Best Bets Today: November 13, 2026
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Updated November 13, 2026 · Money Maverick Sports
69 games on the Best Bets board for Friday, November 13, 2026 across NCAAB, NCAAF, NBA, NHL. 13 of them are priced inside three points, which is where a half point of line shopping is worth the most. The tightest number on the board is Demons @ Wildcats at -1 — a coin flip the market cannot separate. Totals average 153 across the slate. Every number below is the median across US books at publication, not one sportsbook's opinion — treat it as the market and compare it to the price in front of you.
Numbers below are the median across 11 US sportsbooks surveyed when this edition published, not one book's opinion. Lines move all day — confirm the current price at your own book before betting, and read line shopping for why the half point you give away is the most expensive habit in betting.
Today's Card
A best bet is not the game we like most. It is the game where the gap between our number and the market's is largest relative to what it costs to get on.
Foxes @ Hawks
Foxes +1.5 · 2 units
Price: -102 · Confidence: 7/10 · Odds: Consensus of 9 · Surveyed: Fri 6:01 AM ET
Foxes +1.5 priced at -102 breaks even at just 50.5%, while Hawks -118 on the other side needs 54.1% to break even, on a line that is only 1.5 points. The combined hold here is 4.6%, and Foxes are carrying only about a tenth of that total while Hawks absorb the rest. For Hawks -118 to be the sharper side, the true cover probability would have to run near 54%, which is a lot to ask of a 1.5-point favorite. Foxes +1.5 is the cheaper, less vig-laden price on this number.
Rangers @ Canucks
Over 6.5 · 2 units
Price: -104 · Confidence: 7/10 · Odds: Consensus of 11 · Surveyed: Fri 6:01 AM ET
Over 6.5 priced at -104 breaks even at 50.98%, barely above even money, while Under 6.5 at -115 needs 53.49% to break even on the same total. The combined hold is 4.47%, and Over is shouldering only about a fifth of it while Under carries the rest. For Under to be the better side, the true probability of six or fewer combined goals would need to sit near 53.5%, a lot to lean on a total that is not at either extreme of the league's normal range. Over 6.5 at -104 pays far less of the vig.
Redbirds @ Bison
Bison +2.5 · 1 unit
Price: -105 · Confidence: 6/10 · Odds: Consensus of 9 · Surveyed: Fri 6:01 AM ET
Bison +2.5 priced at -105 breaks even at 51.22%, while Redbirds -115 on the favorite side need 53.49% to break even, on a spread of just 2.5 points. The total hold is 4.71%, and Bison carry only about a quarter of it while Redbirds absorb the larger share. For Redbirds -115 to be the better side, the true cover probability would have to sit near 53.5%, which is asking a lot of a 2.5-point line. Bison +2.5 at -105 is the cheaper way into a close number.
The free plays above are selected automatically from the consensus numbers on today's board by a model that reasons about those prices and nothing else — it is not given injury news, team form, weather or lineups, and it does not invent them. Each play shows the market it was taken in, the price and consensus it was made at, the minute those numbers were surveyed, and a confidence score. They are published without waiting for a human to approve them, and we edit or remove any play that is wrong. Each one is graded from the final score after the game and keeps its result on this page and in the pick archive, win or lose.
Plays are posted before the numbers move and graded publicly afterwards on the records page. Recommended unit sizing assumes the discipline described in unit sizing. Past results do not predict future results, and no play is a guarantee.
Best Bets Odds Board — November 13, 2026
Game-By-Game Previews
Each read below is drafted by our preview engine from the consensus numbers on this board and nothing else, then filtered before publication: it cannot cite an injury, a record or a statistic, because it is not given any, and language that promises a result is rejected outright. They are a starting point for your own handicapping, not a substitute for it. The plays we actually stake are on the card above.
Marist Red Foxes at Lehigh Mountain Hawks
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NCAAB · Fri 7:00 PM ET · Hawks -1.5 · O/U 133.5 · ML Foxes +110 / Hawks -130
The consensus has Hawks -1.5, a margin narrow enough that the difference between books matters more than the difference between the teams. Totals are where a close game gets interesting, and this one is posted at 133.5. Moneyline consensus is Foxes +110 / Hawks -130. The board above is the median across US books at publication. Check it against your book before 7:00 PM ET rather than assuming they match.
