Todd Dewey

Las Vegas

Sports Betting Columnist at Las Vegas Review-Journal

Sports betting columnist for Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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NFL draft best bets: Long-shot value picks, props for Raiders, Cowboys

2 days ago | reviewjournal.com | Todd Dewey

Sharp bettors have beaten sportsbooks on the NFL draft since wagering on the information-based event was approved in Nevada in 2017. But this year’s draft — which starts Thursday at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin — might be the toughest one yet to bet and win, VSiN host Matt Youmans said. “The books have been very conservative about putting up props, the numbers are tighter, and this draft could get extremely unpredictable after the first few picks,” he said.
Ashton Jeanty new betting favorite to be No. 5 pick in NFL draft

3 days ago | reviewjournal.com | Todd Dewey

The first five picks in the NFL draft were odds-on favorites Sunday, seemingly clearing the way for the Raiders to select Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty at No. 6. That changed Monday, when the betting favorite to be the fifth pick flipped from Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham to Jeanty. Jeanty moved from the 2-1 second choice to the even-money favorite over Graham (+140) at BetMGM and from +220 to the +125 co-favorite with Graham at Caesars Sportsbook.
Knights’ buzzer beater causes ‘dramatic’ swing at Las Vegas sportsbooks

3 days ago | reviewjournal.com | Todd Dewey

Bettors who backed the Golden Knights on the puck line (-1½) and over the total (5½) received an Easter miracle Sunday. The Knights were clinging to a 3-2 lead over the Minnesota Wild as the final seconds ticked off the clock in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series at T-Mobile Arena. Left wing Brett Howden, with two seconds left, fired a shot in his own defensive zone toward an empty net.
Golden Knights have best odds to win Stanley Cup at Las Vegas sportsbooks

1 week ago | reviewjournal.com | Todd Dewey

The Golden Knights have a golden opportunity to win their second Stanley Cup in three years. The Knights are 7-1 favorites at the Westgate SuperBook, topping a group of 10 teams with odds of 12-1 or less to win the NHL championship. “There’s no real great team,” Westgate SuperBook oddsmaker Ed Salmons said. “The top two point getters this year were Washington and Winnipeg, which I don’t think anyone in the world had those two as (having) the two most points.
Rory McIlroy’s Masters win was also a victory for Las Vegas sportsbooks

1 week ago | reviewjournal.com | Todd Dewey

Rory McIlroy took bettors on a wild roller-coaster ride Sunday in the final round of the Masters before winning his first green jacket in a playoff to complete the career Grand Slam. The popular golfer from Northern Ireland, the Masters ticket leader at several sportsbooks who closed as the +650 second choice, finally rewarded bettors with a win at Augusta National 14 years after he blew a four-shot lead there in the final round.
2026 NCAA basketball odds: Duke, Houston, BYU among early betting favorites

2 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Todd Dewey

BYU last reached the Elite Eight in 1981 and has never made the Final Four. That could change next season, when the Cougars are expected to contend for the men’s college basketball national title behind AJ Dybantsa, the nation’s top-ranked 2025 recruit. Dybantsa, a 6-foot-9-inch wing and projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft, reportedly received a name, image and likeness deal from BYU worth about $7 million.
Masters best bets, odds, picks: Las Vegas experts like Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm

2 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Todd Dewey

Left-handed golfers won the Masters six times in 12 years from 2003 to 2014, with Phil Mickelson winning three green jackets, Bubba Watson two and Mike Weir one. VSiN golf handicapper Wes Reynolds and Westgate golf oddsmaker Jeff Sherman each made left-hander Robert MacIntyre one of their best bets to win the Masters, which tees off Thursday at Augusta National.
Bills top NFL season win totals at sportsbooks; Raiders’ number familiar

2 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Todd Dewey

The Chiefs and Lions each finished 15-2 last season to tie for the NFL’s top regular-season record, while the Vikings and eventual Super Bowl champion Eagles each went 14-3. Oddsmakers project the Bills to lead the league in wins next season. Caesars Sportsbook has posted NFL regular-season win totals and Buffalo tops the list at 12½ (under -155).
Houston-Florida odds, betting: Gators favored in NCAA Tournament final

2 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Todd Dewey

Florida is a consensus 1-point favorite over Houston in Monday night’s men’s college basketball national championship game. The consensus total is 142 for the matchup of No. 1 seeds that both rallied for comeback wins Saturday in the Final Four national semifinals. Houston, which closed as a 4½-point underdog to Duke, trailed 64-55 with less than three minutes left before closing the game on a 15-3 run, including 9-0 in the final minute, in a stunning 70-67 victory.
Super Bowl 60 betting odds: Chiefs, 49ers worsen; Rams, Bears improve

2 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Todd Dewey

Bettors backed the Kansas City Chiefs in a big way to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls. But the betting public jumped off the Chiefs’ bandwagon when they were whipped 40-22 by the Eagles in Super Bowl 59. “Finally, the one team that has got no money in the future book is Kansas City,” Westgate SuperBook vice president of risk Ed Salmons said. “This time last year, they were betting 6-1 like they were stealing. Now, they’re 7-1 and they don’t want anything to do with them.