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2009 Kentucky Derby recap/Preakness preview
This column (from the Saturday, May 16, print editions of Daily Racing Form) gives a recap of the 135th Kentucky Derby — including the story of the only person to hit the superfecta in Las Vegas — and a preview of the Preakness . . .<< MORE >>
Kentucky Derby future-book update; props bets in Vegas
This article that appears in the Saturday, May 2, print editions of Daily Racing Form takes a look at the Kentucky Derby future books in Las Vegas race books heading into Saturday's race as well as other proposition-type wagers that are available . . .<< MORE >>
Preview of Vegas Derby festivities; NFL Week 1 opening lines
This is from my column in Daily Racing Form's print editions of Saturday, April 25. if you're in Vegas for Derby Weekend, please join me at the Plaza race & sports book on Friday, May 1, from 6-7 p.m. as I give a handicapping seminar with Richard Eng of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Dan Shapiro, marketing director for Lucky's:
By Dave Tuley
By Dave Tuley
Las Vegas continues to struggle through the recession like everywhere else. Bankruptcies (and rumors of more to come). Layoffs. Cutbacks up and down the line.
So, as the ...<< MORE >>
Upcoming seminars and handicapping tournaments in Vegas (including yours truly at the Plaza on May 1 for Derby seminar)
This column (from Daily Racing Form) details Kentucky Derby seminars and horse handicapping tournaments in Las Vegas in the coming weeks . . .<< MORE >>
ViewFromVegas of future-book odds on multiple sports
Below is my column that is appearing in Saturday's print editions of Daily Racing Form. It runs the gamut of future-book odds in horse racing, baseball, college and pro basketball, hockey, and college and pro football.
This is also a good chance to remind everyone about the free ViewFromVegas poker tournament next Saturday, Feb. 21, at 5:05 p.m. VFV Time (aka 5:05 p.m. Pacific). You can read all the details in the VFV Forums. You can use the link on the ViewFromVegas.com home page to sign up for a Bodog account (which is also free, but you can deposit ...<< MORE >>
This is also a good chance to remind everyone about the free ViewFromVegas poker tournament next Saturday, Feb. 21, at 5:05 p.m. VFV Time (aka 5:05 p.m. Pacific). You can read all the details in the VFV Forums. You can use the link on the ViewFromVegas.com home page to sign up for a Bodog account (which is also free, but you can deposit ...<< MORE >>
Reprint of Friday the 13th column
It's Friday the 13th, so it must mean it's time to drag out my Daily Racing Form column that originally ran Oct. 13, 2000. It's definitely a ViewFromVegas on Friday the 13th. However, I'll try to resist the temptation to do this again next month as we have back-to-back Friday the 13ths.
This is also a good chance to let you know about the free ViewFromVegas poker tournament next Saturday, Feb. 21, at 5:05 p.m. VFV Time (aka 5:05 p.m. Pacific). You can read all the details in the VFV Forums. You can use the link on the ViewFromVegas.com home page to sign up for a Bodog account (which is also free, but you can deposit if you like to play their live tables and tournaments) so you can download the poker software. If you do sign up, you get a 10% bonus on top of your deposit, plus you can earn up to 100% more based on your play. << MORE >>
This is also a good chance to let you know about the free ViewFromVegas poker tournament next Saturday, Feb. 21, at 5:05 p.m. VFV Time (aka 5:05 p.m. Pacific). You can read all the details in the VFV Forums. You can use the link on the ViewFromVegas.com home page to sign up for a Bodog account (which is also free, but you can deposit if you like to play their live tables and tournaments) so you can download the poker software. If you do sign up, you get a 10% bonus on top of your deposit, plus you can earn up to 100% more based on your play. << MORE >>
Super Bowl XLIII wrapup (ViewFromVegas with every graded prop)
By DAVE TULEY (Copyright ViewFromVegas.com 2009)
LAS VEGAS — Super Bowl XLIII was a wise guy's wet dream. When the game was over with the Steelers beating the Cardinals 27-23 (after a projected final of 27-20 if you go by the Steelers -7 and total of 47), most stats come out as expected, even if the details were totally unexpected with a pedestrian first half (except for James Harrison's 100-yard interception return that brought a crazy end to the half) and a wild back-and-forth finish.
