VegasInsider.com handicapper Chip Chirimbes (@chipchirimbes) analyzes every NFL Week 3 Sunday and Monday game, with trends and final scores.
Betting
Brent Musburger is tied for the lead with a 6-4 ATS record with Review-Journal sports betting columnist Todd Dewey and handicappers Lou Finocchiaro and Doug Fitz.
The Raiders have lost and failed to cover their first two games, including blowing a 20-0 halftime lead in last week’s crushing overtime loss to the Cardinals.
Jimmy Garoppolo has a 37-16 career record as a starter and ranks fourth among active QBs in winning percentage (.698) behind Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady and Lamar Jackson.
Nine handicappers and RJ sports betting reporter David Schoen will offer five picks on college football games throughout the season — sides or totals.
The Raiders and Titans are a combined 0-4 straight up and ATS through two games. Tennessee is 6-4 ATS at home and riding a 6-2 under run.
Ali Imsirovic and Jake Schindler were suspended from all PokerGO events through the 2022 season, the poker content company said.
The Southern California-Oregon State game has attracted more than twice as many spread tickets as any other Week 4 college football spread.
San Francisco’s odds to win the Super Bowl dropped from 25-1 at Caesars Sportsbook to 19-1 after Jimmy Garoppolo replaced Trey Lance.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is editor of The Gold Sheet (Goldsheet.com). He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
A glitch in the mobile gaming system used by William Hill was responsible for thousands of duplicate wagers on events and resulted in complaints from gamblers.
Bettors are leaning toward the underdog Pittsburgh Steelers in Thursday’s AFC North showdown at Cleveland. The Browns are 4-point favorites at most Las Vegas sportsbooks.
The Westgate SuperBook took sharp play on the sides of both games and also took a respected bet on the Eagles-Vikings under 51½. The consensus total is now 49½.
The gambler hit the crucial first leg on Justin Fields to score the game’s first touchdown at 20-1 odds when the Chicago quarterback scored late in the first quarter.
The Cardinals, who closed as 5½-point underdogs, dealt bettors their biggest loss of the day after Kyler Murray directed Arizona to an overtime victory over the Raiders.
