The Buffalo Bills ended the longest playoff drought in American major pro sports Sunday in miraculous fashion.
Betting
The sharp bettors are on short favorites Georgia and Alabama and the betting public is backing underdogs Oklahoma and Clemson on the money line in the College Football Playoff.
Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher is 6-1 ATS in his past seven openers and has perhaps his best defense since his 2013 national title team, which allowed 12.1 points per game.
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and Wynn sports book director Johnny Avello preview the Seahawks’ season in the 21st of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days.
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and vice-president of CG Technology sports books Matthew Holt preview the marquee matchups in the first full slate of the 2017 college football season.
There’s nothing like watching a Super Bowl in Las Vegas, where a pedestrian 4-yard run can produce a roar in the middle of the second quarter like someone had just won the game.
There have been only two pushes against the spread in Super Bowl history: the Rams’ 7-point win over the Titans in 2000 and the Packers’ 14-point win over the Patriots in 1997.
At 3 and 59, the numbers remain the same for Super Bowl LI at Las Vegas sports books, and they don’t appear likely to change before Sunday’s game between the favored Patriots and the Falcons.
Las Vegas handicapper Doug Fitz (Systemplays.com) analyzes the 16 games in Week 17.
Ten handicappers post their best bets for Week 17 of the NFL season.
After five consecutive wins, the Green Bay Packers (9-6) are headed for Detroit to knock on the door in search of the NFC North title.
As could be expected, the betting public is backing the Minnesota Vikings, who are favored between 4½ and 5½ points at Chicago.
How the Vikings will respond to quarterback Teddy Bridgewater’s season-ending knee injury was a hot topic during an NFL handicapping seminar at Sunset Station.
Are the Colts still AFC title contenders? Andrew Luck passed for 40 touchdowns in 2014, when Indianapolis finished 11-5. But the team slipped to 8-8 last season.
Oakland’s regular-season win total is 8½ at Las Vegas sports books. The Raiders are young and talented on both sides of the ball, and their chances of reaching the playoffs are not a long shot.