Sharp bettors who liked the Cardinals won with their wagers of +7 and even +7.5, while those ...<< MORE >>
LAS VEGAS — Super Bowl XLIII was a wise guy's wet dream. When the game was over with the Steelers beating the Cardinals 27-23 (after a projected final of 27-20 if you go by the Steelers -7 and total of 47), most stats come out as expected, even if the details were totally unexpected with a pedestrian first half (except for James Harrison's 100-yard interception return that brought a crazy end to the half) and a wild back-and-forth finish.
Sharp bettors who liked the Cardinals won with their wagers of +7 and even +7.5, while those ...<< MORE >>
NFL end-of-regular-season report
This blog breaks down some NFL betting trends from the 2008 regular season, including a look at how the future-book odds evolved over the course of the season and the best (and worst) teams against the spread and with over/unders . . .<< MORE >>
"Pick the winner theory" ... bowl picks, and NFL Week 16 picks
This posting talks about just finding the winner of the game and not worrying as much about the pointspread and how it is most applicable in big games. It also has my 3 weekly NFL picks that I give my DRF readers, as well as NFL ATS Standings . . .<< MORE >>
NFL trends and ATS Standings through Week 11
Inside are NFL betting trends through Week 11, plus a look at the best and worst records against the spread and with totals . . .<< MORE >>
NFL ATS Standings through Week 10
This column from DRF includes the full NFL ATS Standings with records and streaks for each team as well as over/under results through Week 10...plus three underdog picks for this weekend . . .<< MORE >>
NFL betting trends from my DRF column
This is my Daily Racing Form for Saturday, Nov. 8, in which I list the best and worst teams against the spread over the first nine weeks of the NFL season as well as some other betting trends . . . and then I close with 3 picks for games of Sunday, Nov. 9 . . .<< MORE >>
Preview of Breeders' Cup Week in Nevada race books
Here's a quick look at a lot of the activities that are planned for the race books in Nevada for Breeders' Cup Week, including seminars and promotions . . .<< MORE >>
Brady's injury the first twist of NFL season -- unprecedented odds adjusted
One would expect that star quarterback Tom Brady's injury on Sunday would cause changes in the Las Vegas odds pertaining to the New England Patriots, but it has also caused a ripple effect throughout all aspects of odds on this NFL season . . .<< MORE >>
Preview of 2008 Las Vegas football contests
Inside is Dave Tuley's annual preview of all the football contests being held at Las Vegas, including capsulized rules for those in town or those who come to Vegas and sign up with a local proxy, and even for those who might come into town for a weekend and might be interested in joining what amounts to a huge office pool at a modest price . . .<< MORE >>
Cell phone regulation about to be repealed; WSOP final table
Below is my column that is appearing in the print editions of Daily Racing Form dated Saturday, July 19 and which is obvioiusly already posted online:
Sports Betting | Posted 7/17/2008, 6:20 pm<< MORE >>
Friday the 13th
This is a reprint of my original "Friday the 13th" column that ran in Daily Racing Form on Oct. 13, 2000 . . .<< MORE >>
Kentucky Derby review . . . Triple Crown odds
Big Brown came through in a big way in winning the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby last Saturday. He overcame the No. 20 post as well as questions about his lack of experience with only three previous lifetime starts.
