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The Washington Wizards (17-16) travel to South Beach Tuesday to play the Miami Heat (21-13) at FTX Arena. The tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Wizards vs. Heat odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.

Miami enters on a three-game winning streak with victories over the Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons, and Orlando Magic.

Over the past two weeks, the Heat are 5-2 straight-up (SU), 3-4 ATS and 3-4 O/U with the eighth-best non-garbage time net rating (plus-4.7 points per 100 possessions), according to CleaningTheGlass.com (CTG).

Washington got clobbered 117-96 by the Philadelphia 76ers Sunday as 4-point home underdogs.The Wizards are 2-4 SU, 2-4 ATS and 4-2 O/U in the last 14 days with the 26th-ranked adjusted net rating (minus-9.1 points per 100 possessions), per CTG.

This is the regular-season rubber match between these teams with the home team winning and covering the first two meetings, and either side of the total cashing in each contest.

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PASSsince I like Miami to win outright but not enough to lay it with the Heat (-260). However, Miami wingJimmy Butlerreturned from an eight-game absence in the Heats last game vs. the Magic.

Before his injury, Butler was playing at an All-NBA-caliber. Butler is third in PER, Win Shares per 48 and box plus/minus. Furthermore, Butler is averaging 30.5 points per game on 57.9% shooting with a plus-29 net rating vs. the Wizards this season.

BET1 unit on the HEAT -6.5 (-107)because theyve been hit bysharp moneyearly and this is a better spot for Miami.

For instance, this game opened with the Heat laying 6 points but is increasing due to pro-Miami action. Both teams are missing a bunch of players due to COVID but thats already accounted for in the line.

With that in mind, the Heat are 5-1 ATS at home vs. teams with a winning record. While the Wizards are 6-13-1 ATS on the road and 1-4-1 ATS when being spotted 5-7 points.

LEAN to theUNDER 208.5 (-107)since we are gettingreverse line movement despite most of the situation-based trends suggesting Wizards-Heat would be a low-scoring game.

According to both Pregame.com and the Yahoo! Sports app, a vast majority of the money is on the Over, but the total for this game has been lowered from the 210-point lookahead number.

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Desert Diamond Mobile LLC has selected Strive Gaming to provide the company with managed services and player platform solutions. With this development, Strive Gaming is set to make its Arizona debut as Desert Diamond Mobile will launch a branded mobile and online sportsbook in the state.

Strive Gaming is a first-player platform company that is designed to meet multi-state requirements and for operators that are specifically looking to expand in North America, with the United States and Canada as their core focus.

Through this collaboration, Desert Diamond Mobile is launching an online and mobile sportsbook under its brand name for the first time in Arizona. The Tohono Oodham Nation owns Desert Diamond Mobile LLC and this company is one of the states largest casino operators. All four Desert Diamond Mobile casinos in Arizona are operated by the Tohono Oodham Gaming Enterprise.

Strive Gaming and Desert Diamond Mobile signed a multi-year agreement with one goal in mind to use the solutions by Strive Gaming to provide existing and new bettors on Desert Diamond Mobiles platform with a world-class experience, one that they receive at all of the brands casinos, and via the available online channels.

The CEO of Strive Gaming, Max Meltzer, stated that he recognized the massive quality and importance of Desert Diamonds brand after spending some time on its properties. Meltzer added that the company will gain massive power by integrating its customers online, which will be underpinned by Strives leading technology.

He ended by saying that the present opportunity is a fascinating and ambitious project and that Strive Gaming is looking forward to having a long and fruitful relationship with Desert Diamond Mobile.

The new platform is set to be market competitors with Fubo Sportsbook. The managed service solutions by Strive Gaming is one of the best features of the platform as they run 24/7/365. Players will be provided with dedicated customer support by trained agents that are based in Europe and across North America.

