The Chargers opened as 3½-point favorites in May, five months after the Raiders humiliated them while setting a franchise record for points in a 63-21 rout.
Todd Dewey
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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.
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy’s bet on the Ravens-Chiefs NFL season opener eclipsed a $220,000 wager that was placed on Baltimore +3 at the South Point sportsbook.
Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay, who hit 70 percent of his picks last season to win the Review-Journal NFL Challenge, gives his Week 1 best bet.
In June, a South Point bettor placed a $220,000 wager on the Ravens +3 over the Chiefs in Thursday’s NFL opener. The line has since moved.
Dave Portnoy bet $100,000 to win $10 million at DraftKings sportsbook on a 100-1 long shot to win the WNBA title during the league’s Olympic break.
The Raiders are 100-1 long shots at the Westgate SuperBook to win the Super Bowl, and they’re the largest liability at Caesars Sportsbook and BetMGM.
The Patriots begin the post-Bill Belichick era with the NFL’s lowest season win total. One pro bettor chose them as one of six teams to bet on this year.
Less than a week before the entry deadline, the odds are against Circa meeting its $16 million in guaranteed prize money for its two major NFL handicapping contests.
The Chiefs are bidding to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls. On the eve of the 2024 NFL season, bettors are heavily backing them to do just that.
There’s no such thing as free money in sports betting. A BetMGM bettor in Nevada learned that lesson in a costly way Thursday night.
LSU and USC produced the past two Heisman Trophy winners in Jayden Daniels and Caleb Williams. Their replacements will square off Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.
The SuperBook recently ceased operations in eight states, but the flagship sportsbook in Las Vegas expects big business on NFL and college football sides.
Less than two weeks before the regular season starts, the wager is the single largest liability — and only seven-figure payout — of any NFL futures bet at Caesars Sportsbook.
“Dr. Alan” Dumond, a three-time Westgate SuperContest top-15 finisher and Golden Nugget Ultimate Football Challenge runner-up, analyzes all 16 NFC teams.
“Dr. Alan” Dumond, a three-time Westgate SuperContest top-15 finisher and Golden Nugget Ultimate Football Challenge runner-up, analyzes all 16 AFC teams.