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Betting preview for Tuesday, Feb. 3
The Detroit Pistons host the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday in a matchup of top teams from opposing conferences. The Pistons (26-12) sit atop the Eastern Conference and come off a 130-77 annihilation of the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. It was their eighth win in their past 10 games. The Nuggets (33-17) continue to play good basketball and have Nikola Jokic back from injury. They’re in third place in the Western Conference and come off a 121-111 loss to the conference-leading Thunder on Sunday but have won four of their past six. Detroit is a 4.5-point home favorite in the Nuggets vs. Pistons odds and is covering in 58% of the SportsLine Projection Model’s simulations. The model gives a ‘B’ grade to Over 227.5, which hits 55.4% of the time. The model has an ‘A’ grade on Atlanta +143 on the money line, as it wins in 55% of the time as an underdog in Hawks vs. Heat. Over 222.5 in Celtics vs. Mavericks (64.6%), Oklahoma City -7 (67%) in Magic vs. Thunder and Over 222.5 (64.7%) in Lakers vs. Nets also earn ‘A’ ratings.
The Tampa Bay Lightning come off a rousing 6-5 shootout victory Sunday against the Boston Bruins in their Stadium Series matchup at Raymond James Stadium. Tampa Bay (35-14-4) has won 17 of its past 19 games but now faces another hot team at home against Buffalo. The Sabres (32-18-5) have moved up to fourth in the Eastern Conference and hold the same spot in a stacked Atlantic Division, five points behind the Lightning. They have won six of their past seven, including a 5-3 victory over the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on the road Monday. The more rested Lightning are -208 home favorites, but the SportsLine model sees value on Buffalo +174 on the money line, as the Sabres win 44% of the time in its simulations.
There are seven top-25 men’s college basketball games, including No. 23 Miami (Ohio) visiting Buffalo and No. 3 UConn hosting Xavier. The RedHawks (22-0) have been managing to avoid that first loss, but it hasn’t been easy. They have played two overtime games and beat UMass by two before routing Northern Illinois 85-61 on Saturday. Miami is a 5.5-point road favorite against Buffalo (14-8), which has lost six of its past seven games. The RedHawks are covering the spread in 60% of the model’s simulations and winning outright 74% of the time.               Â
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