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Las Vegas Review-Journal NFL Challenge picks — Week 17

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) in action in the first half of an NFL football ...

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) in action in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Sharp bettors fire on NFL season win totals at Caesars

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Sportsbooks avoid massive loss thanks to Knights’ playoff exit

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Who are the betting favorites to be Donald Trump’s running mate?

By Todd Dewey / Las Vegas Review-Journal

January 1, 2022 - 12:54 pm

Todd Dewey

RJ betting reporter

Last week: 2-3

Season: 43-36-1

Patriots -15

Titans -3½

Seahawks -7

Rams -3½

Packers -6½

Lou Finocchiaro

@GambLou

Last week: 3-2

Season: 42-37-1

Cardinals +5

Bengals +5

Dolphins +3½

Rams -3½

Packers -6½

Doug Fitz

Systemplays.com

Last week: 3-2

Season: 39-40-1

Cardinals +5

Bengals +5

Dolphins +3½

Vikings +6½

Steelers +3

Mark Franco

FrancoSports.com

Last week: 4-1

Season: 40-39-1

Cowboys +5

Saints -7

Eagles -3½

Bengals +5

Packers -6½

Hank Goldberg

CBS Sports HQ

Last week: 1-4

Season: 34-45-1

Bears -6

Bills -14½

Cowboys -5

Titans -3½

Ravens +3½

Scott Kellen

@SixthSenseNFL

Last week: 2-3

Season: 40-39-1

Chiefs -5

Chargers -6½

Seahawks -7

Rams -3½

Packers -6½

Jay Kornegay

Westgate sportsbook VP

Last week: 4-1

Season: 44-34-2

Raiders +6½

Chiefs -5

Chargers -6½

Seahawks -7

Packers -6½

Brent Musburger

VSiN host

Last week: 5-0

Season: 42-38

Bengals +5

Titans -3½

Rams -3½

Packers -6½

Steelers +3

Micah Roberts

Sportsline.com

Last week: 2-3

Season: 36-43-1

Cardinals +5

Saints -7

Bengals +5

Broncos +6½

Lions +7

Dave Tuley

VSiN.com

Last week: 2-3

Season: 37-42-1

Falcons +14½

Cardinals +5

Bengals +5

Texans +12

Lions +7

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson throws a ceremonial first pitch before a basebal ...

Sharp bettors fire on NFL season win totals at Caesars

By Todd Dewey / RJ

May 9, 2024 - 3:31 pm

Caesars Sportsbook was the first sportsbook in Nevada to post NFL regular-season win totals in early April. The Steelers’ total has been one of the early movers.

Former MGM executive Sibella sentenced in federal court

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

May 8, 2024 - 8:05 pm

Former Las Vegas gaming executive Scott Sibella was sentenced for knowingly allowing an illegal bookmaker to gamble at MGM Grand, violating anti-money-laundering laws.

Golden Knights goaltender Adin Hill (33) pokes away a shot by the Dallas Stars during the secon ...

Sportsbooks avoid massive loss thanks to Knights’ playoff exit

By Todd Dewey / RJ

May 7, 2024 - 3:09 pm

Nevada sportsbooks lost a record $6.6 million in hockey bets when the Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup in June. They avoided another huge payout this season.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before departing Manhattan crimina ...

Who are the betting favorites to be Donald Trump’s running mate?

By Todd Dewey / RJ

May 7, 2024 - 7:00 am

Former President Donald Trump called several potential vice presidential candidates onstage with him at a Republican National Committee fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago.

Caitlin Clark Effect: ‘Heightened interest’ boosts WNBA betting

By Todd Dewey / RJ

May 6, 2024 - 6:58 pm

Sportsbooks saw three straight record handles for women’s basketball games in Caitlin Clark’s final three college contests, and they expect interest to remain high on her in the WNBA.

Boxer Canelo Alvarez explains how he will defeat opponent Jaime Munguia and his opinion of prom ...

Bettors love underdog in Canelo-Munguia ‘full-out Mexican war’

By Todd Dewey / RJ

May 3, 2024 - 11:27 am

Canelo Alvarez is arguably the most popular boxer in the world. But he’s not the most popular bet in Saturday’s super middleweight title fight at T-Mobile Arena.

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday ...

What are the best NFL futures bets to make right now?

By Todd Dewey / RJ

May 2, 2024 - 3:16 pm

Here are some futures bets handicappers believe have some value now that the dust has settled on the 2024 NFL draft.

Kentucky Derby handicapping: Fierceness is dominant but an enigma

By Mike Brunker / RJ

May 2, 2024 - 10:47 am

Fierceness, the 5-2 morning line favorite for the Kentucky Derby, still needs to answer several questions, including his ability to overcome adversity.

Rich Strike, with Sonny Leon aboard, wins the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at ...

The 5 biggest long-shot winners in Kentucky Derby history

By Todd Dewey / RJ

May 2, 2024 - 7:00 am

The biggest long-shot winner in the Kentucky Derby’s 149-year history came in 1913, but the next four prevailed in the 21st century.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani speaks with reporters before a baseball game against the Was ...

Report: Ohtani’s stolen money funneled to bookie via Las Vegas casino

By Todd Dewey / RJ

May 1, 2024 - 5:28 pm

Millions of dollars stolen from Shohei Ohtani to pay his former interpreter’s gambling debt were funneled through Resorts World, according to ESPN.