As the 2-1 favorite, he paid $6.80 to win, far below the over/under on the winning horse's pari-mutuel (the line was $16.70 at Wynn Las Vegas and $19 at Station Casinos). With so much on him in the win pool and relatively smaller amounts in the place and show pools, those might have been better value as he paid $5 to ...<< MORE >>
As the 2-1 favorite, he paid $6.80 to win, far below the over/under on the winning horse's pari-mutuel (the line was $16.70 at Wynn Las Vegas and $19 at Station Casinos). With so much on him in the win pool and relatively smaller amounts in the place and show pools, those might have been better value as he paid $5 to ...<< MORE >>
NCAA title game recap/Masters preview
After an NCAA men's basketball tournament that had more routs than nail-biters, the title game on Monday night in San Antonio was worth the wait. Kansas rallied to send the game to overtime and then won 75-68 for the outright upset of favored Memphis. Underdog bettors and bookmakers were happy to see Kansas pull off upsets in their last two games to claim the championship as favorites went 39-24 against the spread (61.9 percent).
Sports books here were rocking and bettors were also following their proposition bets, not that the game needed any more excitement. The Wynn Las Vegas ...<< MORE >>
Sports books here were rocking and bettors were also following their proposition bets, not that the game needed any more excitement. The Wynn Las Vegas ...<< MORE >>
NCAA Final Four review and title game preview
Memphis defeated UCLA and Kansas beat North Carolina in the Final Four on Saturday, setting up Monday's title game in San Antonio. But what were the betting results, or the "ViewFromVegas"? . . .<< MORE >>
DRF article: Final Four, NHL playoffs, and horse handicapping contests
The headline pretty much says it all . . .<< MORE >>
Friday's NCAA recap of Round 1 games
After favorites went 12-4 against the spread Thursday, things started out different on Friday as all four underdogs in the early games grabbed early leads. It appeared like we would have the NCAA tournament we've all come to know and love. And in a lot of ways we did, especially the sub-regional in Tampa Bay, Fla., where all four lower-numbered seeds won as underdogs.
Back to the early-morning games (at least it was early morning here in Las Vegas with the four games tipping off in the 9 o'clock hour, the dogs ...<< MORE >>
Back to the early-morning games (at least it was early morning here in Las Vegas with the four games tipping off in the 9 o'clock hour, the dogs ...<< MORE >>
Thursday's NCAA recap of Round 1 games
This is a ViewFromVegas look at the opening day of the NCAA men's basketball tournament on Thursday, mostly culled from the ViewFromVegas Forums.
Thursday's NCAA tournament tipped off at 9:20 a.m. VFV Time (that's ViewFromVegas time, aka Pacific Daylights Savings Time) and it looked like a typical March Madness as No. 14 seed Georgia, a 9-point underdog, gave No. 3 Xavier fits for most of their game. But Xavier rallied to not only win but also to cover in a 73-61 victory as Georgia missed their desperation 3-pointers ...<< MORE >>
Thursday's NCAA tournament tipped off at 9:20 a.m. VFV Time (that's ViewFromVegas time, aka Pacific Daylights Savings Time) and it looked like a typical March Madness as No. 14 seed Georgia, a 9-point underdog, gave No. 3 Xavier fits for most of their game. But Xavier rallied to not only win but also to cover in a 73-61 victory as Georgia missed their desperation 3-pointers ...<< MORE >>
Opening-line report on NCAA tournament betting -- let the madness begin
This column chronicles how/when the lines were set for the opening-round games in the 2008 NCAA men's basketball tournament, as well as updated odds to win the tournament with UCLA the favorite at 7-2 . . .<< MORE >>
Las Vegas 400 coming to town
The Sprint Cup circuit invades Las Vegas this week and is treated just like any major sporting event with a full menu of proposition wagers. Also, a look at another dominant win by Tiger Woods, the heating up battle for college basketball supremacy, and a final tribute to VFV reporter Lynda Collins . . .<< MORE >>
Super Bowl recap: ViewFromVegas-style
Super Bowl XLII is in the books, and it certainly was in the sports books all over Las Vegas. The Giants' 17-14 upset of the previously undefeated was shocking to a lot of people, but certainly not to those who bet on the G-men here. This recap also shows every graded prop bet (more than 300) from the Las Vegas Hilton . . .<< MORE >>
Super Bowl morning report
LAS VEGAS — It's the morning of Super Bowl LXII (that's 42 for you non-Romans).
