The battle to play in Las Vegas in Super Bowl 58 is down to four teams, with Baltimore and San Francisco early favorites in the NFL conference title games.
Betting
When the Circa Survivor field was whittled to 13, 12 of them agreed to a partial chop of the $9.2 million pot. But one high-stakes gambler stood in the way.
The Los Angeles Rams are consensus 4-point home favorites over the New Orleans Saints on “Thursday Night Football.” Both teams are in the thick of the playoff race.
Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay has gone 8-1-1 against the spread the last two weeks to take the lead in the contest at 18-10-2.
Vegasinsider.com handicapper Chip Chirimbes analyzes every NFL Week 7 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
Trailing 30-20 with four seconds left Sunday against the 49ers, Rams coach Sean McVay decided to attempt a field goal, which was good and covered a 7½-point spread.
After Circa Sports paid a total of $3.2 million the last two years to cover overlays, the downtown sportsbook is staring at another seven-figure payout.
Only 14 entrants remain alive from a field of 6,133 in the elusive quest for the $6,133,000 Circa Survivor contest prize. And they must pick two winners this week.
The line on the 49ers-Cardinals “Monday Night Football” game in Mexico City shot up from San Francisco -8 to -10 after Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray was ruled out.
New England, which has won its last two games over the Lions and Browns by a combined score of 67-15, is an 8-point home favorite over Chicago on “Monday Night Football.”
Since the Raiders moved to Las Vegas in 2020, they’re 9-10 against the spread at Allegiant Stadium and 3-5 ATS as home favorites. They host Houston on Sunday.
The clock is ticking on Circa sportsbook to meet its unprecedented $12 million in guaranteed prize money for its two $1,000-entry NFL handicapping contests.
Oddsmakers still expect the Raiders to finish last in the loaded AFC West. But bettors are backing them in a big way to win the division and the Super Bowl.
For the fifth time in two weeks, Las Vegas sportsbooks adjusted their NFL futures after the Indianapolis Colts acquired quarterback Matt Ryan from the Atlanta Falcons.
The vast majority of money wagered on the NFL is placed on the day of the games. But Las Vegas sportsbooks already have taken a bevy of sharp bets on all four playoff games.