Some bettors cashed in with big preseason futures prices on the eventual college football national champion, according to sportsoddshistory.com
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.
Only one running back has struck the Heisman pose since 2009. But that hasn’t stopped bettors from backing Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon to win the award this season.
There are 33 teams with odds of 10-1 or less at the Westgate SuperBook to make the expanded College Football Playoff and 12 with odds of 40-1 or less to win it all.
Here is a rundown of the major football handicapping contests offered in Las Vegas. Circa has guaranteed a record $16 million in prize money for its two $1,000-entry contests.
Here are the seven biggest betting long shots to win the Super Bowl, according to Sportsoddshistory.com, which has tracked Super Bowl odds dating to 1977.
DraftKings sportsbook has decided to abandon its plan to add a surcharge, starting next year, to winning wagers in states with high sports betting tax rates.
The U.S. women’s basketball team bailed out sportsbooks and bettors alike Sunday in its dramatic gold-medal win over France in the Summer Olympics in Paris.
DraftKings’ plan to add a surcharge to winning bets in some states was a main talking point at Bet Bash, a sports betting networking conference at Circa.
Vice President Kamala Harris has become the betting favorite to win the presidency for the first time since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race July 21.
Billy Walters, considered the most successful sports bettor of all time, will introduce two new members into the Sports Gambling Hall of Fame at Circa on Friday.
Betting on NFL preseason games has long been derided. But the truth is exhibition football has been a longtime moneymaker for sharp bettors.
Quarterbacks are one of the biggest keys to winning wagers in NFL preseason games. Here are the preseason quarterback rotations for all 32 NFL teams.
Bet Bash 4, the sports gambling networking conference hosted by pro sports bettor Gadoon “Spanky” Kyrollos, returns to Circa from Tuesday through Friday.
The South Point recently posted lines on more than 100 college football games for this season. Sharp bettors have taken a position on Colorado and coach Deion Sanders.
The NFL Hall of Fame game Thursday was halted in the third quarter. Some bettors who thought they had already won on the total then got some bad news.