Review-Journal sports betting reporter Todd Dewey leads the contest with a 39-30-1 ATS record. Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay is in second place at 37-31-2.
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Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy, the 6-1 third choice, and New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, the +850 fourth pick, are the two biggest liabilities at Circa Sports.
Review-Journal sports betting reporters Jim Barnes and Todd Dewey post their best college football and NFL bets for this weekend.
Bettors are all over the Arizona Cardinals over the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 2 of the NFL season.
Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz analyzes every NFL Sunday and Monday game and gives final scores for each.
Micah Roberts, Lou Finocchiaro and Mark Franco each went 4-1 ATS in Week 1 to take the contest lead, and Jay Kornegay and Doug Fitz each went 3-1-1 ATS.
Tampa Bay is the largest Super Bowl liability at the BetMGM, William Hill, Westgate and South Point sportsbooks. BetMGM is pushing seven figures in liability in Nevada alone.
Alabama went from a 12-point to 17½-point favorite over Florida in the SEC title game. The line move hasn’t stopped the betting public from wagering on the Crimson Tide.
A few weeks ago, Florida ranged between +11 and +13 on SEC championship game lookahead lines. There’s no reason to inflate the number four-plus points based on last week.
Dana Lane edged Eric Parkila to win the contest for the second straight year. Lane went 41-27-2 ATS (60.3 percent) and Parkila 40-28-2 (58.8 percent) after a 5-0 finish.
Books had a banner day thanks to underdogs going 8-4 ATS with five outright upsets, including Tampa Bay’s 38-10 win over Green Bay and Denver’s 18-12 victory over New England.
The Golden Knights have won 35 of their past 39 games, including their past four season openers, and scored 31 points or more in all but one game during that stretch.
Handicappers Paul Stone, Wes Reynolds and Ian Cameron each went 4-1 ATS in Week 1 to take the lead in the college football contest.
The Alabama quarterback is the -130 favorite at William Hill to be the third QB drafted after opening at 7-1 and over his draft position of 5½ is -160 at Circa Sports.
William Hill, Circa Sports, MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment are the only books that plan to keep their mobile apps open during a 30-day shutdown.
