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Monday’s Best Bets: NBA, College Basketball, NHL & Super Bowl LVII

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No matter your sport of choice, there’s always sports betting action to be had. We’ll have you covered each and every day with our daily best bets. Here are all of our best bets across each major sport in action today.

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Today’s Best Bets

Here are today’s best NBA bets.

NBA Best Bets

NBA Same Game Parlay

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden State Warriors

Josh Giddey has been one of the bright spots for the Thunder this season. He’s added 16.2 points with eight rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. He’s a guy that could ultimately average triple-doubles shortly. Anyway, he’s earned at least six assists in four of his last five games and is coming off ten assists against the Rockets last time out. Look for Giddey to continue his trend of six assists.

The Warriors no longer have Steph Curry healthy. Other guys will have to step up. But Andrew Wiggins won’t be that guy, especially in the assist category. Wiggins has earned just 2.2 assists per game and had one assist last time out against Dallas, despite the Warriors adding 119 points. It’s rare for Wiggins to get multiple assists in a game.

However, I like Klay Thompson to get Over on his rebounds prop. Thompson only had two against Dallas but added 8, 7, and 6 over his previous three games. Thompson will be asked to do more now with Steph Curry out. He’ll get a ton of minutes, shoot a ton of shots, and try to be more aggressive on the glass. Take the Over 4.5 there.

Parlay Odds: +458

  • Jason Radowitz

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First Basket Scorer

Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons

To go with another semi-chalky play, I am going to fade Jayson Tatum (+340) and Jaylen Bronw (+410) and go with the next-best Boston option with Horford at +700. Robert Williams (+1000) is also an option.

The reason I am going with Boston to score first is that Williams is a tip-off connoisseur, winning over 75 percent of tips. The Celtics’ second-ranked offense gives me confidence they can convert over Detroit’s 26th-ranked offense and they shouldn’t have much to worry about from the Piston’s 29th-ranked defense.

Boston goes to their frontcourt to score first nearly half of the time. Between Williams and Horford, I simply lean toward Horford who has a bit bigger trust factor going for him. It’s close, and honestly, you can throw a dart for any of these Boston players, so I am going to wager only half a unit here. 

Al Horford (+700)

  • Ryan Coleman

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NBA Prop Bets

Jalen Green OVER 21.5 Points (-120)

The Rockets will be in good shape to grab the top pick for next year’s draft. They are in a familiar spot with the worst winning percentage in the league and could get that for the third year in a row. They will host the surging Kings on Monday, and the previous two matchups have featured a ton of scoring.

Green put up stellar numbers in the previous two games, averaging 26.5 points. Sacramento has been poor against perimeter shooting. They’re 26th in opponent’s mid-range shooting efficiency and 20th in three-point efficiency. Those are the areas where Green excels.

  • John Supowitz

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We round out the day with our top college basketball bets.

College Basketball Best Bets

College Basketball Game Picks

Texas at Kansas

What an awesome game to be featured on today’s slate as the Longhorns hope to go into Allen Fieldhouse and take down Kansas.

These teams line up quite well with one another. Texas’ interior scoring abilities are among the best in the nation along with their ability to score in transition. The Jayhawks, however, rank 24th at stopping points off the breakaway. Texas also takes a surprisingly high number of mid-range shots. Kansas ranks fifth in the nation at defending those.

Usually, I’d lean heavily on home-court advantage, but we’ve seen Kansas struggle at home this year and Texas display an ability to show up on the road. Kansas is by far the more consistent team here. Though, Texas has a bit more momentum right now. 

I truly see this game as a coin flip between two top-25 teams. There is a high variety of outcomes with the high pace of play, but, given how each team’s defense lines up, I’m going to avoid picking a side with the spread and take the under instead.

Play: Under 146.5

  • Ryan Coleman

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Check out our best NHL bets.

NHL Best Bets

NHL Game Picks

Tampa Bay Lightning (-125) vs. Florida Panthers (+104) | O/U 6.5 (-134/+110)

We have the third Battle of Florida with the Lightning visiting the Panthers. It’s been all Bolts, as they’ve taken both games this year.

Tampa Bay is a model of consistency, as they once again have one of the better rosters in the league.

At the top of the line, Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos have 53 goals between them, and Nikita Kucherov leads the league with 53 assists. Each line works so well together and can move the puck, that’s why they have seven players with 20 or more assists.

Then they still have Andrei Vasilevskiy behind the net. He’s won seven of his last nine games.

The Panthers have severally regressed from last year, but they haven’t fallen hard enough with a chance to grab a Wild Card Spot.

The offense is still good, with the fifth-best expected goals percentage, but not on top like last year.

They haven’t been getting a great year in the net Sergei Bobrovsky, who’s struggled all season. Now on injured reserve, it could be either Spencer Knight, but if he can’t go because of an upper-body injury, then it’s Alex Lyon who had -2.6 goals saved above expected in the final six games before the All-Star break.

The Lightning dominated on both sides of the ice in that last game. With Florida’s questions at goalie, they can’t defend the talent of the Lightning.

Pick: Lightning ML (-104)

  • John Supowitz

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Check out our best bets for Super Bowl LVII.

Super Bowl LVII Best Bets

Matthew Freedman’s Super Bowl LVII Bets

Patrick Mahomes Super Bowl MVP (+130)

  • Notes: This is basically another way of betting Chiefs moneyline, which is +105 across the market. If the Chiefs win, I think there’s a 90% chance Mahomes will be the MVP. I have the Chiefs projected as favorites, so I think this line should be closer to +110 or +115.

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