Weekend Spreads 3/11/2023

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NBA: Kevin Durant rolled his ankle during warmups. The latest news is that he could miss the remainder of the regular season. This is a big blow for a big piece of Phoenix’s championship aspirations. As Devin Booker is trending as the best scorer in the league, the Suns lose the best pure scorer in league history.

NHL: Ryan O’Reilly Few went harder at the trade deadline than the Toronto Maple Leafs. Only two weeks after snagging the St. Louis Blues captain, and twelve days after scoring a hat trick in his first game as a Leaf, O’Reilly suffered a season-ending injury. A broken finger that will keep ROR shelved until the 2023-24 season. A tough pill for Leaves fans to swallow.

Draft Kings/Fan Duel Spotlight

No-brainer:

NHL: Connor McDavid - THE best player in hockey, McDavid has scored nine points in his last five games, and 23 points in the last ten games, including 12 goals over that span. The Oilers travel to Toronto for a Saturday night matchup. Ten days ago when the two teams met, McJesus scored 2 goals and added one assist.

Low-hanging fruit:

NBA: Christain Wood - Wood could be in for a big game. With Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic both likely out for Saturday’s game in Memphis, the Dallas Mavericks will turn to their supporting cast. Wood has averaged 17.1 points per game, but 25 points per game and 12 rebounds per contest against the Memphis Grizzlies. His standard 25 minutes per game is sure to increase, which will equal more production.

Our Picks for the Weekend

• (NCAAM) Ohio State Buckeyes +7

• (NBA )Milwaukee Bucks Vs. Golden State Warriors Over 239

• (NBA) New York Knicks Vs. Los Angeles Clippers Under 227

• (MLS) Atlanta United FC +191

• (NBA) Chicago Bulls -7

• (NBA) Boston Celtics -4.5

Source: MyBookie.Com

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News

NCAA Men’s: With selection Sunday upon us, let’s look at a few high-value, moderate-risk picks to win the whole damn thing: (Source: Draftkings Sportsbook as of Friday 3/10 10 am CST)

- Baylor Bears: +2000: The safest bet, with the best upside of the top 10 favorites as of Friday, Friday, March 10^th .

- Marquette: +3000: An impressive resume, but still considered to be outside the select group of favorites to win it all.

-  Missouri: +18000: A team projected to finish 10^th in the SEC, finished 4^th , and boast wins against five ranked teams.

- Texas A&M: +6500: The most surprising team in basketball in the second half of the season.

NBA: A live look at the league and Memphis Grizzlies Front Office trying to figure out what to do with Ja Morant:

Ja Morant is set to miss at least three more games as the league and Memphis Grizzlies continue to investigate. This comes at an inopportune time as the Grizzlies continue to lose ground in the West. The Grizzlies have proven many times throughout the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons they can win games without Morant. The hopes are, he returns the same great basketball player he is, but maybe a tad more humbled and with a laser focus on playing basketball.

NFL: “The NFC North is getting very interesting, to say the least. The Green Bay Packers released their latest installment of the Aaron Rodgers trilogy, full of offseason chatter around where the QB will play next season. Similar to Brett Favre at the end of his reign, if the Packers do not want A-Rod back, they will likely need to trade him. Current odds of Rodgers’ landing spot according to Sports Betting.ag:

• New York Jets: -1000

• Las Vegas Raider: +500

• Miami Dolphins: +900

• Tennessee Titans: +900

• San Francisco 49ers: -1800

NFL: Staying in the NFC North, the Chicago Bears got an absolute haul for pick No. 1 in the upcoming NFL draft, via trade with the Carolina Panthers. That pick is assumed to be Ohio State Quarterback, CJ Stroud. Chicago is set up well for the long term more than most teams in the NFL, arguably all, but this trade does not mean a division crown. We still like the Detroit Lions to claim the North.

NHL: Can anyone beat the Boston Bruins? It is not looking that way. Winners of eleven straight and owners of one of the most dominant regular seasons in NHL history, who, if anyone can beat this team in a playoff series? The Dallas Stars or Las Vegas Golden Knights are the only teams in the west that could give the Beantown Boys a run for their money. If the Bruins meet either team in the postseason, it would be in the Stanley Cup Finals.

MLB: We are just twenty days from the opening of the MLB regular season. Let's look at a few high upside/lower risk future bets in baseball for the 2023 season (source: mybookie.com)

• NL MVP: Michael Harris +4600

• AL MVP: Randy Arozarena +15000

• NL Cy Young Kodai Senga +6400

• AL Cy Young: Pablo Lopez +4400

MMA: The least watched, and most important fight in Jake Paul’s long storied career (Insert chuckle emoji here) was the best actual fight the YouTube star has had to date. Losing in a decision to Tommy Fury, setting his record at 6-1, Jake turned to Floyd Mayweather to regain some media momentum with hopes of drawing the Champ out of retirement. After calling out Floyd, the two had an encounter in person. You have to respect Jake’s ability to just not give a f*ck, but something tells me this will not turn out as well for him as it did for Conor McGregor, both physically and financially. However, Jake seems determined to keep poking the bear.

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