MO sports markets

Different Missouri sports betting sites will offer different Missouri sports markets, but these are the basics that most bookies keep a schedule on.

Football

Most of your betting opportunities for football in Missouri will be found during the NFL regular season from September to January. The 32 teams of the NFL each play 17 games in 18 weeks before hitting the Super Bowl Championship in January.

This is the most popular sport to bet on in the United States, and you will find plenty of betting lines and news coverage to keep you busy.

Baseball

Betting on baseball in Missouri usually takes place in six months, from Spring to Fall. During this time, 30 MLB teams will play 162 games each before fading off into an elimination tournament called the World Series. This means you have more than 2,430 games that you can bet on, with endless types of bets you can place.

Basketball

Betting on basketball in MO means you are bound to follow the NBA’s regular season from October to April. The 30 teams in the NBA play 41 home games and 41 away games each, providing you with 1,230 games in all to find wagers in

A major focus for basketball bettors in Missouri is the playoff series that runs into June. This adds an additional four rounds of basketball for you to bet on, up to 7 games.

Hockey

Hockey betting in MO usually starts with the NHL’s regular season. During this time, the 32 teams will provide 82 games each, totaling 1,312 games between the two conferences that you can look to for opportunities.

The end of the season is filled with tournament games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Sixteen teams will qualify to play in three rounds of a best of seven series, but only one team will win the Stanley Cup.

Golf

While most golf bettors in Missouri follow the PGA tour for robust betting opportunities, you can also look to other tournaments that fit in the Grand Slam title that has yet to be achieved. This involves four tournaments:

• The Masters
• The U.S. Open Championship
• The Open Championship
• The U.S. PGA Championship

Golf has an easy pace that can accommodate new bettors and works well with future bets and in-play betting.

Tennis

Missouri tennis betting opportunities are available almost year-round. Most tennis bettors focus on a popular tour, and these are generally split by gender. For example, men and women both have their own version of the International Tennis Federation.

Tennis betting can be interesting because not every major player plays at every tournament. It involves quite a bit of handicapping and staying up to date on player form.

Motorsports

Whether you intend to bet on motocross or Formula 1, there are plenty of opportunities for motorsports bettors in Missouri. These high-action races are a hot spot for in-play betting and prop bets, and the lines are always changing.

Soccer

As the largest sport to bet on worldwide, you can find plenty of international betting opportunities with leagues like the UEFA Champions League and events like the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship.

If you follow MLS in the United States, then you can have a sport to bet on from March to October. The teams run an unbalanced schedule that provides a total of 459 games to bet on. The post-season playoffs extend into November.

Rugby

Worldwide you can expect rugby opportunities during the Southern hemisphere’s Summer, August to January. In the United States, Major League Rugby runs its season from March to August, opposite the international schedule.

There are only 12 teams in MLR, so you have a limit of 16 matches per team. The two teams that come out on top for the western and eastern conferences will face off before sending the winners to the MLR Championship.

Esports

Esports bettors benefit from opportunities on some of their favorite games, like Call of Duty or Counter-Strike. The games you can bet on depend largely on what is popular at the time but expect plenty of opportunities with:

• Shooter games
• Fighter games
• Strategy games
• Arena games

While you can play the games to get a feel for them, professional esports competitors take them to a whole new level.

Table tennis

Look for the European Championship, International Table Tennis Federation Championship, and Asian Table Tennis Union Championship for major betting opportunities. Betting on table tennis in the Summer Olympics also holds many lines when it comes to table tennis betting in Missouri.

Cycling

Cycling has a season that runs from January to October, and there are 37 major tours scheduled worldwide during this time. You start off with the Tour Down Under in Australia, but most major opportunities exist in Europe.

These include:

• Giro d’Italia
• La Vuelta en España
• Tour de France

Because cycling stretches out over many days, you can expect more future and in-play lines.

