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Sports BettingBasketballcollege basketballNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Sunday's Elite 8
The overall implication after the first game was clear — Michigan thought it would see Duke again in the NCAA Tournament. ...
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Sports BettingGambling GamingNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Sunday's games
For only the second time in modern tournament history, and first time in 34 years, all 16 favorites won their games outright on Friday. ...
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Sports BettingGamingGamblingNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's games
The Blue Devils trailed the Saints 43-32 at halftime but were a 17.5-point favorite for the final 20 minutes. Duke ended up outscoring Siena by ...
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SportsSports BettingNCAANCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the East Region
Duke has been upset out of March Madness in each of Jon Scheyer's first three years at the head of the program. ...
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Sports Bettingcollege basketballTalking Points BlogNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the West Region
Despite an underwhelming shared history, the West sets up as a gauntlet this season and arguably the toughest bracket by the betting market. ...
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SportsSports BettingBasketballNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Midwest Region
One local shop, Boomer’s Sportsbooks, has moved Michigan to slight favorite status at +320 (i.e. risking $100 to win $320) to win the NCAA Tournament. ...
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SportsSports BettingGamblingCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Indiana vs. Miami
If these two teams had played in this same location to start the season, the line would have been flipped. ...
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SportsFootballNFLVegas pick'em: NFL divisional round winners against the spread
Seattle was the big winner of the wild-card round despite not playing as it went from as high as +350 a week ago to now ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateVegas pick'em: NFL wild-card weekend winners against the spread
Here are six future bets to target at the start of the NFL playoffs, and full point-spread handicaps of the wild-card weekend slate. ...
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SportsSports BettingFootballVegas pick'em: NFL Week 18 winners against the spread
San Francisco’s recent run, which includes six consecutive straight-up wins as well as victories in seven of its last eight, has elevated it to play ...
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SportsSports Bettingcollege footballCollege football by the odds: Bowl Pick'em against the spread Part 4
A team with a bye in the first round has never won a game in the current iteration of the College Football Playoff. ...
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SportsSports Bettingcollege footballCollege football by the odds: Bowl pick'em Part 3
There have been some strong starts in the 16-year history of this bowl pick’em column, but none quite like the 8-0 tear that kicked off ...
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NFLFootballGamblingVegas pick'em: NFL Week 17 winners against the spread
The Steelers need only one win or one loss from the Baltimore Ravens in the final two weeks to earn the home-playoff game that comes ...
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SportsSports BettingAllVegas pick'em: NFL Week 16 winners against the spread
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won the NFC South in four consecutive seasons and looked like a shoo-in to make it a half-decade straight as ...
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AllTalking Points BlogGamblingCollege football by the odds: Bowl pick'em Part 1
The College Football Playoff debate is getting tiresome and games are luckily arriving just in time to rescue football fans from the discourse. ...
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Talking Points BlogFootballNFLVegas pick'em: NFL Week 15 winners against the spread
The race for the AFC’s No. 1 overall seed that no one saw coming ramps up in intensity this week. The runaway co-favorite Denver Broncos ...
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Footballcollege footballAllCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of conference championships
There’s far more on the line in this year’s championship week than last year’s — especially in the Big Ten. ...
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Sports BettingGamingGamblingVegas pick'em: NFL Week 13 winners against the spread
The first meeting between the two AFC South teams stands out as the highlight of the Week 13’s Sunday slate with Indianapolis laying 4.5 points ...
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AllGamingGamblingCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of every Week 14 game
The Maize and Blue have owned what many call the best rivalry in college football lately, and the betting odds provide a picture of the ...
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A&ETakeaways from Las Vegas’ CrimeCon 2026
CrimeCon was possibly the safest place to be all weekend, considering all the K9 units, FBI agents and police circling about.
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FeaturedAthleticsbaseballPlay ball! Athletics bring Major League Baseball regular season games to Las Vegas Ballpark
Las Vegas gets another sports milestone this week as the A’s, preparing to move to their new ballpark on the Strip in time for the ...
