The Golden Knights are -125 favorites over the Dallas Stars (+115) in their scheduled Aug. 3 round-robin game at Edmonton. Vegas is +205 on the puck line (-1½).
Todd Dewey
Reporter: Sports betting
Email: tdewey@reviewjournal.com
X: @tdewey33
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.
Austin Dillon won the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 on Sunday at odds of up to 130-1 a week after Cole Custer cashed tickets at odds up to 300-1 when he won the Quaker State 400.
The American League Central is clearly a three-team race. The Twins are favored to repeat as division champions, but the Indians and White Sox are capable contenders.
Westgate sportsbook manager Randy Blum and former Las Vegas sportsbook director Micah Roberts expect Tampa Bay to contend for the American League East title.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro likes Deiveson Figueiredo (-215) over Joseph Benavidez in the main event of the UFC card Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Mike Trout is the +130 favorite at MGM Resorts sportsbook to repeat as AL MVP, and Mookie Betts is the 5-1 favorite to win the NL MVP in his first season with the Dodgers.
Mike Trout’s wife is expecting their first child in August, and the Angels center fielder has said he isn’t sure if he’ll play the entire 60-game season.
Golf handicapper Wes Reynolds (@WesReynolds1) and Westgate golf oddsmaker Jeff Sherman (@golfodds) shared their selections for this week’s PGA Tour stop at Muirfield Village.
Tiger Woods last played on the tour in February at the Genesis Invitational, where he finished with a 77 in the final round and placed last among those who made the cut.
A William Hill bettor in Nevada placed a $100 wager on Cole Custer at 250-1 odds that paid $25,000 Sunday when the rookie won the Quaker State 400.
An Illinois bettor won more than $1 million on weekend wagers on BetRivers.com thanks in large part to Las Vegas resident Collin Morikawa’s victory at the Workday Charity Open.
The gambler won the first two bets Saturday on UFC 251 for a profit of about $93,000 and lost the final four wagers for a total of $400,000.
Las Vegas sportsbooks have generally shortened the futures odds of long shots and lengthened the odds of favorites because of the small sample size of 60 games.
The nearly $250,000 in winning wagers placed at MGM Resorts on Sunday might be the largest sportsbook loss in Las Vegas history on bets made after an event has started.
Circa Sports sportsbook, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary in Nevada, announced Wednesday the launch of its mobile sports betting app in Colorado.
