Eleven days before the NFL’s Sept. 10 season opener, Circa had 934 entries in its Circa Sports Million II contest, which needs 3,000 entries to meet its $3 million guarantee.
Football
At least one bettor at the Westgate is a big believer in the Bills. The gambler on Thursday placed a $3,350 wager to win $100,500 on Buffalo to win the Super Bowl (30-1).
The Westgate offered 25-1 odds on Washington quarterback Alex Smith to win the award. After taking two $200 wagers on Smith at 25-1, the book lowered his odds to 12-1.
New England has won at least 10 games in an NFL-record 17 straight seasons and claimed 11 AFC East titles in a row. But both streaks appear to be in jeopardy.
There are 519 entries in Million, which needs 3,000 entries to meet its $3 million guarantee. There are 217 entries in Survivor, which needs 1,000 entries to meet its $1 million guarantee.
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Westgate sportsbook vice president of risk Ed Salmons expects the Chargers to regain their 2018 playoff form this season and top their win total of 8.
To attract more entries, the Westgate is offering those who enter the SuperContest two free hotel room nights for every week during the NFL’s 17-week regular season.
The 2019 second-round draft pick took over a team that was 3-8 last season and led Denver to a 4-1 finish to make a believer out of general manager John Elway.
Lamar Jackson was a 200-1 long shot to win MVP last season, and a professional sports bettor turned $500 into $63,000 at Circa (at 125-1) when Jackson won the award.
The Westgate SuperContest, which had a record 3,328 entries last year, had 279 entries Monday, Circa Sports Million II had 287 and the new Circa Survivor contest had 102.
The Raiders took the fastest receiver in the NFL draft in Alabama’s Henry Ruggs, and all the pieces are in place for quarterback Derek Carr to have a career year.
Atlanta has the most difficult schedule based on opponents’ 2020 season win totals (138½) and fifth-toughest based on opponents’ 2019 win percentage (.525).
The Jets have the league’s second-toughest schedule based on opponents’ 2019 winning percentage (.533) and one of the toughest based on opponents’ 2020 season win totals.
Jeff Whitelaw went 3-1 on his NFL win totals in the Review-Journal last year, with winners on the Bills Over 6½ (10-6), Browns Under 9½ (6-10) and Redskins Under 6½ (3-13).