Odds are Las Vegas bookmakers have a good handle on NFL playoff games
by Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times
Jan 04, 2018
4 minutes
LAS VEGAS - Quarterback Andy Dalton won't be participating in the NFL playoffs next week, but his 49-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-12 in the final minute Sunday gave the Cincinnati Bengals a surprising victory over the Baltimore Ravens that changed the fate of five teams.
And sent the sportsbooks here into a tizzy.
With eager gamblers already lining up to place wagers, oddsmakers thought they had a handle on what the betting lines would be for the first week of the playoffs - until Dalton's pass scrambled the plans.
Suddenly, the Ravens were out of the postseason, the longshot Buffalo Bills were in, and
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