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Dallas Cowboys logo DAL @ Detroit Lions logo DET Dec 04 | 8:15 PM ET
Rushing Attempts
Jahmyr Gibbs logo Jahmyr Gibbs o15.5 Rushing Attempts (-114)
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Pick made: 2 hours ago
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Dustin Saracini
Senior Analyst
Score 2+ Touchdowns
Jahmyr Gibbs logo Jahmyr Gibbs Score 2+ Touchdowns (Yes: +215)
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Pick made: 2 hours ago
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Dustin Saracini
Senior Analyst

There is absolutely no value in Gibbs to score just one touchdown tonight, so let's play a half-unit here for him to score twice in a game projected for 54.5 points. Gibbs is a volume workhorse out of the backfield, totalling 13 touchdowns on the year, both through the air and on the ground. 

Pittsburgh Steelers logo PIT @ Baltimore Ravens logo BAL Dec 07 | 1:00 PM ET
Total
Pittsburgh Steelers logo Baltimore Ravens logo u43.5 (-115)
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Pick made: 7 hours ago
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Mike Spector
Author

Lamar Jackson has zero passing touchdowns in his last three 3 games, his longest drought as a starter. He has also been off-target on an NFL-worst 28% of his passes over the last three  weeks, while the team ranks 26th in Offensive Efficiency over that span.

Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers’ left wrist injury forced Pittsburgh to change its playbook completely last week, with him operating more out of the pistol for comfortability on running plays. I have no confidence in the Steelers offense this week after totaling just 10 first downs and 166 yards last week.

 

Spread
Baltimore Ravens logo BAL -5.5 (-115)
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Pick made: yesterday
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Gary Pearson
Publishing Editor

The Pittsburgh Steelers are sliding, having lost three of their previous four. While Lamar Jackson and his Baltimore Ravens endured a blip against Cincy, they've won five of their previous six games. And Jackson hasn't yet reached his pre-injury peak. That should be coming soon. 

NCAAF Picks

Troy Trojans logo TROY @ James Madison Dukes logo JMU Dec 05 | 7:00 PM ET
Score a Touchdown
RT RaRa Thomas Score a Touchdown (Yes: +320)
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Pick made: 2 hours ago
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Isaiah Sirois
Author

Thomas is coming off a five-catch, 118-yard - and two-touchdown - performance at Southern Miss last week. He even logged three carries for another 39 yards on the ground! Thomas is averaging a solid 16 yards per reception (and 9.5 per carry), and his usage is trending upward.

Rushing Yards
WK Wayne Knight u90.5 Rushing Yards (-114)
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Pick made: 2 hours ago
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Isaiah Sirois
Author

Knight is averaging an impressive 87.6 rushing yards per game, which only drops to 87.5 when we factor out JMU’s FCS game. That said, his teammate Jordan Fuller is the key to this bet. Fuller is questionable with an injury. When Fuller plays, Knight’s average dips to 83.4 (or 82.1 if we exclude the game in which Fuller got hurt).

Kennesaw State Owls logo KENN @ Jacksonville State Gamecocks logo JVST Dec 05 | 7:00 PM ET
Rushing Yards
CC Cam Cook o124.5 Rushing Yards (-108)
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Pick made: 2 hours ago
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Matt Jacob
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Jacksonville State running back Cam Cook leads the nation with 1,581 rushing yards, and he cracked 100 yards in 10 of 12 contests. That includes a 132-yard effort in a 36-25 victory over Kennesaw State in mid-November.

Bet on Cook to once again bulldoze a defense that allows more than 170 rushing yards per game for the season — an average that jumped to 244.7 in the last three contests.

MoneyLine
Jacksonville State Gamecocks logo JVST (+115)
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Pick made: 2 hours ago
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Matt Jacob
Author

In a Conference USA Championship game matchup between teams with nearly identical statistics, give me the side with the more opportunistic defense. That would be Jacksonville State, which forced four of its 21 turnovers in a 36-25 upset of Kennesaw State three weeks ago.

For the season, Jacksonville State is plus-7 in the turnover department, while Kennesaw State is minus-2.

NBA Picks

Golden State Warriors logo GS @ Philadelphia 76ers logo PHI Dec 04 | 7:00 PM ET
Total Assists
Quentin Grimes logo Quentin Grimes o3.5 Total Assists (-143)
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Pick made: 4 hours ago
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Corey Scott
Author
3-Pointers Made
Brandin Podziemski logo Brandin Podziemski o2.5 3-Pointers Made (+139)
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Pick made: 4 hours ago
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Corey Scott
Author

Podziemski has made three 3-pointers in each of his last two games. He has attempted at least five 3-pointers in each of those outings, and the 76ers allow the 12th-most 3-point attempts per game at 37.8.

Los Angeles Lakers logo LAL @ Toronto Raptors logo TOR Dec 04 | 7:30 PM ET
Points Scored
Austin Reaves logo Austin Reaves o27.5 Points Scored (-120)
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Pick made: 2 hours ago
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Corey Scott
Author
Total Rebounds
Brandon Ingram logo Brandon Ingram o5.5 Total Rebounds (-104)
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Pick made: 2 hours ago
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Corey Scott
Author

NHL Picks

St. Louis Blues logo STL @ Boston Bruins logo BOS Dec 04 | 7:00 PM ET
Assists
Robert Thomas logo Robert Thomas o0.5 Assists (+100)
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Pick made: 11 hours ago
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Gary Pearson
Publishing Editor

Thomas is showing signs of heating up, registering an assist in three straight contests. It's his third streak of securing at least one assist in three or more games, and he's facing a Bruins team that allowed five and six goals in two of the previous three games. 

Points
Pavel Zacha logo Pavel Zacha o0.5 Points (-112)
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Pick made: 11 hours ago
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Gary Pearson
Publishing Editor

Zacha has one point in the last five games, an assist against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. However, he has 18 points in 27 games, and before his four-game scoreless drought, Zacha notched a point in eight of 11.

Pittsburgh Penguins logo PIT @ Tampa Bay Lightning logo TB Dec 04 | 7:00 PM ET
Goals Scored
Brandon Hagel logo Brandon Hagel o0.5 Goals Scored (+155)
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Pick made: 13 hours ago
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Gary Pearson
Publishing Editor

With seven goals in the last six games, Hagel is one of the NHL's in-form forwards. He didn't score in his last game, held at bay by the Islanders. While he's not as prolific as Kucherov against the Pens, he netted in the last two games against them. 

Points
Nikita Kucherov logo Nikita Kucherov o1.5 Points (+125)
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Pick made: 13 hours ago
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Gary Pearson
Publishing Editor

I'm going back to Kucherov after he was shut out against the New York Islanders on Tuesday. Prior to that game, Kucherov had five multi-point games in a row. And similar to Draisaitl against the Kraken, Kucherov racks up the points against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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TeamMoneyline Odds
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Nets+400
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