Today's picks: Marquette-Georgetown best bet, plus more college basketball and NFL picks for Friday
SportsLine's proven experts share their favorite bets on the Early Edge podcast for Friday, Jan. 7
Jonathan Coachman is joined by top sports betting experts Mike McClure, Justin Perri, and Larry Hartstein on the Early Edge podcast, powered by SportsLine. Get highlighted plays for the NFL and college basketball for Friday, Jan. 7, and you can stream the show live every morning on the SportsLine YouTube page.
Mike opens with an update on the Sentry Tournament of Champions. The crew then discusses the anticipation of mobile sports betting launching in New York state on Saturday. Larry looks at significant line movement in Cowboys-Eagles, prompted by the personnel issues Dallas is dealing with.Â
Mike tips off the college basketball plays with his selection of Georgetown +2.5 over Marquette at 6:30 p.m. ET. The Hoyas have not played in three weeks, but they have an advantage being on their home floor. Georgetown may not be as rusty as some other teams that have come off layoffs recently.Â
Justin is on Xavier -5 over Butler at 8:30 p.m. ET. He believes this line is too small and the Musketeers will be primed to rebound from a loss to Villanova. The Coach shares the SportsLine Play of the Day, which is Cleveland State -7.5 over Robert Morris at 7 p.m. ET. The Colonials have been awful straight up and against the spread.Â
Larry's featured Week 18 NFL teaser includes the Ravens +1.5 over the Steelers on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET and the Dolphins +12 over the Patriots at 4:25 p.m. ET. "Diontae Johnson is on the COVID list. Ben Roethlisberger basically throws every target to him," he says. "Coming off that emotional home win, I don't think they're going to have much left in the tank. The Ravens are actually getting healthier outside of Lamar Jackson." Larry then tells us why he is going with Miami. "The Dolphins, as home dogs in December and January, are 8-1 ATS the last nine times and 3-1 against the Patriots in that scenario."
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