For any resources you could need like sports handicapping odds, handicapping stats, schedules, or handicappers free picks and tips please click on any of the links on the right hand side of this page.
CLICK A CAPPERS NAME TO SEE THEIR PREMIUM DAILY EXPERT PLAYS + PREDICTIONS!
Schedule: NFL | CFB | MLB | NBA | CBB | NHL
WANT FREE SPORTS PICKS to your inbox? | Newsletter Sign-UP!
Date | Match Up | Rating | Score | Result | Profit | Lead Time | Analysis |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
06-05-22 | Celtics +4.5 v. Warriors | 88-107 | Loss | -110 | 6 h 27 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Celtics have been "Road Warriors" in the postseason. Boston is 8-2 away from home, including three wins at Miami in the Eastern Conference finals and a Game 6 victory at defending-champion Milwaukee that kept the Celtics alive in the conference semifinals. The trend continued with the stellar fourth-quarter rally. While Jaylen Brown (24 points) and Derrick White (21 points, five 3-pointers) combined with Horford for 71 points, star Jayson Tatum was just 3-of-17 shooting for 12 points. He did deliver 13 assists, the most in his career. |
|||||||
06-02-22 | Oilers +1.5 v. Avalanche | 0-4 | Loss | -145 | 6 h 1 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Colorado Avalanche are the rightful favorite as they’re at home, have been the more consistent team and have won six of the last nine meetings against the Oilers. However, the Oilers are too talented to pass up the +1.5 PL, and they showed in game 1 they have the horses to hang with the Avs. The Oilers have still won 72.4 percent of their last 29 games, and they’ve lost back-to-back games just twice since March 24. There’s too much value with Edmonton and the PL given the offensive firepower this club has. |
|||||||
05-20-22 | Rangers +1.5 v. Hurricanes | 0-2 | Loss | -170 | 7 h 52 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Sebastian Aho scored late in the third period and defenseman Ian Cole tallied 3:12 into overtime to lift Carolina to a 2-1 victory over New York in the series opener on Wednesday. Cole scored his second career NHL playoff goal after his wrist shot from above the right faceoff circle caromed off the stick of Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren and past Vezina Trophy finalist Igor Shesterkin. While the Hurricanes won Game 1 for the second straight series in these playoffs, the Rangers find themselves trailing after the opener for the second consecutive time. New York fell in triple overtime in Game 1 of its first-round series to Pittsburgh and overcame a 3-1 deficit in games to eliminate the Penguins. |
|||||||
05-13-22 | Grizzlies +8.5 v. Warriors | 96-110 | Loss | -115 | 10 h 55 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units At home, the Warriors have been unbeatable during the playoffs. They won three home games in a row by an average of 13.3 points over the Denver Nuggets in Round 1 and crushed the Grizzlies 142-112 in San Francisco in Game 3 of this series as the visitors watched Morant go down with a knee injury. But Memphis, as it has done all season, has responded well to seeing its star in street clothes on the sidelines. The Grizzlies were without Morant for 25 games in the regular season, winning 20 of them. And in Game 4 they led for almost 46 of the 48 minutes despite shooting poorly (41.7 percent overall, 25.7 percent on 3-pointers) but the Warriors escaped with a 101-98 decision. Then in Game 5, the Grizzlies' shots fell at a rate of 47.5 percent, including 43.9 percent on 3-point shots, and they buried the Warriors early. Memphis led by 10 after the first, 27 after the second, and 52 points after the third quarter. The lead topped out at 55. Consider that the Grizzlies are 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings. |
|||||||
05-09-22 | Flames v. Stars +1.5 | 4-1 | Loss | -195 | 11 h 20 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units If the Calgary Flames need a history lesson to remind them their situation isn't hopeless, they must only look at what happened the last time they met the Dallas Stars in the Stanley Cup playoffs. As the Flames prepare for tonight's Game 4 in Dallas, they trail the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series 2-1. It's the same position the Stars were in two years ago, but Dallas went on to beat Calgary three straight times and advance. It would help if Calgary's offensive attack arrived. Meanwhile, Oettinger has posted a 1.01 goals-against average and .969 save percentage while stopping 93 of 96 shots, all in his first opportunity as a starter in the playoffs. His play is a huge reason the Flames have just one power-play goal in a dozen chances. |
|||||||
05-09-22 | Celtics +1.5 v. Bucks | 116-108 | Win | 100 | 4 h 45 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Monday's game on the defending NBA champions' home floor is now essentially a must-win for the Celtics, who will host Game 5 on Wednesday night. While no loss is easy to swallow, especially in the playoffs, Boston mounted a late-game surge that could give it some momentum heading into Game 4. After trailing by 13 with 9:48 left to play in the fourth quarter, the Celtics stormed all the way back and eventually went ahead 100-99 after a pair of free throws from Jaylen Brown. Following buckets from Antetokounmpo and Holiday that put the Bucks up by three, Boston's Marcus Smart sank the first of two free throws before intentionally missing the second. Robert Williams and Al Horford each missed put back layups. Consider that the Celtics are 8-1-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings including 4-0-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Milwaukee. |
|||||||
05-09-22 | Panthers v. Capitals +1.5 | 3-2 | Win | 100 | 9 h 55 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units It had been nearly four months since any team had held the Florida Panthers to one or fewer goals. The Washington Capitals, who accomplished that feat on Saturday afternoon, will try again tonight when they host the Panthers in Game 4 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Washington leads the best-of-seven series, 2-1, thanks in part to goalie Ilya Samsonov, who has stopped 46 of the 47 shots sent his way in the series. Samsonov played the third period in Thursday's Game 2 loss and got the start in Saturday's 6-1 win, his first-ever playoff victory. The Capitals now need just 14 more victories after holding the Panthers to their fewest goals since a 5-1 loss at Calgary on Jan. 18. Florida had the NHL's best regular-season record. But the Panthers haven't looked consistently sharp against the eighth-seeded Capitals, who still have a core of players remaining from their 2018 Stanley Cup championship team. |
|||||||
05-07-22 | Flames v. Stars +1.5 | 2-4 | Win | 100 | 9 h 27 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Heading into today's Game 3 at Dallas, the Flames are well aware of the parallels between their recent playoff failures, especially after a 2-0 defeat to the Stars on Thursday that has the best-of-seven series tied 1-1. The Flames won their opening playoff game in the first round in both 2019 and 2020, but lost both second games on the way to being eliminated. The Flames, who won the opener 1-0 against the Stars on Tuesday, are getting placed under the microscope. Despite being one of the highest-scoring teams in the league, an early Game 1 power-play goal by Elias Lindholm in the opener is their only score, despite holding a significant edge in shots. A big factor in Calgary's offensive struggles has been Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger, who has risen to the occasion in his first two NHL playoff starts. Oettinger has stopped 54 of 55 shots and has a shutout streak of 114 minutes, 59 seconds. |
|||||||
05-07-22 | Celtics +2 v. Bucks | 101-103 | Push | 0 | 3 h 6 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Boston can now take its first advantage of the series and will have the chance to do so with its best defender returning to the lineup. Marcus Smart, the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, is expected to be back for Game 3. Smart was out Tuesday with a thigh contusion after finishing with 10 points and six assists in a 101-89 Game 1 loss. Derrick White started for Smart in Game 2 but was held scoreless through 28 minutes. Despite the 6-foot-4 guard's scoring woes, the Celtics were 22 points better than the Bucks when White was on the floor. While Boston is looking to ride its momentum, the Bucks are looking to find the cracks in a defense that held them to their season low in points during Game 2. Milwaukee shot just 16.7 percent from 3-point range (3 of 18) and committed 16 turnovers, which translated to 24 Boston points. Giannis Antetokounmpo got off to a slow start with just five points on 2-of-12 shooting in the first half. Antetokounmpo said that the level of physicality the Celtics have brought in the series is something he is used to, but it has made it harder to distribute. |
|||||||
05-07-22 | Panthers v. Capitals +1.5 | 1-6 | Win | 100 | 1 h 56 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Florida Panthers lacked focus in Game 1, while the Washington Capitals did not execute to their standards in Game 2. The result: The squads are tied 1-1 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, with the scene shifting to Washington, D.C., on Saturday afternoon for Game 3. A key issue for the Capitals was the absence of forward Tom Wilson in Game 2 due to a lower-body injury. His status for Saturday is undetermined. The Capitals won the opener of the series 4-2 before losing 5-1 on Thursday and yet do not appear to truly have gotten on track. Washington's Alex Ovechkin, one of the most prolific scores in NHL history, has no goals with two assists in the two games. Ovechkin has been active, however, with nine shots on goal and 10 hits. |
