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Happy Friday,
Still kicking myself for not playing the Pelis over the Suns last night, but I also didn’t play Texas over G-Town last night as well. Amazing how you always remember the winners you didn’t play but rarely do you remember the losers you didn’t fire.
College Football Game of the Week
Best game of the weekend. Tough one to call, OSU has obliterated everything in their path, and PSU has been solid. 18.5 is a big number, but with a knife at my throat, I’m going OSU.
| DraftKings College Football Game of the Week | ||
| #8 Penn State | vs. | #2 Ohio State |
| +18.5 | Spread | -18.5 |
| +750 | Money Line | -1430 |
| O 57.5 | Total Points | U 57.5 |
| 9-1 | Record | 10-0 |
| 5-5 | ATS Record | 8-2 |
| 5-5 | O/U Record | 6-4 |
| +6600 | National Title | +200 |
| +800 | BIG Ten Winner | -1000 |
| Provided by DraftKings Sportsbook |
Panthers' Big Comeback
The Florida Panthers fell behind 4 goals early, before mounting a huge comeback yesterday. Second time this year the Panthers have come back from 4 goals down. If anyone knows a way to send an alarm next time they’re down by 4, please tell me.
Here are how the odds moved during the game:
| Ducks vs. Panthers Live Line Movement | ||
| Ducks ML Odds | Panthers ML Odds | |
| Pre-Game | +170 | -200 |
| Ducks Lead 1-0 | -128 | +117 |
| Ducks Lead 2-0 | -385 | +285 |
| Ducks Lead 3-0 | -667 | +525 |
| Ducks Lead 4-0 | -3333 | +1500 |
| Ducks Lead 4-1 | -714 | +500 |
| Ducks Lead 4-2 | -667 | +475 |
| Ducks Lead 4-3 | -588 | +420 |
| Game Tied 4-4 | +104 | -132 |
| Panthers Win 5-4 | ||
| Provided by DraftKings Sportsbook |
NBA Odds Movement
We’re officially 1 month into the NBA season. Here’s how the odds have moved on some key futures markets. I hope some of you were smart enough to act when I pegged Luka as the best bet on the board in pre-season.
| NBA MVP Odds | ||
| Player | Opening Night | Current |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | +270 | +250 |
| James Harden | +700 | +300 |
| LeBron James | +900 | +650 |
| Anthony Davis | +750 | +800 |
| Luka Dončić | +5000 | +800 |
| Nikola Jokić | +1100 | +2000 |
| Kawhi Leonard | +900 | +2200 |
| Joel Embiid | +1200 | +2200 |
| NBA Title Odds | ||
| Team | Opening Night | Current |
| LA Clippers | +350 | +300 |
| LA Lakers | +440 | +350 |
| MIL Bucks | +625 | +550 |
| PHI 76ers | +750 | +700 |
| HOU Rockets | +900 | +800 |
| GS Warriors | +1300 | +20000 |
| NBA Rookie of the Year Odds | ||
| Team | Opening Night | Current |
| Zion Williamson | +120 | +180 |
| Ja Morant | +215 | +225 |
| RJ Barrett | +500 | +450 |
| Kendrick Nunn | OTB | +1000 |
| Tyler Herro | +1400 | +1400 |
| Rui Hachimura | +1600 | +1400 |
| Coby White | +2000 | +1400 |
