Caesars Sportsbook slashed the Dodgers’ odds to win the World Series from 8-1 to the +550 favorites after they agreed to a contract with Shohei Ohtani.
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.
The point spread for the Raiders-Chargers game swung 6½ points after Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert fractured a finger, and the total plummeted nine points.
Caesars Sportsbook bettors wagered $200,000 on the money line and $110,000 against the spread on one of the two “Monday Night Football” games.
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.
Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay leads the contest with a 41-20-4 record against the spread (67.2 percent).
VegasInsider.com handicapper Chip Chirimbes analyzes every NFL Week 14 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
The return of star receiver Justin Jefferson is one reason the Vikings are consensus 3-point favorites over the Raiders in Sunday’s game at Allegiant Stadium.
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.
Las Vegas sportsbooks received alerts of suspicious betting activity on UNLV’s football game at New Mexico last month.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are consensus 6-point favorites over the New England Patriots on “Thursday Night Football” with an ultra-low total.
Florida State was a controversial exclusion from this year’s College Football Playoff. Oddsmakers, based on the line on the Seminoles’ bowl game, agree with decision.
The Jaguars are consensus 10-point favorites over the Bengals, and the consensus total is 40 for the “Monday Night Football” game at Jacksonville, Florida.
Donald Trump is the +138 favorite at Betfair sportsbook to win the 2024 presidential election, and Joe Biden is the 2-1 second choice. Nikki Haley is the third pick.
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.
No. 1-seeded Michigan (13-0) will play No. 4 Alabama (12-1) in the Rose Bowl, and No. 2 Washington (13-0) faces No. 3 Texas (12-1) in the Sugar Bowl.
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