|||||||
05-06-22 | Hurricanes +1.5 v. Bruins | 2-4 | Loss | -225 | 7 h 22 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Regardless of where the games take place, the Carolina Hurricanes have delivered dominating efforts against the Boston Bruins all season. Entering tonight's Game 3 of an Eastern Conference first-round series, Carolina has won all five regular-season and playoff meetings between the teams by a combined 26-4 score. The Hurricanes took command of the series with a 2-0 lead after Wednesday's 5-2 win in which they had three 5-on-3 advantages and scored two power-play goals. |
|||||||
04-28-22 | Orioles v. Yankees -1.5 | 5-10 | Win | 100 | 1 h 45 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Jameson Taillon (1-1, 3.07 ERA), who has allowed two runs or fewer in each start so far, goes for the Yankees today. Taillon last pitched in a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday, when he allowed one run on seven hits in five innings while throwing a season-high 84 pitches. Taillon does not have a decision and owns a 3.45 ERA in three career starts against the Orioles. In his last outing against them, he allowed two runs on three hits in 4 2/3 innings in New York's 5-2 win in Baltimore on April 16. Bruce Zimmermann (1-0, 1.20 ERA), who blanked the Yankees in five innings of four-hit ball on April 17 in Baltimore, goes for the Orioles, whose pitching staff has allowed 14 homers in the past six games. Zimmermann picked up a win on Friday, when he allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits in six innings of a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Zimmermann is 1-1 with a 3.14 ERA in three career appearances (two starts) against the Yankees. |
|||||||
04-27-22 | Mets v. Cardinals +1.5 | 5-10 | Win | 100 | 1 h 57 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Cardinals starting pitcher Steven Matz (2-1, 5.27 ERA) spent the first six years of his career with the Mets. The Toronto Blue Jays acquired him from the Mets ahead of the 2021 season, and then Matz became a free agent after going 14-7 with a 3.82 ERA last year. The Mets will counter with Carlos Carrasco (1-0, 1.47 ERA), who beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2 in his latest start. Carrasco is 0-1 with a 2.84 ERA in his two career starts against the Cardinals. In his only previous career start against the Mets, Matz is 0-1 after allowing two runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings last season. Should be a low scoring affair so the RL appears the way to go. |
|||||||
04-26-22 | Pelicans +7 v. Suns | 97-112 | Loss | -115 | 10 h 32 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units After securing the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, the Phoenix Suns are headed home in an unexpected situation with the No. 8 seed New Orleans Pelicans in their first-round playoff series: tied 2-2 entering Game 5. The best-of-seven series has turned into a best-of-three series starting tonight in Phoenix. The Pelicans tied the series with a 118-103 home victory against the Suns on Sunday night. New Orleans held star guard Chris Paul to four points on 2-of-8 shooting. He had 11 assists, but didn't attempt a free throw. Paul was without his backcourt mate, All-Star Devin Booker, who strained his right hamstring in Game 2 and averaged 26.8 points per game on the regular season. He is not expected to return this series. Additionally, consider that the Pelicans are 14-6 ATS in their last 20 road games. |
|||||||
04-23-22 | Celtics +3.5 v. Nets | 109-103 | Win | 100 | 9 h 51 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Every time Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant changed direction on the court on Wednesday, he encountered a Boston Celtics defender closely monitoring his every move. It resulted in Durant missing all 10 of his field-goal attempts in the second half of Game 2, while Boston built a 2-0 series lead following a 114-107 victory. The Celtics look to produce a similar defensive showing tonight when the first-round series reconvenes for Game 3 at Brooklyn. The Celtics won the series opener 115-114 on Jayson Tatum's buzzer-beater, held Durant to 9-of-24 shooting in that one and forced him into six turnovers. On Wednesday, Boston erased a 17-point deficit and held Durant to 4-of-17 shooting with another six turnovers. In both games, the Celtics were able to harass Durant into a bad half. In Game 1, they held him to 2 of 12 in the first half, while on Wednesday, Durant was 0 of 10 after halftime and wound up with his fourth-lowest field goal percentage (23.5) in his 153 postseason games. Consider that the Celtics are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. |
|||||||
04-21-22 | Maple Leafs +1.5 v. Lightning | 1-8 | Loss | -210 | 7 h 34 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Toronto Maple Leafs take a four-game winning streak into a three-game road trip that opens tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning in a potential first-round playoff matchup. While the Maple Leafs continued to roll with a 5-2 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, the Lightning's struggles continued with a 4-3 loss to the visiting Detroit Red Wings. Toronto (51-20-6, 108 points) is second in the Eastern Conference and Tampa Bay (46-22-8, 100 points) is fifth. A win on Thursday could clinch home-ice advantage for Toronto in the first playoff round. The Lightning, who have won the Stanley Cup for the past two seasons, are in a 3-4-2 funk. |
|||||||
04-20-22 | Phillies v. Rockies +1.5 | 9-6 | Loss | -150 | 7 h 8 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Zach Eflin (0-1, 4.50 ERA) will hope to deliver a win when he takes the mound today. The Rockies will counter with German Marquez (0-0, 3.97) as they wrap up a seven-game homestand. The Phillies are 1-5 on their trip while the Rockies are 4-2 on their homestand. Eflin is slated to make his fifth career start against Colorado and fourth in Denver. Overall he is 1-3 with a 7.40 ERA against the Rockies, having allowed 17 earned runs in 20 2/3 innings. He is 1-2 with a 5.52 ERA in three starts at Colorado. Marquez pitched well in his first game on April 9, giving up one run on three hits in seven innings in a no-decision game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but struggled against the Chicago Cubs on Friday, surrendering four runs in 4 1/3 innings. He has pitched well against the Phillies, posting a 3-1 record with a 2.75 ERA in six career starts against them. |
|||||||
04-19-22 | Hawks v. Heat -7 | 105-115 | Win | 100 | 7 h 29 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units After a dominant Game 1 performance, the Eastern Conference's top-seeded Miami Heat will look to maintain their home-court advantage and take a 2-0 lead today in their first-round playoff series against the visiting Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta earned its way into the playoffs despite finishing the regular season ninth in the East, winning play-in games against Charlotte and Cleveland. The Hawks could not parlay that momentum into a Game 1 upset, however, with the Heat winning a never-in-doubt 115-91 decision on Sunday. Miami led almost the entire way and grew its advantage to as many as 32 points behind a game-high 27 points from Duncan Robinson, who hit 8 of 9 attempts from 3-point range off the bench. The Heat finished the regular season with the NBA's fourth-best scoring defense at 105.6 points allowed per game. On Sunday, Miami held Atlanta to 38.7 percent shooting and forced 18 turnovers. |
|||||||
04-16-22 | Nuggets +6.5 v. Warriors | 107-123 | Loss | -105 | 7 h 34 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Third-seeded Golden State (53-29) could be in trouble against the sixth-seeded Nuggets (48-34), who won three of the four regular-season meetings. Denver features four-time All-Star Nikola Jokic, who has an excellent chance to repeat as league MVP after becoming the first player in NBA history to top 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single season. Jokic averaged 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists this season despite not having star guard Jamal Murray (ACL) for all of the season and Michael Porter Jr. (back) for most of it. Consider that the Warriors are 6-13-1 ATS in their last 20 games as a favorite. |
|||||||
04-15-22 | Astros v. Mariners +1.5 | 1-11 | Win | 100 | 11 h 10 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units It's Seattle's home opener and that always means a bit more to the players. There will be a sellout (it's Jackie Robinson Day on Friday and I believe every player in the majors will be wearing No. 42). Seattle was 46-35 at home last year and this season's club looks much better on paper. M's lefty Marco Gonzales didn't look good in his season debut at Minnesota but went 9-1 after the All-Star Break with a 2.70 ERA last year so I'll call that a hiccup. Houston's Jake Odorizzi was 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA in three starts at Seattle in 2021. Runline at -160. Probably it for me today MLB-wise barring a star sitting out, pitching change, etc. |
