Al Michaels beautifully sneaks in an over/under reference during Chiefs-Bengals SNF
"56.5 is a number that a lot of the fans are thinking about right now."
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Brent Musburger will continue to gamble on NFL games as voice of the Oakland Raiders
Brent did say he won't bet on Oakland games, though.
With legal sports gambling on the rise, Al Michaels will still slide in some late-game spread references
The major networks are all still figuring out how to integrate gambling going forward, but Michaels is way ahead of things.
CBS says they won’t mention gambling lines and spreads during NFL game broadcasts this season
Gambling coverage is changing in many areas, but not during NFL on CBS broadcasts.
Networks expect to gain from legal sports gambling ad revenue
Legal sports betting could lead to a lot of ads on your TV during football season
Scott Van Pelt says gambling programming will expand because “everyone’s got way more hours than they’ve got good content”
"I’d be stunned if you didn’t see us, Fox Sports 1, NBC Sports, CBS Sports, anybody that’s got hours to fill, I’d be shocked if they didn’t take a stab at it."
Five predictions for how the expansion of legalized sports betting might affect sports broadcasting
If this decision leads to more acceptance of gambling and more people betting on sports, that could create some big changes for sports broadcasts.
SI TV’s “The Line” betting show is available on SI.com for free ahead of the Super Bowl, and SI’s launching “The Will Leitch...
SI TV's latest round of movies include launching a show with Leitch and giving their betting show with Todd Fuhrman some more exposure on SI.com.
Mike Pereira: Vikings were forced to attempt XP because of regular-season point differential rule, not the spread
Pereira thinks the rule should be changed in the playoffs, though.
Study says legal sports betting would boost NFL TV ratings and ad revenue
The NFL has been stubborn in its attitudes toward gambling. Turns out that resistance could be costing the league millions
Dan Patrick asks Brent Musburger about retirement, Musburger only wants to talk about gambling
Dan Patrick had Brent Musburger on his radio show Thursday, ostensibly to talk about Musburger’s just-announced retirement from...
Bob Ley and Jeremy Schaap pay tribute to Brent Musburger and his gambling references
Brent Musburger announcing his upcoming departure from play-by-play broadcasting Wednesday sparked plenty of tributes, but one of the...
DraftKings and FanDuel are nearing a settlement with the state of New York
Back in early August, Daily Fantasy Sports companies like DraftKings and FanDuel were reinstated and legalized in the...
Study finds that *surprise* people watch games for the point spread
Quoting that great line from Claude Rains who played Capt. Louis Renault in Casablanca, “I’m shocked! Shocked to...
It appears Brent Musburger laid a wager on Oklahoma-Iowa State
This is one of the reasons why we miss Brent Musburger on the main ESPN college football game....
