Handicapper Hank Goldberg and Westgate sportsbook vice president Jay Kornegay are tied for the contest lead at 34-24-2 ATS.
Betting
Dana Lane went 5-0 ATS last week to take the contest lead with a 37-28 record. Paul Stone went 3-2 and is in second place at 36-29 entering the final week of the Challenge.
Alabama needs to beat Auburn in Saturday’s Iron Bowl, then have LSU beat Georgia in the SEC title game to put it in contention for its sixth straight CFP berth.
Chalk has been the perfect side on turkey day the last three years, as favorites have gone 9-0 straight up and 8-1 ATS. The under is 5-0 in the prime-time game on the holiday.
The Dallas Mavericks second-year star has quickly climbed the NBA MVP charts, ascending to the plus 250 second choice at the Westgate sportsbook after opening at 50-1.
Baltimore’s 45-6 win over Los Angeles on “Monday Night Football” was worth $375,000 for one MGM Resorts bettor.
The gutless call by the Cowboys coach to kick a field goal with 6:04 left essentially cost Dallas the game in a 13-9 loss and cost countless New England bettors a cover.
Final scores, opening and closing lines and point-spread highlights from every NFL Sunday game.
Bill Belichick (Patriots), Mike Zimmer (Vikings), Sean Payton (Saints), Andy Reid (Chiefs) and Pete Carroll (Seahawks) are 551-405-24 ATS since 2003 and 31-20 this season.
Mark Franco leads the contest with a 33-21-1 ATS record. Doug Fitz is second at 31-22-2, followed by Jay Kornegay (30-23-2) and Hank Goldberg (29-24-2).
Handicapper Paul Stone (@PaulStoneSports) leads the contest with a 33-27 ATS record, and handicapper Dana Lane (@DanaLaneSports) is second at 31-29.
Golden State has the NBA’s worst record at 3-13, is 6-10 ATS and has seen its 2020 NBA title odds soar to 1,000-1 after it was 12-1 in the preseason.
Rich Velez went 81-36-2 ATS to win the Golden Nugget’s inaugural Ultimate Football Challenge, and he’s in 10th place in the contest this year with a 46-28-3 record.
The Westgate sportsbook reported a sharp play on the Texans at minus 3½ and the betting public is all over Houston at Caesars Entertainment.
The Westgate sportsbook made James Holzhauer the plus 125 favorite to win the “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time” event over Ken Jennings (+175) and Brad Rutter (+300).