Tuesday brings a busy 15-game slate in the MLB with all 30 teams in action. The best bets for the day start in San Diego where the Baltimore Orioles look to make it two in a row over the struggling Padres.

My picks for the day are laid out in the table below. All wagers are one unit unless expressly stated otherwise.

 Best MLB Picks & Player Props (Tuesday, Aug. 15)

Two of Tuesday’s MLB picks are plus-money swings, including the O’s moneyline. The other is a bet on a perennial Cy Young candidate to outduel an underwhelming pitcher who’s been extremely lucky so far this season.

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Orioles vs Padres Pick: Baltimore moneyline (+110)

It’s taking oddsmakers a while to catch on to just how good the 2023 Baltimore Orioles are. The O’s sit first in the American League (74-45) and are now tied for the most road wins in all of baseball (38) after downing the Padres (4-1) last night in the first of their three-game set.

Today, Baltimore sends Jack Flaherty to the hill opposite San Diego’s Michael Wacha. Once the budding young ace of the Cardinals’ rotation, Flaherty’s career has been mired by injuries and inconsistency. But he still shows flashes of the dominant stuff that led the Cards to draft him in the first round back in 2014. In two starts with the Orioles since the deadline, Flaherty pitched one game (one run on four hits over 6.0 innings during a 6-1 win over Toronto) and touched-up once (three runs on six hits over 5.0 innings in an 8-2 loss to Houston).

He has ample history against the Padres’ lineup and modestly encouraging results. Over 61 total at-bats, San Diego’s lineup is hitting .231 with five doubles and no home runs.

Wacha has a sparkling 2.84 ERA on the season and has been one of the few highlights for a disappointing Padres team this year. But his xERA of 4.20 paints a much different picture. He’s been wildly fortunate this year and his career ERA of 3.97 is a more accurate reflection of who will be toeing the rubber for the Friars today.

Pick: Orioles moneyline (+110)

Phillies vs Blue Jays Pick: Philadelphia Moneyline First 3 Innings (-140)

Tuesday’s game in Toronto features a huge pitching mismatch between the Phillies’ Zach Wheeler and the Blue Jays’ Yusei Kikuchi. While the latter has the better ERA in 2023 (3.53 vs 3.74), he’s extremely lucky that’s the case. Kikuchi’s Expected ERA (xERA) per FanGraphs is well over four (4.26) and he has never previously recorded an ERA under 4.41 in his four-plus-year career.

Wheeler, on the other hand, has been the victim of some rotten luck to be saddled with an ERA in the high threes. His own xERA is 3.32 while his WHIP is a solid 1.11. He’s been a model of consistency for the Phillies in 2023, especially on the road lately. In his last three road starts, he’s scattered four runs across 19.2 innings of work.

Toronto has the more-potent lineup, but the difference isn’t terribly stark. The Jays sit 6th in WRC+ compared to the Phillies in 16th, but Philly is only two spots behind Toronto in wOBA (9th vs 11th) and actually sits ahead of the Blue Jays in slugging (8th vs 12th).

Kikuchi’s luck is going to even out eventually.

Pick: Phillies moneyline first 3 innings (-140)

Angels vs Rangers Pick: Ohtani Over 1.5 Total Bases (+130)

After getting shutout by Max Scherzer last night (11-0), the Angels will be thrilled to see Texas trot out Jordan Montgomery for Tuesday’s game. While the former Yankee/Cardinal has a highly respectable 3.38 ERA on the season, he’s vastly outperforming his peripherals. FanGraphs lists his xERA at 4.23 and his xFIP at 4.10.

Ohtani has limited experience against Montgomery, but did manage to crank a double off the lefty in one of his three at-bats. With 41 homers, 20 doubles, and seven triples this year, over half of Ohtani’s 133 hits have been for extra bases. Getting him at significant plus-money to record more than one total base – which could also be accomplished with multiple singles – is my favorite bet on this game.

Pick: Ohtani over 1.5 total bases (+130)

Season MLB betting record: 2-3 (-0.02 units)

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• See the odds for all nine MLB games on Monday, August 14, plus picks and best bets for the day’s action
• The Yankees are massive +192 underdogs at the MLB-leading Braves
• See the best MLB picks for Monday including Orioles vs Padres and Angels vs Rangers

Generally a lighter day on the MLB’s weekly calendar, this Monday is no different, with just nine games on the schedule. Some of those matchups are highly intriguing contests, though, including the AL-leading Baltimore Orioles traveling to San Diego to open a three-game series with the (so far) disappointing Padres, who are running out of time to turn their season around.

The table below shows the (available) odds for Monday’s MLB games at Caesars Sportsbook. Under the table, find my favorite MLB picks today.

MLB Odds for Monday, Aug. 14, 2023

In a rarity, the Yankees are the biggest underdog on the day, sitting as +192 longshots as they face Max Fried and the league-leading Braves in Atlanta. The lowest total on the board is 7.5 in both Astros vs Marlins and Rays vs Giants, while three games have a total of 9.0 and the rest are in between.

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Pick #1: Orioles vs Padres – Baltimore moneyline (+118)

The struggling Padres head home after a short road trip that saw the team go 1-4 against the Mariners and Diamondbacks. While San Diego has been significantly better at home (30-28) than on the road (26-34), they are facing a Baltimore squad that has the second-most road wins in the majors (37), not too mention the second-best overall record in the majors.

A perceived pitching mismatch between San Diego’s Yu Darvish and Baltimore’s Grayson Rodriguez is a big part of why the O’s are in plus-money on Monday night. But Rodriguez’s 5.84 ERA isn’t really an accurate portrayal of his season as a whole. The month of May represented a major speedbump for the 23-year-old, who gave up six-plus runs in three of five starts before being sent down to the minors.

