Most of the action is sharp and for $1,000 limit bets.
Todd Dewey
Reporter: Sports betting
Email: tdewey@reviewjournal.com
X: @tdewey33
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 Cavaliers are 1½-point favorites at MGM Resorts and South Point sportsbooks but the line is 1 everywhere else.
Entering Vegas’ 2018-19 season finale, a $100 bettor would’ve lost $969 wagering on the Knights in every game this season.
Before the Final Four, Virginia was listed as a 3-point favorite over Texas Tech at Las Vegas sportsbooks in a lookahead line to Monday’s national title game.
Virginia opened as a 1-point favorite over Texas Tech at the Westgate sportsbook for Monday’s NCAA men’s basketball national championship game, but the line quickly moved to 1½ on Saturday night.
Station Casinos and the Westgate each posted a line on the Aviators’ season opener Thursday at El Paso, and the books plan on posting lines on all of Las Vegas’ Triple-A games this season.
At least one Las Vegas sports bettor is in perfect position to lock in a healthy five-figure profit on the Final Four. And one of his futures tickets could end up cashing for $300,000.
Handicapper Doug Fitz went 11-6 ATS and hit his two best bets to win the Review-Journal’s Madness Challenge contest. Handicapper Kelly Stewart finished one point back in second place.
Final Four team and player props and NCAA championship odds and lines on possible title game matchups.
The New England Patriots opened with the highest win total at 11, before sharp money drove down their number to 10½ — alongside the New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs. The Raiders opened at six wins.
A year after the Cavaliers became the first No. 1 seed ever to lose to a No. 16 seed, they’re the only No. 1 seed headed to the Final Four.
Opening and closing lines and ATS highlights from all four games Friday.
Opening and closing lines and ATS highlights from all four games Thursday.
Before Brent Musburger became synonymous with his iconic catchphrase, “You are looking live,” he helped make the NCAA Tournament synonymous with “March Madness.”
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