Wright St Raiders at Samford Bulldogs
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NCAAB · Fri 8:00 PM ET · Raiders -1.5 · O/U 156.5 · ML Raiders -123 / Bulldogs +102
A -1.5 price on Raiders puts this inside a single score, and games priced this close are where a half point is worth the most of anywhere on the board. The market has priced 156.5 points into this one, which is the number to start from if the side is too close to call. Moneyline consensus is Raiders -123 / Bulldogs +102. Whatever you make of it, shop the number before 8:00 PM ET; a half point here is worth more than most opinions about the game.
DePaul Blue Demons at Northwestern Wildcats
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NCAAB · Fri 9:00 PM ET · Demons -1 · O/U 139.5 · ML Demons -116 / Wildcats -103
The consensus has Demons -1, a margin narrow enough that the difference between books matters more than the difference between the teams. Totals are where a close game gets interesting, and this one is posted at 139.5. Moneyline consensus is Demons -116 / Wildcats -103. The board above is the median across US books at publication. Check it against your book before 9:00 PM ET rather than assuming they match.
Stanford Cardinal at UNLV Rebels
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NCAAB · Fri 9:00 PM ET · Cardinal -1 · O/U 153.5 · ML Cardinal -115 / Rebels -105
Cardinal is only -1 against Rebels, which is the market saying it expects a one-score game and leaning barely at all. 153.5 is the posted total. Comparing it against what you think the game looks like is usually a cleaner decision than picking a side this close. Moneyline consensus is Cardinal -115 / Rebels -105. None of that is a recommendation — it is what the price implies. Check the current number before 9:00 PM ET and decide from there.
West Florida Argonauts at Cleveland St Vikings
NCAAB · Fri 3:00 PM ET · Vikings -3.5 · O/U 154 · ML Argonauts +140 / Vikings -165
Vikings -3.5 is a real but containable edge — the market expects them to win without expecting the game to stop being a game. 154 is the posted total. Comparing it against what you think the game looks like is usually a cleaner decision than picking a side this close. Moneyline consensus is Argonauts +140 / Vikings -165. The board above is the median across US books at publication. Check it against your book before 3:00 PM ET rather than assuming they match.
Texas A&M-CC Islanders at Florida St Seminoles
NCAAB · Fri 5:00 PM ET · Seminoles -22.5 · O/U 148.5 · ML Islanders +1850 / Seminoles -10000
A -22.5 spread says the books see a mismatch. At that size the side is rarely the useful bet; what the total implies about the shape of the game usually is. A total of 148.5 beside a spread this size is the market describing pace as much as strength; that is the half of the price still open to disagreement. Moneyline consensus is Islanders +1850 / Seminoles -10000. Prices move up to 5:00 PM ET, so treat the number here as where the market was and not necessarily where you can get on.
North Alabama Lions at Miami Hurricanes
NCAAB · Fri 5:00 PM ET · Hurricanes -34.5 · O/U 151.5 · ML Lions +5650 / Hurricanes -30000
-34.5 on Hurricanes is the market expecting this to be decided early, which makes the total the more informative of the two prices here. The total is 151.5, and on a game priced this lopsided it is the number carrying most of the information: it tells you whether the market expects the favourite to bury this or grind it out. Moneyline consensus is Lions +5650 / Hurricanes -30000. None of that is a recommendation — it is what the price implies. Check the current number before 5:00 PM ET and decide from there.
Bryant Bulldogs at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
NCAAB · Fri 6:00 PM ET · Knights -22.5 · O/U 149.5 · ML Bulldogs +2000 / Knights -10000
A -22.5 spread says the books see a mismatch. At that size the side is rarely the useful bet; what the total implies about the shape of the game usually is. With the side this clear, 149.5 is the number worth arguing about — it is the market's estimate of the shape of the game rather than its winner. Moneyline consensus is Bulldogs +2000 / Knights -10000. Whether that reads cheap or expensive is your call to make against your own book before 6:00 PM ET.
