Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. Each week, he provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.
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Quarterbacks are one of the biggest keys to winning wagers in the NFL preseason. In general, it’s wise to back teams with QB competitions and/or strong rotations.
The Chargers opened as 2½-point favorites over the Raiders in Sunday’s AFC West matchup at Allegiant Stadium. But the favorite has flipped.
The Los Angeles Chargers have won and covered three of the past four meetings with the Raiders, including a 24-19 victory in Week 1.
Caesars Sportsbook alone lost almost seven figures on the Raiders, and BetMGM lost six figures. The Westgate SuperBook and South Point reported losing days.
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The betting public was all over the Colts in a game that saw the line soar to 8½ on Sunday when Indianapolis quarterback Carson Wentz was cleared to play.
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FrancoSports.com handicapper Mark Franco analyzes every NFL Sunday and Monday game and gives final scores for each.
Micah Roberts and Mark Franco are tied for the contest lead with an 11-4 ATS record, and Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay is third at 10-4-1.
Handicapper Lee Sterling (@paramountsports) breaks down NFL Week 17, with analysis, trends and final scores for all 16 games.
Seventy percent of the tickets and 84 percent of the money is on the Bills at William Hill, and the Westgate, Circa Sports and Station Casinos also expect to be Raiders fans.
The glut of “so-called information” has fed interest in a prop on which team the quarterback will play for next season.
Handicapper Ted Sevransky (Sportsmemo.com, @teddy_covers) breaks down Week 13 of the NFL season.
Handicapper Hank “The Hammer” Goldberg leads the contest with a 36-21-3 ATS record.