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.
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 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.
Westgate SuperBook vice president of marketing Jay Kornegay leads the contest with a 21-13-1 ATS mark, with RJ sports betting reporter Todd Dewey second at 21-14.
Gamblersworld.net handicapper Chip Chirimbes analyzes every NFL Week 8 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
Pro sports bettor Chuck Edel is 7-1 against the spread this season on his best bets in the Review-Journal, where experts went 14-2 ATS the last two weeks.
The Dodgers are -150 favorites over the Blue Jays (+135) in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday at Toronto. The total is 7½ (over-115).
Las Vegas bookmakers have long acted as watchdogs for pro and college sports and had different reactions to Thursday’s betting scandal that rocked the NBA world.
LeBron James will miss Tuesday’s season opener, and his absence is the main reason the Lakers flipped from 3½-point favorites to 2-point underdogs to the Warriors.
The Lions are 6-point home favorites over the Buccaneers in the opener of a “Monday Night Football” doubleheader, and the Seahawks are 3-point home favorites over the Texans.
The Chiefs crushed the Raiders 31-0 as NFL Week 7 favorites went 6-0 ATS in the morning games, and the Broncos scored 33 fourth-quarter points in an historic comeback win over the Giants.
Westgate SuperBook vice president of marketing Jay Kornegay went 5-0 ATS last week and leads the contest with an 18-11-1 record.
GambLou.com handicapper Lou Finocchiaro analyzes every NFL Week 7 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.