Quick recap on Tuesday’s plays:

D’Angelo Russell was great and hit o19.5 points. Mikal Bridges chucked up a bunch of bad shots and showed zero interest in hitting the glass until he got 2 rebounds in the 4th and left us short of the 5 we needed. Cade Cunningham played 9 minutes less than his season average in a blowout loss and shot an awful 4 for 15 from the field. He did not get us o21.5 points (scored 12). A 1-2 day but we did manage to snag the Suns ML Live (-113) and the SDSU (MNCAAB) ML Live (+118) to make up for the two losses and finish 3-2. All my plays are available for a small monthly fee. Please reach out if you are interested.

The Valentine’s Day slate is here and boy do I LOVE the plays we got today. I know; It can’t get much cornier than that, but that is just the way I like it!

Nick Richards o8.5 Rebounds (-125)

The Hawks were already without their leading rebounder in Clint Capela (10.6 per game) and will now be down their backup center and 3rd leading rebounder in Onyeka Okongwu (7 per). With these guys in the lineup the Hawks were allowing the 6th most rebounds per game to the Center position. 6’9 Bruno Fernando who is averaging 2.6 boards a game and 8 minutes a night will most likely get the start. Size will definitely be lacking in this matchup and Nick Richards who is averaging 8 rebounds per game on the season has cleared this line in 8 of his last 13. Richards is also averaging nine boards per contest over the last 21 games. He is the leading rebounder for this Hornets team and is playing 25+ minutes a night (30.3 over his last 10).

Max Strus o1.5 Threes Made (-140)

Max is among the league leaders in catch and shoot threes made on the season.  He is 4th in that category and the Bulls are dead last in defending those attempts. The Bulls give up the 7th most threes to the Small Forward position while allowing the most threes per game to their opponent in the entire league. Strus has cleared this line in 7 of his last 10 and has hit this number in 10/12 home games with Darius Garland in the lineup. He is averaging 7 three point attempts in those games. The interior defense of Chicago allows for the kick-out, and for bigs to extend to the corners. Cleveland does not have a high minutes Power Forward or Center that shoots the three ball (Bulls give up the most 3’s to the PF and 5th most to the C spot), so expect Strus to be the beneficiary here. Max Strus o8.5 Points (-105): With Garland and Mobley back in the lineup, Strus is still getting to that 28-30 minute mark and has hit this number in 18 of 25 games that Mobley and Garland have played together. He is clearing this line in 71% of his games on the season overall.

Tyrese Haliburton u21.5 Points (-120)

While I like Hali (who is questionable) to clear a different prop, I believe he will come up a bit short in the scoring column. This will be Pascal Siakam’s first game against the Raptors since he was traded and it is also in Toronto. I expect a big night from Siakam across the board, but let’s look at Haliburton. The Raptors give up the 7th least points per game to opposing Point Guards this season. Haliburton has only cleared this number once against Toronto and he attempted 22 shots to do so. The previous 3 games before that, he was a combined 12 for 36 from the field with games of 7, 8, and 16 points. Haliburton had success in all of these games in the assist column and the Raptors are giving up the 2nd most assists per game to the PG position this season. With other players having superior scoring matchups and Hali’s ability to slice up this defense, I look to him to rack up the dimes and let Pascal and company handle the majority of the buckets.

We need to build that bankroll after spending some coin on that special someone!! Hope you enjoyed the read and are able to make a little cash off these looks. I have 3 other plays at the time of writing and will most likely add to that before these games tip-off. DM me @SoCalBallNerd on X to gain access to ALL of my daily plays.

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