer Linda Rice in a one-mile maiden claiming tilt contested on a sloppy Belmont main track.

Win With Pride [No. 8, $12.40] provided jockey Joel Rosario his first of three winners on the nine-race card in a six-furlong claiming sprint for trainer Orlando Noda in Race 5.

Rosario doubled up in Race 6, a 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight, by guiding Spungie [No. 2, $4] to a popular win for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott.

Summer Brew [No. 4, $16.80] provided another double digit payout by besting Bankers Daughter in a six-furlong allowance sprint in Race 7. Manny Franco engineered the score for Jorge Abreu.

In the penultimate leg, Midnight Obsession [No. 3, $26.80] kicked into gear late to collar Iced Latte in a 1 1/16-mile allowance optional claiming event. With Trevor McCarthy up, Midnight Obsession reaped the benefits of a pace battle between favored Teetotaler and a game Iced Latte.

Funny Bones Flag [No. 8, $6. 10] completed the hat trick for Rosario with a prominent score to close out the sequence in a one-turn mile claiming event for trainer Charlton Baker.

Featuring a $1 bet minimum and 15 percent takeout, the Pick 6 wager requires bettors to select the first-place finisher of six designated races on the card. A total of 75 percent of the full pool, minus takeout, will be distributed to bettors who select the first-place finisher of all six races. A consolation payout of 25 percent of the net pool will be distributed to tickets selecting 5-of-6 winners. In the event there are no tickets with six winners, there will be a carryover of 75 percent of the net pool into the next day of the meet with the remaining 25 percent of the net pool distributed as a consolation payout to tickets selecting the first-place finisher in the greatest number of races on the card. On carryover days, the Pick 6 is offered with a 24 percent takeout.

The $1 Pick 6 replaced the Empire 6, a jackpot style wager featuring a $0.20 bet minimum first offered in August 2019 at Saratoga Race Course.

Thursday's Pick 6 will begin in Race 4 at Belmont, a six-furlong claiming sprint, with a post time of 2:33 p.m. Eastern. The sequence offers four turf races, including a 10-furlong $94,000 allowance optional-claiming event in Race 8. First post on Thursday's nine-race card is 1 p.m.

NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of Belmont Park, and the best way to bet every race of the spring/summer meet. Available to horseplayers nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com.

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Cross Country Pick 5 Pays $9,200; Logs Total Pool Of Nearly $130K

Saturday's Cross Country Pick 5, showcasing live action from Belmont and Oaklawn Park, returned $9,200.25 for selecting all five winner's for the 50-cent wager. The total was pool was $129,903.

Shaftesbury started the sequence with a strong 2 3/4-length win in a 1 1/16-mile maiden race on Belmont's Widener turf course in Race 6. The Todd Pletcher trainee, off as the 5-2 favorite, had finished second in three consecutive starts before breaking through, hitting the wire in 1:41.63 under jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. Shaftesbury, a $675,000 purchase at the 2019 Keeneland September Sale, paid $7.60 on a $2 win wager.

Oaklawn got in on the fun with a six-furlong main track allowance tilt for 4-year-olds and up in Race 5, as Greely and Ben edged Sevier by a neck to earn victory for trainer Karl Broberg. Ridden by David Cohen, Greeley and Ben, who went off at 3-1 and returned $8.40, completed the course in 1:10.48.

Back at Belmont, Looking At Bikinis made his 5-year-old debut a successful one for trainer Chad Brown, rewarding his even-money favoritism to post a one-length score in a seven-furlong allowance optional claimer in Race 7. Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano kept Looking At Bikinis, who competed in the 2019 Grade 1 Runhappy Travers and that year's Grade 1 Cigar Mile, forwardly placed in stalking position behind pacesetter American Power before a strong finish and a final time of 1:23.45. He paid $4.20.

At Oaklawn, Firehorn provided the sequence's biggest upset, winning a six-furlong main track sprint at 16-1 odds in Race 6. Firehorn, who returned $34, pulled away in the stretch under rider Fernando De La Cruz to win by a half-length over Sharp Art for trainer Randy Morse. The sprint for 3-year-olds and up saw Firehorn post a final time of 1:11.17.

Belmont ended the wager with the sequence's lone stakes, as Casa Creed won a blanket finish, a head in front of favorite Front Run the Fed in the $100,000 Elusive Quality in Race 8. The seven-furlong sprint was the first turf stakes of Belmont Park's 48-day spring/summer meet, and Joe Bravo piloted Casa Creed to a final time of 1:22.65. Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, Casa Creed paid $7.60.

The minimum bet for the multi-track, multi-race wager is 50 cents. Wagering on the Cross Country Pick 5 is also available on track, on ADW platforms, and at simulcast facilities across the country. Every week will feature a mandatory payout of the net pool.

The Cross Country Pick 5 will continue each Saturday throughout the year. For more information, visit NYRABets.com.

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Eight Winners From Over 30,000 Players Earn $31,250 In TVG’s Free Super 8 Jackpot

Eight savvy horse players from six different states selected six winners each Saturday in TVG's free-to-play Super 8 promotion, sharing equally the $250,000 carryover prize ($31,250 apiece).

More than 30,000 people took their free shot at $250,000 up for grabs on the sequence of races 4-11 on Saturday's Santa Anita card. This is the first-time TVG has offered a carryover and mandatory payout for the popular promotions.

“We've been running free to play games for a number of years and the mandatory $250,000 Super 8 is by far our biggest entry and our largest payout,” said said Andrew Moore, Vice President of Racing Commercial, FanDuel Group. “We are always working to find new ways to give back to existing horse players and to also introduce new players to the joy of watching and playing the races.”

The Super 8 will be next be offered during the Summer.

To view results from Santa Anita's card on Saturday, click here.

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