There are countless cases of unranked teams being favored over ranked teams and ranked teams being favored over teams ranked above them in the college polls.
Todd Dewey
Reporter: Sports betting
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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.
William Hill, the Westgate and Stations each reported solid wins on the Masters. But BetMGM, which took a $10,000 wager to win $120,000 on winner Dustin Johnson, reported a loss.
The Bears are 16-3 vs. the Vikings in Chicago since 2001 and 14-4-1 ATS. Minnesota quarterback Kirk Cousins is 0-9 straight up and ATS on “Monday Night Football.”
Cleveland bettors, including one at BetMGM sportsbook in Las Vegas who wagered $100,000 on the Browns -4 over the Houston Texans, were dealt a bad beat.
SixthSenseSports.com handicapper Scott Kellen breaks down every game of Week 10 of the NFL season, with analysis, trends and final scores.
Mark Franco leads the contest with a 27-17-1 ATS record, and Lou Finocchiaro is second at 26-18-1. Doug Fitz (26-19) and Dave Tuley (25-18-2) are tied for third.
The Raiders, favored at Allegiant Stadium for the first time this season, have covered their past four home games against the Broncos and their last five meetings overall.
Paul Stone leads the contest with a 28-16-1 ATS record, and Eric Parkila climbed to second place at 26-17-2 after going 5-0 last week. Dana Lane is third at 26-18-1.
Tiger Woods, three shots behind leader Paul Casey in fifth place, is 14-1 at updated odds at the Westgate to win the Masters after he was 50-1 earlier this week.
Offshore sportsbook BookMaker released odds on that proposition, and the betting public strongly disagreed with the price, moving the favorite to the underdog.
Jon Rahm, a Spaniard ranked No. 2 in the world, is the 10-1 third choice to win the Masters this week, behind Bryson DeChambeau at 8-1 and Dustin Johnson at 9-1.
The Westgate sportsbook posted 2020-21 NBA season win totals Saturday after the NBA Players Association approved a plan for a Dec. 22 start to the season that includes a reduced 72-game schedule.
Woods, a 40-1 long shot to repeat as Masters champion, is the ticket leader at William Hill and BetMGM and tied for the money lead at William Hill with Bryson DeChambeau.
Something has to give in this game, where the Patriots will either snap a four-game losing streak or the winless Jets will earn their first victory of the season.
Despite Las Vegas sportsbooks losing on the Raiders, they had one of their best days of the season, as underdogs went 8-4 against the spread with five outright wins.
