Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan will be favored in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, but a follow-up victory is not assured with several fresh faces in the field.
Betting
The Super Bowl rematch between the Chiefs and 49ers was one of several standout games to get an early betting line from Caesars Sportsbook.
The Raiders are favored in only two games this season in opening lines posted at DraftKings Sportsbook, which does not operate in Nevada.
One sportsbook is taking odds on who will come out on top of the Raiders’ starting quarterback competition between Aidan O’Connell and Gardner Minshew.
Michael “The Wizard” Kipness, a professional horse racing handicapper since 1986, analyzes the eight-horse field for Saturday’s 149th Preakness Stakes.
Four of the five biggest long shots to win the PGA Championship have cashed tickets in the past 15 years, according to sportsoddshistory.com.
The bettor placed the $100 three-team futures parlay in May 2023 on the World Series, Super Bowl and NBA Finals winners that would have paid $1.7 million.
Jon Rahm is the +1850 fifth choice at Circa Sports to win the PGA Championship. VSiN host Wes Reynolds has made Rahm one of his best bets to win the event.
Scottie Scheffler became the first golfer since Tiger Woods in 2007-08 to win four of five PGA Tour starts when he won the RBC Heritage the week after winning the Masters.
The Las Vegas Aces will open their pursuit of a three-peat as WNBA champions against the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Kansas City Chiefs will kick off their quest for a three-peat against the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL’s season opener. Sportsbook already have lines posted.
The Aces are favored at the Westgate SuperBook to win their third consecutive WNBA championship. The New York Liberty are the second choice.
Caesars Sportsbook was the first sportsbook in Nevada to post NFL regular-season win totals in early April. The Steelers’ total has been one of the early movers.
Nevada sportsbooks lost a record $6.6 million in hockey bets when the Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup in June. They avoided another huge payout this season.
Former President Donald Trump called several potential vice presidential candidates onstage with him at a Republican National Committee fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago.