The Colts and Browns each lost their opener before winning three straight. Indianapolis leads the NFL in scoring defense (14 points per game) and interceptions (seven).
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.
Handicapper Dana Lane (@DanaLaneSports) leads the contest with a 16-3-1 ATS record, and Paul Stone (@PaulStoneSports) is second at 14-5-1.
Kansas City is a -10,000 favorite at the Westgate to win the AFC West. That means a bettor must wager $10,000 to win $100, or $100 to win $1.
Three Las Vegas oddsmakers put Seattle’s Russell Wilson, Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers at the top of the list of most valuable quarterbacks.
Las Vegas resident and PGA Championship winner Collin Morikawa is 18-1 and considered the best bet by handicapper Wes Reynolds and Jeff Sherman of the Westgate.
Derek Stevens bet $110K to win $40K on Atlanta to beat Miami in the NL Division Series to hedge two bets that will pay $1M each if the Marlins win the NL and World Series.
The Las Vegas casino owner placed the wagers in July at the Westgate sportsbook: $5,000 to win the NL at 200-1 odds and $2,500 to win the World Series at 400-1.
Depending on the contest at Circa Sports, Station Casinos or the Westgate, selecting an NFL game that is postponed can result in a win, loss or push.
For the second straight season, Circa is the first to market with point spreads and totals on college football at 11 a.m. each Sunday and 99 percent of the money is sharp.
There was sharp action at Circa on the Falcons +7 before the line dropped to Packers -6 and on the Patriots +11½ before the number dropped to Chiefs -10½ on Monday.
Overs have cashed at a 61 percent clip (36-23-2) this season after going 6-1-1 in the Sunday morning games and 7-4-2 overall in NFL Week 4.
Mark Franco (Francosports.com), who leads the Review-Journal NFL Challenge with a 12-3 ATS record, breaks down every NFL game in Week 4 from a betting perspective.
Handicapper Mark Franco is 12-3 ATS after going 4-1 for the third consecutive week, and Lou Fincocchiaro is in second place at 9-6.
Seventy percent of the tickets and 84 percent of the money is on the Bills at William Hill, and the Westgate, Circa Sports and Station Casinos also expect to be Raiders fans.
The presidential election odds were taken off the board at overseas sportsbooks after President Donald Trump announced Thursday night that he tested positive for COVID-19.