|||||||
04-15-22 | Hawks v. Cavs +2.5 | 107-101 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 12 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units If this game were in Atlanta or even the Orlando bubble, I'd take the Hawks without a doubt. However, they were 16-25 on the road and haven't beaten a Top 10 team in either conference on the road since Jan. 23 (0-9). I'd still probably like Atlanta tonight ... but the Cavs are simply a MUCH better team, especially defensively, with Jarrett Allen and all signs point to the All-Star center returning from injury. (Note: I would take Hawks ML if for some reason Allen doesn't play.) Bogdan Bogdanovic (left ankle sprain) will be a game-time decision for the Hawks. I'm sure he plays but if even limited a little that's another edge for Cleveland, which has covered seven of its past nine as a home dog. Atlanta is 6-15 ATS in its past 21 away. |
|||||||
04-14-22 | Blues v. Sabres +1.5 | 6-2 | Loss | -130 | 10 h 38 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units I always hammer the Sabres as home puckline dogs (paying -140 here) and it has paid off as Buffalo is 23-14 ATS at home. The team's last home game? Mammoth upset of Carolina. The Blues are on a six-game winning streak but this feels like a bit of a letdown off a big comeback win in Boston on Tuesday and with a huge game vs. Minnesota on Saturday. STL has dropped its past four as a road favorite. |
|||||||
04-13-22 | Indians +1.5 v. Reds | 7-3 | Win | 100 | 2 h 26 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Guardians are absolutely killing the ball of late and get to face a rookie making his big-league debut in Cincinnati's Nick Lodolo, a touted prospect but not an overpowering pitcher (see news feed). You have to figure some nerves. The Reds also are sitting two-thirds of their starting outfield in Tommy Pham and Nick Senzel after they collided in Tuesday's game. I'll pay the freight on the runline at -170 even though I think there's a good chance Cleveland wins outright. Note: This could get rained out/delayed |
|||||||
04-13-22 | Mets +1.5 v. Phillies | 9-6 | Win | 100 | 2 h 35 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Last year, Scherzer was 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA in four starts against Philadelphia. The Phils are sitting one major weapon in Rhys Hoskins and really no Philadelphia hitter has had much career success vs. the three-time Cy Young winner. Phils pitcher Aaron Nola was meh in his season debut vs. Oakland. Pete Alonso (especially him) Starling Marte, Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil all have good career splits off Nola. |
|||||||
04-13-22 | Cubs v. Pirates +1.5 | 2-6 | Win | 100 | 2 h 59 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Getting Pittsburgh on the runline is only 20 cents more than backing the Cubs on the moneyline (-129). Chicago's best pitcher is Kyle Hendricks and he was great in his season debut at Wrigley, but Hendricks has traditionally struggled on the road and the Pirates hammered him last year to the tune of a 6.66 ERA in five starts. Zach Thompson makes his Pittsburgh debut and he had a 3.24 ERA last year with Miami. He posted a 1.57 ERA in six appearances during the afternoon. The Bucs' Bryan Reynolds has gone 15-for-28 (.536) in his last nine game played at PNC Park. |
|||||||
04-12-22 | Red Sox v. Tigers +1.5 | 5-3 | Loss | -140 | 2 h 21 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Tuesday will be the Red Sox's fifth straight game without a day off, and while that doesn't sound like much, I get the feeling Alex Cora will rest a regular or two with the early start -- plus, Trevor Story remains away from the team with an illness. We won on Tigers RL in this matchup Monday and will thus go right back to it. Detroit starter Tyler Alexander had a serviceable 3.81 ERA last year. The Sox start 85-year-old Rich Hill (not really 85 but sure feels like it). Can't imagine Hill is out there long at his age (42). He was blistered in his final spring start. Tigers RL at -140. |
|||||||
04-11-22 | Blue Jays v. Yankees +1.5 | 3-0 | Loss | -190 | 9 h 49 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units I understand, I suppose, why the Yankees are home dogs (barely and they might not be much longer) but I'm going to take advantage of it at -165 on the runline because their starting pitcher, Jameson Taillon, was much better at Yankee Stadium than away in 2021. The Bombers will also have closer Aroldis Chapman available after he wasn't going to be Sunday night. Giancarlo Stanton and Anthony Rizzo are both raking for NYY. |
|||||||
04-11-22 | Red Sox v. Tigers +1.5 | 1-3 | Win | 100 | 8 h 42 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Boston will be at a decent disadvantage here having to travel late Sunday night after facing the Yankees (letdown game possibility as well). And, who knows, someone could get hurt Sunday, too. Trevor Story was out of the lineup with an illness so perhaps he doesn't play Monday, either. Monday's Sox starter Michael Wacha is nothing special; he had a 5.05 ERA last year with the Rays. Detroit was 2-1 at home vs. Boston in 2021 and is 5-2 in its past seven at home overall vs. a right-handed starter. |
|||||||
04-11-22 | Brewers v. Orioles +1.5 | 0-2 | Win | 100 | 1 h 13 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Orioles aren't going 0-81 at home. Their starting pitcher, Bruce Zimmermann, had a decent 3.89 ERA at Camden Yards in 2021. The Orioles probably will draw flies most of the year but will have a big crowd today. Sometimes it's the little things. I also don't think the Milwaukee lineup is all that great. The Brewers have faced one lefty starter this year and didn't score off the Cubs' Justin Steele. Dating to last regular season, Milwaukee is 1-8 in its past nine on the road. |
|||||||
04-10-22 | Thunder +11.5 v. Clippers | 88-138 | Loss | -110 | 11 h 20 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The teams have split their first two meetings, with the Clippers winning 99-94 on Nov. 1 in Los Angeles and the Thunder winning 104-103 on Dec. 18 in Oklahoma City. No one has benefitted from the Thunder's late-season roster makeover as much as Jaylen Hoard, who was signed to a 10-day contract at the start of the month and has started four of Oklahoma City's five games since. In his first 33 NBA games over the last three seasons before this most recent stretch, Hoard averaged 4.7 points and 1.9 rebounds. But after spending the majority of the season with the Oklahoma City's G League team, Hoard has averaged 17.8 points and 13.4 rebounds since joining the Thunder. Consider that the Thunder are 35-17-2 ATS in their last 54 games following a straight up loss and 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings. |
|||||||
04-10-22 | Spurs +9.5 v. Mavs | 120-130 | Loss | -110 | 11 h 41 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Spurs played without four starters -- Dejounte Murray (upper respiratory illness), Devin Vassell (left heel soreness), Keldon Johnson (right knee soreness) and Jakob Poeltl (lower back soreness). San Antonio still found a way to cut a 17-point Golden State third-quarter lead to two points in the final seconds before succumbing. San Antonio has shown that it can compete with any team, even with a sometimes rag-tag lineup. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich will use the final game to keep his players sharp. Consider that the Spurs are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600. |
|||||||
04-10-22 | Kings v. Suns -14.5 | 116-109 | Loss | -110 | 11 h 37 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Suns (64-17), who have clinched the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs, will be playing for the last time before hosting the eighth seed following the play-in tournament. Meanwhile, the Kings (29-52) will be wrapping up their season on the second night of a back-to-back on the road. They dropped a 117-98 decision to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. Phoenix enters the finale having already won two more games than any previous team in franchise history. The 1992-93 and 2004-05 Suns shared the old mark with 62-20 seasons. With the exception of backup guard Cameron Payne (knee), the Suns enter the finale in great health, which Chris Paul said is crucial going forward. Consider that the Suns are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games following a straight up win. |
|||||||
04-10-22 | Heat v. Magic +10.5 | 111-125 | Win | 100 | 9 h 59 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Orlando (21-60) finishes at the bottom of the East, although the Magic showed improvement late in the campaign under first-year head coach Jamahl Mosley. Orlando is 8-13 since the All-Star break. The majority of NBA teams dealt with injuries and COVID-19 issues this season, but the Magic were hit particularly hard. On Dec. 17, Miami won 115-105 in Orlando as the Magic signed four players to 10-day contracts that day after losing five players to health and safety protocols. Overall, the Magic had 25 different starting lineups in 81 games. The most promising group -- big men Wendell Carter Jr. and Mo Bamba, guard Cole Anthony and rookies Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs -- made 34 starts with Orlando going 13-21 (.382) in those games. Consider that the Heat are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings. |
|||||||
