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February 29, 2024
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NBA PREVIEW Feb 29th
MIL travels to CHA as an 11.5 point favorite with a total 217.5
MIL’s Middleton is out. Jackson, Beauchamp and Giannis are game time decisions.
CHA”s Williams and Ball are out.
Early public action shows 56% lean toward MIL and 57% favor the over.
UT travels to ORL as a 6.5 point dog with a total of 225.5
UT’s Porter is out. Kessler is a game time decision.
ORL Isaac is out and Banchero is a game time decision.
Early public action shows 78% lean toward ORL and 67% favor the over.
ATL travels to BKN as a 1.5 point dog with a total of 222.5
ATL’s Young is out. BKN’s Thomas is out. Simmons is a game time decision.
Early public action shows 74% lean toward ATL and 89% favor the under.
GS travels to NY as a 4.5 point favorite with a total of 231.5
GS’s Wiggins and Santos are out. NY’s Washington and Bronson are GTD.
Anunoby, Robinson and Randle are out.
Early public action shows 87% lean toward GS and the over/under is a pick’em.
OKC travels to SA as an 11.5 point favorite with a total of 238.5
SA’s Morris is out.
Early public action shows 93% lean toward OKC and 61% favor the under.
HOU travels to PHX as an 8.5 point dog with a total of 235.5
HOU’s Green is a game time decision. Eason is out.
PHX’s Nurkic, Gordon and Beal are GTD. Little and Lee are out.
Early public action shows 71% lean toward PHX and 73% favor the over.
MIA travels to DEN as a 5.5 point dog with a total of 213.5
MIA’s Richardson, Love, Herro and Bryant are out. DEN’s Cancar is out.
Early public action shows 66% lean toward MIA and 73% favor the under.
WSH travels to LAL as a 9.5 point dog with a total of 243.5
WSH’s Coulibaly is out. LAL’s Wood,Vincent,Vanderbilt,and Castleton are out.
Early public action shows 84% lean toward WSH and 58% favor the under.
NCAAM TOP 25 PREVIEW Feb 29th
USC travels to #19 WSH ST as a 7.5 point dog with a total of 138.5
WSH ST’s Darling is a game time decision.
Early public action shows 62% lean toward USC and 69% favor the under.
#23 GONZ travels to SF as a 4.5 point favorite with a total of 154.5
SF’s Hawthorne is a game time decision.
Early public action shows 66% lean toward SF and 54% favor the under.
#17 ST Mary’s travels to PEP as a 15.5 point favorite with a total of 137.5
STM’s Wessels is a game time decisions. PEP’s Coulibaly is a game time decision.
Early public action shows 68% lean toward STM and the over/under is a pick’em
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Potential Draw - Chelsea vs Liverpool
This is another Premier League fixture I am keeping an eye on in the run up to the weekend. Chelsea vs Liverpool is a fixture which ends in a draw surprisingly often. Even when one side or the other is not in great form, a common pattern is that Chelsea will take the game to Liverpool but lack the critical knockout punch to finish them off, which normally allows Liverpool to steal a point. This tends to happen more often at Stamford Bridge (where Chelsea are at home) or in cup competitions, which tend to go to extra time. At Anfield, Liverpool have a more decisive edge.
This weekend's game has Chelsea trading at about 33%, Liverpool at 43% and the draw at about 26%. I'm sceptical that Chelsea to draw at home should be trading that low. If I can finagle an entry at 25c somehow (such as via the synthetic draw, which I have posted about recently), I would be tempted to take that position. Chelsea are well capable of taking a lead into the final ...
