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Post by Makers on Feb 19, 2022 6:09:08 GMT -5
Notable futures bets
$20,000 on Illinois Fighting Illini at 30-1 odds at Caesars Sportsbook Total payout: $600,000 $20,000 on Villanova Wildcats at 27-1 at Caesars Total payout: $540,000 $75,000 on Gonzaga Bulldogs at + 550 at DraftKings Total payout: $412,500 $250 on Wyoming Cowboys at 1000-1 odds at Caesars Total payout: $250,000 $10,000 on Auburn Tigers at 22-1 odds at Caesars Total payout: $220,000 $10,000 on Auburn Tigers at 18-1 odds at Caesars Total payout: $180,000 $30,000 on Gonzaga Bulldogs at + 500 odds at Caesars Total payout: $150,000 $2,000 on Wisconsin Badgers at 50-1 at DraftKings Total payout: $100,000 $15,000 on Gonzaga at + 600 odds at BetMGM Total payout: $90,000
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Post by Makers on Feb 21, 2022 7:37:13 GMT -5
Ouch!!!! Juwan Howard and the Michigan men’s basketball team lost by double-digits to Wisconsin on Sunday and then moments after the final whistle the Wolverines’ head coach slapped a Badgers’ assistant coach in the head. This all happened in the handshake line after Wisconsin’s 77-63 victory at home. The Badgers called a time out in the final minute and that apparently didn’t sit well with Howard, who was clearly upset after the game and didn’t want to shake hands with Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard. Things then got heated between to the two sides with Gard starting things by putting his hands on Howard and then Howard could be seen throwing a punch, which turned into a slap, at Joe Krabbenhoft. twitter.com/i/status/1495491389722968064
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Post by Makers on Feb 23, 2022 6:21:28 GMT -5
Tuesday’s recaps
CBB: No. 21 UConn rallied late to beat No. 8 Villanova 71-69, pushing on the consensus closing line of -2. Top 25 faves went 7-0 SU on Tuesday and 5-1-1 ATS with the only other fave to not cover being No. 24 Alabama (-4.5) in a 74-72 win at Vanderbilt. No. 5 Kansas (-12 in 102-83 win vs. Kansas State), No. 9 Texas Tech (-9.5 in 66-42 rout vs. Oklahoma), No. 17 Tennessee (-10.5 in 80-61 win at Missouri), No. 18 Arkansas (-1.5 in 82-74 win at Florida) and No. 25 Iowa (-5.5 in 86-60 rout vs. Michigan State) covered in their wins.
NHL: Faves/dogs split 3-3 Tuesday with the upsets by the 3 biggest dogs: Predators (+ 220 in 6-4 win at the Panthers), Blue Jackets (+ 215 in 4-3 win vs. the Maple Leafs) and Senators (+ 200 in 4-3 win vs. the Wild). Blues, Islanders and Ducks won as chalk. Overs 4-1-1 with the push in the Maple Leafs-Blue Jackets game with a closing total of 7 goals.
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Post by Makers on Feb 24, 2022 7:00:22 GMT -5
Wednesday’s recaps
CBB: Top 25 teams went 7-0 SU as favorites on Wednesday, but underdogs actually led 4-3 ATS. In the game of the night, No. 11 Providence (-2) outlasted Xavier 99-92 in 3OT and ended up covering the spread. No. 14 Houston (-8.5 in 81-67 win at Tulane) and No. 20 Texas (-8.5 in 75-66 win vs. TCU, though some pushed on a spread of 9) also covered vs. consensus closing lines. The four Top 25 faves that did NOT cover Wednesday night were No. 3 Auburn (-16 in 77-64 win vs. Mississippi), No. 6 Kentucky (-7.5 in 71-66 win vs. LSU), No. 7 Duke (-5.5 in 65-61 win at Virginia) and No. 13 Wisconsin (-5 in 68-67 win at Minnesota).
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Post by Makers on Feb 25, 2022 7:34:33 GMT -5
Thursday’s recaps
NBA: Faves went 5-2 SU and ATS as season resumed after All-Star Break. The upsets were by the Pistons (+ 5.5 in 106-103 win vs. Cavaliers) and Timberwolves (+ 2 in 119-114 win vs. Grizzlies). Overs went 4-2-1 with the push in the Cavaliers-Pistons game as the betting total was 209.
CBB: No. 22 Ohio State (+ 7, + 260 money line) upset No. 15 Illinois 86-83. Oregon (+ 2.5, + 120 ML) upset No. 12 UCLA 68-63. No. 16 USC (-10.5) escaped with a 94-91 OT win at Oregon State late Wednesday night, but didn't cover. No. 1 Gonzaga (-10.5), No. 2 Arizona (-10.5), No. 19 Murray State (-3) and No. 21 Saint Mary's (-12) covered in wins.
