Wednesday 3-14-18 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Mark Wilson

Mar 14 '18, 8:05 PM in 2h
NBA | Wizards vs Celtics
Play on: Wizards -2 -115 at BMaker

Wizards

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Larry Ness

Mar 14 '18, 7:05 PM in 1h
NBA | Bucks vs Magic
Play on: Bucks -8½ -105 at pinnacle

My 1* Free Play is on the Milwaukee Bucks (7:00 EST).
Milwaukee comes in off a second straight win, downing Memphis 121-103 on the road on Monday.
Orlando comes in with zero momentum after falling 113-105 to the Clippers on the road in its latest action, its fourth straight setback.
Milwaukee averages 105.1 PPG and it concedes 105.3. Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the nightly charge with 27.1 points, 10.1 boards, 4.17 assists, 1.46 blocks and 1.44 steals, however it was Khris Middleton who had 24 points in the victory over the Grizzlies.
Orlando averages 105.1 points and it concedes 109.5. The Magic are 13-18 on the road this year and just 12-28 against the Eastern Conference. Nikola Vucevic is third on the team with 17.3 points and 9.1 boards per game.
Note that Milwaukee is 17-13 ATS on the road this year, while Orlando is just 12-18 ATS in front of the home town crowd.
The Magic are in full on “tank mode” at this point of the season as they eye the lottery balls, while the Bucks continue to try and make up ground in the Eastern Conference Playoff race.
Consider a second look at the visitors in this one.
Good luck…Larry

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Dave Price

Mar 14 '18, 10:35 PM in 4h
NBA | Lakers vs Warriors
Play on: Lakers +6½ -105 at 5Dimes

Dave’s Wednesday Free Play:
1* on Los Angeles Lakers +6.5
The Key: I question how the Warriors can be favored by 6.5 points over the Lakers when they are going to be without 3 starters tonight. They are going to be playing without Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson. This is a Lakers team that is playing very well right now and won’t be an easy out, healthy or not. The Lakers are 8-2 SU int heir last 10 games overall. It’s no wonder the Warriors have lost back-to-back games coming in given their injury situation. Take Los Angeles.

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Frank Sawyer

Mar 14 '18, 6:40 PM in 59m
NCAA-B | NC Central vs Texas Southern
Play on: OVER 144 -125

Take Over the Total in the game between the NC Central Eagles and the Texas Southern Tigers. Texas Southern (15-19) has won seven games in a row to make the Big Dance despite their sub-.500 record. They face a NC Central team that is deep and will want to push the pace to tire out the Tigers. Head coach Mike Davis will likely oblige to play at the quicker pace — his teams have played their last 4 NCAA Tournament games Over the Total. Furthermore, in games with the Total set in the 140 to 149.5 point range, when one team has won at least three straight games while having a winning percentage for the season in the 40-49% range, these games finished Over the Total in 44 of the last 61 situations where these conditions exist. Take the Over. Best of luck — Frank.

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John Martin

Mar 14 '18, 10:35 PM in 4h
NBA | Lakers vs Warriors
Play on: UNDER 224 -105

1 Unit FREE PLAY on Lakers/Warriors UNDER 224
Injuries to both the Lakers and Warriors has me liking the UNDER tonight. I’m just not quite sure where the points are going to come from. The Warriors are without Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, David West and Patrick McCaw. The Lakers are without Brandon Ingram and could be without Kyle Kuzma, who is questionable with an ankle injury suffered last night against the Nuggets. Golden State is 17-3 UNDER in March games over the last two seasons. The UNDER is 5-1 in Warriors last 6 games overall. Give me the UNDER.

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Dustin Hawkins

Mar 14 '18, 10:05 PM in 4h
NBA | Heat vs Kings
Play on: Kings +7 -103 at 5Dimes

Free Play on Kings +7 -103

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Sal Michaels

Mar 14 '18, 7:05 PM in 1h
NBA | Bucks vs Magic
Play on: OVER 207½ -110

Free Play on Bucks vs Magic over 207½ -110

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Hunter Price

Mar 14 '18, 8:05 PM in 2h
NBA | Wizards vs Celtics
Play on: Wizards -155 at 5Dimes

1* Free Pick on Wizards -155

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Kenny Walker

Mar 14 '18, 8:05 PM in 2h
NBA | Wizards vs Celtics
Play on: Wizards -2 -115 at BMaker

