Only 23% of Proline wagerers anticipated the NBA all-star game to be won by the Eastern Conference.
The majority of Proline gamblers predicted that the Eastern Conference would win the NBA’s yearly all-star game.
For the first time, more than one team has reached the 200-point mark as the East defeated the Western Conference 211-186 on Sunday.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. reports that only 23% of Proline bettors predicted the East to win, and only 16% had the team +3.5 points. However, 66% of respondents correctly predicted a high-scoring game, pushing the total over 355.5 points.
Damian Lillard (three-point attempt) and Mac McClung (dunk) both won again on Saturday night. Lillard received 24% of the action in his title defense, while 36% of bettors chose McClung to defend his.
Steph Curry triumphed over Sabrina Ionsecu in the three-point challenge. Sixty-three percent of bets were placed on Ionescu, the underdog.
With Curry’s three-point challenge victory and Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s20+point performance in the all-star game, both super boosts were successful. The star of the Oklahoma City Thunder finished the Western Conference with 31 points.
In the NHL, on Saturday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Anaheim 9-2 thanks in large part to three goals from Auston Matthews. Sixty-nine percent of bettors had the total over 6.5 goals, and ninety percent had Toronto -1.5.
Toronto defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday to increase their winning streak to four games. Sixty-eight percentof patrons predicted that the Leafs would win, while fifty-nine percent
However, only 32% accurately predicted the total to be less than 6.5 goals.
With their defeat in the Super Bowl last weekend, the San Francisco 49ers (+500) started as the early favorite to win the championship the following year, but the NFL season came to an end. The Buffalo Bills (+800) and defending champion Kansas City (+700) were not far behind.
By correctly projecting 12 distinct American university basketball totals, a Proline digital player made money. That resulted in a $16,140 payout from a $5 wager.
A retail player wagered $2 on a nine-pick soccer/hockey parlay and won $2,774 in return.
The Canadian Press originally released this report on February 21, 2024.
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Toronto defeats St. Louis 4–2 with a goal from Matthews, who leads the NHL with 49 goals.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday thanks to goals and an assist from Auston Matthews, who now leads the NHL in goals scored in a season.
The number one pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, Matthews, had already scored hat tricks in his last two games. At the start of the third period, he scored the game-winning goal during a power play. This season, he has tallied 14 goals and nine assists while on the power play.
For the Maple Leafs, William Nylander scored a short-handed goal and Matthew Knies added another. Bobby McMann added a goal into an empty net. Mitchell Marner contributed two helpers.
For St. Louis, Brandon Saad and Torey Krug scored goals. Joel Hofer made twenty-five saves.
Toronto swept the two-game series between the teams and won four straight games.
In their last four games, the Blues have suffered three losses.
44 seconds into the third quarter, Matthews broke the 1-1 tie with a wrist shot from the slot. To initiate the power play, officials whistled for a high-sticking penalty against Jordan Kyrou.
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