NBA Finals Game 7s have been close historically, with 15 of the previous 19 matchups decided by single digits and the average margin of victory 6.9 points.
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.
A North Las Vegas bettor placed a $350 parlay on the William Hill Nevada app and won $555,809.58 after correctly predicting 12 money-line baseball winners.
The Florida Panthers are the favorites at multiple sportsbooks to three-peat as NHL champions in 2026, while other books favor another team.
Aaron Judge has been so dominant this year he caused the Westgate SuperBook to take the AL MVP betting market off the board barely a month into the season.
Vice President JD Vance is the favorite to win the White House in 2028, according to electionbettingodds.com. But California Gov. Gavin Newsom is closing the gap.
Recent college graduate Drew Hirschman placed a $13 five-team futures parlay at DraftKings last year and is now two legs away from cashing the 20,827-1 long shot ticket.
Westgate SuperBook golf oddsmaker Jeff Sherman and VSiN golf handicapper Wes Reynolds have two common best bets to win this week’s U.S. Open.
Scottie Scheffler is the overwhelming +275 favorite at the Westgate SuperBook to win this week’s U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh.
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, got into a war of words Thursday on social media, inspiring a sportsbook to post props on the feud.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are consensus 9½-point home favorites over the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, and they’re -750 series favorites.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are consensus 9½-point home favorites over the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, and the total is 231.
Pro horse racing handicapper Michael “The Wizard” Kipness analyzes the eight-horse field for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, labeling each horse a contender or pretender.
The Oilers, who lost last year’s Stanley Cup Final to the Panthers, have home-ice advantage this time and are -125 favorites in Wednesday’s Game 1 and the series.
The Raiders’ season win total opened at 6½ at multiple sportsbooks before and after the NFL draft, but it has since ticked up as high as 7½.
The Colorado Rockies have reached 50 losses faster than any other MLB team since the 1800s and are on pace to finish with the worst record in baseball history.