Finding a winner with an NFL side or total deep into the playoffs can be difficult. Another option is choosing among the bevy of prop bets available.
Betting
Review-Journal sports betting reporter Jim Barnes analyzes the NFL conference title games for the side and total, with final scores.
After a report that Tom Brady is retiring, Circa Sports raised the Buccaneers’ Super Bowl odds to 12-1. But after a conflicting report, the book lowered them to 9-1.
Mattress Mack made two bets totaling $2 million at 23-1 odds in Colorado, wagering $1.25 million at Barstool Sportsbook and $750,000 at theScore Bet.
The Seahawks are consensus 1-point favorites at Las Vegas sportsbooks. But Station Casinos took some early sharp play on Washington -1.
The field for the $1,000 buy-in Seniors No-limit Hold’em World Championship at the World Series of Poker was down only slightly from the last live WSOP.
The Dallas Cowboys opened as 2½-point favorites, but the line has swung to the Minnesota Vikings -3 after Dak Prescott was limited in practice Wednesday and Thursday.
Ten handicappers offer five picks each on college football games throughout the season. Paul Stone has surged to the lead at 23-17 after a 4-1 week.
Auburn is playing at home after its bye week against Mississippi, which is playing its third SEC road game in five weeks and is battling injuries.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is editor of The Gold Sheet (Goldsheet.com). He provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.
Amber Hanover, who won Station Casinos’ Last Man Standing contest last season, won easily in Week 7 with under 43 in Panthers-Giants.
Michael Addamo won the $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl on Wednesday, 10 days after claiming the overall Poker Masters title at the PokerGO studio.
The flagship World Series of Poker returns to live play Thursday at the Rio after being canceled last year and delayed this year because of the COVID pandemic.
The SEC powers have separated themselves from the rest of the pack in the Westgate SuperBook ratings. Plus, a breakdown of point spreads for Week 5.
The poker rooms at Bally’s and the Flamingo will be closed for two months so dealers at those rooms can assist with the World Series of Poker.
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