The first order of business is to check the current line. The Patriots have been a solid 12-point choice vs. the Giants all over town since two Mondays ago, the day after the conference championship games. With tourists flooding this town — with estimates of up to 300,000 coming here as opposed to 125,000 invading the Phoenix area at the actual site of the game — it has been expected that money would come in late on the Patriots and the over as ...<< MORE >>
Updating conference title odds, Super Bowl futures and possible SB lines; betting trends
If you're looking for a recap of the divisional playoffs from a betting perspective, you can check out the ViewFromVegas piece I did on Sunday night for the Sports Eye Publications. A link to the page can be found on the Tuley in Other Media page at ViewFromVegas.
That story had the Patriots-Chargers line settling at Pats -15 on early Sunday night, which it had by deadline, but by Monday morning most books had dropped the line to 14 on the news that Philip Rivers and LaDainian Tomlinson were ...<< MORE >>
That story had the Patriots-Chargers line settling at Pats -15 on early Sunday night, which it had by deadline, but by Monday morning most books had dropped the line to 14 on the news that Philip Rivers and LaDainian Tomlinson were ...<< MORE >>
Conference championship odds
This edition of the "Monday Morning Report" looks at the opening lines for the NFL conference championship games next Sunday as well as updated Super Bowl odds . . .<< MORE >>
BCS & wild-card wrapup; divisional preview
This week's "Tuesdays With Tuley" column looks at the BCS title game as well as a preview of the 2009 BCS title game future-book odds, plus a recap of the NFL wild-card round and a preview of the divisional playoffs this upcoming weekend . . .<< MORE >>
Opening wild-card lines; regular season recap
For the NFL playoffs, we're returning the "Tuesdays With Tuley" column back to the "Monday Morning Report" since we want to look at the opening-line moves from Sunday nights and give every one an early start on the playoffs.
After the afternoon games concluded on Sunday, three of the four wild-card matchups were determined with the only question being whether the Chargers would host the Titans or the Browns, so sports books started putting up the lines shortly after 4:30 p.m. Vegas time.
REDSKINS AT SEAHAWKS: The Las Vegas Hilton opened the Seahawks as a 5-point favorite (with it ...<< MORE >>
After the afternoon games concluded on Sunday, three of the four wild-card matchups were determined with the only question being whether the Chargers would host the Titans or the Browns, so sports books started putting up the lines shortly after 4:30 p.m. Vegas time.
REDSKINS AT SEAHAWKS: The Las Vegas Hilton opened the Seahawks as a 5-point favorite (with it ...<< MORE >>
If you thought Week 16 betting results were strange . . .
Week 16 in the NFL saw a lot of strange betting results. When we get to these final weeks of the season, it's always a guessing game as to which teams will show up and which will play out the string. Bt if you thought those results were strange, wait until you see what happened with the point spreads for Week 17 . . .<< MORE >>
Underdogs bite back in Week 15
After going 4-12, 5-10, 7-9 and 4-12 against the spread the previous four weeks, NFL underdogs bounced back by going 10-6 ATS in Week 15.
The bookend games were especially profitable for underdog bettors as the Texans started off the weekend early with a 31-13 win over the Broncos as a 2.5-point underdog on Thursday night and then the 49ers knocked off the Bengals 20-13 as 9-point dogs on Saturday night. After going 6-6 ATS in Sunday's day games, the Redskins beat the Giants 22-10 as 6-point underdogs on Sunday night and then the Bears covered the 10.5-point spread in a 20-13 loss to the Vikings on Monday night.
Seven dogs ...<< MORE >>
The bookend games were especially profitable for underdog bettors as the Texans started off the weekend early with a 31-13 win over the Broncos as a 2.5-point underdog on Thursday night and then the 49ers knocked off the Bengals 20-13 as 9-point dogs on Saturday night. After going 6-6 ATS in Sunday's day games, the Redskins beat the Giants 22-10 as 6-point underdogs on Sunday night and then the Bears covered the 10.5-point spread in a 20-13 loss to the Vikings on Monday night.
