Here’s a rundown of the major handicapping football contests offered in Las Vegas, with the clock ticking on Circa Sports to meet its $10 million in guaranteed prize money.
Todd Dewey
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.
A WynnBET bettor turned $10 into $79,935.70 on Monday night after hitting a 14-team parlay on college football.
Oddsmakers expect Jacksonville to be much improved, with a win total of 6½ after going 1-15 last season. But the Jaguars are still the 10-1 third choice to win the division.
Michael Kipness has been a pro handicapper since 1987. Alan Dumond is a two-time top-five finisher in the SuperContest. They analyze all 16 AFC teams, designating each as a contender or pretender.
Michael Kipness has been a pro handicapper since 1987 and Alan Dumond is a two-time top-five finisher in the SuperContest. They analyze all 16 AFC teams, designating each as a contender or pretender.
Since Ben Roethlisberger took over as Pittsburgh’s starting quarterback in his rookie year of 2004, the storied franchise has not had a losing season.
Florida resident Mark DeRosa won $300,000 on Lamar Jackson to win the 2019 NFL MVP and more than a half million on Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020.
The Buffalo Bills are the -175 favorites at the Westgate SuperBook to repeat as AFC East champions, and the New England Patriots are the +375 second choice.
BetMGM will lose mid six figures if the Raiders, 18-1 long shots, win their first division title since 2002. The Kansas City Chiefs are -275 to win the AFC West.
Nick Bogdanovich has been fired four months after Caesars Entertainment completed its $4 billion acquisition of William Hill and named Bogdanovich its vice president of trading.
Circa Sports had 2,232 entries Monday in the Circa Million III and 1,883 entries in Circa Survivor. Registration ends at 2 p.m. Sept. 11 for each contest.
Pro horse racing handicapper Michael “The Wizard” Kipness analyzes the seven-horse field in Saturday’s Travers Stakes, designating each horse as a contender or a pretender.
Professional sports bettor Cris Zeniuk claimed second and fifth place in the Circa Million II contest (3,148 entries) last season for $244,444 in prize money.
Before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Donald Trump was the 7-1 third choice at Betfair sportsbook to win the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Now he’s 5-1.
Handicapper Wes Reynolds, co-host of VSiN’s “Long Shots” golf betting show, is looking at a handful of golfers to win this week’s BMW Championship near Baltimore.