MICAH ROBERTS THE LINEMAKERS, SPORTINGNEWS.COM (40-27-2)
Los Angeles Dodgers-COLORADO ROCKIES (Over 8½)
Clayton Kershaw is starting for the Dodgers, so it might seem like a bad idea to expect scoring. Ten of Kershaw’s past 12 starts stayed under the total. But he has been involved in a couple of high-scoring games in Colorado this season. Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis has allowed 22 runs in 30 innings, and the Dodgers’ bats will like him.
Boise State is a consensus 3½-point home favorite over UNLV in Friday’s Mountain West conference title game and Ohio State is -5½ over Indiana in Saturday’s Big Ten championship.
The New England Patriots are consensus 7-point home favorites over the New York Giants on “Monday Night Football,” and the consensus total is 46½.
Underdogs started NFL Week 13 on a 9-2 against the spread run with seven outright wins, including all four games on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday.
Legendary sportscaster Brent Musburger went 3-1-1 against the spread last week and Westgate SuperBook vice president of marketing Jay Kornegay leads the contest with a 34-24-2 ATS record.
Two-time top-five Westgate SuperContest finisher “Dr. Alan” Dumond analyzes every NFL Week 13 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
The Los Angeles Chargers are consensus 9½-point favorites over the Raiders, and the line is up to 10 at multiple sportsbooks for Sunday’s AFC West matchup.
Nine handicappers and the RJ’s David Schoen will offer five picks on college football games this season — sides or totals. Here are their selections for Week 14.
Las Vegas pro bettors give their best bets for NFL and college football games this weekend, including on Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
CBS Sportsline handicapper Bruce Marshall provides NFL notes and trends for Week 13 games for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, including the Raiders-Chargers game.
CBS Sportsline handicapper Bruce Marshall provides college football notes and trends for Week 14 games for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
