Professional sports bettor Chuck Edel has hit his first five best bets in the Review-Journal and is backing an NFL underdog this week.
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 Rams are consensus 9-point home favorites over the 49ers and the consensus total is 44 for the “Thursday Night Football” game.
The defending champion Dodgers are the +425 favorites at Circa Sports to win the World Series, followed by the Mariners, Phillies, Blue Jays, Brewers and Yankees.
The Dolphins are 2½-point home favorites over the Jets, and the Broncos are 7½-point home favorites over the Bengals in a “Monday Night Football” doubleheader.
The Eagles dealt the Buccaneers their first loss after almost blowing a 24-3 lead, while the Bills held off the Saints in a game that was closer than expected.
Professional handicapper Joe D’Amico (@JoeDAmicoWins) analyzes every NFL Week 4 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
Red Rock Resort sportsbook director Chuck Esposito went 4-1 against the spread for the second straight week and leads the contest with a 9-6 record.
The Raiders are consensus 1-point favorites over the Bears, and the consensus total is 47½ for Sunday’s matchup at Allegiant Stadium.
The Texans and Dolphins have gotten off to disappointing starts this season, but that hasn’t stopped two professional sports bettors from backing them in Week 4.
The Seattle Seahawks are consensus 1½-point favorites over the Arizona Cardinals, and the consensus total is 43½ for the NFC West matchup on “Thursday Night Football.”
The Aces entered the WNBA semifinals as prohibitive -1,100 series favorites over the Fever, but that price plummeted to -250 after their upset loss to Indiana in Game 1.
The Ravens are consensus 4-point favorites over the Lions on “Monday Night Football” and the total is the highest on the board in NFL Week 3 at up to 54.
The NFL turned sportsbooks into a block party, when four blocked field goals, including two returned for touchdowns, impacted the outcomes of three early games.
CBS Sportsline handicapper Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sportsbook director, leads the NFL handicapping contest with a 6-4 record against the spread.
Pro handicapper Scott Kellen (@SixthSenseNFL) analyzes every NFL Week 3 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.