Since returning to the big-leagues on August 17, he’s made five starts, giving up an average of 2.2 runs per game over roughly 5.2 innings. In short, he’s looked like the top pitching prospect he is. And those five starts have come against some of the MLB’s top teams: Dodgers, Astros, Rays, Blue Jays, and Yankees (whom he shutout over 6.1 innings).

On the other side, Yu Darvish is having an up-and-down season, sporting an era just over four. He’s been mostly excellent of late – at least in the box score – going at least six scoreless innings in three of his last five starts. But his WHIP is a concerningly high 1.25 and he’s walked multiple batters in seven of his past eight starts. He’s flirting with danger.

I will take the Orioles at +118 to continue their storybook season against a Padres team that keeps finding ways to lose.

Pick: Orioles moneyline (+118)

Pick #2: Angels vs Rangers – First 5 Innings Under 4.5 (-105)

The second pick on Monday is a bet on the starting pitchers in the Angels vs Rangers matchup in Texas. The Rangers will be trotting out Max Scherzer for his third start since being acquired from the Mets. The 39-year-old Scherzer is finally showing signs of age with a 3.88 ERA an 1.14 WHIP. But he was excellent in his most-recent start for the Rangers (one run on three hits over seven innings against the A’s).

A handful of LA players, including Shohei Ohtani, have never faced Scherzer before, and the six who have have combined for a dismal .143 batting average and .349 OPS against the future Hall of Famer.

The promising Patrick Sandoval has seemed to recover from a mid-season doldrums that saw his ERA inflate from 2.93 in early May to 4.57 in late June.  He has surrendered two or fewer runs in each of his past five starts, and just six runs total over that span, while recording at least 15 outs (five full innings of work).

Like Scherzer, Sandoval has also found a lot of success against the bats he’ll be facing on Monday night. In 47 at-bats, the Rangers lineup has a paltry .106 average against the 26-year-old lefty with zero home runs, three doubles, and just two RBI.

If either of these lineups tee off on the opposing starter, it will be a reversal of trends.

Pick: first 5 innings under 4.5 (-105)  

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Monday’s MLB schedule sees nine game scattered between 6:40 pm ET and 9:45 pm ET, kicking off with a rare interleague matchup between the Houston Astros (68-50, 35-25 away) and Miami Marlins (61-57, 35-25 home).  A handful of aces are on the bump, including the Texas Rangers’ prized deadline acquisition Max Scherzer.

Monday’s player prop picks, however, will

 MLB Player Prop Picks for Monday, August 14th

Two of Monday’s prop picks come from the first game on the docket: Astros vs Marlins, while the final play of the day is from the Angels vs Rangers affair, which starts at 8:05 pm ET.

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Player-Prop Picks #1 and #2: Berti and De La Cruz Under 0.5 Hits in Astros vs Marlins

It’s no secret that Houston’s starter on Monday, Framber Valdez, has been on the decline in the back-half of the season. The 29-year-old was briefly favored in the AL Cy Young odds – and remains the third-favorite – and was sporting an ERA of 2.16 in early June.

Since then, Valdez’s ERA has ballooned, relatively speaking, to 3.30. He’s been tagged for at least four runs in five of his last seven starts.

That said, he’s still shown the penchant to shutdown the lighter-hitting lineups in baseball – including of course his no-hitter against the Guardians on August 1 – and that’s what he’ll be facing on Monday against the Marlins. Miami sits 20th in the majors in wOBA and 19th in slugging.

Valdez’s pitcher props are off the board at the time of publication, so I’ll have to approach this a little differently. In small sample sizes, Valdez has held both Bryan De La Cruz and Jon Berti hitless. With both players in plus-money to stay under 0.5 total bases, I will sprinkle a unit on each.

Picks: Bryan De La Cruz under 0.5 hits (+180) & Jon Berti under 0.5 hits (+135)

Player-Prop Pick #3:

A disappointment this season with the New York Mets, Max Scherzer is showing signs of turning his season around with Texas after getting dealt at the trade deadline. The three-time Cy Young-winner went seven strong innings in his second start with the team, limiting the MLB-worst Athletics to just one run on three hits.

But his over/under outs on Monday is set at 18.5, meaning he needs to record at least one out in the seventh inning to hit the over.

For the year as a whole, Scherzer has pitched 120.2 innings over 21 starts, meaning he has averaged just over 17 outs per game. In fact, he’s only recorded more than 18 outs in six of his 21 starts this year.

His control has been uncharacteristically poor in 2023. He’s walked multiple batters in each of his past eight starts, and his BB/9 of 2.54 is his second-highest since 2014. He’s not going to be permitted more than a pitch or two over 100, at the very most, and 2023 Max Scherzer hasn’t been efficient enough to get 19 outs in that time frame.

Take the under.

Pick: Scherzer under 18.5 outs (-130)

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Freeman has three homers in his past four games and has already launched 20 on the season. This is actually a rare instance where there is a massive discrepancy in a star player’s home run odds across sportsbook. Freeman is listed at just +380 to hit a homer at DraftKings, yet FanDuel has him a considerably longer +460.

Pick #2: Stone Garrett (+440) – This is a matchup play. Garrett and the Washington Nationals host Austin Gomber and the Colorado Rockies tonight. Gomber’s 22 homers allowed are tied for fifth-most in the league and his home/road splits aren’t as skewed toward hitter-friendly Coors Field as you’d think. He’s allowed 14 homers in 61.1 innings at home (one every 4.1 innings) and eight homers in 40 innings on the road (one every 5.0 innings).

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While the start of the 2023-24 NBA season is still months away (Tuesday, October 24) and the beginning of the 2024 postseason is 264 days off, the available NBA futures have been expanded to include make/miss the playoff odds for all 30 teams in the league.

The table below lists the opening make/miss playoff odds for all NBA teams. The 16 teams which qualified for the 2023 postseason are listed in bold.

