The Crimson Tide quarterback opened as the minus 200 favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the draft, which will take place April 23 to 25 in Las Vegas.
Todd Dewey
Reporter: Sports betting
Email: tdewey@reviewjournal.com
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Todd Dewey covers sports betting for the Review-Journal. Prior to taking over that beat in January 2017, he covered UNLV football, 51s baseball and a wide range of other events that come to Las Vegas. A native of Cambridge, Mass., and a graduate of the University of Central Florida, Dewey joined the Review-Journal in 1999 and was the 2013 Nevada Sportswriter of the Year.
CG Technology sportsbook posted odds Thursday on 12 entertaining cross-football 2019 season win total matchups, including UNLV-Raiders and Ohio State-Browns.
The U.S. is plus 130 on the three-way money line at the Westgate sportsbook in its quarterfinal match Friday against France, which is plus 230. A draw is plus 215.
The Las Vegas pro sports bettor was almost in the money in the $1,500 buy-in Super Turbo Bounty No-limit Hold’em event when he was knocked out by back-to-back bad beats.
The Philadelphia native beat the Las Vegas resident after more than four hours of heads-up play to win the $10,000 buy-in Seven Card Stud event at the Rio Convention Center.
The Las Vegas resident will play in two events Monday at the Rio Convention Center, starting at 11 a.m. in the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty tournament.
The Bills went 6-10 last season — after going 9-7 and making the playoffs in 2017 — and finished second in the league in total defense and first in passing defense.
Known as “Pittsburgh Jack” and “Uncle Jack,” Franzi leaves a sports betting tree that includes nephews and Las Vegas sportsbook directors Art Manteris and Chris Andrews.
The Blues had the NHL’s worst record when St. Louis native Scott Berry placed a $400 bet to win $100,000 and friend Brandon Chapel made a $200 wager to win $50,000.
The Las Vegas pro sports bettor is expected to appear on the next “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions, but details have yet to be announced.
The Westgate and William Hill sportsbooks had six figures of liability on Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, and neither golfer threatened.
Chris Andrews started booking bets in the fifth grade. Now 63, he writes about that and countless other experiences in “Then One Day … 40 Years of Bookmaking in Nevada.”
The Las Vegas professional sports gambler needs $58,485 to top the total of $2,520,700 won by Ken Jennings during his 74-game winning streak in 2004.
James Holzhauer acknowledged that luck has played a big role in his “Jeopardy!” winning streak, and that he didn’t know the answers to numerous Daily Doubles fielded by other contestants.
Contestants or proxies still must be in Nevada to submit their plays, and every entry must register in person.
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