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| Thursday NBA 10* Top Play side and 5* total-Celtics/Heat (8:30 ET). All Sports Top Plays 23-7 (77%) L30! NBA picks 34-18 (65%) L52. All sports 68-45 (60%/+2041) run. MLB picks 20-12 (63%/+620) L32. |
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NBA | May 19, 2022 Celtics vs Heat |
UNDER 207½ -110 |
Lost $110.0 |
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Celtics @ Heat 8:45 PM ET Game# 543-544 Play On: Under 207.5 (5*) Miami has allowed its last 9 opponents to a mere 77.6 field goal attempts per game. During that stretch, Miami held 6 of those 9 opponents to less than 100 points scored. The Heat have also scored less than 100 in 3 of its last 8 games. Game 1 of this series against Boston went over the total of 203.5 with the Heat prevailing 118-107. Miami has gone under in 4 straight immediately following an over in their previous game and there was a combined average of 203.7 points scored per contest. The teams combined to go 54-66 (81.8%) from the free throw line in Game 1. The 81.8% is very good but not shocking. However, the combined 66 free throw attempts was out of character for both teams. During 3 regular season meetings these teams averaged just a combined 41.3 free throw attempts per contest. Since the 2011 NBA Playoffs, any away underdog of 4.5 or less that’s playing in a Game 2 and is coming off an away underdog ATS loss in which they failed to cover by 20.0-points or less, resulted in those games playing 8-1 to the under. The average total in those contests was 201.3 and there was a combined 193.4 points scored per game. Give me this game to go under the total. |
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NBA | May 19, 2022 Celtics vs Heat |
Celtics +3½ -110 at Mirage |
Won $100 |
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Celtics @ Heat 8:30 PM ET Game# 543-544 Play On: Boston +3.5 (10*) Boston is coming off an opening game 118-107 loss at Miami and failed to cover as a 4.0-point underdog. Boston has gone a terrific 10-1 SU in their last 11 following a loss in their previous game, and that includes 3-0 SU&ATS in the playoffs with an average victory margin 14.7 points per contest. The Celtics will also welcome NBA Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart back to the lineup after he missed Game 1 due to a foot injury. Since the 2011 NBA Playoffs, any away underdog of 4.5 or less that’s playing in a Game 2 and is coming off an away underdog ATS loss in which they failed to cover by 20.0-points or less, resulted in those away underdogs going 9-0 ATS. Furthermore, those away underdogs won 8 of those 9 games straight up. Give me Boston plus the points for a Top Play wager. |
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MLB | May 19, 2022 Yankees vs Orioles |
UNDER 8 -105 |
Lost $105.0 |
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Yankees (Montgomery) @ Orioles (Zimmerman) 12:35 PM ET Game# 957-958 Play On: Under 8.0 (5*) Lefthander Jordan Montgomery has seen all 7 of his starts in 2022 go under the total while he posted a shiny 3.06 ERA and 1.08 WHIP. Montgomery has made 2 starts versus Baltimore already this season while compiling a 1.69 ERA and 0.84 WHIP in those outings. As a matter of fact, the Yankees southpaw hurler has pitched 4-0 to the under during his last 4 starts versus Baltimore with a superb 1.71 ERA. By the way, Baltimore has played 13-1 to the under this season when facing a lefthanded starting pitcher. The Yankees bullpen has an impressive 2.91 ERA and 0.97 WHIP throughout their previous 7 games. The Orioles Bruce Zimmerman has pitched 9 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball during his 2 starts versus the Yankees in 2022. Zimmerman has also pitched 3-1 to the under in his day game starts this season with a terrific 0.93 ERA. The Orioles are averaging a paltry 1.9 runs scored per game during its last 8 outings. The Orioles bullpen has been solid this season and especially so at home where they have a staff 2.52 ERA and 1.13 WHIP. Give me this game to go under the total. |
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Ross Benjamin has made his reputation in the sports handicapping industry by being one of the sharpest prognosticators over the last 17 years. Included in professional sports handicapper Ron Raymond’s 2008 published book “50 Greatest Sports Betting Secrets” he probably says it best. “One of the most underrated and sharpest sports handicappers I know is Ross Benjamin”. Ross’ sports betting advice is simple yet prophetic. “if you want to be a successful sports handicapper then start by thinking like a bookmaker”. Ross has been publicly in the sports betting industry full time since early 2003 and has never looked back. Any Google search on Ross Benjamin Sports reaffirms his commitment to winning, professionalism, honesty, and integrity. Ross is currently a featured sports betting writer and video analyst for OSGA. He has been in that role since 2017. Additionally, Ross is a former writer/video analyst for Sportsbook Review from 2011 to 2017 However, there’s nothing Ross enjoys more than picking winners in the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball. He’s met that challenge and passed the test for the last 18 years running. Ross is the past winner of the “Playbook Invitational Football Wise Guy Contest” while also finishing in the Top 5 on 3 other separate occasions. Below is a list of more sports handicapping achievements by Ross Benjamin. • #1-2010-2011 NCAA Basketball Regular Season: 116-77 (60.1%) at Sports Watch • #6-2011 March Madness- 28-21 (57.1%) at Sports Watch • #1-2008 March Madness: 29-17 (63%) at the Oklahoma Sports Monitor. • #1-2007 NFL Playoffs in Net Profit: 9-2 (81.8%) at the Oklahoma Sports Monitor. • #1-NHL 2005-2006 Season at Big Guy Sports Monitor. • #1-2003 College Football Season: 45-23 (66.2%) at Sportswire. • #7-2015 MLB Season at Sportscapping. • #3-2014/2015 NHL Season at Sportscapping. • #6-2012 NFL Preseason at Sportscapping. • #7-2011/2012 NHL Season at Sportscapping. • #8-2011 NFL Season at Sportscapping. • #2-2011 NFL Preseason at Sportscapping. • #9-2010 NFL Season at Sportscapping. RADIO Shows •Former sports betting analyst on the Bob Mathews Show on WHAM 1180 AM in Rochester, New York every Thursday night during the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 football seasons. •Weekly guest on the Sam and Brad Show on WAKR 1590 AM in Akron, Ohio during the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 football seasons. •Host of The Ross Benjamin Show: From 09/12 to 03/13 on Sports Talk Radio 1280 AM WHTK in Rochester, New York (current call letters are Fox Sports AM 1280) •Host of Winning Sports Advice in 2012 on Blog Talk Radio. •Host of Ross Benjamin Show on Sports Journey Network from April,2009 to July, 2010 •Host of Phoenix Sports Ticket Radio Show in 2006 Additional Guest Radio Appearances since 2007 • KFNS AM 590 "The Fan"-St. Louis, Missouri • WAXY AM 790 ESPN- Miami, Florida • WHBQ AM 560- Memphis, Tennessee • WHTK AM 1280- Rochester, New York (Friday drive time hour) • WJOX AM 690- Birmingham. Alabama • KTIK AM 1350 ESPN-Boise, Idaho • WJDX AM 620-Jackson, Mississippi • CKST AM 1040-Vancouver, British Columbia (aired during the Jim Rome Show) • KTKR AM 760 "The Ticket"-San Antonio, Texas • KZNS AM 1280 "The Zone" Salt Lake City, Utah TELEVISION • Locker Room Picks Show (Pilot-2013) hosted by Jennifer X. Williams for the CBS Sports Network.
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