Besides the strike-shortened 1987 season, this is reportedly the first time since the 1970s that two NFL teams have been favored by at least 21 points in the same week.
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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.
Ed Salmons, Westgate sportsbook vice president of risk management, said the Bulldogs are motivated to embarrass the Fighting Irish in a game between top 10 teams.
Tennessee, a consensus 1½-point road favorite over Jacksonville, has won the last four meetings between the teams and six of the last seven.
The Browns opened as 2½-point road favorites but the line shot up to 6½ after Jets quarterback Sam Darnold was ruled out with mononucleosis.
A bettor at CG Technology sportsbook cashed a $424 eight-team NFL parlay for $74,000 when the Cleveland Browns covered the 6½-point spread in a 23-3 win over the New York Jets on “Monday Night Football.”
New England is the team that America loves to hate but it also loves to bet on the Patriots, who easily covered the 18½-point spread in a 43-0 road rout of the Dolphins.
Opening and closing lines and ATS highlights for every NFL Sunday game.
CG Technology sportsbook posted adjusted NFL season win totals after Week 1 and opened Miami at 3½ wins, but that number was quickly bet to 3.
History is on UNLV’s side in this game, as it’s 4-0 ATS on the road against Power Five teams under coach Tony Sanchez, covering against USC, Ohio State, UCLA and Michigan.
Washington converted a fourth-and-6 and a fourth-and-12 before Case Keenum threw a 4-yard TD pass to Trey Quinn with six seconds left to deal Eagles bettors a bad beat.
Micah Roberts won the 2018 contest with a 52-32-1 record against the spread and will defend his title against a field that includes iconic broadcaster Brent Musburger.
The Patriots ascended from the 6-1 second choice, behind the Chiefs, to the 4-1 favorites at the Westgate sportsbook.
While Oakland opened as a 2½-point home favorite over Denver in April before moving to a 1-point underdog Friday, at least four other games have had line moves of two points or more.
Bruce Marshall (GoldSheet.com) and Dana Lane (@DanaLaneSports) each went 4-1 ATS in Week 1, and four contestants each took Tulane (+17) and Army (+22) on Saturday.
Denver dropped to a 1-point favorite at most Las Vegas sportsbooks Friday after Raiders coach Jon Gruden said the plan is for Brown to play against the Broncos.