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Tuesday’s Best NFL, NBA & College Basketball Bets (12/12)

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Today’s Best Bets

Here are today’s best bets.

NFL Best Bets

(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)

Chicago Bears @ Cleveland Browns

Is anyone really buying Joe Flacco right now?

Flacco has thrown for five touchdowns and two interceptions over his first two starts for the Browns. He’s 1-1 with Cleveland and has completed just 55.1% of passes. He’s also averaged 6.3 yards per completion and has no running ability.

That said, Flacco and the Browns are favorites against a Bears team that just defeated the Lions 28-13. Justin Fields is showing growth, while the Chicago defense has played tremendously over the last couple of games.

Chicago has allowed 15 points in the last eight quarters. Flacco hasn’t impressed nearly as much as Fields has. Don’t get it mistaken. Flacco will be good enough to keep the Browns in the game, but the Bears are really starting to turn the corner on both sides of the ball.

I’ll gladly take the Bears with the points.

Bet: Bears +3.0 (-105)

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NBA Best Bets

(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)

Los Angeles Lakers @ Dallas Mavericks

Fresh off an NBA In-Season Tournament Championship, the Lakers will look to regroup for a regular season game against the Dallas Mavericks.

The Lakers have listed Anthony Davis and LeBron James as game-time decisions. Meanwhile, the Mavericks have Kyrie Irving also listed as a game-time decision. However, Dallas won’t have Grant Williams, Maxi Kleber or Tim Hardaway Jr.

The only star player guaranteed to play in this game is Luka Doncic. He’s added 32 points per game on 48.5% from the field. He’s also helped the Mavericks score 119.7 points per 100 possessions with an effective field goal percentage of 56.8%. Dallas also turns the ball over just 12.1% of the time but likely won’t see the foul line often against the Lakers.

The Lakers have limited teams to a 15.2 free throw rate and have also held teams to 111.1 points per 100 possessions this season.

Dallas played yesterday and earned a 120-113 win over the Grizzlies on the road. The Mavericks didn’t have Irving, Williams or Kleber in that game, either. However, the Lakers are playing much better basketball than the Grizzlies right now.

Still, they match up poorly with the Mavericks. The Lakers are weak on the offensive glass but often get to the foul line. Meanwhile, the Mavericks have held teams to a 17.7 free throw rate, the third-best defensive rate. The Lakers will get quality looks. They’re just inefficient on the glass to earn second chances.

Therefore, I’ll back the Mavericks at +1.5.

Bet: Mavericks +1.5 (-110)

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College Basketball Best Bets

(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)

Hofstra @ #21 Duke

You have to dig into the weeds for potential leans for mismatched games and big spreads. Hofstra should not be slept on and is currently the highest-ranked metric team coming out of the Coastal Athletic Association. Tyler Thomas is a playmaking guard who is always on the floor and more than capable of heating up from deep. This team shoots a ton of threes, with 40% of their points coming from beyond the arc, the 12th-highest rate in College Basketball.

However, this team is scary to bet on because you never know what to expect. They have been playing better of late but rank 339th in the consistency metric and 239th away from home. I highly advise teasing this game out in either direction because I do not imagine the final to be right around the current 15-point spread.

What I highlight the most in this matchup is how Duke has been superb at home. Besides a loss to the current No. 1 team in the nation, Arizona, on Nov. 10, the Blue Devils have trounced lesser opponents at Cameron Indoor. Hofstra doesn’t force many turnovers, and their perimeter defense is one of the weakest units in the country. I imagine a game of runs tonight, but eventually, Jeremy Roach, Kyle Flipowski or Caleb Foster will get hot, and Duke will run away with this one. Duke also highly mismatches Hofstra on the boards, so if the Pride are cold, they don’t have anything to fall back on for second-chance looks. 

Play: Duke -15.5 (-110)  

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