SportsLine Backs Knicks, Baylor-UCF Over 48.5 and Chiefs — SkimNews
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- Knicks are backed at -152 against the 76ers after winning two straight games following a three-game losing start; SportsLine's model projects a 64% win rate for New York, Jalen Brunson scored 38 Wednesday and has averaged 29.7 points over his last three games, and Jaylen Brown is questionable with a knee injury.
- UCF faces Baylor in an Over 48.5 pick projected to hit in 63% of simulations; the Knights average 32.7 points per game and have allowed 33.3 over their last three games, while Baylor's two Big 12 road games each produced at least 49 combined points.
- R.J. White chose the Chiefs -1.5 against the Broncos on Sunday and said he would make the line Chiefs -3; Jaylen Waddle is questionable with a chest injury, and Denver managed 176 yards in the Week 1 meeting.
- SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, reports nearly $19,000 in profit for bettors playing $100 on its top-rated NBA picks since 2018, including five straight seasons of four-digit profit, and enters 2026-27 on a 26-10 (72%) run in top-rated spread picks.
- BetMGM prices the three-pick parlay at +556, requiring a $100 wager to produce $556 in profit, with odds subject to change.
Why it matters: New BetMGM users can receive $150 in bonus bets after a winning first wager or up to $1,500 after a losing qualifying wager, subject to location. The promotion pairs those terms with a 64% simulated win rate for New York, a 63% rate for the Baylor-UCF over and a 72% record on top-rated NBA spread picks.
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