The Raiders are favored in only two games this season in opening lines posted at DraftKings Sportsbook, which does not operate in Nevada.
Betting
The Baltimore Ravens are consensus 3½-point home favorites over the Cincinnati Bengals on “Thursday Night Football” at Las Vegas sportsboooks. The total is 46½.
One bettor wagered $50 to win $42,750 (854-1) and another bettor turned $100 into $78,375 on the same parlay at 784-1 odds. Both wagers were placed at FanDuel sportsbook.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale wagered $2 million to win $12 million at DraftKings sportsbook on the Astros to repeat as World Series champions.
The NCAA Tournament is less than a month away, and there are still plenty of teams worth a bet to win it all, including Providence at 100-1.
Arrest reports released Wednesday detail two alleged embezzlement schemes from employees targeting sports betting company William Hill.
A BetMGM bettor placed a $330,000 straight bet to win $300,000 on the Raiders-Patriots game Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. The line on the game has flipped.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale made a total of $2.55 million in wagers to win $22,925,000 on the Houston Cougars to win the men’s NCAA basketball title.
The Steelers upset Tom Brady’s Buccaneers 20-18 as 9½-point underdogs, and the Jets whipped Aaron Rodgers’ Packers 27-10 as 8-point underdogs.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is editor of The Gold Sheet (Goldsheet.com). He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
The United States is a prohibitive -1,000 favorite at the Westgate sportsbook to win the most gold medals, as Americans are the favorites in a wide array of events.
The Nevada State Ladies Poker Championship will hold its $275 buy-in No-limit Hold’em Main Event starting at noon Saturday at the South Point.
The Tuesday opening marked a first for Derek Stevens’ Circa Sports brand. It also could attract a new set of customers for both Tuscany and Circa, a Tuscany executive said.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spoke Wednesday on the third day of G2E in Las Vegas, fielding questions about how the league finally embraced sports betting.
As 13 horses prepare to contest the second leg of the Triple Crown Saturday at Pimlico, suspensions and lawsuits keep Kentucky Derby disqualification on the front burner.
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