There’s a clear betting favorite to win the 2028 presidential election, but oddsmakers have left open the possibility that President Donald Trump will seek a third term.
Todd Dewey
Reporter: Sports betting
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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.
Raiders star Maxx Crosby is one of the favorites to win the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award and also is in the mix to win Comeback Player of the Year.
A DraftKings sportsbook bettor wagered $10,000 to win $1 million on the Raiders at 100-1 odds to win Super Bowl 60.
The Chicago Bears’ Ben Johnson and the New England Patriots’ Mike Vrabel are the 8-1 co-favorites at the Westgate to win the NFL Coach of the Year award.
The 1967 Boston Red Sox, known as “The Impossible Dream” team, snapped a string of eight straight losing seasons and won the American League pennant as 100-1 long shots.
The Athletics were expected to finish with the fewest wins in baseball last season, but they beat the odds with a 69-93 record. Oddsmakers set their total at 72 for this season.
Ellie Stevens accomplished her goal of winning a marathon at age 40 on Feb. 8. She followed that up by winning the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas half marathon Sunday night.
Neal Bendesky used to weigh 450 pounds before losing 261 pounds. He’s one of the participants in Sunday’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Las Vegas.
DraftKings sportsbook, which doesn’t operate in Nevada, posted odds on Aaron Rodgers’ next team, and the Raiders are listed as co-favorites with two other teams.
Canada’s overtime win over the United States in the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday was the most-bet hockey event in BetMGM sportsbook history.
More than 30,000 runners are expected to take part in Sunday’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Las Vegas half-marathon and 10K races on the Strip, as well as Saturday’s 5K race downtown.
The Raiders are looking for a quarterback, and former Colorado star Shedeur Sanders might be available when they select sixth in the NFL draft in April.
Texas Tech, Missouri and Michigan are three of the teams Las Vegas experts think could surprise at this year’s NCAA Tournament.
Nevada’s 186 sportsbooks won a record $22.1 million on the Eagles’ 40-22 blowout of the Chiefs in Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans.
The Caesars Sportsbook customer in Kansas correctly called all 10 sides on Monday’s NBA slate and seven totals to cash the 48,422-to-1 long-shot wager.