Circa Sports and Caesars Sportsbook were small losers on the NFL draft in which six quarterbacks were selected in the first round for the first time since 1983.
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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who had 11 catches for 116 yards and a touchdown Sunday, is the ticket leader at the SuperBook in the Super Bowl MVP market.
Some bettors started wagering on the Raiders at long odds to win the Super Bowl after their upset win against the Chiefs on Christmas Day.
Bettors who wagered on Baltimore, a 9½-point favorite at Arizona, lost their bets in brutal fashion as the Cardinals rallied for a backdoor cover in their 31-24 loss.
The Chargers opened as 4½-point favorites over the Raiders for Sunday’s game in Los Angeles, and the line climbed to 5½ before settling at 5.
Deion Sanders has cleaned house at Colorado, where 52 players have entered the transfer portal since the Pro Football Hall of Famer was hired as Buffaloes coach in December.
Defending national champion Georgia has the highest regular season win total at Caesars Sportsbook at 11 (over-160). Massachusetts has the lowest at 2 (o-130).
BetMGM took a $135,000 wager to win $100,000 on the Eagles on the money line (-135) over the Chiefs, and Caesars took a $110,000 bet on over the total of 49½.
The line for the NFL title game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles opened as a consensus pick’em at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
On the lunar calendar, 2022 was the Year of the Tiger. On the sports betting calendar, it was the Year of Mattress Mack. A look back at the year in betting.
Axsmithsports.com handicapper Alex B. Smith analyzes every NFL Week 8 Sunday and Monday game, with odds, trends and projected final scores.
VSiN host Brent Musburger and Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz are tied for the lead at 22-13. RJ sports betting reporter Todd Dewey is in third place at 20-14-1.
The Raiders are the only 0-3 team in the NFL, and the AFC West is a combined 5-7 straight-up and 3-6 ATS. The division also has gone under in eight of 12 games.
“Dr. Alan” Dumond, a two-time top-five finisher in the Westgate SuperContest, analyzes all 16 NFC teams, designating each squad as a contender or a pretender.
Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher was on the “Circa Football Preview” panel Saturday, during which he was asked if he ever bets against his former team.