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Las Vegas - If I got up a little earlier, you woulda read this. Sorry!
Read MoreLas Vegas - Quick note on the NBA. There were a ton of trades yesterday, and the dust hasn't settled yet. We don't know who is playing, who is traveling and who is awaiting a medical clearance. Still dizzy after all the moves, with approximately half a hundred players moving around the chess board. So, naturally, the lines and Over/Under totals are very fluid. Stay sharp.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Ice Ice baby. Gonna throw down a sweet little two team NHL parlay this evening, starting in the City of Brotherly Love. Gimme the Flyers over the Devils, then swing out West, and tack on the Oilers over the Sharks. Philly has been enjoying the first few days of 2020, winning four of the last five, and six of the last eight. And the Flyers know how to handle the Devils, feeding them a 4-0 bagel at the Bank, and posting a 4-3 W in Jersey.
Read MoreLas Vegas - According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Nevada sportsbooks won $18.8 million on $154.7 million in wagers on Super Bowl LIV. That was a 12.1% hold. Nevada has come up on the losing end of only two Super Bowls in the last 29 years. New Jersey has coming up on the losing end two years IN A ROW!!! The ONLY two years they were able to take legal bets. Jersey lost $4.28 million on a handle of $54.2 million this past Sunday.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Talk about bad beats, this coulda been the BADDEST bad beat. A ton of bettors, not me, placed wagers on Patrick Mahomes rushing total, which was between 29.5 and 33.5 yards depending on where you shopped. Mahomes had 44 rushing yards heading into the Chiefs final series, when Kaycee decided to run out the clock. However, Sir Patrick of Mahomes kneeled down three consecutive times and lost -5 yards, -3 yards and -7 yards. His total went from 44 all the way down to 29.
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