Seven dogs ...<< MORE >>
Pats, Jets, Spygate and point-spread history
This week's "Tuesdays With Tuley" entry looks at the Patriots-Jets point spread that doesn't look like it will set any records. Also included are the NFL ATS Standings as well as league-wide betting trends and their relevance to this upcoming weekend's action . . .<< MORE >>
Pats stay 'perfect' -- but fail to cover again
Monday night's game between the Patriots and Ravens was much closer than most people anticipated (though I had the Ravens +20.5 as one of my top five of the week and the line did get bet down to 17.5 at one point Monday before closing at 19 at most Vegas sports books). The Ravens showed up with an inspired performance as they played their best game of the year, but the Patriots came through in the end for a 27-24 victory to keep their quest alive for a perfect season.
However, it was the third time in the last four games ...<< MORE >>
However, it was the third time in the last four games ...<< MORE >>
Cowboys win, cover vs. Packers; Orleans horse contest result; preview of NHC qualifier this weekend
Thursday night's Packers-Cowboys game lived up to most of its hype as the Cowboys won 37-27 and secured the inside track to having home field throughout the NFC playoffs.
Of course, it didn't work out as most people expected as Brett Favre suffered a rare injury and was replaced admirably by Aaron Rodgers. Still, the two teams battled with the Cowboys building a 27-10 lead but the Packers battling back as they have all year.
It was especially entertaining for gamblers as the game went back and forth in the second half in relation to the 7-point spread in ...<< MORE >>
Of course, it didn't work out as most people expected as Brett Favre suffered a rare injury and was replaced admirably by Aaron Rodgers. Still, the two teams battled with the Cowboys building a 27-10 lead but the Packers battling back as they have all year.
It was especially entertaining for gamblers as the game went back and forth in the second half in relation to the 7-point spread in ...<< MORE >>
Packers move atop NFL ATS Standings
The Patriots have dominated NFL discussions so far this season with their undefeated run through 11 games, but they've now
failed to cover the spread in two of their last three games and the new team atop the NFL ATS Standings is the Packers at 9-1-1 while the Patriots are tied for second at 9-2 along with the
surprising Browns. Tuesdays With Tuley also looks at other ATS leaders as well as league-wide NFL betting trends and a look at other sports as well . . .<< MORE >>
Led by Pats, favorites rule Week 11
Haven't read enough about the Patriots? Well, there's more inside as Dave Tuley looks at how the public is betting the Pats no matter what number is posted. Las Vegas Sports Consultants has Super Bowl lines between the Patriots and the top NFC contenders. There also a look at the NFL ATS Standings (with the Pats on top, of course) and league-wide betting trends. Plus, a look at other sports betting results from this past weekend.<< MORE >>
Dogs on Sunday lead to another Tuley contest score
After five weeks in which favorites had a .500 or better week, underdogs barked big on Sunday to help make money for bookmakers as well as yours truly, Dave Tuley, who won $10,000 in a football contest at the Palms. This week's Tuesdays with Tuley column also includes the updated NFL ATS Standings and league-wide betting trends and their relevance to this weekend's action . . .<< MORE >>
Patriots finally lose (vs. spread)
This season's game of the year is behind us as the Patriots beat the Colts 24-20 on Sunday.
It seemed to be all anyone wanted to talk about this past week. What really struck me was how widely discussed the point spread was in newspaper, radio and TV reports. Every one seemed to know the Patriots were favored by around 5 points. At Super Bowl time, everyone hears about the point spread, but it's rare to see this much attention given to a line during the regular season. Even the coaches talked openly about the spread, which ...<< MORE >>
Extra! Extra! Tuley scores in Vegas football contest
This is a departure from my normal reporting on what happens in the race and sports books of Las Vegas by the public at large or by individual bettors. Instead, I'm going to tell you about your truly, Dave Tuley, winning more money in one of our fair city's football contests . . .
