Matthew Lowrimore
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We have put together a 4-pick cross-sport parlay that will take you right through Saturday, including action from college basketball, college football the NHL and NBA.
One pick is taken from each sport and a winning ticket gives us a nice payout with odds at +940 with DraftKings; that’s more than 9/1! Let’s break down each of these plays.
College Football: Indiana Hoosiers vs Purdue Boilermakers – Under 50.5 points (-110), 3:30pm ET
The under holds a 5-3 record for Indiana in Big Ten contests this season including hitting in 2 of their last 3. It has also been pretty kind to this Boilermaker squad, posing a healthy 8-3 record for them in 2021. This game has the same feel as Purdue’s last one, facing a team with not much of a pulse offensively. Expect a similar type of result in here; back the under.
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NHL: Seattle Kraken vs Florida Panthers ML (-190), 6:08pm ET
This game features two teams with a giant gap between them as the Kraken are the last place team in the Pacific Division and the Panthers are the best team in the league. Offensively, the Panthers are as good as it gets, ranking 2nd in expected goals per 60 minutes, 2nd in goals for per game and 1st in goals for.
The Panthers are also top 5 in goals against and goals against per game, whereas the Kraken are bottom 5 in both categories. This is due to the Kraken’s horrendous goaltending. Both goalies they use, Chris Driedger and Philipp Grubauer rank 68th and 77th, out of 77 goalies, in goals saved above expected. There is no edge for the Kraken as the Panthers are just better in every aspect of the game, so place your bet on the Panthers money line.
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NBA: New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks -5 (-115), 7:40pm ET
Though it is rarely talked about, the absence of Derrick Rose is a significant blow to the Knicks chances of winning on a given night. When he is on the floor, the Knicks rank in the 95th percentile in offensive efficiency and the 96th percentile in defensive efficiency, per Cleaning the Glass. When Rose is off of the court, New York ranks in the 17th percentile in offensive efficiency and the 7th percentile in defensive efficiency. If Rose is out again tonight, Atlanta is the strongest play on the market this evening for bettors.
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College Basketball: BYU Cougars -1.5 (-110) vs Utah Utes, 9:30pm ET
This game is set with BYU a very small favorite on the road. That makes sense to me but at the same time this Cougars team is really good and they have already proven it against good competition. Utah’s wins have not been as impressive and they do not have a player like Alex Barcello who controls the action and makes sure the team gets good shots when they need them. I like their defensive credentials in general, but BYU is a hard team to slow down. The Cougars could win a close one or they could dominate.
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