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The enactment connected Sunday’s Raiders-Colts crippled has been each implicit the spot since it was reported Tuesday that Indianapolis backmost Carson Wentz was placed connected the COVID-19 list.
Sharp bettors are connected some sides of the pivotal matchup astatine antithetic numbers.
The South Point sportsbook took crisp enactment connected the Raiders +7½, and BetMGM took crisp bets connected Las Vegas astatine +7 earlier the quality broke that Wentz mightiness miss the game.
Books took the crippled disconnected the committee Tuesday earlier reposting the Colts arsenic 2½-point favorites a fewer hours aboriginal aft it was reported that the NFL adopted caller COVID-19 protocols that trim the mandated quarantine for players who trial affirmative from 10 days to 5 days — giving Wentz a accidental to play.
The Colts climbed to statement 7-point favorites by Friday astatine Las Vegas books.
“We had immoderate crisp enactment connected the Colts -2½ erstwhile they knew Wentz had a accidental to beryllium cleared for the game,” Circa Sports oddsmaker Chris Bennett said Friday. “We took a crisp stake connected the Colts -6½ -115 (Thursday), which is lone bully if Wentz is cleared.
“Right present we are the highest successful the marketplace with the Raiders +7½ -115, and cipher wants it.”
If Wentz doesn’t wide protocols Sunday, he’s expected to beryllium replaced by rookie backmost Sam Ehlinger, who hasn’t thrown a walk successful the NFL.
Caesars Sportsbook took a six-figure crisp stake Thursday connected the Colts -6½. The South Point had the crippled disconnected the committee since Tuesday earlier reopening Indianapolis astatine -6½ connected Thursday.
Both books were astatine 7 connected Friday.
“We took it disconnected the committee due to the fact that it was excessively large of a quality betwixt Wentz and Ehlinger,” South Point sportsbook manager Chris Andrews said. “But it looks similar Wentz is going to play. I thought 7 was a truly bully fig connected that game.”
The full is 44½, and the Raiders are +250 connected the wealth line.
BetMGM reported astir identical enactment successful tickets and wealth connected the game, the astir heavy stake matchup of NFL Week 17.
“We person 1 much summons written connected the Raiders than the Colts close now,” MGM Resorts manager of trading Jeff Stoneback said. “And there’s $3,000 much connected the Colts than the Raiders close now.”
At Station Casinos, 63 percent of the tickets are connected Indianapolis, and the Colts besides pb the mode successful wealth wagered.
“We’ll beryllium Raiders fans, for sure,” Red Rock Resort sportsbook manager Chuck Esposito said.
The Raiders (8-7, 6-9 ATS) person won 2 consecutive games to support their playoff hopes live and request to triumph their last 2 games to clinch their 2nd postseason berth successful 19 years.
The Colts (9-6, 10-5 ATS) person won and covered 3 consecutive games and tin clinch a playoff spot with a win.
The Raiders are connected a 2-6 ATS descent and person scored 17 points oregon less successful each of their past 4 games. They had hoped to get Darren Waller backmost this week, but the prima choky extremity was placed connected the COVID-19 database Wednesday and is expected to miss the game.
With Wentz’s presumption inactive uncertain, enactment tuned for much enactment moves.
“It’s benignant of driving america nuts trying to enactment connected apical of that stuff,” Andrews said.
Contact newsman Todd Dewey astatine tdewey@reviewjournal.com. Follow @tdewey33 connected Twitter.
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