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Pats-Colts the talk of town (and everywhere else)
It's Tuesday, and after an action-packed weekend (wall-to-wall football, World Series, Breeders' Cup, etc.) and a lot of other action coming this week (including NBA season opening), it's amazing that all every one seems to want to talk about is Sunday's matchup between the Patriots and Colts. The media machine has already reached a frenzy and it looks like it's going to be the most hyped regular-season game that any of us has ever seen.
A few weeks ago, as reported at ViewFromVegas.com, the Patriots were posted as a 1.5-point favorite in the advance odds available at the Las Vegas Hilton, which calls its list the "Games of the Year," though this game is being given the singular title. Last week, when the Hilton regularly puts up lines on all games 12 days in advance, the line had been increased to Patriots -4. Then, both teams went out and dominated their opponents — the Colts whipping the Panthers 31-7 and the Patriots routing the Redskins 52-7.
When the Hilton posted its "opening" number at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, the oddsmakers increased the line to Pats -6. The number quickly got bet down to 5, but then got bet back to 6 . . .<< MORE >>
Tuesdays with Tuley: Oct. 23
This week's Tuesdays with Tuley leads off with the extra point that was not attempted at the end of the Florida-Kentucky game and had an impact on the point-spread result, as well as the NFL ATS Standings, NFL betting trends and a recap of other sports from the weekend as well as a look ahead to this upcoming weekend . . .<< MORE >>
Debut of "Tuesdays with Tuley"
The "Monday Morning Report" is being moved to Tuesdays as we at ViewFromVegas.com hope you spend "Tuesdays with Tuley." Inside you'll find the NFL ATS Standings, a look at NFL betting trends and a recap of other sporting events from the just-concluded weekend (which during football season ends on Monday night). And all of it is done with a eye toward looking ahead to the upcoming weekend's action as well . . .<< MORE >>
NFL ATS Standings heading into Week 6
Inside is the NFL ATS Standings chart, including each team's over/under records, through the first five weeks of the NFL season . . .<< MORE >>
Another upsetting weekend
My head is spinning from all the sports action in every direction (football, playoff baseball, boxing, the Chase for the Nextel Cup, Breeders' Cup prep races, etc. . . . and no time to follow the NHL, but inside are some scribblings from this reporter's notebook . . .<< MORE >>
Football not only game in town
As I'm burning the midnight oil on Friday night, I'm preparing for a big day of college football on Saturday and then my favorite day of the week with the NFL card on Sunday. However, I keep getting distracting by other sporting events at this time of year. So, here's a View From Vegas look at the rest of the weekend action . . .<< MORE >>
Upset Saturday turns into Upset Weekend
Readers who visited the ViewFromVegas.com home page yesterday were greeted with the line "Sunday's action will be hard-pressed to match Saturday with all the drama and upsets . . ." Well, it wasn't so hard after all, as the underdogs continued to bark Sunday, going 9-4 against the spread and home dogs going 6-2 both SU and ATS. What was more impressive is that Plus, inside, get a preview of Monday's baseball play-in game between the Padres and Rockies and a look at other sports results from the weekend . . .<< MORE >>
Debut of ATS standings, plus weekend wrapup
This week's Monday Report debuts the NFL ATS Standings, plus a look at betting results from the weekend and a look ahead at the lines for next week's games.<< MORE >>
Pigskin Postmortem for Sept. 15-16
After favorites went 9-6-1 against the spread in Week 1 of the NFL, there was a lot of grumbling from Las Vegas bookmakers about the lack of parity in the NFL and how the public was cashing in on all the favorites.
However, this Sunday we saw a turnaround in the market (and then some) as underdogs covered seven of the eight early games and ended the day 11-3-1 against the spread with only the Steelers, Cowboys and Patriots covering as favorites. The Lions-Vikings game was the push as the Lions won 20-17 in overtime as a 3-point favorite
Not only ...<< MORE >>
However, this Sunday we saw a turnaround in the market (and then some) as underdogs covered seven of the eight early games and ended the day 11-3-1 against the spread with only the Steelers, Cowboys and Patriots covering as favorites. The Lions-Vikings game was the push as the Lions won 20-17 in overtime as a 3-point favorite
Not only ...<< MORE >>
Opening line moves; weekend wrap-up
Every week in the "Monday Morning Report," we will be looking at the opening-line moves for the next weekend's football games as well as the usual wrapup of the just-concluded weekend's action, with an emphasis on football since it's clearly the No. 1 betting sport.
