If Georgia upsets Alabama in Saturday’s SEC title game, the Bulldogs will clinch the fourth spot in the College Football Playoff. If not, barring an upset, Oklahoma or Ohio State will claim the final berth.
Todd Dewey
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.
New Orleans, which has won 10 straight games and covered nine in a row, is a 7- to 7½-point favorite over Dallas at Las Vegas sports books.
A Westgate sports book bettor won $80,000 when Oregon State finished under its win total of 2½.
Houston is a consensus 4-point home favorite over Tennessee at Las Vegas sports books after the line opened at 6½.
JT Daniels’ TD pass with 48 seconds left for the Trojans made it 24-17 and caused more than $2 million in wagers on Notre Dame to swing from bettors to the books.
The 49ers have lost their last 11 games in the Eastern Time Zone while going 3-8 against the spread.
Handicapper Doug Fitz (Systemplays.com), who is in second place with a 31-22-2 record against the spread, picked the Detroit Lions (+3) over the Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins (+7) over the Dallas Cowboys in Thanksgiving Day games.
Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky is doubtful after suffering a shoulder injury in Sunday night’s 25-20 win over Minnesota and Chase Daniel is expected to start.
If Woods or Mickelson sink an ace, a bevy of MGM Resorts bettors will cash 100-1 tickets on Black Friday.
Hole-in-one prop pays 100-1 at MGM Resorts sports books.
Handicapper Kelly Stewart and The Linq Hotel sports book director John Lukasik join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview Week 12 of the NFL season.
Handicapper Kelly Stewart and The Linq Hotel sports book director John Lukasik join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview Week 13 of the college football season.
The Rams dropped to 3-point favorites over the Chiefs at most Las Vegas sports books on Sunday before creeping back up to 3½ on Monday at the South Point and Westgate.
Golden State is on an 0-5 slide against the spread and is 8-10 ATS overall this season.
It was that type of NFL Sunday for the betting public, which saw underdogs go 6-3-2 ATS with four outright upsets.