Additionally, the Kambi tech stack which powers the sportsbook will benefit Desert Diamond Mobile as it will unlock numerous upsides. Desert Diamond Mobile will launch in Arizona ahead of the NFL Playoffs via its official website playdesertdiamond.com.

As for Strive Gaming, the reason why its platform is so advanced is that it has been built on the post-PASPA market and it meets individual operator needs, based on the jurisdiction in which where they operate. Logically, each US state regulates online betting and casino gaming differently, and Strive Gaming is able to meet all of the differing requirements.

Strive has the Infinity Engine, which is a flexible rules engine that helps operators connect better with their customers and as a result, increases the overall performance while remaining compliance-ready.

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The Air Force Falcons (9-3) meet the Louisville Cardinals (6-6) Tuesday at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas for the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Air Force vs. Louisville odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.

The Falcons closed the season with three consecutive wins and covers, while scoring 35 or more points in each of the outings. The scoring output helped the Over go 3-0 in the three games. Air Force is 7-2 ATS in the previous nine games overall.

A lot of teams have been hit by the transfer portal and players electing to forgo their final season of eligibility. However, Louisville QB Malik Cunningham announced he is returning for next season, while head coach Scott Satterfield is also coming back.

The news isnt all good for Louisville though, as WRs Jordan Watkins and Justin Marshall are each hitting the portal. Watkins was second on the team in receptions (35), receiving yards (529) and touchdowns (4) with 15.2 yards per reception.

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Air Force 27, Louisville 24

AIR FORCE (-103) is a good play as Louisville has to adjust without two of its top-four receivers. The Falcons rolled up 341.5 rushing yards per game, tops in the nation, and the Cardinals were just 77th in the country with 157.1 yards per game allowed on the ground. Thats one of the areas of focus in Air Forces favor.

The Falcons defense is also seventh in the country with just 95.6 yards per game allowed on the ground, so it should be able to shut down a fairly effective run game led by the dual-threat QB Cunningham.

Play AIR FORCE +1.5 (-115) if you strongly believe this is going to be a one-point game. If not, the Falcons are a little cheaper just playing straight up on the money line. Air Force is 6-2 ATS in the past eight bowl games, while Louisville is 7-15-1 ATS in the past 23 outside of the ACC, 11-27-1 ATS in the past 39 against winning teams and 2-5 ATS in the past seven neutral-site battles.

The lean is to the UNDER 54.5 (-110). Its all about the Under for Air Force, which is 17-7 O/U across the past 24 games. The Under is also 5-1 in its past six bowl games, while going 7-3-1 in the past 11 neutral-site contests.

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If 64-year-old New Jersey man Kevin LaRose wasnt a fan of the Wyoming Cowboys mens basketball team prior to last Saturday, he certainly is now.

A longtime sports bettor who has worked in construction for about 20 years, LaRose had already wrapped up the first 24 legs of a massive 25-leg parlay he placed at Caesars Sportsbook on December 11 as Wyomings game against the Utah Valley Wolverines was coming to a close.

In order for the parlay to hit and the $25 bet that LaRose placed on the Caesars app to turn into a $237,553.11 win, Wyoming needed to beat Utah Valley by more than eight points. To the delight of LaRose and his wife of 37 years, the Cowboys knocked off the Wolverines by 12.

I took a picture of the Caesars Sportsbook screen that congratulated me for winning $237,000 and change, he said. It was awesome, I popped open a bottle of wine and we stayed up until like 4:30 in the morning.

Though he will place other bets at Caesars, LaRoses favorite type of sportsbook wager is the parlay and hell usually place more than one after doing an hour or so of research to sort out his picks.

I usually try to put in one giant parlay whenever theres enough games to choose from, LaRose said. I like college basketball, theres a lot of games you can choose from on Saturdays. I wanted to get to 25 games for this parlay, and I needed a couple more so I checked out the NBA. I dont really bet the NBA that much, but I saw those teams and I felt they had a good shot at pulling off the wins.

