In-play wagering is expected to eclipse pregame betting in the United States in four or five years.
Betting
A Westgate sports book bettor won $80,000 when Oregon State finished under its win total of 2½.
Houston is a consensus 4-point home favorite over Tennessee at Las Vegas sports books after the line opened at 6½.
Handicapper Wes Reynolds went 5-0 ATS last week to run his season record to 25-14-1 ATS.
The Colts are on the upswing after a 37-5 win over the Bills in which wideout T.Y. Hilton returned from an injury to catch two of Andrew Luck’s four TD passes. Luck has returned to form this season, passing for 20 TDs.
The Chiefs have covered 11 straight regular-season games. This is a team capable of making a Super Bowl run. But 9½ or 10 points are a huge handicap in the betting world.
The Gold Sheet editor Bruce Marshall provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.
Penn State hasn’t won by more than five points since beating Illinois more than five weeks ago, and the Illini led that game 24-21 in the third quarter.
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey and The Linq Hotel sports book director John Lukasik preview Week 4 of the NFL season.
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey and The Linq Hotel sports book director John Lukasik preview Week 5 of the college football season.
Las Vegas handicapper Kelly Stewart and Wynn Las Vegas sports book director Johnny Avello join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview the New Orleans Saints’ season in the 21st of a series of 32 NFL team videos.
There isn’t an award in the NFL for Organization of the Year, but if there were, send the trophy to the Philadelphia Eagles, who will meet the New England Patriots on Feb. 4 in Super LII.
Betting on Super Bowl LII is off to a flying start at Las Vegas sports books, where millions of dollars in wagers have been placed on the underdog Eagles over the Patriots.
The Eagles, Patriots and Falcons all covered double-digit spreads and the Panthers delivered a last-minute cover as favorites went 9-3 against the spread Sunday and Las Vegas sports books were thrown for a loss.
Review-Journal reporter Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart and The Mirage sports book director Jeff Stoneback preview Week 8 of the NFL season.
