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.
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.
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.
The Golden State Warriors are the minus 200 favorites to win their third straight NBA title and fourth in five years.
For the second straight year, handicapper Dana Lane is going against popular public opinion in Las Vegas and siding with the Sharks as minus 105 series underdogs to the Knights (-115).
A William Hill gambler placed an $85,000 wager to win $1.19 million on Tiger Woods to capture the Masters at 14-1 odds. The wager represents the largest liability for an individual golf wager in William Hill’s U.S. history.
Rory McIlroy is the 7-1 favorite to win his first green jacket, and Tiger Woods is at 14-1 odds to win his fifth.
Most of the action is sharp and for $1,000 limit bets.