NHL: Faves/dogs split 4-4 with the upsets by the Blue Jackets (+ 365 in 6-3 win at Panthers), Devils (+ 235 in 6-1 rout at Penguins), Canucks (+ 140 in 7-1 rout vs. Flames) and Sharks (+ 110 in 4-3 shootout win vs. Islanders). Over/Unders also split 4-4.
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Post by Makers on Feb 27, 2022 6:24:42 GMT -5
Saturday’s recaps
NBA: Faves went 6-1 Saturday but dogs led 5-2 ATS. The only outright upset was by the Nets (+ 9.5 in 126-123 win at Bucks), but the Pistons (+ 12.5 vs. Celtics), Spurs (+ 13 at Heat), Wizards (+ 8.5 at Cavaliers) and Kings (+ 8 at Nuggets) all covered as dogs in SU losses. Overs went 4-3.
CBB: No. 23 Saint Mary's upset No. 1 Gonzaga 67-57 late Saturday night as 11-point home underdogs and + 450 on the money line; but Gonzaga wasn't alone as the Top 6 ranked teams all lost on Saturday (and all 6 on the road). Colorado (+ 9.5) upset No. 2 Arizona 79-63, No. 17 Tennessee (-3) beat No. 3 Auburn 67-62, Michigan St. (+ 4.5) upset No. 4 Purdue 68-65, No. 10 Baylor (-2.5) beat No. 5 Kansas 80-70, No. 18 Arkansas (-2) pushed 75-73 vs. No. 6 Kentucky and TCU (+ 4.5) upset No. 9 Texas Tech 69-66. No. 7 Duke (-7.5) beat Syracuse 97-72 and was the only team in the Top 9 to win Saturday (No. 10 Baylor won, but at the expense of No. 5 Kansas as noted above). No. 8 Villanova was idle.
NHL: Faves went 7-3 Saturday with the only upsets by the Oilers (+ 180 in 4-3 win at Panthers), Flyers (+ 134 in 2-1 win vs. Capitals) and Canadiens (+ 140 in 2-1 win at Senators). Unders went 6-3-1 with the push in the Oilers-Panthers game with a betting total of 7 goals.
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Post by Makers on Mar 2, 2022 6:49:26 GMT -5
Tuesday’s recaps
NBA: Faves went 5-1 SU on Tuesday with the only upset by the Timberwolves (+ 4 in 129-114 home win vs. Warriors, but faves went only 2-2-2 ATS with the Nets (+ 8) covering in 109-108 loss at the Raptors, plus pushes on the Mavericks (-5 in 109-104 win at Lakers) and Wizards (-3 in 116-113 win vs. Pistons). Unders went 4-2.
CBB: No. 10 Wisconsin (+ 3) upset No. 8 Purdue 70-67 to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title. Also in the Big Ten, Nebraska (+ 15, + 850 ML) shocked No. 23 Ohio St. 78-70. In the Big 12, TCU ( 6) upset No. 6 Kansas 74-64 while No. 11 Villanova (-10) beat No. 8 Providence 76-74 in the Big East, but didn’t cover. In the SEC, No. 7 Kentucky (-16) beat Mississippi 83-72 and No. 13 Tennessee (-16) beat Georgia 75-68, but neither covered. No. 4 Duke (-14.5) routed Pittburgh 86-56, No. 14 Houston (-15) beat Cincinnati 71-53 and No. 2 Arizona (-4.5) beat No. 16 USC 91-71 with all 3 covering.
NHL: Faves went 7-2 Tuesday with the only upsets by the Red Wings (+ 179 in 4-3 OT win vs. Hurricanes) and Ducks ( 155 in 4-3 win vs. Bruins). Of the 7 winning faves, the Blue Jackets (-115 in 4-3 win vs. Devils) were only one to not cover -1.5 puck line. Overs went 6-3.
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Post by Makers on Mar 3, 2022 7:09:46 GMT -5
Wednesday’s recaps
NBA: Faves went 6-2 SU but only 4-4 ATS; upsets by the Thunder ( 15.5, 900 money line in 119-107 road win at Nuggets, snapping their 6-game winning streak) & Hornets ( 4 vs. Cavaliers); Heat ( 4.5 at Bucks) & Rockets ( 15 vs. Jazz) covered in losses; Overs 5-3.
CBB: No. 5 Auburn escaped with 81-68 OT win at Mississippi St. to clinch share of SEC regular-season title & ended up covering spread; Creighton ( 4) upset No. 18 UConn 64-62; Texas A&M ( 10) upset No. 25 Alabama 87-81; No. 14 Arkansas (-5.5) beat LSU 77-76 but did NOT cover.
