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Doc's Sports has you covered with selections from both conference championships games on Sunday. NFL Playoff Game of the Year was an easy winner last week, more coming this week in all sports. |
YESTERDAY'S PLAYS | ||
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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
NBA | Jan 18, 2021 Rockets vs Bulls |
Rockets -1½ -110 at all |
Lost $110.0 |
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Even with the troubles this Houston team has gone through so far this season, this is still a better team than the Bulls, and we think the Rockets have their best chance for success this season by getting rid of Harden as he was holding the team back. Of course they will miss his talent, but this is still a capable team, and we think they are underrated by the oddsmakers right now. We think this will be a close game but that Houston will pull away in the fourth quarter. |
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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
NBA | Jan 18, 2021 Mavs vs Raptors |
UNDER 220 -105 |
Won $100 |
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Dallas has gone under in four straight games. The league as a whole is trending to some lower scoring games and the bookies have been late to adjust. We think this is another total that is too high. Toronto struggled to start the season defensively, but they have been much better of late. Dallas hasn’t done much great offensively lately, and we don’t see them having a breakout game on the offensive end tonight. The under is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings, and we see that trend continuing on Monday. |
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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
NBA | Jan 18, 2021 Suns vs Grizzlies |
UNDER 218½ -103 |
Won $100 |
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Both of these teams have been strong to the under this season, and they have a combined 15-8 record for the under. We think this total has once again been inflated. The Suns play at one of the slowest paces in the NBA with Chris Paul running the show. These are two Top 7 defenses and neither offense lights up the scoreboard on a regular basis. We will take advantage of this high total as we think this one could come in under 210. |
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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
NBA | Jan 18, 2021 Spurs vs Blazers |
Blazers +2 -109 at linepros |
Lost $109.0 |
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We think the wrong team is favored here. We had the Blazers as a slight favorite in this matchup, and we expect them to win a close one. The points are just the icing on the cake here. Both teams are dealing with some injury issues, but we think the Blazers will be fine. They are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in this series, and we think they match up well again here in this game. |
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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
NBA | Jan 18, 2021 Wolves vs Hawks |
Hawks -7 -109 at pinnacle |
Won $100 |
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Atlanta was hot to start off the season and their hot start culminated with a win over Brooklyn on New Year’s Day. But then things went downhill, and they have lost six of their last seven. But they have had a pretty difficult schedule, and we think this is a Get Right game for them and one they should use to turn the momentum around. We think there’s a great chance for a double digit win here by the home team. |
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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
NHL | Jan 18, 2021 Canucks vs Flames |
Flames -140 at linepros |
Won $100 |
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3-Unit Play. No. 54. Take Calgary -145 over Vancouver (Monday at 9 pm) As per your selection on Calgary, we had a feeling Markstrom would come out focused wanting to beat his old club. The Flames won that contest 3-0 and we expect more of the same in this game. The Flames are the better defensive team and we just don't trust Holtby in net for Vancouver. Calgary has won 12 of the last 16 games when hosting Vancouver and are 8-2 in their last 10 games as a favorite. |
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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
NHL | Jan 18, 2021 Wild vs Ducks |
Ducks +124 at linepros |
Won $124 |
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3-Unit Play. No.56. Take Anaheim +115 over Minnesota (Monday at 9 pm) As per your selection on Anaheim, they have a little bit to build off from their last game as they took Vegas to OT and secured a point. They played much better that game than they did in the first meeting with Vegas, so we see them coming home and performing well. As for the Wild, they beat the Kings twice including a 3-1 comeback in the second game. We see a little bit of a flat spot here for them against a team they may very well take lightly. The Ducks are 17-8 against the Wild in the last 25 meetings. |
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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
NHL | Jan 18, 2021 Sharks vs Blues |
Blues -174 at pinnacle |
Won $100 |
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3-Unit Play. No.48. Take St.Louis -180 over San Jose (Monday at 8 pm) As per your selection on St. Louis, this will be their home opener after splitting a pair against Colorado. The Blues lost the second game 8-0 and we expect a major bounce-back performance from them here today. On paper, the Blues are a much better and more complete team than the Sharks and we see them dominating this game. The Sharks split two games in the desert against Arizona but were lucky to grab a win in the first game. The Sharks are 3-9 in their last 12 while playing on 1 days rest, 1-6 in their last 7 road games. And 1-5 in their last 6 trips to St. Louis. |
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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
NCAA-B | Jan 18, 2021 Kansas vs Baylor |
Kansas +9 -110 at Mirage |
Won $100 |
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4 Unit Play. Take #879 Kansas over Baylor (9p.m., Monday, January 18 ESPN2) We have used Kansas in this spot over the years and had success and will do it again on Monday. The talent may favor Baylor in this game, but Scott Drew seems to have issues winning the Big 12 and this year may be no different. The underdog is 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings between Kansas and Baylor. The road team is 23-8 ATS (1 push) in the last 32 meetings as well. |
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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
NBA | Jan 19, 2021 Pelicans vs Jazz |
Jazz -6 -110 at BetCris |
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Utah is quietly playing as well as any team in the NBA right now. They have won five straight and covered in all of those games. Four of those five were on the road. We think they are undervalued again tonight, especially under the key number of 7 for NBA betting. New Orleans has lost four of five and they didn’t cover in any of those losses. One of these teams is trying to figure things out, while one is in midseason form, and the number is more than fair here for the favorite. |
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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
NCAA-B | Jan 19, 2021 USC vs Oregon State |
OVER 136½ -118 |
Lost $118.0 |
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4 Unit Play. Take #628 Over in USC @ Oregon State (7p.m., Tuesday, January 19 ESPN2) We used the over in both of Oregon State’s games last week (1 free play & 1 rated play) and will do it again on Tuesday. USC is an under team of late but expect Oregon State to be able to dictate the pace of this game in Corvallis. Oregon State has gone over the posted total in 4 straight games. |
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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
NCAA-B | Jan 19, 2021 Colorado State vs Utah State |
Colorado State +8 -110 at all |
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5 Unit Play. Take #635 Colorado State over Utah State (9p.m., Tuesday, January 19 CBSSN) The Aggies might be in a letdown spot coming off a sweep of San Diego State last time out. That was an emotion win for this program, as the Aztecs were predicted to win the MWC regular season this season. The Rams are beaten the bad teams in the league thus far and they are coming off two blowout wins against San Jose State over the weekend. See this game going right down to the wire and we will grab the points in this game. Colorado State is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight-up win in their previous game. |
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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
NHL | Jan 19, 2021 Devils vs Rangers |
Rangers -137 at linepros |
Lost $137.0 |
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6-Unit Play. No. 62. Take New York Rangers over New Jersey Devils (Tuesday at 7pm) Great 3-0 Monday on the ice as we hit for +$945. Let's continue the great run and add to our season total of +$1,175. As per your selection on the Rangers, they are the better team in this contest and they broke out in a big way in their last game against the Islanders. The Rangers won that game 5-0 and what we like even more is the fact that they outplayed the Islanders for the full 60 minutes. That's a momentum-building win and we expect them to carry that into this contest. Another thing we like is that the Rangers are going right back to Georgiev in net for this contest as he comes off the shutout. I expect another big performance from the offense and I believe first overall draft pick Alexis Lafreniere finds the back of the net in this one. The Home team is 14-5 in the last 19 meetings and the Rangers are 4-1 in the last five vs the Devils at home. |
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