Thursday 1/12/23 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Dave Price

Jan 12 '23, 6:30 PM in 25m
NCAA-B | Minnesota vs Ohio State

Play on: Minnesota +15 -110 at circa

Dave's Thursday Free Play:
1* on Minnesota +15
The Key: The Minnesota Golden Gophers are coming off a 3-point loss at Wisconsin and a 2-point loss in OT at home to Nebraska. They have been competitive to open Big Ten play and I like the price we are getting on them against Ohio State Thursday. Ohio State big man Zed Key (12.4 PPG, 7.8 RPG) got hurt 2 games ago early against Purdue and the Buckeyes lost at home. They followed it up with a 73-80 loss without Key at Maryland, which is a Terrapins team that was coming off a 14-point loss to Rutgers and a 35-point loss to Michigan. The Buckeyes are likely to be without Key again tonight. Take Minnesota.

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Cole Faxon

Jan 12 '23, 6:30 PM in 25m
NCAA-B | Georgia Southern vs Appalachian State

Play on: Georgia Southern +5 -115 at Ace

FREE PLAY on Georgia Southern

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Jimmy Boyd

Jan 12 '23, 7:00 PM in 55m
NCAA-B | Youngstown State vs Detroit

Play on: [B]Detroit +1

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Timothy Black

Jan 12 '23, 7:00 PM in 55m
NCAA-B | Michigan vs Iowa

Play on: Michigan +5 -110 at YouWager

1* Best Bet on Michigan

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Dustin Hawkins

Jan 12 '23, 7:07 PM in 1h
NHL | Predators vs Canadiens

Play on: [B]OVER 6

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Totals Guru

Jan 12 '23, 7:07 PM in 1h
NHL | Maple Leafs vs Red Wings

Play on: [B]UNDER 6

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Will Rogers

Jan 12 '23, 7:07 PM in 1h
NHL | Maple Leafs vs Red Wings

Play on: Maple Leafs -139 at circa

The 7-3 Leafs beat the Red Wings in Toronto last week and now meet them on the road. Toronto's net minder held Detroit to just a single goal. The Leafs are 11-6 on the road this season and are 5-0 in Detroit in recent meetings.
The Red Wings have not fared well at all against strong defensive teams and the Leafs are one of the very best this season, second in the league in Goals Against. Add a top eight offense and power ;lay, and you have a situation favoring Toronto.
I don't generally play against a team that is in a second game in two nights situation, but the Leafs seem to thrive on back to backs, and are 4-0 recently. Red Wings have a sub-par offense and defense. Take the Leafs to win tonight.

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Sean Murphy

Jan 12 '23, 7:10 PM in 1h
NBA | Thunder vs 76ers

Play on: [B]Thunder +9

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Kenny Walker

Jan 12 '23, 7:30 PM in 1h
NCAA-B | UL - Lafayette vs Louisiana-Monroe

Play on: [B]UL - Lafayette -7

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John Martin

Jan 12 '23, 7:30 PM in 1h
NBA | Celtics vs Nets

Play on: Nets +3 -110 at Caesars

1 Unit FREE PLAY on Brooklyn Nets +3
The Boston Celtics will be playing the second of a back-to-back and may rest some guys tonight after a 125-114 win over the Pelicans last night, who were playing without Zion and Ingram. The Nets come in rested with the last three days off and still have plenty of talent to win this game even with the injury to Kevin Durant. Teams tend to get a one-game boost in that first game without their star player because they rally around each other. The Nets have had this game circled anyway after getting swept by the Celtics in the playoffs last year. Boston is 1-5-1 ATS in its last seven road games. Give me the Nets.

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Brandon Lee

Jan 12 '23, 7:40 PM in 1h
NBA | Bucks vs Heat

Play on: Heat -3 -110 at circa

Thursday's Free NBA Pick: Miami Heat -3
I'll take my chances with the Heat as a 3-point home favorite against Bucks on Thursday. The line here really tells us who to bet in this one. Milwaukee is without a doubt the better team, yet they are getting 3-points against a depleted Miami team that has several key guys out with injury. Just last night the Bucks were a 4.5-point favorite at Atlanta and won 114-105.
One of the big reasons the line is what it is, is there's a good chance Milwaukee will rest some guys in the second game of a back-to-back (also Bucks 3rd road game in 4 nights), including Giannis. It's also worth pointing out the Greek Freak hasn't exactly been lighting it up of late. He's scored just 38 points combined over his last 3 games. Heat have been great defensively of late, despite all the injuries, allowing just 104.2 ppg over their last 5 contests. Give me the Heat -3!