On the Saturday that he won his extraordinary parlay, LaRose had two others bust earlier in the day and was barely able to squeeze in his winning slate of games.

So just how historic was LaRoses parlay? asks Caesars. There have been 112 25-leg parlays that have cashed at Caesars Sportsbook. The highest winning amount on the previous 111? $3,400. Because LaRose threw in 10 spread bets with -110 juice on his parlay compared to just putting in huge moneyline favorites and laying heavier numbers, his $237,553.11 winnings was substantially higher than the others.

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The Cardinals arent exactly coming off their best showing of the season, and their defense hasnt been trending in the right direction. Jared Goff went 21-for-26 and threw for three touchdowns in Detroits big-time upset. But now the Cardinals will face a quarterback who threw a pick on only 12 attempts in Week 15.

Unless Arizonas offense sputters again, Carson Wentz should have to throw a little more than he did against New England. The more he throws, the more I like the team thats forced 12 interceptions in 14 games to force No. 13 on Saturday. Even though hes only been picked off six times this season, Wentz hasnt been accurate this season. His 62.7% completion percentage ranks 26th in the NFL.

In case you werent aware, the Jets arent good. Whatever angle you want to examine their defense from, its not going to be pretty. For example, the Jets have put up terrible numbers against running backs.

The Jets have given up 21 rushing touchdowns and four receiving touchdowns to running backs this season. Opposing backs have logged a rushing touchdown in 11 of 14 games vs. the Jets, six of those games resulting in multiple rushing TD performances from opposing backfields. Also, in one of those three games without a rushing touchdown, Dolphins running back Myles Gaskin logged a receiving TD vs. the Jets.

Point is, running backs get it done vs. New York. And with Robinson out from under Urban Meyers thumb, the Jacksonville RB wont run short on opportunities to make some noise.

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Tracking these COVID games that change dates are a lot of work. They were moved for a reason with so many people ruled out, and then we have to figure out whos able to return for the game on the new date and who isnt.

The Eagles seem to be relatively healthy here at home in a massive game for playoff implications with Washington. The Football Team is getting the short end of the stick here, potentially playing without their top-two quarterbacks. Once we can confirm Garrett Gilbert will be the QB for Washington, thats the time I want to lock this one in. The Eagles should control the game on the ground, and asking Gilbert to go out and win a divisional road game in December seems like a tall order.

In the other game, at first it was the Rams hit hardest with COVID. But now key names like Odell Beckham Jr. and Jalen Ramsey are off the list. Seattle has had some key names like Tyler Lockett go on the list, and now the Seahawks are probably in the tougher spot here. After a terrific performance from the Rams on defense on MNF, I think theyll be able to control this game at home and do enough on offense to earn the win.

Favorites have done pretty well in these postponed COVID games, dating back through last season. We saw two road favorites get wins on Monday, and I like the chances even more with these two large home favorites.

This number feels extremely modest for Hurts on the ground. Hes gone over this number in seven in a row (six if the number eclipses 44), and has gone over in 10 of 12 games this season (nine if the number eclipses 44).

Hurts is averaging 62.7 rushing yards over his last seven games, and Washington ranks in the bottom-10 in the NFL in rushing yards allowed to opposing QBs. While Hurts is returning from an ankle injury, it kept him out just one game to get rest around the bye. He hasnt seen the field since November 28, so he should be pretty fresh. This is a must-win game, so no reason to hold anything back. Hurts should be aggressive to take yards on the ground.

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JB Smoove and Caesars get our nod as the best sportsbook ad of 2021.

Raise your hand if you didnt see a sportsbook commercial this year.

That was a trick question. We all saw sportsbook commercials in 2021. Not once, not twice, but many, many times.

Most commercials are annoying. Which is why a great commercial is so enjoyable. Its like having a fun visit to the dentist; like discovering a Dane Cook joke thats actually funny; like finding a good-tasting fruitcake.

