Sharp money on Chicago drove the line from 5½ to 6½ and MGM Resorts took a six-figure bet on the Bears. The Raiders gave William Hill its only win of the 10 a.m. games.
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.
Opening and closing lines and point-spread highlights for every NFL Sunday game.
The Westgate sportsbook took a $22,000 wager to win $20,000 this week on the Kansas City quarterback to repeat as MVP. Mahomes is the minus 110 favorite.
Westgate sportsbook vice president Jay Kornegay leads the contest with a 14-6 ATS record, and Hank Goldberg is one of four entrants with a 13-7 ATS mark.
VSiN host Mitch Moss leads the contest with a 14-9-2 record against the spread and handicapper Dana Lane is in second place with a 14-11 ATS mark.
The Buckeyes rolled 48-7 Saturday at Nebraska — torching so-called sharp money on the Cornhuskers — and are 20-point home favorites Saturday over Michigan State.
The Knights closed as high as minus 200 favorites over the Sharks, and bettors also cashed in on Vegas on the puck line (-1½, +125) as Las Vegas sportsbooks took a hit.
The Seattle Seahawks, who have covered four of the last five meetings, are up to 1½-point home favorites over the Rams. Los Angeles opened as a 1½-point favorite.
The Golden Knights are the 7-1 second choice to win the Stanley Cup, one of four teams with a point total of more than 100 and the favorite to win the Pacific Division.
The Knights, who were as high as 500-1 to win the NHL title in 2018, are the 7-1 second choice at the Westgate to win the Stanley Cup behind the Tampa Bay Lightning (6-1).
The Houston furniture store owner is hedging a promotion offering a refund of any purchase of at least $3,000 on a mattress set if the Astros win the World Series.
The Westgate sportsbook’s largest loss was on the New York Yankees, who went 103-59 to easily eclipse the highest win total in the majors (97).
Pittsburgh opened as a 4½-point home favorite, but the line is down to 3 (minus 120) at multiple Las Vegas sportsbooks and to 3½ (Even) at the majority of books.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have the highest NHL 2019-20 regular season point total at 108½, Vegas and the Toronto Maple Leafs are at 102½ and the Boston Bruins are at 100½.
NFL underdogs went 9-3-1 against the spread with seven outright upsets Sunday as Las Vegas sportsbooks had their best day of the season, by far.