Ben Dezell

CFB & NBA Handicapper

College football handicapper for Pickswise. Ben graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. Ben spent his time on campus covering the Golden Gophers football team

Live Picks 1

Live Parlays 0

Weekly News Articles 0

Location

Minnepolisa, MN

Favorite Sports

Favorite Teams

Greatest Betting Win

Best betting memory I have is when I first started betting sports. My friend and I were in Texas for a Rangers game and we took probably about 6 random same-game props, not really knowing what we were doing. It took extra innings in the game but miraculously each bet ended up hitting.

Greatest Achievements

My greatest sports betting achievement would be correctly picking Virginia to win the men’s basketball National Championship in 2019. This was coming off their 2018 year where they were the first team eliminated by a 16 seed. The championship game was in US Bank stadium where I was able to go and see Virginia finalise their run in person.

Education

Ben graduated in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from the University of Minnesota.

Experience

Ben has been a fan of sports his entire life. Through his studies, he was able to spend time covering sports at the University of Minnesota. These sports included football, tennis, soccer, and baseball

Favorite betting market / type

Money Line

Favorite bookmakers

Ben's Picks

Money Line Pick

BKN Nets Win(+100)

Reasoning

The Sacramento Kings will travel to take on the Brooklyn Nets Sunday night in the battle of the tanks. Both teams may be trying to lose this game as the season winds down to an end, and both the Kings and the Nets sit below 20 wins and are two of the worst teams in the NBA. The Kings have a couple more wins overall, but Sacramento holds the worst road record in the NBA of 6-31. The Kings have lost five of their last six games. The Nets are 9-26 on their home floor this season, but they are currently on a 10-game losing streak. They will be returning home from a four-game road trip to play this game. As you would expect from two tanking teams, the injury list is long and heavy. The Kings will be without Russell Westbrook, Keegan Murray, Drew Eubanks, De’Andre Hunter, Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine. DeMar DeRozan is still available for this game, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the 36-year-old is a late add to the injury list after the Kings played in Atlanta last night. The Nets will be without Danny Wolf, Michael Porter Jr, Egor Demin and Day’Ron Sharpe. They will still have Noah Clowney and Nic Claxton available and playing in this game.

Now, I could pretend to find some statistics that supports a side in this one — but, realistically, there is no number that can provide an edge in a game like this. These are 2 teams that are trying to lose at this time, and the question really falls under which team will do a better job tanking this matchup. With the Kings traveling in from Atlanta in the second half of a back-to-back, I think the Kings have a better chance of falling short in this matchup. Plus, with this game being played in Brooklyn on a Sunday afternoon, this could be a game a lot of families attend. The Nets are returning home from a road trip, and motivation may be there to provide the hometown crowd with a good effort. Overall, I’ll take the Nets on their home floor as slight underdogs.

Kings vs Nets prediction: Brooklyn ML (+100) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

If you’re looking for a new sportsbook, we recommend checking out Fanatics Sportsbook. New users can get $100 FanCash bet matches on their first 10 wagers! Join Fanatics Sportsbook, where you can bet on our Kings vs Nets predictions.

BET -102 NOW WITH

Ben Dezell