Led by a Heisman Trophy candidate and fresh off a win at Alabama, No. 4 Texas is a 29-point favorite Saturday against Wyoming. Plus, notes on Colorado and UNLV.
Betting
There are overreactions every week in the NFL. But with the possible exception of the San Francisco 49ers, no team is as good or bad as it looked in Week 1.
The line for the “Thursday Night Football” game between the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles has continued to fall.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. Each week, he provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
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.
September 11 is a somber day for the United States, but one sportsbook turned what should be a commemoration into a promotion.
The line opened at pick’em in May at the Westgate SuperBook, but Buffalo is now a 2½-point favorite at the Westgate and -2 at several other books. The total is 45½.
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.
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The Colorado-Nebraska game Saturday had 40 percent more handle than the most-bet NFL game at Station Casinos.
Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz won the Review-Journal NFL Challenge last season with a 56-32-2 record against the spread (63.6 percent).
Pro sports bettor Scott Pritchard (PritchardsPicks.com) analyzes every NFL Week 1 Sunday and Monday game, with final score projections.
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.
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