Handicapper Scott Kellen breaks down Week 13 of the NFL season.
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Handicapper Hank Goldberg and Westgate sportsbook vice president Jay Kornegay are tied for the contest lead at 34-24-2 ATS.
This game presents the biggest coaching challenge for Jon Gruden since he left the broadcasting booth. His team is young, and its confidence was badly shaken last weekend.
This matchup is tailor-made for Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor. His offensive line is fourth in power success rate and sixth in stuff rate.
The Chiefs are 9-1 straight up in the last 10 games against Oakland and have won six straight against the Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium.
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.
The Cowboys are 1-7 ATS in their last eight Thanksgiving games. The Bills are on an 8-3-1 spread run and are 6-0-2 in their last eight games as underdogs.
Alabama hasn’t covered back-to-back games since midway through 2018 and is 6-8 ATS in its last 14 games. Auburn is 9-3 ATS in its past 12 games.
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 Buccaneers have gone 3-8 against the spread, but their last nine games have gone over the total.
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.