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Monday’s Best MLB, NHL & NBA Bets

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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.

Today’s Best Bets

Here are today’s best bets.

MLB Best Bets

Boston Red Sox (-110) vs. Baltimore Orioles (-106) | O/U 8 (-112/-108)

This is the second meeting of Chris Sale and Dean Kremer this season, as Boston won the first matchup at Fenway Park 9-8 on April 1. Sale’s poor start in that gave (seven earned runs in three innings, three home runs allowed) is a big reason he has poor numbers this year (1-1, 8.00 ERA, 1.667 WHIP), but the Red Sox have still won three of his four starts, and the team has quietly won five of seven series to begin the year. Now Sale faces an Orioles lineup that he is 10-3 against with a 3.21 ERA and 1.088 WHIP in 24 career appearances (18 starts), and one he has held to a .208/.265/.398 slash line. Though he has struggled with control walking 2+ batters in all four starts, he is coming off a season-high 11-strikeout performance against Minnesota, his 28th 11+ strikeout regular-season start since 2017.

That Boston is a road favorite with a low O/U (eight runs) suggests oddsmakers believe Sale is in for a big bounce-back start. His velocity is down an average of at least one MPH on all four of his pitches, but he has generated a whiff percentage of 36% or higher on his four-seamer, slider, and changeup, and we like his chances of earning a road victory.

Boston has owned Baltimore recently, winning five of the previous six meetings and 39 of the last 57 in Camden Yards. And we are intrigued by the fishy nature of this line, as the Red Sox are road favorites despite the Orioles entering on an American League-best six-game winning streak.

Pick: Red Sox ML (-110)

  • Mike Spector

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NBA Playoffs Best Bets

Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat

Game 4 continues the series in Miami, where the Heat hope to add to their 2-1 lead over Milwaukee. The Heat are 27-14 at home this season. That means being in Miami is an advantage for them. They will need to continue to score points as they have throughout this playoff series but have a chance to end tonight ahead 3-1. 

Milwaukee has been without Giannis Antokounmpo since early in Game 1. He is questionable in this game, but if Giannis plays, that would mean more scoring for the Bucks. Milwaukee has found scoring in Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton, and Brook Lopez while Giannis has been out. That means this team can score points without him if needed. 

Including the regular season and playoffs, these teams have gone over the point total five out of seven times. Both teams have also scored over the total points in all the playoff games. Giannis being questionable makes the Moneyline and Spread difficult for bettors to judge. The Total Points play is safe because these teams have consistently gone over. 

Total Points Over 215.5 (-120)

  • Cameron Lynch

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NHL Playoffs Best Bets

Toronto Maple Leafs (-115) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-104) | O/U 6.5 (-104/-118)

This series took a massive turn in Game 3. We were ready to pull out the Maple Leafs’ playoff history argument after their 7-3 loss in Game 1, but they have won back-to-back games and including on the road in overtime.

The Lighting was better at pushing the puck through the neutral zone, gaining offensive possessions, and being able to find open shots, but the Leafs’ defense was tough in their crease by not allowing second chances and playing physically on the boards.

Tensions grew late, with a few guys dropping the gloves. Even stars Steven Stamkos and Auston Matthews went at it. That bad blood will undoubtedly spill over in the next game, which will get much more physical and won’t feature as much offense.

Pick: Under 6.5 (-118)

  • John Supowitz

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