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By Todd Dewey Las Vegas Review-Journal

August 31, 2017 - 12:07 pm

The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and vice-president of CG Technology sports books Matthew Holt preview the marquee matchups in the first full slate of the 2017 college football season.

In arguably the biggest season opener ever, No. 1 Alabama is a 7-point favorite over No. 3 Florida State at 5 p.m. Saturday in a neutral-site game in Atlanta.

Also on Saturday, No. 11 Michigan is a 4-point favorite over No. 17 Florida at 12:30 p.m. in a neutral-site game in Arlington, Texas and UCLA is a 4-point favorite over Texas A&M at 4:30 p.m. at the Rose Bowl.

Check out the video to see which sides the betting public are on and which sides the sharps are on.

More betting: Follow all of our sports betting coverage online at reviewjournal.com/betting and @RJ_Sports on Twitter. Contact reporter Todd Dewey at tdewey@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0354. Follow @tdewey33 on Twitter.

Sharp bets cause big line move in UNLV-Boise State MW title game

By Todd Dewey / RJ

December 2, 2024 - 7:11 pm

Boise State is a consensus 4-point favorite over UNLV, and the consensus total is 58½ for Friday’s Mountain West football championship game at Boise, Idaho.

‘Really sharp money’ causes line move on Browns-Broncos Monday game

By Todd Dewey / RJ

December 2, 2024 - 6:00 am

The Broncos are tied for the best record against the spread in the NFL this season, and they’re favored over the Browns on “Monday Night Football.”

Bettors cash in on right NFL favorites, popular underdogs

By Todd Dewey / RJ

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Favorites won 11 of 14 NFL games Thursday, Friday and Sunday, and the betting public also won on the three popular underdogs that prevailed.

Las Vegas Review-Journal NFL Challenge picks — Week 13

By Todd Dewey / RJ

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NFL Week 13 betting breakdown: Predictions for every game

By Todd Dewey / RJ

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Las Vegas Review-Journal College Challenge picks: Week 14

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