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Best bets for Thursday, March 12

The NBA takes over center stage from men's college basketball Thursday, as there are no conference tournament finals. The Celtics vs. Thunder showdown is not only a matchup of two of the NBA's best teams, but OKC's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander can make history. The reigning league MVP can break a tie with Wilt Chamberlain and set the NBA record for consecutive games scoring 20 or more points Thursday. They are tied with 126 such games. The Thunder (51-15) have the best record in the NBA and come off a 129-126 victory against the Denver Nuggets on Monday. The Celtics (43-22) lost 125-106 to San Antonio on Tuesday, but are second in the East. The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, has an "A" grade on the Celtics to cover as 7.5-point underdogs, which they do in 62% of its simulations. It projects Gilgeous-Alexander for 27.9 points. Bet on Celtics vs. Thunder at BetMGM:

In the NHL, the Buffalo Sabres go for their ninth consecutive victory when they host the Washington Capitals at 7 p.m. ET. Buffalo (40-19-6) has taken over the lead in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference. The Sabres took a wild 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday to move ahead of them in the division. Then they got a hat trick from Jack Quinn in a 6-3 victory against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. The Capitals (32-27-7) have lost four of their past five and are playing a back-to-back after a 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. Buffalo is a -207 money-line favorite, and the SportsLine model has them winning in 73% of simulations, good for a "B" grade. Place your wagers on Sabres vs. Capitals at BetMGM:

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