The NBA playoffs begin, the NHL playoffs continue, and a full slate of baseball rounds out Monday’s sports betting card.
Jim Barnes
Reporter: Sports betting
Email: jbarnes@reviewjournal.com
X: @JimBarnesLV
Jim Barnes covers sports betting and the World Series of Poker for the Review-Journal. He first joined the Review-Journal as a copy editor in 2012. The Fort Worth, Texas, native previously was the sports editor at the Waco Tribune-Herald and also covered high school sports for the Dallas Morning News. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000. He is an experienced gambler who has competed in the Westgate SuperContest and the World Series of Poker Main Event.
A better playoff path helped move Kawhi Leonard and Los Angeles ahead of the Lakers and Bucks in futures odds at the Westgate. The playoffs start Monday.
The former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion might be too old at 41 to fight the fight he must to defeat Stipe Miocic on Saturday.
A list of the best odds available at Las Vegas sportsbooks for each NFL team to win the Super Bowl and to win its division.
The bad beat jackpot paid out when a player lost with a straight flush to a higher straight flush. The loser of the hand received $166,000.
The Westgate likes Cincinnati to go over its win total of 5½, so the sportsbook has shaded the over to -140 (+120 for the under).
The Westgate chopped the prices available on the Las Vegas resident for the U.S. Open and the Masters after he won the PGA Championship on Sunday.
Bookmakers said they expect former Baylor and Temple coach Matt Rhule to turn Carolina around, maybe as soon as this season.
The DeepStack Showdown will be held Sept. 7 to 27, featuring more than $400,000 in prize pool guarantees. Buy-ins range from $125 to $400.
The rooms installed plexiglass dividers that allow for eight-handed play, joining four other poker rooms in the Las Vegas area.
The World Series of Poker is contacting winners through Skype and filming videos to congratulate them on their recent bracelet victories.
Ron Rivera has had to deal with several off-field issues before his first training camp. The main question on the field is quarterback Dwayne Haskins.
Jacksonville is projected to be the worst team in the NFL, but one group of “highly respected” bettors fired in wagers on the Jaguars at the Westgate.
The best, worst and luckiest wagers that were available on NBA, NHL and baseball games Thursday, including Vegas’ deserving comeback victory.
Rod Pardey Sr. won World Series of Poker events in 1991 and 1994 in his specialty, seven-card stud. He died Saturday in Reno.
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