NBA Make/Miss the Playoff Odds 2023

The shortest odds on the board belong to the Boston Celtics (-6000), who have made the playoffs in nine straight seasons and reached at least the conference finals in three of the past four. The C’s are closely followed by the reigning NBA-champion Denver Nuggets (-4000), who have claimed a top-three seed in the Western Conference four times in the past five years.

Notably, one team – the Portland Trail Blazers – are off the board and will likely remain so until the fate of star guard Damian Lillard is decided.

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Longest NBA Playoff Odds

Only three teams are seen as truly massive longshots to qualify for the 2024 NBA postseason. The longest odds on the board belong jointly to the San Antonio Spurs and Washington Wizards at +1100.

The Wizards parted ways with longtime franchise cornerstone Bradley Beal this offseason, signalling the start of a true rebuild. Even with Beal suiting up for 50 games last year, the Wizards still finished with an ugly 35-47 record, five games back of qualifying for the play-in tournament.

The Spurs, of course, added Victor Wembanyama with the #1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, but remain in the midst of their own rebuild. San Antonio finished last season with a brutal 22-60 record, tied with the Houston Rockets for second-worst in the NBA. They also owned the single-worst point differential in the league at -10.1, nearly two points worse than the 29th-ranked team (Detroit Pistons, -8.2).

Joining the Spurs and Wizards at the bottom of the board are those same Pistons, who owned the dubious honor of holding the worst record in the entire NBA in 2022-23, going a horrendous 17-65. No team has finished with a worse record since the 2015-16 “Trust the Process” Philadelphia 76ers, who went 10-72. (The 2018-19 New York Knicks also went 17-65.)

Oddsmakers are expecting a modicum of improvement from the Pistons this season, as long as they can stay a bit healthier. Cade Cunningham, the 2021 first-overall pick, only managed to play 12 games last year.  Jaden Ivey, the fifth pick in the 2022 draft, showed promise as a rookie, finishing third on the team in scoring (16.3 PPG) while hitting at 34.3% from three. Ivey was sixth in 2023 NBA Rookie of the Year voting.

Best Odds Among Last Year’s Non-Playoff Teams

On the whole, oddsmakers aren’t expecting a lot of turnover in the 2024 playoffs compared to the 2023 edition. Of the 16 teams that reached the postseason last year, 15 are odds-on favorites to do so again. The only team that is favored to miss out in 2024 after qualifying in 2023 is the Brooklyn Nets, who of course traded Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns midway through last season.

Among the 14 teams that missed the 2023 NBA playoffs, the best odds for a reversal of fortune in 2024 belong to Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks at -220. The Mavs finished 38-44 last year, two games back of the Minnesota Timberwolves for the final play-in berth. It was a season marred by injuries in Dallas, though. Doncic missed 16 games, while Kyrie Irving – who’s been re-signed – only managed to suit up for 20. Third-leading scorer Spencer Dinwiddie also missed 29 games.

Even with all the injuries, Dallas still finished with a positive point differential (+0.1) and, with better injury luck this season, figure to improve significantly. The Mavericks had reached the playoffs in three straight seasons before last year, including reaching the conference finals in 2021-22. Last year also marked the first time since Doncic’s rookie season that Dallas didn’t make the playoffs.

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Another in a long line of dominant performances from Nikola Jokic moved the Denver Nuggets one step closer to their first-ever NBA championship on Thursday night. A 109-94 win in Game 3 gave the Nuggets a 2-1 series lead heading into Game 4 on Monday night in Miami.

The opening odds for Game 4 portend a short series. Denver has been listed as a 4-point favorite to take a commanding 3-1 series lead before the series shifts back to Denver for Game 5.

Opening Nuggets vs Heat Game 4 Odds

On the moneyline, the Nuggets are -172 favorites, with Miami opening as a +144 underdog. The game total sits at just 210.5

Denver is currently 10-7 against the spread in the 2023 postseason, while the Heat are 14-7, not counting the play-in tournament.

The NBA championship odds saw a massive shift after Game 3. Denver, which headed into the night at -275, is now a massive -900  favorite to win the 2023 NBA title. Miami faded from +210 to +600.

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Jokic Dominates Game 3

After an uncharacteristically sloppy performance in Game 2, Jokic responded with aplomb on Thursday. The two-time NBA MVP dropped 32 points, along with 21 rebounds and 10 assists for another monstrous triple-double.

Running-mate Jamal Murray also shrugged off a sluggish Game 2 with 32 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds in Game 3, finishing one board shy of his own triple double. Christian Braun (15 points) and Aaron Gordon also reached double figures for the Nuggets.

Nuggets vs Heat Series Results

Miami got a decent performance from their own superstar as Jimmy Butler posted 28 points,  four assists, and two rebounds. But “Himmy” was the only member of the Heat who truly showed up on Wednesday night. Bam Adebayo finished the night with 22 points, but on an abysmal  7-20 shooting. No other Miami player finished with more than 10 points and, as a  team, Miami ended the night just 34-92 from the field (37.0%).

The Heat were also savaged on the glass, ending the night with just 33 total rebounds compared to 58 for the Nuggets.

Expected Line Movement for Nuggets vs Heat Game 4

The point spread for Game 3 opened at Denver -1 and was bet up to Denver -3.5 by tipoff. There is a large contingent of big-time bettors squarely in Denver’s corner. But with this line opening at Denver -4, expect the line movement to head in the opposite direction this time.

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After herculean effort on Sunday night, the Miami Heat have evened the 2023 NBA finals against the Denver Nuggets at one game apiece ahead of Game 3 on Wednesday evening.

Oddsmakers don’t love Miami’s chances of actually taking a lead in the series, though, listing the Heat as one-point home underdogs in the opening line for Wednesday’s Game 3 at the Kasaya Center in Miami, FL.

