The Raiders’ bus was loaded and ready to depart Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday evening but missing one key passenger. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was the last player …
Raiders in rhythm: Garoppolo clicks in Las Vegas debut to down Denver
Sunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 1 card
Sunday Sweats returns for a fourth consecutive year after turning out profitable in each of the first three iterations. …
Weekend wagers: Seven bets to make including a college football prop
Weekend Wagers is running too hot to shut down, especially after posting another four-figure profit a week ago. …
Vegas pick’em: NFL week 1 winners against the spread
Suggestions to tread lightly on betting the NFL’s Week 1 in the final few days before kickoff aren’t misguided. …
College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of every Week 2 game
On Saturday, Texas gets another chance to re-establish itself in a position it hasn’t held since reaching the 2010 BCS National Championship Game when it travels to Tuscaloosa, Ala., for a rematch with Alabama. …
NFL betting blitz: Division-by-division handicaps and future picks of the NFC
It would be somewhat of a surprise if the NFC champion wound up laying points the AFC champion on February 11, 2024, when Allegiant Stadium hosts Super Bowl 58. …
Weekend wagers: Seven bets to make including a pair of NFL player futures
For the first time ever, individual player wagering appears extensive for college football in Nevada sports books. The new apps launched by Caesars and William Hill increased offerings …
College football by the odds: Vegas preview and picks of Week 1
The gap between college football’s power-conference teams and their mid-major counterparts has never been wider. …
NFL betting blitz: Division-by-division handicaps and futures picks of the AFC
The NFL season begins in less than two weeks, meaning time is running out to build a full preseason futures betting portfolio.
Weekend wagers: Nine bets to make before football takes over
The sports world is clearing the way for football’s takeover set for the next two weeks — when college and NFL get going in full — but there’s no reason not to maximize the time before the games really get going. …
College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 0
Can momentum carry from the end of one season into the next? That question sparks a common debate this time of year as everyone tries to prepare for the start of football season …
Weekend wagers: Seven bets to make on seven sports
College football’s Week Zero gets started in Dublin, Ireland, of all places, with Navy at Notre Dame kicking off a new season at 11:30 a.m. next Saturday. …
Weekend wagers: Bets on five sports including plays on an NFL award
The next two columns are crucial because no one wants to go into the official start of football season on a losing streak. …
College football by the odds: Handicapping every ACC win total
There’s a wide gap between the top of the conference and the rest of the teams, just as it feels like there has been for the last decade. …
College football by the odds: Handicapping every Big Ten win total
The major college football conferences are ditching the divisional format, and there’s no place where that will be a more welcomed change than in the Big Ten. …
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