New York Yankees
League: Major League Baseball
Founded: 1901
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Location: Bronx
Partners/ Sponsors: Bally Bet, DraftKings and FanDuel
It feels like a same bet that every year there will be a lot of money wagered on the New York Yankees. They are the definition of success in baseball with 27 World Series championships, although they have not appeared in the Fall Classic since winning it all in 2009. A perennial playoff team, the Yankees do not rebuild, they simply reload, so they are always a great bet to make the postseason and they are almost always among the preseason favorites to win the World Series. Their recent partnership with DraftKings for an in-stadium lounge has the potential to become one of the first active sportsbook locations in a professional arena/stadium in New York. At the moment, however, the VIP DraftKings Sportsbook Lounge at Yankee Stadium has no kiosks or retail betting capabilities.
New York Giants
League: National Football League
Founded: 1925
Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Location: East Rutherford, NJ
Partners/ Sponsors: DraftKings
Ever since the New York Giants last won the Super Bowl in 2011, they’ve been on the decline. There is a lot of optimism around new coach Brian Daboll and the team, but it will take a year or two before the Giants are again the betting favorites in a difficult NFC East. There is no doubt that the Giants will return to their proud tradition soon enough, though, and will once again commanding respect from the betting public every Sunday. In the meantime, they’re simply a longshot pick for any Super Bowl or playoff odds.
New York Rangers
League: National Hockey League
Founded: 1926
Stadium: Madison Square Garden
Location: Manhattan
Partners/ Sponsors: BetMGM, Caesars and DraftKings
The New York Rangers might be in the midst of a resurgence behind yet another strong European goaltender. At the very least, they are now a trendy pick to win the Stanley Cup over the next few seasons, especially with oddsmakers unsure how to price them ahead of the 2022-23 season. They are a strong under-the-radar pick after returning to the conference finals in 2021-22 for the first time in seven years. This feels like a perfect chance for the Rangers to flex their muscles with so many other teams in their division going through a rebuild or holding onto aging cores for one last run at a title.
New York Knicks
League: National Basketball Association
Founded: 1946
Stadium: Madison Square Garden
Location: Manhattan
Partners/ Sponsors: BetMGM, Caesars and DraftKings
There is no professional sports team that keeps its fans in so much optimism and disgust at the same time as the New York Knicks. The heyday of the NBA’s premier New York franchise is long gone, and now fans are stuck with small glimpses of hope followed by the cruel punishment of crushed expectations. The Knicks have made the playoffs just once in the last nine seasons and have won just one playoff series since 1999-20 when they advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. If there is an unlucky team in professional sports, it is the Knicks, and that is never a great team to bet on at the sportsbooks.
New York Jets
League: National Football League
Founded: 1959
Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Location: East Rutherford, NJ
Partners/ Sponsors: BetMGM and WynnBet
No team in the NFL has been as constantly mediocre over the last decade as the New York Jets. They have not made the playoffs since losing in consecutive AFC Championship Games in 2009 and 2010, and they have won at least six games just once in the last six seasons. There has been a revolving door at quarterback, many of which were high draft picks ruined by bad coaching and bad talent around them. It felt like the Jets never wanted to properly rebuild, but that might actually be going on right now, which is a positive sign for the team. However, in a division with the resurgent Bills (more on them later), it feels like an upward climb for the Jets to become relevant again in the NFL landscape.
New York Mets
League: Major League Baseball
Founded: 1962
Stadium: Citi Field
Location: Queens
Partners/ Sponsors: Caesars
New owners have infused new cash and increased expectations for the New York Mets, even if they have yet to be met. The Mets will also play second fiddle in the city to the Yankees, but there is arguably more to be excited about in Queens than in the Bronx. New York’s other baseball team has some dominant pitchers and exciting hitters, making them a threat for a deep postseason run over the next few years. It remains to be seen how else the Mets can surpass the Braves and Dodgers in the National League, but they are certainly giving it their best efforts to compete at the upper echelons on baseball.
Brooklyn Nets
League: National Basketball Association
Founded: 1967
Stadium: Barclays Center
Location: Brooklyn
Partners/ Sponsors: None
The Brooklyn Nets have two of the best players in the world, but injuries have prevented us from seeing the full potential of this team. Any team with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving is going to garner a lot of attention in the sportsbooks, but a pair of first-round exits the last two years are difficult to ignore. Brooklyn attempted to accumulate a lot of talent for a title run, but that strategy did not pan out, so they are back to the drawing board with two high-priced stars with their own egos to worry about. Still, it's hard to bet against the team with Durant on it even if the results tell you otherwise.
