The Eagles are 3-point home underdogs to the Vikings, and handicapper Micah Roberts (Sportsline.com) said the line is out of whack for the second straight week.
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The extent of the injury remains unclear, as Tom Brady and Patriots coach Bill Belichick were tight-lipped about it Friday. Asked if Brady would be a game-time decision for Sunday’s game, Belichick replied, “Today is Friday.”
The biggest bet South Point oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro ever took was a $2.4 million money-line wager from billionaire investor Carl Icahn in 1995.
Review-Journal sports betting columnist Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart and CG Technology sports book vice president Matt Holt preview the NFL’s conference championship games.
Proposition bets for the AFC and NFC championship games from the Westgate sports book.
In May, a CG Technology bettor made three futures wagers on the Jaguars to win the Super Bowl for a total of $3,200 to win $337,500.
When Minnesota kneeled down to complete its stunning 29-24 victory Sunday, hordes of Saints bettors getting 5½ points cheered wildly at Las Vegas sports books while Vikings bettors who laid 5½ still lost their wagers.
A William Hill bettor lost $150,000 in money-line wagers on the Saints at 2-1 odds, a CG Technology sports book bettor also lost a six-figure money-line wager on New Orleans and a Caesars Palace sports book bettor lost a money-line wager of more than $50,000 on the Saints.
The Patriots opened as 8-point favorites over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Championship game in Foxboro, Mass., but the line quickly moved to New England minus-9.
Weather also might be a factor in favor of the Eagles. Temperatures are expected to be in the 20s at kickoff, and Atlanta hasn’t won a game outside with temperatures below 40 degrees in nine years.