Longtime horse racing handicapper Michael “The Wizard” Kipness analyzes the 19-horse field in Saturday’s 147th Kentucky Derby.
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.
Caitlyn Jenner and Randy Quaid are on the betting board to win the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election, but both celebrities are long shots.
Amid reports that Aaron Rodgers would prefer to play for the Raiders, Broncos or 49ers, Circa sportsbook slashed their Super Bowl odds, moving Las Vegas from 50-1 to 20-1.
Paul Casey will try to become the first player in 10 years and the 10th since World War II to three-peat at a PGA Tour event at this week’s Valspar Championship.
Jim McIngvale, 70, said he’ll wager “$2 million plus, maybe $3 million, maybe $4 million” on Essential Quality, the 5-2 favorite, to win Saturday’s race.
Best actress is the only major category — along with best actor, best picture, best director, best supporting actor and best supporting actress — without a prohibitive favorite.
Kamaru Usman is a heavy favorite at Circa to defend his welterweight title against Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 261 on Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida.
Former president Donald Trump said this week he is “very seriously” considering another presidential run in 2024, and oddsmakers put the chances at about 50-50.
Bettors have loaded up on Ohio State QB Justin Fields to go over 3½, which has soared to -270 after the under opened at -200. He is one of 11 quarterbacks listed.
Jon Rahm and Ryan Palmer are the 8-1 co-favorites with Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, but there’s long shots to consider.
The Chiefs have reeled off three consecutive 12-win seasons, and Las Vegas oddsmakers expect them to hit that mark again in the first 17-game regular season in NFL history.
Las Vegas is favored in six of nine home games and underdogs in all eight road games. Fifteen games feature lines of six or less and nine are three or less.
UFC president Dana White has repeatedly said he would bet $1 million on former MMA champion Ben Askren to beat YouTuber Jake Paul in their boxing match.
Robert Whittaker is a -235 favorite over Kelvin Gastelum. Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro is banking on the fight to not go the distance, which is -105 at Circa sportsbook.
The first round of the NFL draft hasn’t seen six quarterbacks selected since the famed quarterback class of 1983, which produced John Elway, Dan Marino and Jim Kelly.