Best Bets Today: Top Picks, Predictions from Friday's Sports Slate
Check out our sports betting experts' top picks for today's slate based on the odds from our top-rated sportsbooks. Top picks from college basketball, NBA, and NHL action.
We enter the weekend with a fun collection of options on the sports calendar this Friday.
Read on for our best bets for Friday, Dec. 9, based on the odds from our top-rated sportsbooks.
Today's Best Bets
- College Basketball: Queens +6 (-110 via DraftKings Sportsbook)
- NBA: Bol Bol Over 1.5 turnovers (-109 via Caesars Sportsbook)
- NHL: Pierre-Luc Dubois Over 0.5 goals (+172 via FanDuel Sportsbook)
Friday's College Basketball Best Bet
Spread: Queens +6 (-110) ★★★★
Queens has been surprisingly competitive in its first season in Division I out of the ASUN. The Royals started the season with a bang with a surprising win over Marshall and were competitive in one of their toughest road games to date, even leading George Mason by 12 points midway through the first half.
Those that see Queens for the first time seemingly have difficulty with its pressing style (pressed on 31% of possessions last year). In addition, High Point is not built to take advantage of Queens' biggest weaknesses. The Royals have a 24.7% turnover rate (358th in the country), but High Point forces turnovers at the 356th-worst rate (14.4%). In addition, the Panthers are undersized in the frontcourt with 6-foot-7 Zack Austin and 6-foot-8 Emmanuel Izunabor. They are not built to take advantage of an undersized Royals squad that allows opponents to shoot 50% from inside the arc.
As of early Monday morning, DraftKings was the only sportsbook with a line posted for this game, but we are already getting a better number than the opening line of +5.5.
College basketball best bets made by Mike Spector.
Friday's NBA Best Bet
Bol Bol Over 1.5 turnovers (-109) ★★★★
The Orlando Magic are rebuilding, and part of their transition season is giving 23-year-old Bol Bol experience and valuable minutes. The volume and usage are essentially guaranteed to be high today since Orlando has ruled out five players due to injury, including starting center Wendell Carter Jr. and ball-handling guard Jalen Suggs.
Bol has committed at least two turnovers in 13 of his 21 starts, and he faces a gritty Raptors defense that forced him into five turnovers when the two teams met on Dec. 3. Over the last 15 days (essentially equivalent to the time starting center Precious Achiuwa has been injured), Toronto has forced the fourth-most turnovers per contest to power forwards, and the second-most overall.
NBA best bets made by Ahaan Runtga.
Friday's NHL Best Bet
Pierre-Luc Dubois Over 0.5 goals (+172) ★★★★★
After burying a pair of goals in Thursday’s win at St. Louis, the Winnipeg Jets center has scored at least one goal in five of 12 road games.
This will be the second game of a back-to-back situation for Dubois and the Jets. However, they are facing a Chicago Blackhawks team that has allowed 3.70 goals against per 60 minutes on home ice, which ranks 26th.
FanDuel offers the best price (+172) on a Dubois anytime goal, slightly longer than Caesars and PointsBet, both at +170. DraftKings and BetMGM have a Dubois goal priced at +160.
NHL best bets made by Scott Cullen.
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