A day after the Jets beat the Rams 23-20 as 17-point underdogs, the Bengals beat the Steelers 27-17 as 14½-point underdogs on “Monday Night Football.”
Betting
Getting information to bettors and advertising their operations — through interviews, videos and podcasts — has become a growing part of the job.
The dreaded last-ditch lateral play once again reared its ugly head for bettors Monday. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the ticket holder.
An old gray horse named BidenHisTime edged a blond-haired horse named SuperTrump in a two-horse race run Tuesday at Lingfield Park in England.
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s odds of winning the presidential election improved over the weekend on the United Kingdom-based Betfair Exchange.
Trump improved from a +225 underdog to +150 at London’s Betfair Exchange. Offshore sportsbook Bovada also moved the line after taking some sharp bets on the president.
Las Vegas sportsbooks make adjustments for the coronavirus but still attract plenty of action on pro football’s opening Sunday.
The betting public is laying 9½ points with defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City in the NFL season opener, but sharps are going the other way.
Betfair Exchange lowered Biden to -105 and moved Trump to +105 in what the London-based sportsbook called the “biggest convention comeback in political betting history.”
With sign-ups for the $1,000-entry Circa Sports Million II and Circa Survivor contests slowed to a crawl by the coronavirus, Circa is on the hook for a $3.86 million overlay.
The Westgate made the bout a pick’em Thursday morning, but took it off the board Thursday afternoon after learning that there will be no judges, scoring or a winner declared.
Review-Journal reporters Jim Barnes and Todd Dewey discuss the baseball landscape from a betting perspective, including World Series futures.
Review-Journal reporters Jim Barnes and Todd Dewey discuss the NHL restart from a betting perspective, including the unique format being used.
The state Gaming Control Board has ruled in favor of the BetMGM sportsbook in a dispute about bets made after the games started, according to ESPN.
The nearly $250,000 in winning wagers placed at MGM Resorts on Sunday might be the largest sportsbook loss in Las Vegas history on bets made after an event has started.