Georgetown Hoyas at Clemson Tigers
NCAAB · Fri 6:00 PM ET · Tigers -4.5 · O/U 146 · ML Hoyas +160 / Tigers -193
The number on Tigers is -4.5, which prices a clear advantage rather than a mismatch, and leaves the underdog live in the fourth quarter. 146 is the posted total. Comparing it against what you think the game looks like is usually a cleaner decision than picking a side this close. Moneyline consensus is Hoyas +160 / Tigers -193. Compare this against your own book before 6:00 PM ET — the price you actually get is the only one that pays.
Pittsburgh Panthers at Butler Bulldogs
NCAAB · Fri 6:30 PM ET · Bulldogs -3.5 · O/U 160.5 · ML Panthers +135 / Bulldogs -160
At -3.5, Bulldogs is favoured by more than a field goal and less than a comfortable margin, which is the range where the total and the side inform each other most. The market has priced 160.5 points into this one, which is the number to start from if the side is too close to call. Moneyline consensus is Panthers +135 / Bulldogs -160. Whatever you make of it, shop the number before 6:30 PM ET; a half point here is worth more than most opinions about the game.
Florida State Seminoles at Pittsburgh Panthers
NCAAF · Fri 7:00 PM ET · Panthers -3.5 · O/U 52.5 · ML Seminoles +145 / Panthers -170
Panthers -3.5 is a real but containable edge — the market expects them to win without expecting the game to stop being a game. Totals are where a close game gets interesting, and this one is posted at 52.5. Moneyline consensus is Seminoles +145 / Panthers -170. The number sits beside 3, the most common football margin, which makes shopping for the better side of that half point the whole decision. The board above is the median across US books at publication. Check it against your book before 7:00 PM ET rather than assuming they match.
Appalachian St Mountaineers at Charlotte 49ers
NCAAB · Fri 7:00 PM ET · 49ers -7.5 · O/U 129.5 · ML Mountaineers +275 / 49ers -350
49ers -7.5 is a two-score expectation. Prices this long are usually more about how the favourite finishes than whether it leads. A total of 129.5 beside a spread this size is the market describing pace as much as strength; that is the half of the price still open to disagreement. Moneyline consensus is Mountaineers +275 / 49ers -350. Prices move up to 7:00 PM ET, so treat the number here as where the market was and not necessarily where you can get on.
Columbia Lions at Bucknell Bison
NCAAB · Fri 7:00 PM ET · Lions -5.5 · O/U 145.5 · ML Lions -193 / Bison +160
At -5.5, Lions is favoured by more than a field goal and less than a comfortable margin, which is the range where the total and the side inform each other most. 145.5 is the posted total. Comparing it against what you think the game looks like is usually a cleaner decision than picking a side this close. Moneyline consensus is Lions -193 / Bison +160. None of that is a recommendation — it is what the price implies. Check the current number before 7:00 PM ET and decide from there.
Chattanooga Mocs at Elon Phoenix
NCAAB · Fri 7:00 PM ET · Phoenix -2.5 · O/U 151 · ML Mocs +130 / Phoenix -153
A -2.5 price on Phoenix puts this inside a single score, and games priced this close are where a half point is worth the most of anywhere on the board. The market has priced 151 points into this one, which is the number to start from if the side is too close to call. Moneyline consensus is Mocs +130 / Phoenix -153. Whether that reads cheap or expensive is your call to make against your own book before 7:00 PM ET.
Merrimack Warriors at Florida Gators
NCAAB · Fri 7:00 PM ET · Gators -37.5 · O/U 143.5 · ML Warriors +7650 / Gators -55000
-37.5 on Gators is the market expecting this to be decided early, which makes the total the more informative of the two prices here. A total of 143.5 beside a spread this size is the market describing pace as much as strength; that is the half of the price still open to disagreement. Moneyline consensus is Warriors +7650 / Gators -55000. Compare this against your own book before 7:00 PM ET — the price you actually get is the only one that pays.
Florida Int'l Golden Panthers at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
NCAAB · Fri 7:00 PM ET · Eagles -2.5 · O/U 157.5 · ML Panthers +138 / Eagles -165
-2.5 on Eagles is a lean, not a verdict: the market is telling you it expects Panthers to be within a score of this at the end. The total sits at 157.5, which is the faster read on this game than the side: it says how much scoring the market has priced in before you form your own view. Moneyline consensus is Panthers +138 / Eagles -165. Whatever you make of it, shop the number before 7:00 PM ET; a half point here is worth more than most opinions about the game.
