The NFL conference championships are set, with the Eagles favored over the 49ers in the NFC and the Chiefs favored over the Bengals in the AFC.
Todd Dewey
Todd Dewey covers sports betting for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened as the favorites at DraftKings to bring back quarterback Tom Brady next season, but action on the Raiders has them favored now.
A day after the Jaguars pulled off the third-biggest comeback in NFL playoff history, the Dolphins delivered a rally of their own to deal a big loss to Bills bettors.
Atlanta native Ryan LeGates won the Westgate SuperContest with a 60-29-1 ATS record (67.4 percent). He also won the first nine-week in-season contest.
Any list of the worst bad beats ever should include the one dealt to a Circa Survivor contestant who needed the Colts to beat the Texans to win at least $2 million.
Motivation can be hard to quantify. The Packers must win against the Lions to clinch a playoff spot. But that doesn’t make them an automatic bet on an inflated line.
Raiders bettors cashed their tickets as 9½-point underdogs. But most of the money was on San Francisco, which led 34-27 before winning 37-34 in overtime.
On the lunar calendar, 2022 was the Year of the Tiger. On the sports betting calendar, it was the Year of Mattress Mack. A look back at the year in betting.
In a span of less than 17 hours starting Christmas Eve, the bettor went from the cusp of being the sole Circa Survivor contest winner to being eliminated.
Only 14 entrants remain alive from a field of 6,133 in the elusive quest for the $6,133,000 Circa Survivor contest prize. And they must pick two winners this week.
For every bad beat, there’s a miracle cover, and that’s what Raiders bettors got Sunday in one of the most bizarre endings to a game in NFL history.
For the second time in four weeks, sportsbooks posted a line on a Vikings game that seemed off to some bettors. But, once again, oddsmakers were spot on.
Canarelli Middle School math teacher Marshal Taylor turned $25 into $150,000 after winning Station Casinos’ Last Man Standing pro football contest.
Bettors backed the Raiders for the first time in three weeks and had their faith rewarded, as the Raiders won and covered in a 27-20 victory over the Chargers.
Ohio State is fifth in the College Football Playoff rankings, but the Buckeyes are still the third favorite to win the title amid heavy betting action.
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