Professional sports bettor Cris Zeniuk claimed second and fifth place in the Circa Million II contest (3,148 entries) last season for $244,444 in prize money.
Todd Dewey
Reporter: Sports betting
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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.
Before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Donald Trump was the 7-1 third choice at Betfair sportsbook to win the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Now he’s 5-1.
Handicapper Wes Reynolds, co-host of VSiN’s “Long Shots” golf betting show, is looking at a handful of golfers to win this week’s BMW Championship near Baltimore.
The downtown sportsbook is putting up an unprecedented $10 million in guaranteed prize money for its two $1,000-entry NFL handicapping contests.
The vast majority of action on Saturday night’s fight at T-Mobile Arena was on Manny Pacquiao, a -380 favorite who lost by unanimous decision to Yordenis Ugas.
Marc-Andre Fleury is the 10-1 second choice at Caesars Sports to win the Vezina behind Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy, the +450 favorite. Robin Lehner is tied for the eighth pick at 20-1.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden has been one of the most profitable coaches for NFL preseason bettors since 2005, going 19-8-2 against the spread.
The NFL determines strength of schedule by opponents’ winning percentage from last season. For a better barometer, we combined opponents’ 2021 season win totals at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
Jon Rahm is the 10-1 favorite to win The Northern Trust. But handicapper Wes Reynolds looked down the odds board for his best bets, starting with Rory McIlroy at 22-1.
Harper hasn’t climbed the charts this fast since he left Las Vegas High School after his sophomore year to attend the College of Southern Nevada.
The bettor placed two wagers in New Jersey totaling $38,200 to win $1.3 million that the Bucs will go 17-0 ($10,000 at 50-1 and $28,200 at 30-1).
Ciryl Gane, No. 3 in the UFC heavyweight rankings, is a heavy -370 favorite over Derrick Lewis, ranked No. 2, in their interim title fight Saturday in the main event of UFC 265.
Not long after the Westgate posted futures odds on the winner of the NBA Summer League title game, a bettor wagered $500 to win $6,000 on the New York Knicks (12-1).
Pro bettors account for most of the exhibition action, which explains why the preseason limits at sportsbooks are one-tenth of what they are during the regular season.
Quarterbacks are one of the biggest keys to cashing tickets in the NFL preseason. In general, it’s wise to back teams with quarterback competitions.