The William Hill bettor hit an $88, 12-team money-line parlay that paid $43,082.23 and a $180, 12-team money-line round robin that paid $53,424.52.
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.
Even without NFL preseason games, the month still shapes up as the biggest August ever with the NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball back on the betting board.
Handicapper Dana Lane is betting against the Golden Knights, who might be without leading scorer Max Pacioretty. Dallas is a +115 underdog to the Knights, who are -125.
The NBA will restart its season Thursday with a doubleheader headlined by the Lakers and Clippers in a battle of Los Angeles and two of the favorites to win the title.
Jon Rahm, coming off a win at the Memorial Tournament, leads a quartet of 12-1 favorites at the Westgate alongside Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau.
A DraftKings sportsbook bettor turned $2 into $1,923.38 after hitting a seven-team baseball parlay Sunday at 961-1 odds. The gambler played seven underdogs on the money line.
With sign-ups for the $1,000-entry Circa Sports Million II and Circa Survivor contests slowed to a crawl by the coronavirus, Circa is on the hook for a $3.86 million overlay.
The Golden Nugget reopened June 4, but its sportsbook has remained closed. It will reopen at 11 a.m. Thursday, when the NBA will resume its season.
MMA handicapper Lou Finocchiaro expects former UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker to get back on track in Saturday night’s main event against Darren Till.
Handicapper Micah Roberts is backing the Mets (-138) over the Braves as one of his best bets largely because of Jacob deGrom, the +275 favorite to win the NL Cy Young Award.
The Westgate made the bout a pick’em Thursday morning, but took it off the board Thursday afternoon after learning that there will be no judges, scoring or a winner declared.
Review-Journal reporters Jim Barnes and Todd Dewey discuss the baseball landscape from a betting perspective, including World Series futures.
Review-Journal reporters Jim Barnes and Todd Dewey discuss the NHL restart from a betting perspective, including the unique format being used.
Dustin Johnson is the 10-1 favorite at the Westgate sportsbook, followed by Tony Finau (14-1), Brooks Koepka (16-1) and Tommy Fleetwood (16-1).
The Astros are favored to win their fourth straight American League West title, but the Athletics, Angels and Rangers might have something to say about that.
