Against Georgia, Oregon was a popular underdog with bettors, as 68 percent of the tickets and 70 percent of the handle at Caesars Sportsbook was on the Ducks.
David Schoen
Reporter: Golden Knights, NHL
Email: dschoen@reviewjournal.com
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David Schoen covers the Vegas Golden Knights/NHL and the World Series of Poker for the Review-Journal. Prior to arriving at the R-J in 2008, the Southern California native was a reporter and editor at the Oakland (Calif.) Tribune and Wisconsin State Journal. A University of Wisconsin graduate, he enjoys golf, Arsenal Football Club, and Ed Hochuli's lengthy penalty explanations.
Nine handicappers and RJ sports betting reporter David Schoen will offer five picks on college football games throughout the season — sides or totals.
Utah State wasn’t all that interested in last week’s game against Connecticut and spent the offseason focused on this matchup against heavily favored Alabama.
Norwegian Espen Jorstad released a statement Monday denying that he agreed to swap a percentage of his winnings from the WSOP Main Event with another player.
Handicapper Paul Stone recommends fading Nebraska, a 13-point favorite over Northwestern at Circa Sports and William Hill. The teams meet Saturday in Dublin, Ireland.
The Golden Knights remain a favorite at Las Vegas sportsbooks to reach the NHL playoffs after missing out last season for the first time in franchise history.
Sharp bettors are high on Southern California to challenge defending champion Utah for supremacy in the Pac-12 Conference.
Golden Knights prospect Lukas Cormier will represent Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championship from Aug. 9 to 20 in Edmonton, Alberta.
Golden Knights single-game tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Aug. 22, with partial-plan season tickets available starting Thursday.
The Silver Knights will face the Tucson Roadrunners in a two-game series as preparation for the American Hockey League season.
The road trip takes place from Aug. 15 to 20 and will visit four states.
Golden Knights forward Keegan Kolesar filed for salary arbitration before Sunday’s NHL deadline, while forward Nicolas Roy did not.
Espen Jorstad of Norway won the World Series of Poker Main Event on Saturday at Bally’s Event Center, defeating Las Vegas resident Adrian Attenborough.
Espen Jorstad of Norway has a commanding chip lead with three players remaining in the World Series of Poker’s $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em World Championship.
Poker pro Asher Conniff was the first player eliminated from the final table of the WSOP Main Event on Friday after his opponent made four of a kind.