Nuggets vs. Thunder at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday is a top option for using the all-new DraftKings promo code, which gives new users $200 in bonus bets instantly after placing a $5 bet. The Thunder and Nuggets have the two shortest NBA odds at DraftKings to win the Western Conference, and instead of backing a side in this one, the SportsLine Projection model has Over 232.5 points as one of its Monday NBA best bets at DraftKings Sportsbook. The Over is 6-3 over the last nine Nuggets games, although the last four Thunder games have failed to reach the point total. 

The model is also projecting another high-scoring affair, taking Over 220.5 points in Knicks vs. Clippers for Monday NBA best bets at DraftKings. The over has hit in three straight Clippers games. One of SportsLine’s top experts has locked in a college basketball best bet on Northern Kentucky vs. Wright State in a Horizon League semifinal at 7 p.m. ET. Claim the latest DraftKings promo code, where new users get $200 in bonus bets instantly with a $5 wager: 

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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past eight-plus seasons. The model entered Week 21 on a sizzling 42-19 roll on top-rated NBA spread picks dating back to last season. Anyone following its NBA betting advice at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.

Monday best bets at DraftKings Sportsbook

• Nuggets vs. Thunder: Over 232.5 total points (-105)
• Knicks vs. Clippers: Over 220.5 total points (-110)
• Wright State (+1.5) vs. Northern Kentucky (-115)

Combining the three picks into a Monday parlay at DraftKings would result in a payout of +567 (risk $100 to win $567, odds subject to change). Bet it at DraftKings here:

Nuggets vs. Thunder: Over 232.5 total points (-105)

The Over has hit in each of Denver’s last eight road games, heading into their return to Oklahoma City after a 127-121 overtime loss on Feb. 27, which sailed past the 235.5 total for the contest. It’s also hit in six of Denver’s last nine games overall. The Over is 24-10 for Denver road games this season, largely due to Denver’s No. 1 scoring offense at 120.2 points per game combined with a defensive scoring average barely in the top 20 (116.5 ppg, 19th). Meanwhile, the Over has hit in two of the last three Thunder home games, as OKC has the No. 4 scoring offense at 118.6 ppg. Both sides are filled with offensive starpower, leading the model to project the Over to hit in 58.1% of simulations. Back the Over to cover at DraftKings here:

Knicks vs. Clippers: Over 220.5 total points (-110)

The Knicks are coming off a rough offensive showing in a 110-97 loss to the Lakers on Sunday, but two days before then, New York scored 142 points on the road in Denver. The Knicks aren’t a one-trick pony when it comes to offensive production, as shown with OG Anunoby’s 34 points against the Nuggets. Jalen Brunson, who is a top-10 scorer in the NBA at 26.2 points per game, scored just nine points but had 15 assists in the win. The Knicks are ninth in the league in scoring at 117.0 ppg. Meanwhile, the Over has hit in three straight Clippers games, and is 7-2 over their last nine contest. Kawhi Leonard has scored at least 28 points in three straight games, playing some of his best basketball of the season. For this, the model projects the Over to hit in 68.7% of simulations. Back the Over at DraftKings here:

Wright State (+1.5) vs. Northern Kentucky

“Wright State swept the regular-season meetings, 88-80 at home and 92-91 on the road,” SportsLine expert Larry Hartstein said. “That was the regular-season finale, a thriller the Raiders won on a tip-in at the buzzer after trailing by 18 at half. This game should be a pick-’em. Wright State leads the Horizon in shooting percentage (48.9), ranks third in 3-point shooting percentage (36.2) and ranks second in opponent 3-point shooting percentage (32.7).” Back Wright State to cover at DraftKings here:

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Named after the esteemed Hall of Fame jockey, sprinter Beadman is steadily building his credentials.

With his recent resilient first-up success in the Listed $200,000 Fireball Stakes (1100m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday, trainer Peter Snowden sees strong potential to chase bigger targets with Beadman.

The finish was dramatic as Beadman ($2.30 favourite), partnered by James McDonald, fended off Inkaruna’s ($3.50) late bid to win narrowly by a short head, the early frontrunner Hidden Motive ($9) a short neck adrift in third.

Snowden’s lofty view of the colt leads him to advocate for a shot at the Group 1 $1 million The Galaxy (1100m) on March 21 at Rosehill Gardens.

“It was good to see him do that, he ran smart time, too,” Snowden said.

“He did get a bit keen mid-race and I’m still working him out but he definitely has the talent.

“I think this win might get him into The Galaxy now. I know that is a big aim but that is the belief I have in this horse.”

From seven starts, Snitzel-sired colt Beadman has three wins and three placings to his credit.

Syndicate owner Henry Field from Newgate Farm, including top owners and breeders, is enthusiastic about challenging the three-year-old in Group 1 against older rivals next outing.

“The Galaxy has always been the plan,” Field said.

“He’s a big, gross colt and whatever he did today the expectation is he has a lot of improvement to come.

“James made the comment when he got to the front he started ‘floating’ so he will be better again in The Galaxy.”They always go hard in that race so the tempo will be good for him.”

Sufficiently eye-catching was Beadman’s run to compress into $6 second favouritehip trailing Briasa ($4.50) for The Galaxy.

Snowden shared a jovial remark aimed at the colt’s namesake, Darren Beadman the Hall of Fame jockey, prior to restating his high hopes for the advancing young talent.

“Beadman has always shown me a lot of ability but everything takes time and he is still learning,” Snowden said.

“His race-craft has to get a bit better and I’m sure it will.

“He has all the natural attributes, he’s got the talent, he has a very good demeanour – he has a name that might hold him back a little bit – but he’s very promising.”

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India’s Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Sanju Samson (ANI Photo)

Four members of the title-winning India national cricket team — Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah — have been selected in the official Team of the Tournament for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 after India secured a record third title.Leading the Indian contingent is Player of the Tournament Samson, who enjoyed a remarkable campaign at the top of the order. The wicketkeeper-batter amassed 321 runs in just five innings. Despite not starting the tournament in India’s playing XI, Samson made an immediate impact once introduced, producing Player of the Match performances against the West Indies national cricket team and the England national cricket team.

He capped his tournament in style by smashing 89 in the final against the New Zealand national cricket team — the highest individual score in a men’s T20 World Cup final.Kishan was another key performer in India’s batting line-up. The left-hander scored 317 runs, the fourth-highest tally in the tournament, while maintaining a striking rate of 193.29. Batting at the top of the order, Kishan delivered a standout 77 against the Pakistan national cricket team before shifting to number three later in the competition. He also played crucial innings against England and New Zealand, including a half-century in the final.All-rounder Pandya earned his place for contributions with both bat and ball. He struck two fifties during the tournament, highlighted by a blistering 52 off 28 balls against the Namibia national cricket team. With the ball, Pandya claimed nine wickets, often delivering breakthroughs at key moments.Bumrah, who was named Player of the Match in the final, completed India’s representation in the XI. The pace spearhead ended the tournament as the joint-leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets from eight matches and maintained an impressive economy rate of 6.21. His best performance came in the final where he produced figures of four for 15.The team’s opening slot is occupied by Sahibzada Farhan of the Pakistan national team, who finished as the leading run-scorer in the competition with 383 runs at an average of 76.60. His tournament featured two centuries, including knocks against the Sri Lanka national cricket team and Namibia.South Africa’s Aiden Markram has been named captain of the side, which also includes England’s Will Jacks, West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder, South African pacer Lungi Ngidi, England spinner Adil Rashid and Zimbabwe quick Blessing Muzarabani.Namibia’s Shadley van Schalkwyk has been named as the 12th player in the squad.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Team of the Tournament:

Sahibzada Farhan, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Aiden Markram (c), Hardik Pandya, Will Jacks, Jason Holder, Jasprit Bumrah, Lungi Ngidi, Adil Rashid, Blessing Muzarabani12th player: Shadley van Schalkwyk.

One of the 26 people charged in an alleged bribery and point-shaving scheme to fix NCAA Division I men’s basketball games and Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) games has pleaded guilty, United States Attorney David Metcalf announced.

Jalen Smith, a 30-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, entered a guilty plea before U.S. District Court Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro on Monday in connection with the scheme, as well as charges related to an unlawful possession of a firearm. 

Smith pleaded guilty to bribery in sporting contests, and aiding and abetting, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and possession of a firearm by a felon. 

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The NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis is shown on Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

An unsealed indictment back in January noted Smith was engaged in the scheme to influence or fix NCAA and CBA men’s basketball games from at least “in or about September 2022 through at least in or about February 2025.”

Co-conspirators enlisted Smith as a “fixer,” where they would work together with others to recruit and bribe NCAA Division I men’s basketball players to underperform and ensure their team failed to cover spreads during games from the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.

“Through various sportsbooks, Smith helped to arrange for large wagers to be placed on those games, betting against the team whose player or players they had bribed to engage in this point-shaving scheme,” the United States Attorney’s Office said in a press release.

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“Smith and other fixers approached and communicated with the players, in person and through social media, text message communications, and cellular telephone calls, offering the players bribe payment, usually ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 per game.”

With today’s college athletes being paid via name, image and likeness (NIL) brand deals, Smith and other fixers “specifically targeted college players for whom the bribe payments would meaningfully supplement.”

A generic view of a basketball on a court. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

It was found that more than 39 players on more than 17 different NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams were involved in the bribery and point-shaving scheme, with fixing or attempted fixing on more than 29 NCAA games. 

The fixers were making “wagers totaling millions of dollars,” with players who were involved collectively receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribe payments. 

Smith faces a maximum sentence of five years in jail, three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine for the bribery in sporting contests charge, up to 20 years for each count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and a maximum 15 years for the firearms charge. 

NCAA president Charlie Baker responded to the point-shaving scheme in January. 

NCAA president and former Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker is interviewed by Boston Globe Sports writer Chris Gasper at the Globe Summit 2023.  (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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“Protecting competition integrity is of the utmost importance for the NCAA. We are thankful for law enforcement agencies working to detect and combat integrity issues and match manipulation in college sports,” NCAA President Charlie Baker said in a statement.

