Las Vegas professional sports bettors make their best bets from the NFL divisional round playoff games, including the San Francisco 49ers-Seattle Seahawks matchup.
Todd Dewey
Reporter: Sports betting
Email: tdewey@reviewjournal.com
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Todd Dewey covers sports betting for the Review-Journal. Prior to taking over that beat in January 2017, he covered UNLV football, 51s baseball and a wide range of other events that come to Las Vegas. A native of Cambridge, Mass., and a graduate of the University of Central Florida, Dewey joined the Review-Journal in 1999 and was the 2013 Nevada Sportswriter of the Year.
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Sharp bets have moved the lines on the Buffalo Bills-Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Rams-Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers-Seattle Seahawks NFL divisional round playoff games.
The Houston Texans are 3-point road favorites over the Pittsburgh Steelers and the total is 38 for their wild-card playoff game on “Monday Night Football.”
Sharp bettors lost wagering against popular public underdogs in the NFL wild-card playoffs in the Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers.
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The Rams are 10-point road favorites over the Panthers in the NFL’s super wild-card weekend opener on Saturday afternoon at Carolina.
The Chiefs are consensus 5½-point favorites over the Raiders and the consensus total is 36½ in the regular-season finale Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.