Las Vegas sportsbooks moved almost into complete agreement Tuesday on the point spread and total for the Super Bowl between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals.
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Pickdawgz.com handicapper Dana Lane (@DanaLaneSports) analyzes every NFL Week 17 game, with trends and final scores for each.
Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay went 4-1 ATS to take the contest lead at 44-34-2 ATS. Review-Journal betting columnist Todd Dewey is second at 43-36-1.
If Georgia knocks out Alabama on Saturday, the Bulldogs would be huge favorites over any playoff opponent, according to the Westgate SuperBook.
Sharp bets on Kansas City pushed the line from 9½ to 10 on Sunday and public money on the favorite moved it to 10½ on Monday at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
The Raiders finished the 2020 regular season with the NFL’s best over-under record at 12-3-1 and are 2-1 this season for a 14-4-1 over run (78 percent).
Ten handicappers offer five picks each on college football games throughout the season. Dana Lane leads at 13-7 after four weeks. Wes Reynolds is next at 12-8.
Handicapper Christopher Smith, 12-8 against the spread this season, gives his five best bets for the Review-Journal for Saturday’s slate of college football.
The Los Angeles Chargers opened as 3-point favorites and were bet to -3½ after Right Angle Sports, a respected handicapping service, released a play on the Chargers -3.
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’ NFL Last Man Standing contest last season, has given out two straight easy winners to the Review-Journal.
The Los Angeles Rams are +220 at Circa Sports to win the NFC West this season, slotted in between the San Francisco 49ers (+210) and Seattle Seahawks (+240).
A comparison of the point spreads for this week’s college football games to the spreads derived by two popular power rating services.
Sportsbetting.com, an online sportsbook in Colorado, made the Raiders 4-1 favorites to be Wilson’s next team if he’s traded, followed by the Cowboys (6-1) and Dolphins (8-1).
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes scored the first touchdown in last year’s Super Bowl in a blow to bookmakers. His odds are lower this year.