04-10-22 | Pistons v. 76ers -12 | 106-118 | Push | 0 | 9 h 56 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units When the Philadelphia 76ers host the Detroit Pistons in the regular-season finale for both today, it will be a contest between one team with incentive to win, and another with a slight incentive to lose. The 76ers enter with a chance to improve their playoff seeding in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia enters at 50-31, tied with Boston for the third-best record in the East, but Boston holds the tiebreaker for the No. 3 seed owing to a better record within the Atlantic Division. But while Boston has to play its regular-season finale at Memphis, the second-best team in the Western Conference, Philadelphia gets to host Detroit (23-58), the second-worst team in the East. Opportunity could definitely be knocking for the 76ers to move up into the No. 3 spot in the East playoffs, which would mean a first-round matchup against slumping Chicago instead of red-hot Toronto. |
|||||||
04-10-22 | White Sox v. Tigers +1.5 | 10-1 | Loss | -140 | 2 h 3 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units I think the White Sox are a little overvalued on the road here, they were an under .500 team on the road last season at just 40-41. The Tigers were 42-39 at home last season. Michael Kopech has elite stuff but he has yet to be stretched out as a Major League starter and he has command issues. Tarik Skubal pitched well in his first two starts against the lefty crushing White Sox last season, and he actually doesn’t have a ton of trouble with righties like we would expect a lefty to have. Tim Anderson is back in the lineup for the White Sox but Yasmani Grandal is out. The Tigers just swapped Victor Reyes for Akil Baddoo which is an improvement after watching his ABs yesterday. Take the value on the Tigers at home. |
|||||||
04-09-22 | Warriors v. Spurs +6.5 | 100-94 | Win | 100 | 10 h 39 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Spurs head back to San Antonio for their final home game of the season after a 127-121 loss at Minnesota on Thursday that snapped their five-game road winning streak. Despite the loss, San Antonio (34-46) is still in the running for the ninth spot and a home game in the play-in tourney, but the Spurs will have to win their final two games and have New Orleans lose both of its final two. The Spurs own the tiebreaker with the Pelicans via a 3-1 edge in head-to-head play. Consider that the Warriors are 5-12-1 ATS in their last 18 games as a favorite. |
|||||||
04-09-22 | Pacers +14.5 v. 76ers | 120-133 | Win | 100 | 2 h 15 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units In Tuesday's matchup with the Sixers, Malcolm Brogdon sat (rest) and Goga Bitadze was sidelined with a foot injury. Chris Duarte last played on March 15, shut down for the season due to a toe injury. Tyrese Haliburton and Buddy Hield, additions in a February trade from the Sacramento Kings for Domantas Sabonis, have emerged as two of Indiana's primary offensive weapons at 17.4 and 18.3 points, respectively, per game. Haliburton scored 21 and Hield had 25 points in Tuesday's loss to the Sixers. Consider that the Pacers are 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings. |
|||||||
04-08-22 | Hawks v. Heat +1.5 | 109-113 | Win | 100 | 9 h 25 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Miami Heat can clinch the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference on tonight when they host the Atlanta Hawks. Miami (52-28) enters its 2021-22 regular-season home finale fresh off its highest-scoring performance of the season in a 144-115 rout of the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. Highlighting the blowout win -- the Heat's fifth straight victory -- was Tyler Herro scoring a career-high 35 points off the bench. Herro paced four Miami scorers who had at least 21 points, a quartet that also comprised Jimmy Butler with 27, Bam Adebayo with 22 and Duncan Robinson with 21 off the bench (all on 3-pointers). In addition, the Hawks are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. |
|||||||
04-08-22 | Cavs v. Nets -7 | 107-118 | Win | 100 | 9 h 59 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Nets entered Thursday with a 1 1/2-game lead over the Hornets, who hosted the Orlando Magic - the same team that beat the Cavaliers on Tuesday as Cleveland continued to falter without Jarrett Allen and rookie Evan Mobley. The Cavaliers are 6-10 since Allen fractured his finger in a 104-96 win over the Toronto Raptors on March 6. Mobley has missed the past five games with an ankle injury, and Cleveland's only win during that stretch was Saturday's 119-101 victory at New York. The Cavs lost 120-115 in Orlando on Tuesday when they allowed 16 3-pointers and the Magic to shoot 50.5 percent from the field. Consider that the Cavaliers are 19-51-2 ATS in their last 72 games following a ATS loss. |
|||||||
04-08-22 | Knicks +1.5 v. Wizards | 114-92 | Win | 100 | 9 h 33 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Washington moved to as many as seven games over .500 (at 10-3 on Nov. 15) before enduring a gradual descent. The Wizards have won back-to-back games just three times since Jan. 1 and fell under the break-even mark for good with a 116-87 loss to the Boston Celtics on Jan. 23. The loss Wednesday to the Hawks -- who are in ninth place in the Eastern Conference -- was the 24th in the past 36 games for the Wizards, who are using the final week of the season to experiment with a tall lineup. Consider that the Knicks are 8-0 ATS in their last 8 games as a road underdog. |
|||||||
04-08-22 | Dodgers v. Rockies +1.5 | 5-3 | Loss | -100 | 7 h 53 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Friday game. Colorado was an absolute ATM on the runline at home last year, so I'm going to keep playing the Rockies (+110 here) as such until they prove to me that 2022 will be different. It will be Kris Bryant's regular-season debut for the Rox. It's Walker Buehler on the mound for LA, and he's my Cy Young pick but had a 4.86 ERA in three Coors Field starts in 2021. I honestly don't care if Colorado wins the game, just lose by one. |
|||||||
04-08-22 | White Sox v. Tigers +1.5 | 4-5 | Win | 100 | 2 h 15 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The White Sox are without All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson and third baseman Yoan Moncada today. Moncada isn't that big of a deal (out a few weeks injured) but Anderson (two-game suspension) is because he's the key to that offense. The Pale Hose were basically a .500 team last year without Anderson and 23 games over .500 when in there. Chicago does crush lefties and the Tigers are starting southpaw and new acquisition Eduardo Rodriguez, but, again, Anderson is a big part of that. The Tigers look pretty darn good on paper offensively, especially after landing Austin Meadows in trade earlier this week from Tampa Bay. Chicago pitcher Lucas Giolito was 0-3 with a 5.16 ERA last year against the Tigers and their lineup is way better in 2022. |
|||||||
04-07-22 | Padres v. Diamondbacks +1.5 | 2-4 | Win | 100 | 33 h 12 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units I'm not about to predict an Arizona win, but I'll be taking home teams at +1.5 on the runline often this season and we pay only -115 here. That strategy has worked absolute wonders in hockey, and batting last in MLB is even a bigger advantage than having the last line change in the NHL. San Diego's lineup simply isn't the same without Fernando Tatis -- and SD struggled against lefties in 2021 even with Tatis in there. Friars starting pitcher Yu Darvish was horrible on the road last year (2-7, 5.54 ERA). Snakes southpaw starter Madison Bumgarner isn't what he used to be but still more than capable of an excellent outing. |
|||||||
04-07-22 | Predators v. Senators +1.5 | 3-2 | Win | 100 | 19 h 42 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units We will keep hammering our home puckline dogs, getting the Sens +1.5 Thursday at a reasonable price of -150. They did lose in Nashville 4-1 a little over a week ago, but Ottawa has won three in a row since and generally doesn't lose by more than one at home if it doesn't win outright -- at least in recent weeks. The Preds may be in letdown mode off Tuesday's home upset of Minnesota and also looking ahead to a home game against the high-flying Panthers on Saturday. Nashville has dropped its past three away. |
|||||||
04-07-22 | Brewers v. Cubs +1.5 | 4-5 | Win | 100 | 2 h 24 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Well, I have to bet the first game of the season, don't I? Although this is in some jeopardy weather-wise, like many across the majors on Opening Day (two already postponed). It's reigning Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes on the mound for the Brewers, but the winds blowing out fierce might actually be in Chicago's favor. I'm still not overly impressed with that Milwaukee lineup and the Cubs' should be better with the likes of Nick Madrigal and my pick for NL Rookie of the Year, Seiya Suzuki. Clint Frazier could be a sneaky pick for NL Comeback Player of the Year. Cubbies starter Kyle Hendricks usually pitches better at Wrigley. Getting Chicago even money on the runline is worth it. This will be our full-time introduction to the universal DH. |
|||||||
