Monday’s sports betting slate presents an exciting parlay opportunity featuring both college basketball and NBA action. We’re pairing Texas Tech’s moneyline against Houston with Josh Giddey’s three-point prop for a +310 payout at BetMGM. The Red Raiders are in a prime bounce-back spot at home, while Giddey’s shooting surge and favorable matchup against the 76ers make this a strong combo. Plus, check out a personal longshot parlay at +800 odds for those looking for an even bigger return. Let’s break it all down.
Texas Tech ML vs. Houston & Josh Giddey Over 1.5 Three Pointers Made at 76ers (+310, BetMGM)
Tonight the NBA and college basketball worlds collide when we pair my favorite bet with Dan Karpuc’s for a +310 parlay over at BetMGM Sportsbook.
The Red Raiders are ranked No. 9 in the country, but they have lost two of their last five games coming into this one against the Houston Cougars. Meanwhile, the latter has won nine of their last 10 games and has looked unstoppable as of late. Houston is coming off a 68-59 beating of Iowa State as well, so they have all the momentum and have been playing a better brand of basketball lately. Plus, they are undefeated on the road this season, with a perfect 8-0 record away from home.
So, why is this game lined as essentially a pick ‘em? Most casual public bettors are going to bet on the higher ranked Cougars who haven’t lost in weeks, rather than a Texas Tech team that has lost a few in that span. To me, this line is screaming that the Red Raiders will get a huge home win and hand the Cougars their first road loss. I’ll back Texas Tech to get that win here at +105 odds.
I’m combining that with my guy Dan Karpuc’s favorite NBA wager of the night, which is on Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey to get us 2+ three-pointers. When you do this, you can get some very juicy odds of +310, which I think can cash for us tonight. Dan gave his reasoning for this bet in his NBA Player Prop picks article today:
“Very quietly, the Bulls PG has made multiple threes in seven of his last eight games in the month of February and is shooting a blistering 48.8% from deep this month (2.6 made threes on 5.4 attempted threes on average). The matchup can’t be better, either. The Sixers allow the most made threes per game (3.46) to opposing point guards and the types of threes they allow aligns perfectly with Giddey’s strength. This month, he has shot 46.7% on above-the-break threes (1.8 of 3.8 on average) and Philadelphia has allowed the third-highest shooting percentage from that area of the floor (40.2%) along with the third-most made threes (11.6) from that zone.”
As a Chicago Bulls fan myself, I really do not want us to win anymore games all season and have a shot at Cooper Flagg, but I know that is pretty much an impossibility because our front office is full of clowns who don’t know what they want to do. However, I will certainly be rooting for Giddey to get 2+ three’s for us tonight, and I’ll be paying more attention to that than if my team is actually winning the game.
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Personal Longshot Lay: Texas Tech ML & Florida State ML vs. North Carolina & Kansas at Colorado Under 142.5 (+800, BetMGM)
This is a personal longshot parlay of my three favorite CBB wagers of the evening, where you can get 8/1 odds for a sweep. I already explained why I like Texas Tech against Houston tonight.
Florida State is just a +2.5 underdog at home against North Carolina, a team that has struggled this season but is currently on a three game winning streak that is making people think they are back. This line tells me otherwise. Florida State is just 16-11 this season and has lost two of their last three games, including a blowout loss to Clemson 72-46. Now, at home, they are lined under a possession against a hot Tar Heels team that needs a win in a bubble situation? Seems like the books are begging you to bet on North Carolina.
I’ll also take a shot on the under in the Kansas at Colorado matchup. The Jayhawks are off a big win against Oklahoma State, but they have been terribly inconsistent this season. Both them and the Buffs are dead under teams this season. Kansas is 8-19 to the under this year, while Colorado is 11-14-2 to the under. After scoring 96 against the Cowboys, I think the Jayhawks cool off a bit here, and the Buffs also don’t have the firepower to put up a huge number.
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