This Week's Best Spot Bet Opportunities
By Ben Burns
Covers.com
Letdown spot
On 3/1 the Vanderbilt Commodores will host archival Tennessee. Its always a big game when these instate rivals get together and this game also marks the Commodores' last home game. Off such an emotional game, and having faced Florida and Kentucky before that, it may be easy to suffer a letdown for a road game against Texas A&M. After this season's earlier meeting against the Vols, Vanderbilt followed it up by getting blown out its next game. On the other hand, the Aggies should be fired up as they'll be playing their final home game while looking to avenge their worst loss of the season. Take a look at the Aggies in their final game.
Lookahead spot
On Sunday afternoon, the Wizards will host Lebron James and the Cavs. They've played the Cavs tough this season (1-1 SU/2-0 ATS) and will be looking forward to do so again. First, however, they've got a date with the lowly 76ers, at Philly, on Friday night. Having beaten the 76ers three straight and seven of eight times, including a 12-point win at the beginning of February, they could easily get caught "looking ahead" to Sunday's big game. The 76ers have been mostly competitive in recent weeks (10-5 ATS L15 entering Tuesday's game vs. Orlando) and are worth a look on Friday night.
Schedule spot
Back on 1/7, playing at home, the Siena Saints hammered the Fairfield Stags by 15 points. On Wednesday, Fairfield will host Siena, getting a chance for some payback. Off five straight wins, the Stags (10-4 at home) are playing better now than they were for the previous meeting. This is their final home game of the regular season, so they'll be motivated for a big performance. On the other hand, the Saints (8-8 on the road) are off an emotional loss vs. rival Iona and they have their final home game of the season on deck. The Stags may be slight underdogs for this one but with the schedule in their favor, I like their chances of rewarding the faithful with a victory. Consider Fairfield on Wednesday
Arizona vs. Hawaii Prediction Is Arizona giving up too many points on the road when the Wildcats take on Hawaii tonight at 10:30PM ET in college football action?
Blue Jays vs. Mariners Prediction The Toronto Blue Jays lost their sixth consecutive game last night in a series opener at the Seattle Mariners. Can Toronto get on the winning side of the ledger as the series resumes tonight?
Miami vs. Florida Prediction Can No. 8 Florida find a way to make the Manny Diaz debut at Miami a sour one when the two in-state foes meet up tonight in Orlando at 7PM ET?
Giants vs. A's Saturday Prediction Bay Area rivals the Giants and A’s will meet again this weekend for a two-game interleague series, starting on Saturday night at 9:07 p.m. ET. Will the Giants pull off the upset when they send Madison Bumgarner to the hill?
Red Sox vs. Padres Saturday Prediction The Red Sox pounded the Padres 11-0 on Friday night and will send Nathan Eovaldi to the mound tonight at 8:40 p.m. ET in efforts to make it two in a row at Petco Park. Will Boston cash for bettors as a road favorite?
Rockies vs. Cardinals Saturday Prediction The Cardinals will look to make it three straight against the Rockies at Busch Stadium when the two teams meet again at 7:15 p.m. ET tonight. After back-to-back high-scoring games, will the third installment in this series turn out low-scoring?
Diamondbacks vs. Brewers Spread Pick After thumping the Diamondbacks 6-1 last night, the Brewers will look to make it two-in-a-row versus Arizona when the two teams meet at Miller Park again tonight. What’s the best play for bettors when Zac Gallen opposes Chase Anderson?
Braves vs. Mets Saturday Prediction The Braves took down the Mets 2-1 in extra innings last night and now Atlanta will go for two in a row in New York when these NL East rivals meet again tonight at 7:10 p.m. ET. Will the Braves pull off another upset against their divisional foes?
Yankees vs. Dodgers Saturday Prediction The Yankees ended their losing streak last night by pounding the Dodgers 10-2 in the series opener in L.A. Will the Bronx Bombers pull off another upset on Saturday afternoon when these two teams meet again at 4:05 p.m. ET?
Tigers vs. Twins Prediction The Detroit Tigers had a surprising win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Will they be able to manage another upset tonight at 7:10PM ET?
