The Ravens dipped from 4½-point favorites to consensus 4-point favorites at Las Vegas sportsbooks Thursday, and South Point and Station Casinos lowered the line to 3½.
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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.
After eliminating the Colorado Avalanche in six games, the Golden Knights were installed as -500 series favorites over the Montreal Canadiens (+375) at Station Casinos.
Jon Gruden is one of 34 coaches to win a Super Bowl, but he has never won the NFL Coach of the Year award. The odds are against him winning it this season with the Raiders.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board ruled in favor of the Westgate sportsbook in a dispute with VSiN host Gill Alexander over a bet on the 2020 French Open.
The Japanese golfer closed as a 60-1 long shot in pretournament odds at the Westgate but didn’t get many takers there or at William Hill. He’s the -120 favorite in updated odds.
If the Packers hold serve in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs, Aaron Rodgers will square off against either Tom Brady or Drew Brees in an instant classic NFC title game.
Bettors at BetMGM won big Sunday on the Saints, Ravens and Browns, with a $500,000 winner on Cleveland, a $200,000 winner on Baltimore and two wagers winning $360,000 on New Orleans.
In a survey of opinions from media, oddsmakers and professional bettors and handicappers, 24 of the 32 participants picked Alabama to win and 17 of 32 picked it to cover.
President-elect Joe Biden, who will turn 82 in 2024, is the +350 favorite at United Kingdom-based Ladbrokes sportsbook to win the 2024 election.
Less than two weeks before the 2020-21 72-game NBA season starts Dec. 22, the Mavericks guard is the clear favorite to end the Bucks forward’s two-year reign as MVP.
The Lakers are the +275 favorites to repeat as champions, the Bucks have the league’s highest win total at 49½ and Luka Doncic is the 4-1 favorite to claim MVP honors.
Jon Rahm, a Spaniard ranked No. 2 in the world, is the 10-1 third choice to win the Masters this week, behind Bryson DeChambeau at 8-1 and Dustin Johnson at 9-1.
The Dodgers are -230 series favorites over the Braves and would be the worst-case scenario at the Westgate sportsbook of the four remaining teams to win the World Series.
Handicapper Mark Franco (FrancoSports.com) is 16-4 ATS (80 percent) after going 4-1 ATS in each of the first four weeks of the NFL season.
Handicapper Joe D’Amico went 3-1-1 ATS last week and is in second place in the Review-Journal NFL Challenge with an 11-8-1 ATS record.
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