Backing Andy Reid after a bye and Patrick Mahomes as an underdog have been profitable propositions for bettors. Both trends are in play at San Francisco on Sunday.
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.
The Saints opened as 1½-point favorites over the Broncos, but the consensus favorite has flipped to Denver -3 (even) in this week’s “Thursday Night Football” game.
The Golden Knights are not among the biggest betting long shots to lift the Stanley Cup, but one recent champion does make the list.
Georgia was favored by 3 over Texas in the summer, but the favorite has flipped to the Longhorns, who are now -3½ over the Bulldogs in Saturday’s SEC college football game.
A Caesars Sportsbook bettor in Nevada on Saturday wagered $50,000 on the Golden Knights to win the Stanley Cup at 20-1 odds.
A FanDuel bettor has hit the first 14 legs of a $10, 15-team parlay that pays $123,106.40. A Fanatics bettor has hit the first 15 legs of a $10, 16-team parlay that pays $131,390.
Bettors could have cashed an eight-team parlay, which pays 160-1, in the NFL Sunday afternoon games by blindly taking all four favorites and overs.
Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz is 13-2 against the spread the last three weeks and leads the contest with a 19-6 record over the SuperBook’s Jay Kornegay (16-7-2).
Professional handicapper Chip Chirimbes (@chipperwins) analyzes every NFL Week 6 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 3-point favorites over the Raiders in Sunday’s game at Allegiant Stadium, and the total is the second-lowest on the board.
Former President Donald Trump became a larger betting favorite on Friday to win the presidential election over Vice President Kamala Harris.
Professional sports bettors Jeff Whitelaw and Cris Zeniuk won their best bets last week in the Review-Journal, and they are on the same side again.
The betting public expects San Francisco to win and cover its sixth straight meeting with Seattle on “Thursday Night Football.” But sharp bettors are backing the Seahawks.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have bounced back and forth as slight betting favorites to win the election. The favorite flipped again Monday.
Boise State junior running back Ashton Jeanty emerged from an upset-filled weekend of college football as the consensus favorite to win the Heisman Trophy.