Paul Stone leads the contest with a 6-2 ATS record and Eric Parkila is 3-1-1 ATS. Here are the updated standings and remaining picks for all seven handicappers.
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Clemson, which crushed Notre Dame 34-10 in the ACC title game, has been a cover machine in big games under Swinney, going 14-3 ATS in ACC championships, bowls and CFP games.
Vegas is the +550 favorite at William Hill sportsbook and the 6-1 co-favorite at the Westgate with the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning.
Buffalo, which has covered six straight games, is a consensus 7½-point favorite at Las Vegas sportsbooks after the line opened at 6½ and the consensus total is 47.
The Jets and Bengals pulled off outright upsets for the second straight week while the Chiefs won but didn’t cover for the seventh consecutive week.
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The VSiN host and Raiders radio play-by-play man is 41-31-3 ATS. He leads Dave Tuley (40-32-3) and Scott Kellen (40-32-3) by a point apiece with two weeks left.
Seven handicappers compete in a college football bowl contest. Two-time defending RJ Challenge champ Dana Lane is 42-27-2 ATS this year and Eric Parkila is 41-28-2.
Sharp bettors and the betting public are backing the Dolphins, consensus 3-point favorites over the Raiders after the line opened at 2½ at most Las Vegas sportsbooks.
The under is 41-24-1 (63.0 percent) on Christmas Day NBA games since 2005 and has been a moneymaker in 14 of the last 15 years.
Las Vegan Michael Kipness and his business partner made a $200 money-line parlay on the Jets (+1,100) and Bengals (+700) at Harrah’s that paid $19,000 — a 95-1 long shot.
A day after the Jets beat the Rams 23-20 as 17-point underdogs, the Bengals beat the Steelers 27-17 as 14½-point underdogs on “Monday Night Football.”
A BetMGM bettor placed a $220,000 straight wager to win $200,000 on the Steelers -14 over the Bengals on “Monday Night Football.”
The Lakers are the clear favorite at Las Vegas sportsbooks to win the 2021 NBA title. But that doesn’t mean they’re an automatic bet to cover the spread in Tuesday’s opener.
Sixteen Circa Survivor contestants who selected the Rams saw their season-long quest for the $1.39 million prize come to a stunning end after the Jets’ 23-20 win.
The Los Angeles Lakers are the +250 favorites to repeat as NBA champions in the 2020-21 season, scheduled to tip off Tuesday.
Alabama and Clemson are favored to meet in the CFP national championship game for the fourth time in seven years.
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Scott Kellen went 5-0 ATS last week to take the lead with a 39-29-2 record. Dave Tuley (38-29-3) is second, and Lou Finocchiaro and Brent Musburger are tied for third at 38-31-1.
Alabama went from a 12-point to 17½-point favorite over Florida in the SEC title game. The line move hasn’t stopped the betting public from wagering on the Crimson Tide.
A few weeks ago, Florida ranged between +11 and +13 on SEC championship game lookahead lines. There’s no reason to inflate the number four-plus points based on last week.