Opening Heat vs Nuggets Game 3 Odds

The opening moneyline slightly favored the Nuggets at -115 with Miami coming back as -105 home underdogs. The game total opened at 217.

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Game 2 Was a Topsy-Turvy Affair

Sunday’s Game 2 was one of ebbs and flows. Miami raced out to a 21-10 lead only to find itself down 15 midway through the second quarter. Jimmy Butler and company hung tough, trimming the deficit to six by halftime. Denver managed to stretch its lead to eight by the end of the third, but was undone by 15-2 Heat run at the start of the fourth.

Miami’s torrid start to the final quarter proved decisive as the Heat held on for a 111-108 win.

Miami’s win was spurred by a balanced attack. Gabe Vincent led the way with 23, while Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo both added 21. As a team, the Heat were a scorching 50% from beyond the arc (17-34), mitigating their 38-31 disadvantage on the glass.

Suiting up for the first time since Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, Kevin Love chipped in with six points, ten rebounds, and two steals in 22 minutes of action.

Nuggets vs Heat Series Results

Nikola Jokic once again spearheaded the Nuggets’ attack with 39 points on 16-28 shooting from the field (57.1%). But he was more careless with the ball than usual, notching just four assists while committing five turnover.

Jamal Murray, who’s averaging 27.6 PPG in the postseason, had something of a quiet night, with just 18 points on 7-15 shooting from the floor.

Odds to Win NBA Championship Undergo Huge Shift

The odds to win the 2023 NBA title moved significantly after Miami’s Game 3 win (as eight-point underdogs). Miami was a +550 longshot heading into Game 2, and is now +220 to win its first title since 2013. Denver was -750 on average after taking a 1-0 lead, but dropped to -265 after the Game 2 setback.

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Game 1 of the 2023 NBA finals proved a lopsided affair, with the Denver Nuggets taking 17-point lead into halftime, a 21-point lead into the fourth quarter, and cruising to a 104-93 victory.

Oddsmakers took notice and have upped the spread for Game 2 ever so slightly.

Opening Heat vs Nuggets Game 2 Odds

The opening point spread sees the Nuggets favored by nine in the NBA betting odds for Sunday, while the Heat comeback as +320 road underdogs to even the series.

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Nuggets Cruise to Game 1 Win

Game 1 of the Heat vs Nuggets series wasn’t really in doubt past the ten-minute mark. Denver lead by nine after the first quarter, 17 at halftime, and 21 after three. They now own a perfect 9-0 record at home in the NBA playoffs.

Nikola Jokic continued his record-setting run with his ninth triple-double of the 2023 postseason. Jokic finished Game 1 with a team-high 27 points, along with 14 assists, and 10 rebounds.

As he has throughout the postseason, Jamal Murray proved a perfect running-mate to Jokic against Miami. The Canadian had 26 points on 11-22 shooting from the field plus ten assists, and six rebounds, putting him just four rebounds short of his own triple double.

Miami’s biggest gun, Jimmy Butler, was subpar, with just 13 points on 6-14 shooting from the floor. Center Bam Adebayo led the Heat with 26 points and 13 rebounds.

Heat vs Nuggets Game 2 Line Movement

The public was all over Butler and the Heat as 8.5-point underdogs in Game 1, and even garnered well over 50% of the moneyline handle as big longshots to win in the NBA public betting splits for Thursday night.

This continued a trend from the Eastern Conference finals, when the Heat were routinely getting a ton of love from the public against the heavily-favored Celtics.

Despite the lopsided, uncompetitive nature of Game 1, look for the public to keep riding Miami and bring this line a little shorter before Sunday’s Game 2 in Denver.

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Immediately after Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, a certain subset of international sportsbooks posted odds to win both the 2024 election and the nominations for both the Democratic and Republican parties.

The opening odds, particularly for the Democrats, were unlike anything ever seen in this relatively nascent betting market. The President-Elect, Biden, was a +700 longshot to be his party’s nominee in just four years’ time.

Three years later, the situations is starkly different, and now-80-year-old Biden is the presumptive nominee.

2024 Democratic Nomination Odds

The odds above come from DraftKings Sportsbook Ontario, with the exception of Marianne Williamson, who is not listed at DraftKings but is listed at Bet365 Ontario. The current landscape shows that Biden has become the presumptive nominee, at least as far as bettors are concerned.

The incumbent sits at -500 in the Democratic nominee odds as of late May. Names listed in bold have announced they are seeking the Democratic Party nomination for the 2024 presidential election.

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Biden has, for the most part, seen his odds consistently improve since November 2020. The opening odds, which positioned Vice-President Kamala Harris as a +250 favorite, didn’t even list Biden second. That honor went jointly to Michelle Obama and Stacey Abrams at +600, with Biden fourth at +700, narrowly ahead of Andrew Yang (+800), Pete Buttiegege (+900), and Beto O’Rourke (+1000).

Essentially, the early 2024 Democratic nominee odds predicted a wide-open race, with then-55-year-old VEEP Harris the tepid favorite.

While Biden’s polling numbers have been far from ideal in the interim, his odds show a steady trajectory. By December 2020, he had already improved to +375, only narrowly behind Harris, who had dropped to +300.

Early in 2021, Biden took over favorite status – albeit modestly at +238 – and he hasn’t looked back.  By the end of 2021, he was approaching even money. By the start of 2023, his odds carried an implied win probability well over 50%. Now in May, at -425 on average, his implied win probability is over 80% (80.95).

The major motivating factor for the recent movement came in April 2023, when Biden officially announced that he would be seeking re-election in the 2024 election.

Biden is also a modest favorite in the current 2024 presidential election odds, sitting at an average of +195 at the start of April and improving slightly after announcing his re-election bid.

No Other Viable Candidates for Democrats?

