[h=1]Biggest Super Bowl LI bets in Nevada[/h]David Purdum
ESPN Staff Writer
More than $100 million will be wagered on Super Bowl LI this week at Nevada sportsbooks.
ESPN Chalk will keep you up to date on the biggest and most notable bets in this running file.
[h=2]General nuggets[/h]• Bill Sattler, director of specialty games for Caesars Entertainment and a veteran of the Las Vegas sports betting industry, expects that 70-80 percent of the money wagered on the Super Bowl will be placed in the week leading up to the Sunday kick.
• As of Sunday afternoon at MGM's sportsbooks, twice as much money had been bet on New England as had been bet on Atlanta.
• Out of the first $2,000 bet on the coin flip at the Westgate SuperBook, $1,300 was on heads. "We always need tails," said Ed Salmons, assistant manager at the SuperBook.
• The two cross-sports props that attracted early action at the Golden Nugget sportsbook:
1) Alex Ovechkin's points in the Washington Capitals' Sunday game against the Los Angeles Kings versus Falcons pass-rusher Vic Beasley's sacks in the Super Bowl.
2) Tom Brady's completions +6.5 versus Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas' points against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
• The Golden Nugget took early action on the Patriots not to score a touchdown at 200-1 and on the Falcons not to score a touchdown at 100-1.
• As of Sunday, the Westgate SuperBook had taken two bets on the Patriots scoring exactly two points in the Super Bowl at 9,999-1 odds.
[h=2]New England Patriots[/h]• Executive director of race and sports at Wynn Las Vegas Johnny Avello told Chalk over the weekend that he's already taken several "six-figure" bets on New England -3.
[h=2]Atlanta Falcons[/h]• Las Vegas sportsbook operator CG Technology reported taking a "mid-six-figure" bet on the Falcons +3 on Thursday.
• South Point sportsbook director Chris Andrews said Sunday that he took a high-five-figure bet on under 59.5 from a "wiseguy" and another "strong" five-figure bet on the Falcons money line at +145.
ESPN Staff Writer
More than $100 million will be wagered on Super Bowl LI this week at Nevada sportsbooks.
ESPN Chalk will keep you up to date on the biggest and most notable bets in this running file.
[h=2]General nuggets[/h]• Bill Sattler, director of specialty games for Caesars Entertainment and a veteran of the Las Vegas sports betting industry, expects that 70-80 percent of the money wagered on the Super Bowl will be placed in the week leading up to the Sunday kick.
• As of Sunday afternoon at MGM's sportsbooks, twice as much money had been bet on New England as had been bet on Atlanta.
• Out of the first $2,000 bet on the coin flip at the Westgate SuperBook, $1,300 was on heads. "We always need tails," said Ed Salmons, assistant manager at the SuperBook.
• The two cross-sports props that attracted early action at the Golden Nugget sportsbook:
1) Alex Ovechkin's points in the Washington Capitals' Sunday game against the Los Angeles Kings versus Falcons pass-rusher Vic Beasley's sacks in the Super Bowl.
2) Tom Brady's completions +6.5 versus Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas' points against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
• The Golden Nugget took early action on the Patriots not to score a touchdown at 200-1 and on the Falcons not to score a touchdown at 100-1.
• As of Sunday, the Westgate SuperBook had taken two bets on the Patriots scoring exactly two points in the Super Bowl at 9,999-1 odds.
[h=2]New England Patriots[/h]• Executive director of race and sports at Wynn Las Vegas Johnny Avello told Chalk over the weekend that he's already taken several "six-figure" bets on New England -3.
[h=2]Atlanta Falcons[/h]• Las Vegas sportsbook operator CG Technology reported taking a "mid-six-figure" bet on the Falcons +3 on Thursday.
• South Point sportsbook director Chris Andrews said Sunday that he took a high-five-figure bet on under 59.5 from a "wiseguy" and another "strong" five-figure bet on the Falcons money line at +145.
