LSU, Ohio State and Clemson might be locks for the College Football Playoff field, and Georgia, Utah and Oklahoma could be battling for the final spot.
Todd Dewey
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.
CG Technology sportsbook took sharp action on the Cowboys at minus 3 (Even) and the line was up to minus 3 (-115) at several Las Vegas books on Thursday afternoon.
The Sooners opened as 10½-point favorites over Baylor in the Big 12 championship game and the line was bet down by sharps to 8 by Monday morning.
The NFL announced Friday that Shaw is suspended through at least the 2020 season for betting on NFL games on multiple occasions this season.
An MGM Resorts bettor placed a $100,000 straight bet to win $83,000 on the Vikings at plus 3 (minus 120) and the MGM also has taken some sharp money on Minnesota.
Baltimore didn’t cover as a 6-point favorite over San Francisco in a 20-17 win over the 49ers on a day that saw underdogs go 7-5 ATS with six outright wins.
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Handicapper Hank Goldberg and Westgate sportsbook vice president Jay Kornegay are tied for the contest lead at 34-24-2 ATS.
Dana Lane went 5-0 ATS last week to take the contest lead with a 37-28 record. Paul Stone went 3-2 and is in second place at 36-29 entering the final week of the Challenge.
Alabama needs to beat Auburn in Saturday’s Iron Bowl, then have LSU beat Georgia in the SEC title game to put it in contention for its sixth straight CFP berth.
Chalk has been the perfect side on turkey day the last three years, as favorites have gone 9-0 straight up and 8-1 ATS. The under is 5-0 in the prime-time game on the holiday.
The Dallas Mavericks second-year star has quickly climbed the NBA MVP charts, ascending to the plus 250 second choice at the Westgate sportsbook after opening at 50-1.
Baltimore’s 45-6 win over Los Angeles on “Monday Night Football” was worth $375,000 for one MGM Resorts bettor.
The gutless call by the Cowboys coach to kick a field goal with 6:04 left essentially cost Dallas the game in a 13-9 loss and cost countless New England bettors a cover.
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