Former Duke star Christian Laettner reflected on his career Saturday at the Westgate on the eve of the 34th anniversary of the Blue Devils’ upset over UNLV in the 1991 Final Four.
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.
All four No. 1 seeds have advanced to the Final Four for only the second time since 1985, and Duke and Florida are favored in Saturday’s national semifinals.
Pro bettor Jeff Whitelaw and pro handicappers Doug Fitz, Bruce Marshall, Kelly Stewart, Paul Stone, Wes Reynolds and Alex White share their Sweet 16 best bets.
CBS Sportsline handicapper Bruce Marshall and South Point studio host Alex White are tied for the contest lead at 7-5 ATS entering the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
A Hard Rock Bet gambler has hit the first four legs of a five-team futures parlay and needs to hit their pick for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament winner to cash the ticket.
The Dodgers are the +225 favorites at the Westgate SuperBook to win the World Series. The odds are the shortest for a preseason favorite since 2003.
Liam McNeeley’s 3-pointer for UConn as time expired in the Huskies’ loss to Florida on Sunday didn’t affect the point spread, but it sure affected the total.
Favorites won 25 of 32 games while going 19-13 against the spread in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. There were a few upsets, but no true bracket busters.
Sportsbooks loved No. 12 seed McNeese State, which stunned Clemson as a 7-point underdog. But books hated the Drake, a popular underdog and that upset Missouri.
Florida was 80-1 in November to win the NCAA Tournament but is now the co-favorite with Duke and one of the biggest liabilities at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
Paul Stone and Bruce Marshall each went 12-5 against the spread and hit both of their best bets last season in the RJ March Madness Challenge contest.
Review-Journal sports betting reporter Todd Dewey competes against six other contestants in a challenge covering NCAA Tournament games Thursday and Friday.
TCU delivered a dagger to Gonzaga bettors in 2023, but here are five other bad beats in the NCAA Tournament that were arguably worse for bettors to endure.
Dan Piazza earned $825,000 after topping a field of 800 entries to win the 26th NTRA National Horseplayers Championship on Sunday at Horseshoe Las Vegas.
South Carolina and UConn are the +260 co-favorites at the Westgate SuperBook to win the women’s NCAA Tournament. UCLA, USC and Texas are each +550, and Notre Dame is +750.