Mal Van Valkenburg, Review-Journal, 58-43-3 (overall record)
Today's best bet: Phoenix Coyotes-DETROIT RED WINGS (over 5½ goals)
Two of the last three games between these teams has gone over the total. At home, the Red Wings average 3.1 goals a game and also average giving up 3.1 goals. The Red Wings give up more than 30 shots a game. Look for this to be a high-scoring series.
Mal Van Valkenburg
Betting Line
Caesars Sportsbook posted its menu of prop bets for Super Bowl 60 between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, placed a $2 million wager at Caesars Sportsbook before the NFL conference championship games were played.
The Westgate SuperBook renewed a long-running Las Vegas tradition Wednesday night when it released its massive menu of Super Bowl prop bets.
Art Manteris, former Las Vegas Hilton and Station Casinos sportsbook vice president, recently released a new book, “The Bookie: How I Bet It All on Sports Gambling and Watched an Industry Explode.”
A bettor at Circa Sports wagered $1.1 million on the money line in Super Bowl 60. The Seattle Seahawks are 4½-point favorites over the New England Patriots and -210 on the money line.
A Nevada bettor won seven figures from BetMGM and Circa sportsbooks when this NFL team won its conference championship Sunday.
The Seattle Seahawks opened as 3½-point favorites over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 60 on Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The line quickly shot up to 4½. The total is 46½.
UFC officials announced the removal of a lightweight bout hours before the card and later confirmed it was because of suspicious betting activity.
CBS Sportsline handicapper Bruce Marshall provides NFL notes and trends for conference championship games for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
