RECAP:
Indiana covered as a 1.5 point dog against Cleveland winning 121 to 116
The over cashed in.
NY covered as a 5.5 point dog against Milwaukee losing 105 to 110
The under cashed in.
GS failed to cover as a 5.5 point favorite against OKC winning 141 to 139
The over cashed in
Washington covered as a 9.5 point dog against Minnesota losing 114 to 121.
The over cashed.
Brooklyn covered as a 3.5 point dog against Chicago winning 109 to 107.
The under cashed
Portland covered as a 3.5 point dog against Memphis winning 115 to 113.
The over cashed in.
Denver covered as a 6.5 point favorite against Dallas winning 125 to 114.
The over cashed.
PREVIEW:
Phoenix travels to Philadelphia as a 4.5 point dog with a total of 220.5
Phoenix’s Beal and Lee are out. Booker is a game time decision. Philly’s Batum is out.
Morris is a game time decision.
Early Public action shows 58% lean toward Philadelphia and 52% favor the over.
Charlotte travels to Indiana as a 4.5 point dog with a total of 238.5
Charlotte’s Ntilikina, Martin and Bridges are out.
Early Public Action shows 51% lean toward Indiana and 73% favor the over.
Atlanta travels to New Orleans as a 2.5 point dog with a total of 234.5
Atlanta’s Mathews and Bufkin are out. NO’s Murphy, Marshall, Alvarado are out.
Ingram is a game time decision.
Early Public Action shows 73% lean toward NO and 80% favor the over.
LA Lakers travel to Orlando as a 4.5 point favorite with a total of 221.5
LA’s Vincent, Vanderbilt, Schifino and Hachimura are out. Prince is a game time decision.
Orland’s Carter is out. K. Harris, G. Harris and Fultz are game time decisions.
Early Public Action shows 72% lean toward Orlando and 64% favor the over.
Boston travels to Brooklyn as a 9.5 point favorite with a total of 227.5
Boston’s Queta is out. Brooklyn’s Johnson and Claxton are out.
Early Public Action shows 87% lean toward Boston and 67% favor the under.
Sacramento travels to Houston as a 2.5 point favorite with a total of 222.5
Sacramento’s Fox and Lyles are out. Petrusev is a game time decision.
Houston’s Thompson, Oladipo and Eason are out.
Early Public Action shows 84% lean toward Sacramento and 67% favor the over.
Utah travels to Minnesota as a 7.5 point dog with a total of 225.5
Early Public Action shows 86% lean toward Utah and 89% favor the under.
Chicago travels to Denver as an 8.5 point dog with a total of 216.5
Chicago’s Dosunmu is a game time decision. Denver’s Cancar is out.
Early Public Action shows 57% lean toward Denver and 63% favor the over.
UFC OKC Sherdog prelim picks
https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/1/Preview-UFC-Oklahoma-City-prelims-201915
World Cup Semi Finals England vs Argentina - My Picks
0.5% Over 2.5 goals at 39c (good to 44c)
0.5% Both teams to score at 52c (good to 56c)
(Optional) 0.5% Game to go to penalties at 19c (good to 22c)
The second semi final will begin shortly between England and Argentina. This will be a fiery semi final as the two countries have a historical football rivalry going back to the 1980s when Diego Maradona scored his infamous "Hand of God" goal before going an mazy run to score one of the all time World Cup goals. It was a tense matchup even back then due to the military conflict between England and Argentina. This conflict may go back to before many fans were born but there is certainly no love lost between these teams when it comes to football.
England made it to the semi final with an athletic, transition based system under Thomas Tuchel. This has been effective against opponents who play more openly, such as Croatia and Mexico while struggling more against opponents who are able to ...
First, four factors dictate whether there is major turnover in the Senate in a midterm election independent of the favorability of the Senate map (due to only one-third of seats being up in any given midterm). Often, as was the case in both 2018 and 2022, is that incumbents are not destined to lose seats, outside of realigning elections in unfavorable maps. This cycle's map favors the GOP, which is why the prediction markets and most forecasters expect a GOP majority in the 2027 Senate. The four factors that prove dangerous to the incumbent party are: first, a recession or cost of living crisis; second, a war; third, a major scandal; and fourth, a sense of betrayal in the voter group that backed the incumbent amongst some portion of their prior electoral coalition. Five midterms feature some combingation of those factors in some significant degree: 1930, 1946, 1958, 1974 and 2006.
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