An unidentified bettor at CG Technology sports book used his phone app to make one $220,000 wager on the Rams at minus-12½ points over the Texans and another $220,000 bet at minus-13.
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The Raiders entered Week 9 with a 4 percent chance of qualifying for the playoffs, but their chances have tripled to 13 percent in the past two weeks.
The Raiders waited this long because they believed, when healthy, he was worth it. They couldn’t wait any longer.
The Panthers are favored between 8½ and 9 points at Las Vegas sports books and the total is between 38 and 39.
Five burning questions for UNLV’s football game at New Mexico at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Week 10 of the NFL season wraps up tonight with the Miami Dolphins visiting the Carolina Panthers for “Monday Night Football.”
Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been named GQ’s magazine’s “Citizen of the Year” for his activism.
The other lesson we learned was that it’s better to be called a square than a loser.
C.J. Beathard threw for 288 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a third score to lead the 49ers to their first win of the season with a 31-21 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday.
Handicapper Bruce Marshall (GoldSheet.com) breaks down Week 10 of the NFL season.
It was the next-to-last day at the SEMA show, where a restored 1968 Impala convertible that once belonged to Pat Tillman was spotted in front of the north hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Almost every major media outlet has the 8-1 Philadelphia Eagles ranked as the NFL’s top team. Entering the week, the Westgate had the Eagles as the betting favorite to win the Super Bowl.
Three takeaways from the UNLV football team’s 31-21 loss to Brigham Young on Friday night at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Handicapper Bruce Marshall (GoldSheet.com) breaks down Week 10 of the NFL season.
Handicapper Hank “The Hammer” Goldberg leads the standings with a 28-14-3 ATS record.