The Raiders face a daunting task in London Sunday against former teammate Khalil Mack and the Chicago Bears’ suffocating defense.
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Miami is the 5-2 favorite at Caesars Entertainment to finish with the fewest wins, followed by the Cardinals (4-1), Giants (9-2), Bengals (9-2) and Raiders (7-1).
A game that set a Super Bowl record for futility fell well short of setting a Nevada record for betting handle. The books won $10.7 million on the game, which was the lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever, for a 7.4 percent hold, or win percentage.
South Point bettor wins a 400-1 prop on a $250 bet when Greg Zuerlein misses 48-yard field goal with five seconds left in Rams’ 13-3 loss to Patriots in Super Bowl LIII.
Steve Makinen, editor of VSiN’s Point Spread Weekly, found that the outright winner has a point-spread record of 37-4-1 ATS in the past 42 wild-card playoff games.
Sharp bettors are on the Colts over the Texans on Saturday in the opener of the NFL’s wild-card weekend. Houston opened as a 2½-point home favorite, but the line has been bet to 1.
The Gold Sheet handicapper Bruce Marshall provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends from Goldsheet.com.
Nevada sports books lost between $7 million and $10 million on NFL games Sunday in one of the most lopsided days in state betting history, according to multiple media reports.
The Chiefs are 4-0 ATS, and the Bengals, Chargers and Buccaneers have each gone over in all four games.
The Gold Sheet editor Bruce Marshall provides tech notes and trends for the Review-Journal.
Best bets from Todd Dewey, Bernie Fratto, Mitch Moss and Kelly Stewart.
New England is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games as a double-digit home favorite and 8-1 ATS in its past nine home games, winning by an average margin of 16.2 points.
Las Vegas handicapper Kelly Stewart and Sunset Station sports book director Chuck Esposito join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview the New York Giants’ season in the 30th of a series of 32 NFL team videos.
The mystery bettor — just call him Biff Tannen Jr. — who beat Las Vegas out of millions of dollars when he won all of his wagers on the World Series reportedly won more than $10 million on at least $7.4 million in money-line bets on Philadelphia, which closed at plus 170.
The Patriots opened as 6½-point favorites over the Eagles on the halftime line of Super Bowl LII and the total opened at 28.