But odds posted at offshore sportsbooks are stacked against the college football season starting Aug. 29 and the NFL opening Sept. 10 as scheduled.
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.
Circa Sports has posted 2020 NFL MVP odds on 87 players, ranging from 5-1 on favorite Patrick Mahomes to 500-1 on eight wide receivers and a tight end.
Circa Sports has posted odds on 87 players to win The Associated Press’ NFL MVP award. Patrick Mahomes is the 5-1 favorite, and Lamar Jackson is the 6-1 second choice.
Some of golf’s biggest names will participate in the Chipping All-In charity poker tournament Thursday to raise money for the MGM Resorts’ Employee Emergency Grant Fund.
The Westgate sportsbook announced Monday that it will open its first location outside of Las Vegas at The Lodge Casino in Black Hawk, located 40 miles from Denver.
Circa Sports posted odds on the Raiders’ first pick in the NFL draft and several other unique draft props. Receivers Jerry Jeudy and CeeDee Lamb are the favorites.
The Buccaneers have finished with a losing record in eight of nine years. Tampa Bay’s season win total soared from 8½ to 9½ at Circa sportsbook after it signed Tom Brady.
Las Vegas bookmakers welcome more wagering but worry about a watered-down product when the NFL expands from 12 to 14 playoff teams beginning this season.
Offshore sportsbook SportsBetting.ag said it lost in the low five figures on the first round of the NBA 2K Players Tournament because of an apparent information leak.
The eNASCAR race that took place Sunday at virtual Bristol Motor Speedway generated plenty of real money in wagers at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
Of all the obscure sports William Hill sportsbook has taken bets on during the coronavirus pandemic, Russian and Ukrainian table tennis have proved the most popular.
With Tom Brady leaving New England for Tampa Bay, Las Vegas oddsmakers give Buffalo a solid chance to finally break the Patriots’ stranglehold on the division.
The state Gaming Control Board granted approval Friday for books to offer wagers on the winner of each virtual race and on matchups between drivers.
Joe Exotic wants Brad Pitt or “Joe Dirt” (actor David Spade) to play him in a movie. Spade is 4-1 at BetOnline.ag to be cast as Exotic. Kevin Bacon is the +150 favorite.
The consensus opinion of 10 Las Vegas oddsmakers is that the NBA will be the first major U.S. sports league to play a game, with the consensus over-under date July 1.