Let’s mix it up a bit today.
After all, college basketball isn’t the only sport you can bet on right now.
The PGA’s best are in action this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. I was ready to highlight Wes Reynolds’ longest shot at Bay Hill, but instead came across his shortest shot of the season thus far:
Rory McIlroy (+850): Admittedly, this is a shorter number, but he is over twice the price of deserved tournament favorite Scottie Scheffler and is in better form. McIlroy has finished no worse than fourth in six of his last eight worldwide starts and has won twice (DP World Tour Championship and AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am).
>>Look for Wes’ longer shots here.
Listen now: Wes trades Best Bets with Matt Brown and Kelley Bydlon on the Long Shots podcast.
VSiN Pro subscribers have access to golf picks from our hosts and guests. Check for more as we get closer to the first tee.
Not your Average Joe
Joe Peta, author of Trading Bases: How a Wall Street Trader Made a Fortune Betting on Baseball, offered his MLB Win Total wagers on A Numbers Game with Gill Alexander.
Joe served up six bets:
Yankees Under 91.5 wins (+100)
Red Sox over 86.5 wins (-110)
Mariners Over 85.5 wins (-110)
Twins Over 84.5 wins (-120)
Guardians Under 82 wins (-115)
Pirates Under 77 wins (-110)
In this clip, Joe goes through his rationale on his Guardians and Pirates bets.
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Tennis, anyone?
The “fifth major” at Indian Wells begins today and Zach Cohen explains why this year’s tournament may be different. Or may not be different.
Zach also joined regular guest Drew Dinsick on Gill’s annual Indian Wells Beating The Book megapod.
Gill and Zach will post their plays throughout the tournament on our Tennis Picks page. Gill usually has them late the night before. He sent me these futures:
Swiatek +400 to win
Bencic to win Q2 +600
Pegula to win Q3 +550
Osaka to win Q3 +900
Swiatek to win Q4 -105
And now for some college hoops
Four more conference tournament start today:
We’ll post links to all of the tournament previews on this page, usually 48 hours in advance of tip-off. They include brackets, power ratings and predictions.
Greg Peterson has posted 11 Best Bets for today’s menu.
You can find Greg’s handicapped lines for every game here and the latest episode of his Coast-to-Coast Hoops podcast here.
>Josh Appelbaum will post his Sharp Report later this morning.
>Adam Burke will have his Best Bets later, too.
>Makinen’s power ratings with estimated scores
>DraftKings/Circa Betting Splits.
If you missed Ken Pomeroy‘s appearance on VSiN Live on Mad Dog Radio with Patrick Meagher and Dustin Swedelson last night, you can find the replay here. Go to the 1:37 mark.
Quick Hits
NBA: Zach Cohen will have his plays later this morning.
NHL: Jonathan Davis will have his Best Bets later today.
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