Premium Plays(August 30th-present): 66-31-1, +49.05u
*CBB(1.5u): Marquette TT UNDER 69.5(-120) vs Illinois–6 PM CT
Illinois has what is widely regarded as the best defense in College Basketball entering this season. They enter a scary matchup against Marquette and first year HC Shaka Smart. Marquette fits Smart perfectly, and I wouldn’t at all be surprised if the Golden Eagles find a way to keep this one close. However, that is unlikely to come via a high-scoring game. Shaka Smart teams are much more defensive-oriented, and he has little offensive firepower here in year 1 that warrants this high of a TT. This would be the equivalent of posting a TT of 24 against Georgia’s defense in CFB this season. I’ll take the Marquette TT Under as my best bet for tonight and trust what is considered the top defense in the country to come through for us.
*NBA(1u): Celtics -2.5(-110) @ Cavaliers–6:10 PM CT
The Celtics dropped one to the Cavs just 2 days ago after blowing a 12 point lead entering the 4th quarter. Boston held a 14 point halftime lead and yielded just 38 points through the first 24 minutes to Cleveland. Now, with a day of rest in between games, Boston has the perfect chance to make things right and avenge that gut-wrenching loss. The NBA regular season is all about motivation, and there’s plenty of it to go around in that Boston locker room tonight. I love playing on the team that loses the first game of a double-header against the same team to bounce back in Game 2, and that’s even more true when that team is superior. Cleveland(9-5) has had some success to start the season, but they have failed to score 100 points in their last 3 games and are clearly missing G Collin Sexton. I like the Celtics to bounce back tonight.
