The shine is off the Golden Knights this season, in the eyes of oddsmakers. But bettors are still all over the Knights to win their second Stanley Cup in three years.
Todd Dewey
Reporter: Sports betting
Email: tdewey@reviewjournal.com
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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.
A Caesars Sportsbook bettor in Nevada turned $300 into $99,349.14 on NFL Sunday after hitting an eight-leg anytime touchdown scorer parlay.
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In a classic letdown spot, top-ranked Alabama suffered a shocking loss to Vanderbilt at gigantic odds one week after upsetting previous No. 2 Georgia.
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Brent Musburger helped introduce sports betting to a national audience long before it became legal across the country. He’s still on the air this football season at 85.
Three-time Westgate SuperContest top-15 finisher “Dr. Alan” Dumond and VSiN.com handicapper Dave Tuley believe one NFL line this week has been overadjusted.
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