SPORTS BETTING SPOTLIGHT: Week 5
Join Matt, Kelly and Tony from the sports book at the Golden Nugget for another week of free football picks and analysis.
Ben Johnson will make his debut as Bears coach and J.J. McCarthy will make his debut as Vikings quarterback on “Monday Night Football” at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
NFL money line favorites, which cashed at a better than 70 percent clip last season, went 10-2 on Sunday to help bettors deal sportsbooks a rare losing day.
Professional handicapper Scott Pritchard (Pritchardspicks.com) analyzes every NFL Week 1 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
Pro handicapper Scott Kellen went 51-37-2 against the spread (58 percent) last season to win the Review-Journal NFL Challenge handicapping contest.
The Patriots are consensus 2½-point favorites over coach Pete Carroll and the Raiders in Sunday’s season opener at New England, and the consensus total is 44.
Nine handicappers and the RJ’s David Schoen will offer five picks on college football games this season — sides or totals. Here are their selections for Week 2.
CBS Sportsline handicapper Bruce Marshall provides NFL notes and trends for Week 1 games for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Pro handicapper Scott Kellen, who won the Review-Journal NFL Challenge last season (51-37-2 ATS), likes one side of the Chiefs-Chargers matchup Friday.
The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles are favored over the Dallas Cowboys in Thursday’s NFL season opener.
CBS Sportsline handicapper Bruce Marshall provides college football notes and trends for Week 2 games for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.