Odds to win Super Bowl XLII

Courtesy of Westgate sports book New England Patriots ............................. 7-2 Dallas Cowboys ........................................ 7-1 Green Bay Packers ................................. 10-1 Pittsburgh Steelers ................................. 12-1 Seattle Seahawks ................................... 12-1 Oakland Raiders ..................................... 12-1 owner Mark Davis said in April 2016, the team and city made the NFL an offer it couldn’t refuse in the $750 million in taxes that was approved by the Nevada Legislature for construction of a $1.9 billion domed stadium near the Strip.

“It seems just a few years ago (the NFL) wasn’t a realistic option. The key point that changed everything was getting the $750 million through the state legislature,” Westgate sports book manager Jeff Sherman said. “The NFL is never going to see that much again through state finance. It was too much to say no to. If that aspect didn’t exist, we wouldn’t be looking at the Raiders coming here.”

The Raiders have two one-year lease options in the Oakland Coliseum, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday the plan is for the team to stay there until the stadium is complete. But Sherman said the odds are that the Raiders will be playing at Sam Boyd Stadium in 2018.

“I don’t think it’s going to go over that well (in Oakland) for an entire season. I think they’ll explore their options for 2018 and make upgrades to Sam Boyd Stadium,” he said. “There was one offshore betting site I saw on Twitter that said the Raiders playing in Vegas in 2018 was a 1-5