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Tuesday’s Best NFL, NBA & NHL Bets (1/16)

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No matter your sport of choice, there’s always sports betting action to be had. We’ll have you covered each and every day with our daily best bets. Here are all of our best bets across each major sport in action today.

Today’s Best Bets

Here are today’s best bets.

NFL Best Bets

(Odds courtesy of BetMGM)

Houston Texans @ Baltimore Ravens

Saturday’s slate has multiple games with vast spreads, but if I’m going to pick a favorite to bet on with Saturday’s slate, it’ll be this game. The Ravens have looked like the best team in the NFL. That’s ultimately why they got a bye week during the Wild Card Weekend.

The Ravens finished the season 13-4 but earned massive wins against playoff teams recently, including the Dolphins, 56-19, and the 49ers, 33-19.

Baltimore allowed just 191.94 yards passing and 109.41 yards rushing per game this season. The defense has a dominant secondary and a pass rush that has played very well throughout the season. That should at least throw C.J. Stroud off. It’s essentially shaken up many top-caliber quarterbacks, like Brock Purdy and Tua Tagovailoa.

On top of the defense playing lights out, the offense averaged more than four touchdowns per game, scoring 28.41 points per matchup. They finished with a differential of nearly 12 points per game and added 156.53 yards rushing per game behind Lamar Jackson.

Jackson will win the NFL MVP after throwing 24 touchdowns, rushing for five and adding about 4,500 combined yards throughout the season. Remember, he didn’t even play in Week 18 against the Steelers to enhance his stats even more.

Houston’s offense won’t score 45 against the Ravens. In Week 1, the Texans managed just nine points in the regular season. Things have changed for the Texans since then, but the Ravens, at home, will be a tough out.

Give me the Ravens at -9, especially with Mark Andrews expected back in the lineup.

Bet: Ravens -9 (-110)

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NBA Best Bets

(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)

  Nuggets @ Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers are coming off a 124-115 win over the Houston Rockets last night. Joel Embiid scored 41 points in his return to the court. While it sounds like he’ll play in the second game of the back-to-back, the Denver Nuggets have four starters listed as game-time decisions.

That said, I don’t think the Nuggets will miss anyone but Julian Strawther, who typically comes off the bench.

The Nuggets have scored 119.5 points per 100 possessions this year. They’ve also nailed an effective field goal percentage of 56.8%. But they’re facing a 76ers squad that has limited teams to 112.2 points per 100 possessions and an effective field goal percentage of under 53%.

Denver should have success on the offensive glass, which will help earn second-chance points. However, the Nuggets aren’t always getting to the foul line at a high rate. The 76ers are among the best teams at getting to the foul line. They’re also excellent at limiting turnovers and score 120.4 points per 100 possessions.

Philadelphia won’t win the rebounding battle and likely won’t get higher-quality looks with an effective field goal percentage of 54.7%.

Like the 76ers, Denver is also on a two-game winning streak. It won’t be easy on the road, but if you give me 3.5 points with the Nuggets, I’ll take it.

Bet: Nuggets +3.5 (-110)

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NHL Best Bets

(Odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook)

Arizona Coyotes @ Calgary Flames

Two teams right outside the playoffs square off tonight in Alberta as the Coyotes take on the Flames. Calgary sits in fourth in the Wild Card race (45 points), while Arizona is right behind them in fifth place (44 points). Puck drop is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. 

I’ll play the under in this Western Conference matchup, mainly because these two offenses epitomize mediocrity. Calgary’s 16th in scoring (3.2 GPG) and 29th on the power play (13.43%), while Arizona is 20th (3.0 GPG) and ninth (24.03%) in those respective categories. 

It’s clear that defense has been each side’s strength this year. For Arizona, it has been the emergence of Connor Ingram. He leads the league with five shutouts and comes into tonight’s game with a 2.51 GAA and .919 SV%. As for Calgary, their backstop is the reliable Jacob Markstrom, who’s 13-11-2 with a 2.59 GAA and .912 SV%. Neither is confirmed as of this writing (Tuesday morning), but this should be the matchup, considering each team hasn’t played since Saturday. Like the game above, look for each team to lean on its strong goaltending to try and escape with two points. 

Bet: Under 6.0 (-105)

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