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March 28, 2024

Vegas pick’em: NFL Week 16 winners against the spread

The NFL couldn’t have asked for a better setup when it decided to schedule a full day’s worth of Christmas Day games for the second straight year. …

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Sunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 15 card

The New York Jets and Chicago Bears were both heroes in last week’s Sunday Sweats. Now they turn to villains. …

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College football by the odds: Bowl pick’em against the spread Part 1

Analyzing the transfer-portal and opt-outs and quantifying their impacts is arguably the most important part of bowl handicapping. It requires a lot different approach than 13 years ago …

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Vegas pick’em: NFL Week 15 winners against the spread

Four teams are seen as virtual 50/50 propositions to make the postseason by the odds — the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers …

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Vegas pick’em: NFL Week 14 winners against the spread

Scoring was already down in the NFL this year, and the betting market is indicating it could hit a new low in Week 14. …

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Sunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 13 card

The end of college football is always bittersweet, but the upside is more time to hone in on the NFL. …

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Vegas pick’em: NFL Week 13 winners against the spread

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy goes up against consensus MVP favorite Jalen Hurts, who’s as low as +125 (i.e. risking $100 to win $125) and outdueling him may ignite a deserved MVP candidacy….

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College football by the odds: Vegas picks for conference championships

Conference-championship week is a unique beast for bettors because much of the handicapping has to revolve around the pre-existing futures positions. …

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Sunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 12 card

It’s been a huge year for Sunday Sweats and there’s no reason it should stop now. …

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Raiders-Chiefs rivalry hasn’t lost its luster despite mostly lopsided results

Beating Las Vegas still means something to Kansas City as it goes for a sixth straight victory in the AFC West series and looks to improve to 4-0 all-time in Allegiant Stadium at 1:25 p.m. Sunday. …

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Vegas pick’em: NFL Week 12 winners against the spread

The most impactful Week 12 game to the NFL playoff picture is also projected as the most competitive on the slate by the betting market. …

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College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 13

It all comes down to this — the most anticipated regular season game of the year Saturday morning when Ohio State travels to Michigan for a confrontation between the two undefeated rivals. …

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Sunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 11 card

Let’s replenish the futures portfolio with a couple basketball wagers this week in addition to all the usual NFL bets. …

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Vegas pick’em: NFL Week 11 winners against the spread

Expect the quarterback who comes out on top of Eagles at Chiefs in Week 11 to establish himself as the definitive MVP favorite with seven weeks to play …

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College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 12

One of five major conference championship matchups is set, and two others are all but sure to lock into place. Las Vegas sports books have lines available on all three scheduled to take place in two weeks after the conclusion of the regular season. …

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