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MusicFreddie Gibbs delivers a melting pot of grief, psychedelics and showmanship at House of Blues Las Vegas
While Las Vegas frequently makes appearances in his rhymes, this was Gibbs' first show here since he delivered a far shorter set at the Day ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateScripps dispute blocks Golden Knights' Stanley Cup game on DIRECTV
Millions of DIRECTV customers across the country, including viewers in Las Vegas, lost access to dozens of local broadcast stations Monday after a retransmission consent ...
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A&EWhat to do in Las Vegas this week: June 4-10
Shucked at Reynolds Hall, Opera Las Vegas' "Pagliacci" at UNLV's Judy Bayley Theater, Los Lobos at Resorts World, the City of Las Vegas Vote Party ...
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StageThe corny fun of ‘Shucked’ pops off at Smith Center
"Shucked" draws laughs and cheers with a regularity you could clock with a metronome. It's light on drama but heavy on dad jokes.
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NV PoliticsPoliticsNewsLombardo's Medicaid fraud crackdown draws fire from Democrats
The suspension will be in place “until state officials validate and confirm the legitimacy of current providers,” citing alleged fraud in hospice and home-health services ...
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Vegas Golden KnightsNHLhockeyBack in the battle: A long season leads the Vegas Golden Knights to their third Stanley Cup Final
This season's path wasn’t as smooth as in the inaugural season in 2017-2018, or in the triumphant 2022-2023 run, but in some ways that’s made ...
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BusinessMGM GrandMGM ResortsBillionaire media mogul Barry Diller to make $18 billion bid for MGM Resorts
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AggregateAllNewsPrimary election: Where to vote in Las Vegas
Voting is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m on June 9 at the following locations ...
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EducationNewsAggregateCCSD puts 60 teachers under 'reduction in force' amid declining enrollment and rising costs
In addition to the 60 teachers, Superintendent Jhone Ebert said the district is still trying to find positions for 55 support staffers and about 50 ...
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NewsElectionA primer for Primary Election Day, June 9
If you haven’t voted yet, officials advise dropping off your mail ballot at city clerk’s offices, the Clark County Election Department headquarters in North Las ...
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AggregateAllHome AggregateWith World Cup looming, Nevada lawmakers fight border rules threatening international travel
Nevada’s two U.S. senators are demanding that the Trump administration reverse a proposed rule requiring international travelers to hand over five years of social media ...
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AggregateAllNewsLas Vegas clinic gives an inside look at ketamine therapy for mental health
Ketamine is a drug often clouded by misunderstanding. While many associate it with illicit use, the pharmaceutical version has been part of modern medicine for ...
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AggregateAllNewsGreen Valley Ranch debuts refreshed convention spaces as part of $200M overhaul
Green Valley Ranch Resort has opened redesigned meeting and convention spaces as part of its ongoing $200 million transformation, including a new outdoor venue called ...
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NV PoliticsPoliticsNewsNevada makes its pitch for first-in-the-nation 2028 Democratic presidential primary
Nevada Democrats say their state is the only presidential primary applicant that checks every box the Democratic National Committee has set for an early nominating ...
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DiningHayworth offers an upscale steakhouse experience straight from the heart
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FightingSports BettingAllFrom the risk room to the combat arena, fighting never stops for Nick Kalikas
“When I was watching my son fighting, it all woke up a fire I didn’t know I had in me,” Nick Kalikas said. ...
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Las Vegas AcesA’ja Wilson's 25 points, 15 rebounds lead the Aces past the Sparks
A’ja Wilson had 25 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks, Jackie Young added 16 points and nine assists, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the ...
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AggregateAllNewsLas Vegas’ new breed of influencer, a four-legged furry tour guide, reaches national finals
A Las Vegas dog whose social media presence has helped locals and visitors navigate the valley’s dog-friendly scene has advanced to the finals of a ...
