The winning team is 48-7-2 against the spread. In other words, there have been only nine Super Bowls in which the favorite has won but failed to cover.
Betting
The Steelers are consensus 4-point road favorites over the Ravens, who would be 7½- or 8½-point favorites if they were playing for the No. 1 seed.
Florida State was a controversial exclusion from this year’s College Football Playoff. Oddsmakers, based on the line on the Seminoles’ bowl game, agree with decision.
The Jaguars are consensus 10-point favorites over the Bengals, and the consensus total is 40 for the “Monday Night Football” game at Jacksonville, Florida.
A bettor at the BetMGM sportsbook at the Bellagio placed a six-figure wager on UNLV -13 over New Mexico. The bettor didn’t have to sweat too much.
The Westgate SuperBook’s Jay Kornegay leads the contest with a 24-14-2 record against the spread. Handicapper Kelly Stewart is in second at 22-17-1.
Wizardraceandsports.com handicapper “Dr. Alan” Dumond analyzes every NFL Week 9 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
Five days before Saturday’s entry deadline, the odds are against Circa meeting its unprecedented $14 million in guaranteed prize money for its two $1,000-entry NFL handicapping contests.
Nebraska opened as an 8½-point favorite in this game, but Circa Sports made Colorado a 5-point favorite Sunday morning when it posted the Week 2 opening lines.
The South Point sportsbook put up lines on 76 college football games of the year, and bettors were permitted to place two wagers up to $2,000 each.
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., recently wrote to the leadership of the major professional sports leagues and the NCAA after a series of sports betting violations.
Pro sports bettor Jeff Whitelaw has already wagered on two NFL teams to go over their season win totals. He also provides an early analysis of the Raiders.
Station Casinos posted its full list of prop bets for Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ passing yards prop has soared from 280½ to 294½ at Caesars Sportsbook while garnering the most over money of any prop.