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
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.
The Broncos climbed from 3½-point to 5½-point favorites in the offseason, but the line has since dropped back to 3½ at most sportsbooks and to as low as 3.
The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Detroit Lions in the NFL season opener on “Thursday Night Football.”
Five days before Saturday’s entry deadline, the odds are against Circa meeting its unprecedented $14 million in guaranteed prize money for its two $1,000-entry NFL handicapping contests.
“Dr. Alan” Dumond is a two-time top-five finisher in the Westgate SuperContest. The Wizardraceandsports.com handicapper analyzes all 16 AFC teams.
A Caesars Sportsbook bettor turned $80 into $106,530 on Sunday after hitting a nine-leg MLB parlay. The bettor had to sweat out two plays on the -1½ run line.
James Holzhauer hosted a Game Show Boot Camp on Saturday in Las Vegas. The fundraising event featured 45 campers and eight former “Jeopardy!” champions, including Holzhauer.
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., recently wrote to the leadership of the major professional sports leagues and the NCAA after a series of sports betting violations.
The Golden Knights beat Florida in five games to win their first Stanley Cup championship, costing Las Vegas sportsbooks a whopping $6.6 million in June.
A respected betting service gave out a play on the Raiders to go under 6½ wins, and Circa Sports and the Westgate SuperBook reported sharp action on the under.
Rory McIlroy is the betting favorite for this week’s British Open at Royal Liverpool following his victory in Scotland.
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