Alabama went from a 12-point to 17½-point favorite over Florida in the SEC title game. The line move hasn’t stopped the betting public from wagering on the Crimson Tide.
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.
A few weeks ago, Florida ranged between +11 and +13 on SEC championship game lookahead lines. There’s no reason to inflate the number four-plus points based on last week.
Dana Lane edged Eric Parkila to win the contest for the second straight year. Lane went 41-27-2 ATS (60.3 percent) and Parkila 40-28-2 (58.8 percent) after a 5-0 finish.
Washington’s Ron Rivera would be the worst result for Circa, which took a notable bet on him at 40-1 to win Coach of the Year and had him higher than 100-1 at one point.
Harrison Butker kicked a 46-yard field goal with 1:08 left to give the Chiefs (-7) a 33-24 lead. But Miami covered on Jason Sanders’ 44-yard field goal with 16 seconds left.
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Lou Finocchiaro (36-28-1 ATS) and Dave Tuley (35-27-3) are tied for the contest lead. Mark Franco (35-28-2) is third and Brent Musburger (35-29-1) fourth.
Indianapolis was a consensus 3-point favorite at Las Vegas sportsbooks Friday after the line opened at 2½. The number was still at 2½ at Station Casinos and Treasure Island.
Defending champion Dana Lane leads the contest with a 39-25-1 against the spread record. Paul Stone and Eric Parkila are tied for second at 35-28-2.
President-elect Joe Biden, who will turn 82 in 2024, is the +350 favorite at United Kingdom-based Ladbrokes sportsbook to win the 2024 election.
Less than two weeks before the 2020-21 72-game NBA season starts Dec. 22, the Mavericks guard is the clear favorite to end the Bucks forward’s two-year reign as MVP.
The Lakers are the +275 favorites to repeat as champions, the Bucks have the league’s highest win total at 49½ and Luka Doncic is the 4-1 favorite to claim MVP honors.
The Jets, Giants, Jaguars and Browns are the four losingest NFL franchises since 2015 and the Lions aren’t too far behind. But all five underdogs covered as books had a banner day.
Lou Finocchiaro leads the contest with a 34-25-1 ATS record, Dave Tuley (32-25-3) is in second place and Brent Musburger (32-27-1) is in third.
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