The Vancouver Canucks are one of handicapper Alex B. Smith’s three best bets on NHL point totals in the league’s shortened 56-game regular season that starts Wednesday.
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.
If the Packers hold serve in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs, Aaron Rodgers will square off against either Tom Brady or Drew Brees in an instant classic NFC title game.
Bettors at BetMGM won big Sunday on the Saints, Ravens and Browns, with a $500,000 winner on Cleveland, a $200,000 winner on Baltimore and two wagers winning $360,000 on New Orleans.
In a survey of opinions from media, oddsmakers and professional bettors and handicappers, 24 of the 32 participants picked Alabama to win and 17 of 32 picked it to cover.
The Buckeyes’ impressive record as underdogs helps explain why Las Vegas sportsbooks are in the rare position of needing Alabama in Monday’s CFP national title game.
The Raiders’ radio play-by-play voice and VSiN host went 46-36-3 ATS to win the contest comprised of 10 handicappers, media members and Westgate vice president Jay Kornegay.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Brent Musburger, the Raiders’ radio play-by-play voice, called Las Vegas’ home and away games at Allegiant Stadium.
If the poker pros who won the Westgate SuperContest were to go all-in on one of the six wild-card games, they said their best bet would be the Bills (-6½) over the Colts.
Handicapper Paul Stone (@PaulStoneSports) went 10-2 against the spread to win the contest.
The Seattle Seahawks cost Mark Gregorich and David Baker the $1 million first prize in the Circa Sports Million II contest after they won the Westgate SuperContest.
All 35 $1,000 entries from the starting field of 1,390 that were still alive Sunday survived and will chop the $2.39 million pot for a payday of $68,285.71 each.
Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are favored to win their races over Republican incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, based on betting odds at offshore sportsbook Bovada.
Favorites won 14 of 16 games as bettors cashed in on countless money-line parlays and teasers and dealt the books a rare losing day in Week 17 of the season.
Alabama was -11 over Ohio State on the look-ahead line at William Hill. The book lowered it by four points after the Buckeyes’ 49-28 win over Clemson in the CFP semifinals.
Handicapper Lee Sterling (@paramountsports) breaks down NFL Week 17, with analysis, trends and final scores for all 16 games.