Here are our choices for the five best sportsbook or sports betting commercials from 2021.

The biggest winner of 2021 was Caesars with its campaign featuring comedians JB Smoove and Patton Oswalt. These spots have the feel of improv, which is appropriate since both Smoove and Oswalt have a reputation for improvisation in their work.

Oswalts nerdy, obsessive rants are reminiscent of his iconic filibuster performance on Parks & Recreation, when he breathlessly ad-libbed several minutes of Star Wars geekiness.

Smoove is brilliant as always with his self-assured, over the top bravado and command of the language, as he shows us how a benevolent Caesar may have acted. The former Def Comedy Jam member and Emmy-nominated actor is cool enough and funny enough to draw your eyes and ears to his every move. Thats the perfect recipe for a great commercial.

Kudos to BetMGM for securing Jamie Foxx, a true Hollywood superstar for its signature branding campaign. Foxx has a presence and personal stature that sells the King of Sportsbooks message. This is the best of the many advertisements featuring the Oscar-winning actor. I especially like his legit right-handed home run swing. The EPS (Explosions Per Second) are off the charts in this one.

We can debate how clever the phrase Live Your Bet Life is, but these PointsBet commercials are pretty solid. This series is hosted by Drew Brees, who finds himself with a group of pals celebrating parlay and prop bet wins, etc.

You cant go wrong with Zubaz, which make a brief appearance in this quick-cut montage style advert from FanDuel. No stars, no fireworks, no comedians, just a series of images to get you excited about the thrills of sports betting and big moments.

Truth is, we could have had three or four Caesars commercials that feature JB Smoove in our rankings. Thats how good this series has been. Look at it this way: PointsBet had an entire series of adverts with Shaquille ONeal. They were pretty amusing, and sometimes clever. But they look way under 7-feet tall compared to the giant success of the Smoove commercials from Caesars. Thats how good these spots are.

In this one, titled The Press Conference, we get Smoove again as Caesar, with his lovely Cleopatra sidekick played by Halle Berry, and special appearances by four Mannings: Archie, Peyton, Eli, and Cooper. Its the non-football star Cooper who steals this commercial, with his weird facial expressions and perfect giggle from the backrow.

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The Boston Celtics (16-16) head to the Cream City for a Christmas day game against the Milwaukee Bucks (21-13) at the Fiserv Forum. The tip-off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Celtics vs. Bucks odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.

Boston has alternated between winning and losing over the last six games with the most recent being a 111-101 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers as 6.5-point home favorites.

The Celtics are 3-3 straight-up (SU), 3-2-1 ATS and 2-4 O/U over the past two weeks with the 12th-ranked non-garbage time net rating (plus-0.3 points per 100 possessions), according to CleaningTheGlass.com (CTG).

Milwaukee has won back-to-back games over the Houston Rockets 128-106 Wednesday and at the Dallas Mavericks 102-95 Thursday.

The Bucks are 5-3 SU, 4-4 ATS and 3-5 O/U in the last 14 days with the 11th-best non-garbage time net rating (plus-2.3 points per 100 possessions), per CTG.

Boston won and covered its first two meetings of the season with Milwaukee, and either side of the total cashed in those two contests. The most recent was a Celtics 117-103 beatdown (Dec. 13) when both teams were at full health.

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Celtics 115, Bucks 109

Milwaukee received positive news Christmas Eve when it was announced Giannis would be a game-time decision after clearing the health and safety protocols.

Boston has played much better this season against top-10 teams in net rating. For instance, the Celtics are seventh in non-garbage time net rating (minus-1.3 points per 100 possessions) and 10th in spread differential (minus-0.5 ATS margin) vs. teams top-10 in efficiency differential (CTG).

Whereas the Bucks are 22nd in non-garbage time net rating (minus-6.8 points per 100 possessions) and the second-worst in spread differential (minus-7.5 ATS margin), per CTG.