Free Pick on Wizards

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Brandon Lee

Mar 14 '18, 9:10 PM in 3h
NCAA-B | Arizona State vs Syracuse
Play on: Syracuse +1½ -101 at 5Dimes

10* NCAAB FREE PICK (Syracuse +1.5)
I'll take my chances here with the Orange in Wednesday's First Four matchup against Arizona State. There's a lot of people who don't think either of these teams belong in the field of 68, but it is what it is. I think we saw last night just how weak the Pac-12 is this year with UCLA going down to St. Bonaventure. Now it's Arizona State's turn to head home early.
The Sun Devils were a remarkable story early on this season, as they came out of nowhere to start the season 12-0 with wins over the likes of San Diego St, Kansas St, Xavier, Kansas, Vanderbilt and St. Johns. Then things took a turn for the worse and Arizona State went just 8-10 in what turned out to be a weak Pac-12. I think this team continues to get too much respect for what they did and not who they are right now.
This isn't a great Syracuse team, but Jim Boeheim has shown in the past that if he can just get his team into the Big Dance they can do some damage. Last night we saw the Bruins really struggle to crack the zone of the Bonnies. A big reason for that is Washington is really the only team in the Pac-12 that plays primarily zone defense. Arizona St lost their only meeting with Washington and scored a season low 64-points in the process. The struggles against the zone and the lack of defense the Sun Devils play (give up 81.3 ppg away from home), will make it tough for them to win here. Give me Syracuse +1.5!

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Info Plays

Mar 14 '18, 8:05 PM in 2h
NBA | Wizards vs Celtics
Play on: Wizards -152 at pinnacle

1* Free Play on Wizards -152

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Dennis Macklin

Mar 14 '18, 8:00 PM in 2h
NCAA-B | Temple vs Penn State
Play on: Penn State -9½ -105 at 5Dimes

DMack's Free Play for Wednesday, March 14, 2018 is on the Penn State Nittany Lions
The Nits were close to a Big Dance bid and then lost four of their final six. They started the year No.243 in experience so they have some good kids here that should make some noise next year and here with an excellent regular season under their belts. Temple is as hit an miss as you will find but the Owls seemingly folded their tents last and were not even competitive on the road in their final three games losing by 7+ points to less than they face here. Penn State rolls.

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Jesse Schule

Mar 14 '18, 9:10 PM in 3h
NCAA-B | Arizona State vs Syracuse
Play on: Syracuse +2 -109 at pinnacle

Arizona State vs Syracuse Free Pick March 14, 2018

Can you remember when Arizona State was ranked in the Top 5? They were ranked #3 overall in the AP rankings after winning their first 12 games of the season. They have since lost 11 of 19 games, and they should consider themselves quite fortunate to have made it into the tournament. They will be a small favorite in their first round matchup against Syracuse, and there is actually quite a lot of similarities between the two teams. Both teams won a total of 20 games, and both teams were 4-6 away from home. Both teams have lost five of their last eight overall. The biggest difference I can see here between these two teams, is the strength of schedule in the ACC compared to the PAC12. Syracuse has faced Top 25 teams eight times this season, while Arizona State has only faced four ranked teams. The Orange were eliminated in the second round of the ACC Tournament by defending national champs North Carolina, while Arizona State was beaten in the first round of the PAC12 Tournament by unranked Colorado. The last time the Orange slipped into the Big Dance as a bubble team, they went all the way to the Final Four before being eliminated by the Tar Heels.

Take CUSE.

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Mike Lundin

Mar 14 '18, 10:05 PM in 4h
NBA | Heat vs Kings
Play on: Heat -6½ -109 at 5Dimes

#NBA FREE PICK FROM MIKE LUNDIN
The Miami Heat were without both both Hassan Whiteside (hip) and Dwyane Wade (hamstring) when they took 115-99 loss at Portland on Monday. They're likely to be without the duo again when visiting the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night, but I still like the Heat to bounce back with a big win here. Note that Miami is 4-0 ATS in its last four games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points and still a solid 9-2-2 ATS in its last 13 games overall.
The Sacramento Kings are coming off back-to-back losses at Denver and OKC and will play their third game in four nights. Tough scheduling spot for a team with nothing to play for, and they'll face a Miami side battling for a playoff berth and seeking revenge for an 89-88 loss to the Kings on Jan. 25.