Popular favorites Arizona, Carolina and Pittsburgh went down on what Westgate sports book director Jay Kornegay called “our best Sunday so far.”
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The Atlanta Falcons, 2-8 in their past 10 trips to the Superdome, are running into a desperate Saints team at the wrong time.
NBA regular-season win totals are open for wagering. Golden State’s total (66½) is set well above the No. 2 (San Antonio, 57½) and No. 3 (Cleveland, 56½) teams on the list.
UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen will need to be the best player on the field Saturday, and that’s not going to be easy opposite Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey.
It was a bounce-back Sunday for several teams, including Arizona, and it was back to reality for others such as Tampa Bay.
There is some good news for the Cowboys. The Redskins might be even more of a mess. Dallas is the play as a 3-point underdog at Washington.
In May, Oklahoma opened as a 9-point home favorite over Ohio State. But things have changed, and now the Buckeyes are 2-point favorites.
The Jets are 1-point favorites over the Bills, and the total is 40½. Both teams are in danger of the dreaded 0-2 start.
Both home teams are underdogs. Denver kicked off the NFL season Thursday with a win as a home ‘dog, but home ‘dogs went 0-4 straight up on Sunday.
NFL action never disappoints. Three games were decided by one point. Two games were decided by two points. One game went to overtime.
A year after everything went wrong for the Ravens, Baltimore coach John Harbaugh has his team back on the right track. The Ravens open the season as 3-point home favorites over the Buffalo Bills.
The first game of the NFL season was far better than the final game of last season. The underdog Denver Broncos beat Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers both times.
It’s a thrill to hit a long-shot bet, but the truth is the so-called sleeper teams rarely win the Super Bowl and pay the bills. So back the Packers.
Texas rallied to knock off Notre Dame 50-47 in a two-overtime thriller a day after LSU and Oklahoma also fell as popular betting favorites.
LSU running back Leonard Fournette will be featured during a college football kickoff weekend that serves up at least seven magnificent matchups.