- The Milwaukee Bucks have -235 odds to defeat the Boston Celtics.
- The Washington Capitals are -210 favorites over the New Jersey Devils
- The Tampa Bay Rays are -135 favorites over the Boston Red Sox.
LAS VEGAS - Welcome to the Daily Sports Betting Preview on this excellent Friday!
First up on the Preview, the Milwaukee Bucks face off against the Boston Celtics. Then, the Washington Capitals take on the New Jersey Devils. Finally, the Boston Red Sox face off against the Tampa Bay Rays.
There’s a lot to cover, so let’s get started!
NBA Betting
The Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics both entered this year with high expectations placed upon them. The Bucks were the favorites to win the Eastern Conference, while the Celtics, fresh off of an Eastern Conference Finals appearance, were expected to compete as well.
Neither team is in the position they were at the beginning of the year, but both are talented and dangerous squads.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics Moneyline
- Boston Celtics +195
- Milwaukee Bucks -235
The Bucks are playing at home, and are still looking like an elite team, with a record of 29-14 on the season.
The Celtics, meanwhile, are below .500, with a record of 21-23, and desperately need to get it together if they want to make the playoffs at all.
While both teams have had relatively disappointing seasons, the Celtics have been disappointing in a truer sense, while the Bucks have merely been supplanted at the top of the odds boards by a superteam in the form of Brooklyn Nets.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics
- Boston Celtics +6.0 (-110)
- Milwaukee Bucks -6.0 (-110)
The spread on this matchup features the Bucks as six point favorites, which is honestly paying a lot of respect to the Celtics.
The Celtics have a 20-24 record against the spread, and on the road, that record goes to an even worse 8-16. This could mean that the Bucks are a solid wager, as they have an ATS record of 13-10 at home, which they are in this matchup.
NBA betting fans can consider the Bucks on both the moneyline or the spread given these trends.
NHL Betting
The New Jersey Devils face off against the Washington Capitals in a matchup that leans in favor of the Capitals.
The Caps are just behind the New York Islanders in the East Division of the NHL, and are looking like one of the elite teams in the league.
The Devils, meanwhile, are second to last in that same division, and only the true ineptitude of the Buffalo Sabres is keeping them out of last place.
New Jersey Devils vs. Washington Capitals Moneyline
- New Jersey Devils +175
- Washington Capitals -210
The moneyline for this matchup favors the Capitals fairly heavily, and likely should, given the fact that they’ve won almost twice as many games as the Devils have.
One intriguing wrinkle to this matchup, however, is that the Devils are uniquely talented when it comes to winning games on the road. Despite having a record of 12-15-1-3 overall, the Devils are 8-4-1-1 on the road, an intriguing discrepancy.
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This could give NHL betting enthusiasts pause in what should be a lopsided matchup in favor of the Capitals on the online sportsbooks.
New Jersey Devils vs. Washington Capitals Puck Line
- New Jersey Devils +1.5 (-140)
- Washington Capitals -1.5 (+120)
The puck line on this matchup almost manages to split the difference between these two teams, but not perfectly.
The Devils +1.5 ends up being the favorite on the puck line, with -140 odds, and the Devils are 19-12 on the puck line overall.
The Capitals -1.5 is fairly intriguing as well, given its +120 odds, and the fact that the Capitals are 18-14 on the puck line this season. These two teams are fresh off of a matchup in which the Capitals won 4-3, which would have allowed the Devils to cover the puck line.
Both the moneyline and the puck line have some interesting aspects to them in this matchup, and NHL betting fans should consider all angles before putting money down.
MLB Spring Training Betting
MLB’s Spring Training continues to provide baseball wagerers with opportunities to bet on their favorite teams. In Friday’s featured Spring Training matchup, the Boston Red Sox take on the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Red Sox are not expected to make much of a splash this season, and have been dealing away the core of their 2018 World Series team over the last few years.
With Mookie Betts and Jackie Bradley Jr. gone, the Sox are set to rely on Xander Bogaerts, J.D. Martinez, and Rafael Devers as their hitting core.
The pitching side of the equation is not great either for the Sox, and that was their major problem in 2020 - a problem they did not alleviate. The Rays, meanwhile, are fresh off of a World Series appearance, and are still a very dangerous team.
Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays Moneyline
- Boston Red Sox +115
- Tampa Bay Rays -135
The Red Sox are underdogs in this matchup, but not by as much as one might think, and it’s not clear whether that’s an artifact of this being a spring training game.
This is an intriguing line, and it speaks to the degree to which people may regard the Rays’ World Series run as a potential anomaly.
Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays Run Line
- Boston Red Sox +1.5 (-190)
- Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 (+165)
On the run line, the Sox +1.5 are significantly advantaged, with -190 odds when given the +1.5 run handicap.
This is a fairly significant lead, even if it does require a handicap, and could speak well of Boston’s chances to win this game.
MLB betting enthusiasts can genuinely take either side of this matchup on both the run line and the moneyline.
Good luck!
Maxwell joined the USAOnlineSportsbooks team in 2019. He focuses on creating sports betting content that informs and educates. He focuses on the NBA, the NFL, College Football and Basketball, and whatever else comes across his desk.
