Betting

NFL Challenge picks — Week 17

By Todd Dewey / Las Vegas Review-Journal

December 31, 2022 - 1:40 pm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) during the second half of an NFL football game ...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) during the second half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Todd Dewey

RJ betting reporter

Last week: 3-2

Season: 43-36-1

Buccaneers -3

Commanders -2

Eagles -6½

Texans +4½

Bengals +1

Lou Finocchiaro

@GambLou

Last week: 2-3

Season: 43-35-2

Steelers +2½

Falcons -3½

Texans +4½

Rams +6½

Bengals +1

Doug Fitz

Systemplays.com

Last week: 3-2

Season: 50-28-2

Panthers +3

Steelers +2½

Cardinals +3½

Texans +4½

Raiders +10

Mark Franco

FrancoSports.com

Last week: 2-3

Season: 36-41-3

Lions -6

Giants -6

Seahawks +1½

49ers -10

Bengals +1

Scott Kellen

@SixthSenseNFL

Last week: 2-3

Season: 38-39-3

Buccaneers -3

Browns +2

Seahawks +1½

Vikings +3½

Chargers -6½

Jay Kornegay

Westgate SuperBook VP

Last week: 1-4

Season: 42-37-1

Ravens -2½

Saints +6½

Bears +6

Patriots -2½

Seahawks +1½

Brent Musburger

VSiN host

Last week: 2-3

Season: 47-33

Commanders -2

Falcons -3½

Giants -6

Raiders +10

Rams +6½

Micah Roberts

Sportsline.com

Last week: 3-2

Season: 39-38-3

Buccaneers -3

Falcons -3½

Eagles -6½

Patriots -2½

49ers -10

Kelly Stewart

@KellyInVegas, @barstoolsports

Last week: 3-2

Season: 37-41-2

Panthers +3

Browns +2

Texans +4½

Broncos +12½

Packers -3½

Dave Tuley

VSiN.com

Last week: 0-5

Season: 39-39-2

Panthers +3

Saints +6½

Texans +4½

Broncos +12½

Raiders +10

Florida Atlantic guard Johnell Davis, right, reacts after taking the ball from Kansas State for ...

Bettor turns $500 into $200K on Florida Atlantic to make Final 4

By Todd Dewey / RJ

March 26, 2023 - 8:37 pm

For the first time since seeding began in 1979, no team seeded better than No. 4 has made the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. No. 4 UConn is the highest remaining seed.

Miami guard Jordan Miller celebrates after scoring against Texas in the second half of an Elite ...

MARCH MADNESS BAD BEATS BLOG: Underdogs come through for bettors

By David Schoen / RJ

March 26, 2023 - 10:47 am

Refresh often for minute-to-minute updates on all of Sunday’s NCAA Tournament action — live line movement, props, halftime bets and more.

UConn guard Jordan Hawkins (24) celebrates after making a three-point basket in the second half ...

MARCH MADNESS BAD BEATS BLOG: Bettors cash in with FAU, UConn

By David Schoen / RJ

March 25, 2023 - 11:29 pm

Refresh often for minute-to-minute updates on all of the NCAA Tournament action — live line movement, props, halftime bets and more.

Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale talks to fans during the grand opening celebration ...

‘Mattress Mack’ loses $4.1M on Cougars, bets $1.9M on Astros

By Todd Dewey / RJ

March 25, 2023 - 2:05 pm

Houston furniture store owner and high-stakes sports bettor Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale was back on the Strip on Friday for the grand opening of the Horseshoe Las Vegas.

San Diego State guard Matt Bradley (20) reacts after being called for a fopul against Alabama i ...

MARCH MADNESS BAD BEATS BLOG: Underdogs bark, send No. 1 seeds home

By David Schoen / RJ

March 24, 2023 - 6:31 pm

Refresh often for minute-to-minute updates on all of the NCAA Tournament action — live line movement, props, halftime bets and more.

UConn's Andre Jackson Jr. (44) reacts in the first half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game a ...

MARCH MADNESS BAD BEATS BLOG: Favorites flex muscles in Sweet 16

By David Schoen / RJ

March 23, 2023 - 2:43 pm

Refresh often for minute-to-minute updates on all of the NCAA Tournament action — live line movement, props, halftime bets and more.

Mack Freedman, senior director of global real estate at DraftKings, right, leads a tour of Draf ...

DraftKings moves into new southwest Las Vegas offices

By Eli Segall / RJ

March 23, 2023 - 6:00 am

The office features more than 130 sports “trading” desks for oddsmakers and a 7,500-square-foot cafeteria and event space.

Gonzaga players warm up during the West Regional practice for the Sweet 16 games at the T-Mobil ...

Gonzaga-UCLA game among handicappers’ Sweet 16 best bets

By Todd Dewey / RJ

March 22, 2023 - 4:35 pm

No. 2 seed UCLA is a 1½-point favorite over No. 3 seed Gonzaga in their Sweet 16 matchup Thursday night in Las Vegas, an NCAA regional host for the first time.

Gonzaga guard Julian Strawther, center, drives between Grand Canyon forward Aidan Igiehon, left ...

Review-Journal NCAA Tournament challenge picks — Sweet 16

By David Schoen / RJ

March 22, 2023 - 12:27 pm

Review-Journal betting reporter David Schoen competes against five betting analysts and handicappers in an NCAA Tournament contest.

TCU guard Damion Baugh (10) and Gonzaga forward Anton Watson (22) in the second half of a secon ...

Was Gonzaga-TCU worst bad beat in March Madness history?

By Todd Dewey / RJ

March 20, 2023 - 5:40 pm

Bettors who backed Gonzaga -4½ over TCU on Sunday in the final game of the second round of the NCAA Tournament suffered a bad beat for the ages.