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.
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 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.
Oddsmakers don’t expect the Rebels to miss a beat in their first football season under coach Dan Mullen after Barry Odom bolted for the Big Ten to coach Purdue.
Longtime professional sports bettor Jeff Whitelaw reflected on lessons from his career after being chosen for induction into the Sports Gambling Hall of Fame.
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A Westgate SuperBook bettor won $47,500 on a $9,500 wager on Scottie Scheffler placed at 5-1 odds in February to win the PGA Championship.
Only one NFL team is favored in all 17 of its regular-season games next year, but it’s not the Eagles or the Chiefs.
The Raiders are favored in few of their 17 games this season in opening lines posted at STN Sports, though they are underdogs of three points or fewer in five games.
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Michael “The Wizard” Kipness, a professional horse racing handicapper since 1986, analyzes the nine-horse field for Saturday’s 150th Preakness Stakes.
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