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Today's picks: Why the Grizzlies will cover against the Hornets and more NBA, college basketball, golf, UFC 271 and Super Bowl best bets and picks for Saturday

SportsLine's proven experts share their favorite bets on the Early Edge podcast for Saturday, Feb. 12

By@SportsLineUpdated: Feb 12, 2022 4:24PM UTC . 3 min read

Allan Bell is joined by top sports betting experts Mike McClure, Micah Roberts, Andrew Gombas and Justin Perri on the Early Edge podcast, powered by SportsLine. Get highlighted plays for college basketball, the NBA, golf, UFC 271 and the Super Bowl for Saturday, Feb. 12, and you can stream the show live every morning on the SportsLine YouTube page.

Bell starts things off with the SportsLine play of the day: Kentucky (-9.5) to cover against Florida (4 p.m. ET). "Kentucky has had a few days off," he says. "They're rested. And it feels like one of those classic mid-Saturday day games at Rupp Arena where Kentucky just blasts someone."

McClure's first play comes from the third round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open: Max Homa (-115) in a head-to-head over Kevin Kisner (1:23 p.m. ET). "I really like this spot for him," McClure says. "I think the third round is when he really starts to find the putter if he's going to find it at all during the week."

He also likes a college basketball play: Marquette (-2.5) to cover against Butler (4:30 p.m. ET). "Marquette is a good defensive team," he says. "I think this one has the potential for a double-digit blowout victory."

Roberts begins by repeating his Super Bowl pick: Rams (-4) to cover against the Bengals (6:30 p.m. ET Sunday). His final score? 37-20.

He then goes to the NBA: Memphis (-7) to cover against Charlotte (7 p.m. ET). "This is the best cover team in the NBA," he says. "[The Grizzlies] are No. 1 in steals, No. 1 in rebounding and No. 1 in blocked shots."

His last two plays come from college basketball. The first is Davidson (-2.5) to cover against Rhode Island (2 p.m. ET). The second is Toledo (-12.5) to cover against Northern Illinois (4:30 p.m. ET). "[The Rockets] have got it all on both sides of the ball," he says. "They just bury you."

Gombas has picks for every fight on the UFC 271 card. The biggest price he's taking is Roxanne Modafferi (+350) on the moneyline to beat Casey O'Neill (8 p.m. ET). "[Modafferi] has fought high-level competition for a really long time," he says.

Perri closes out the show with three college basketball plays. The first is Over 163 total points in The Citadel-VMI game (3:35 p.m. ET). "Essentially throw defense aside," he says. "They are both bottom 300 teams in defensive efficiency."

He also likes Wagner (-12.5) to cover against Merrimack (1 p.m. ET). "They've already beaten Merrimack by 14 at Merrimack, so now Merrimack's at Wagner," he says.

His last play is Appalachian State on the moneyline (+101) against Georgia State (4 p.m. ET). "[The Mountaineers] are undefeated in home conference games," he says.

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