Wild Weekend -- Pointspreads' Daily Betting Notes: Saturday, Apr, 3rd

Betting Stat of the Day:  The Buffalo Sabres finally broke their losing streak this week, but are still 1-19 in their last 20 games.  They lost again to the NY Rangers 3-2 a few nights ago and play the second game of the series today as +200 home underdogs.

"Bet of the Day" Update:  Our BET OF THE DAY went 2-3-1 this week, which needs to improve.  We lost yesterday's MLB total (under 12) on the Dodgers-Rockies game but look to come back today with a big play (NBA's NY Knicks -1.5 at Detroit).  Since the start of February, our BET OF THE DAY has gone a very respectable 26-16-2 on the daily selections – including a number of moneyline underdogs.  That's 62 percent winners.

March Madness (College Basketball)

We're down to the Final 4.  Two games are played today.  The winners will compete for the NCAA college basketball championship on Monday night, Apr. 5th.

No doubt, most bettors consider top-ranked Gonzaga the team to beat.  The Zags are a whopping -14.5 favourite in tonight's semi-final.

Houston (2) vs Baylor (1)
Houston (28-3)
— ranked #3 by KenPom
— Tempo: #328
— Experience: #141
— Continuity: #106
— Houston has the best FG% defense in country.
— Opponents are shooting 29.2% on arc (#11)
— Cougars won their last 11 games, six of them by 24+ points.
— So far in this tournament, Houston has played seeds #15-10-11-12.
— Cougars allowed 55.8 ppg in first three NCAA games.
— Sampson’s Oklahoma team lost 73-64 in the national semifinals in his only Final Four appearance, in 2002.

Baylor (26-2)
— ranked #2 by KenPom
— Tempo: #186
— Experience: #85
— Continuity: #31
— Baylor is 9-2 since its 21-day COVID pause.
— Bears are shooting 41.1% on the arc (#1)
— Baylor forces turnovers 24.7% of time (#3)
— Baylor gave up 57.8 ppg in its first three tourney wins.
— Bears are grabbing 36.6% of their missed shots (#7)
— This is Baylor’s first Final Four since 1950.

— Since 1987, #1-seeds are SU vs #2-seeds in national semifinal games; favorites went 5-5 ATS in those games, last of which was in 2010.

UCLA (11) vs Gonzaga (1)
UCLA (22-9)
— ranked #15 by KenPom
— Tempo: #338
— Experience: #279
— Continuity: #33
— Two of UCLA’s five tournament wins have been in overtime.
— Bruins have played six overtime games (4-2) this season.
— UCLA is shooting 36.9% on the arc (#44)
— Bruins are 9-7 vs teams ranked in top 50.
— Since 2009, UCLA is 13-7 in NCAAs.
— This is Cronin’s 12th NCAA Tournament, his first Final Four.
— Pac-12 teams are 13-3 in this tournament; one of losses was Oregon vs USC.

Gonzaga (30-0)
— ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #6
— Experience: #248
— Continuity: #179
— Gonzaga has one win this season by less than 10 points.
— Gonzaga’s first four tournament wins were by 43-16-18-19 points.
— Zags are shooting 63.7% inside arc (#1)
— Gonzaga gets 57.4% of its points on 2-point shots (#29)
— Zags beat South Carolina 77-73 in national semis four years ago.
— Gonzaga won its last nine games vs Pac-12 teams; their last loss vs a Pac-12 opponent was to UCLA five years ago.

— Since 1987, double-digit seeds are 0-4 ATS in national semifinals.
— Since 2003, #1-seeds are 7-10 ATS in this round, when not playing another #1-seed.

[Note: Stats courtesy of Armadillo Sports}]

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Major League Baseball – Odds and Notes

Opening weekend in the majors features 14 games on Saturday, including the much-anticipated Blue Jays-Yankees game at noon EST.

Here are the latest odds at SPREADS.CA:

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National Hockey League -- Odds and Notes

It's going to be an action-packed Saturday in hockey – as 10 games will take to the ice.

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

Pittsburgh @ Boston
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Boston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Detroit @ Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Tampa Bay is 19-2 SU in its last 21 games when playing Detroit

Chicago @ Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Nashville is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

NY Rangers @ Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 7 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing NY Rangers

Dallas @ Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Columbus @ Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Columbus's last 9 games
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games

Philadelphia @ NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 13 games
NY Islanders is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
NY Islanders is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

Ottawa @ Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Ottawa's last 10 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Montreal's last 10 games when playing Ottawa
Montreal is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Ottawa

St. Louis @ Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Colorado is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games

Minnesota @ Las Vegas
Minnesota is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Vegas
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Vegas
Vegas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Vegas is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games

San Jose @ Los Angeles
San Jose is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
Los Angeles is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home

NBA – Odds and Notes

Saturday night features a 8 games on the NBA court.

