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Las Vegas Review-Journal College Challenge picks: Week 12

Virginia quarterback Anthony Colandrea, center, gestures after running for a first down during ...

Virginia quarterback Anthony Colandrea, center, gestures after running for a first down during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Louisville in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

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By David Schoen / Las Vegas Review-Journal

November 17, 2023 - 1:13 pm

Dana Lane

@DanaLaneSports

Last week: 5-0

Season: 32-21-2

Coastal Carolina-Army O42½

Virginia +3½

Indiana -3½

Georgia Southern -6

New Mexico-Fresno State U56½

Chip Chirimbes

@chipchirimbes

Last week: 4-1

Season: 30-24-1

Virginia +3½

Tennessee +10

Oregon State -1

Stanford +7

Central Florida +2½

Paul Stone

@PaulStoneSports

Last week: 4-1

Season: 29-25-1

Kentucky-South Carolina O52

Oregon State -1

Iowa State +7½

Texas-Iowa State U46½

New Mexico State-Auburn U48½

David Schoen

Review-Journal

Last week: 3-2

Season: 29-26

North Carolina State +2½

North Carolina State-Virginia Tech U42½

Florida Atlantic +9½

Illinois-Iowa O32½

Utah +1

Scott Pritchard

Pritchardspicks.com

Last week: 2-3

Season: 24-31

Coastal Carolina-Army U42½

Louisville-Miami (Fla.) U46½

Rutgers-Penn State U40½

East Carolina-Navy U31½

North Texas-Tulsa O68½

Wes Reynolds

@WesReynolds1

Last week: 3-2

Season: 24-31

Maryland +19½

Oregon State -1

Florida +11½

Auburn -25

Air Force -3

Lee Sterling

ParamountSports.com

Last week: 0-5

Season: 23-30-2

West Virginia -6½

Rice -2½

Illinois +3

Memphis +9

Houston +6½

Joe D’Amico

@JoeDamicoWins

Last week: 2-3

Season: 23-32

West Virginia -6½

Georgia -10

Louisville Pick

North Carolina State +2½

Oklahoma -24½

Pamela Maldonado

@pamelam35

Last week: 2-3

Season: 20-32-3

Michigan State +3½

Old Dominion +6

Southern Mississippi +14½

Middle Tennessee State -7½

Florida +11½

Bruce Marshall

VegasInsider.com

Last week: 1-4

Season: 21-34

Navy -2½

Middle Tennessee State -7½

Troy -16

Iowa State +7½

New Mexico State +25

Boxer Canelo Alvarez explains how he will defeat opponent Jaime Munguia and his opinion of prom ...

Bettors love underdog in Canelo-Munguia ‘full-out Mexican war’

By Todd Dewey / RJ

May 3, 2024 - 11:27 am

Canelo Alvarez is arguably the most popular boxer in the world. But he’s not the most popular bet in Saturday’s super middleweight title fight at T-Mobile Arena.

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday ...

What are the best NFL futures bets to make right now?

By Todd Dewey / RJ

May 2, 2024 - 3:16 pm

Here are some futures bets handicappers believe have some value now that the dust has settled on the 2024 NFL draft.

Kentucky Derby handicapping: Fierceness is dominant but an enigma

By Mike Brunker / RJ

May 2, 2024 - 10:47 am

Fierceness, the 5-2 morning line favorite for the Kentucky Derby, still needs to answer several questions, including his ability to overcome adversity.

Rich Strike, with Sonny Leon aboard, wins the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at ...

The 5 biggest long-shot winners in Kentucky Derby history

By Todd Dewey / RJ

May 2, 2024 - 7:00 am

The biggest long-shot winner in the Kentucky Derby’s 149-year history came in 1913, but the next four prevailed in the 21st century.

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Report: Ohtani’s stolen money funneled to bookie via Las Vegas casino

By Todd Dewey / RJ

May 1, 2024 - 5:28 pm

Millions of dollars stolen from Shohei Ohtani to pay his former interpreter’s gambling debt were funneled through Resorts World, according to ESPN.

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Separating contenders, pretenders in 150th Kentucky Derby

By Todd Dewey / RJ

May 2, 2024 - 10:55 am

Michael Kipness, aka “The Wizard,” analyzed the 20-horse field for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby for the Review-Journal. Here’s what he thinks of each horse’s chances.

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Bettor turns $10 into $192K after hitting NBA same-game parlays

By Todd Dewey / RJ

April 30, 2024 - 7:41 am

A FanDuel Sportsbook bettor turned $10 into $192,324.65 after hitting a seven-leg parlay comprised of three NBA playoff same-game parlays.

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Sportsbooks lose on NFL draft; Rookie of Year odds posted

By Todd Dewey / RJ

April 29, 2024 - 3:48 pm

Circa Sports and Caesars Sportsbook were small losers on the NFL draft in which six quarterbacks were selected in the first round for the first time since 1983.

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James Holzhauer returns to defend ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ title

By Todd Dewey / RJ

April 29, 2024 - 10:47 am

Las Vegas resident James Holzhauer will compete in the second annual “Jeopardy! Masters” tournament with five other contestants beginning Wednesday on ABC.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) goes up for a basket Boston Celtics center Kristaps Por ...

Celtics big favorites to win NBA title; bettors back Lakers

By Todd Dewey / RJ

April 19, 2024 - 1:29 pm

The Boston Celtics are the +150 favorites to win the NBA title, the Denver Nuggets are the 3-1 second choice to repeat, and every other team is 12-1 or higher.