NHL: Underdogs went 2-1 Wednesday w/ Blues-Rangers closing pick-'em in Rangers' 5-3 win; upsets were by the Sabres ( 320 in 5-1 win at Maple Leafs) & Kraken ( 160 in 4-3 win vs. Predators); Stars (-135 in 4-3 win vs. Kings) were only fave to win; Overs went 3-1.
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Post by Makers on Mar 4, 2022 8:19:30 GMT -5
Thursday’s recaps
NBA: Faves went 4-3 SU and ATS Thursday with the upsets by the Heat (+ 3 in a 113-107 win at the Nets in Kevin Durant's return and without Jimmy Butler), Kings (+ 6.5 in 115-112 win at the Spurs) and Pistons (+ 8 in 108-106 win at the Raptors). The Hawks (-2 vs. Bulls), Celtics (-2.5 vs. Grizzlies), Mavericks (-1.5 vs. Warriors) and Clippers (-2 vs. Lakers) covered in their wins. Overs also 4-3.
CBB: No. 24 Iowa (+ 2) upset Michigan 82-71 as ranked teams went 6-0 SU (Iowa was the only dog) but only went 3-3 ATS as No. 2 Arizona (-18.5 in 81-69 win vs. Stanford), No. 6 Kansas (-12 in 72-68 win vs. TCU) and No. 20 Illinois (-12.5 in 60-55 win vs. Penn State) failed to cover in their wins.
NHL: Dogs went 6-3 with upsets by the Canadiens (+ 330 at Flames), Coyotes (+ 320 vs. Avalanche), Penguins (+ 150 at Lightning), Blackhawks (+ 125 vs. Oilers), Capitals (+ 110 vs. Hurricanes) and Canucks (-105 at Islanders). Overs went 5-3-1 with the push in the Penguins-Lightning game with an Over/Under of 6 goals.
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Post by Makers on Mar 5, 2022 7:25:02 GMT -5
CBB: No. 22 Murray State was the only Top 25 team in action Friday night (which mostly involved smaller conference tournaments) and beat Southeast Missouri State 88-74 in the Ohio Valley semifinals, but failed to cover after closing as a 14.5-point favorite (Murray State opened between a 15.5- and 16.5-point fave).
NBA: Suns (-6.5) escaped with a 115-114 win late Friday vs. the Knicks on Cam Johnson's banked-in 3-pointer at the buzzer, but they didn't cover. Faves went 6-3 SU Friday, but dogs led 6-3 ATS as the 76ers (-8 in 125-119 win vs. Cavaliers) and Hawks (-6 in 117-114 win at Wizards) also failed to cover. The outright upsets were by the Magic (+ 8 in 103-97 win at Raptors), Pelicans (+ 5 in 124-90 rout vs. Jazz) and Pistons (+ 2.5 in 111-106 win vs. Pacers). The Bucks (-5 at Bulls), TImberwolves (-9.5 at Thunder) and Nuggets (-9 vs. Rockets) covered as faves. Unders went 5-4.
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Post by Makers on Mar 6, 2022 6:45:25 GMT -5
Saturday’s recaps
NBA: Faves went 5-1 SU on Saturday with the lone upset by the Lakers (+ 5.5 in 124-116 win vs. Warriors), but faves were only 3-2-1 ATS with the Mavericks (-4.5) failing to cover in 114-113 win vs. Kings, and Timberwolves (-14), pushing in 135-121 win vs. Blazers. Overs went 4-2.
CBB: No. 22 Murray State held off Morehead State 71-67 to win the Ohio Valley Conference's automatic #NCAA bid, but did NOT cover as 8-point favorite. North Carolina (+ 11, + 500 money line) upset No. 4 Duke 94-81 in Coach K's last home game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. No. 6 Kansas (-6.5) beat No. 21 Texas 70-63 in OT and ended up covering the spread. No. 13 Tennessee (-6) held off No. 14 Arkansas 78-74 but didn't cover after leading by 24 points in the first half. No. 17 UCLA (-8) beat No. 16 USC 75-68 but also didn't cover.
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Post by Makers on Mar 7, 2022 6:26:25 GMT -5
Sunday’s recaps
NBA: Faves went 6-2 SU but only 4-3-1 ATS. The upsets were by the Rockets (+ 10.5 in 123-112 win vs. Grizzlies to snap a 12-game losing streak) and Knicks (+ 5.5 in 116-93 rout of Clippers to snap a 7-game skid). Thunder (+ 14) covered in 116-103 loss vs. the Jazz. Celtics (-6) pushed in 126-120 win vs. Nets. Over/Unders split 4-4.
