Monday night football features a battle between a 7-2 team and the league’s only remaining unbeaten side at 8-0. For both squads this is easily their biggest test of the year so far. San Francisco have only played one side worth their salt – Panthers with a backup quarterback, while the Seahawks have faced similarly weak opposition.
The difference here is the 49ers have generally cruised past any team put in front of them, while Seattle have struggled to even win against teams like Cincinnati and Tampa Bay.
Yet despite it all , both teams stand ready to fight it out in easily the most anticipated Monday Night Football game of 2019 so far.
Verdict
In summary, The 49ers should and ‘will’ win this game. The question for me if by how much?! They have looked like one of the best teams, if not THE best team, all season. They are playing the type of football Pete Carroll wants to see – bruising ground game and suffocating defense – but with actual success in 2019 and I really believe they will beat the spread of -6.5 tonight.
In contrast the running game for Seattle has been inconsistent, they continue to be outwitted by mediocre-at-best QB’s, and the pass rush can’t even get close enough to sniff sacks. The odds are really stacked against the Seahawks tonight.
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The NFL season kicks off tonight with the Green Bay Packers visiting Chicago Bears for the season opener.
The march for the Super Bowl LIV looks more open than ever before and we’ll be keeping a close eye on proceedings before committing to a picking a winner. That said, player performances are generally more predictable, injuries aside, than teams, and some of the stats markets make great appeal. See our top tips below:
Most Receiving Yards is particularly interesting with constant contender Julio Jones a very big +555 with Fanduel Sportsbook. The lanky Falcons wide-man gets to play indoors for most of the season, and as the key target for trigger happy QB Matt Ryan’s offence he gets plenty of work. Second in this market in 2016 and 2017, he topped the list last year and it is hard not to see Jones going very close again this year.
Most Rushing Yard market: I’m going to call it here – The Favorites, Ezekiel Elliott (+350) and Saquon Barkley (+350) are disposable and will not top the market this year . Why? – Elliot as he may misses a few games early on, whilst the latter will be a marked man in an offence stripped of alternative threat in Beckham Jnr.
Step forward (or rush forward even), Derrick Henry. The thundering Titan running back was 7th in this stat in his breakthrough season last year. Playing in a weak division and with a kindly schedule, he looks set to improve on those numbers and is a great option @+1400 with Pointbet NJ!
Regular season MVP:Finally, whilst it’s hard to commit on a Super Bowl winning team, The New Orleans Saints look primed to be huge contenders from the NFC side of the draw. Whilst being a top seeded team is not essential in determining the regular season MVP, it certainly helps. The extraordinary Patrick Mahoneywon this in his first full season last year but will do well to repeat those heroics for a Chiefs team likely to be in a season long dogfight with a capable Chargers team. Instead, a top seed romp for the Saints should pave the way for veteran QB Drew Brees to finally get an honor he must have come very close to in the past. He could challenge for Most Passing Yards, (@+1500 with Pointsbet), but at a similar price for MVP (@+1400) we get the benefit of a more holistic assessment and a potentially sympathetic overdue vote.
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The Baltimore Ravens are pretty short away to the Dolphins but we are happy to be on the Ravens at -6.5. The Redskins travel to the Eagles and are +9.5 underdogs. We are happy to be on an underdog at that number so will be expecting the Redskins to get within 10.
The Steelers travel to New England for the first Sunday Night of the season and are +5.5 which I think is a number the Patriots will cover despite having a history of slow starts to the season.
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Rafa is playing exception golf at present, having nearly won The Irish Open earlier this month before Jon Rahm powered home to victory with a final-round 62 and finishing in 9th in last weeks Scottish Open. His career best major finish came in the British Open in 2017 (Tied 4th) and given recent form, we think he’ll be a factor come Sunday at Royal Portrush.
The former World No. 1 seems to be getting back to his best now that he has Steve Williams on the bag, with the pair already seeing results. After a T- 21 finish at the US.Open in their debut pairing, Day finished T-8 at the Travelers Champ and we feel he has a big weekend ahead of him at The British Open.
The most under-stated & under-rated world class golfer in modern golf, Xander Schauffele continues to knock at the door of the top table. The British Open Championship might just be HIS Major and Royal Portrush might just be his place! Uncharacteristically for a Californian, he’s a great links golfer, as he proved when finishing second at Carnoustie last year. He also has two top five finishes in Majors in 2019. Patience will be tested at Portrush, a golf course which few in the 156-field know well, but Schauffle has more patience than most.
Rory McIlroy will hoover up most of the local support, but on the off-chance he doesn’t meet home expectations, Lowry will be more than happy to stand-in and carry the mantle! Funninly enough for a player who has an affinity for links golf, his record in the Open Championship has been terrible, having missed the last four cuts! However, on the upside, he is in decent form and knows the Portrush course better than almost everyone else in the field. He most certainly has the talent and imagination to answer every question the course will ask. But what of the greens themselves? Lowry is a streaky putter. If he’s off this week then look elsewhere. But if he’s on, He Is ON! So @7000 then why not?!
Pepperell is a modern day social golfer (check out his twitter!……But more he is also a brilliant old-school kind of golfer – a sensational ball-striker whose guileis perfectly suited to the Open Championship.
He probably doesn’t drive the ball well enough to win around a brute of a course like Portrush – but @8000 he’s certainly worth a punt!!
Thats it from us folks….. enjoy the spectacle which is The Open and here’s to some of these big punts come good on Sunday!
