Players Tony Ricci and Andy Iskoe weighed in on opposite sides of a big AFC matchup in Round 1 of their Leroy Money Talks match on Friday night.
Ricci, an exotic club owner in Vancouver, British Columbia, who won $303,000 as champion of the Las Vegas Hilton SuperContest last year, and Sin City handicapper Iskoe made seven graded picks against Leroy’s line, ranging from $100 to $700, plus the vig.
The player with the most bankroll after the weekend’s games will advance to the second round, along with previous qualifiers Bryan Leonard, Marc Lawrence and Sooner Adam.
Iskoe used Baltimore plus 2 1/2 over San Diego as his $770 bet, while Ricci took the favorite Chargers for $660.
Ricci’s $770 bet was San Jose State plus 2 1/2, while Iskoe used the Washington Redskins plus 2 1/2 for $660.
Ricci’s other picks were Chiefs under 7 ($550), Chiefs under 40 1/2 ($440), Panthers under 7 ($330), Nebraska under 23 ($220) and Cowboys under 9 1/2 ($110).
Iskoe’s additional plays were Arizona State minus 1 ($550), New Mexico plus 13 1/2 ($440), Raiders plus 3 ($330), Virginia Tech minus 10 ($220) and UNLV plus 3 1/2 ($110).
The selections were revealed on a Friday night radio show broadcast from the Silverton Hotel and Casino with Jimmy Vaccaro, John Kelly and Arne Lang co-hosting.
Sixteen guests contributed $5,000 each to compete.
Leroy’s operates more than 60 sportsbooks in Nevada and sponsors three other major Las Vegas soccer contests