Saturday Best Bets, Friday Recaps
Friday was mostly spent shopping around for the best prices on Super Bowl props as it seems like all the sportsbooks have the bulk of their props posted (hey, it’s certainly easier now with all the apps compared to the old days), plus also writing up some of my picks for VSiN.com and our Super Bowl Betting Guides.
On the family front, I also enjoyed a great night as we ordered pizza and I played chess with my 13-year-old son, Maddux, who recently joined the chess club at his middle school. I went 2-0 and am still undefeated in the 6 games we’ve played so far. But I’m proud of him as he insists that he doesn’t want me to let him win or take it easy on him and he’s showing rapid improvement.
I was also following the basketball action on Friday night, but unfortunately lost more than pizza money on my Kings/76ers money-line parlay as the Kings lost 107-104 at the Pacers.
Let’s recap the reset of Friday’s action, and look for some Best Bets for Saturday. Then, as has been our custom here, we’ll rerun our NFL “takes” column from Wednesday with our early Super Bowl bets plus adding some prop bets.Friday Recaps
NBA: Dogs went 6-2 Friday and 7-1 ATS as Rockets (+7.5) covered in 117-111 loss vs. Raptors. The upsets were by the Suns (+10 at Celtics), Magic (+5 at Timberwolves), Blazers (+4.5 at Wizards), Pacers (+1.5 vs. Kings), Pistons (+1 vs. Hornets) and Hawks (+1 at Jazz). The 76ers (-10.5) were the only chalk to cover in a 137-125 win at Spurs. Road teams 6-2 SU and 5-3 ATS. Over/Unders split 4-4.
More NBA: On the season, faves still lead 502-278 SU with 11 games closing pick-'em, but dogs improved 397-363-20 ATS (52.2%). Home teams lead 472-319 SU and 404-369-19 ATS (52.3%). In totals wagering, Overs still lead 398-379-14 (51.2%).