Two of the betting favorites to win the NFL Coach of the Year award will be on the sidelines Thursday in Jaguars coach Doug Pederson and Raiders coach Josh McDaniels.
Todd Dewey
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There’s a reason most sportsbooks have much lower limits on the NFL preseason than they do on the regular season. And it’s not because bettors are losing a lot of money.
UNLV is 2-16 under coach Marcus Arroyo and has only one winning season this century. But sportsbooks expect the Rebels to show marked improvement this season.
Despite playing for the fallen Angels, two-way star Shohei Ohtani has supplanted Yankees slugger Aaron Judge as the betting favorite to win the American League MVP award.
The Cleveland Browns’ Super Bowl odds have soared from 16-1 to 60-1 amid reports that the NFL wants to suspend quarterback Deshaun Watson for at least the 2022 season.
Caesars Sportsbook has made 10 regular-season win total head-to-head matchups between NFL and college football teams. Southern California has drawn the most money.
Jeff Stoneback retired as MGM Resorts director of trading in Nevada after 36 years with the company at the Circus Circus, Excalibur, Mirage and Mandalay Bay sportsbooks.
Jameis Winston is the largest liability at Caesars Sportsbook on the passing yards prop. Winston opened at 75-1 before a barrage of bets drove his price down to 40-1.
The Boston Celtics advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010, while the Golden State Warriors will be playing for the title for the sixth time in eight years.
College football season can’t come soon enough after last week’s feud between Alabama coach Nick Saban and Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher. The SEC rivals square off Oct. 8.
College teammates Derek Carr and Davante Adams have been reunited with the Raiders and will be the centerpiece of an offense that could be among the NFL’s best.
Totals are down substantially at sportsbooks after teams averaged 4.03 runs per game in April — the lowest mark in any month since the strike-shortened 1981 season.
After the NFL draft, the Westgate SuperBook substantially lowered the odds on four teams to win the 2023 Super Bowl and raised the odds on four others.
The beatdown began early when Georgia defensive end Travon Walker was taken No. 1 by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Sportsbooks lost for the sixth straight year on the NFL draft.
Oddsmakers still expect the Raiders to finish last in the loaded AFC West. But bettors are backing them in a big way to win the division and the Super Bowl.
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