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We have put together a 4-pick cross-sport parlay that will take you right through Tuesday, including action from college basketball, Champions League, NHL, and NBA.
One pick is taken from each sport and a winning ticket gives us a nice payout with odds at +919 with DraftKings; that’s more than 9/1! Let’s break down each of these plays.
Champions League: Manchester City vs RB Leipzig +0.5 (-110), 12:45pm ET
With another round of English Premier League midweek fixtures on the horizon, it’s reasonable to expect Pep Guardiola to heavily rotate his Manchester City lineup for today’s Champions League game. City has already qualified for the knockout stage and while their second team can still prove formidable, Leipzig should fancy their chances of at least avoiding defeat.
The Red Bulls are 4 points behind second-placed PSG and can no longer reach the elimination stages, but a win would seal Europa League football in 2022 regardless of what Club Brugge do in Paris. The hosts have improved recently, holding PSG to a 2-2 tie at the Red Bull Arena, defeating Dortmund 2-1 in the Bundesliga and hammering Brugge 5-0 in this competition. City has a top-class roster but the German team will be more motivated. Leipzig has avoided defeat in 4 of their last 5 home games, take them to do so again.
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College Basketball: Texas Tech Red Raiders +4 (-110) vs Tennessee Volunteers, 7pm ET
The Volunteers and Red Raiders have both started the season 6-1, but the Volunteers have done so while playing the 20th most-difficult schedule in the nation. With that being said, the Red Raiders have the 9th-ranked defense in college basketball and have held 5 of their last 6 opponents to 62 or fewer points. Take the Red Raiders to keep things within striking distance and cover tonight’s spread.
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NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning ML (-215) vs Montreal Canadiens, 7:08pm ET
No matter what part of these teams you focus on, the edge in this matchup goes to the Lightning by a wide margin. Offensively, the Lightning are top 10 in expected goals per 60 minutes, goals and goals per game, whereas the Canadiens are in the bottom 6. Defensively, it’s more of the same, as the Lightning rank in the top 10 in every defensive category while the Canadiens are in the bottom 5. Having the edge in pretty much every category makes backing the Lightning the top play tonight.
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NBA: Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers – Over 219.5 points (-110), 10:05pm ET
These teams have gone over the total in 7 of their last 8 head-to-head games, including the last 5 played in Los Angeles. With the Lakers playing at the 2nd-fastest pace in the NBA, we could be in for another one of those games. An average of 221 points per game have been scored in the 3 most recent meetings. If we expand that to the last 10, it is 224.7 per game. The Lakers are 10-5 on the O/U at home this season, so there are enough reasons to back the over.
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