The Bills opened as slight favorites over the Chiefs in Sunday’s divisional round matchup in what will be the first road playoff game of Patrick Mahomes’ career.
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Former Northeastern University football teammates James Mitchell and Ryan Przydzial won a $100,000 booby prize for placing last in the Circa Sports Million contest.
The NFL’s last two unbeatens lost Sunday, to the delight of sportsbooks. Meanwhile, Raiders backers got an improbable cover against the Patriots.
The Raiders have a lot of things working against them for Sunday’s game, but the Bills are almost in desperation mode after losing to the Jets on Monday.
There were only five safeties in the first 42 Super Bowls before bettors cashed in on the prop in four of six games from 2009 to 2014, including three straight (2012-14).
A day after the Jaguars pulled off the third-biggest comeback in NFL playoff history, the Dolphins delivered a rally of their own to deal a big loss to Bills bettors.
The bet was placed on the live money line (-12,500) when the Chargers had a 27-0 lead over Jacksonville late in the first half of Saturday’s NFL wild-card playoff game.
Pro handicapper Joe D’Amico (Sportsmemo.com) analyzes every NFL Week 6 Sunday and Monday game, with odds, trends and final scores.
VSiN host Brent Musburger and pro handicapper Lou Finocchiaro are tied for the lead with 17-8 ATS records. Handicapper Doug Fitz is in third at 16-9 ATS.
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The betting public typically shies away from wagering on the NFL preseason, but they’ve backed the Raiders in their first two games and won both times.
Sportsbooks project the Raiders’ 17 foes to have 150.5 wins for an average of 8.8 wins per game. They will play eight games against opponents with double-digit win totals.
When Jay Kornegay first saw the news that the NFL had awarded the 2024 Super Bowl to Las Vegas, the Westgate SuperBook vice president said it instantly brought a smile to his face.
The 49ers have dominated the division rival Rams in recent years, winning the last four meetings and eight of the last 11.
The embattled Raiders will be hard-pressed to get their offense back on track at Denver, second in the NFL in scoring defense, allowing 15.2 points per game.