Handicapper Kelly Stewart and The Linq Hotel sports book director John Lukasik join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview Week 9 of the NFL season.
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Handicapper Kelly Stewart and The Linq Hotel sports book director John Lukasik join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview Week 10 of the college football season.
Handicappers looking for some help breaking down the Breeders’ Cup races on Friday and Saturday at Churchill Downs can get some thoughts from the experts at free seminars at Station Casinos, South Point and Rampart Casino.
The state’s 190 sports books won a record $44.3 million on college and pro football.
The unlikely ending resulted in a swing of more than $1 million in favor of bettors at Las Vegas sports books: mid six figures at MGM Resorts and William Hill, six figures at the Westgate and just shy of six figures at Caesars Entertainment.
Handicapper Micah Roberts went 3-2 last week to run his season record to 26-9 ATS (74.3 percent).
Handicapper Alex B. Smith breaks down Week 8 of the 2018 NFL season.
Handicapper Wes Reynolds went 5-0 ATS last week to run his season record to 25-14-1 ATS.
The Colts are on the upswing after a 37-5 win over the Bills in which wideout T.Y. Hilton returned from an injury to catch two of Andrew Luck’s four TD passes. Luck has returned to form this season, passing for 20 TDs.
The Chiefs have covered 11 straight regular-season games. This is a team capable of making a Super Bowl run. But 9½ or 10 points are a huge handicap in the betting world.
The Gold Sheet editor Bruce Marshall provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.
Penn State hasn’t won by more than five points since beating Illinois more than five weeks ago, and the Illini led that game 24-21 in the third quarter.
The Kansas City Chiefs are 7-0 against the spread this season.
Best bets from Todd Dewey, Bernie Fratto, Mitch Moss and Kelly Stewart.
Dubbed by some in the media as the Duffel Bag Bettor or Duffel Bag Boy, the unidentified gambler won well into six figures last weekend on an unlikely cover by Central Florida.