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March 28, 2024

sports betting:

Vegas Play of the Day: Mets at Diamondbacks

We’ve entered the third season of the annual South Point-lined Play of the Day competition, effective July 1.

Starting bankrolls have reset to $10,000, with the maximum bet being to win $1,000 and the minimum wager $300. Ray Brewer won the 2015-2016 season, after Taylor Bern prevailed in 2014-2015.

New York Mets plus-110 at Arizona Diamondbacks: $400 to win $440: At this stage of the Major League Baseball season, when there are about 40 games left on the schedule, my betting philosophy shifts: Bet the team with something to play for. And when that team is receiving plus-money, such as the Mets today, there’s good value.

The Diamondbacks are 21 games under .500 and playing out their schedule. The Mets, the defending National League champions, are trying to claw their way into the wild card race.

Jonathon Niese returns to the starting rotation for the Mets after being demoted to bullpen earlier this summer when he was with Pittsburgh. Niese surrendered six runs in one inning against Arizona in his most-recent outing, but that was out of the bullpen. (It’s also why the Mets are plus-money). Niese will thrive back in the rotation to help the Mets to make one last playoff-push.

Current Standings: Brewer (7-6, $10,745), Keefer (5-5, $9,720), Bern (4-6, $9,570)

Ray Brewer can be reached at 702-990-2662 or [email protected]. Follow Ray on Twitter at twitter.com/raybrewer21

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