With UNLV set to hand the reins this season to highly touted redshirt freshman quarterback Armani Rogers, its win total is 5 at the Golden Nugget and CG Technology, which opened it at 5½ before it was quickly bet down.
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From a betting standpoint, a quarterback with a new contract can focus on getting wins. But bettors should beware of jumping on the “over” 9½ wins that the South Point has set as Oakland’s total.
Ohio State, the 4-1 second choice behind Alabama (3-1) to win the 2018 national title, is favored by 6 points over Michigan on Nov. 25 at Michigan Stadium.
The Patriots-Cowboys matchup is the 6-1 favorite after opening at 7-1 at the Golden Nugget sports book, which has posted odds on all 256 possible Super Bowl LII matchups.
A potential Patriots-Cowboys Super Bowl LII matchup is the 7-1 favorite at the Golden Nugget sports book, which posted odds on all 256 possible NFL championship matchups.
Bob Stoops’ surprising announcement Wednesday that he’s retiring as Oklahoma coach after 18 seasons didn’t affect the odds on the Sooners to win the 2018 college football national championship.
NFL players are prohibited from betting on NFL games and making promotional appearances at casinos, but are allowed to wager on other team sports, per the league’s gambling policy, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed in an e-mail to the Review-Journal.
While the entry fee for the prestigious Westgate SuperContest will remain $1,500 and the top 50 finishers will be paid, the Westgate is adding a winner-take-all contest titled SuperContest Gold that has a $5,000 entry fee.