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City is seeing red this weekend
The View From Vegas is . . . decidedly red.
Every you look, people are wearing red. Someone who didn't know better, and had heard that UNLV was having its football home opener this Saturday night, might think that this was a case of civic pride. But, no, these are all tourists, and all the shirts, hats, overalls, etc. are emblazoned with the name "Wisconsin."
I knew the town was being overrun when I went to the Las Vegas Hilton on Thursday night and the back parking lot outside the sports book was partly closed ...<< MORE >>
Every you look, people are wearing red. Someone who didn't know better, and had heard that UNLV was having its football home opener this Saturday night, might think that this was a case of civic pride. But, no, these are all tourists, and all the shirts, hats, overalls, etc. are emblazoned with the name "Wisconsin."
I knew the town was being overrun when I went to the Las Vegas Hilton on Thursday night and the back parking lot outside the sports book was partly closed ...<< MORE >>
Review of NCAA opening weekend; NFL on deck
Was Appalachian State's upset of Michigan the biggest of all time? No matter which side of the debate you land on, it was the highlight of the opening weekend of college football. And now the attention turns to the opening weekend of the NFL season . . .<< MORE >>
Early college scoring has been 'under'whelming
The first two days of the college football season are in the books, and even though the rule change with teams kicking off from the 30 instead of the 35 has resulted in teams seeing a little better starting field position, the 'over'all impact has been 'under'whelming.
In fact of the seven games on the betting boards in Las Vegas on Thursday night, the only five that had totals posted all went under the closing number. It wasn't until Washington defeated Syracuse 42-12 on Friday night that a college game went over the total.
That doesn't look good ...<< MORE >>
In fact of the seven games on the betting boards in Las Vegas on Thursday night, the only five that had totals posted all went under the closing number. It wasn't until Washington defeated Syracuse 42-12 on Friday night that a college game went over the total.
That doesn't look good ...<< MORE >>
Last weekend recap before football takes over
Football is ready to take over more of the airwaves, as well as the time of handicappers and bettors, but there was plenty of other action this past weekend, and of course there was NFL preseason action for those who just can't wait . . .<< MORE >>
Rain affects weekend action
It was a beautiful day here in Las Vegas on Monday, but that wasn't the case around the country, and it causes a review of the betting rules that come into when when events are postponed by the elements . . .<< MORE >>
List of Las Vegas Football Contests
This update reflects the cancellation of the Hard Rock contest due to a lack of entries. Hopefully, this is the definitive list. Out-of-towners can check out "Section 2" for contests to enter when visiting Las Vegas (or Reno for the Club Cal Neva contest.<< MORE >>
Tiger holds on, and other weekend results
As usual, Tiger Woods was the overwhelming favorite heading into this past weekend's PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. He was the 2-1 top choice at the Las Vegas Hilton and even lower at other sports books in town. When he shot a 63 on Friday to tie the record for the lowest round shot in a major and took a two-stroke lead, it was pretty much assumed that he would coast to victory. But things got a little more interesting on Sunday . . .<< MORE >>
Bonds on 3-2 pitch in the fifth vs. a lefty
When Barry Bonds hit career home run No. 756 on Tuesday night at AT&T Park in San Francisco in the fifth inning on a 3-2 pitch from Washington left-hander Mike Bacsik, there was a mad scramble in the right-center-field bleachers for the coveted ball. On sports recap shows, there was a scramble to put the record-breaking feat in the context of the so-called steroids era.
