CBS Sportsline handicapper Micah Roberts went 4-1 ATS in Week 1 of the Review-Journal NFL Challenge and offers his best bet from the Texans-Buccaneers game.
Todd Dewey
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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.
The Packers are consensus 3-point favorites over the Commanders and the consensus total is 49 for the “Thursday Night Football” game at Lambeau Field.
Circa Sports obliterated its own record for guaranteed football contest prize money with a total of $31.6 million after paying $20.2 million to contestants last season.
Ben Johnson will make his debut as Bears coach and J.J. McCarthy will make his debut as Vikings quarterback on “Monday Night Football” at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
NFL money line favorites, which cashed at a better than 70 percent clip last season, went 10-2 on Sunday to help bettors deal sportsbooks a rare losing day.
Professional handicapper Scott Pritchard (Pritchardspicks.com) analyzes every NFL Week 1 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
Pro handicapper Scott Kellen went 51-37-2 against the spread (58 percent) last season to win the Review-Journal NFL Challenge handicapping contest.
The Patriots are consensus 2½-point favorites over coach Pete Carroll and the Raiders in Sunday’s season opener at New England, and the consensus total is 44.
Pro handicapper Scott Kellen, who won the Review-Journal NFL Challenge last season (51-37-2 ATS), likes one side of the Chiefs-Chargers matchup Friday.
The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles are favored over the Dallas Cowboys in Thursday’s NFL season opener.
A Caesars Sportsbook bettor in Maryland turned $350 into $608,841.08 on Tuesday night after hitting a five-leg home run parlay.
Based on NFL win totals, the Saints (4½), Browns (5½), Giants (5½) and Jets (5½) will be the league’s worst clubs. But a pro bettor likes one of those teams to go over.
Chicago-based handicapper “Dr. Alan” Dumond analyzes all 16 NFC teams, designating each squad as a contender or pretender.
Chicago-based handicapper “Dr. Alan” Dumond analyzes all 16 AFC teams, designating each squad as a contender or pretender.
A $50,000 wager at BetMGM to win $3 million on a NFC West team to win the Super Bowl (60-1) is the single largest Super Bowl liability reported nationally this offseason.