Kamala Draws Massive Crowds in Vegas, -125 Odds, Favorite Carries Value Arlington Million

• Kamala Harris draws massive crowds in Las Vegas.
• Harris hits -125, her highest price yet, as Donald Trump dips into dog status for first time in months.
• Arlington Million favorite may be the way to go on Sunday.
• Cubs

Politics

Kamala Harris Massive Crowds in Vegas as Price Sits at -125

Gambling911.com told you how Vice President Kamala Harris odds had hit -125 for the first time, her high point.  It's also the first time Republican nominee and former president Donald Trump has been listed as an underdog.

KLAS in Vegas reported Saturday that the triple-degree heat didn’t stop the Thomas & Mack Center from reaching capacity during a presidential campaign stop for Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.  Hundreds had to be turned away by event staff as a result. The facility seats a maximum 19,522 people.

Nevada is a critical swing state that Trump had gained as the favor of winning in recent months.

BetOnline currently has Nevada going to the Democratic nominee (Harris is the presumptive nominee currently) at -130.

Horse Racing

Arlington Million Favorite Has Top Value

Ed Derosa of Horse Racing Nation says go with favorite National Pride in Sunday's Arlington Million.

Sure, 8-5 morning line favorite Nations Pride has claims to being domestic at this point because he has trained and raced exclusively in North America this year. But his origins are international given Dubai-based Godolphin bred him in Ireland, and he races for Charlie Appleby with stops in Bahrain and Germany on his résumé.

Nations Pride is a disappointing 0-for-2 this year, but neither was a bad race; he just was not good enough on those days. He should be good enough on Million day. The Ragozin Sheets say Nations Pride is a standout performance-figures-wise, and I am not sure the betting will reflect how much better I think he is than either Integration or Ancient Rome.

MLB

Cubs Bear Watching This Week

The Cubs are playing well and we get them facing a Guardians team that has lost seven of their last eight games starting on Monday.  This one will be played in Cleveland, ensuring some good betting value.  Needless-to-say, the Chicago Cubs do have some betting value heading into the new week.

Cleveland did go 2-1 last season against Chicago.

The Cubs start one of their hottest pitchers on Monday.

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