Monday marked the end of an era on “Jeopardy!” But it didn’t mark the end of the James Holzhauer era on the popular game show.
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.
After the Chiefs suspended All-Pro wideout Tyreek Hill on Friday for alleged child abuse, oddsmakers at the Westgate sportsbook made only a slight adjustment to Kansas City’s season win total, which opened Sunday at 10½.
Here are the team win totals and playoff prop odds for the 2019 NFL season posted at Westgate sportsbook in Las Vegas.
PointsBet sportsbook in New Jersey inadvertently twisted the knife in the hearts and bankrolls of bettors in Las Vegas when it announced Wednesday that it would refund all Golden Knights bets.
“We’ve always described him as one of the smartest and dumbest people we’ve ever met,” said Brad Phillips, who has known the Las Vegas-based “Jeopardy!” champ since high school.
In the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets were listed as plus 240 series underdogs at the Westgate sportsbook to the Warriors (-300) before Friday night’s Game 6 between Golden State and the Clippers.
The biggest upset on the menu of NFL draft props at Las Vegas sportsbooks was on under 3½ quarterbacks taken in the first round.
An estimated $346.6 million was wagered at Nevada sportsbooks on the NCAA Tournament in March.
Las Vegas oddsmakers and handicappers expect the NFL draft prop of quarterbacks taken in the first round to go over 3½.
Las Vegas resident James Holzhauer, 34, won his 14th consecutive game in Tuesday’s episode of the game show to increase his total winnings to $1,061,554.
Wiseguys bet on San Jose at minus 110 at MGM Resorts to push the line to minus 120 on Tuesday, but the MGM lowered the line back to minus 110 after taking more money on the Knights.
Dwayne Haskins’ draft position is a minus 260 favorite at William Hill to go over 6½ after the line opened at minus 110.
A Westgate sportsbook bettor wagered $100,000 to win $500 on the Milwaukee Bucks to win their NBA playoff series over the Detroit Pistons.
Las Vegas resident James Holzhauer won his sixth consecutive game on “Jeopardy!” on Thursday, earning $27,190 to run his total to $325,877.
A Westgate sportsbook bettor placed a $67,000 wager in October to win $670 on the Golden State Warriors to make the NBA playoffs this season.