04-06-22 | Flames v. Ducks +1.5 | 4-2 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 46 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Anaheim is in a free-fall, but Calgary has lost three of four and that win was by a goal at the Kings on Monday (which we won on the puckline). With the Flames playing again Thursday in San Jose, I believe there's a good chance it's backup Dan Vladar in net here. Again, I don't think the Ducks have much of a chance to win, but getting them -120 against taking Calgary -260 on the road is the smart wager. Anaheim is 20-17 ATS at home. |
|||||||
04-05-22 | Grizzlies +5.5 v. Jazz | 115-121 | Loss | -110 | 9 h 31 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Grizzlies are on an insane heater right now. They have won seven straight, going 6-1 ATS during that stretch. They rested just about all of their key players in their last game against the Suns, and still won by eight points. Meanwhile, the Jazz have lost six of their last seven games and went 0-7 ATS during that stretch. I like the Grizzlies to keep this close, if not win outright. |
|||||||
04-05-22 | Wild v. Predators +1.5 | 2-6 | Win | 100 | 8 h 39 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Wild are playing great hockey, but this is their third straight very tough opponent on the road since Saturday. The Preds are well-rested having been off since Friday and frankly need this more in the Western Conference playoff chase. This is a big price and I might play it with something TBA off-site (will wait on some injuries/goaltending choices to decide which), but I have a hard time seeing Nashville lose by more than a goal at home, where it has won six of seven. The Predators have won nine of their last 10 games vs. the Wild. Norris Trophy candidate Roman Josi has a whopping eight points in the two wins this season for Nashville. We are going to have to get used to expensive +1.5 pucklines for the playoffs. |
|||||||
04-05-22 | Hurricanes v. Sabres +1.5 | 2-4 | Win | 100 | 7 h 31 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units If the books are going to keep giving us great Sabres puckline prices (-122 here), I'm going to continue cashing. While I didn't play them Sunday vs. Florida in a two-goal loss, Buffalo had at least one point in the eight previous games, and all we need is a point to guarantee a puckline victory. At home this season, Buffalo is a stellar 22-14 ATS. Carolina is slightly under .500 ATS on the road. |
|||||||
04-04-22 | Bruins v. Blue Jackets +1.5 | 3-2 | Win | 100 | 7 h 34 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Solid price at -122 on the puckline for Columbus, which is four games over .500 at home but has lost six in a row overall (thus the good price). The SportsLine Projection Model has the Jackets winning outright. Not sure I agree with that. The Bruins might take this one for granted as they beat visiting Columbus 5-2 on Saturday and play again Tuesday. Top Columbus defenseman Zach Werenski (42 points) will return from injury tonight and that's big. Coach Brad Larsen is back from COVID protocols apparently. It's Linus Ullmark in net for Boston and he's a bit of a step down from Jeremy Swayman. |
|||||||
04-02-22 | North Carolina v. Duke -4 | 81-77 | Loss | -105 | 5 h 46 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units Duke and Carolina take the court in the Superdome tonight following the first national semifinal between Villanova and Kansas. This is the first time the rivals have met in the Final Four. It's the 258th game between the college basketball behemoths. Krzyzewski has five national titles on his resume. To get a sixth, the Blue Devils need to solve what ailed them in the 13-point home loss on March 5. However, consider that the Tar Heels are 8-18-1 ATS in their last 27 neutral site games as an underdog. |
|||||||
04-02-22 | Wild +1.5 v. Hurricanes | 3-1 | Win | 100 | 8 h 57 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Carolina is excellent, but we are getting a decent day-before price on the Wild puckline (-160 as of now that probably only goes up), and Minnesota is quite good itself. Jesperi Kotkaniemi (26 points) remains out for the Canes. Should be Marc-Andre Fleury in net for Minnesota, and he has been energized by the trade from Chicago, going 2-0 with only three goals allowed in a Wild uniform. |
|||||||
04-02-22 | Maple Leafs v. Flyers +1.5 | 6-3 | Loss | -102 | 8 h 51 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Going to jump this one early as we get the Flyers at -110 on the puckline. The Leafs are of course the much better team but also starting Jack Campbell in net -- he has been out since March 8 due to injury and had been horrible in five straight outings before being shut down. A couple of other regulars are out injured. The Flyers have lost three straight but those were all away. Their past two home games: Upsets of the Islanders and Predators. Philly can at worst stay within a goal Saturday. |
|||||||
04-02-22 | Villanova v. Kansas -4 | 65-81 | Win | 100 | 2 h 10 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units The Wildcats will be missing a key component when the squads battle on Saturday in New Orleans for a spot in the national championship game. Villanova standout Justin Moore tore his right Achilles in the final minute of the Wildcats' 50-44 win over Houston in the Elite Eight on March 26. Moore underwent surgery, and the Wildcats are dissecting how to best fill his minutes and responsibilities. Backup Caleb Daniels is expected to slide into the starting lineup for the second-seeded Wildcats (30-7). Kansas has received stunningly good play in the NCAA Tournament from Remy Martin. Not once did Martin reach the 20-point mark in the regular season, but he has done so twice during March Madness and was named Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest Region after Kansas routed Miami 76-50 in the Elite Eight. Consider that the Wildcats are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games after allowing less than 50 points in their previous game. |
|||||||
04-01-22 | Raptors v. Magic +11.5 | 102-89 | Loss | -108 | 7 h 41 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units This feels a bit like a trap game for Toronto, which comes off a four-game homestand that featured three games against playoff teams. It's a weird one-game road trip to Orlando and then back to Toronto for four games, including a potential playoff preview vs. Miami on Sunday. It wouldn't stun me if the Raptors rested a starter tonight, either. I'm not expecting the Magic to win or anything, but they should be able to stay within 10. Orlando is 5-1 ATS in its past six vs. teams with a winning record and 6-2 ATS in its past eight as a dog. |
|||||||
04-01-22 | Predators v. Sabres +1.5 | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 9 h 10 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Buffalo has been an absolute cash cow on the puckline over the past few weeks. Either the Sabres win outright or lose by a goal in overtime it seems. It's so nice when a game goes to OT/shootout and I don't give a fudge about the winner. Nashville has lost three of its past four on the road. |
|||||||
03-30-22 | Jets v. Sabres +1.5 | 3-2 | Win | 100 | 11 h 22 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Buffalo has won six of nine and two of those three losses were at least in overtime, which is obviously all we need here on the puckline. Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck is 9-11-7 with a 3.12 GAA on the road. It's the Jets' first road game in 10 days and ahead of a rivalry matchup in Toronto on Thursday. |
|||||||
03-29-22 | Rangers +1.5 v. Penguins | 3-2 | Win | 100 | 3 h 44 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Pittsburgh is a -175 favorite to win ... and the Rangers are -175 on the puckline, so I'd be silly not to take New York wouldn't I? Igor Shesterkin (31-9-3, 2.11 GAA, .936 SV) is more than capable of stealing this game himself for the Blueshirts, who have won their past four as dogs. Just get to OT, that's all I care about, and no empty-net goal for Pittsburgh! |
|||||||
03-29-22 | Islanders v. Blue Jackets +1.5 | 4-3 | Win | 100 | 3 h 42 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Neither team really has anything to play for, but Columbus is five games over. 500 at home and the Isles are three under on the road and won't have injured No. 1 goaltender Ilya Sorokin. The downgrade to Semyon Varlamov is enough for me to pay the puckline "tax" on Columbus at home -- although I think there's a pretty good chance the Jackets win outright. I'll play this with Panthers ML over Canadiens but won't post that game on here because the number is so high. |
|||||||
03-28-22 | Hurricanes v. Capitals +1.5 | 6-1 | Loss | -210 | 5 h 16 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The books are just not giving us great ML value, so I'm changing up a little with my bets and paying the "tax" on a more sure thing. Plus, I rather like not sweating overtime/shootout because I swear that I'm like 0-27 on games that go to shootouts this year. So incredibly frustrating. The Caps are 3-0 vs. the Hurricanes this season so I'm a bit surprised they are even home dogs. TJ Oshie returned from injury for Washington on Saturday and it sounds as if Nic Dowd might Monday. Carolina is 1-4 in its past five on the road. Maybe it wins here but tough to see it by multiple goals. |
|||||||
