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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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AggregateAllNewsGuest column: Vegas culture demands soaring mascot for NBA expansion franchise
Despite birds being a popular category for the past century, the Las Vegas Vultures offer a fresh look as the only Vultures currently alive in ...
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Breaking NewsLas Vegas archbishop defends Pope Leo against Trump's social media attacks
Archbishop George Leo Thomas of Las Vegas is defending Pope Leo XIV after President Donald Trump criticized the first American-born leader of the Catholic Church ...
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AggregateAllNewsFrom front lines to ballot box: How retired Marine helps overseas Nevadans vote
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NewsAggregateAllAir France lands in Las Vegas: Nonstop service from Paris takes flight
Some had come for business, others for pleasure, but all shared the distinction of being the very first passengers to fly Air France’s new nonstop ...
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AggregateAllNewsLas Vegas’ tourism slump shadows Trump’s return to Nevada
As President Donald Trump seeks to promote his No Tax on Tips policy during a roundtable discussion downtown, small businesses worry fewer people even have ...
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Player of the monthNewsAggregateA's Player of the Month: Sierra Vista's Amaya Wusstig
The middle school flag football team needed a quarterback, so the coach lined all the girls up and had them throw the ball.
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AggregateAllNewsNevada cannabis leaders push for Strip integration to rescue falling tax revenue
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateResorts World releasing 100,000 ladybugs for Earth Day tradition
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AggregateAllNewsPoll finds Trump’s economic policies eroding Latino support in Nevada, key states
Latino voters in key battleground states, including Nevada, are turning against President Donald Trump and Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms, according to new polling ...
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SportsFrozen Four in Las Vegas: Denver beats Wisconsin 2-1 for its 11th national title
Denver has thrived in the uncomfortable, refusing to panic even when the opponent is dominating play.
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FeaturedWrestleManiaWWEWrestleMania is bigger than ever and Las Vegas is a perfect fit
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MusicLegendary talents Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis bring 'Nothing But Hits' to the Venetian
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Breaking NewsCCSD Police track alarming rise in child vehicle crash injuries
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DiningVegas Unstripped returns, forever focused on creative local chefs
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UNLV sportsUNLVSportsUNLV basketball picks up transfer from Florida State
Guard Cam Miles, who averaged 5.4 points and 1.7 assists per game this season at Florida State, is transferring to UNLV basketball, he announced on ...
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NewsOpinionBusinessNew research aims to clarify exercise during pregnancy and postpartum
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SportsNHLVegas Golden KnightsEichel scores in OT, Knights clinch playoff berth with 3-2 win over Avs
Jack Eichel scored 1:19 into overtime, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Saturday night to secure a playoff berth.
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AllNV PoliticsPoliticsNo Tax on Tips meets inflation concerns in Trump’s Las Vegas stop
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Las Vegas AcesLas Vegas Aces set to bring back title-winning core of Gray, Young and Loyd
The Las Vegas Aces are set to run it back with the core group that helped them win the WNBA championship last year — the ...
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A&EWhat to do in Las Vegas this week: April 16-22
Nevada Shakespeare Festival's "Henry V," Franky Perez and the All Nighters at Circus Circus' Carnival Midway, Chalk It Down, Matisyahu, Ari Lennox and more.
