Chadwick Boseman is -1,429 to win the Academy Award for best actor after he was posthumously nominated for his role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
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.
To commemorate owner Derek Stevens’ betting tradition, Circa sportsbook took $10,000 limit bets on its mobile app Sunday on the opening lines of the NCAA Tournament.
Las Vegas bookmakers have been at odds for years with the NCAA selection committee, but there was only one instance Sunday in which a higher seed was favored over a lower seed.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro is betting that the main event between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad will not go the distance (+145).
Since 2002, when Ken Pomeroy started KenPom.com, 17 of the 18 NCAA champions have ranked in the top 20 in his offensive and defensive efficiency ratings.
World No. 2 Jon Rahm is 16-1. Bryson DeChambeau, fresh off his win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, is 19-1, and world No. 3 Justin Thomas is 22-1.
The Pac-12 and Mountain West men’s basketball tournaments tip off Wednesday in Las Vegas, where the top four teams in each conference are 5-1 or less.
After Brooklyn added six-time All-Star Blake Griffin on Sunday, the Westgate made the Nets +250 favorites and moved the Lakers to the +275 second choice to win the NBA title.
Dollar Loan Center founder Chuck Brennan placed a $10,000 bet to win $10 million at Circa on Josh Bilicki to win the Pennzoil 400 at LVMS to hedge a promotion.
Israel Adesanya will try to become the fifth fighter in UFC history to hold titles in multiple weight classes simultaneously when he challenges Jan Blachowicz in UFC 259 on Saturday.
Arkansas (20-5, 16-7-1 ATS), guided by fiery former UNR coach Eric Musselman, is listed at 70-1 odds at William Hill to win its first NCAA title since 1994.
Handicapper Wes Reynolds and Westgate vice president of risk Jeff Sherman expect Francesco Molinari to make a triumphant return to the event this week at Bay Hill.
Sportsbetting.com, an online sportsbook in Colorado, made the Raiders 4-1 favorites to be Wilson’s next team if he’s traded, followed by the Cowboys (6-1) and Dolphins (8-1).
The Golden Knights cut their losses and ended their unpopular sponsorship agreement with sports betting tout service UpickTrade.com, the NHL team confirmed Saturday.
The Golden Knights’ partnership with sports betting picks service UpickTrade.com has been universally panned by the sports betting industry and the team’s fans on social media.
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