CBS Sportsline handicapper Bruce Marshall provides NFL notes and trends for Week 8 games for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Betting
The Dodgers are -150 favorites over the Blue Jays (+135) in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday at Toronto. The total is 7½ (over-115).
Las Vegas bookmakers have long acted as watchdogs for pro and college sports and had different reactions to Thursday’s betting scandal that rocked the NBA world.
CBS Sportsline handicapper Bruce Marshall provides college football notes and trends for Week 9 games for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
A current NBA coach and player were among the more than 30 players arrested in a case involving sports betting and rigged poker games in Las Vegas and elsewhere, authorities say.
The NCAA approved a rule change on Wednesday that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports.
LeBron James will miss Tuesday’s season opener, and his absence is the main reason the Lakers flipped from 3½-point favorites to 2-point underdogs to the Warriors.
The Lions are 6-point home favorites over the Buccaneers in the opener of a “Monday Night Football” doubleheader, and the Seahawks are 3-point home favorites over the Texans.
The Chiefs crushed the Raiders 31-0 as NFL Week 7 favorites went 6-0 ATS in the morning games, and the Broncos scored 33 fourth-quarter points in an historic comeback win over the Giants.
Westgate SuperBook vice president of marketing Jay Kornegay went 5-0 ATS last week and leads the contest with an 18-11-1 record.
GambLou.com handicapper Lou Finocchiaro analyzes every NFL Week 7 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
The Chiefs are 12-point favorites over the Raiders in Sunday’s AFC West matchup at Arrowhead Stadium, where the Raiders have covered three straight and four of five.
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 8.
A Caesars Sportsbook bettor turned $50 into $574,925 after hitting a six-leg “super parlay” that featured four MLB home run picks and two NFL touchdown scorers.
CBS Sportsline handicapper Bruce Marshall provides NFL notes and trends for Week 7 games for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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