College Football Playoffs: After the completion of the 2023 NCAA Football season and conference championship games, the four-team playoff has been decided. A selection committee selected Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama, and left out undefeated Florida State, causing controversy and angering several Florida politicians.

With the big win by the 49ers, the team's quarterback Brock Purdy has moved to the top of the list as the favorite to win the Super Bowl MVP with odds of +300. Following behind Purdy are Jalen Hurts of the Eagles at +350 and Dak Prescott of the Cowboys at +350. Ranking seventh is Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill at +1600, with the receiver on pace to break the single-season-receiving-yards record.

Big Baseball Trade Moves Lines: The 2023 Major League Baseball season is over, but offseason activity is having a big impact on betting odds for the next World Series winner. The New York Yankees traded multiple prospects to land star player Juan Soto from the San Diego Padres. Adding the slugger, who was previously a MVP runner-up and won a World Series with the Washington Nationals, improved the Yankees’ betting odds. The Yankees are now listed with the third best odds to win the World Series at +850, trailing only the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves. Most sportsbooks had the Yankees with odds of +1200 to +1600 prior to the trade. After the Soto trade, the next domino likely to fall is the landing spot of free agent Shohei Ohtani, who is rumored to be moving to the Toronto Blue Jays.

PGA Tour Loses Star: The exodus of PGA Tour players to LIV Golf has continued, with reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm announcing his move to LIV Golf. Rahm is the third-ranked golfer in the world and is a top three betting favorite for all four major golf tournaments in 2024. The betting odds could change based on how well Rahm does adjusting to LIV Golf prior to the events.

Soccer Tournaments Unveil Groups: Two recent selection shows unveiled the groups for major soccer tournaments that will take place in 2024. The Euro 2024 will see 24 teams compete across six groups. Group B, which includes Spain, Italy and Croatia, is the likely "Group of Death," with three highly competitive teams. The overall odds for the favorites are France at +350, England at +350, Germany at +650, Spain at +800 and Portugal at +800.

Big Bets: One of the biggest wins of the week was reported by DraftKings, with an NBA bettor combining the first field goal prop for five games. This means the bettor had to pick the person to score the first basket in five games, and all of the choices had to be right. Using a $5 bonus bet, the bettor won with huge odds of +973,950 and won a profit of $48,697.50.