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HB 2813 is a sports betting bill sponsored by Senator Sonny Borrelli (Republican) and Representative Stephen Pierce (Republican). Under the bill, sports betting would be legal in Arizona at retail locations. Horse racing tracks would also be eligible to offer sports betting if the bill were to pass. Arizona is lagging behind in the rush to legalize sports betting. It’s currently one of a moderate number of American states where sports betting is still illegal. However, while the state hasn’t yet passed legislation to allow Arizona sports betting, it doesn’t mean that it’s not working on plans to change the status quo.
Arizona sports betting legislation appears to be coming to a head.
The Arizona House voted to pass HB 2772, 48-12. The bill now heads to the Senate as the most likelyAZ sports bettinglegislation to make it all the way to Gov. Doug Ducey’s desk.
In February, the state’s Senate Appropriations Committee merged the chamber’s sports betting ambitions with SB1794, a bill poised to allow historic horse racing. It awaits a full chamber vote but remains an unlikely proposition.
A smooth Arizona sports betting journey?
As Arizona looks to tap into a sports betting market that could generate up to an estimated $42 million in taxes, the House has provided a cleaner route to legalization than the Senate.
The bill allows for 10 licenses tied to professional sports organizations and another 10 licenses to the state’s gaming tribes. The bill also legalizes daily fantasy sports.
The House bill received only scant opposition centered on data privacy in committees. Also among opponents were sports bars and restaurants who complained about missing out on potential revenue.
Arizona tribal support
The Arizona sports betting bills started as larger pieces necessary to enact a new gaming compact negotiated between Ducey and the tribes.
During hearings on the bills, questions were raised on how and if tribes support the broader AZ sports betting legalization. Several tribal leaders spoke in support of the bills throughout the process.
Explaining her “aye” vote, Rep. Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren reiterated the support tribes issued for HB 2772:
“They rely on gaming facilities and provide jobs and basic services,” Blackwater-Nygren said. “Tribes do not have the same access to the same tax base as towns and counties. This bill provides another way for tribes to raise gaming revenues.”
The Senate route became contentious regarding tribal support as some suggested the historic horse racing practice violates a previous 2002 gaming agreement with tribes. The HHR bill passed 5-4 through the Appropriations Committee after the sports betting bill passed the Senate Commerce Committee,6-3.
Still two routes alive in Arizona
With the Senate bill potentially enacting a “poison pill” because of its HHR base, that route doesn’t seem likely.
The Senate could approve the bill stripped of the HHR provisions to regain tribal and broader political support.
With the House bill now on the way to the Senate, it still appears to be the cleanest option to legalize sports betting in Arizona this year.
The Arizona Wildcats (17-8 overall, 11-8 Pac-12) visit the Oregon Ducks (16-5, 11-4) in a Monday evening contest at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. Tip-off will be at 9 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Arizona-Oregon odds and lines, with NCAA college basketball picks and predictions.
Oregon was No. 23 in last week’s Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. The new poll will be released Monday afternoon.
Arizona at Oregon: Odds, spread and lines
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Money line: Arizona +180 (bet $100 to win $180) Oregon -225 (bet $225 to win $100)Against the spread/ATS: Arizona +4.5 (-105) Oregon -4.5 (-115)Over/Under: 141.5 (O: -110 U: -110)Arizona at Oregon: Three things to know
Arizona ranks second in the Pac-12 in scoring at 75.7 points per game. Oregon ranks third on defense with 66.4 PPG allowed. The Wildcats and Ducks met in Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 13, and Oregon defeated UA 63-61.Monday’s contest will serve as Arizona’s season finale unless the Wildcats are able to add a nonconference game late this week. The Wildcats will be serving a self-imposed one-year postseason ban.The Ducks are 7-1 since losing back-to-back games Jan. 23 and Feb.4. Over that stretch, Oregon has shot 37.4% from 3-point range and has been a plus-2.3 in the turnover margin.Special College Basketball Betting Promotion!
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Arizona at Oregon: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
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Prediction
Oregon 72, Arizona 69
Money line (ML)
Arizona was solid in a couple of recent road tests at Colorado and USC. For the season, the Wildcats have been a solid road team, especially on offense.
UA is solid on the offensive glass, knocks down 3s at a solid rate, and is among the top teams in the nation in getting to the free-throw line where it shoots an above-average 72.8%.
Figure the Wildcats as at least a 40% proposition in this one. That makes ARIZONA +180 a generous price to leverage.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Ducks are 1-4 ATS in their last five home games as the favorites. The underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last five games of this series.
Oregon plays a key game against UCLA Wednesday and could get caught looking forward to that test. Arizona has come together nicely to play out the end of its season in a good program-building fashion. BACK THE WILDCATS +4.5 (-105).
Over/Under (O/U)
Respect the total here with no lean either way.
PASS.
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