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December 15, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Much like Week 12, NFL teasers again victimized Vegas sportsbooks on Sunday. Favorites went 11-3 straight-up in Week 14 games on Sunday and 6-6-2 against the spread, covering the number on 6-point teasers in 10 of 14 games. Johnny Avello, The Wynn’s Executive Director of Race & Sports Operations, summed up Sunday’s NFL betting action at his property in two words – “not good.”
The Kansas City Chiefs (-11), Pittsburgh Steelers (-3), New York Giants (-7), New York Jets (-3.5), Denver Broncos (-4.5) and Seattle Seahawks (-10) were among the favorites that were bet up at The Wynn. The defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks were the only team of that group not to cover easily but did allow bettors to cash teasers on both them and their opponent, the San Francisco 49ers, in a 17-7 win.
“We got hurt in teasers,” Avello said. “The Chiefs game was no good. That game I opened 11, the sharp guys took the 11 and the 10.5, and the house guys laid the 10 and the 10.5 going back up for much more. The Giants was a big game for me. I needed the Redskins, game went from (New York) 6 to 7, obviously they played well at times but not well enough to cover the spread.
“I had mostly Steeler money. The Jets game was a loser, went from 1 to 3.5. Broncos was a loser. The Seahawks, I had big money laying 9.5, so when I went to 10, all that money I gave back got sided on that game. After you hear my story, it doesn’t sound good, does it?”
Two of the three underdogs to win straight-up ended up costing The Wynn as well, including the Dallas Cowboys knocking off the Philadelphia Eagles 38-27 on Sunday Night Football. “The Cowboy game, I needed the Eagles,” said Avello, who closed Dallas at +3.5 (+100).
The second underdog that bit The Wynn was the Buffalo Bills, opening as 5.5-point home underdogs and getting bet down to +3.5 before beating the Green Bay Packers, 21-13. Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers had his worst game of the season with just 185 passing yards and two interceptions, raising his season total to five. The Bills guaranteed themselves a .500 season for the first time since 2004 and ended a five-game winning streak for the Packers, who were Super Bowl favorites heading into Buffalo.
“Green Bay game was a loser for me, went from 5.5 to 3.5,” Avello said. “I was very disappointed in Green Bay. They lost the game, and that happens. But I didn’t like dropping passes, the Jordy Nelson pass. They just don’t do that kind of stuff.”
The third underdog winner – the Cincinnati Bengals – actually helped The Wynn because the public was in love with Johnny Manziel making his first career start for the Cleveland Browns. Cincinnati opened as a 1.5-point road favorite at The Wynn, but bettors made Cleveland 2.5-point home chalk by kickoff. The Bengals ended up blanking the Browns 30-0 for the biggest victory on Sunday as Manziel flopped.
“The Bengal game was a good game, went from 1.5 Bengals to 2.5 Browns,” said Avello, who told Vegas Insider last Friday that he did not understand the line move. “That game turned out well for us. Sometimes you see things right, sometimes you don’t. But that one did go kind of the way we talked about.”
The second-biggest win on the scoreboard Sunday involved the New England Patriots, who blew out the Miami Dolphins 41-13, turning a close game at halftime into a rout with a 27-0 second half. However, New England’s ninth victory in 10 games that clinched the team’s 11th AFC East title in 12 years did not crush The Wynn as badly as it hurt Miami’s playoff chances.
“The Patriot game was an interesting game for me,” Avello said. “I opened (the Patriots) at 8.5, I went as low as 7.5 and then back to 8. I had Miami money mostly, and I had a bunch of teasers on the Patriots.
“The game was ok because it didn’t fall in the middle there. If it fell in the middle, we’d have to pay everybody, so that one worked out ok.””
December 15, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Much like Week 12, NFL teasers again victimized Vegas sportsbooks on Sunday. Favorites went 11-3 straight-up in Week 14 games on Sunday and 6-6-2 against the spread, covering the number on 6-point teasers in 10 of 14 games. Johnny Avello, The Wynn’s Executive Director of Race & Sports Operations, summed up Sunday’s NFL betting action at his property in two words – “not good.”
The Kansas City Chiefs (-11), Pittsburgh Steelers (-3), New York Giants (-7), New York Jets (-3.5), Denver Broncos (-4.5) and Seattle Seahawks (-10) were among the favorites that were bet up at The Wynn. The defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks were the only team of that group not to cover easily but did allow bettors to cash teasers on both them and their opponent, the San Francisco 49ers, in a 17-7 win.
“We got hurt in teasers,” Avello said. “The Chiefs game was no good. That game I opened 11, the sharp guys took the 11 and the 10.5, and the house guys laid the 10 and the 10.5 going back up for much more. The Giants was a big game for me. I needed the Redskins, game went from (New York) 6 to 7, obviously they played well at times but not well enough to cover the spread.
“I had mostly Steeler money. The Jets game was a loser, went from 1 to 3.5. Broncos was a loser. The Seahawks, I had big money laying 9.5, so when I went to 10, all that money I gave back got sided on that game. After you hear my story, it doesn’t sound good, does it?”
Two of the three underdogs to win straight-up ended up costing The Wynn as well, including the Dallas Cowboys knocking off the Philadelphia Eagles 38-27 on Sunday Night Football. “The Cowboy game, I needed the Eagles,” said Avello, who closed Dallas at +3.5 (+100).
The second underdog that bit The Wynn was the Buffalo Bills, opening as 5.5-point home underdogs and getting bet down to +3.5 before beating the Green Bay Packers, 21-13. Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers had his worst game of the season with just 185 passing yards and two interceptions, raising his season total to five. The Bills guaranteed themselves a .500 season for the first time since 2004 and ended a five-game winning streak for the Packers, who were Super Bowl favorites heading into Buffalo.
“Green Bay game was a loser for me, went from 5.5 to 3.5,” Avello said. “I was very disappointed in Green Bay. They lost the game, and that happens. But I didn’t like dropping passes, the Jordy Nelson pass. They just don’t do that kind of stuff.”
The third underdog winner – the Cincinnati Bengals – actually helped The Wynn because the public was in love with Johnny Manziel making his first career start for the Cleveland Browns. Cincinnati opened as a 1.5-point road favorite at The Wynn, but bettors made Cleveland 2.5-point home chalk by kickoff. The Bengals ended up blanking the Browns 30-0 for the biggest victory on Sunday as Manziel flopped.
“The Bengal game was a good game, went from 1.5 Bengals to 2.5 Browns,” said Avello, who told Vegas Insider last Friday that he did not understand the line move. “That game turned out well for us. Sometimes you see things right, sometimes you don’t. But that one did go kind of the way we talked about.”
The second-biggest win on the scoreboard Sunday involved the New England Patriots, who blew out the Miami Dolphins 41-13, turning a close game at halftime into a rout with a 27-0 second half. However, New England’s ninth victory in 10 games that clinched the team’s 11th AFC East title in 12 years did not crush The Wynn as badly as it hurt Miami’s playoff chances.
“The Patriot game was an interesting game for me,” Avello said. “I opened (the Patriots) at 8.5, I went as low as 7.5 and then back to 8. I had Miami money mostly, and I had a bunch of teasers on the Patriots.
“The game was ok because it didn’t fall in the middle there. If it fell in the middle, we’d have to pay everybody, so that one worked out ok.””