LIU Sharks at Fordham Rams
NCAAB · Fri 7:00 PM ET · Rams -12.5 · O/U 143.5 · ML Sharks +600 / Rams -950
-12.5 on Rams is the market expecting this to be decided early, which makes the total the more informative of the two prices here. With the side this clear, 143.5 is the number worth arguing about — it is the market's estimate of the shape of the game rather than its winner. Moneyline consensus is Sharks +600 / Rams -950. The board above is the median across US books at publication. Check it against your book before 7:00 PM ET rather than assuming they match.
Harvard Crimson at GW Revolutionaries
NCAAB · Fri 7:00 PM ET · Revolutionaries -12.5 · O/U 133.5 · ML Crimson +631 / Revolutionaries -950
A -12.5 spread says the books see a mismatch. At that size the side is rarely the useful bet; what the total implies about the shape of the game usually is. A total of 133.5 beside a spread this size is the market describing pace as much as strength; that is the half of the price still open to disagreement. Moneyline consensus is Crimson +631 / Revolutionaries -950. Prices move up to 7:00 PM ET, so treat the number here as where the market was and not necessarily where you can get on.
Georgia Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels
NCAAB · Fri 7:00 PM ET · Heels -4 · O/U 163.5 · ML Bulldogs +155 / Heels -189
At -4, Heels is favoured by more than a field goal and less than a comfortable margin, which is the range where the total and the side inform each other most. Totals are where a close game gets interesting, and this one is posted at 163.5. Moneyline consensus is Bulldogs +155 / Heels -189. None of that is a recommendation — it is what the price implies. Check the current number before 7:00 PM ET and decide from there.
Iona Gaels at Hofstra Pride
NCAAB · Fri 7:00 PM ET · Pride -7 · O/U 134.5 · ML Gaels +243 / Pride -300
Pride -7 is a real but containable edge — the market expects them to win without expecting the game to stop being a game. The total sits at 134.5, which is the faster read on this game than the side: it says how much scoring the market has priced in before you form your own view. Moneyline consensus is Gaels +243 / Pride -300. Whether that reads cheap or expensive is your call to make against your own book before 7:00 PM ET.
Sam Houston St Bearkats at Illinois Fighting Illini
NCAAB · Fri 7:00 PM ET · Illini -36.5 · O/U 173.5 · ML Bearkats +5650 / Illini -30000
-36.5 on Illini is the market expecting this to be decided early, which makes the total the more informative of the two prices here. A total of 173.5 beside a spread this size is the market describing pace as much as strength; that is the half of the price still open to disagreement. Moneyline consensus is Bearkats +5650 / Illini -30000. Compare this against your own book before 7:00 PM ET — the price you actually get is the only one that pays.
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Kentucky Wildcats
NCAAB · Fri 7:00 PM ET · Wildcats -35 · O/U 155.5 · ML Lumberjacks +5150 / Wildcats -30000
A -35 spread says the books see a mismatch. At that size the side is rarely the useful bet; what the total implies about the shape of the game usually is. The total is 155.5, and on a game priced this lopsided it is the number carrying most of the information: it tells you whether the market expects the favourite to bury this or grind it out. Moneyline consensus is Lumberjacks +5150 / Wildcats -30000. Whatever you make of it, shop the number before 7:00 PM ET; a half point here is worth more than most opinions about the game.
Northern Iowa Panthers at Michigan St Spartans
NCAAB · Fri 7:00 PM ET · Spartans -28.5 · O/U 155 · ML Panthers +4750 / Spartans -75000
A -28.5 spread says the books see a mismatch. At that size the side is rarely the useful bet; what the total implies about the shape of the game usually is. A total of 155 beside a spread this size is the market describing pace as much as strength; that is the half of the price still open to disagreement. Moneyline consensus is Panthers +4750 / Spartans -75000. Prices move up to 7:00 PM ET, so treat the number here as where the market was and not necessarily where you can get on.
