Home-field advantage in the NFL used to be worth a standard three points to the spread. But those days have changed, especially for the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.
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.
Six pro sports gamblers, oddsmakers and analysts — including three Las Vegas contest winners — gave advice on football betting and NFL handicapping contests.
Las Vegas sportsbooks are on the hook for a collective multimillion-dollar loss if the Raiders beat long odds and win the Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium.
Rather than hedge his $100 parlay to guarantee a profit, Jon Grace doubled down. Now he is two Golden Knights wins away from collecting six figures from Circa.
Michael “The Wizard” Kipness, a pro horse racing handicapper, analyzes the nine-horse field for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, designating each horse as a contender or pretender.
Las Vegas professional sports bettor James Holzhauer will compete in “Jeopardy! Masters” starting Monday on ABC. Holzhauer won $2.46 million on “Jeopardy!” in 2019.
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is arguably the world’s most famous sports gambler. But he is strongly opposed to bringing legal sports betting to his home state of Texas.
Wagertalk.com handicapper Tony Mejia (@MejiaDinero) analyzes every NFL Week 18 game, with odds, trends and final score projections.
Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz leads the contest with a 53-30-2 ATS (63.8 percent) record. VSiN host Brent Musburger is in second at 49-36 ATS.
U.S. Integrity received reports of suspicious wagering on a UFC fight Saturday night in Las Vegas from a large number of regulated sportsbooks.
Caesars Sportsbook took three six-figure wagers on the Ravens-Saints total to go under 47.
The Bills are the NFL’s biggest favorites this season at -14. The Steelers are the biggest underdogs they’ve been since 1969, according to ESPN.
The Raiders were crushed by the Chiefs in both meetings last season. But pro sports bettors expect the Raiders to give them a run for their money on Monday night.
The Buffalo Bills are the clear-cut favorites to win the Super Bowl. But the Raiders are the largest liability at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
The Cleveland Browns’ Super Bowl odds have soared from 16-1 to 60-1 amid reports that the NFL wants to suspend quarterback Deshaun Watson for at least the 2022 season.
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