New York Islanders
League: National Hockey League
Founded: 1972
Stadium: UBS Arena
Location: Elmont
Partners/ Sponsors: None
The move to UBS Arena on Long Island puts the New York Islanders in the center of potentially the next sports betting hub in New York. There are plans and hopes for a casino and sportsbook in Elmont near Belmont Park and UBS Arena, so fans might soon be able to go bet on the Islanders before gong to see them in person. The Islanders had two exceptional seasons under Barry Trotz, but the 2021-22 debacle led to Trotz being let go and uncertainty to return to the team. In a tough division, the Islanders will need to play their best hockey to continue to be relevant in the NHL landscape moving forward.
New Jersey Devils
League: National Hockey League
Founded: 1974
Stadium: Prudential Center
Location: Newark, NJ
Partners/ Sponsors: Caesars and FanDuel
The New Jersey Devils arrived in New Jersey in 1982 after leaving Colorado, and they’ve really been mostly irrelevant without Martin Brodeur in goal. From 1987-2012, the Devils missed the playoffs just three times, equaling the number of Stanley Cups the franchise won in that same span. The Devils played for the Cup on two other occasions, and most of that run came with Brodeur in the crease for New Jersey. Since playing in the Stanley Cup Final in 2012, the Devils have made the playoffs just once, a first-round exit in 2017-18.
Buffalo Sabres
League: National Hockey League
Founded: 1970
Stadium: KeyBank Center
Location: Buffalo
Partners/ Sponsors: FanDuel
The Buffalo Sabres own the longest active postseason drought in the NHL at 11 seasons since their last trip to the postseason. Buffalo has finished in last place in its division six times in those 11 playoff-less seasons, and has not really been close to playoff contention since being bounced in the first round of the 2011 postseason. Buffalo had a rich history of success with Dominik Hasek and Ryan Miller as goalies in the 1990’s through the 2011 season, building on the mild success the franchise had in the 1980’s. However, the lack of scoring and efficient team building has hampered the team’s rebuilding process and kept Buffalo in the cellar for so long.
Buffalo Bills
League: National Football League
Founded: 1959
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Location: Orchard Park
Partners/ Sponsors: Caesars and FanDuel
The buzz around the Buffalo Bills has never been this high, not even during their four straight Super Bowl seasons in the early 1990’s. The duo of general manager Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott has reinvigorated the declining franchise, and the Bills are going to be Super Bowl favorites for the foreseeable future. The combination of Josh Allen at quarterback with the skill players around him and a defense that has been among the NFL’s best the past four years makes Buffalo a dangerous team to face. After spending 17 long seasons outside the playoffs, Buffalo has been in the postseason four of the last five years and should be there for as long as Allen stays healthy.
New York Red Bulls
League: Major League Soccer
Founded: 1994
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Location: Harrison, NJ
Partners/ Sponsors: None
The New York Red Bulls were one of the founding members of the MLS, but have never found much success in the league playoffs in more than 20 years on the field. On six occasions, the Red Bulls finished atop the Eastern Conference in the regular season, including three times leading the entire league in points to earn the Supporters Shield. However, in all six of those seasons, the Red Bulls failed to advance to the MLS Cup final. In fact, the one time New York did play for the playoff championship in 2008, it did so after earning the eighth and final playoff spot.
New York Liberty
League: Women’s National Basketball Association
Founded: 1997
Stadium: Barclays Center
Location: Brooklyn
Partners/ Sponsors: FanDuel
One of the original franchises in the WNBA, the New York Liberty are in the midst of a resurgence with superstar Sabrina Ionescu. The team wears a FanDuel patch on their jerseys and more of those jerseys have been flying off the shelf thanks to Ionescu. New York’s WNBA franchise has a proud history of success with four WNBA Finals appearances in the first six years of the league, yet they did not win the title on any of those occasions. They have qualified for the conference finals just four times since that 2002 trip to the WNBA Finals, but have finished with a losing record in each of the last five seasons.
NJ/NY Gotham FC
League: National Women’s Soccer League
Founded: 2006
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Location: Harrison, NJ
Partners/ Sponsors: None
NJ/NY Gotham FC is an original member of the growing women’s soccer movement in the country that has allowed the NWSL to expand in recent seasons. This was one of the founding franchises of the WPS, the predecessor to the current NWSL, and has kept women’s soccer alive and well in the New York City area for more than a decade. Several members of the U.S. Women’s National Team play their club soccer with Gotham, including defender Imani Dorsey, midfielder Kristie Mewis and forward Margaret Purce.
New York City FC
League: Major League Soccer
Founded: 2013
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Location: Bronx
Partners/ Sponsors: None
A club in the City Football Group system that also owns Manchester City, New York City FC is the reigning MLS champions from 2021. The Yankees also own 20 percent of the club, which is why it plays its home games at Yankee Stadium and is able to afford to pay its players top dollar. This team has been extremely competitive in MLS since beginning play in 2015, two years after its founding, and they have produced some quality players, including Leeds United’s Jack Harrison and Borussia Dortmund’s Gio Reyna.