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Matt Severance
Matt Severance
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Matt Severance is a well-connected writer and handicapper who has worked in the industry since 2005. After joining SportsLine, Matt quickly established himself as a top expert in multiple sports. Over the past two MLB seasons, Matt is up an incredible $6,966 for $100 bettors. Over the past two college basketball seasons, Matt is 391-286 (plus $2,714). Over the past two NHL seasons, he is up $1,855. Matt also went 213-159 (plus $868) in the 2021-22 NBA season. He believes in buying points in football to get off a push number like 3 or 7. He understands that oddsmakers don't do as much homework on lower-tier FBS games, creating betting opportunities. And he says homefield advantage is underrated in some markets and overrated in others. For Matt Severance media inquiries, contact SportsLine@CBSInteractive.com.
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MLB | San Francisco @ N.Y. Yankees | 03/30 | 5:05 PM UTC

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ANALYSIS: The Yankees open at home vs. the Giants. ...

+545 7-1 IN LAST 8 NYY ML PICKS
+700 7-0 IN LAST 7 SF ML PICKS

NBA | Miami 92 @ Toronto 106 | 03/28 | 11:30 PM UTC

Toronto -210

WIN

ANALYSIS: This was much lower earlier today, but the Heat have ruled out All-Star Jimmy Butler (22.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 5.1 apg) in the front end of a back-to-back. Toronto has an opportunity to return to the .500 mark for the first time since Dec. 9 when it was 13-13 and without Butler should accomplish that.

+3150 58-22 IN LAST 80 NBA PICKS
+2569 65-24 IN LAST 89 NBA ML PICKS
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+1326 30-10 IN LAST 40 TOR ML PICKS
+781 15-6 on NBA Props Picks

NHL | Nashville 2 @ Boston 1 | 03/28 | 11:00 PM UTC

UNDER 6 -120

WIN

ANALYSIS: Nashville is down just about every good offensive player it has with Matt Duchene the latest key player to suffer an injury. Thus, I could easily see the Preds held to one goal or none here against Linus Ullmark, so we'd need Juuse Saros to hold Boston to at most four, which he's capable of doing. Saros is tied for fourth in NHL save percentage since Nov. 12. This may well push in a 4-2 final, and I thought about the Boston puckline.

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+185 3-1 IN LAST 4 BOS O/U PICKS
+400 4-0 IN LAST 4 NSH O/U PICKS

NBA | Cleveland 118 @ Atlanta 120 | 03/28 | 11:30 PM UTC

Atlanta -120

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ANALYSIS: No Jarrett Allen for the Cavs, and that makes a huge difference on the boards and defensively. Cleveland is 6-5 without him this year compared to 42-23 with. The Hawks have won four straight over the Cavaliers in Atlanta by an average of 16.8 ppg. In 16 games since the All-Star break, the Hawks are averaging an NBA-leading 18.4 second chance points, +1.9 points better than the next closest team. More second-chance points should be available without Allen in there. Atlanta is 7-3 ATS in its past 10 at home vs. a team with a losing road record (Cleveland is two games under .500 away). I am looking at some Evan Mobley props with Allen out.

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+475 6-1 IN LAST 7 ATL ML PICKS
+1117 22-6 IN LAST 28 CLE ML PICKS
+781 15-6 on NBA Props Picks

NHL | Montreal 2 @ Philadelphia 3 | 03/28 | 11:00 PM UTC

Philadelphia -170

WIN

ANALYSIS: The Flyers are 4-1-1 during their current homestand and have won three straight. Philly has killed 10 straight penalties after a stretch of allowing at least one opposing power play goal in seven straight games. The Flyers are 9-3 in their last 12 vs. a team with a losing record. It's the second of a back-to-back and third game in four nights for the Habs so they called up Cayden Primeau from the AHL to start in net. He has a 4.18 GAA in 19 career NHL games.

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