When Harris opened as the favorite, it had everything to do with the possibility that Biden – who will be 81 by election day – would not run again, for one reason or another. But POTUS has thwarted Father Time long enough to seek re-election, and the list of challengers is short and undistinguished.

His chief opponent as of May 2023 is conspiracy theorist and anti-vaxxer Robert Kennedy Jr, the son of former US attorney general Robert Francis Kennedy. Kennedy Jr, an environmental lawyer and author by trade, has never held public office and does not appear to possess the political savvy of so many Kennedys before him.

After announcing his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in April, RFK Jr opened at +800 to win.

The most-recent CNN poll showed that, among Democratic-leaning voters, 60% favored Biden, 20% Kennedy, and 8% Williamson, with another 8% effectively siding with anyone else.

Williamson, a self-help author often described as “Oprah’s spiritual advisor”, announced her bid for the 2024 Democratic nomination in February 2023. Williamson also sought the 2020 nomination but only qualified for the first two debates and abandoned her run in January 2020 after garnering little support.

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The Boston Celtics are officially back from the dead. After falling in a 3-0 hole to the underdog Miami Heat in the 2023 Eastern Conference final, Boston has clawed all the way back to even the series at 3-3, forcing a decisive Game 7 back at home on Monday (8:30 pm ET tipoff).

Boston is aiming to become the first team in NBA history to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series. Teams are 0-150 to date, and only four previous teams managed to force a Game 7.

Oddsmakers love Boston’s chances at this point. A huge -500 favorite to win the series before Game 1, Boston is listed as -365 chalk for the winner-take-all matchup on Monday.

Opening Heat vs Celtics Game 7 Odds

The point spread sees the C’s favored by  8.5 in the NBA betting odds for Monday, while the Heat comeback as +300 road underdogs to salvage a series that they were once -1200 favorites to win. The Western Conference-champion Denver Nuggets remain the favorites in the NBA Championship odds, but their odds have been falling precipitously as Boston stages its comeback.

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Tatum Comes Up Clutch … Again

While Boston’s Game 5 victory was a sublime team performance – with four starters scoring at least 21 points – the Game 4 and 6 wins were spurred by Boston’s bona fide superstar. All-NBA selection Jayson Tatum poured in 25 first-half points to stake his Celtics to a 57-53 halftime lead on Saturday night. He had a quiet second half, finishing with 31 points, while Jaylen Brown (26) and Marcus Smart (21) both hit the twenty-point plateau, as well.

Unlikely hero Derrick White hit the winner with just 0.2 seconds on the clock, directly after Jimmy Butler hit three free throws to give Miami a one-point lead (its first lead since the first quarter).

DERRICK WHITE SAVES THE CELTICS SEASON. pic.twitter.com/566F29RWEV

— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) May 28, 2023

In Game 4, Tatum led the Celtics with 33 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists (all team highs).

Unlike Boston, the Miami stars failed to show up for a second straight game, at least not soon enough. Leading scorer Jimmy Butler finished with 24 points but was only 5-21 from the floor, while Bam Adebayo was 4-16 for 11 points. Butler and Adebayo managed just 14 and 16 points, respectively, in Game 5, a 110-97 Celtics rout which was effectively over after the first quarter.

Heat vs Celtics Series Results

Game 6 once again saw the underdog cover, with Miami keeping it a one-point game as two-point home underdogs. It was also the third straight game to stay under the total in the series, after the first three games all went over.

Heat vs Celtics Game 7 Expected Line Movement

When Jimmy Butler “guaranteed” victory in Game 6, bettors flocked to the Heat. The Boston moneyline, which opened at -146 for Game 6, closed at just -125. On the brink of a historic collapse, don’t expect any further blustering from “Himmy” to move the thermometer in the Heat’s favor.

Game 6 marked the third straight double-digit win for the Celtics. The spread and moneyline are likely to move further toward Boston as tip-off approaches on Monday night.

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The Boston Celtics didn’t leave any doubt in Game 5 against the Miami Heat on Thursday night. The C’s raced out to a 35-20 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Thirty-six minutes later, Boston was on the positive end of a 110-97 scoreline, pushing the series score to 3-2 in favor of the Heat and forcing a Game 6 back in Miami on Saturday.

Sour on the Celtics after they fell in a 3-0 hole, oddsmakers are now squarely back in Boston’s corner. Joe Mazzulla’s squad has opened as a 3-point road favorite in Game 6.

Opening Celtics vs Heat Game 6 Odds

Boston is also -146 on the moneyline in the latest NBA betting odds. The Heat come back as +125 home underdogs. The total has been set at 212.5. Game 6 is scheduled to tip-off at 8:30 pm ET from the Kaseya Center in Miami, FL, on Saturday, May 27.

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Boston Obliterates Miami in Game 5

From top to bottom, the Celtics were on form in Game 5 on Thursday night. Four of five starters had at least 21 points, led by Derrick White with 24. Their defense, for the second straight game, was smothering, turning Miami over 16 times and giving up just 10 offensive rebounds.

Nearly the entire team was lights out from deep; Boston finished the game 16/39 from beyond the arc, outscoring Miami 48 to 24 from three.

Heat vs Celtics Series Results

Expected Line Movement for Boston vs Miami Game 6

Miami has been a phenomenal underdog story, and there will be a segment of the betting public that likes the Heat to close out the series as home underdogs. But expect a much bigger segment of the population to be backing the Celtics, who carry all the momentum into Game 6 and have planted more than a seed of doubt in the minds of Jimmy Butler and company.

The Boston moneyline is likely to move shorter than the -146 it opened at.

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Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics did what they needed to on Tuesday night, putting in an inspired second-half performance on the road to extend their best-of-seven Eastern Conference final with the Miami Heat.

Still trailing the series 3-1, Boston now heads home as a big favorite to at least force a Game 6.

