Home-field advantage in the NFL used to be worth a standard three points to the spread. But those days have changed, especially for the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.
Betting
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
The Chargers opened as 4½-point favorites over the Raiders for Sunday’s game in Los Angeles, and the line climbed to 5½ before settling at 5.
The Detroit Lions can take a step toward their first division title since 1993 with a road victory over the Green Bay Packers on “Thursday Night Football.”
Raiders coach Josh McDaniels overtook Chicago’s Matt Eberflus as the 2-1 favorite to be the first NFL coach fired this season at BetOnline, an offshore sportsbook.
GambLou.com handicapper Lou Finocchiaro (@GambLou), who leads the Review-Journal NFL Challenge with an 8-1-1 ATS record, analyzes every Week 3 game.
Rob Mercer told the Review-Journal that he did not have terminal stage 4 colon cancer when he started a GoFundMe account to play in the WSOP Main Event.
Bettors rode Colorado and coach Deion Sanders to easy back-to-back covers to start the season. But the money train came to a screeching halt Saturday against Colorado State.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale wagered $2 million to win $12 million at DraftKings sportsbook on the Astros to repeat as World Series champions.
The line for the “Thursday Night Football” game between the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles has continued to fall.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. Each week, he provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.
With quarterback Aaron Rodgers out for the season with a torn Achilles tendon, sportsbooks have adjusted the New York Jets’ odds to win the Super Bowl.
Colorado opened as a 19-point favorite over Colorado State at Circa Sports before sharp action on the Buffs quickly pushed the number to 23½ for Saturday’s rivalry game.
Actor Mark Wahlberg was at the grand opening of Yahoo Sportsbook powered by William Hill at The Venetian on Sunday for Week 1 of the NFL season.
The Colorado-Nebraska game Saturday had 40 percent more handle than the most-bet NFL game at Station Casinos.