03-27-22 | St. Peter's +8.5 v. North Carolina | 49-69 | Loss | -105 | 7 h 23 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units After Holloway guided tiny Saint Peter's to a championship in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, he became a shooting star in the coaching ranks as the 15th-seeded Peacocks felled Kentucky, Murray State and Purdue in the NCAA Tournament. He is widely expected to be offered the vacant coaching job at his alma mater, Seton Hall, but will not address what he calls "rumors." Saint Peter's defeated Purdue 67-64 Friday in the Sweet 16, using its signature relentless defense to bottle up NBA prospect Jaden Ivey, who finished with just nine points on 4-of-12 shooting with six turnovers. Purdue was rated the most efficient offense in the country by KenPom.com entering the game. |
|||||||
03-27-22 | Miami-FL v. Kansas -5.5 | 50-76 | Win | 100 | 5 h 38 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units Kansas (31-6) hounded fourth-seeded Providence into 33.8 percent shooting en route to Friday's 66-61 semifinal victory, including a 4-for-23 effort from 3-point range. Although the Jayhawks shot just 39.3 percent from the floor, they prevailed behind disciplined defense and were plus-five in the rebounding column. Offensively, resurgent point guard Remy Martin had a game-high 23 points to lead the Jayhawks in scoring for the third time in as many NCAA Tournament games while Jalen Wilson contributed 16 points and 11 rebounds. Ochai Agbaji, a Naismith Player of the Year finalist, had five points on 2-for-8 shooting, by far his lowest output of the tournament, but Jayhawks coach Bill Self indicated the team isn't panicking. Agbaji had four blocks, four boards and two steals while helping to steady the defense. |
|||||||
03-27-22 | Lightning v. Islanders +1.5 | 4-1 | Loss | -190 | 4 h 12 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Lightning are all but assured of getting a chance to become the first three-peat champion in the NHL since the Islanders won four in a row from 1980 through 1983. But a late-season slump may make the road tougher for Tampa Bay, which won for just the third time in nine games (3-6-0) Saturday and enters Sunday third in the Atlantic Division -- one point behind the second-place Bruins and one point ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Lightning, which squandered a pair of one-goal leads in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Bruins, were in danger of falling to the Red Wings before Steven Stamkos scored the tying goal with 4:38 left in regulation. Brayden Point won the game by scoring on the power play at the 2:32 mark of overtime. |
|||||||
03-26-22 | Arkansas +4 v. Duke | 69-78 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 19 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units Arkansas has won 18 of its last 21 games and has been successful by pushing the pace, helping seven of its last nine get Over the total. The Razorbacks covered the spread in 21 games and also went Over the total in 21 games this season. They also have covered their last five games as an underdog. Duke likes to play fast as well and has gone Over the number in eight of its last nine. I’m betting that this will be the last game of Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's amazing career, but I don't like the price on the Arkansas money line so I just took the points with the Razorbacks (+4). In addition playing on any NCAA tournament team in the Elite 8 round if they upset a #1 seed as an underdog in the Sweet 16 round is a perfect 14-0 ATS since 1996. |
|||||||
03-26-22 | Maple Leafs v. Canadiens +1.5 | 2-4 | Win | 100 | 6 h 57 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units While I have been murdered on NHL big home favorites lately, have been killing it -- I need to stop watching all these Netflix serial killer shows -- on home dogs on the puckline. Unfortunately, the books don't give us the value to do it often, but this is one at -120 on Montreal in maybe the best rivalry in sports (seriously, see a Habs-Leafs game in your life if you can). Plus it's a Leafs rookie in net in Montreal? Honestly, the ML on the Canadiens might not be a bad idea, but I'm a tad conservative betting-wise. |
|||||||
03-25-22 | North Carolina +2.5 v. UCLA | 73-66 | Win | 100 | 49 h 3 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units The Tar Heels broke out and won their final five regular-season games, including their long-discussed upset of Duke in Mike Krzyzewski's last home game before retirement. Still, perhaps because ACC basketball had a down year by its standards, North Carolina flew under the radar and entered the NCAA Tournament as an No. 8 seed. First-year Carolina coach Hubert Davis has a theory. North Carolina owns a 10-3 all-time record against UCLA, including the past five meetings. |
|||||||
03-25-22 | Providence v. Kansas -7.5 | 61-66 | Loss | -109 | 47 h 36 m | Show | |
Rating; 5 Units Kansas (30-6) gets fourth-seeded Providence (27-5), which has won 16 games by single digits, including 11 by five or fewer points. Kansas ultimately pulled away from ninth-seeded Creighton, 79-72, to reach the 32nd Sweet 16 in program history. Credit the latest resurgent performance by point guard Remy Martin. A transfer from Arizona State, Martin worked through knee soreness and inconsistency during the regular season before sparkling down the stretch. He scored 20 points against Creighton after a 15-point effort in the Jayhawks' tournament-opening rout of Texas Southern, the first two times Martin led the team in scoring this season. |
|||||||
03-25-22 | St. Peter's +12.5 v. Purdue | 67-64 | Win | 100 | 46 h 19 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units No matter where you are on the court, beware: KC Ndefo is coming to block your shot. The Saint Peter's forward tallied six blocks in the No. 15 seed's second-round NCAA Tournament win over Murray State. The highlight came in the second half, when he chased down Trae Hannibal and swatted away his fast-break dunk attempt. Ndefo embodies the defensive intensity Saint Peter's (21-11) has used to pull off two stunners and advance in the East Region to the Sweet 16, where they'll play No. 3 seed Purdue Friday in Philadelphia, Pa. |
|||||||
03-24-22 | Houston +1.5 v. Arizona | 72-60 | Win | 100 | 25 h 18 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units The Cougars (31-5), perhaps still a little peeved about being given just a 5 seed by the NCAA selection committee, look to take their next step to a repeat spot in the Final Four. Houston did almost everything correctly Sunday in a 68-53 win over fourth-seeded Illinois as Taze Moore scored 21, Jamal Shead 18, and Kyler Edwards 15 points. Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson was so pumped up after the win that he pulled off his shirt during the team's locker room celebration. Houston has won five straight games and 11 of its past 12, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the third straight season. Arizona is making its first Sweet 16 appearance in six years. |
|||||||
03-24-22 | Texas Tech v. Duke +1.5 | 73-78 | Win | 100 | 25 h 16 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units After allowing an average of 57.5 points in its two NCAA wins, Texas Tech will need another stellar showing against Duke, which defeated Cal State Fullerton and Michigan State to reach this stage. Freshman star Paolo Banchero had 19 points and seven rebounds in the win over Michigan State. Mark Williams added 15 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots. illiams, who has 104 blocks on the season, is the first player in Duke history to have five rejections in back-to-back NCAA tourney games. He also had five against Cal State Fullerton. The Blue Devils average 80.3 points per game on the season. Duke won the lone previous meeting, 69-58 on Dec. 20, 2018, at New York's Madison Square Garden. |
|||||||
03-24-22 | Pacers +11.5 v. Grizzlies | 103-133 | Loss | -110 | 4 h 24 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Indiana lost in the final seconds at home on Wednesday vs. Sacramento, which crushed me betting-wise, and would have no shot normally in Memphis ... but the Grizzlies are semi-punting with Ja Morant, Dillon Brooks and Brandon Clarke all taking a seat in the second of a B2B for the Grizz as well. Probably a trap game anyways for Memphis off the big win over Brooklyn. The Pacers will have Malcolm Brogdon tonight after he sat Wednesday. UPDATE: Indiana is now sitting guys left and right so I'd just steer clear of this game completely at this point. |
|||||||
03-24-22 | Wizards +9 v. Bucks | 102-114 | Loss | -110 | 4 h 22 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Wizards stink, but we'll take nearly two TDs with the Bucks ruling out both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton. Sounds like a punt game for Milwaukee -- which probably still wins by about 10. This spread will drop. |
|||||||
03-24-22 | Michigan +5.5 v. Villanova | 55-63 | Loss | -110 | 23 h 47 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units Michigan was in dire straits toward the end of the Big Ten campaign, losing four of its final eight regular-season games and then bowing out to Indiana in the first round of the conference tournament. The Wolverines also had a stretch of games that were affected by COVID-19, played multiple games without Dickinson, and were without suspended coach Juwan Howard for five contests. But when it has counted the most, Michigan has come together. |
|||||||
