Caesars Sportsbook was the first sportsbook in Nevada to post NFL regular-season win totals in early April. The Steelers’ total has been one of the early movers.
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The Westgate SuperBook’s Jay Kornegay, who leads the Review-Journal NFL Challenge, offers his best bet on the 49ers-Jaguars game.
After going 3-19-3 ATS down the stretch and placing last in the Circa Sports Million contest, the “Big Booty Juedys” offer their pick for the Super Bowl.
Jameis Winston is the largest liability at Caesars Sportsbook on the passing yards prop. Winston opened at 75-1 before a barrage of bets drove his price down to 40-1.
The Raiders’ odds to win the Super Bowl shot up from 40-1 to 80-1 after reports that Aaron Rodgers will return to Green Bay and Seattle will trade Russell Wilson to Denver.
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.
Last season, home teams had a losing record (127-128-1) for the first time in NFL history. This season, home teams are 92-98 straight up and 81-109 ATS.
The biggest line move has seen the New Orleans Saints drop from 3-point home favorites over the Green Bay Packers to 4-point underdogs in a game that was moved to Jacksonville.
The Buccaneers have finished with a losing record in eight of nine years. Tampa Bay’s season win total soared from 8½ to 9½ at Circa sportsbook after it signed Tom Brady.
Sharp bettors liked that the Vikings covered as 7-point underdogs at New Orleans, and they’re backing Minnesota again as a 7-point underdog at San Francisco.
More than $1 million swung from gamblers to Las Vegas sports books Sunday when the Dolphins scored a 69-yard touchdown to pull off a shocking 34-33 upset win over the Patriots.
Tampa Bay, which was a 10-point underdog without suspended starting quarterback Jameis Winston, killed every straight bet, parlay and teaser on the Saints.