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Best bets for Monday, March 16

The Lakers have won five straight as they head to Houston to take on the Rockets. The teams are in third and fourth place, respectively, in the Western Conference. The game will showcase a collision of serious star power as LeBron James and Luka Doncic clash with Kevin Durant. The Rockets have gone 23-8 at home, so Los Angeles will have its work cut out for it. The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, has Houston winning 62% of the time as a -127 favorite. Click here to bet on Lakers vs. Rockets and more at BetMGM:

Venezuela pulled off a huge upset when it knocked off defending champion Japan to reach the WBC semifinals. Waiting for the Venezuelans there is Italy, which has never reached this stage of the tournament before. The Italians recruited better than ever and will send veteran Phillies starter Aaron Nola to the mound on Monday. Venezuela will counter with Keider Montero of the Detroit Tigers. Nola will have to navigate through dangerous hitters like Ronald Acuña Jr. and Luis Arraez, but the Italian lineup is no pushover with Vinnie Pasquantino and Jakob Marsee in the fold. Venezuela is a -190 favorite at BetMGM, while Italy is a +155 underdog. The total is 10 runs, with the Over at +100. Ronald Acuna is +350 to hit a home run for Venezuela. Bet on the World Baseball Classic and MLB futures at BetMGM:

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