Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani’s incredible season could result in a seven-figure loss for sportsbooks, where he’s the largest liability to win the AL MVP award.
Todd Dewey
Reporter: Sports betting
Email: tdewey@reviewjournal.com
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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.
Dustin Poirier has climbed to a -140 favorite over Conor McGregor (+120) at Las Vegas sportsbooks after the Irishman opened as a -120 favorite.
Circa sportsbook made each team’s alternate high total one win higher than its standard season win total and each team’s alternate low one win lower.
Cam Davis’ victory in a playoff at the Rocket Mortgage Classic cost handicapper Wes Reynolds two possible winners in Troy Merritt (90-1) and Joaquin Niemann (24-1).
The Westgate sportsbook installed Brooklyn as the 3-1 favorite to win the 2022 NBA championship and made the Lakers the +450 second choice.
The Suns have faced the Los Angeles Lakers without Anthony Davis, the Denver Nuggets without Jamal Murray and the LA Clippers without Kawhi Leonard.
Aaron Rodgers and Bryson DeChambeau are -180 favorites at the Westgate sportsbook over Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson (+160) in the fourth edition of “The Match” on Tuesday.
A William Hill bettor in Nevada placed a $3,000 wager to win $300,000 on Texas quarterback Casey Thompson to win the Heisman Trophy at 100-1 odds.
A 100-1 long shot at BetMGM sportsbook in April to win the World Series, the San Francisco Giants entered Thursday’s games with baseball’s best record at 50-29.
Las Vegas sportsbooks made a six-point adjustment to the spread based on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s expected absence. The Bucks are 2½-point favorites over the Hawks in Game 5.
Bryson DeChambeau is the 8-1 favorite to repeat as winner of the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. The rest of the field has odds in double digits.
The first five legs of the parlay already had hit Sunday when the seven-figure payday came down to Harris English, a 35-1 long shot to win the Travelers Championship.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale has $3.35 million in wagers to win $35.6 million riding on the Houston Astros to win the World Series.
The Westgate has installed the Golden Knights as the 5-1 co-favorites with the Avalanche to win the 2022 Stanley Cup. The Knights are the third choice at Station Casinos.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro, who went 4-0 on his plays last week in the Review-Journal, said his best bet in recent years is in the co-main event.
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