Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale isn’t planning to place any Super Bowl bets despite a conversation with Patrick Mahomes last year.
Betting
On the first play of the Broncos-Seahawks Super Bowl in 2014, the ball was snapped over Denver quarterback Peyton Manning’s head and went into the end zone for a safety.
Read all about the history of betting on the Super Bowl, including when Bears lineman William “The Refrigerator” Perry inadvertently ignited the prop bet craze in 1986.
Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay has already clinched the Review-Journal NFL Challenge title with a 56-23-6 record against the spread.
The betting public in Las Vegas backed the Raiders (-1½) in a big way Sunday, and their faith paid off with a rout of the New York Giants at Allegiant Stadium.
One handicapper offers a strong play on the marquee “Sunday Night Football” matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys.
The Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers are the NFL’s only winless teams (0-4), and they’re also winless against the spread (0-3-1).
Motivation can be hard to quantify. The Packers must win against the Lions to clinch a playoff spot. But that doesn’t make them an automatic bet on an inflated line.
Caesars posted lines on all four possible CFP title games. Ohio State is a 2½-point favorite over Michigan in the potential Jan. 9 showdown.
Tampa Bay was a consensus 3½-point favorite over New Orleans over the weekend, but the line dropped to 3 on Monday at most sportsbooks.
Wizardraceandsports.com handicapper Alan “Dr. Alan” Dumond analyzes every NFL Week 9 Sunday and Monday game, with odds, trends and final scores.
VSiN host Brent Musburger leads the contest with a 26-14 ATS record (65 percent). Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz is in second at 25-15 ATS (62.5 percent).
Five days before Saturday’s entry deadline, Circa Sports is a long shot to meet its $6 million in guaranteed prize money for its $1,000-entry Circa Million IV contest.
Favorites went 7-5 ATS and double-digit favorites went 3-0 ATS as the Bucs (-10½) beat Atlanta 30-17, the Colts (-10½) whipped Houston 31-0 and the Rams (-14) ripped the Jaguars 37-7.
Jets quarterback Mike White and Cowboys QB Cooper Rush each won their first career starts last week. Take the inflated line of +7½ and bet on Jordan Love and the Packers to keep it close.