Author: Jim O’Connell
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Gambling: Some players to bet on for golf’s U.S. Open this week
Golf’s third major of the year has arrived, as Torrey Pines will play host to the 2021 U.S. Open. The course is the location of the Farmers Insurance Open, which is a yearly stop on the PGA Tour’s schedule. However, it will have a different look than we are accustomed to. The south course at…
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Gambling: Lots of betting opportunities with Irving, Harden out Tuesday
We only have one NBA playoff game Tuesday night, and it features a suddenly short-handed Brooklyn Nets team looking to bounce back after dropping two in a row to the Milwaukee Bucks. And even though there is only one game, there are a handful of interesting betting aspects of this contest. For starters, the storyline…
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Gambling: Betting on the Sixers, Jazz on Monday
The second round of the NBA playoffs carries on Monday, with the Sixers trying to steal a game in Atlanta while the Clippers look to knot the series at two games apiece against the Jazz. Below are two bets that I am targeting for Monday. Philadelphia 76ers at Atlanta Hawks The pick: Sixers ML (-154,…
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Gambling: Picking Denver to extend series; Bucks-Nets to score more
We have two games Sunday in the NBA, with the Milwaukee Bucks looking to even up their series with the Brooklyn Nets, and the Denver Nuggets looking to extend their season in front of their home crowd against the Phoenix Suns. Game 3 between the Bucks and Nets was wild. It had late-game drama, clutch…
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Gambling: The numbers, momentum are with Vegas vs. Avalanche
There’s only one game in the NHL on Thursday, as the Colorado Avalanche travel to Vegas to take on the Golden Knights for Game 6. Colorado trails 3-2 after opening with a 2-0 series lead. The winner of the series will face the Montreal Canadiens in the semifinals. The Canadiens have reeled off seven straight…
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Woody Paige: Nikola Jokic must dominate Phoenix’s Deandre Ayton for Nuggets to succeed
The Joker got played. He can’t repeat the bad draw again Wednesday night, or the Suns will set on the Nuggets much too quickly. Nikola Jokic must be the most invaluable player in Game 2. He has to go off for 35 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, two blocks and a steal, dictate to Phoenix…
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Gambling: Nuggets, without Murray, should struggle vs. Suns
The second round of the NBA playoffs continues as we have a do-or-die game in Milwaukee followed by Game 2 out West between the Suns and the Nuggets on Wednesday. Below are two bets that I am targeting for Wednesday. Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks The pick: Under 235 (-105, PointsBet) While both teams scored…
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Gambling: Look for the Sixers to rebound in Game 2
The NBA playoffs continue with a handful of second-round matchups on Tuesday night. Despite there only being two games on the slate, there are plenty of things to keep an eye on from a betting perspective. Let’s start with Game 2 of the series between the Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta came away with…
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Gambling: Keeping bets simple: go with good pitcher, not with bad one
Monday’s MLB slate is one of the smallest of the season, having only three total games on the docket. Regardless, our job is to find betting angles, and that’s exactly what we’re going to do. The difference with baseball compared to other sports is how the spreads (run lines) are measured. Unlike in other sports…
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Gambling: Going with Hawks, Mavericks bets on Sunday
The NBA playoffs roar along as we have a pair of games Sunday, one being a first-round Game 7, and the other a second-round Game 1. Below are two bets that I am targeting for Sunday. Atlanta Hawks at Philadelphia 76ers The pick: Hawks ML (+126, FanDuel Sportsbook) The pick here is taking a leap…