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Todd Dewey
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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.
Filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket figures to be more maddening than ever this year with no dominant college basketball team to be found.
William Hill has posted odds at its Nevada sportsbooks on which team quarterback Tom Brady will take his first snap with in Week 1 of the 2020 NFL regular season.
After the Knights acquired goaltender Robin Lehner in a trade deadline deal with the Blackhawks, the Westgate made them the sole +450 favorites to win the Stanley Cup.
An MGM Resorts bettor won $199,500 on Tyson Fury when the Briton beat Deontay Wilder, but MGM Resorts still enjoyed one of its biggest boxing wins of the past decade.
Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KOs) is a -130 favorite over Fury (+110; 29-0-1, 20 KOs), who opened as a -130 favorite at the Westgate in Saturday’s fight at the MGM Grand Garden.
Deontay Wilder is a -130 favorite over Tyson Fury (+110) in Saturday’s heavyweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden. A survey of opinions from oddsmakers and handicappers.
Station Casinos sportsbook lists the total number of QBs drafted in the first round at 3½. The over opened as a +140 underdog, but has been bet up to a -150 favorite.
The Yankees have the highest total at the Westgate with 102½ and the Dodgers have 101½, followed by the Astros (94½), Twins (91½) and Braves (90½).
The Philadelphia 76ers have the league’s best home record (25-2) but one of the worst road records (9-19) and worst spread records (22-29-4 ATS).
A bettor who wagered $100 on the Golden Knights in every game this season would be down $994. Only the Red Wings, Kings and Senators have cost their backers more.
The $18.8 million won by the books is their second-largest Super Bowl win, behind the $19.7 million (16.5 percent) win on Seattle’s 43-8 upset of Denver in 2014.
The Patriots remain the favorites to keep their six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback in New England. But if Brady leaves, the Raiders are now the favorites to sign him.
“Everybody cashing Super Bowl tickets now will bet something on their way out,” Westgate vice president of risk Ed Salmons said. “We’ve taken bets on literally every team.”
The odds on Tom Brady playing for the Las Vegas Raiders next season keep improving. If Brady leaves New England, the Raiders are now the favorites to sign him.
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