Mt. St. Mary's Mountaineers at Virginia Tech Hokies
NCAAB · Fri 7:00 PM ET · Hokies -28.5 · O/U 150.5 · ML Mountaineers +3750 / Hokies -35000
-28.5 on Hokies is the market expecting this to be decided early, which makes the total the more informative of the two prices here. The total is 150.5, and on a game priced this lopsided it is the number carrying most of the information: it tells you whether the market expects the favourite to bury this or grind it out. Moneyline consensus is Mountaineers +3750 / Hokies -35000. None of that is a recommendation — it is what the price implies. Check the current number before 7:00 PM ET and decide from there.
Written reads cover the 24 games closest to a pick'em, where a half point of value is worth the most. The remaining 45 games on today's slate are on the full board above with consensus numbers.
What Makes A Play A Best Bet
The phrase is used loosely everywhere, so here is the specific test a play has to pass to reach this page's card.
- A priced disagreement. Our number on the game differs from the market's by more than the vig we pay to get on. No disagreement, no play, however attractive the matchup.
- A reason that existed before the number. A schedule spot, a pace mismatch, a pitching edge, a key-number position. If the reasoning was constructed to justify a number we already liked, it is not a reason.
- A price still available. An edge that has already been bet away by the time you read it is not an edge. That is why the card ships early and why closing line value is the honest scorecard.
- A size that fits. A larger edge earns a second unit. It does not earn a bankroll. See unit sizing.
Parlays built for payout rather than price, "lock of the day" language, and the practice of publishing a best bet every single day regardless of what the board offers. Some days the honest answer is one play, and some days it is none.
How To Compare Prices Across Sports
The board above mixes leagues on purpose, because the question that matters on a mixed slate is not which game you like but which price is best. A -3.5 in the NFL, a -145 in baseball and a 224.5 total in the NBA are all the same kind of object once you convert them.
Convert everything to implied probability and the comparison becomes mechanical: a -145 favourite needs to win 59.2% of the time to break even, so if you think the true number is 63% you have a play, and if you think it is 58% you do not, no matter how confident the write-up sounds. Football spreads need the same treatment against key numbers before they are comparable at all.
The by-sport editions go deeper on each: NFL, NBA, MLB and college football.
What This Page Is Not
It is not a feed of guaranteed winners, and nobody honest sells one. Long-run handicapping at a professional level means winning somewhere in the mid-50s against the spread, which is enough to matter enormously and nothing like enough to be certain about any single game.
It is also not a substitute for your own process. The most valuable thing on this page for a new bettor is the guide list further down, not the card — are sports picks worth it makes that case honestly, including the parts that argue against paying for anything.
Money Maverick Sports publishes analysis and opinion, not predictions of certainty. No play on this page or behind the membership wall is guaranteed. Bet only what you can afford to lose, and if betting has stopped being a choice, call 1-800-GAMBLER.
Before You Bet: The Guides Behind This Card
Nothing on this page beats knowing the mechanics cold. These are the evergreen guides the analysis above assumes, and they do not change when the slate does.
| Guide | What it settles |
|---|---|
| Expected value | The one calculation that defines a best bet. |
| Closing line value | How to judge a play before it settles. |
| Unit sizing | Why a best bet is not automatically a bigger bet. |
| Line shopping | The habit that turns a small edge into a real one. |
| Bankroll management | Surviving the run that tests everything. |
| Choosing a picks service | What to demand before you pay anyone. |
| Record keeping | You cannot improve what you do not log. |
| Responsible gambling | The limits worth setting while you are calm. |
The full library runs to more than fifty pages: betting guides for method, sports betting picks hub for this sport specifically, and the glossary for anything above that needs a definition.
Earlier Editions
Every edition of this page is kept permanently. The numbers stay exactly as they were posted on the morning of the slate, which makes the archive the only honest way to check what a market looked like before the games were played rather than after.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are today's best bets?
The board above lists every game with a consensus number posted for today across the leagues in season, and the previews cover the games the card is built around. The graded plays themselves — with write-ups and recommended unit sizing — go to members, and every result is posted afterwards on the records page.
Is there a best bet every day?
No, and that is deliberate. A card is built from priced disagreements, and some slates do not contain one worth the vig. A service that publishes a best bet every day of the year is publishing on a schedule rather than on merit.
How do I compare a spread to a moneyline?
Convert both to implied probability, then compare each against your own estimate. The implied probability guide has the arithmetic, and it is the single most useful five minutes a new bettor can spend.
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