Sports Betting
Tuesday’s Best ESPN BET Bets: Syracuse-Pitt, Richmond-Duquesne, Sharks-Blackhawks
What an amazing day for the Winning Picks yesterday! We had ourselves another perfect 3-0 outing. Both totals went Under in the Kraken/Penguins and the Eagles/Buccaneers games. What a collapse the Eagles had at the end of the season, one of the worst in recent NFL history. And though the Steelers lost, if you played the Winning Pick of the Over, you ended up a winner! There can be a silver lining in any defeat. We move to 102-77-3 on the year, crossing the century mark!
With the next round of the NFL playoffs now official, let’s take a look at the conference champion and Super Bowl winner lines. The shortest line amongst conference winners according to ESPN Bet is the 49ers, who are now -175 to win the NFC, meaning you would have to bet $175 to win $100. San Fran also has the shortest line to win the Super Bowl at +175, $100 bet wins you $175. Rounding the NFC out is the Lions +325 and the Packers and Buccaneers at +900.
In the AFC, Baltimore is the leader to win the AFC at +115, which means betting $100 will win you $115. The Ravens also have the shortest line to win the Super Bowl out of the AFC at +275. Rounding out the AFC odds are the Bills +250, Chiefs +300 and the Texans at +1000. Houston, Packers and Buccaneers have the longest Super Bowl odds right now at 25/1. A $100 bet on either of these teams, if you are feeling lucky enough, will win you $2,500!
Now time for the Winning Picks!
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Syracuse Orange at Pittsburgh Panthers (-7) O/U 147.5 7:00 PM on ESPN
Having a week off during conference play is a very rare thing in college basketball nowadays, but it is a week the Pitt basketball program really needed. They come into tonight’s game versus Syracuse 1-4 conference play. If the Panthers have any hopes of making it back to the NCAA tournament, it needs to start tonight.
When I first saw this line, I was a little bit perplexed. Yes, the Orange were just smashed Saturday on the road by a very good UNC team (please bet them to win it all). My issue is Pitt has not played well against Power 6 opponents this season, conference game or not.
The Panthers are 3-6 against teams from Power 6 conferences this year. If Pitt does win the game, it will be in very close fashion. Either way, take Syracuse to cover in this game.
Syracuse Covers +7, Syracuse Orange 68 Pittsburgh Panthers 72
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Richmond Spiders at Duquesne Dukes (-4) O/U 140.5 7:00 PM on ESPN+
Another college basketball program that needs to get back on track in the city of Pittsburgh is the Duquesne Dukes. After being anointed a preseason favorite to potentially win the A-10 conference for the first time in a long time, the Dukes have stumbled out of the gate in conference play dropping their first 3 games.
One of those was to a sellout crowd at home to rival Dayton on Friday night. Now, Duquesne faces another conference foe in Richmond, who has started out the opposite of Duquesne at 3-0 this season in conference action.
While I think the Dukes can finally get their first time in the A-10, I believe the Spiders of Richmond can cover this short spread tonight at Cooper Fieldhouse.
Richmond Covers +4, Richmond Spiders 65 Duquesne Dukes 67
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San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks (-135) O/U 5.5 8:30 PM on ESPN+
Two of the worst teams in the NHL face off in Chicago as the Blackhawks host the Sharks. Chicago has been reeling without top pick Connor Bedard, who remains out of action with a fractured jaw.
Even without Bedard in this game, the Blackhawks still match up well against the Sharks, who at one point this year was on pace to be one of the worst teams in NHL history. More than likely, San Jose will still finish as the worst team in the NHL this season.
Chicago has been able to take care of business when they face the bottom tier of the NHL at home. Tonight, will be no different, they beat the Sharks at home.
Blackhawks Moneyline -135, San Jose Sharks 2 Chicago Blackhawks 3
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