Matthew Lowrimore
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One pick is taken from each sport and a winning ticket would give us a nice payout with odds of +1391 at DraftKings. Let’s break down each of these plays.
EPL: Manchester City vs Brighton – Under 2.5 goals (+135), 3:00 pm ET
Manchester City has had a grueling couple of weeks, tieing 2-2 with EPL rivals Liverpool in the league and edging past Atletico Madrid in a bruising Champions League quarterfinal before Saturday’s 3-2 FA Cup semifinal loss to Liverpool at Wembley. They haven’t had long to recover from that disappointment before this tricky home game against Brighton. As well as their wins at Arsenal and Tottenham when taking on the EPL’s big teams this season, the Seagulls have tied 1-1 at home and away against Chelsea and came from 2-0 down to take a point off Liverpool at Anfield in October. Go for under 2.5 goals in the game.
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MLB: Cincinnati Reds vs San Diego Padres ML (-210), 4:10 pm ET
The Reds have lost 8 straight games while being outscored 53-18. Their lineup is between 13th and 15th out of 15 National League teams in runs, hits, walks, strikeouts, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS and total bases. The Reds’ pitching staff is 13th-15th of 15 among NL ranks in hits, runs, earned runs, home runs, walks, and ERA.
So far this season, simply being good is good enough to beat the Reds. San Diego defeated Cincinnati 4-1 to start the series on Monday, and won 6-2 on Tuesday. Count on success continuing for the Padres.
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NBA: Toronto Raptors ML (+115) vs Philadelphia 76ers, 8:00 pm ET
The Raptors are counting on the energy of the home crowd to carry them to a win, and they were a solid 24-17 SU at the Scotiabank Arena this season. The Raptors have won 17 of the teams’ last 20 meetings in Toronto, and that’s a pretty solid record going into Game 3. They beat Philly at home about 2 weeks ago, 119-114, and if this series has any chance of going to 6 or 7 games, the Raptors simply have to win today. I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt, even if they haven’t played all that well in the first 2 games. Take the home team to win outright.
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NHL: Dallas Stars vs Edmonton Oilers 3-way ML (+100), 8:35 pm ET
If Edmonton can hold the mighty Avalanche to just 2 goals, it should be difficult for the Stars to shine bright on Wednesday night. This is not an ideal matchup for the Stars, as no defense can completely shut down Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Oilers. They have even completed a formidable trio with Evander Kane joining the squad earlier in the season. Edmonton has overtaken the Kings for the second spot in the Pacific Division and have the playoffs in their sights. They should be able to continue building their momentum on home ice.
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