Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro, who went 3-1 on his plays for last week’s UFC card, likes Kevin Croom, a +165 underdog, to upset Alex Caceres as one of his best bets.
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.
Sportsbooks won $52.4 million in January from a betting handle of $646.5 million, according to figures released Thursday by the state’s Gaming Control Board.
Perhaps based on a belief that Deshaun Watson will be traded to the Jets, sharp bettors at William Hill wagered on New York to win the AFC East, AFC and the Super Bowl.
Former President Donald Trump is a 100-1 long shot to become the next New York City mayor in odds posted at Betfair sportsbook in the United Kingdom. Andrew Yang is the favorite.
Dustin Johnson is the +725 favorite at Circa, Jon Rahm is the +925 second choice and the rest of the field, which features 48 of the top 50 players, is in double digits.
Will No. 1 Gonzaga or No. 2 Baylor win the national title? Bettors can wager on that prop at William Hill, where the field is -125 and the Bulldogs and Bears are +105.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro likes UFC veteran heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik to upset Chris Daukas on Saturday at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas.
The Westgate opened the Dodgers at 103½ wins and William Hill at 104½ — which ties the 1999 Yankees for the highest total since 1990, according to sportsoddshistory.com.
Former President Donald Trump is the 5-1 favorite at Ladbrokes sportsbook to win the 2024 Republican nomination and the 4-1 favorite at BetFair.
Twelve of the top 15 players in the Official World Golf Ranking will tee off Thursday in a loaded field at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.
LeBron James, at age 36 and in his 18th season, has played in all 26 games for the Los Angeles Lakers and appears to be on a mission to win his fifth NBA MVP award.
The state’s sportsbooks won $12.6 million on $136.1 million in wagers on Super Bowl LV, according to figures released Tuesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
A Westgate bettor made a $10,000 wager to win $80,000 on Tampa Bay (8-1) to repeat as champion. William Hill and the Westgate each took a $5,000 wager on the Chiefs at 5-1.
Perhaps more improbable than Tom Brady leaving New England after 20 years and leading Tampa Bay to a Super Bowl title in his first season there was the manner in which the Buccaneers beat the Chiefs.
Las Vegas books reported a win their 29th Super Bowl in the 31 years since the Nevada Gaming Control Board started tracking the game in 1991.
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