Ten of the last 13 NFL No. 1 draft picks have been quarterbacks. But the top four favorites at Station Casinos to go No. 1 this year are linemen.
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Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh is the top choice. Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia is the +250 second choice.
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The betting line moved in favor of the Raiders earlier in the week and has moved again for the NFL wild-card playoff against the Bengals on Saturday.
Former New England receiver Julian Edelman could have gotten better odds on the Patriots to win the AFC and the Buccaneers to win the NFC by betting Super Bowl exactas.
The shortest odds are 11-1 on the Green Bay Packers beating the Kansas City Chiefs and 12-1 on the Chiefs defeating the Packers.
Review-Journal sports betting reporter Jim Barnes analyzes every NFL wild-card playoff game, including Raiders-Bengals, with final scores.
The Cincinnati Bengals are consensus 5½-point home favorites over the Raiders in Saturday’s wild-card game. The total is 49, and the Raiders are 2-1 on the money line.
The Curses of the Bambino and Billy Goat have been broken. But some believe the Curse of Bo Jackson continues to haunt the Cincinnati Bengals.
The betting line moved toward the Raiders across Las Vegas sportsbooks for Saturday’s Wild Card playoff game at the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Raiders are 6½-point road underdogs against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first of six NFL Wild Card playoff games over three days.
Bettors loaded up on the Raiders and won big when they advanced to the playoffs with an overtime win over the Chargers. BetMGM alone lost almost $1 million on the game.
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Paramountsports.com handicapper Lee Sterling analyzes every NFL Sunday game in Week 18, with trends and final scores.
Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay leads the contest with a 48-35-2 ATS record and has a 1½-point lead over Review-Journal betting reporter Todd Dewey.