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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 49ers are consensus 7½-point home favorites over the Panthers and the consensus total is 49½ for their “Monday Night Football” matchup.
It was a comeback Sunday in Week 12 of the NFL as the Chiefs, Lions, Patriots and Cowboys erased double-digit deficits, but only Dallas covered the spread.
Sports betting scandals have rocked the NBA, NCAA, MLB and UFC in the past month alone, but no changes appear to be on the horizon at Nevada sportsbooks.
Westgate SuperBook vice president of marketing Jay Kornegay went 3-1-1 against the spread last week and leads the contest with a 33-20-2 ATS record.
Pro sports bettor Scott Pritchard (Pritchardspicks.com) analyzes every NFL Week 12 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
The Raiders are consensus 4-point favorites over the Cleveland Browns in Sunday’s game at Allegiant Stadium, and the consensus total is 36.
Las Vegas handicappers give their best bets for NFL and college football games this weekend, including a pick in the Bears’ matchup with the Steelers on Sunday.
The Buffalo Bills are consensus 5½-point road favorites over the Houston Texans, and the consensus total is 44½ on “Thursday Night Football.”
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix in 2023 and is the slight betting favorite over McLaren’s Lando Norris to win Saturday’s F1 race.
NFL favorites went 9-4 straight up but only 5-8 against the spread on Sunday as four favorites won but didn’t cover and four underdogs won outright.
The Cowboys are consensus 3½-point favorites over the Raiders on “Monday Night Football” at Allegiant Stadium, and the total is 50.
Westgate SuperBook vice president of marketing Jay Kornegay went 3-2 against the spread last week and leads the contest with a 30-19-1 ATS record.
Pro handicapper Scott Kellen (@SixthSenseNFL) analyzes every NFL Week 11 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
CBS Sportsline handicapper Bruce Marshall provides NFL notes and trends for Week 11 games for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.