Will the Warriors coast to their third straight championship and fourth in five years? Will Kawhi take over and lift the Raptors to the franchise’s first title? And which star will take home Finals MVP honors?
Heading into Game 1 at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday (9 p.m. ET, ABC) we give you the low down on the best bets for the series and the best promotions to utilize.
The Raptors are a slight favorite at home in Game 1 which is interesting as the Warriors haven’t lost a Game 1 in the NBA finals in this dynasty. I am happy to bet the Warriors to win game 1 @ +102. Check out Pointsbet’s New Customer offer which allows a risk free bet of up to $500 on this bet!
As for the series I am pretty bullish on the three peat and I think the Warriors will do it in 5 games so I am taking the +350 on 4-1. If you like the Raptors and believe KD maybe gone in time for the Raptors to win, it may be worth taking the +1200 on a 4-2 Raptors win or the +1300 on a 4-1 win!
You can’t feed your family with value but I do see amazing value in Klay Thompson winning the series MVP at +1600. Curry paying -154 is pretty well found in the market and Kawhi being +245 assumes the Raptors win which is paying +230 anyway.
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Tonight, marks Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals series between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks. While Milwaukee has a commanding 3-1 series lead, people are wondering, is there any hope left for the Celtics? The Boston Celtics are a team that is built on incredible individual talent, and when the team is clicking, they are one of the strongest teams in the NBA. Between Tatum, Brown, Irving, Hayward, Horford, Morris, and the list goes on even deeper into the Boston bench, you find absolute talent everywhere you turn. Yet, time and time again during this season, we have seen the Boston Celtics struggle to overcome even the slightest bit of adversity. And Game 5, on the road, facing elimination, against one of the best teams in basketball; will easily be the most adversity that this team will face all year.
Milwaukee on the other hand has everything in their favor going into tonight’s matchup. Starting with Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has been unstoppable since their Game 1 lose at home. Since then he is averaging over 33 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists, and it seems like Boston simply does not have an answer for him. On top of that, the Bucks have been powered by the consistent play of Middleton, Bledsoe, Connaughton, Lopez, Mirotic, and even Hill, as they have all have answered the call during these 2019 playoffs. Back to why we’ve all came here, where are we putting our money tonight? With the game being held in Milwaukee, the Bucks showing no signs of slowing down, and considering all of the leadership struggles that the Celtics have endured this year, it seems that the Celtics have reached the end of their 2019 run. While the 8.5 point spread seems like a lot for a team to cover in an elimination playoff game, we have to remember that the Bucks have won the past 3 games against Boston by an average of 13.3 points. Tonight, we are taking the (Milwaukee Bucks -8.5), simply knowing that as soon as the Bucks get a decent lead, there will be no looking back. Take the DraftKings matched deposit bonus and you can bet this for free.
Judge, Stanton, Gregorius, Hicks, Severino, Paxton, and Tulowitzki, are just a few of Yankees’ starters that have found themselves still on the Injured List. That’s not including the likes of Sanchez, Andujar, and Frazier, all of whom have just returned to the active roster, after their brief stints on the Injured List. Yet, somehow, we find the Yankees sitting at a 21-14 record, and are simply competing each and every game, no matter the opponent. Tonight’s game vs the Seattle Mariners should be no different than the first 35 games of this season. The Yankees will be piecing together a lineup, with guys like Gio Urshela and Mike Tauchman taking advantage of their opportunity to get some playing time. Yet, there is nothing leading me to believe that the Yankees won’t win this baseball game.
Jonathan Loaisiga had a strong start to the year before being sent back to AAA, only to make room for CC Sabathia in the rotation. Loaisiga is coming into tonight’s game with a (1-0) record this year, and a 2.70 ERA. As for the Mariners, they are indeed a very talented offensive team, averaging over 5.5 runs per game so far in 2019. Yet, with only a 19-19 record entering into tonight’s, we wonder how the Mariners don’t have a winning record.
The fact is, the Mariners pitching struggles has cost them multiple opportunities to win games already this season. Averaging over 5.4 runs against per game this year, has shown to truly be the teams downside. Tonight’s starting pitcher, Yusei Kikuchi is (1-1) with a 3.98 ERA, showing us no reason to say the team’s high runs against trend is ending tonight. The clear bet for tonight’s game will be the Over 9 runs. Barring a Jonathan Loaisiga career night, the over 9 runs should be the easy play for tonight’s game. For those looking for a bit of an extra wager, the Yankees moneyline should be the play for you and if you don’t have a DraftKings account yet take the instant free bet on a matched deposit through the above link.
With New York, Cleveland and Phoenix looking towards the franchise altering consequences of the NBA lottery we thought we would do the crazy thing and focus on the other most exciting thing to happen in May in the NBA, the Playoffs.
Toronto and Philly are locked at 2-2 with game 5 in Toronto and if required Game 7 as well. If you think the 76ers can get 2 of the next 3 games then the +650 on them to win the East has got to be attractive. With the Celtics trailing by 2-1 with the next game at home the market isn’t giving them much of a chance of an upset in the series despite being -120 for Game 4. If they do win game 4 then the series will become more tense and the +1300 on the Celtics to win the East will shrink. Now is the time to take a position and Game 4 can be a bit of a free roll. Game 4 is do or die for the Celtics but if you like the Bucks then value is on your side (+102 at a point in the series where the Bucks may have them worked out is value).
I am happy to be with Embid and the 76ers to get over the Raptors. Simmons will need to do more to reduce Kawhi’s influence and if Embid is healthy I think the 76ers can win game 5 and 6 and from there I think they can get over the Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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