Sunday Betting Recaps
Favorites and underdogs mostly split the sports betting action for the second day in a row in baseball (MLB) and football (USFL) with the NBA and NHL championship series taking the day off.
Let’s get to the specific details with our daily betting recaps, and then update the spread and total records in each current major team sport (including the NBA Finals that resume Monday and the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs that resume on Tuesday with the Denver Nuggets and Vegas Golden Knights leading 3-1 in their respective series and trying to wrap up their championships.MLB: Underdogs went 8-7 on Sunday (for the 2nd straight day) with the biggest upsets by the Nationals (+235 in 6-2 win at the Braves, snapping their 7-game winning streak), A's (+175 in 8-6 at Brewers to complete sweep) and Rockies (+170 in 5-4 win vs. Padres to snap their own 6-game skid). Home teams went 9-6. Overs led 8-7. On the season, faves lead 565-404 with 14 games closing pick-’em. Home teams lead 521-460 with 2 neutral-site games. Unders still lead 480-467-35 with 1 no-action.
USFL: New Jersey Generals (-2.5) beat Philadelphia Stars 37-33 on Sunday to wrap up Week 9 after opening as short dogs (flew Over betting total of 41.5 points). Earlier, Birmingham Stallions (-4) routed Houston Gamblers 38-15 (went Over 44.5). Faves wept 2-0 SU and ATS on the day vs. closing point spreads. Overs also swept 2-0.