Here are the latest odds at SPREADS.CA:

Dallas @ Washington
Mavericks (26-21)
— Mavericks are 8-5 SU since All-Star break.
— Mavericks are 5-1 ATS in last six road games.
— Dallas is 2-6 ATS if it played the night before.
— Under is 14-5 in last 19 Dallas games.
Wizards (17-30)
— Wizards lost 10 of their last 13 games SU.
— Wizards are 3-1 ATS in last four home games.
— Under is 4-1 in their last five games
— Home side won last five series games.
— Dallas is 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Washington
— Under is 4-2 in last six series games.

New York @ Detroit
Knicks (24-25)
— New York lost last three games, scoring 91.7 ppg.
— Knicks are 4-1 ATS in their last five road games.
— Under is 8-1 in New York’s last nine games.
Pistons (14-34)
— Detroit lost five of its last seven games
— Pistons are 8-4 ATS since the All-Star break.
— Over is 4-2 in Detroit’s last six home games.
— New York won/covered last four series games.
— Knicks are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Detroit.
— Three of last four series games stayed under.

Cleveland @ Miami
Cavaliers (17-31)
— Cleveland lost last four games, by 14-2-39-20 points.
— Cavaliers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Last five Cleveland games stayed under the total.
Heat (25-24)
— Miami won its last three games, after an 0-6 skid (3-6 ATS)
— Heat is 2-6 ATS in last eight home games.
— Under is 10-6 in their last sixteen games.
— Heat won nine of last ten series games.
— Cavaliers are 0-6 ATS in last six trips to Miami.
— Over is 7-2 in last nine series games.

Minnesota @ Philadelphia
Timberwolves (12-37)
— Minnesota lost six of its last eight games.
— Wolves are 3-2 ATS in their last five games overall.
— Minnesota is 4-6-1 ATS if they played night before.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
76ers (33-15)
— 76ers won five of their last seven games.
— Sixers are 6-3 ATS in their last nine road games.
— Under is 7-3 in Philly’s last ten road games.
— 76ers won/covered last seven series games.
— Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in last five visits to Philly.
— Last three series games stayed under the total.

Indiana @ San Antonio
Pacers (21-26)
— Indiana is 4-8 SU in its last dozen games.
— Pacers are 4-2 ATS in their last six road games.
— Indiana is 5-3-1 ATS if it okayed the night before.
— Under is 3-1 in Indiana’s last four games.
Spurs (24-22)
— San Antonio lost six of its last eight games.
— Spurs are 2-5 ATS in last seven home games.
— Over is 6-3 in Spurs’ last nine games.
— Indiana won four of last five series games.
— Pacers are 4-1 ATS in last five visits to the Alamo.
— Last three series games went over the total.

Orlando @ Utah
Magic (17-31)
— Orlando lost 13 of its last 17 games.
— Magic is 8-3 ATS in last 11 games overall.
— Under is 9-2 in their last 11 road games.
Jazz (37-11)
— Utah won its last seven games overall.
— Jazz is 4-5 ATS in its last nine home games.
— Under is 5-2 in Utah’s last seven games.
— Jazz won eight of last nine series games.
— Orlando is 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Utah.
— Under is 4-2 in last six series games.

Oklahoma City @ Portland
Thunder (20-28)
— Thunder are 1-4 SU in their last five games.
— OKC is 4-6 ATS in their last 10 road games.
— Under is 7-2 in their last nine road games.
Trailblazers (29-19)
— Portland won 12 of its last 16 games.
— Blazers are 3-5 ATS in last eight home games.
— Over is 4-1 in Portland’s last five games.
— OKC won three of last four series games.
— Thunder is 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Portland.
— Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.

Milwaukee @ Sacramento
Bucks (31-17)
— Milwaukee lost three of its last five games.
— Bucks are 3-7 ATS in last ten road games.
— Over is 8-4 in Milwaukee’s last 12 games.
Kings (22-27)
— Sacramento won seven of its last ten games.
— Kings are 3-2 ATS in their last five home games.
— Under is 9-4 in Sacramento’s last 13 games.
— Milwaukee won last nine series games (7-2 ATS)
— Bucks are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Sacramento.
— Last ten series games went over the total.

Note:  Stats courtesy of Armadillo Sports.