03-24-22 | Arkansas +9.5 v. Gonzaga | 74-68 | Win | 100 | 23 h 30 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units Top-seeded Gonzaga was tested more than expected in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament while reaching the Sweet 16 for the seventh straight time. Now the Bulldogs will attempt to play two strong halves when they face fourth-seeded Arkansas on Thursday night in the West Regional semifinals at San Francisco. The Razorbacks (27-8) will run a slew of athletic players against the Bulldogs (28-3) as they attempt to reach the Elite Eight for the second straight season. Arkansas lost to eventual national champion Baylor last season. |
|||||||
03-24-22 | Panthers v. Canadiens +1.5 | 4-3 | Win | 105 | 3 h 23 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Have to take the Habs at plus-money (+110) on the puckline at home. The team is 1-2 since netminder Jake Allen returned from injury but both losses were in overtime and that would be just fine here. Cats backup Spencer Knight goaltender has been better of late than he was early in the season but still is more than capable of a terrible game. Anton Lundell (28 points) and Aaron Ekblad (57 points) are both out for Florida. |
|||||||
03-23-22 | Penguins v. Sabres +1.5 | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 6 h 23 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Buffalo is playing pretty well of late -- the Sabres always had more talent than their record showed -- and it's the second of a back-to-back for the Penguins. It presumably will be Casey DeSmith in net for Pittsburgh, and he has lost back-to-back starts, plus not played in eight days. |
|||||||
03-23-22 | Hawks v. Pistons +5.5 | 101-122 | Win | 100 | 10 h 11 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Hawks are just 4-9 vs. the points this season when unrested and a rather shocking 12-22 vs. the number in the next game after a SU victory. Detroit 12-6-1 vs. the points in the last 19 games at Little Caesars Arena and the Pistons have been playing a bit better defense than the Hawks over the past 15 games during which period Dwane Casey’s Mo-Town side is 13-1-1 against the point spread. |
|||||||
03-23-22 | NC-Wilmington v. Middle Tennessee -5 | 96-90 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 6 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Consider that the Blue Raiders are 16-4-1 ATS in their last 21 games as a favorite, 23-6-2 ATS in their last 31 games overall, 20-6 ATS in their last 26 games following a straight up win, and 19-6-1 ATS in their last 26 games following a ATS win. |
|||||||
03-20-22 | TCU +9.5 v. Arizona | 80-85 | Win | 100 | 11 h 47 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Lloyd also knew before Friday that despite losses in 7 of 11 entering the Dance, TCU could rise to the occasion, having knocked off both Kansas and Texas Tech late in the season, and that Jamie Dixon's troops will crash the offensive glass after ranking ninth in offensive rebounds, and controlling the boards overall by a 39-26 count against the Hall. While this is recently uncharted territory for the Frogs, who haven't reached the second round since 1987 in Jim Killlingsworth's final year before retiring, they have covered 12 of their last 16 as a dog, and can likely stay within earshot as long as they produce an effort something like Friday when hitting better than 50% from the floor, and G Mike Miles looking in charge of proceedings with 21 points, This might not be easy for the Cats! |
|||||||
03-20-22 | Miami-FL +7.5 v. Auburn | 79-61 | Win | 100 | 9 h 11 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units While consensus opinion seems to be that the Canes are in trouble against Auburn, we remind again how the ACC has proven Joe Lunardi and many in the pundit class very wrong by flourishing thus far in the Dance (6-1 SU after North Carolina’s win over Baylor on Sunday), and there is still evidence that the Tigers peaked in late January when briefly moving to the top of the polls, with several flat efforts since and unable to shut the door on A-Sun Jax State until the final minutes on Friday. While they ooh and ahh on Sports Center about frosh star Jabari Smith’s slam-dunk in the final minutes (plus his 20 points vs. the Gamecocks), keep in mind that Auburn is still just 6-4 SU across its last ten games, and not just failing to cover several of those but losing outright. |
|||||||
03-20-22 | Troy State v. Abilene Christian -4.5 | 70-82 | Win | 100 | 8 h 15 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Consider that the Trojans are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games as an underdog, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall, and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. While the Wildcats are 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games as a favorite, 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite, 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, and 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 neutral site games. |
|||||||
03-20-22 | Pelicans v. Hawks -3.5 | 117-112 | Loss | -115 | 7 h 16 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Atlanta is 7-1 SU and against the points last 8 against New Orleans after taking a 102-99 SU win at the Smoothie King Arena on Oct. 27, although failed to cover that one as 5-point favorites. Consider that the Pelicans are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game. While the Hawks are 18-6 ATS in their last 24 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400 and 12-5 ATS in their last 17 home games. |
|||||||
03-20-22 | Iowa State v. Wisconsin -4 | 54-49 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 6 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units As the Big Ten’s answer to Providence, the Badgers excelled in the close call, now 16-3 SU in games decided by seven points or fewer after finally subduing a scrappy Colgate on Friday, and star G Johnny Davis apparently beyond his late-season ankle injury with 25 points. This is not your typical Wisconsin, however, as Greg Gard has dialed up the pace to take advantage of his flamethrowers like Davis (19.8 ppg), G Brad Davison (14.1 ppg), and 6-9 Tyler Wahl (11.5 ppg), and the Badgers do not boast of great depth, which might be one of the reasons they have lacked the KO power of the past. Oddsmakers, however, are not asking Wiscy to clear much of a hurdle here, and the Cyclones have hardly looked like Gonzaga in recent weeks as the offense continues to lurch. Davis likely proves the difference as he often has this season as the Badgers eventually gain control. Note the last nine ISU losses have featured margins all greater than the mostly 5-point spreads we are seeing for this one in Milwaukee. |
|||||||
03-20-22 | Houston v. Illinois +4 | 68-53 | Loss | -110 | 1 h 9 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units Illinois gets another life and now it's Houston that has to deal with NBA-bound 7-1 Kofi Cockburn, who commands a lot of attention on the blocks and the sort of beastly presence that the Cougs rarely had to deal with this season in the American. Kelvin Sampson overcame pre-New Year's injuries to key Gs Marcus Sasser (who was the leading scorer at 19 ppg when going down) & Tramon Mark with a lineup that still retained plenty of balance and featured Texas Tech transfer Kyler Edwards (14 ppg) as a new go-to threat. The Illini, however, can accelerate tempo with Gs Alphonso Plummer (14.8 p[pg; his triples ignited what was a stagnant offense on Friday vs. the Mocs) & Trent Frazier (12 ppg), while livewire Andre Curbelo provides the spark. And while the Illini haven't covered a lot of games lately (2-7 last nine vs. spread), they haven't been a dog in over a month, either, and only lost 2 of those 9 outright. |
|||||||
03-20-22 | NC-Wilmington v. VMI +2 | 93-78 | Loss | -111 | 1 h 49 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Consider that the Seahawks are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games following a straight up loss and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games following a ATS loss. While the Keydets are 16-7 ATS in their last 23 games overall, 35-16-1 ATS in their last 52 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, and 34-16-1 ATS in their last 51 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. |
|||||||
03-19-22 | Northern Iowa +6 v. BYU | 71-90 | Loss | -110 | 12 h 18 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Once again the Panthers’ big three of Gs A.J. Green (21 points) & Trae Berhow (18 points) plus F Noah Carter (19 points0 led a three-pronged attack vs. the Billikens, with Green continuing a sensational late-season run by scoring 20 or more points in seven of the past nine UNI games. UNI has also covered 7 of its last 9 as a dog, and prior to the win over the Beach, BYU had dropped 5 of its previous 6 vs. the line at the Marriott Center. And, as noted earlier, the Cougs are well off of their offensive numbers from recent years. |
|||||||
03-19-22 | Rice v. Ohio -5.5 | 64-65 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 52 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Consider that the Owls are 7-19-2 ATS in their last 28 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, 2-6 ATS in their last 8 neutral site games as an underdog, and 4-15-2 ATS in their last 21 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. While the Bobcats are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games as a favorite and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 neutral site games. |
|||||||
