Case Keefer

Assistant Sports Editor

Case Keefer has spent more than a decade covering his passions at Greenspun Media Group. He's written about and supervised coverage of everything relating to the local sports scene, with an emphasis on betting and football, for the Las Vegas Sun and Las Vegas Weekly. He's also an avid music fan, constantly listening to new records and attending concerts, and writing about them whenever he can for Las Vegas Weekly.

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New-look Raiders restoring Josh Jacobs as ‘heart and soul of the team’: Raiders look likely to go to Josh Jacobs early and often for second straight game this weekend; Friday, Nov. 10, 2023; The Raiders got back to leaning on Jacobs against the Giants as he set season-highs with 26 carries for 98 yards. And his increased workload on the ground wasn’t just because of a game state that saw Las Vegas lead ...
Playing for Pierce: Raiders enlivened and ready to make a run under interim coach: Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023; Antonio Pierce needed more hands. The Las Vegas Raiders’ new interim coach wanted to congratulate the defense after the unit started his tenure by forcing a three-and-out and began giving high-fives as the players ran off the field. But the offense was naturally taking the field at the same time, and Pierce was trying to encourage them concurrently. Pierce’s early demeanor ...
Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 10 winners against the spread: Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023; All three favorites in Week 9's marquee games won and covered to play the biggest part in handing sports books their biggest loss of the season. ...
College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 11: Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023; Week 11 has a real chance to create some disruption. ...
Raiders’ rebirth begins with rowdy and raucous blowout win over Giants: Raiders take new interim coach Antonio Pierce’s ploy to play with more passion to heart; Monday, Nov. 6, 2023; The Raiders spoke of a midseason rebirth starting in Week 9 under new interim coach Antonio Pierce and followed through on it from the moment they took the field ...
Live coverage: Raiders beat Giants in Antonio Pierce's coaching debut: Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023; The Las Vegas Raiders certainly played like a different team on Sunday. A 30-6 victory over the Giants at Allegiant Stadium showed flashes of ...
Golden Knights pass toughest test yet with biggest win of the season: Golden Knights 'rolling right now' behind sharp goalie Adin Hill, hot forwards; Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023; The Golden Knights have now secured at least one standings point in each of their 12 games, and have won four straight.
Sunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 9 card: Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023; Week 9 marks the official midway point of the season, and it sure looks like the NFL has a celebration in store. ..
Aidan O’Connell ‘ready for his opportunity’ as Raiders’ new QB: O’Connell takes over as Raiders’ quarterback for Jimmy Garoppolo starting Sunday against the Giants; Friday, Nov. 3, 2023; Davante Adams notices everything on the football field, especially when he’s watching film. While reviewing recent wide-framed “end zone” copies of practice footage the last couple weeks, he’s even noticed one teammate who had rarely been in for the actual plays — quarterback Aidan O’Connell. Adams said on the tape, the rookie fourth-round draft pick out ...
Analysis: Raiders should start coaching search at site where last tenure ended: Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson should be first choice to permanently succeed Josh McDaniels; Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023; The gap between the two offenses couldn’t have been wider in Josh McDaniels’ final game as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders before team owner Mark Davis fired him ...
Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 9 winners against the spread: Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023; The Chiefs and Dolphins are currently the top two seeds in the AFC playoff picture, respectively, and top two choices to reach the Super Bowl out of the conference at +230 (i.e. risking $100 to win $230) and 4-to-1, respectively, at Circa Sports. ..
College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 10: Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023; Georgia is currently set to be less than 17-point favorites in each of their next three games — hosting Missouri this week, Ole Miss next week and at Tennessee in two weeks. Carrying three point spreads that low in successive weeks hasn’t happened. ...
Raiders fire McDaniels, Ziegler; Pierce reportedly in as interim coach: Raiders owner Mark Davis acts fast to make a change after poor Monday Night Football performance; Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023; Team owner Mark Davis announced the firing of coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler late Tuesday night, about 24 hours after the Raiders’ latest — and final — embarrassing performance under their watch. ..
Analysis: Raiders’ offense looks broken beyond repair in loss: Raiders have few answers for latest, and perhaps most, anemic offensive performance against Lions; Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023; In a season full of offensive underperformance, the Raiders hit their pinnacle of incompetence to fall to 3-5 on the year with a second straight loss. The offense mustered only 3.5 yards per play ...
Raiders mauled by Lions for second straight loss: Marcus Peters' pick-six a highlight in otherwise listless Raiders' performance; Monday, Oct. 30, 2023; The Raiders’ defense kept things interesting for a while on Monday Night Football at Ford Field but the offense ensured it was all for naught. ...
Sunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 8 card: Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023; A tough loss in the Rams' game put a damper on an otherwise outstanding Week 7 for the column. Sunday Sweats hit all but a pair of props among bets placed last week but a lookahead-line wager. ...
Golden Knights didn't play 'up to our standard' in first loss of the season: Golden Knights' seven-game win streak snapped with overtime loss to Blackhawks; Friday, Oct. 27, 2023; The final undefeated team in the NHL has fallen. The Vegas Golden Knights dropped their first game of the 2023-2024 season Friday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena, 4-3 to the Chicago Blackhawks ...
Cornerback comeback: Nate Hobbs’ return could be big for Raiders: Nate Hobbs has missed the last month with an ankle injury but now expected to face Lions star Amon Ra St. Brown; Friday, Oct. 27, 2023; Hobbs could be setting up to get a “questionable” tag going into the Week 8 Monday Night Football game where the Raiders (3-4) travel to play the Detroit Lions (5-2), but he says he’s plans to play. ...
Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 8 winners against the spread: Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023; The most hyped divisional race going into each NFL season historically tends to disappoint and not live up to expectations. That’s not happening this year. If anything, the crowded competition in the AFC North has ...
Raiders' offensive line makes for ‘mysterious’ case with run-blocking woes: Raiders have pass-protected well and run-blocked poorly — the direct opposite of last year; Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023; The Raiders sit at 3-4 going into a Monday Night Football game this week at the Detroit Lions (5-2) and one of the main culprits for their losing record is an inability to run the ball. ...
Fighting the dream: Heavyweight champion Ngannou lands the mega-bout he always wanted: Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023; Francis Ngannou has recently struggled to sleep through the night even after some of the most grueling training sessions of his decade-long combat sports career. Every once in a while, the former UFC heavyweight champion turned imminent ...
College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 9: Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023; The NCAA’s two-year postseason ban on programs as they transition up to Football Bowl Subdivision is completely unjust. ...
Analysis: Raider-Adams disconnect still evident in loss to Bears: No easy fixes in store for Raiders after poor play in all areas in blowout loss; Monday, Oct. 23, 2023; Davante Adams had five catches in the Raiders’ first two drives Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field, and then only two more for the rest of the game. Las Vegas made a concerted effort to feature ...
Raiders embarrassed in blowout loss to the Bears: Tyson Bagent, D'Onta Foreman team up to snap Raiders' winning streak; Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023; Las Vegas couldn’t get similar production out of its backup quarterback as Brian Hoyer threw for only 129 yards on 17-for-29 passing in relief of Jimmy Garoppolo ...
Sunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 7 card: Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023; Sports betting requires evolving, so let’s do that by moving forward and still looking for edges to build on a profitable season so far. ...
Rookie roomies: Raiders’ breakout pass-catchers Mayer, Tucker share bond: Michael Mayer, Tre Tucker making a difference on Raiders’ offense after living together throughout the summer; Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023; No one is as happy for Michael Mayer and Tre Tucker as they are for each other going into a Week 7 game pitting the Raiders (3-3) at the Chicago Bears (1-5) at 10 a.m. Sunday. ...
In-season intrigue: Answering questions on the new, Las Vegas-bound NBA tournament: Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023; The 2023-2024 NBA regular season begins October 24 and it’s set to be a groundbreaking campaign—not only for the league, but also for Las Vegas. This year includes the advent of the long-awaited NBA In-Season Tournament, which will square off with all 30 franchises and wrap up December 7 and 9 with the semifinals and championship, respectively, at T-Mobile Arena.
Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 7 winners against the spread: Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023; Scoring plummeted to its lowest level in nearly a decade during last week’s NFL slate, and the decline may not yet be complete. ...
Bilal Nichols emerging as a force in ‘all areas’ on Raiders’ defensive line: Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023; Maxx Crosby felt directly responsible for a late Patriots’ touchdown against the Raiders last Sunday when he drew a roughing the passer flag on a third-and-goal to extend a drive and see the visitors score on the next play. The Raiders’ Pro Bowl edge rusher began going up to all his defensive teammates on the sidelines and ...
College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 8: Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023; Penn State is 6-0 both straight-up and against the spread and gets a chance to start proving it belongs back at the top of college football with a Saturday morning game at Ohio State this week. ...
Golden Knights battle back to topple Stars in testy clash: Golden Knights improve to 4-0 in first week of the new NHL season; Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023; The Golden Knights took the Stars’ best punch but emerged victorious, winning their fourth straight game to start the season in a 3-2 shootout victory. ...
