Jason Kokrak delivered a 62-1 winner for handicapper Wes Reynolds in the Review-Journal last week at the Charles Schwab Challenge.
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.
After Tim Tebow signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a tight end, Station Casinos posted an over-under of 2½ total touchdowns this season.
The Avalanche are -185 series favorites over the Golden Knights, who are +165 at the Westgate, and Colorado is a -170 favorite over Vegas (+155) in Game 1 on Sunday.
The Knights lead the ticket count on the money line by a 3½-1 margin at the Westgate and 75 percent of money at William Hill is on the home team.
The NFL will expand to a 17-game schedule next season, but the Raiders’ win total is 7½ again at the Westgate and Station Casinos sportsbooks and seven at Circa and BetMGM.
The $1,000 entry Circa Survivor will feature a $6 million guaranteed payout and the $1,000 entry Circa Millions III will feature $4 million in guaranteed payouts.
Las Vegas resident Inbee Park is the 10-1 co-favorite at the Westgate to win the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play tournament. Another Las Vegas resident, Danielle Kang, is 16-1.
Las Vegas resident Collin Morikawa missed a 6-foot birdie putt for the win in regulation last year at Colonial Country Club, then lost on the first playoff hole.
The South Point sportsbook posted lines on 97 college football games of the year Friday, and sharp action caused many numbers to move.
Eight years removed from his last major victory and more than two years after his last PGA Tour win, Phil Mickelson was as high as a 300-1 long shot before the PGA Championship.
Doug Kezirian said he partnered with a pro bettor on April’s NFL draft, and it paid off in a big way when Tyson Campbell of Georgia was the first safety taken.
LA is +2½ at Phoenix on Sunday in the opener of their playoff series. The Lakers opened as -185 series favorites before dropping to -140 and then climbing back to -160.
Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is a slight underdog to Rob Font in the main event of UFC Fight Night 188 on Saturday at the Apex and the total is 2½ rounds.
BetMGM took a $10,000 bet to win $1.5 million on the Hawks, who were as high as 500-1 to win the NBA title. Atlanta is a slight favorite over the Knicks in the first round.
The PGA Championship has seen a youth movement, as nine of the past 11 winners have been in their 20s, including Las Vegas resident Collin Morikawa last year.