The Raiders are 7-3 against the spread and seven of their 10 games this season have gone over the total.
Betting
Three of four popular favorites in the afternoon games covered the spread and went over the total, as the Buccaneers, Chiefs and Chargers cashed tickets for bettors.
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According to teamrankings.com, the Patriots lead the NFL after a loss since 2003 with a 42-18 ATS record (70 percent). New England is a 5½-point favorite over Las Vegas.
The Raiders have covered their past three and six of nine on the road. Their past two games have gone over the total after six of the final seven last season went under.
Cleveland was an overhyped dud last season, going 6-10. First-year coach Kevin Stefanski will try to get quarterback Baker Mayfield back on track.
The Westgate sportsbook has posted odds on 18 players to score the first regular-season touchdown at Allegiant Stadium.
The Circa Sports Million features $3 million in guarantees, up from $1.5 million last season. The new Circa Survivor guarantees $1 million to the winner.
Nevada sportsbooks have lost money on only two Super Bowls since the state started tracking them in 1991. But the books suffered their worst Super Bowl loss ever in 1979.
Baltimore’s 45-6 win over Los Angeles on “Monday Night Football” was worth $375,000 for one MGM Resorts bettor.
The Las Vegan, who won $2.4 million during his 32-game “Jeopardy!” win streak, is expected to enter the world’s most prestigious NFL handicapping contest at 10 a.m. Friday.
Las Vegas handicapper Kelly Stewart and Wynn Las Vegas sports book director Johnny Avello join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview the Houston Texans’ season in the 20th of a series of 32 NFL team videos.
In an annual Las Vegas tradition, some of the city’s sharpest sports bettors waited in line at the Westgate sports book Thursday night to take the first crack at wagering on more than 400 Super Bowl LII prop bets.
A line of sharp bettors quickly pounced on what they perceived as vulnerable numbers as others in the Westgate sports book simply looked up in wonder at the extensive buffet of wagering options on Super Bowl LII prop bets.
There are 948 Super Bowl LII prop betting options at William Hill sports books, which is up from 814 last year.
