Bruce Marshall is a handicapper for CBS Sportsline. He provides the Review-Journal with NFL betting notes and trends.
Betting
Pro sports bettor Cris Zeniuk recommends a play on the Detroit Lions-Buffalo Bills showdown, which has the highest total on the board this week.
The 49ers are consensus 2½-point home favorites (-120) over the Rams on “Thursday Night Football.” The consensus total is 48½.
Bruce Marshall is a handicapper for CBS Sportsline. He provides the Review-Journal with college football notes and trends.
A Caesars Sportsbook bettor wagered $1.5 million on an SEC team to win the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff.
The Cincinnati Bengals are consensus 5½-point road favorites over the Dallas Cowboys on “Monday Night Football.” The total is 49½.
Carolina, a 14-point underdog at Philadelphia, appeared to score a go-ahead touchdown with less than a minute to play on a diving catch in the end zone.
The College Football Playoff bracket was unveiled Sunday and betting lines are already out for every first-round game.
Nine teams had two wins after Week 9 — which was the most with two wins or fewer at that point since 2006 — and eight have three wins or fewer through Week 13.
Brent Musburger went 5-0 against the spread last week and is in second place in the NFL handicapping contest with a 39-26 record. Scott Kellen is in first at 40-24-1.
Three-time Westgate SuperContest top-15 finisher “Dr. Alan” Dumond analyzes every NFL Week 14 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
The Buccaneers are consensus 6½-point favorites over the Raiders in Sunday’s game at Tampa Bay after the line opened as high as 7½.
“I’m betting on the surgery to be under four hours, and I’m betting on a speedy recovery,” he joked to the Review-Journal. “The over-under on me being in the hospital is seven days, and I think I’ll be out in five.
A bettor at Circa Sports wagered $3 million on an NFL team on the money line. It’s the biggest bet ever placed on a single game at the downtown Las Vegas sportsbook.
A winner is crowned after nine handicappers and the Review-Journal’s David Schoen offered picks on college football games this season.
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