Garoppolo’s injury status ‘a lot better’ than initially feared for Raiders: Monday, Oct. 16, 2023; Jimmy Garoppolo appears to have avoided the worst. The Raiders quarterback left the team’s victorious game over the Patriots on Sunday before ...
Not 'a Picasso’: Raiders relishing chance to win ugly behind improved defense: Banged-up Raiders hold on to beat Patriots, win second straight behind Maxx Crosby; Monday, Oct. 16, 2023; Maxx Crosby smirked as he came face to face with Patriots quarterback Mac Jones on the far west end of the Allegiant Stadium field moments after the sound of a referee’s whistle rang in his ears. ...
Live coverage: Raiders hold on to beat New England, 21-17: Raiders hosting Patriots for second time in 10 months; Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023; They may have taken a rocky path to get there, but the Raiders are back at .500 on the season after holding off New England, 21-19, at Allegiant Stadium ...
Sunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 6 card: Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023; The betting market projects today’s slate of games projects as the lowest-scoring of the year so far by a wide margin. ...
Analysis: Raiders need more out of Jimmy Garoppolo: Jimmy Garoppolo’s seven interceptions are biggest reason for the offense underperformance; Friday, Oct. 13, 2023; Green and gold far outnumbered silver and black near the first-down marker on the sideline where Jimmy Garoppolo was looking to throw. The Raiders’ quarterback flung the ball into the gathering of Packers’ anyway early in the third quarter of this week’s Monday Night Football game. Targeted receiver Jakobi Meyers never had a chance at ...
Five thoughts: The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie at the Theater at Virgin (October 4 2023): Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023; Ben Gibbard is still achieving greatness all these years later. ...
Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 6 winners against the spread: Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023; Find picks on every Week 6 game including the 49ers’ trip to the Browns.
Opinions split on if utilizing more personnel can help fix Raiders’ offense: Davante Adams doesn’t have kind words for Raiders’ current offensive standing despite win over Packers; Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023; The success and overall usefulness of of the spreading-the-wealth plan going forward largely depends on how you view it, or who you ask. ...
College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 7: Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023; A massive Heisman showdown happens Saturday afternoon in Seattle where two of the top three current choices encounter each other. The West Coast always figured to be the site of many of the biggest Heisman games this year ...
Golden Knights raise Stanley Cup banner in 'freaking cool' fashion: Golden Knights go all out with one final Stanley Cup championship celebration on opening night; Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023; No team in professional sports puts on a better show with its in-game presentation than the Vegas Golden Knights. ...
Soaring Spillane: Linebacker raises Raiders’ defense in victory over Packers: Robert Spillane is making good on the promises he made upon joining the Raiders this offseason; Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023; Robert Spillane hardly ever appeared out of position in the Raiders’ 17-13 win over the Packers on Monday Night Football at Allegiant Stadium. ...
Raiders hold on for MNF win over Green Bay: Monday, Oct. 9, 2023; They had to sweat it down to the final seconds — including another controversial, conservative coaching decision by Josh McDaniels — but the Raiders prevailed on Monday Night Football, 17-13, thanks to Amik Robertson's end-zone interception ...
Sunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 5 card: Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023; The NFL betting board is trimmed for the first time this season, but that’s not going to stop Sunday Sweats. ...
Adams vs. Alexander gives MNF a premier one-on-one matchup: Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander ‘would love’ to cover old teammate Davante Adams throughout Monday Night Football game; Friday, Oct. 6, 2023; Davante Adams’ first career game against the franchise where he became a superstar over the initial eight years in the NFL will be the prevailing narrative of the contest. But his matchup against Jaire Alexander might ultimately decide the outcome. ...
Raiders Report (October 5, 2023): Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023; The Raiders face the Packers at home this week on Monday Night Football.
‘Original Misfit’ Karlsson to continue supplying heroics for Vegas: Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023; William Karlsson didn’t end up receiving any votes for the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs’ most valuable player, but he was every bit as essential as winner Jonathan Marchessault ...
Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 5 winners against the spread: Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023; One of the biggest AFC games of the season headlined last week’s NFL slate. Now it’s the NFC’s turn to present a clash of championship contenders. ...
Analysis: Critical stretch lies ahead for Josh McDaniels, Raiders: Raiders’ embattled coach McDaniels has the opportunity at a turnaround over the next month; Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023; Any patience left for McDaniels after a highly disappointing debut season a year ago appears to be evaporating in the wake of late-game miscues to drop winnable contests ...
College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of every Week 6 game: Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023; Only four teams have started the year with a 5-0 against the spread record — three national-championship contenders and one big surprise. New UNLV coach Barry Odom has the Rebels rolling to the point that they might be the most impressive ...