Odds boosts are exactly that: Promotions from sportsbooks where they move the MLB odds or NBA odds in your favor on certain bets. Many of them are prop bets, hoping you’ll put a few dollars on someone to hit a home run or a certain team to score a certain number of goals and still win.
Now that the MLB, NBA and NHL are back in full swing, the number of boosts has increased, making it difficult to comb through the best ones. That’s where we come in, as we scour the internet trying to find the best odds boosts for you every day.
Here’s our favorites for this jam-packed Tuesday slate.
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NBA Odds
James Harden Makes Five 3-Pointers
If there’s one thing everyone knows about Harden, it’s that he likes to shoot the basketball. He led the league this season in shots (1,420), 3-point attempts (790) and 3-point makes (277). He has also scored nearly 400 points more than the next closest competitor this season, averaging 34.4 points per game.
Harden has made at least five 3-pointers in 28 of the 63 games he’s played this season, though he went five straight games without making five right before the season went on pause. The good news is that Harden has given himself plenty of chances to shoot the deep ball with 21 attempts through the first two games of the bubble. Each shot is another data point for him to use to adjust to his new surroundings.
FanDuel made a big move by boosting these odds out of the negatives to +110 for this game, knowing Harden’s struggles in Orlando so far. The shots are bound to start falling again for Harden, who shot 35.2% from 3-point range this season before entering the bubble.
James Harden AND Damian Lillard Score 30+ Points
As pointed out above, Harden is not afraid to shoot and always does so with immense confidence. Milwaukee limited Harden to just 24 points on Sunday, but the guard had 49 last week against Dallas. Portland’s defense is a concern after ranking near the bottom of the league most of the season, so Harden should have plenty of chances to score and build up that point total closer to his season average.
In two games in the bubble, Lillard has scored 29 and 30 points in roughly 44 minutes of action, so he’s clearly in good enough form to flirt with that number against the Rockets. Last time these two teams met, Lillard scored 36 points in a Portland win, and the Trail Blazers need his offense now more than ever in a tight race for the ninth spot in the Western Conference.
This is the riskiest pick on the list because it requires two high-volume scorers to do just that. BetMGM improved the odds from +180 to +220, which is good enough to at least consider it. There are few scorers worth this risk, but Harden and Lillard are certainly part of that crew.
Jimmy Butler Scores 20+ Points
Butler has done a little bit of everything for Miami in its two games in the bubble, finding different ways to contribute to make the Heat succeed. He scored 22 points in their opening win over Denver but had just 16 on Sunday against Toronto. Overall, he’s averaging 20.2 points this season, the sixth time in the last eight seasons he’s hit that mark.
Butler scored at least 20 points in both meetings with Boston this season, including a 37-point outburst in Boston back in December. The Celtics have struggled to contain scorers in two games in the bubble, and three players have already scored 30 on the Boston defense. That is not to mention that Boston squandered a 24-point lead before rallying to hold on against Portland on Sunday, which could open the door for Butler to take over the game if he gets rolling.
The issue is that Butler doesn’t necessarily need to score for the Heat to do well, but the 20-point plateau should be simpler for Butler to hit. It’s roughly his season average this year and he’s been around that mark in both games so far in the Orlando bubble. With PointsBet shifting the odds to +110 from -115, it’s a good play as the NBA players start to rediscover their groove heading into the playoffs.
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MLB Odds
Zero Runs In First Inning Between Angels and Mariners
The Los Angeles Angels head to Seattle to begin a three-game series with the Mariners, two teams that have struggled so far this season. Seattle scored three or fewer runs in its last three games and are batting .231 as a team this season. Los Angeles is scoring roughly a half-run per game more than the Mariners but are hitting just .225 as a team. The Angels have yet to score a run in the first inning this season and have just four hits through 10 games in the opening frame. The Mariners have scored six runs on 13 hits in the first inning and are batting a respectable .289 in the inning.
This is a wager on the list strictly due to the MLB odds. DraftKings boosted this bet from -110 to +100, significantly enhancing the payout if neither the Angels or Mariners score in the first inning of their game tonight. That was the case in two of their three meetings earlier this season, so there’s a good chance it will happen again.
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