Darts

Darts bettors tend to focus on Premier League Darts (PDL) from February to May, but other major events include:

• World Match Play
• The Grand Slam of Darts
• The World Grand Prix
• The Players Championship

While this sport does not feature similar strategies to other major sports in the United States, it can be easy to pick up on rules and major players to add it to your list of sports to bet on in Missouri.

Lacrosse

Lacrosse is more popular worldwide than it is in the United States, but with the creation of the Premier Lacrosse League in 2019, you will find more opportunities with Missouri sportsbooks. The league runs a regular season from June to September.

The National Lacrosse League is also great to follow, offering indoor matches from December to June.

Billiards

Billiards encompasses sports like pool, snooker, and carom. Most sportsbooks will lay lines heavy on snooker because there is more action, but you should be able to find opportunities on major events like:

• The World Cup (April)
• Shanghai Masters (September)
• The Grand Prix Tournament (October)
• The European Championship (December)

This leans to a year-round schedule of betting in Missouri.

Volleyball

While volleyball is largely divided by gender or court type, you can still find major opportunities for this sport in Missouri. Look at championships like FIVB or the World Grand Championship Cup. Olympic volleyball also has some of the best opportunities around every four years.

Horse-racing

While the United States might focus on domestic races like the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes, horse racing is popular around the globe. International opportunities spread to cross country events and desert races, some of the most popular being the Saudi Cup in February and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March.

Wrestling

WWE is known to be scripted, but this does not mean you cannot bet on what you believe will happen. While this takes a different strategy than most sports, wrestling betting can be widely entertaining. Wrestling also encompasses sumo, and you can find major tournaments available year-round.

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

The MMA schedule is packed full most of the year. Finding opportunities to bet is not difficult, but following each fighter can prove to be a challenge. Many bettors love to engage with the matches using in-play bets, but those who want less of a rush still have plenty of opportunities to wager beforehand.

Boxing

The many weight classes of boxing provide plenty of different opportunities, and you can follow international leagues like the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO for a robust betting experience. If you want a more relaxed schedule, then limiting yourself to Olympic boxing betting will consolidate your opportunities.

Missouri has a decent array of teams to follow in the state, including the:

• Kansas City Chiefs
• Kansas City Royals
• Sporting Kansas City
• St. Louis Blues
• Saint Louis Cardinals
• St. Louis SC

These can be some fun and familiar teams to follow for online sports markets in Missouri.

Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)

The Kansas City Chiefs are a football team that plays in the NFL’s AFC West division. The team was founded as a charter member of the AFL in 1960 and won three AFL championships in 1062, 1966, and 1969. The Chiefs played in Super Bowl LV in 2021.

Kansas City Royals (MLB)

The Kansas City Royals are a baseball team playing in the AL Central division of MLB. The team is part of the expansion franchise that occurred in 1969, and it has played in four World Series (winning in 1985 and 2015). The name “Royals” refers back to the American Royal, a popular competition and show held in Kansas City since 1899.

Sporting Kansas City (MLS)

Sporting Kansas City is a soccer team that is represented in the state but plays its home games in Children’s Mercy Park. This team plays in the Western Conference, and it began in 1996 as a charted team of the league under the name Kansas City Wiz (Wizards).

Louis Blues (NHL)

The St. Louis Blues is a hockey team playing in the NHL’s Central Division in Western Conferences. The team was founded in 1967 as one of 6 expansion teams, and it gets its name from the W. C. Handy song “Saint Louis Blues”.

The team plays home games at Enterprise Center and won a Stanley Cup in 2019. It is the team with the most playoff appearances outside of the original six NHL teams.

Louis Cardinals (MLB)

The St. Louis Cardinals play baseball in the NL Central division of MLB. This team has played its home games at Busch Stadium since 2006 and has won 11 World Series Championships. This is the most of any NL team, and second in MLB to the Yankees.

Louis SC (MLS)

The St. Louis SC is an expansion team of MLS that is expected to start playing in the 2023 season.