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Chalk points: Week 2 betting nuggets you should know
NFL schedule | Live lines On Thursday night, the Broncos beat the Chiefs 31-24. In his career in Denver, Peyton Manning has only been an underdog against a divisional opponent twice: in 2012 against San Diego and Thursday vs. Kansas City. Denver won both games. Current matchup intel from PickCenter The Saints are favored over […]
Continue readingBreaking down the NFL MVP betting market
There are three factors that generally derail an MVP candidacy: injuries, poor performance and being an elite player on an otherwise bad team. Rodgers and Brady have not only managed to avoid all three of these pitfalls but are excelling when nearly every other superstar has been influenced by at least one of those factors. […]
Continue readingA bettor’s guide to all 50 Super Bowls
All lines courtesy of the Gold Sheet. Vegas handicappers, celebrity picks League insiders predict Super Bowl winner Ultimate Super Bowl 50 betting guide | PickCenter O/U: N/A In the first Super Bowl, the NFL’s Packers were two-touchdown favorites against the AFL’s Chiefs. The Chiefs were competitive in the first half, trailing 14-10, but Green Bay […]
Continue readingWeekend wrap: Sportsbooks take a hit again
“We need all three of the teams that are getting murdered,” Salmons lamented. “I haven’t seen the Bears make a first down in two hours.” A solid Sunday morning for the Las Vegas sportsbooks eroded quickly, when all three late decisions went against the house. The Seattle Seahawks beat the Chicago Bears 26-0 as 16-point […]
Continue readingNFL bookmaker roundtable: Super Bowl 50 betting trends
Every Friday while the NFL is in action, ESPN Chalk will ask some of Las Vegas’ top oddsmakers where the action has come in during the week. Here is the latest installment, covering the final game of the 2015-16 NFL season (and one of the biggest sports betting days of the year): Super Bowl 50. […]
Continue readingMoney piling up on Pats in Vegas
On Saturday, the Patriots were holding steady as three-point favorites over the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game. The money was lopsided on New England. At Caesars Palace sportsbooks, five times as much money had been wagered on the Patriots compared to the underdog Broncos. At William Hill’s Nevada book, 85 percent of the […]
Continue reading‘One-sided’ action on Panthers helps move Super Bowl 50 line
“I can’t remember a more one-sided betting Super Bowl,” Nick Bogdanovich, director of trading for William Hill US, told ESPN in an email. The Westgate was the Las Vegas sportsbook with the highest opening line for Carolina (-5.5) — with most other books opening with the Panthers favored between 3.5 points and 4.5 points. Westgate’s […]
Continue readingCam Newton is odds-on favorite in Vegas to win Super Bowl 50 MVP
It is the first year that Nevada sportsbooks have been allowed to accept wagers on the Super Bowl MVP. Newton is listed at odds of 5-7 (-140) at William Hill, where 48 percent of the money in the Super Bowl MVP pool was on Newton as of Monday evening. No other player has attracted more […]
Continue readingVegas handicappers, celeb picks for Super Bowl 50
Below, Chalk gathers responses from professional handicappers, celebrities, Vegas bookmakers and more on how they see the game playing out. All lines courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, unless otherwise noted. Logo represents team picked to cover the spread. Spread: Opened Carolina -4; now Carolina -5.5 Total: Opened at 45 points; now 45.5 Public Consensus […]
Continue readingChalk points: Week 5 betting nuggets you should know
NFL schedule | Live lines Current matchup intel from PickCenter When early Week 5 point spreads came out from the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook on Sept. 30, Seattle was listed as a 2.5-point road favorite against Cincinnati. After Cincinnati’s big win at home against Kansas City, the Bengals opened as a 1-point favorite against the […]
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