Betting

Gambler wagers $23K on Thursday NFL game only bettors could love

Two of the NFL’s worst teams face off on “Thursday Night Football” when the Chicago Bears host the Carolina Panthers. The Bears are favored at home.

NFL betting trends — Week 10: Edge for Jets-Raiders

By Bruce Marshall Special to the / RJ

November 9, 2023 - 7:25 pm

Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. Each week, he provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.

Colorado, Sanders deal sportsbooks ‘ugly outcome’; $1M wager wins

By David Schoen / RJ

September 9, 2023 - 2:27 pm

The Colorado-Nebraska game Saturday had 40 percent more handle than the most-bet NFL game at Station Casinos.

Sportsbooks pay some Bills, Bengals futures bets

By Todd Dewey / RJ

January 9, 2023 - 4:47 pm

Bettors with wagers on Buffalo or Cincinnati to make the playoffs can cash their tickets. But other bets will be refunded at several books.

Caesars Sportsbook moves Super Bowl line again

By Jim Barnes / RJ

February 9, 2022 - 2:05 pm

Caesars Sportsbook has again shifted its point spread for Sunday’s Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals.

Raiders’ playoff-clinching win huge loss for sportsbooks

By Todd Dewey / RJ

January 9, 2022 - 9:56 pm

Bettors loaded up on the Raiders and won big when they advanced to the playoffs with an overtime win over the Chargers. BetMGM alone lost almost $1 million on the game.

College football betting trends — Week 2

By Bruce Marshall Special to the / RJ

September 9, 2021 - 12:09 pm

Texas A&M is 9-1 against the spread in nonconference games since 2018 and 12-6 ATS on the road since Jimbo Fisher took over the program

Caesars Sports bettor wagers $38K to win $1.3M on Bucs to go 17-0

By Todd Dewey / RJ

August 9, 2021 - 5:45 pm

The bettor placed two wagers in New Jersey totaling $38,200 to win $1.3 million that the Bucs will go 17-0 ($10,000 at 50-1 and $28,200 at 30-1).

Sports Betting Spotlight: Oakland Raiders season preview

By Todd Dewey / RJ

August 9, 2018 - 10:10 am

Las Vegas handicapper Kelly Stewart and Wynn Las Vegas sports book director Johnny Avello join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview the Oakland Raiders’ season in the fourth of a series of 32 NFL team videos.

Sports Betting Spotlight: NFL Week 10

By Todd Dewey / RJ

November 9, 2017 - 9:00 am

Review-Journal reporter Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart and CG Technology sports book vice president Matt Holt preview NFL Week 10.

Sports Betting Spotlight: College football Week 11

By Todd Dewey / RJ

November 9, 2017 - 8:00 am

Review-Journal reporter Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart and CG Technology sports book vice president Matt Holt preview college football Week 11.