NHL, UFC, and NBA All-Star Weekend -- Pointspreads' Daily Betting Notes: Saturday, Mar. 6th
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A busy weekend in sports begins with a huge menu of wagering possibilities for Saturday.
Major League Baseball completes its first week of exhibition games, so far without any significant COVID-related incidents. Today, a whopping 14 games will take place on the diamond. These pre-season games are wildly unpredictable to bet on, especially with new rules in effect, but at least there's plenty of action to consider.
Meanwhile, much of the betting public's attention will be on UFC 259 in Las Vegas. A big card is headlined with multiple championship fights. Here are the latest odds posted at SPREADS.CA:
The NHL offers 12 games on Saturday night. Six of the 7 Canadian teams are active, with Ottawa getting a bye for the day.
The NBA launches a busy weekend including the All-Star game and related individual events designed to showcase its superstars. For those who like wagering on things wildly unredictable, the numbers are up on several props on various competitions. The All-Star game takes place on Sunday from Atlanta. Those who like to watch good defense in basketball are advised to skip the entire farce.
Here are some notable angles and trends to keep in mind when making your bets on Saturday's action:
NHL ODDS AND NOTES
NY Rangers @ New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing New Jersey
NY Rangers is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Jersey's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
Buffalo @ NY Islanders
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Buffalo's last 11 games
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Philadelphia @ Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Pittsburgh is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
Florida @ Nashville
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Florida is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing Florida
Minnesota @ Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games
Winnipeg @ Montreal
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Montreal's last 14 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games at home
Toronto @ Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Toronto's last 11 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Vancouver's last 11 games when playing Toronto
Anaheim @ Colorado
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Columbus @ Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
St. Louis @ Los Angeles
St. Louis is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games
Calgary @ Edmonton
Calgary is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing Calgary
Edmonton is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
Las Vegas @ San Jose
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Las Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games
NBA ODDS AND NOTES
No regular season games are scheduled until next Tuesday. Yeah, we know the All-Stat game is unwatchable and the ridiculous format with teams picking players like a pick-up game is absurd, but for those who want to bet on what amounts of a ping pong game, go for it!
Here's the numbers:
