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Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 | 2 a.m.
The fifth season of the annual Play of the Day betting competition between the Sun's sports staff is now under way, effective July 1.
Bankrolls start at $10,000 for each of the four participants, with the objective to increase it as much as possible over the next year. The minimum daily wager is $300, with a $200 penalty assessed for failing to place a bet on an assigned day.
Past winners are Case Keefer in 2017-2018, Ray Brewer in 2016-2017 and 2015-2016, and Taylor Bern in 2014-2015.
Dallas Mavericks plus-12 at Milwaukee Bucks: $330 to win $300
The impetus of this wager is pretty simple: It’s a buy-low on the Mavericks. Dallas has struggled lately, going 3-7 in its last 10 including losing three consecutive both straight-up and against the spread.
Dallas looks dangerously close to falling into a category with Phoenix and Memphis as the only Western Conference teams out of the playoff race. But that feels just a little premature.
The Mavericks were right in the thick of the race a couple weeks ago and still has a great coach, Rick Carlisle, and one of the league’s top young players, Luka Doncic.
The Bucks are certainly formidable, but this is a number it should only be laying against a select few teams at the bottom of the league. The Mavericks aren’t there yet.
The line should drop, and plus-12 may end up as value on a team that shouldn’t be counted out just yet.
Current Standings: Brewer (16-13-1, $12,120), Keefer (25-19-2, $11,756), Emerson (2-3, $7,387), Grimala (14-14-1, $4,250)
Case Keefer can be reached at 702-948-2790 or [email protected]. Follow Case on Twitter at twitter.com/casekeefer.
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