Matthew Lowrimore
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We have put together a 4-pick cross-sport parlay that will take you right through Sunday, including action from college basketball, the NBA All-Star game and the NHL.
One pick is taken from each sport with a second pick from college basketball. A winning ticket would give us a nice payout with odds at +1264 with DraftKings Sportsbook. Let’s break down each of these plays.
College Basketball: Michigan Wolverines vs Wisconsin Badgers -3 (-105), 1:00 pm ET
Wisconsin is an impressive 20-5 on the season and coming off a great road win against Indiana on Tuesday. Michigan has played well recently, but this spread is an overreaction to their win against Purdue. Michigan is just 4-6 on the road this season and the Kohl Center is one of the hardest places to play. Wisconsin could wear down Michigan by taking good care of the ball and being physical on defense. Michigan should have no answer for Johnny Davis, so take Wisconsin at home.
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College Basketball: Providence Friars -4 (-105) vs Butler Bulldogs, 1:00 pm ET
Providence has a great inside-outside game with Nate Watson and Jared Bynum. Watson is one of the most efficient post players in the league and Bynum is making 46% of his 3-point attempts. The Friars do not play a dominating style, they just win. Backing them on the road has been profitable this season, and they are 6-1 SUATS away from the Dunkin Donuts Center. This is another great spot to get behind them as they do not need to win by a lot to cover. Butler is an easy team to fade, too. Take Providence.
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NHL: Montreal Canadiens vs New York Islanders – Under 5.5 goals (-120), 2:00 pm ET
These offenses are both in the NHL’s bottom 4, with Montreal being the worst. New York has the NHL’s 7th-best goal prevention at 2.73 goals per game, so they shouldn’t have any trouble against a team that scores only 2.20 goals per game. Today’s goalies are not yet confirmed, but Ilya Sorokin is expected to start for the Islanders. Sorokin has a pretty decent 2.46 goals-against average and .921 save percentage. That, coupled with a solid defense, should be more than enough to stymie Montreal. On the flip side, in Montreal’s last 3 games, they have kept solid offenses in St. Louis and Columbus to 4 total goals. Take the under.
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NBA All-Star Game: Team Durant +6 (-105) vs Team LeBron, 8:00 pm ET
LeBron James is on a 4-game win streak in these games and this year he has another excellent chance of winning, with 4 MVPs on his team. On paper LeBron’s starters look stronger. However, when it comes to bench play, I fancy Durant’s team a bit more, even though the man himself will not be playing in the game. They have scorers in Devin Booker and Zach LaVine, plus an outside threat in Karl-Anthony Towns and a big man to guard the paint in Rudy Gobert. Their depth should help overcome the fact that Durant is out due to injury. All in all it should be a fun game that could go either way. If it goes down the wire, which has been the case in 2 of the last 4 games, the value is in picking Team Durant to cover.
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