Monday was mostly a day to catch up on some sleep after the crazy Sunday NFL action and tracking the opening line movement for Super Bowl LVII.
We also caught up on some chores and errands in and out of the Tuley’s Takes home office, including returning to our regular Monday family chauffeur duties of picking up my son Maddux after school and taking him to Las Vegas Youth Orchestra practice (and our weekly father-son trip to In N Out Burger for an early dinner).
After following the first half of my Baylor +3.5 Best Bet (and I got +4 on Monday afternoon) on my phone, I arrived home to watch the second half. Texas was in control and covering most of the game, so I can’t call Baylor’s 76-71 loss, though it was still disappointing as they pulled within 1 point at 72-71 with 51 seconds to play and couldn’t hold onto the cover. Baylor gave up a basket, missed a wild 3-point attempt, Texas hit two free throws and then another 3-point attempt followed by the Bears allowing Texas to dribble out the rest of the clock. I was left to wonder if it was a smart bet that just happened to lose or if I had forced a play because I felt pressure to post a Best Bet since I’ve had so much success in these daily columns the last few months. I mean, I nearly passed because nothing really jumped out at me when posting my column late Sunday/early Monday morning. I was at least happy that I passed in the NBA after stating that the card looks chalky (see recaps below as faves went 7-1 SU and 5-3 ATS). If being honest, while I felt Baylor was indeed the top play on Monday’s card, it was more of a coin-flip in my mind and I wouldn’t have used it as a “Best Bet” if not for the slim pickings on the day. Let’s get to our daily recaps of all of Monday’s betting action and I do have a Best Bet for Tuesday, plus an update on my early Super Bowl Best Bet.
Monday Recaps
NBA: Faves went 7-1 SU, but just 5-3 ATS as the Pistons (+10.5 at Mavericks) and Hawks (+5.5 at Blazers) covered in SU losses. The lone upset was by the Magic (+10 at 76ers). Home/road teams split 4-4 SU, but road teams led 6-2 ATS. Unders went 5-2-1 with push in Raptors-Suns (220) game.