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Additional Model Predictions ⬇️

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There were plenty of model predictions to go around yesterday across the NHL, with our model focusing in on one of those predictions in our Featured Matchups. That prediction went 1-0 overall, and you can see how the rest of the model performed below.

Money Line Predictions: 5-4

Over/Under Predictions: 8-1

Puck Line Predictions: 5-4

Featured Matchup: 1-0

Eight NBA games are scheduled to take place today. Our model’s predictions for all eight matchups can be found below.

Milwaukee Bucks @ Golden State Warriors

Model Predicts- Warriors ML, OVER 226.5, Warriors -4

The Milwaukee Bucks will kick off a four-game, West Coast road trip on Wednesday night, with the first stop coming in San Francisco, California to take on the Warriors.

Milwaukee enters tonight’s matchup with a stellar 41-21 record and in second place in the Eastern Conference, a result of winning six consecutive games despite injuries to key players. Meanwhile, Golden State sits in 10th in the West with a 32-28 record, and is at an all-time low following a 140-88 loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday.

It’s tough to back the Warriors after Sunday’s blowout loss, but our model believes that returning home, plus a few injuries to Bucks players, gives Golden State a chance to cover the spread as a home favorite. Let’s dive into why that is.

Milwaukee Bucks

• Enter tonight on six-game win streak

  • Wins over Timberwolves, 76ers, Hornets (twice), Bulls, and Clippers

  • +99 point differential in that span

• Defense has been key to recent success

  • Rank 2nd in Defensive Rating (102.6) in last six games

  • Opponents have been held to 107 points or less in each of the last six games

• Injuries- Khris Middleton (OUT), Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jae Crowder, and MarJon Beauchamp all questionable

Golden State Warriors

• Coming off blowout loss to Celtics on Sunday

  • Lost 140-88. Allowed Boston to shoot 55% overall and 51% from three

• Were one of hottest teams in NBA prior to Celtics loss

  • Posted 7-2 record in the nine games prior- most wins in NBA during that time

  • Owns +7.5 Net Rating in those nine games- 8th in NBA

• Injuries- No players on injury report

What’s the Play?

Blowouts are rather common in the NBA nowadays, but seeing a 52-point loss is still rare. However, despite that blowout, we agree with our model that this is a great spot to back Golden State.

The Warriors were arguably the best team in the NBA in the nine games prior to Sunday’s loss. In that span Golden State showed great balance, posting a 116.8 Offensive Rating and 109.4 Defensive Rating, ranking inside the top-nine of the NBA in both categories.

Additionally, Milwaukee has been the beneficiary of a weaker schedule during its win streak, taking down injured Hornets, Bulls, and 76ers squads and facing the Clippers on a back-to-back. We feel that is inflating the Bucks’ recent numbers, and injuries to the key players listed above gives us confidence that Golden State can bounce back tonight.

The Play: Warriors -4 (-110)

Money Line Trends 💰

• Golden State Warriors- 32-28 overall this season, 7-3 in last ten games

• Sacramento Kings- 34-26 overall this season, 2-0 against the Lakers this season

Over/Under Trends ⬆️⬇️

• Utah Jazz- Over is 34-27-1 this season season, 17-12-1 as the home team

• Oklahoma City Thunder- Over is 33-25-3 this season, 17-13-1 as the away team

Spread Trends ➕➖

• Oklahoma City Thunder- 38-22-1 against the spread (ATS) this season, 17-13-1 ATS as the away team

• Golden State Warriors- 33-26-1 ATS this season, third best win % in NBA

☀️ Suns take down Nuggets in overtime. Kevin Durant led the short-handed Phoenix Suns to a 117-107 victory over the Denver Nuggets, scoring 35 points, including eight in overtime. Despite Durant's previous struggles with his jumper, he hit a crucial game-tying 3-pointer late in the game. Grayson Allen added 28 points for the Suns, snapping their two-game losing streak, while Nikola Jokic's last-second floater missed, ending the Nuggets' six-game winning streak.

🎶 Isaiah Thomas to join Jazz G-League affiliate. Former NBA All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas is set to join the Utah Jazz's G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars, in hopes of returning to the NBA for the end of the season. Thomas has been out of the league since the 2021-22 season, during which he played 22 games split between the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, and Charlotte Hornets. Despite a career plagued by injuries following his standout seasons, Thomas is aiming for a comeback and could potentially bolster the struggling Utah Jazz, currently the West's No. 11 seed, in their bid for a Play-In Tournament spot.

Today’s trivia requires you to dig into multiple pockets of your brain, testing your knowledge of recent events as well as those that happened decades ago.

See how many of the below questions you can get correct. Answers are provided at the end of the newsletter.

Question #1- Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, and who else are the only four players in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs?

Question #2- Markelle Fultz, Dejounte Murray, and Matisse Thybulle all played basketball at what Pac 12 school?

Question #3- Who led the NFL in receiving yards during the 2014 season, recording 1,698 total?

Anyone know what has happened on March 6th throughout history? We didn’t have a clue either, but it appears that it has been a busy day.

On March 6th…

1972- NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is born in Newark, New Jersey. O’Neal stormed onto the basketball scene when he attended Robert G. Cole High School, where he would lead his team to a 68-1 record in his two years there before attending Louisiana State University for college. He was eventually selected with the No.1 overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic.

1982- The San Antonio Spurs and Milwaukee Bucks face off in what would later become the highest-scoring game in NBA history. San Antonio scored 171 points to Milwaukee’s 166, a result of three overtime periods in addition to the four quarters in regulation. George Gervin led all scorers with 50 points, with his teammate, Mike Mitchell not far behind with 45 points of his own.

2019- NBA star LeBron James scores his 32,293rd career point. James reached the milestone in the second quarter of a 115-99 loss to the Denver Nuggets, enabling him to surpass Michael Jordan on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. James has now scored 40,036 points in his career, the most in NBA history.

1. Albert Pujols

2. University of Washington

3. Antonio Brown