William Hill released 1,218 ways to bet on the Super Bowl at 2 p.m. Thursday, and the video wall at the Westgate lit up at 7 p.m. sharp with more than 1,000 wagering options.
Todd Dewey
Reporter: Sports betting
Email: tdewey@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 383-0354
X: @tdewey33
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.
Football betting proved to be pandemic-proof, as the state’s sportsbooks set all-time records for football betting handle ($1.9 billion) and football win ($127.7 million).
The Chiefs are 3-point favorites over the Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. But betting on a team ATS is only one of 1,218 ways to wager on the game at William Hill.
Jon Rahm is the 7-1 favorite to win the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego. Rory McIlroy is the 9-1 second choice and Xander Schauffele is 12-1.
Kansas City is not only favored to win Super Bowl LV over Tampa Bay, but it’s also the clear 5-1 favorite at Las Vegas sportsbooks to win Super Bowl LVI next year.
Kicking is for losers. That’s a favorite saying of Westgate sportsbook director John Murray, and it was never more true than on the NFL’s conference championship Sunday.
Las Vegas sportsbooks have installed the Chiefs as consensus 3½-point favorites over Tampa Bay in the NFL championship game scheduled for Feb. 7.
Sharp bettors have backed the Buccaneers and Packers at different prices in the NFC championship game and have sided with the Chiefs over the Bills in the AFC.
Conor McGregor is a -295 favorite at Circa, and the total is 2½ rounds (under -185). The former UFC champion defeated Dustin Poirier via first-round TKO in 2014.
Based on numbers, Tom Brady wins 2020 and the debate against Bill Belichick over who won the “divorce.” But Las Vegas bookmakers and bettors were split in their opinions.
The odds at offshore sportsbook BetOnline are against Joe Biden saying the word “Trump” during his inaugural address. No is a -500 favorite. Yes is a +300 underdog.
Long known as the “Bob Hope,” The American Express tees off Thursday at PGA West. Here are the best bets from Wes Reynolds, co-host of VSiN’s “Long Shots” golf betting show.
President Donald Trump was acquitted in his first Senate impeachment trial in February 2020. The betting odds also favor Trump getting acquitted in his second impeachment trial.
Tampa Bay is the largest Super Bowl liability at the BetMGM, William Hill, Westgate and South Point sportsbooks. BetMGM is pushing seven figures in liability in Nevada alone.
Kansas City is a 3-point home favorite over Buffalo in the AFC title game and Green Bay is -4 over Tampa Bay in the NFC championship game at Lambeau Field.
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