CBB: No. 20 Illinois beat No. 24 Iowa 74-72, but did NOT cover as 4-point home fave. Nebraska (+ 12.5) upset No. 10 Wisconsin 74-73, Memphis (+ 2.5) upset No. 14 Houston 75-61 and Michigan (+ 6) upset No. 23 Ohio State as dogs went 4-0 ATS in games involving Top 25 teams.
NHL: Faves went 5-3 with the upsets by the Stars (+ 130 in 6-3 win at Wild), Devils (+ 115 in 3-2 OT win vs. Blues) and Rangers (-105 in 4-1 win at Jets). Unders went 6-2.
NASCAR: Alex Bowman won the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (though locals still call it the Las Vegas 400 as the corporate sponsor changes every couple of years LOL); the ViewFromVegas is Bowman was around 16-1 to 20-1 and around the 8th or 9th betting choice
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Post by Makers on Mar 9, 2022 7:18:08 GMT -5
NBA: Faves went a perfect 6-0 SU on Tuesday night, but just 5-1 ATS as the Suns (-6.5) failed to cover in a 102-99 win at the Magic. Nets (-4 at Hornets) snapped a 4-game losing streak and Warriors (-6 vs. Clippers) snapped a 5-game skid as both covered. Overs went 4-2.
CBB: Six teams punched their tickets to the NCAA Tournament, including No. 1 Gonzaga (-12.5) in 82-69 victory to win the West Coast Conference title here in Las Vegas. Gonzaga covered vs. closing number, though early bettors on Saint Mary's + 13.5 won while others pushed on 13.
NHL: Underdogs went 6-5 on Tuesday with the upsets by the Devils (+ 190 vs. Avalanche), Flyers (+ 153 vs. Golden Knights), Coyotes (+ 145 at Red Wings), Senators (+ 225 at Blues), Jets (+ 150 vs. Lightning) and Capitals (+ 110 at Flames). Overs went 8-3.
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Post by Makers on Mar 10, 2022 6:23:38 GMT -5
Wednesday’s recaps
NBA: Faves went 8-4 SU but just 6-6 ATS as the Bulls (-6.5 at Pistons) and Nuggets (-6.5 at Kings) failed to cover in their wins (both won by exactly 6 points!). The outright upsets were by the Suns (+ 4 at Heat), Rockets (+ 7.5 vs. Lakers), Magic (+ 8.5 at Pelicans) and Knicks (+ 9 at Mavericks). Unders went 10-2.
CBB: There weren’t any Top 25 teams in action Wednesday night as we mostly had lower seeds battling it out in early rounds of major conference tourneys. Among the significant point-spread results were Virginia Tech (-5) beating Clemson 76-75 in the ACC on a 3-pointer at the buzzer but the Hokies did NOT cover, plus Butler (+ 6.5) upsetting Xavier 89-82 in OT in the Big East.
NHL: Faves went 2-0 Wednesday as the Oilers (-130 in 4-3 win vs. Capitals) and Canucks (-215 in 5-3 win vs. Canadiens) won as chalk, but only the Canucks covered the -1.5 puck line. Overs also went 2-0, so the popular fave/Over parlay hit in both games on short card .
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Post by Makers on Mar 11, 2022 7:00:50 GMT -5
Thursday’s recaps
NBA: Faves/dogs split 1-1 SU and ATS as the Nets (+ 4) upset the 76ers 129-100 while the Warriors (-1.5) covered in 113-102 win at Nuggets); both games on the short card stayed Under the betting total.
CBB: Thursday’s conference tournament action was highlighted by two upsets in the Big 12 with Oklahoma (+ 7.5, + 285 money line) upsetting No. 3 Baylor 72-67 and TCU (+ 5.5, + 195 ML) upsetting No. 22 Texas 65-50. Those were the only Top 25 teams to lose outright, though No. 7 Duke (-15 in 88-79 win vs. Syracuse), No. 11 Providence (-7.5 in 65-61 win vs. Butler), No. 2 Arizona (-15.5 in 84-80 win vs. Stanford), No. 8 Villanova (-7 in 66-65 win vs. St. John’s, No. 23 Colorado State (-4 in 53-51 win vs. Utah State) failed to cover the spread in their victories.
NHL: Faves went 6-2 Thursday with Lightning-Flames closing pick-’em; upsets were by the Jets (+ 110 in 2-1 win at the Devils) and Sharks (+ 170 in 4-3 OT win at the Kings). Overs went 5-3-1 with the push in the Islanders’ 6-0 win vs. the Blue Jackets with a betting total of 6 goals..
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