Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. Each week, he provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.
Betting
Circa Sports made Alabama and Georgia the 5-1 co-favorites to win the College Football Playoff national title next year, when the playoff expands to 12 teams.
Only two entries from a field of 6,324 were still in the running for the $150,000 prize entering the final day of Station Casinos’ Last Man Standing contest.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
When the Circa Survivor field was whittled to 13, 12 of them agreed to a partial chop of the $9.2 million pot. But one high-stakes gambler stood in the way.
San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy is the favorite to win NFL MVP, which means sportsbooks may need to pay out millions on longshot wagers on the award.
At least one big bettor believes a recent “Monday Night Football” trend will continue based on the large wager they placed on the Eagles-Seahawks game.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. Each week, he provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.
Caesars Sportsbook slashed the Dodgers’ odds to win the World Series from 8-1 to the +550 favorites after they agreed to a contract with Shohei Ohtani.
The point spread for the Raiders-Chargers game swung 6½ points after Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert fractured a finger, and the total plummeted nine points.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. Each week, he provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are consensus 6-point favorites over the New England Patriots on “Thursday Night Football” with an ultra-low total.
Florida State was a controversial exclusion from this year’s College Football Playoff. Oddsmakers, based on the line on the Seminoles’ bowl game, agree with decision.
The 49ers inexplicably stumbled to three straight losses in the middle of the season, but San Francisco is back to looking super. Ask the Eagles.
The Dallas Cowboys have been a cash cow for bettors at home this season. They are consensus 9-point favorites against the Seattle Seahawks on “Thursday Night Football.”