When the smorgasbord of Super Bowl LII prop bets were posted at Las Vegas sports books Thursday, professional sports bettor Frank Carulli scoured the numbers like a hawk stalking its prey.
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It seems that every corner of U.S. Bank Stadium has some meaningful function that provides an advantage to the hometown Minnesota Vikings. It should be no different at the 65,000-seat Las Vegas stadium for the Raiders and UNLV Rebels.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden reportedly has hired Brian Callahan as his quarterbacks coach. Brian’s father, Bill Callahan, served as offensive coordinator during the entirety of Gruden’s 1998 to 2001 tenure with the Raiders.
In an annual Las Vegas tradition, some of the city’s sharpest sports bettors waited in line at the Westgate sports book Thursday night to take the first crack at wagering on more than 400 Super Bowl LII prop bets.
A line of sharp bettors quickly pounced on what they perceived as vulnerable numbers as others in the Westgate sports book simply looked up in wonder at the extensive buffet of wagering options on Super Bowl LII prop bets.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden set a lofty goal in his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “We all thought, ‘Kick him out of the room. Get outta here,’” John Lynch said.
There are 948 Super Bowl LII prop betting options at William Hill sports books, which is up from 814 last year.
If, as expected, a federal ban on sports betting is lifted in the coming months, the NBA wants sports books to pay the league 1 percent of the money wagered on its games as an “integrity fee.”
Former Central Florida linebacker Shaquem Griffin practiced at defensive end, linebacker and safety during a Wednesday practice leading up to the Senior Bowl on Saturday.
Thursday’s scheduled special meeting of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority has been canceled and approval of a stadium development agreement has been pushed back to March 1.
Vegas Nation host Bryan Salmond and Raiders beat writer Michael Gehlken discuss what the Raiders coaching staff are doing at the Senior Bowl.
Jon Gruden and the Raiders’ coaching staff largely were absent Tuesday at the Senior Bowl. That’s OK. They’re covered.
Last year’s Super Bowl was a prop bettor’s paradise as several popular wagers cashed, including the overtime prop at 7-1 for the first time in Super Bowl history.
Several Las Vegas sports books on Monday posted the first wave of the ever-popular Super Bowl prop bets, which Westgate sports book director Jay Kornegay estimates make up more than half of the Super Bowl betting handle.
Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur has been hired as the New York Giants head coach.
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