Betting

Las Vegas Review-Journal NFL Challenge

January 2, 2011 - 12:00 am

Steve Fezzik

LVAsports.com

Last week: 2-3

Season: 37-41-2

Picks:

Titans +9

Lions -7

Bears +6½

Jets -3

49ers -6½

Doug Fitz

Systemplays.com

Last week: 1-4

Season: 36-43-1

Picks:

Raiders +4

Vikings +7

Bears +6½

Rams -3

Broncos +3½

Mark Franco

Francosports.com

Last week: 3-2

Season: 41-37-2

Picks:

Chiefs -4

Colts -9

Giants -4

Rams -3

49ers -6½

Joe Hawk

Review-Journal sports editor

Last week: 4-1

Season: 39-39-2

Picks:

Chiefs -4

Cowboys +12

Jets -3

Seahawks +3

Chargers -3½

Jay Kornegay

Hilton sports book director

Last week: 4-1

Season: 47-33

Picks:

Raiders +4

Texans +2½

Packers -6½

Seahawks +3

Broncos +3½

Allen Leiker

R-J assistant sports editor

Last week: 3-2

Season: 37-41-2

Picks:

Colts -9

Texans +2½

Steelers -6

Packers -6½

Cowboys +12

Micah Roberts

VegasInsider.com

Last week: 3-2

Season: 43-36-1

Picks:

Colts -9

Texans +2½

Giants -4

Eagles -12

Rams -3

Dennis Rudner

R-J assistant sports editor

Last week: 2-3

Season: 32-44-4

Picks:

Colts -9

Texans +2½

Steelers -6

Lions -7

Rams -3

Dave Tuley

Viewfrom-vegas.com

Last week: 2-3

Season: 42-36-2

Picks:

Titans +9

Bengals +9½

Vikings +7

Cowboys +12

Buccaneers +8

Matt Youmans

Review-Journal sports staff

Last week: 3-2

Season: 39-40-1

Picks:

Patriots -3

Texans +2½

Packers -6½

Cowboys +12

Rams -3

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Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday ...

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By Todd Dewey / RJ

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Kentucky Derby handicapping: Fierceness is dominant but an enigma

By Mike Brunker / RJ

May 2, 2024 - 10:47 am

Fierceness, the 5-2 morning line favorite for the Kentucky Derby, still needs to answer several questions, including his ability to overcome adversity.

Rich Strike, with Sonny Leon aboard, wins the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at ...

The 5 biggest long-shot winners in Kentucky Derby history

By Todd Dewey / RJ

May 2, 2024 - 7:00 am

The biggest long-shot winner in the Kentucky Derby’s 149-year history came in 1913, but the next four prevailed in the 21st century.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani speaks with reporters before a baseball game against the Was ...

Report: Ohtani’s stolen money funneled to bookie via Las Vegas casino

By Todd Dewey / RJ

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Millions of dollars stolen from Shohei Ohtani to pay his former interpreter’s gambling debt were funneled through Resorts World, according to ESPN.

Kentucky Derby hopeful Fierceness works out at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Loui ...

Separating contenders, pretenders in 150th Kentucky Derby

By Todd Dewey / RJ

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Michael Kipness, aka “The Wizard,” analyzed the 20-horse field for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby for the Review-Journal. Here’s what he thinks of each horse’s chances.