Weekly Notes for College and Pro Football from a Las Vegas betting perspective
Monday, October 5, 2009
Las Vegas Sports Books a Small Winner Over Weekend: Huge Favorites for Week 5 of NFL
by Micah Roberts
VegasInsider,com
Las Vegas Sports Books struggled on Saturday with a lot key favored teams covering, making it their least profitable Saturday of the season after five weeks. In Pro Football, the books had gone 1-2 against the Public through the first three weeks, but week four started out great.
“We did really well in the early games with teams like the Titans and Ravens not doing well, said MGM-Mirage Race and Sports Director Jay Rood. “But in the late games with favorites like Saints and 49ers coming through, we gave some of it back.”
Over at the Las Vegas Hilton, Executive Director Jay Kornegay had similar results.
“We lost a little on Saturday and won a little on Sunday.” said Kornegay. “I wouldn’t call it a push, but overall we were slight winner.“
The encouraging note for the books is that the two teams that had been virtual bet against all season, the Browns and Buccaneers, covered their spreads despite losing.
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