🏀 One game. Two bets. One shaved head?

I have mixed feelings about tonight’s Arizona-Purdue game.

On one hand, I gave out Arizona to anyone who asked me for a championship pick.

On the other, Cashing Out host Dustin Swedelson has vowed to shave his head if Purdue makes the Final Four.

And I would like to see the first live head-shaving on VSiN.

Meantime, the Elite 8 matchups are set . . .

📍 Saturday regional finals
👉 South: No. 9 Iowa (+7.5) vs. No. 3 Illinois — 6:09 p.m. ET, TBS
Read Adam Burke’s preview →

👉 West: No. 2 Purdue (+6.5) vs. No. 1 Arizona — 8:49 p.m. ET, TBS
Read Adam’s preview →

🔥 Sunday regional finals
👉 East: 1 Duke (-5.5) vs. UConn — 2:15 ET, CBS
Read Zach Cohen’s preview →
👉 Midwest: 1 Michigan (-7.5) vs. Tennessee — 5:05 ET, CBS
Read Zach’s preview →

📊 Friday recap
👉 Duke defeated St. John’s 80-75, but didn’t cover the -6.5
👉 Michigan (-9.5) knocked out Alabama 90-77
👉 UConn (-2.5) beat Michigan State 67-63
👉 Tennessee (+2.5) upset Iowa State 76-62
🎯 Elite Expert Picks
👉 Greg Peterson’s best bets →
👉 Tyler Shoemaker’s plays →
👉 Dave Tuley’s takes →

Coming later: Adam Burke and Josh Appelbaum will post this morning. 👉 Go here

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👉 NCAA Tournament Hub (stories and resources)

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👉 Makinen’s Daily Power Ratings

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👉 DraftKings & Circa Betting Splits

👉 College Basketball Picks Page

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⚾️ MLB Opening Weekend
As I mentioned earlier in the week, I am fascinated by the implementation of ABS.

Two ABS resources I found on MLB.com:

👉 ABS team leaderboard →
👉 ABS player leaderboard →

🤖 MLB Best Bets for today
👉 Greg Peterson picks →
Adam Burke and Zach Cohen will file their top plays later this morning and Steve Makinen will have his daily MLB Analytics Report. 👉 Go to our MLB page→
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🏀 Zach Cohen’s NBA Report
Sad Saturday

The only two games on the Saturday slate that feature two playoff teams squaring off:

Pistons-Timberwolves: Cade Cunningham is out for Detroit and Anthony Edwards is out for Minnesota. I’m not interested in that.

76ers-Hornets: Tyrese Maxey is questionable, but Joel Embiid isn’t on the Philly injury report, Kelly Oubre Jr. is planning to play, and Paul George had 28 points in 26 minutes in his return from suspension Wednesday. The Sixers are getting healthy, making this an intriguing matchup.

Also watching: Victor Wembanyama. The Spurs will face the Bucks on Prime Video at 3 p.m. ET, and Wemby has been making a late-season push for MVP.

👉 Zach’s best bets →

👉 Explore NBA Opta AI projections (no paywall) →

⚡ Weekend Quick Hits
Betting menus across the board — jump into your sport.
🏒 NHL — Daily picks from Jonathan Davis
🐎 Horse Racing — Derby preps picks from Mike Somich and Ed Sehon
🎾 Tennis — Miami Open women’s final
🥊 UFC — Fight breakdowns and best bets for UFC Seattle
🏁 NASCAR — Early predictions for Martinsville race

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