Las Vegas sportsbook directors report that public bettors are strongly favoring one team in Thursday’s Green Bay-San Francisco game.
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The Steelers covered their fifth consecutive game to improve to 6-1 against the spread on the season.
The Chargers haven’t won a game in which they’ve led by 17 points or more. The rest of the NFL is 52-4 in such games.
If Damon Arnette and Bryan Edwards are back Sunday, it means the Raiders will have the bulk of their draft class intact for the first time in more than a month.
The Raiders had trade discussions, but between the asking prices of potential targets and available cap space, they decided to keep their roster intact.
Here are this week’s NFL games on TV in the Las Vegas market.
This weekend produced a rare occurrence: Bettors in two games could make a reasonable case that referees’ mistakes directly cost them their wagers.
Tanner Muse, the Raiders rookie linebacker from Clemson who has been on injured reserve since the end of training camp, undewent toe surgery on Monday
The Raiders’ coach said he has a candidate in Tuesday’s election, but declined to make his vote public.
An IV mishap landed the 27-year-old in the hospital and forced him to miss Sunday’s game.
The three-time NFL MVP is the largest liability at BetMGM, which took a $5,000 wager to win $70,000 on Brady (14-1) on Thursday.
The Golden Knights owner has been active in making campaign donations to conservative candidates and causes.
A BetMGM bettor is banking on New York to upset Tampa Bay (-13). The gambler placed a $40,000 wager to win $200,000 on the Giants on the money line at 5-1 odds.
The Cleveland Browns, whom the Raiders beat 16-6 on Sunday, are holding player meetings remotely Monday, according to a report from ESPN.
Books won big again Sunday as underdogs went 8-3 ATS with six outright wins heading into Cowboys-Eagles on “Sunday Night Football.”