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Posted at 11:00 AM EST. Odds are subject to change.
Sacramento +4 -110 over Memphis
8:00 PM EST Man, this one looks easy — and that’s exactly the problem. Memphis has been red hot against the spread, cashing seven straight tickets and turning into one of the most talked-about sides on the board. If you bet Memphis tonight, you might win — but you’re very late to the party. The great equalizer in sports betting is the point spread, and when a team keeps covering, oddsmakers are forced to tax that momentum. The number gets shaded higher, value disappears, and eventually the market corrects. Sacramento looks like the perfect opponent to keep the streak alive — on the surface but this is where you have to slow down.
When bookmakers hang a short number like this on a team that’s covered seven straight, facing an opponent that’s lost 10 in a row and carrying a “tanking” narrative, that’s not an accident. That’s a warning flag. If Memphis were truly in such a dominant spot, why is this number not inflated further? Why is the carrot dangling at such a manageable price? When something looks this easy, especially with heavy public momentum on one side, history tells us to be cautious.
We’re not in the prediction business — we’re in the perception business. The market narrative says Memphis is surging and Sacramento is folding. That narrative is already baked into the line. We don’t have to love Sacramento. We just have to recognize when the crowd is lining up on one side for the eighth straight game. Buyer beware. This checks all the boxes of a classic overvalued favorite versus an undervalued dog. Sacramento is the contrarian side in a spot that feels a little too comfortable for Memphis backers.
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Our Pick
Sacramento +4 -110 (Risking 2.2 units - To Win: 2.00)
