Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a 50-1 long shot to be elected pope in 2013, when he took the name Pope Francis. Bettors are banking on another long shot to be his successor.
Todd Dewey
Reporter: Sports betting
Email: tdewey@reviewjournal.com
X: @tdewey33
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 Golden Knights are clear favorites over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of their second-round NHL playoff series, but the series odds are a toss-up at sportsbooks.
SuperContest Survivor and College will join the football handicapping contest options at the Westgate, including a new price point for the flagship SuperContest.
Pro horse racing handicapper Michael “The Wizard” Kipness analyzes the 19-horse field for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, designating each horse as a contender or pretender.
Caesars Sportsbook has made Ashton Jeanty, the Raiders’ first-round pick at sixth overall, the betting co-favorite for NFL offensive rookie of the year.
Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is the co-favorite at BetOnline with Italian cardinal Pietro Parolin to be elected the next pope after the death of Pope Francis.
With Ashton Jeanty now the odds-on favorite to be the fifth pick in the NFL draft, two handicappers like players with longer odds to go to the Raiders at No. 6.
The first five picks in the NFL draft were odds-on favorites Sunday, seemingly clearing the way for the Raiders to select running back Ashton Jeanty at No. 6. That changed Monday.
Golden Knights left wing Brett Howden scored an empty-net goal with 0.1 seconds remaining Sunday, causing a huge swing at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
The Golden Knights are the favorites at the Westgate SuperBook to win the Stanley Cup, topping a group of 10 teams with odds of 12-1 or less.
Rory McIlroy’s odds were 14-1 before the second round of the Masters, and he was a -200 favorite when he entered the final round with a two-stroke lead.
BYU is the fifth favorite at Caesars Sportsbook to win the 2026 NCAA basketball championship behind AJ Dybantsa, the nation’s top-ranked 2025 recruit.
VSiN handicapper Wes Reynolds and Westgate golf oddsmaker Jeff Sherman provide the Review-Journal with their best bets to win this year’s Masters.
Oddsmakers project the Bills to lead the NFL in wins next season. Caesars Sportsbook has posted regular-season win totals for all 32 teams.
VSiN host Mitch Moss and former Barstool Sports handicapper Kelly Stewart will cash some big tickets if they hit their futures bets in the NCAA title game Monday.