With the regular season approaching the starting gate, it’s time to release eight win-total best bets, including plays involving the Bears, Packers and Raiders.
Betting
The Bears finished 6-10 in coach John Fox’s first season. Can quarterback Jay Cutler get the team over the hump in close games?
After finishing last season with a 10-game win streak, the Chiefs aim to overtake the Broncos and hold off the rising Raiders in the AFC West.
The betting public has started to lean toward cocky Irishman Conor McGregor, a minus-130 favorite, in a hyped rematch against Nate Diaz on Saturday.
A Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota has won 11 of 22 races this season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and the team is heavily favored in Saturday’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director who has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994, analyzes the field for Sunday’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn.
Rowing, shooting and judo — the U.S. might have won big gold medals in those Olympic events but some of the most prominent Las Vegas sports books didn’t even bother with them.
The Chargers, long shots to win the AFC West at 10-1 odds, have a big gap to close as they chase the Broncos, Chiefs and Raiders.
FanDuel and DraftKings, the largest daily fantasy sports operators in the country, are angling to return to the Nevada market and a representative will make a presentation to the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee next week.
The $1-million Pacific Classic has the best field of older horses you will see outside of the Breeders’ Cup Classic. California Chrome, Dortmund and the mare Beholder will duel at Del Mar on Saturday.
Picked to finish last in the NFC East, Philadelphia is rebuilding under new coach Doug Pederson, who is overseeing a quarterback competition.
The Redskins went 9-7 and won the NFC East, but skeptical oddsmakers have set their regular-season win total at 7.
The Seahawks are posted at 8-1 odds to win the Super Bowl. Is the window still wide open for Seattle and coach Pete Carroll?
Off a 5-11 season, the 49ers face a regular-season win total of 5½. Will the team overachieve for new coach Chip Kelly?
NFL betting returned to Las Vegas sports books with the usual array of crazy results. The Seahawks won a stunner. The Bears and Browns were big losers.
