San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy is the favorite to win NFL MVP, which means sportsbooks may need to pay out millions on longshot wagers on the award.
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At least one big bettor believes a recent “Monday Night Football” trend will continue based on the large wager they placed on the Eagles-Seahawks game.
UNLV improved the best college football record against the spread in the country Saturday, and New Mexico State didn’t play the part of pushover at Auburn.
Far from perfect, UNLV’s football team overcame a 24-7 deficit Saturday to defeat Air Force and climb within one victory of playing for a conference title.
The UNLV football team made a late goal-line stand to defeat Air Force in a showdown of the teams tied for first place in the Mountain West.
Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay went 5-0 against the spread last week and leads the contest with a 33-15-2 record (68.7 percent).
The Las Vegas Raiders are 5-5 and heading out to South Florida to take on Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins.
VegasInsider.com handicapper Mark Franco analyzes every NFL Week 11 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
The Raiders did not provide any update on quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo’s condition or availability for Sunday’s game at Chicago. He left Sunday’s game with a back injury.
The Las Vegas Raiders are on their first winning streak of the 2023 season after beating the New England Patriots 21-17 at Allegiant Stadium.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
Star wide receiver Davante Adams has been targeted a total of nine times and caught six passes for 74 yards in the Raiders’ past two games — both of them wins.
Senior linebacker Fred Thompkins played 88 snaps in UNLV’s wild win against Vanderbilt, leading the Rebels’ short-handed defense.
Coach Deion Sanders and his Colorado Buffaloes survived a double-overtime scare against Colorado State to remain undefeated.
Bettors rode Colorado and coach Deion Sanders to easy back-to-back covers to start the season. But the money train came to a screeching halt Saturday against Colorado State.
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