Also, this could be the one day on the whole NBA calendar thats popular for money line parlays. So I could see the sportsbooks needing the Celtics to pull off an upset to bust a bunch of money line parlays, which include the Bucks and other big Christmas day favorites.

In fact, according to the Yahoo! Sports app, 92% of the cash is on Milwaukees money line at the time of publishing. Id guess that most of the people betting the Bucks (-205) are doing so with it parlayed with another favorite.

SlightLEANto the CELTICS (+230) because I like Boston plus the points and want to sprinkle on the underdogs money line.

DefinitelyBETtheCELTICS +6.5 (-107) heavier than or instead of Bostons money line.

But, Id wait closer till tip-off before making the wager. because if Giannis gets ruled in then Milwaukee could easily balloon up to a 7-point favorite. Obviously, thats a tough ask on Christmas day but thats the nature of the business.

Plus the Celtics are one of the few teams equipped to face the Bucks double-headed wing monster in Giannis and Khris Middleton. Boston All-StarsJayson TatumandJaylen Brownare a legit one-two punch that has the talent to neutralize Giannis and Middleton.

Furthermore, both teams play a high frequency of isolation offense: Boston runs the second-most action out of isolation and Milwaukee runs the fourth-most. But, the Celtics rank higher in offensive efficiency out of isolation plays and the Bucks have the fourth-worst defensive efficiency vs. iso-ball.

LEANto theOVER 220.5 (-110) for a small wager, if at all, because I much prefer the Boston side more than the total in this game.

However, the first Celtics-Bucks meeting this season snapped a six-game streak of Overs played between these two teams. And the total only went Under by 3 points.

Lastly, according to Pregame.com and the Yahoo! Sports app, vastly more money has been wagered on the Under, which has caused the total to be lowered from the 234.5-point opening total. My instinct is to fade such a large line swing.

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Seeing Charlie Woods play with his father, Tiger, at this weekends PNC Championship had at least some bettors asking: When can I get in on this action?

Anyone wanting to jump the market and get money down on 12-year-old Charlie to win the Masters some day will have to wait. At least in the United States.

Only one sportsbook in one state FanDuel in Connecticut got approval to offer odds on the PNC Tournament, which featured 20 golf champions paired in a scramble with a family member. FanDuel Spokesman Kevin Hennessy said the company ultimately decided to pass on offering betting due to the optics of betting on minors. As for betting on Charlie?

No gaming commission would allow us and we wouldnt offer it due to the fact that he is not a professional, Hennessy said.

Outside of the U.S., these types of bets are popular. In 2004, Ladbrokes offered Rory McIlroys father, Gerry, 500/1 odds on his son to win The Open Championship.

Gerry cashed in to the tune of winning more than $340,000.

Ladbrokes is offering odds on Woods to win a major before the age of 30, but the odds areinsanely short at +1000 (bet $100, profit $1000).

The interest comes after Charlie shined once again next to his dad as the two finished second in the tournament. Charlie took advantage of the platform, hitting remarkable shots throughout. But 10-1 odds on a 12-year-old to win a major in the next 18 years isnt a bet anyone would recommend. In his most recent junior tournament competing against 11-to-13 year olds, Charlie finished 8th out of 14 participants in the South Florida Fall Junior Open.

Ladbrokes says it receives thousands of requests each year, so much so that they offer fixed long-term odds of 1000-1 for any child under the age of six to play for England and 500-1 to play in the Premier League.

The grandfather of Harry Wilson made himself $165,000 doing just that. When Harry was 18 months old, Wilsons grandfather bet $65 on Wilson to one day play international soccer at 2500-1 odds. Wilson became the youngest player for Wales in 2013.

The overseas betting on future events isnt just limited to child stars.

In April 1964, a London man was given 1000-1 odds by William Hill that a man should land on the moon by Dec. 31, 1969. When they did in the summer of 1969, David Threlfell won $24,000.

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