The 2003-04 Detroit Pistons, who defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the Finals, are one of the biggest long shots in NBA history to win the title.
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.
The Celtics are the clear favorites to repeat as NBA champions this season, which tips off Tuesday. But bettors are all over the Knicks, 76ers and Timberwolves.
One NFL bettor needs two players to score touchdowns during the “Monday Night Football” doubleheader to turn a $20 parlay into $115,000.
The Chiefs beat the 49ers 28-18 after closing as 2½-point underdogs. Bettors backed San Francisco at the SuperBook, which, in a rarity, won on Kansas City.
Doug Fitz leads the contest with a 20-10 record against the spread, followed by Scott Kellen (19-11), Brent Musburger (18-12) and Jay Kornegay (17-11-2).
Professional handicapper Dionne D’Amico (Sportsmemo.com) analyzes every NFL Week 7 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
Davante Adams has departed from the Raiders, and Cooper Kupp is on the cusp of returning to the Rams. Those are two reasons the Rams have shot up to 7-point favorites.
Former President Donald Trump is now the biggest favorite to date over Vice President Kamala Harris in election betting odds after a flurry of wagers.
Backing Andy Reid after a bye and Patrick Mahomes as an underdog have been profitable propositions for bettors. Both trends are in play at San Francisco on Sunday.
The Saints opened as 1½-point favorites over the Broncos, but the consensus favorite has flipped to Denver -3 (even) in this week’s “Thursday Night Football” game.
The Golden Knights are not among the biggest betting long shots to lift the Stanley Cup, but one recent champion does make the list.
Georgia was favored by 3 over Texas in the summer, but the favorite has flipped to the Longhorns, who are now -3½ over the Bulldogs in Saturday’s SEC college football game.
A Caesars Sportsbook bettor in Nevada on Saturday wagered $50,000 on the Golden Knights to win the Stanley Cup at 20-1 odds.
A FanDuel bettor has hit the first 14 legs of a $10, 15-team parlay that pays $123,106.40. A Fanatics bettor has hit the first 15 legs of a $10, 16-team parlay that pays $131,390.
Bettors could have cashed an eight-team parlay, which pays 160-1, in the NFL Sunday afternoon games by blindly taking all four favorites and overs.