03-19-22 | St. Mary's +3 v. UCLA | 56-72 | Loss | -110 | 9 h 6 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units The Gaels were a lot more impressive in their first round victory over Indiana than UCLA was in their come from behind win over Akron. The Gaels were just one of three teams to beat the #1 ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs this season. The Gaels are 13-5 ATS in their last 18 games as a favorite. St. Mary's shot over 51 percent from the field and over 47 percent from three-point range in their first round win. The Bruins scored just 57 point on 35.2 percent shooting against Akron. They will need to be a lot better if they want to survive the next round. |
|||||||
03-19-22 | Richmond +3 v. Providence | 51-79 | Loss | -105 | 8 h 9 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units Despite Providence's gaudy record, the quality of the Friars' Big East regular-season title has been questioned for good reason. The Friars had three games canceled because of a COVID pause in January and won the title despite playing three fewer conference games than a Villanova team that swept them during the regular season. All three of those un played games would have been against NCAA Tournament teams. Then again, one could say the Friars again are fortunate to avoid a potentially tougher opponent after Richmond led for the last 14 minutes in its 67-63 upset Thursday of fifth-seeded Iowa (26-10), which won the Big Ten tournament on Sunday. Richmond earned its way into the NCAA Tournament by winning the Atlantic-10 tournament and an automatic bid before capturing its first NCAA victory since the 2010-11 team beat Vanderbilt and Morehead State to reach the Sweet 16. |
|||||||
03-19-22 | VCU +5.5 v. Wake Forest | 74-80 | Loss | -110 | 6 h 26 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Rams offense has caught fire at the right time, making good on 29, 27, 25, 25 and 36 field goals over their last five contests. Wake Forest actually got a bit of a run from Towson State in its NIT opener, making only 24 field goals in a 74-64 victory. The Demon Deacons certainly won't be mistaken for an elite defensive team, noting that they've given up 29, 31, 25, 26 and 23 made field goals over their last five games. While Wake is used to getting up into the 60's as far as field goal attempts go, I suspect we'll see the Rams do a good job of containing it here, ultimately staying inside the point spread. |
|||||||
03-19-22 | North Carolina +5.5 v. Baylor | 93-86 | Win | 100 | 2 h 13 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units Baylor needs no introduction at this time of the year as defending national champs, and tuned up with a romp on Thursday, but Norfolk State is not North Carolina, and we wonder if this is where Scott Drew might miss top rebounder Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (knee) to battle the rampaging Bacot. Remember, the Bears covered only 4 of their last 12 games in the Big 12 before facing Norfolk, and the current version of the Heels appears as menacing as anything else Baylor has seen this season. |
|||||||
03-18-22 | Bulls v. Suns -5 | 102-129 | Win | 100 | 13 h 42 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Suns come into this one after winning and covering their last three by 21 per, and that’s without Chris Paul (who hopefully returns by playoff time) due to his broken thumb. Devin Booker, however, has returned from a brief Covid absence and pumped in 36 in the Wednesday romp past the Rockets, and got a bit more help from his teammates in a memorable shootout with DeMar DeRozan in the previous meeting at Chicago on Feb. 7 when both scored 38 but Phoenix prevailed 127-124. Worse yet for the Bulls is their inability to step up this season, with a revealing (not in a good way) 2-16 SU mark vs. the teams with better records after not coming close in midweek vs. the Jazz. |
|||||||
03-18-22 | TCU +1 v. Seton Hall | 69-42 | Win | 100 | 35 h 17 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units TCU head coach Jamie Dixon has led the Horned Frogs to their second successive NCAA tourney. Including his stay at Pitt, he’s now guided 13 teams to the Big Dance in 19 years at the helm. His counterpart, Kevin Willard, has struggled when dancing (1-4 SU) |
|||||||
03-18-22 | UAB v. Houston -8 | 68-82 | Win | 100 | 12 h 7 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Cougs are an awfully dangerous No. 5 seed and will look to win a game in the NCAA’s for the fourth straight tournament by clamping down on Blazers star guard Jordan “Jelly” Walker, a gunner who is capable of putting UAB on his back and probably has to do just that here in order to pull the upset. Walker will have Houston’s full attention and didn’t see many defenses as intense as this one outside in their league outside of regular-season champ North Texas. Unless Quan Jackson or Michael Ertel step up with a big game to take some of the load off Walker, we’re unlikely to see an upset here. |
|||||||
03-18-22 | Sabres v. Flames -1.5 | 1-0 | Loss | -130 | 11 h 50 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Buffalo is a poor road team for the season, and have now lost 5 straight away from home. They were pummeled on Thursday, and playing a tough game against the very physical Flames team just 24 hours later does not bode well. The Flames are probably the most balanced team in hockey right now. the Flames are a prohibitive favorite, but the puck line odds are ok. The Sabres will be lucky to leave town without a complete "flame out". |
|||||||
03-18-22 | Iowa State +4.5 v. LSU | 59-54 | Win | 100 | 33 h 18 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units ISU finished the season on a 3-game slide, culminating in a 31-point beatdown at Ames against Texas Tech, but the Clones’ 6-2-1 ATS mark in this tourney when coming off a loss seals the deal here. Considering the troubled Tigers are just 4-9 ATS as NCAA tourney chalk, including 1-8 ATS versus sub .800 opponents, we can’t touch these Bengals with a 10-foot pole. |
|||||||
03-18-22 | Grizzlies -4.5 v. Hawks | 105-120 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 20 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units This game pits the league’s best point spread team (Memphis at 45-25) against one of the worst (no team has more spread losses than Atlanta’s 41).The Griz recently welcomed back F Dillon Brooks and Morant’s absence might’ve been targeted in a scheduling gap to assure him of some rest (4 straight off days to recoup). Revenge should be sweet for a Memphis side that is 24-12 SU on the road this year. |
|||||||
03-18-22 | Wizards v. Knicks -5.5 | 97-100 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 17 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Washington is running cold again (0-5 SU and against the number L5Gs), ranking 27th in net efficiency thanks to the 2nd-worst defense in the league over the past 5 outings (rank 25th on the season). The Knicks have covered 7 straight (4-3 SU), with PF Julius Randle scoring 27 ppg and grabbing 8.1 rpg in that spread streak, while RJ Barrett is at 24 ppg in that segment (albeit his touch is off…40% overall, 30% on treys), but Immanuel Quickley and Evan Fournier have combined for 29 ppg and are knocking down their treys at a 44% clip lately. |
|||||||
03-18-22 | Virginia Tech +1.5 v. Texas | 73-81 | Loss | -115 | 30 h 2 m | Show | |
Rating: 5 Units The Longhorns are 0-10 ATS in their last ten NCAA games as well as 5-10 in QUAD-1 games this season. Consider as well that the Hokies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. |
|||||||
03-18-22 | Montana State +15 v. Texas Tech | 62-97 | Loss | -110 | 4 h 7 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Bobcats might be a bit better prepared to deal with Big 12 physicality than most Sky reps, and Belo could perhaps do some business vs. a Red Raiders lineup minus a true big man, with transfers 6-8 Bryson Williams (ex-Fresno & UTEP) & 6-8 Kevin Obanor (ex-ORU) deployed more as wings. That does create a real size edge on the perimeter for the Red Raiders, and will put enormous pressure on MSU’s 5-8 waterbug G Xavier Bishop (14 ppg), the former Kansas City Kangaroos transfer who has put a charge into the Bobcats’ offense the past two years. But if MSU can hit some 3s (which it did fairly consistently at 37% this season), and Belo avoids foul trouble, it looks like it can hang within this mid-teens price, as the Red Raiders were not especially dynamic offensively (and only 31% beyond the arc) for first-year HC Mark Adams, and hit the Dance dropping five of their last six vs. the line. As the Bobcats play at a more-controlled pace than most Big Sky reps this season, we doubt they lose contact in San Diego. |
- Early Lines
- High Limits
- NEW VIP Rewards
- VIP Program
- Mobile Betting
- Crypto
- VIP Program
- Crypto
- Live & Mobile Betting!
- Crypto
- Live & Mobile Betting
- 48 Hour Payouts
- 35% Crypto Bonus
- Live Betting
- Mobile Friendly
Guaranteed Winners or your money back and Free Picks in the NFL football, NBA basketball, MLB baseball, NCAA college football and basketball, Nascar Racing, Arena Football nhl hockey leagues and more.
We are part of the internets Premier Sports Handicappers League with full documentation of all members on this sports betting news and info portal. Free Membership, Join Today and start Winning!
For any resources you could need like sports handicapping odds, handicapping stats, schedules, or handicappers free picks and tips please click on any of the links on the right hand side of this page.