Windows will be open this weekend for the Westgate SuperBook’s NFL SuperContests, and I am climbing aboard.
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Sometimes handicapping a horse race is like sitting on a jury and trying to decide if the star witness is telling the truth. A case in point is Saturday’s United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park, a 1 3/8-mile turf race for 3-year-olds and up.
With UNLV set to hand the reins this season to highly touted redshirt freshman quarterback Armani Rogers, its win total is 5 at the Golden Nugget and CG Technology, which opened it at 5½ before it was quickly bet down.
From a betting standpoint, a quarterback with a new contract can focus on getting wins. But bettors should beware of jumping on the “over” 9½ wins that the South Point has set as Oakland’s total.
After Minnesota’s steal of Chicago All-Star guard Jimmy Butler on Thursday, the Westgate sports book moved the Timberwolves’ odds to win the 2018 NBA title from 100-1 to 60-1 while bumping the Bulls from 100-1 to 200-1.
Saturday’s Ohio Derby (G3) could vault a horse into the top ranks of the sophomore set. Join the R-J’s interactive handicapping forum and post your picks on Twitter, using the hashtag #RJhorseracing.
In a first for Nevada, you can wager on Thursday’s NBA draft with propositions that are focused on the schools and conferences that produce the new pros.
Meet the Review-Journal’s new horse racing columnist and join in what he hopes will develop into a far-ranging handicapping conversation.
Dustin Johnson is the prohibitive 7-1 favorite, but tall fescue and wide fairways at Erin Hills could produce a long-shot winner in the U.S. Open.
Defending champion Dustin Johnson is the obvious favorite to win the U.S. Open and is down to 4-1 odds at the South Point. But he missed the cut last week at the Memorial, and his trouble with the putter is worrisome.