Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is the odds-on favorite to win the NBA Finals MVP and lead Denver to its first NBA championship by beating the Miami Heat.
Todd Dewey
Todd Dewey covers sports betting for the Review-Journal. Prior to taking over that beat in January 2017, he covered UNLV football, 51s baseball and a wide range of other events that come to Las Vegas. A native of Cambridge, Mass., and a graduate of the University of Central Florida, Dewey joined the Review-Journal in 1999 and was the 2013 Nevada Sportswriter of the Year.
The gambler hit the first two legs of a $100 three-team futures parlay on Argentina to win the World Cup and the Denver Nuggets to win the NBA’s Western Conference.
The Golden Knights are -128 favorites at Circa Sports to win the Stanley Cup Final over the Florida Panthers and -130 favorites in Game 1 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
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).
Pro sports bettor James Holzhauer won the $500,000 grand prize, Trebek Trophy, and $100,000 donation to Project 150 for his comeback win in the “Jeopardy! Masters” tournament.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched his 2024 presidential campaign Wednesday, but it didn’t help his betting odds to win the election.
After raising the stakes for the Circa Million and Circa Survivor contests to $12 million last year, the sportsbook is sweetening the pot to $14 million this season.
Circa remains committed to “sports betting the way it should be,” using an approach that welcomes sharp bettors. BetMGM also underwent a recent change in leadership.
Based on point spreads posted at Caesars Sportsbook, the Raiders are expected to be involved in a lot of close games again this season.
U.S. Integrity, an independent sports wagering monitor based in Henderson, works with 150 clients in 36 states to detect and report suspicious betting activity.
The Aces are even-money favorites at the SuperBook to repeat as WNBA champions and the Liberty are the +110 second choice, with the Mystics a distant third pick.
Handicapper Michael “The Wizard” Kipness analyzes the eight-horse field for Saturday’s 148th Preakness Stakes, designating each horse as a contender or pretender to win.
VSiN handicapper Wes Reynolds and Westgate SuperBook golf oddsmaker Jeff Sherman have two common plays to win the PGA Championship, which tees off Thursday at Oak Hill in New York.
Las Vegan Nick Bogdanovich touched on his higher education as a bookmaker last week when he was inducted into the SBC Sports Betting Hall of Fame in New York City.