Matthew Lowrimore
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One pick is taken from each sport and a winning ticket gives us a nice payout with odds at +892 with DraftKings; that’s almost 9/1! Let’s break down each of these plays.
NHL: Vancouver Canucks vs Carolina Hurricanes ML (-205), 1:08 pm ET
Over the season, the Hurricanes have been the better team. Offensively, the ‘Canes rank 11th in goals scored, 6th in goals per game, and 2nd in expected goals. The Canucks rank in the bottom 10 in all those same categories.
The problem is the gap between the teams is still massive, as the Hurricanes rank 7th in expected goals against and 1st in goals allowed and goals against per game. The last game the Hurricanes played was probably just an off-night, so expect them to step up their game. Take the Hurricanes money line.
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College Basketball: Texas A&M Aggies -4.5 (-115) vs Missouri Tigers, 3:30 pm ET
While the Missouri Tigers have an impressive upset win against No. 24 Alabama under their belt, they have been unimpressive and inconsistent in most of their other games this season. In fact, the Tigers are just 2-6 against Power-5 conference teams this season and have lost by an average margin of 26.9 ppg in those games. On top of that, Texas A&M is undefeated on the road, while the Tigers rank dead last in the SEC in points, field-goal percentage and 3-point percentage. Take the Aggies to cover and finally turn some heads in a convincing road win.
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NFL: Las Vegas Raiders vs Cincinnati Bengals -5.5 (-115), 4:30 pm ET
The Raiders enter this game having won 4 in a row, but each of those was by 4 or fewer points. They showed how flimsy they can be on defense last week when they let Justin Herbert complete 4th down after 4th down. They made the fewest interceptions in the league with just 6, and are tied for allowing the 9th-most passing TDs this season. The Vegas offense has been moving the chains and the Bengals haven’t been the hottest on defense, but I rate Cincy a lot higher and can’t see how Derek Carr keeps up with them. The Bengals beat the Raiders 32-13 less than 2 months ago, and it’s hard to see why things should be drastically different this time. Take Cincinnati to get its first playoff win since 1990.
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NBA: Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets – Over 224.5 points (-110), 9:10 pm ET
Bettors have rejoiced this season whenever the Lakers decide to play small ball. The over has cashed in 4 of their last 5 games and teams have averaged 123.3 points per game against them in the last 3. During that stretch they’ve also averaged 123 points, so things look promising ahead of tonight’s game.
Denver likes to slow things down quite often, but as we saw in the game against Portland, they are capable of heating up, especially from long range. At home they average 108 points per game this season, but against the defensively challenged Lakers they should surpass that easily. Assuming LeBron James starts at center again, this should be a high-paced affair. Take the over.
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