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Swami Sez: Chris Berman’s Week 12 NFL picks

Season record: 38-18 ATS (last week: 4-1) New York Giants at Cleveland Browns Are the Browns really going to lose every game? They’ve played a bunch of close ones so far, but I don’t think this is the week they’ll get over the hump. This number isn’t as high as you’d think for a 7-3 […]

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How the SuperBook made nearly 450 Super Bowl LIII props

In a man cave 25 miles west of the glitz and glamour of the Las Vegas strip on a Tuesday, three oddsmakers are gathered around a brown leather sectional couch. Laptops, stacks of box scores and legal-sized packets of betting odds are strewn about. Above the oddsmakers’ heads is a framed Vince Lombardi picture with […]

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Money coming in on Jaguars’, Broncos’ win-total bets

In looking over the opening and current win-total tables at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, there have been some big shifts since the Westgate released its totals in May. Here are the five win totals that have been hit the hardest so far. Of all the the win totals, the most money at the Westgate […]

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The worst gambling ‘bad beats’ of the weekend

Note: Closing lines are courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook and pick percentages are via Wunderdog Sports. Arkansas State Red Wolves at Utah State Aggies Closing line: Utah State -9 A slow start and an ugly finish ended up costing bettors who took the underdogs in this one. Arkansas State turned it over on two […]

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Why star NFL running backs have been devalued: What’s next

Something feels wrong about what’s happening for running backs in the NFL. As teams approach training camp later this month, four respected veteran rushers remain free agents, seemingly with little interest. Kareem Hunt wasn’t re-signed by the Browns after his contract expired, while Ezekiel Elliott, Leonard Fournette and Dalvin Cook were released by their respective […]

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Rams release RB Todd Gurley, LB Clay Matthews

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Faced with a challenging salary-cap situation, the Los Angeles Rams have released running back Todd Gurley and linebacker Clay Matthews, the team announced Thursday. The Rams made Gurley, the 2017 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, the highest-paid running back in NFL history before the 2018 season — awarding him a […]

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Todd Gurley cut: Barnwell on how the Rams erred, what’s next for the former superstar

Los Angeles cut Todd Gurley on Thursday, bringing a stunning end to the Rams career of a player who was considered a viable MVP candidate as recently as December 2017. His story is a cautionary tale for teams that want to believe their stars are exceptions to what we know about player value and a […]

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