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Mike Williams

Jan 12 '23, 8:00 PM in 1h
NCAA-B | James Madison vs South Alabama

Play on: [B]South Alabama +3

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Jesse Schule

Jan 12 '23, 8:07 PM in 2h
NHL | Flames vs Blues

Play on: Flames -158 at circa

This is a free play on CAL.
The Flames took a 3-1 lead to the third period in Tuesday's game in St. Louis, but the Blues rallied to force overtime and ended up winning 4-3. This sets up a revenge angle for the Flames as they play the second game of this two game set in St. Louis Thursday. The Blues are 3-8 in their last 11 games playing on 1 days rest. St. Louis will be shorthanded, with forwards O'Reilly and Tarasenko out, and a decimated blue line.
GL,
Jesse Schule

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AAA Sports

Jan 12 '23, 8:07 PM in 2h
NHL | Flames vs Blues

Play on: Blues +147 at linepros

1* FREE PLAY St. Louis.
What am I missing here? Calgary was a huge favorite here in St. Louis two nights ago and the Blues won 4-3 in OT. Calgary is just 7-7-5-2 on the road. St. Louis is now 8-8-2-0 at home. The Flames average 3.05 GPG, while the Blues average 3.17. The difference has been on the defensive end, but I still say Calgary is vastly over-rated here on the road; the value in my opinion lies with the undervalued home underdog, so consider the Blues again here on Thursday night!
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Jack Jones

Jan 12 '23, 9:00 PM in 2h
NCAA-B | Colorado vs USC

Play on: USC -3 -110 at linepros

Jack's Free Pick Thursday: USC -3
This looks like a good spot for the USC Trojans to get back on track after consecutive road losses to Washington State by 10 and UCLA by 2. They have played their last four games on the road and haven't been at home since December 18, which resulted in an upset win over Auburn. They are 7-1 at home this season.
They face a Colorado Buffaloes team that has one of the biggest home/road splits in the country over the last several years. Colorado is 1-3 SU in true road games this season with upset losses at Grambling by 9, at Washington by 10 and at California by 4 with two of those coming as double-digit favorites. Their lone road win came by 3 at lowly Stanford. This is by far their toughest road test this season.
Colorado is 21-48 ATS in its last 69 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Trojans are 4-0 ATS in their last four games vs. a team with a winning record. USC is 4-1 ATS in its last four games overall with a 9-point win over Colorado State on a neutral and a 13-point win at Washington as well. The Trojans have had a full week to prepare for Colorado after last playing on January 5th and are primed for a big effort tonight. Bet USC Thursday.

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Info Plays

Jan 12 '23, 9:00 PM in 2h
NCAA-B | Sam Houston State vs Southern Utah

Play on: [B]Southern Utah +2

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Sal Michaels

Jan 12 '23, 9:00 PM in 2h
NCAA-B | Arizona State vs Oregon

Play on: [B]Oregon -4

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Stephen Nover

Jan 12 '23, 9:07 PM in 3h
NHL | Senators vs Coyotes

Play on: Coyotes +146 at circa

When it's bad versus bad, like this matchup, my first look is to back the underdog. Throw in this being Ottawa's initial visit to the Coyotes' new temporary home - Mullett Arena on the campus of Arizona State - and I like the Coyotes to not only win the first period, but the game, too.
The Coyotes have a winning home mark. Visiting opponents have trouble adjusting to the smaller dimensions compared to normal professional hockey arenas.
Arizona has lost six in a row. However, the Coyotes led in four of those six games. The Senators have the third-fewest points in the Eastern Conference. So the bar is not set very high here for the Coyotes to win.
Ottawa has lost in seven of its last nine games against Arizona.

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Bobby Conn

Jan 12 '23, 9:07 PM in 3h
NHL | Senators vs Coyotes

Play on: Coyotes +146 at circa

1* Free Play on Coyotes

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Rob Vinciletti

Jan 12 '23, 9:30 PM in 3h
NCAA-B | Gonzaga vs BYU

Play on: [B]BYU +6