"Bet of the Day" Wins Again, Now 22-8 -- Pointspreads' Daily Betting Notes: Wednesday, Mar. 10th

Daily Update:  Our complimentary BET OF THE DAY won again yesterday on the San Diego Padres -115 in the afternoon exhibition game (they defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-2), and is now on an 8-1 run. In the last month, our BET OF THE DAY has gone a blistering hot 22-8 on the free daily selections.

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is now into its second week of exhibition games.  Some teams take these pre-season games far more seriously than others.

Miami leads the Grapefruit League (played in Florida) standings with a 4-1 record, but Detroit is 6-2 with a +22 run differential – the second best in the majors. Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs are atop the Cactus League (played in Arizona), currently at 6-2.  Milwaukee, at 6-3 leads the majors in run differential with +23.

The teams that appear to be great fades in exhibitions are the Chicago White Sox, which has won just once in seven tries.  Baltimore is nearly as bad, at 2-6 and has surrendered 17 runs more than they've scored.  

Fading a team that's struggling right now is a good strategy for sports handicapping – consider fading these struggling teams.

Here's the current standings:  CLICK HERE

Here are the odds on today's games posted at SPREADS.CA:

NHL Odds and Notes

The NHL offers a lighter card than usual, just 5 games for Wednesday evening.  Four Canadian teams are active, including Ottawa at Edmonton and Montreal at Vancouver.  We liked the Senators on the puckline in the last matchup and will return to the wishing well again with the same wager as our Bet of the Day.

Ottawa has been a scrappy opponent despite their record (5-5 their last 10 games), while Edmonton continues to struggle.  After their 12/14 streak of wins in February, their last five contests have produced far less impressive results – no wins by more than a goal since the 25 Feb. game vs. Vancouver.  Senators should keep this one close tonight, and also look to be a solid value to win outright priced at +190.  

Here are the odds on today's games posted at SPREADS.CA:

Las Vegas at Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Las Vegas's last 8 games on the road
Las Vegas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Las Vegas
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Ottawa at Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Ottawa is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games

Arizona at Colorado
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona

Los Angeles at Anaheim
Los Angeles is 12-2 ATS in its last 14 games
Los Angeles is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Anaheim is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Los Angeles

Montreal at Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing Vancouver
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games

NBA Odds and Notes

The second half of the 2020-21 regular season begins tonight, though there are only two games played.

READ:  Top NBA Trends at the Season's Second-Half Tip-Off (Part 1)

READ:  Top NBA Trends at the Season's Second-Half Tip-Off (Part 2)

Here are the latest odds at SPREADS.CA:

Washington at Memphis
Wizards (14-20)
— Wizards won eight of their last 11 games (9-2 ATS)
— Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last six road games.
— Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Grizzlies (16-16)
— Memphis won three of its last five games.
— Grizzlies are 6-3 ATS in last nine games overall.
— Under is 8-0 in their last eight games.
— Memphis won four of last five series games.
— Wizards are 0-4 ATS in last four visits to Tennessee.
— Under is 6-2 in last eight series games.

San Antonio at Dallas
Spurs (18-14)
— San Antonio won seven of last 11 games overall.
— Spurs are 5-2 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Under is 7-3-1 in Spurs’ last 11 games.
Mavericks (18-16)
— Mavericks won nine of their last 11 games.
— Mavericks are 4-1 ATS in last five home games.
— Under is 5-1 in last six Dallas games.
— Mavericks won four of last five series games.
— Spurs covered three of last four visits to Dallas.
— Under is 6-2 in last eight series games.