Opening Heat vs Celtics Game 5 Odds

The NBA betting odds for Game 5 list the Celtics as 7.5-point favorites and -300 on the moneyline. The Heat come back as +245 underdogs to win straight-up and close out the series. The total opened at 214.5. Game 1 opened with a total of 212; Games 2 and 3 were upped to 214.5, while Game 4 was raised even further (216.5) thanks to the first three games all going over.

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Boston Saves Season with Huge Second Half

Backs against the wall in Game 4, the Celtics came out relatively lethargic and found themselves trailing 56-50 at halftime. But All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum led a huge third-quarter comeback that Boston would parlay into an easy victory.

The Celtics outscored Miami 38-23 in the third stanza, taking a nine-point lead into the fourth which they would only extend, ultimately winning 116-99.

Tatum finished with 33 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists, while six Celtics in total – including all five starters – scored in double figures. The difference in Boston’s shooting from Game 3 to Game 4 was night-and-day. After shooting just 39.8% from the floor on Sunday, they hit at a  51.2% clip on Tuesday, including just over 40% from beyond the arc.

Heat vs Celtics Series Results

Heat vs Celtics Game 5 Expected Line Movement

This line is going to move in favor of Boston. The Celtics closed as -380 favorites in Game 1 and -428 in Game 2. With bettors now believing the C’s have the momentum, expect a lot of money to come in on Boston to win and force a Game 6.

If you want to bet the Celtics, do it as soon as possible. If you think the Heat have a real shot to close out the series on Thursday, wait until close to tip off and you will likely get a better price.

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“Statement win” doesn’t do justice to the Miami Heat’s Game 3 demolition of the Boston Celtics. “Declaration win” is closer. After a 128-102 blowout, the Heat now lead the Celtics 3-0 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals, needing just one more victory to book their ticket to the 2023 NBA finals.

Oddsmakers are finally buying into Miami’s resurgence. The opening odds for Game 4 slightly favor the Heat, marking the first time this postseason that the Celtics have been underdogs.

Opening Celtics vs Heat Game 4 Odds

The NBA betting odds for Game 4 list the Heat as 1.5-point favorites and -118 on the moneyline. The Celtics come back as +100 road underdogs, while the game total has opened at 214.5, which is identical to the total in Games 2 and 3.

Game 4 is scheduled for 8:30 pm ET on Tuesday, May 23, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, FL.

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Heat Dismantle Celtics on Sunday Night

Miami picked up right where they left off in Game 3. After two massive upsets in Boston, the Heat steamrolled the Celtics 128-102 on Sunday night to take a 3-0 stranglehold on the series.

The first 10 minutes were a back-and-forth affair, but Miami seized control with an 8-0 run late in the first quarter – which gave them a nine-point lead – and never looked back. They had opened up a 15-point lead by halftime and doubled it by the end of three.

What made the Game 3 result all the more surprising was the fact that Jimmy Butler looked positively pedestrian. Miami’s superstar, who’s averaging over 30 points per game in the postseason, scored just 16 on 5-13 shooting.  Instead, it was the Heat’s supporting cast that led the way, spearheaded by Gabe Vincent (29 points), Duncan Robinson (22), and Caleb Martin (18).

As a team, Miami shot 56.8% from the floor (46-81), including a ludicrous 54.3% from three (19-35).

On the Boston side, Jayson Tatum (14 points on 6-18 shooting) and Jaylen Brown (12 points on 6-17 shooting) continued to struggle, and the secondary options were no better.  The Celtics shot just 39.8% from the floor (39-98) and a frigid 26.2% from beyond the arc (11-42). They actually out-rebounded Miami by a wide margin (57-35), but ice-cold shooting and lethargic defense made the extra possessions count for naught.

Celtics vs Heat Series Results

Boston vs Miami Game 4 Expected Line Movement

Don’t expect the moneyline or spread to move much. The Game 3 odds opened at Boston -3 and, after some early money came in on the Celtics, moved to -4.5. But then the public was all over Miami, and the NBA public betting splits show that over 70% of the ATS and moneyline handles were on the Heat to cover/win outright by tip-off time.

The advanced analytics from the regular season indicate Boston is a considerably better team. Oddsmakers are aware that sharps will hammer Boston at plus-money if the moneyline skews further to the Heat. But now they’re also aware the public will hammer Miami if the odds get too juicy on the Heat side.

The over/under is likely to creep up by a point after the first three games all went over, two of them comfortably.

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Tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the annual NBA Draft Lottery will take place. This year’s lottery carries more important than usual with generational talent Victor Wembanyana heavily favored to go #1 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft odds.

As per current NBA rules, the teams with the three-worst records in the league all have an equal chance (14%) to get the #1 pick in the lottery.

The table below lists the NBA Draft Lottery odds at DraftKings along with the implied probability of the odds, and the real probability of each team winning the lottery.

2023 NBA Draft Lottery Odds

The Pistons, Spurs, and Rockets are all listed as +550 co-favorites with the Hornets (+650) and Trail Blazers (+800) rounding out the top five.

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No Value in NBA Draft Lottery Odds

Seasoned bettors will note that all the options on the board have negative expected value, meaning the real chances of the wager hitting are lower than the implied probability of the odds.

Don’t bother “shopping around”. The odds at FanDuel are identical for the top-five teams and actually slightly worse for the rest of the board.

If you have a free bet and are looking for some entertainment tonight, do as you please. But there is no edge to be had here so it would be unwise to wager real money.

NBA Draft Lottery History

In seven of the last eight lotteries, the #1 pick was won by a team that had the best odds or was tied for the best odds. The only break in that trend game in 2019 when the New Orleans Pelicans won the lottery with just a 6% chance.

The 1993 Sacramento Kings hold the record for winning the lottery with the lowest probability. Sacramento won the 1993 NBA draft lottery with just a 1.57% chance, taking franchise cornerstone Chris Webber in the aftermath.

