A victory by Holzhauer will send him to the two-day Tournament of Champions final against Emma Boettcher, who ended his 32-game win streak on the quiz show on June 3.
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.
Underdogs went 7-3-1 ATS Sunday with six outright wins, including the Dolphins (+11) over the Colts, Steelers (+4½) over the Rams and Jets (+3) over the Giants.
Opening and closing lines and point-spread highlights from every NFL Sunday game.
The gambler picked three money line underdogs in Illinois (+500), Minnesota (+220) and California (+245), Illinois-Michigan State Over 47 and Minnesota-Penn State Over 48.
Mark Franco leads the contest with a 28-17 ATS record, with Hank Goldberg (26-18-1), Jay Kornegay (26-18-1) and Doug Fitz (25-19-1) lurking close behind.
His name is Jim McIngvale. He’s 68. A force of nature, furniture store owner, ‘huckster retailer’, ‘half-capitalist’, ‘half-social worker’ and a big-time gambler and Astros fan.
Handicapper Paul Stone leads the contest with a 27-23 ATS record.
One bettor placed a $350,000 straight bet on the Cowboys minus 6½ shortly after another bettor placed an $88,000 wager on Dallas minus 6½ late Monday afternoon.
The professional sports bettor, who won 32 consecutive games and $2.46 million this year on the popular game show, will play Wednesday in the “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions.
The biggest win, by far, for MGM Resorts and other Las Vegas sportsbooks was on the Chargers, who upset the Packers 26-11 as 4½-point home underdogs.
Opening and closing lines and totals, and point-spread highlights from every NFL Sunday game.
Mark Franco leads the contest with a 26-14 ATS record, Hank Goldberg is second at 25-15 and Westgate sportsbook vice president Jay Kornegay is third at 24-16.
Handicapper Paul Stone leads the contest with a 25-20 ATS record, and handicapper Dana Lane is second with a 24-21 spread mark.
The 2019-20 college basketball season tips off Tuesday with four of the favorites to win the 2020 title, as Michigan State plays Kentucky and Kansas meets Duke.
Michigan State is the 6-1 favorite at the Westgate sportsbook to win the 2020 NCAA title, and Gonzaga has the highest season win total, 27½, at the DraftKings sportsbook.