The Buffalo Bills look like Super Bowl contenders again after destroying the Dallas Cowboys. Also, Circa Survivor is down to 10 entries alive for the $9.2 million prize.
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Rookie quarterback Aidan O’Connell bounced back from a 3-0 loss to the Vikings to throw for four scores in the Raiders’ rout of the Chargers on Thursday.
Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay, who leads the Review-Journal NFL Challenge, likes the Lions on Saturday against the Broncos.
UNLV’s basketball team played by far its best game of the Kevin Kruger Era on Wednesday night, routing No. 8 Creighton at the Dollar Loan Center.
The betting public had a nice run the last two weeks as NFL favorites went 20-8 against the spread. But that streak ended Sunday with a good day for underdogs.
The Raiders hit a new low Sunday against the Vikings in a shutout loss at Allegiant Stadium. It’s clear their coaches on offense are in over their heads.
Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has earned praise from coaches and teammates alike for how he has responded to being replaced by rookie Aidan O’Connell.
Kenny Davidsen has stood the test of time as a Las Vegas showman, and he also has persevered as one of 30 entrants left in the $9.2 million Circa Survivor contest.
The 49ers inexplicably stumbled to three straight losses in the middle of the season, but San Francisco is back to looking super. Ask the Eagles.
The Rebels looked very much the part of a team playing in its first Mountain West championship game, falling to Boise State on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium.
Sharp bettors backed the 49ers at the SuperBook when the line opened at pick’em against the Eagles after Philadelphia rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Buffalo.
Jackson Woodard followed coach Barry Odom from Arkansas to Las Vegas, and the junior has responded with a team-leading 104 tackles for the 9-3 Rebels.
On a weekend that saw a plethora of popular favorites cover, the Eagles beating the Bills in overtime Sunday was the worst result for the South Point and Caesars.
The head coach might have changed, but the Raiders still have an offense that can’t generate any level of consistency, seen again in Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs.
UNLV lost to San Jose State on Saturday, but still managed the program’s most wins since 1984. And the Rebels will likely still play in the Mountain West title game.
