Handicappers Dave Tuley, Mark Franco and Joe D’Amico each went 4-1 ATS in NFL Week 1 to take the lead in the contest, and Raiders broadcaster Brent Musburger went 3-2.
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The annual contest involves picking one game against the spread each week. The annual college football Last Man Standing contest will not be held.
The Westgate’s Ed Salmons didn’t mince words in criticizing Bill O’Brien’s moves as a coach on the field and as a general manager in Houston.
The Westgate sportsbook, which posted 20 Raiders player props, is banking on quarterback Marcus Mariota cutting into Derek Carr’s playing time this season.
The total on Derek Carr’s gross passing yards is 3,099½, a number he’s surpassed in each of his six NFL seasons, including 4,054 last season.
Circa sportsbook posted perhaps the earliest NFL season win totals ever Sunday to give sports-starved bettors something to take their mind off of the coronavirus pandemic.
After paying out millions of dollars on Chiefs-49ers teasers and parlays, the books took a little solace in a compelling Super Bowl LIV matchup.
The Chiefs were given a slight edge over the San Francisco 49ers by Las Vegas sportsbooks. The game will be played Feb. 2 in Miami.
Houston furniture store owner Jim McIngvale lost $1 million in money-line bets on the Titans on Sunday a week after losing a $1 million money-line bet on the Texans.
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The Bills are an NFL-leading 9-4-1 ATS, followed by five teams at 9-5 in the Rams, Saints, Chiefs, Steelers and Packers. The Bears are an NFL-worst 4-10 ATS.
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Handicappers Hank Goldberg and Mark Franco each went 4-1 ATS last week and are tied for the contest lead at 19-11 with Westgate sportsbook vice president Jay Kornegay.
Besides the strike-shortened 1987 season, this is reportedly the first time since the 1970s that two NFL teams have been favored by at least 21 points in the same week.