MLS Odds: Can Sounders Shake Off Vancouver?

MLS Odds Favor Whitecaps Against Champs

This hasn’t been an ideal start to the season for the defending champs. The Seattle Sounders have just one victory after five MLS matches, but at least they’re outperforming the Vancouver Whitecaps. These Cascadian neighbors will face off Friday (10 PM ET) at BC Place.

The Whitecaps are slim +140 home favorite tonight. Seattle is priced at +195 and the draw very much in play at +235.

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Vancouver also have just one win after five matches, but they’ve lost three times, while the Sounders have three draws to show for their efforts. Seattle got off to a slow start last year, too, but stormed their way to MLS Cup glory after firing head coach Sigi Schmid. They’ll almost certainly take a step back this year now that Brian Schmetzer is on full-time; however, that has more to do with the extreme roster turnover MLS teams experience than any fault of Schmetzer’s.

That turnover should benefit the Whitecaps after they missed the playoffs last year. There are considerable flaws on this team, most notably on defense, but they’ve got a proven goal-scorer in former Sounders forward Fredy Montero, who’s on loan from Tianjin TEDA of the Chinese Super League.

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NHL Playoffs: First Round Tilt in Edmonton

Sharks and Oilers Square off in NHL Playoffs

The NHL Playoffs have started in earnest in 2017. In the second game of a best-of-seven series, the San Jose Sharks (46-29-7) will face the Edmonton Oilers (47-26-9) at the Rogers Centre. After finishing second in the Pacific Division, and making the playoffs for the first time since 2006, the Oilers have the offensive power and dependable goaltending that they’ve sorely missed over the last decade. Edmonton was a symbol of consistency in 2016-17, ranking 8^th in team offence (2.96 goals scored per game) and 8^th in team defence (2.52 goals against per game). After pacing the NHL in points this regular season with 30 goals and 70 assists, the hockey world is eagerly anticipating Connor McDavid’s first career playoff appearance.

Oddsmakers have the Oilers as -135 favorites on the moneyline and the total is at 5.

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After coming two wins away from winning their first ever Stanley Cup last season, the San Jose Sharks have an edge in experience compared to the youth-infused Oilers. Martin Jones is one of those returning players; he won 35 games this season, but struggled with a .912 save percentage. Despite that, the Sharks managed to rank 5^th in team defence during the regular season, surrendering a minuscule 2.44 goals per game. Game 2 will determine who carries momentum into San Jose.

Betting Odds Trends

San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
San Jose is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
San Jose is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games when playing Edmonton
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
San Jose is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Edmonton

Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Edmonton is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Edmonton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Edmonton is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games when playing San Jose
Edmonton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
Edmonton is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against San Jose

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NBA Free Tuesday Pick- Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves

Thunder Have 6th in West Locked Up

The Oklahoma City Thunder wrap up their Northwest Division season series against the Minnesota Timberwolves this Tuesday night as the featured matchup on NBA TV. BetAnySports has opened Minnesota as a slight one-point home favorite for this 8 p.m. (ET) start with the total set at 216.5.

The Thunder are set as the sixth seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a straight-up record of 46-34 heading into their final two regular season games. They have won three of their last four games both SU and against the spread with the total staying UNDER in three of those outings. Sunday’s 106-105 victory against Denver as five-point road underdogs improved their overall record on the road this season to 18-22 both SU and ATS.

Russell Westbrook set a new single-season NBA record in Sunday’s win with his 42^nd triple-double of the year. He posted 50 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists to help his team pull out the win. On the year, he has averaged 31.9 points, 10.7 rebounds and 10.4 assists in pursuit of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award. The Thunder are ranked 11^th in the league in scoring with an average of 106.7 points per game.

Timberwolves Still Struggling

Minnesota went 0-for-4 in its recent four-game road trip while going 1-2-1 ATS. It came up on the wrong end of a tight 110-109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers this past Sunday as a six-point road favorite. The total stayed UNDER BetAnySports’ closing line in that game after going OVER in six of its last seven games. The Timberwolves are an even 20-20 both SU and ATS at home this season.

The duo of Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins continue to point to a bright future for the Timberwolves despite this season’s SU record of 31-49. Towns leads the team in scoring with 25.1 PPG and he posted 40 points and 21 rebounds in Sunday’s loss. Wiggins scored a game-high 41 points against Denver on Sunday to raise his season-scoring average to 23.7 PPG. Minnesota is averaging 105.5 PPG on the year and it has exceeded that number in seven of its last eight games.