The 2014 Cavaliers and 2008 Bulls both win the lottery with a 1.7% chance in their respective seasons. While the Bulls won the right to draft Derrick Rose, the Cavs’ reward was a mere Andrew Wiggins.

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Less than a week into the 2023 NBA playoffs, the odds have already undergone some seismic shifts, both the odds to win the NBA Championship and the prices for several first-round series.

The table below lists the updated odds to win each first-round series along with the current series score and opening series price.

Updated NBA First-Round Series Odds

The biggest swing in line movement comes from the Bucks vs Heat series. Milwaukee was the biggest first-round favorite before the first round commenced, but after dropping Game 1 (130-117) – and potentially losing Giannis Antetokounmpo for Game 2 due to a back injury – the Bucks’ odds have faded from a seemingly-inevitable -1200 to just -225.

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Kings Favored After Taking 2-0 Lead on Warriors

The Sacramento Kings, playing their first postseason games in 16 years (since the 2006 playoffs), have ridden inspired fourth-quarter performances from De’Aaron Fox to a 2-0 series lead on defending-champion Golden State.

The odds to win the series, which heavily favored the Dubs (-290) at the outset, now see the Kings as -170 chalk.

As the series shifts to the Bay Area, oddsmakers are chalking up two wins for the Warriors. Golden State is currently a -215 moneyline favorite to win Game 3. The major issue for the Warriors is that they have been abysmal on the road all year (11-32 including postseason), and they will not only need to win all three of their home games, but also steal a game in Sacramento if they’re going to mount a comeback in the series.

Lakers Take Early Lead on Grizzlies, Odds Shift Heavily to Los Angeles

LeBron James and the Lakers put in a dominant second-half performance in Game 1 against Ja Morant’s Grizzlies, overcoming a 6-point halftime deficit and cruising to a 128-112 victory.

Encouragingly for the top-heavy Lakers, it wasn’t just James and Anthony Davis contributing on offense. Indeed, LA’s top-two scorers in Game 1 were Rui Hachimura (29 points) and Austin Reaves (23 points),

Before Game 1, the series price for Grizzlies/Lakers was the narrowest on the board, with Memphis listed as slight -140 chalk. After stealing home-court advantage, Los Angeles is now a heavy -295 favorite.

The Lakers are also listed as slight favorites to win Game 2 on Wednesday evening (-115/-105). If they do, expect Memphis’ odds to win the series to fade to double-digit territory.

Stay tuned to SBD’s NBA odds page for the latest odds for each postseason game, and track how the public is wagering with our NBA public betting splits.

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The NBA play-in tournament wraps up tomorrow with the Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls battling for the #8 seed in the East and the Minnesota Timberwolves and OKC Thunder squaring off the the #8 seed in the West. The first round proper begins on Saturday with a quartet of games starting with Nets vs 76ers at 1:00 pm ET.

The Bucks enter the postseason as the favorites in the NBA championship odds followed by the Celtics, Suns, and reigning-champion Warriors, who only earned the #6 seed in the West.

With the 2023 NBA playoff bracket all-but set, SBD has published its printable 2023 NBA playoff bracket. Below, find the PDF to download and fill out. Under the bracket, find the schedule for all first-round series.

Printable 2023 NBA Playoff Bracket

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NBA Playoffs First-Round Schedule

All series will tip-off either Saturday, April 15, or Sunday, April 16th. See the tentative schedules for each series in the tables below, with established tip-off times listed in ET.

Eastern Conference

#1 Bucks vs #8 Heat/Bulls

(#2) Celtics vs (#7) Nets

(#3) 76ers vs (#6) Nets

(#4) Cavaliers vs (#5) Knicks

Western Conference

#1 Nuggets vs #8 T-Wolves/Thunder

(#2) Grizzlies vs (#7) Lakers

(#3) Kings vs (#6) Warriors

(#4) Suns vs (#5) Clippers

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The 2023 MLB season officially gets underway at 1:05 pm ET on Thursday, March 30, with a pair of games: Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals, and San Francisco Giants vs New York Yankees.

But those are just two of the 15 games on Opening Day, meaning all 30 teams in Major League Baseball will be in action on Thursday.

The table below shows the odds (moneyline, runline, and over/under run total) for all 15 games on the docket.

MLB Opening Day Odds 2023

The day’s action wraps up with a trio of games at 7:10: Angels vs Athletics, Guardians vs Mariners, and Diamondbacks vs Dodgers. The only interleague matchup on the slate is Giants vs Yankees. Nine of the 15 games see two divisional opponents squaring off.

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Biggest MLB Opening Day Favorites

Four teams currently have a moneyline at -200 or shorter. The biggest favorites on Opening Day are the Braves (-255 at the Nationals), Rays (-230 vs the Tigers), Padres (-210 vs the Rockies), and Angels (-210 at the Athletics).

In terms of projected MLB win totals, those four games are also the biggest mismatches: Atlanta’s win total (94.5) is 33 games higher than Washington’s (61.5); San Diego’s win total (92.5) is 27 games higher than Colorado’s (65.5); the LA Angels’ win total (81.5) is 21 higher than Oakland’s (60.5); and Tampa’s win total is 18 higher than Detroit’s.

Only one matchup is approaching a pick’em. The Toronto vs St Louis odds list both teams with a negative moneyline, the Blue Jays being slight -115 road favorites as of Thursday morning.

Highest and Lowest MLB Opening Day Run Totals

With aces on the mound across the nation, a number of the game totals on Opening Day are abnormally low for MLB regular-season action.

Four games feature a run total of 6.5: Tigers vs Rays (Eduardo Rodriguez vs Shane McClanahan), Phillies vs Rangers (Aaron Nola vs Jacob deGrom), Mets vs Marlins (Max Scherzer vs Sandy Alcantara), and Guardians vs Mariners (Shane Bieber vs Luis Castillo).

