Handicapper Paul Stone leads the contest with a 22-18 record against the spread and Washington State (+14) over Oregon is the consensus best bet.
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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.
The Houston furniture store owner has wagered roughly $12 million to win $19 million on the Astros to win the World Series to hedge a potential $20 million loss on a promotion.
The Buckeyes, who have beaten their four Big Ten opponents by an average of 38.8 points, are consensus 14½-point favorites.
CG Technology sportsbook initially took a bet on the Redskins at plus 16 but sharp bettors jumped on the Vikings at minus 15½ before public money pushed it to 16½.
The Houston furniture store owner has placed $10 million in hedge bets to win $17 million to offset a potential $20 million loss on a free mattress-set promotion.
The Astros are minus 220 favorites over the Nationals (+190), who are 20-1 to win the World Series in four games. A grand slam is 40-1 to be first home run of Game 1.
New England was a consensus 9½-point favorite most of the week but climbed to a consensus 10-point favorite on Monday at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
William Hill won more than $1 million on Washington, which was reportedly only the second team in 25 years to cover the spread without scoring in a 9-0 loss to the 49ers.
Handicappers Hank Goldberg and Mark Franco each went 4-1 ATS last week and are tied for the contest lead at 19-11 with Westgate sportsbook vice president Jay Kornegay.
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who reportedly will miss at least the next four games with a dislocated kneecap, went from 9-4 to 20-1 at the Westgate to win the MVP.
Handicapper Paul Stone (@PaulStoneSports) went 5-0 ATS last week and leads the contest with a 20-15 ATS record.
The Clippers are 1-point favorites over the Lakers on Tuesday on opening night of the 2019-20 NBA season. They;r the plus 350 favorites to win the 2020 title.
A Westgate bettor placed a $100,500 wager to win $2,010 on the 76ers to make the playoffs and $10,000 to win $100 on the Bucks to make the playoffs.
The Broncos are on a 1-6 spread slide vs. the Chiefs, but sharp bettors backed them as 3½-point underdogs before the line dropped to 3 at Las Vegas books.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spoke Wednesday on the third day of G2E in Las Vegas, fielding questions about how the league finally embraced sports betting.