Legendary broadcaster Brent Musburger and nine other handicappers give their best college football bets.
UNLV
The Gold Sheet handicapper Bruce Marshall provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends from Goldsheet.com.
The Trojans have won 13 straight games — the nation’s second-longest streak — and are 4½-point favorites over Washington State, which is 4-0 for the first time since 2001.
Todd Dewey, Kelly Stewart and Wynn Las Vegas sports book director Johnny Avello preview the college football weekend.
There was a much-publicized issue involving Richard “The Fixer” Perry after the Review-Journal published a photo of the twice-convicted sports fixer sitting in a hot tub with three members of UNLV’s 1990 NCAA basketball title team.
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart and CG Technology sports book vice-president Matt Holt preview the college football weekend.
As Nevada’s sports wagering handle has increased, so have the number of entries in the major football handicapping contests at Las Vegas sports books.
After UNLV’s loss to Howard as 45-point favorites, Las Vegas bookmakers on Monday made Idaho favorites by as many as 9½ points over the Rebels on Saturday.
Howard’s shocking 43-40 win over UNLV on Saturday night at Sam Boyd Stadium is believed to be the first upset ever by a team getting at least 40 points.