The over is favored in all four of those games, but the Mets/Marlins matchup has an o/u of 6.5 (-115/-105) and has been trending toward the under. Don’t be surprised if under 6.5 is the favorite come first pitch. Alcantara the reigning Cy Young-winner in the National League and enters 2023 as the co-favorite in the NL Cy Young odds alongside Milwaukee’s Corbin Burnes (2021 winner). Scherzer has three Cy Youngs under his belt and finished a close third to Burnes in 2021.

Not a single Opening Day run total is in double digits. The highest total on the board is 9.0, which is shared by Orioles vs Red Sox (Kyle Gibson vs Corey Kluber) and Twins vs Royals (Pablo Lopez vs Zack Greinke).

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Roughly 24 hours from the start of the Sweet 16, the March Madness betting splits show some intriguing betting trends for the octet of games on Thursday and Friday.

The table below lists the current point spread and ATS betting handle for all eight games. The public has picked a definitive side in each matchup, with one team at 65% of handle or higher in each game.

Sweet 16 Public Betting Splits

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Xavier Getting All the Love as Underdogs to Texas

The biggest ATS split on the board belongs to Xavier. The #3 seed in the Midwest Region has received 93% of ATS handle as four-point underdogs to #2 Texas.

After suffering a massive scare against #14 Kennesaw State in the first round (needing a 13-point comeback in the final ten minutes), Xavier was one of the most-impressive teams in the round of 32. The Musketeers swept aside #11 Pitt 84-73. After the ten-minute mark, their lead was never below six points, and they led by as many as 18 in the second half.

Texas routed #15 Colgate (81-61) in the first round, never letting the Raiders gain a foothold, and were rock-solid against #10 Penn State in the second – for all but a three-minute stretch in the second half. The Longhorns took an eight-point lead into the break and maintained it until a 10-0 run from the Nittanies gave Penn State a 58-55 lead with just five minutes to play. But Rodney Terry’s team responded with its own 10-0 run to see off PSU.

The Sweet 16 finale between Xavier and Texas, which tips off at 9:45 pm ET on Friday, March 24, will take place in Kansas City, MO. In terms of distance, neither team should have much in the way of home court, with KC nearly equidistant between Austin (737 miles) and Cincinnati (589 miles).

The analytics largely agree with the four-point spread here. KenPom predicts a 79-75 Texas win, while Torvik has it 78-75 and Haslametrics 76.5-73.3.

Public Betting Heavily on UConn to Cover Against Arkansas

The team with the second-largest percentage of ATS handle is UConn, which is getting 82% of the money as 3.5-point chalk against #8 Arkansas.

The Huskies, who started the year 14-0 and were the number-two team in the country back in late December, have looked like their early-season selves so far in the NCAA Tournament. They shrugged off a lethargic first half against #13 Iona in the first round, turning a two-point deficit into a 24-point win (87-63) and then routed #5 Saint Mary’s (70-55) thanks to another monster second half.  They now sit tied for third in the odds to win March Madness, alongside UCLA, at +900.

The Razorbacks have been extremely impressive in their own right. After dominating Illinois in the first round (73-63), they staged an improbable ten-point second-half comeback against #1 Kansas in the round of 32. Davonte Davis led the team with 25 points while Ricky Council VI had 21, which included going a clutch 10/11 from the free-throw line.

This is a game where the analytics agree with the public. KenPom predicts a six-point UConn win (75-69), Torvik five (74-69), and Haslam seven (75.2-68.2).

The Arkansas/UConn game tips at 7:15 pm ET on Thursday, March 23, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Again, neither team should have a locational advantage, with Las Vegas over 2,000 miles from both Fayetteville and Storrs.

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With 75% of the second round in the books, the March Madness Sweet 16 odds have opened. The Sweet 16 will feature four games on Thursday, March 23, and another four on Friday, March 24.

Below, see the odds for all eight matchups as they become available.

Sweet 16 Odds

The biggest spread on the board so is No. 6 Creighton laying 10 points to the Cinderella from New Jersey, No. 15 Princeton.  No. 1 Alabama is also facing a sizable spread, laying 6.5 points to No. 5 San Diego State, while No. 2 Texas has also opened as a 4-point favorite over No. 3 Xavier, which shook off some first-round rust (overcoming a 13-point deficit to No. 14 Kennesaw State) and blew past Pitt in the second round (84-73).

One game, No. 7 Michigan State vs No. 3 Kansas State, has opened as a pick’em. MSU held off an excellent Marquette squad (69-60) while K-State notched a win over No. 6 Kentucky. The No. 2 UCLA vs No. 3 Gonzaga game has opened with the Bruins as slight -1 betting favorites.

Odds as of March 19 at FanDuel Sportsbook. See full list of March Madness betting apps.

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Sweet 16 Schedule and Locations

The Sweet 16 will start on Thursday, March 23, with No. 3 Kansas State facing No. 7 Michigan State at MSG in New York (6:30 pm ET). The second game at MSG will see No. 4 Tennessee facing Florida Atlantic (9 pm ET).

The other pair of games on Thursday take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. First up is No. 8 Arkansas vs No. 4 UConn (7:15 pm ET), followed by No. 2 UCLA vs No. 3 Gonzaga (9:45 pm ET).

Friday’s action will start with No. 1 Alabama vs No. 5 San Diego State at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville at 6:30 pm ET. No. 15 Princeton vs No. 6 Creighton follows from the same venue at 9 pm ET.

A the T- Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday, No. 1 Houston will meet No. 5 Miami at 7:15 pm ET. The Sweet 16 will wrap up with No. 2 Texas vs No. 3 Xavier, also in KC, at 9:45 pm ET.

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