College basketball betting notes, plus NBA injuries from OffshoreInsiders.com

Wisconsin at Purdue 

Totals of 116 or less go over 360-291-10 rate 

However total has climbed as high at 116.5 at MYBookie after opening at 111 at Betonline

After averaging 7.3 points in his first nine games of the season, sophomore forward Trevion Williams is averaging 14.8 over his past 10 games for Boilermakers 

Purdue struggling on defensive boards

Purdue’s struggles mean they may up the pace 

Marquette at Butler 

Marquette 14^th in offensive efficiency, but Butler 16^th on defense 

Marquette very good from perimeter, but Butler outstanding defending 3

Warriors 187^th in second-chance points, while Butler 12^th in allowing points off offensive rebounds 

But Marquette third on defensive rebounding second chance points, while Marquette middle of road crashing offensive boards

Not much scoring unless both teams light it up

Butler 335^th in pace of 353 teams 

Northern Kentucky at Wright St 

Wright State 229^th in field goal percentage while NKU solid #113 on defense 

NKU 31^st in converting turnovers into points 

Wright State vulnerable defensively inside, but NKU does not have offense to exploit that 

Northern Kentucky slow-down game, ranked 295^th in pace

The pick: UNDER 

Jimmy Butler, MIA vs LAC, questionable 
Jayson Tatum, BOS @ ORL, questionable

Andre Drummond, DET vs MEM, probable 
Trae Young, ATL @ OKC, questionable 
Jaylen Brown, BOS @ ORL, questionable 

Kendrick Nunn, MIA vs LAC, questionable 
Michael Porter Jr., DEN @ NO, questionable

Patrick Beverley, LAC @ MIA, questionable 
Bruce Brown, DET vs MEM, questionable 
Gary Harris, DEN @ NO, questionable 
Wesley Matthews, MIL @ CHR, probable
Lauri Markkanen, CHI vs SAC, probable 
Steven Adams, OKC vs ATL, questionable 

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Washington-Cleveland

Cleveland third worst margin of cover at -2 and 19-24

Washington over by 4.5 points per game, tied for third highest in league and over 26-17

Lakers-Brooklyn 

Nets have dropped four straight games and 11 of their past 13. 

Off Philly, Milwaukee, Sixers then at Detroit and New York on back to back 

Lakers in middle of five game road trip 

Dallas-Portland 

Mavericks second best ats team based on margin of cover at +3.5 at 22-19 ats 

Portland second worst at -2.5 and 16-27 ats tied for worst

When a road team has a net ats margin of 6 or better on game 42 or later, superior road team is 24-16 for 60 percent including 9-1 if team we are betting on is off loss

Dallas over 26-17 by league leading 5.4 points per game 

Tennessee Martin-Eastern Illinois

Tennessee Martin 5-10 ats -4.3

Eastern Illinois, though 6-10 is +3.3 margin of cover 

Regression to mean 967-794-29

UT Martin ranked 113^th in offensive efficiency, while EIU is 203^rd in defensive efficiency 

Eastern Illinois very inconsistent this season 

Pick: Tennessee Martin +8.5

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NBA injuries

Kyrie Irving, BKN vs LAL, probable 

CJ McCollum, POR vs DAL, questionable        

Hassan Whiteside, POR vs DAL, probable      

DeAndre Jordan, BKN vs LAL, questionable 

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Free pick:

MINNESOTA -1 Chicago

Road favorites off loss under specific circumstances that apply today are 777-617-23. A subsystem takes it to 56.4 percent over nearly 1,300 games. Road favorites despite inferior record is 212-176-4. 

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The long-awaited regular season debut for Zion Williamson is finally here. 

The Pelicans will take on San Antonio at home Wednesday night on ESPN, and SportsBetting has created some cool prop bets based around Zion’s performance. 

The oddsmakers expect the first field goal of his career to be a dunk, and they’ve set the over/under for his dunk total at 1.5. 

Zion’s projected point and rebound totals are low as Alvin Gentry said that his rookie will come off the bench and play limited minutes. You can find the full list of Zion prop bets below and here at SportsBetting  

Will Zion Williamson’s first FG be a dunk?

Yes -150

No +110

Total dunks by Zion Williamson

Over 1.5 

Under 1.5 

Total points by Zion Williamson

Over 9.5

Under 9.5

Total rebounds by Zion Williamson

Over 5.5

Under 5.5

Total minutes played by Zion Williamson

Over 15.5

Under 15.5

The latest NBA Finals odds have the Bucks with the lowest odds (3/1) to win the championship. Milwaukee has been a co-favorite with the Lakers previously this season, but never the sole favorite. 

Kansas City is a scant favorite over San Francisco in Super Bowl LIV, and some think this spread could flip. 

“Despite the AFC being the perceived superior conference this season, you can’t ignore how balanced this 49ers team really is,” said SportsBetting lines manager Robert Cooper. “It’s not out of the question that over the next two weeks we could see this line reverse where San Francisco is favored.”

The online sportsbook set the Super Bowl initial line at Chiefs -1.5 with an over/under of 52.5. 

Before the 49ers-Packers game, the early line for a 49ers vs. Chiefs Super Bowl matchup was Kansas City -3. However, when the Niners opened up a 34-7 lead Sunday night the line had dropped to Chiefs -1. 

Previously, there have only been three occasions where the Super Bowl spread was 1.5 points or fewer. The last time was Super Bowl XLIX where the Seahawks and Patriots game went off as a pick ’em. Prior to that, the 49ers were a 1-point favorite in Super Bowl XVI (1981 season) against Cincinnati and the Dolphins were a 1-point favorite versus Washington in Super Bowl VII (1972 season). 

As far as the over/under, the 52.5 marks one of the 10 highest totals in Super Bowl history. 

Some prop bets for the big game have already been released, and hundreds more will be sent out Tuesday. 

Some early betting patterns have evolved.

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