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| NCAA-B | Mar 20, 2026 Queens NC vs. Purdue |
Queens NC +25½ -110 at BUCKEYE |
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Free Play from Doc’s Sports. Take #759 Queens Royals +25.5 over Purdue Boilermakers (7:35p.m., Friday, March 20 TruTV) Purdue showed up in Chicago for the Big 10 Tournament but they have not played well during the second half of the season. We will grab the points with the Royals on Friday night in St. Louis, MO. Purdue is nowhere near as strong on defense this year and many of their stars are not shooting it well. They got a cakewalk to the Big 10 Finals by getting to play a depleted UCLA team on Saturday. They are overseeded and are not a strong two seed. The Royals can score points and should get hot at some point in this game to cover this spread. Do not miss out on Doc’s Sports Weekend Card featuring top plays in basketball, hockey, and other sports. Sign-up now and let 54 years of handicapping experience work for you. |
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NHL | Mar 17, 2026 Sharks vs Oilers |
Oilers -1½ +145 at Buckeye |
Won $145 |
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San Jose is coming off a 7-4 loss to Ottawa and we think we might see the same type of result here. Wennberg has been a key to the Sharks success this season and he might now be out for an extended period of time. Not great news for a team fighting for a playoff spot. This is the last game of the road trip for the Sharks and they are probably road weary. They have had two bad losses this trip (also to Buffalo), and we think the Oilers get the job done with style points tonight in a big win. |
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NBA | Mar 17, 2026 Heat vs Hornets |
UNDER 235½ -110 |
Lost $110.0 |
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This is an important game for both teams, especially Charlotte, who is currently holding the last play-in position in the East. They have a decent cushion but will surely want to climb into a better spot, and Miami is currently in the top play-in spot, so they can gain some momentum on the Heat with a win. Of course, Miami wants to get out of play-in position and get in the regular playoff field. And this is a division matchup. We think all these things combined will result in an elevated level of defense. And that’s not to mention that these teams played here earlier this month and the Heat won a high-scoring game, 128-120, so this sets up for revenge and some defensive adjustments from the Hornets, who have been one of the best defensive teams in the league for the last couple months. That game on March 3 was a rare over game at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, where the under is 21-10 this season. That is the second best under rate for a home team in the NBA. They are also the second-best under team with a day rest, where they can bring the defensive intensity, with a 24-14 mark for the under. Miami has their new fast-paced offense, but the Hornets will find ways to slow them down. Their offense has scored 103 or fewer in three of four games, with the outlier being against the sorry Kings, so they will have to devote themselves to a defensive gameplan because offense won’t be guaranteed. Miami has a decent defense for points allowed even at the pace they play at. Miami often faces inflated totals because of their style of play, but they have been hovering around 50% for unders in recent games as the oddsmakers post high totals in many of their matchups. This total has been adjusted higher quite a bit from that March 6 meeting, and we have a feeling this one will go well under the 229.5 total that was posted for that game. Six of the last nine meetings have gone under the posted total! |
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