Even though nothing is on the line for Oklahoma City on Tuesday night, I like its chances to win the season series against its division rivals three games to one with a SU victory to pay off on BetAnySports’ one-point betting line.

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Nationals Host Miami in Last Game of 2017 Opening Series

Post PED Gio Looks to Forget 2016

Is the window of opportunity closing on the Washington Nationals? The Nationals have been to the MLB playoffs 3 out of the last 5 years. The Nats have yet to win a series, let alone the World Series. Washington (95-67, +0.27 betting units last year) began the 2017 campaign at home. They end a three-game set versus the Miami Marlins today. MLB Network has Thursday’s finale starting at 4:05 PM ET.

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The Marlins (79-82, 0 –6.11 units) have lower expectations than Washington for 2017. They lost ace pitcher Jose Fernandez in a fatal boating accident last September. The Marlins do have a collection of serviceable starters. Today's pitcher Tom Koehler was 9-13 last season with a 4.33 ERA in 33 starts. He is 1-2 in five career starts against the Nationals with a 4.50 ERA. Current Washington batters have a combined .870 career OPS off Koehler.

Premadonna egomaniac Bryce Harper (.814 OPS) is 11-of-32 lifetime with six homeruns and a 1.385 OPS. There is no telling how good this guy could be if he learned to respect the game. He needs to play it like it is meant to be played and forget all the garbage he brings.

Gio Gonzalez (3.76 FIP) is projected to start for the Nationals. He’s fallen to third in the rotation after a sketchy 2016 season. Washington went 14-18 in his 32 starts. That was for a loss of 10.52 betting units. Current Marlins hitters have managed only a .696 lifetime OPS versus the veteran southpaw. Gonzalez has made at least 32 starts in six of the last seven years. His ERA has risen in each of the last four seasons. Gonzalez's worsening performance has also coincided with his purported performance enhancing drug use.

MLB Betting Trends

Miami Marlins
Miami is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games
Miami is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 9 games
Miami is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Miami is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Washington
Miami is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Washington
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington

Washington Nationals
Washington is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Washington is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Miami
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Miami
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami

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Dustin Johnson Favored to Win 2017 Masters Tournament

Expect High Scores Early at 2017 Masters Tournament

Dustin Johnson did just about everything on the PGA Tour last year. But the reigning Player of the Year has yet to win the Big One: the Masters Tournament at Augusta National. Johnson enters this year’s event as the +550 favorite, followed by Rory McIlroy at +700 and Jordan Spieth at +800.

The Weather for Thursday and Friday is expected to be Sunny and Windy. Don't expect low scores at all on those days and probably the entire tournament.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

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Johnson finished in a fourth-place tie at Augusta last year before taking down his first major at the US Open. His 2017 campaign is already off to a rolling start. Johnson claimed the No. 1 spot in the World Rankings with a win at the Genesis Open, then he won back-to-back World Golf Championships events – first in Mexico, then the match play tournament in Austin, Texas.

McIlroy has yet to wear the Green Jacket, either, but the former World’s No. 1 has won all the other majors. His best result at Augusta was fourth place in 2015. That’s the year Spieth burst upon the scene and won both the Masters and the US Open. Spieth was also in control of last year’s Masters until falling apart on the back nine and losing to little-known Danny Willett by three strokes. Willett is a +12500 outsider to defend his title.

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Cavs, Celtics Battle for First in the Eastern Conference

Wild Finish Down the Stretch Between Celtics and Cavs

Lebron James, and the Cleveland Cavaliers, battle the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on Wednesday night. If the Cavs win they would take the season series 3-1 and own the tiebreaker.

LeBron James recorded his second straight triple-double on Tuesday. He had 41 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists in a 2 OT win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. On Tuesday he went off for his 12th triple-double of the season. He had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

Oddsmakers have the Celtics favored by 4.5-points and the total is sitting at 219.5.

The Celtics won 110-94 road game against the New York Knicks. The Celtics covered as a -7.5-point favorite. The 204 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. The Celtics could be missing valuable piece Jae Crowder.