In my home office, I scrambled to the pile of odds sheets next to my computer. It's a pile that has future-book odds in every sport from most Las Vegas sports books. I ...<< MORE >>
In my home office, I scrambled to the pile of odds sheets next to my computer. It's a pile that has future-book odds in every sport from most Las Vegas sports books. I ...<< MORE >>
A-Rod beat Bonds, Hall of Fame Game, PGA
A lot has been made about what a historic weekend this was for baseball. Barry Bonds has been chasing Hank Aaron's career home run mark of 755 while Alex Rodriguez was also closing in on joining the 500 club. On Saturday afternoon, A-Rod hit his 500th while Bonds hit No. 755 later that same night in his first at-bat, but he wasn't able to break the record.
With so much media coverage about Bonds chasing Aaron since last year, a lot of people were probably surprised that Rodriguez reached the milestone first, but the events of Saturday actually concluded a proposition wager offered earlier this season in Las Vegas . . .
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News just keeps happening
The last weekend of July should be pretty uneventful with baseball being the only "major" sport going on, but the sports headlines keep coming. And if a lot of people are following the action, there's also a lot of people betting on it.
And, in the case of a lot of events this past weekend, familiarity breeds success . . .
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British Open & Hopkins Recap
The British Open returned to Carnoustie Golf Club (fittingly named Car-nasty) for the first time since Jean Van de Velde's collapse in 1999 this past weekend, and the legend of Van de Velde was visited over and over again.
Sergio Garcia looked like he was on the way to wire-to-wire victory. Before the tournament, he was 30-1 to win his first major, according to the Jeff Sherman's odds at the Las Vegas Hilton. After a strong start in Thursday's opening round, Garcia was lowered to 6-1, and after Friday's round Sherman made Garcia a heavy 9-4 favorite (just over 2-1). Then, with a three-stroke lead heading into Sunday's final round, he was an odds-on choice at 4-9. He was clearly in the driver's seat...<< MORE >>
Friday's news: NBA ref, Vick, Bonds, golf, soccer, boxing
Friday seemed like one of the busiest sports news days of the year. If you were like me, you were glued to the TV set for everything from the British Open to the shocking news of the NY Post breaking the story about the NBA referee scandal to updates on Michael Vicks' legal woes to Barry Bonds pursuing Hank Aaron to the drama of whether David Beckham will or won't play for the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday to the shoving match at the Winky Wright-Bernard Hopkins weigh-in.
Wow! It was a wild and crazy day, and exactly the kind of day you would think would be tailor-made for ViewFromVegas.com ...<< MORE >>
Wow! It was a wild and crazy day, and exactly the kind of day you would think would be tailor-made for ViewFromVegas.com ...<< MORE >>
NFL over/under season win totals
NFL training camps are opening this week and fans are trying to figure out how well their favorite team is going to do this year. Well, sports books here in Las Vegas have had over/under season win totals up for three months now. These numbers, which have been pounded into place by bettors, are a pretty good indicator of each team's strength.
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WSOP down to Final Four (in more ways than one)
(Note: these are excerpts from a thread in the ViewFromVegas Forums that I've been filing all day from the final table of the World Series of Poker's Main Event. Players are on a dinner break until approximately 8:30 p.m. PDT, so there's time to join in the discussion. I'll continue posting in the forum the rest of the evening ...<< MORE >>
Dogs barking in dog days
These are the dog days of summer, and a lot of times it seems like the only sports going are baseball and the WNBA (and the ladies even had their All-Star Break this weekend), so it's pretty quiet here in the sports books compared to other times of the year. But say what you will about the lack of action, there were still dogs barking during the dogs days.
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Friday the 13th (is it anything to be afraid of?)
(From time to time, I'll be reprinting past columns of mine when they seem relevant. The following originally appeared in Daily Racing Form on Oct. 13, 2000. Yes, it was a Friday.)
LAS VEGAS - T.G.I.F. may not be a valid saying today. It's Friday the 13th, the unluckiest of days, especially if you suffer from triskaidekaphobia (the fear of the number 13). Be afraid, be very afraid ...