Baker said the indictments were “not entirely new information to the NCAA,” as it had conducted “integrity investigations into approximately 40 student-athletes from 20 schools over the past year.”

Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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Opting for a restrained autumn initiation with Pinito paid dividends for Chris Waller, who nonetheless mulled over more daring prospects.

Godolphin’s four-year-old mare grabbed her first win serving the elite trainer in Saturday’s Group 3 Aspiration Quality (1600m) at Randwick, with her connections shunning Group 1 action in the Coolmore Classic (1500m) scheduled for next week.

“Her first-up run was excellent. We even thought about running her in a Coolmore, but she had a long time off and she was second-up, so we decided to take the easy steps,” Waller said.

Last winter’s Queensland Oaks (2200m) runner-up, Pinito wrote her own script by storming home fourth to Cinsault in the Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) on February 21 fresh, culminating in her inaugural Group victory at Randwick on Saturday.

Waller indicated the mare took time to acclimatise after joining from James Cummings yet has located form, eyeing the Epona Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill in two weeks as ideal progression.

“The Epona would be perfect,” he said.

“She showed good form in a Queensland Oaks as a three-year-old so if we can gradually get her up in distance that will be a good plus.”

Pinito ($3.40 fav), partnered by James McDonald, unleashed from the pack to collar Starphistocated ($41) on the line by half a length, Polymnia ($10) filling third a further 1-1/4 lengths back.

Confidence stemmed from her fresh run for McDonald, who prioritised perfect timing.

“Off the last run she showed an incredible turn of foot, so I knew it was going to be there,” McDonald said.

“It was just a matter of timing it right, and she did the rest.”

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Joe Cowan: 6/10

Had a couple of shots straight at him in the first half and was beaten twice after the break, no chance with the second and almost kept the back post header out that made it 3-2.

Jenson Jones: 9/10

Had a really good game at right back and showed why he has been on the fringes of the first team lately, defended well and caused problems when he went forward. Did really well in injury time to shrug off a defender who was desperately trying to foul him and then pick out Waters at the back post for a tap in.

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Finlay Holcroft: 6/10

The home side dominated the game, leaving the two centre backs with little to do for the majority of the game but Holcroft was solid enough.

Ben Kindon: 6/10

Like his centre back partner Kindon, was not really tested although he read the game well to make blocks when needed.

Archie Lightfoot: 8/10

Had left back locked down, allowing little room for Leeds going forward and got forward whenever the opportunity arose, including making an overlapping run and then a good ball into Harrison Jones for the second of the game.

Jaydon Jones: 8/10

Was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet when he ran onto Abdullahi’s lay off to steer the ball agonisingly wide of the far post and played a lovely through ball to the overlapping Lightfoot for the second goal. Made the home side tick in the middle of the pitch.

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Harrison Jones (C): 7/10

A tidy display in midfield and got himself forward to make it 2-0 with a fine finish into the top corner.

League One Port Vale’s reward for beating Sunderland in the FA Cup is a quarter-final tie away to Chelsea, while Manchester City will host Liverpool in a heavyweight showdown.

Record 14-time winners Arsenal go to Southampton, eighth in the Championship.

Leeds United will travel to the winners of Monday’s tie between West Ham United and Brentford.

Port Vale are the lowest ranked side left in the competition. It will be the first time they have met Chelsea in a competitive fixture since 1929.

The ties will be played across the weekend of 4-5 April.

Former Fenerbahce assistant manager Önder Özen has praised Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen for his impressive defensive effort after Galatasaray’s victory in the Istanbul derby.

The 27-year-old forward joined Galatasaray after a dramatic exit from Napoli, where transfer issues made it difficult for him to secure a move away from the Italian side.

Galatasaray eventually moved quickly to sign the Nigerian striker on transfer deadline day, initially bringing him to Turkey on loan. The move proved to be a brilliant decision as Osimhen enjoyed a remarkable debut season.

The former LOSC Lille striker scored 37 goals and provided seven assists in his first campaign with the Turkish giants. His outstanding form helped Galatasaray win the league title and the domestic cup, while he also finished as the top scorer in the Turkish Süper Lig.

Impressed by his performances, Galatasaray later completed a permanent transfer for Osimhen for a reported fee of 75 million euros, a record deal for both the club and the league.

Osimhen recently proved his importance again when he scored the only goal in Galatasaray’s 1-0 victory over Beşiktaş in the latest Istanbul derby.

Özen was particularly impressed by the striker’s defensive work during the match.

He explained that Galatasaray began the game at a calm and controlled pace, with coach Okan Buruk keeping his tactical approach steady.

Özen said several players performed well, but he singled out Osimhen for special praise because of his influence in both attack and defence.

According to the former coach, Osimhen not only threatened the opposition goal but also worked hard to disrupt Beşiktaş’s build-up play from defence to midfield.

He added that the Nigerian forward blocked passing channels and prevented Beşiktaş from developing their usual attacking flow.

Özen even described Osimhen as the most complete centre-forward in the region due to his strength, movement, and ability to contribute across the pitch.

Osimhen will now hope to continue his strong form when Galatasaray face Liverpool F.C. at RAMS Park in their next important match.