Cleveland was a 122-102 winner against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday. The Cavaliers covered in the match as a -11-point favorite, while 224 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson did not travel with the team to Boston after injuring his right thumb during Tuesday's game. The Cavaliers have ruled Thompson out for tonight's contest with the Celtics.

NBA Betting Trends

Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 9 games
Cleveland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Cleveland is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 13 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Cleveland is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston

Boston Celtics
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home
Boston is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 13 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

 

Next up:
Cleveland home to Atlanta Friday, April 7
Boston at Atlanta Thursday, April 6

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NCAA Championship Game: New Kid Crashes the Party

Gonzaga and UNC Have Similar Styles

University of Phoenix Stadium will see the Men's Basketball NCAA Championship game as the Gonzaga Bulldogs and the North Carolina Tar Heels on Monday night. We knew going in that a new kid would crash the party and the championship game would be Old vs. New. Gonzaga and South Carolina battled to see who would battle NCAA Basketball Royalty in North Carolina or Pac -12 stalwart Oregon. We have our answer.

North Carolina has won five titles and is appearing in its record 20th Final Four. Gonzaga is appearing in its first Final Four after spending virtually two decades battling the detractors and pressure of being a very good program in a terrible conference. The programs might hang different kinds of banners in their arenas, but this is a heavyweight matchup for sure. These are two experienced and balancedNo. 1 seeds. They are ready to tangle on Monday at 9:20 p.m.

Oddsmakers opened the Tar Heels as -2-point favorites versus the Bulldogs, while the game's total opened at 154.5. The line is now UNC at -1 and the total climbed to 155.

North Carolina was a 77-76 winner in their semi-final matchup against the Oregon Ducks. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites. Justin Jackson averages a team-best 18.3 points. Point guard Joel Berry II, averaging 14.5 points per game. He has been dealing with two balky ankles. He played 35 minutes Saturday night and only shot 2 of 14 from the field.

Gonzaga was a 77-73 winner in semi-final matchup against the South Carolina Gamecocks. They failed to cover the -6.5-point spread as favorites. Nigel Williams-Goss is the engine of a Gonzaga attack that shoots 50.8 percent from the field.That is second-best in the country. His 16.9 scoring average leads five players in double figures.

NCAA Championship Betting Trends

Gonzaga:
Team record: 37-1 SU,24-11-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 8 straight games.
Gonzaga is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Gonzaga is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Gonzaga's last 10 games

North Carolina:
Team record: 32-7 SU,20-17-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
North Carolina is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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MLB Opening Day: Tigers and White Sox Open in Chicago

Tigers Poised for Playoff Run

The Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox meet at New Comiskey Park on MLB Opening Day for 2017. These division rivals are in different spots right now. The Tigers have their eye on the World Series and the White Sox are in rebuilding mode and in the middle of a youth movement.

The Tigers have stacked their roster with veterans. The White Sox have turned to younger players as part of a long-term rebuilding project. The team traded left-hander Chris Sale to the Boston Red Sox and outfielder Adam Eaton to the Washington Nationals during the offseason. They received a handful of top prospects. 21-year-old second baseman Yoan Moncada is the gem and will start the season with Triple-A Charlotte.

Justin Verlander will be the starting pitcher for the Tigers on this day. Right hander Verlander is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA. He will make his ninth Opening Day start in the past 10 seasons for the Tigers. The 34-year-old is coming off a season in which he finished second in AL Cy Young Award voting. He was 16-9 with a 3.04 ERA last year. He will try for his 20th career win over the White Sox. It is his most against any team except the Royals. who he has 22 wins over.

It'll be Jose Quintana toeing the rubber for the White Sox in this contest. Left hander Quintana is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season. He will make his first career Opening Day start. Quintana earned double-digit wins for the first time last season with a 13-10 record and a 3.20 ERA. He could yield another batch of talented prospects if Chicago decides to trade him before the deadline.

Oddsmakers opened the Tigers as -130-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total opened at 8. The moneline is stil the same, but the total has dropped to 7.5.

MLB Opening Day Betting Trends

Detroit Tigers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games
Detroit is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox

Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Chi White Sox is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chi White Sox's last 14 games
Chi White Sox is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games at home
Chi White Sox is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Detroit
Chi White Sox is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Chi White Sox is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

 

Next up:
Detroit at Chicago Monday, April 3

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