Betting news, trends, odds and predictions for Friday, March 30, 2018 from various handicappers and websites
Mark Wilson
Mar 30 '18, 8:05 PM in 11h
NBA | Nuggets vs Thunder
Play on: OVER 222 -110
Free Play on Nuggets vs Thunder over 222 -110
Red Dog Sports
Mar 30 '18, 7:05 PM in 10h
NHL | Maple Leafs vs Islanders
Play on: UNDER 6½ +104
under 6.5
I like the under as the total is set high at 6.5. If the game ends 5-1 or 4-2 we end up with an under.
Dustin Hawkins
Mar 30 '18, 7:05 PM in 10h
NBA | Bulls vs Magic
Play on: UNDER 212½ -110
Free Play on Bulls vs Magic under 212½ -110
Stephen Nover
Mar 30 '18, 1:10 PM in 4h
MLB | PIT vs DET
Play on: UNDER 9½ -110
This is the same matchup as Thursday when the game was postponed. There won't be rain this time, but the temperature has gotten even colder with the forecast being in the 30's and low 40's. Quite a contrast from what these teams have been used to especially the Tigers playing in 80-degree plus weather during spring training in Lakeland, Fla. Both teams got weaker offensively during the off-season. No Andrew McCutchen. The Tigers are likely to have Leony Martin, Dixon Machado and Jeimer Candelano in their starting lineup. Yet we have a fairly high total given the conditions because of a starting pitching matchup of Ivan Nova versus Jordan Zimmermann. I like both of these veterans to have bounce back seasons. Nova reported to training camp 10 pounds lighter. Zimmermann isn't going to be the All-Star quality pitcher he once was with the Nationals, but he's healthy now and I look for him to put up much better numbers. Both hurlers are helped pitching at Comerica Park. I like both team's closers, too, Felipe Rivera and Shane Greene. (Editor's note: Stephen Nover has his Run Line Game of the Month going today in addition to this free selection.)
Scott Spreitzer
Mar 30 '18, 7:07 PM in 10h
MLB | Yankees vs Blue Jays
Play on: Yankees -143 at 5Dimes
I'm backing the NY Yankees on Friday with Tanaka over Sanchez. New York is back to its dominating attack reminiscent of the late 1990s and the Yankees had no trouble with the Blue Jays on Opening Day as Giancarlo Stanton hit two home runs in his first game with the Bronx Bombers. Masahiro Tanaka has owned Toronto hitters, who have a collective .189 batting average against him and just a .360 slugging percentage. Tanaka was 3-1 versus Toronto with a .216 opposing batting average in five starts in 2017. Aaron Sanchez is trying to recover from four stints on the disabled list last season, three of which were due to blisters. In four starts at home, Sanchez allowed 14 runs (10 earned) on 19 hits in 13 innings. The Yanks have won eight of Tanaka's last 11 starts and five of his last six starts versus the Blue Jays. We're backing the NY Yankees on Friday. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
Art Aronson
Mar 30 '18, 10:35 PM in 13h
NHL | Blues vs Golden Knights
Play on: UNDER 5½ -110
This is a 1* Free Play on the UNDER between St. Louis and Las Vegas.
St. Louis has won eight of ten, including six straight. None have been “easy” either, as four of the last six have been decided in OT, including its latest 3-2 OT win over the Sharks. These teams played to a lower-scoring affair the last time they got together in the Blues’ 2-1 victory in early January and we think that everything points to similar tightly-checked, lower-scoring contest. The Knights clinched their playoff spot and have since been resting players and re-working things in anticipation of the post-season. Vegas though will be eager to get untracked as it comes in having split its last ten games, including falling 3-2 to Arizona in its most recent action. Note that the Blues have seen the total go UNDER in 13 of 17 already this year when playing with two days rest, while Las Vegas has seen the total go UNDER the number in nine of 15 in trying to revenge a loss against an opponent. Consider the UNDER.
Jim Feist
Jim Feist's Comp Pick, Thursday, March 29, 2018
3/29 07:10 PM PT / 10:10 PM ET
MLB (913) COLORADO ROCKIES VS (914) ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Take: (913) COLORADO ROCKIES
Mike Wynn
Free Play: Free Pick Toronto w/Sanchez +135 Over NY Yankees
Razor Sharp
YOUR RAZOR SHARP FREE PICK FOR FRIDAY: Take DETROIT (Zimmermann) +105 over Pittsburgh
Totals4U
Friday's Free Selection: New York Yankees/Toronto Blue Jays over 9
#1 Sports
Friday's Free Selection: Tampa Bay Rays + 160
Platinum Plays
Free Pick the Arizona Diamondbacks w/Ray -155 over Colorado
Easy Money Sports
Lee's Free Good Friday Selection Is
Oklahoma City -3½
Golden Dragon Sports
Free Pick Orlando -6'