In their season opener against the Ravens on Monday Night Football in the Allegiant Stadium, the bettors are everywhere with the Raiders.
Baltimore fell to a consensus favorite of 3½ points over the Raiders in Las Vegas sports betting on Monday after the number dropped from 4½ to 4 last week.
“We definitely need the ravens. We have a pretty big decision on her, ”said Jeff Stoneback, MGM Resorts commercial director. “The number of tickets with the Raiders is almost 2-1. The money is around 5: 1 with the Raiders. “
The consensus line fell to 4 on Thursday. Station Casinos and South Point went to 3½ after Baltimore lost when they started running Gus Edwards and star cornerback Marcus Peters for having cracked ACLs at the end of the season.
“We need the Ravens pretty well,” said South Point Sports Betting Director Chris Andrews. “We were the first to go to 3½ hoping to get some Ravens money. They are all three and a half years old now and they are still pretty tough on the Raiders. “
Andrews said that hard cash hit the Raiders at +4.
Baltimore also lost JK Dobbins’ running back to a cruciate ligament tear on August 28, and running back Justice Hill tore an Achilles tendon on September 2.
“We need the Ravens,” said Ed Salmons, Vice President of Risk at Westgate SuperBook, via text message on Monday. “The injury news kept the public away from the Ravens.”
Circa sports betting manager Chris Bennett said there has been slow but steady support for the Raiders ATS and on the money line. He expects the book to need the ravens too.
The Raiders are +165 on the money line. The total is 50½. There are a total of 51 at the station.
“We’re definitely Ravens fans tonight,” said Red Rock Resort sports betting director Chuck Esposito. “The Ravens and below would be our best case. They take the raiders on the point and money line. It’s similar to the Knights. There’s a lot of local bias and support for the Raiders. “
Stoneback said he hadn’t seen a single Ravens jersey in Mandalay Bay, where his office is located.
“It will all be raiders money and it will be increased as people travel through our casinos near the stadium, just like they do with Golden Knights games,” he said. “There will be a lot of Raiders fans in our books in Mandalay Bay and Luxor and New York New York.”
Treasure Island was the last book at 4 as the Ravens are -4 (-105) and the Silver and Blacks are +4 (-115).
“Our biggest liability is on our parlay card, where a lot of people were 4½ with the Ravens,” said Treasure Island Sports Betting Director Tony Nevill. “So, as the numbers go down, I actually hope the smart ones are on the right side.”
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