Bryan Salmond, Michael Gehlken and Ed Graney talk about Tom Brady’s Minnesota ties, Jon Gruden’s advantage in coaching as well as the Patriots demanding respect.
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The Patriots meet the Eagles on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium, where New England tries for a sixth title while simultaneously annihilating the one obstruction many naively believed could derail their journey back to the game.
Ed Graney, Michael Gehlken and Sam Gordon talk about Opening Night at the Super Bowl, including a calmer night than usual and a couple of players with ties to Las Vegas.
While early indications are this could prove the most hospitable of Super Bowls, the Patriots-Eagles clash began with the tamest of opening acts.
William Hill sports book reported taking a $1 million money-line wager on Philadelphia on its mobile app Monday afternoon.
Review-Journal reporters Ed Graney, Michael Gehlken and Sam Gordon preview this week’s coverage of the Super Bowl in Minnesota.
Here are eight headlines to expect during Super Bowl LII week in Minneapolis.
When the smorgasbord of Super Bowl LII prop bets were posted at Las Vegas sports books Thursday, professional sports bettor Frank Carulli scoured the numbers like a hawk stalking its prey.
It seems that every corner of U.S. Bank Stadium has some meaningful function that provides an advantage to the hometown Minnesota Vikings. It should be no different at the 65,000-seat Las Vegas stadium for the Raiders and UNLV Rebels.
In an annual Las Vegas tradition, some of the city’s sharpest sports bettors waited in line at the Westgate sports book Thursday night to take the first crack at wagering on more than 400 Super Bowl LII prop bets.
A line of sharp bettors quickly pounced on what they perceived as vulnerable numbers as others in the Westgate sports book simply looked up in wonder at the extensive buffet of wagering options on Super Bowl LII prop bets.
There are 948 Super Bowl LII prop betting options at William Hill sports books, which is up from 814 last year.
Thursday’s scheduled special meeting of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority has been canceled and approval of a stadium development agreement has been pushed back to March 1.
Several Las Vegas sports books on Monday posted the first wave of the ever-popular Super Bowl prop bets, which Westgate sports book director Jay Kornegay estimates make up more than half of the Super Bowl betting handle.
The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority is a guidepost for what the Las Vegas Stadium Authority could look like in four years once the stadium that will house the Oakland Raiders is completed.