Purdue is the favorite to win the college basketball national title and the money leaders at BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook and the Westgate SuperBook.
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.
The Denver Broncos are 9-point favorites over the Raiders, and the total is 43 for their AFC West matchup on “Thursday Night Football.”
UFC president Dana White told TMZ that he met with the FBI about a possible fixed fight between featherweights Isaac Dulgarian and Yadier del Valle.
A BetMGM bettor at the Borgata resort in Atlantic City won a $1 million wager when the Raiders scored a touchdown in overtime and went for two in a 30-29 loss to the Jaguars.
Caesars Sportsbook and William Hill sportsbook refunded losing wagers on a UFC fight in Las Vegas on Saturday night after suspicious betting line movement before the bout.
The Dallas Cowboys are 3-point home favorites over the Arizona Cardinals, and the consensus total is 53½ on “Monday Night Football.”
After favorites went 11-2 against the spread in NFL Week 8, underdogs went 8-4 against the spread on Sunday with five outright wins.
Westgate SuperBook vice president of marketing Jay Kornegay went 4-1 against the spread last week and leads the contest with a 25-14-1 ATS record.
Two-time top-five SuperContest finisher “Dr. Alan” Dumond analyzes every NFL Week 9 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
The Jaguars were 3-point favorites over the Raiders before the line dropped to 2½ after Jacksonville two-way player Travis Hunter injured his knee Thursday.
Pro sports bettor Chuck Edel is 8-1 on his Review-Journal weekend best bets and is banking on the Broncos-Texans total this week.
The Ravens are 7½-point favorites over the Dolphins on “Thursday Night Football” in quarterback Lamar Jackson’s return from a hamstring injury.
Michael “The Wizard” Kipness, a professional horse racing handicapper since 1986, analyzes the nine-horse field for Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic.
The Kansas City Chiefs are consensus 11-point home favorites over the Washington Commanders on “Monday Night Football,” and the total is 48.
NFL Week 8 was dominated by favorites and overs, normally a recipe for success for the betting public. But upsets by the Dolphins and Jets helped sportsbooks.