3 Bets to make today: Jimmy Butler points, Golden Knights-Stars Game 1 and more

Eury Perez did us a big favor on Thursday by easily hitting the over on his strikeout prop. The Nuggets and Jordan Martinook didn’t help out as much as we would’ve liked.

Thursday’s layup bet was Denver (-5.5) and it was the hook that cost us as the Nuggets won, 108-103. That’s betting for you.

As we head into the weekend, our lock, layup and long-shot are still focused on baseball and basketball, but with a different angle as opposed to just picking the spread and a player prop.

Here’s what we’re paying attention to on Friday as a busy sports weekend continues to keep us on the couch.

It’s a Battle of the Bryces in Atlanta on Friday evening. Mariners rookie Bryce Miller and his sterling 0.47 ERA takes the mound for his fourth start against the Braves’ Bryce Elder — who carries an 1.94 ERA this year.

Get ready for an old fashioned pitchers duel and take the under on the first five innings.

Jason Robertson hasn’t scored since Game 5 of a first-round series against the Minnesota Wild despite getting multiple shots on goal per game almost every night.

Let’s assume this unlucky streak can’t last much longer for one of the best goal-scorers during the regular season and he gets back in gear in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights.

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