Players Championship top picks, odds: Daily Best Bets
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Here are our best bets for Wednesday, March 8:
TOP PLAY
The play: Jason Day to finish in the top 20 at The Players Championship
The odds/bet: +135 ($30 to win $40.50)
The book: FanDuel
Time/TV: Thursday through Sunday on Golf Channel, ESPN+ and NBC over the weekend
Our take: As we said in our Players Championship overall preview on Wednesday, Day has quietly flown under the radar with four consecutive top-10 finishes. Not only that, he has played well throughout his career at Sawgrass, including four top-10 finishes and an overall win in 2016.
He had made the cut in five straight here before missing the cut last season, and one can bet that will be on the forefront of his mind.
There might not be better value on the board than for Day to finish top 20 here, and if you want to place a small wager on him winning outright for the second time, we won’t stop you at +2800 at both DraftKings and BetMGM.
4-LEG PARLAY TO MAKE CUT
The play: Players Championship parlay – Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Keegan Bradley all to make cut
The odds/bet: +124 ($10 to win $12.40)
The book: FanDuel
Our take: There are few books that allow you to parlay players to make the cut, and that’s one thing we like about FanDuel. Here, we absolutely love Rahm, McIlroy and Thomas to make the cut … so that leaves Bradley.
Again, as we said in our preview, Bradley has played very well as of late and he will avoid the tournament’s worst weather on Friday afternoon. He has three top-20 finishes in his past four starts, and two top-10 finishes here in four starts with the other two at 16th and 29th.
HOW WE’VE FARED
NBA: Nets +6.5 over Rockets (WON $30)
NBA: Pistons +9 over Wizards (WON $10)
Tuesday’s profit/loss: +$40 (2-0)
Total for the week: +$59 (3-1)
Total for March: +$155 (10-4)
Total for 2023: +$22.50 (42-44)
If a line or odds are minus, it considers the juice one must lay to place the bet. Ex: Team A is -160 on the money line, one would have to bet $160 to win $100 (or $16 to win $10). OR Team B is a 5-point favorite at -110, one would have to bet $110 to win $100 (or $11 to win $10.)
Conversely, on positive lines, if Team C is +140 on the money line, a $100 would bring in $140 (or $10 to win $14).
