It should be a nice little Saturday night in Las Vegas. I'm headed to Circa to watch the Belmont Stakes followed by the Golden Knights game. Dinner at Barry's. Maybe a nightcap or three at Legacy Club. Hope to catch VSiN By The Books host Dave Ross while he's in town visiting from Kentucky. Home by 2 a.m. to finish Sunday's newsletter.
🏀 Knicks Keep Winning. The Trends Keep Cashing.
The Knicks apparently aren't buying into the Zig-Zag theory.
New York won its 13th playoff game in a row, blowing a late lead before coming back to beat the Spurs 105-104 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Friday night.
The result reinforced two trends we featured before the Finals started:
The NBA Finals outright-winner trend is now 64-3-3 ATS (95.5%) over the last 11 seasons.
Finals games have now gone 31-13-1 Under (70.5%) over the last 45 contests after Friday night's Game 2 stayed below the total.
👉 The Finals trends that keep cashing →
Zach Cohen's NBA Report
The Knicks tried extremely hard to give Game 2 away, but in the end it was Victor Wembanyama that beat them to it.
In a tie game, with 11.8 seconds left, Wembanyama secured a rebound and threw an awful outlet pass to Stephon Castle, who wasn't looking at him. The ball landed right in Jalen Brunson's hands, Wembanyama fouled him, and then New York's closer made a free throw to put the Knicks up one.
Then, on the other end of the floor, the Spurs ran a play for Wembanyama, who missed a midrange jumper that would have won San Antonio the game.
With the victory, the Knicks became the third team in NBA Finals history to win the first two games of a series on the road. DraftKings opened New York as a 2.5-point favorite for Monday's Game 3, and the team will likely be a trendy favorite.
👉 Gill Alexander still leads the KillerSports contest →
New York won its 13th playoff game in a row, blowing a late lead before coming back to beat the Spurs 105-104 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Friday night.
The result reinforced two trends we featured before the Finals started:
The NBA Finals outright-winner trend is now 64-3-3 ATS (95.5%) over the last 11 seasons.
Finals games have now gone 31-13-1 Under (70.5%) over the last 45 contests after Friday night's Game 2 stayed below the total.
👉 The Finals trends that keep cashing →
Zach Cohen's NBA Report
The Knicks tried extremely hard to give Game 2 away, but in the end it was Victor Wembanyama that beat them to it.
In a tie game, with 11.8 seconds left, Wembanyama secured a rebound and threw an awful outlet pass to Stephon Castle, who wasn't looking at him. The ball landed right in Jalen Brunson's hands, Wembanyama fouled him, and then New York's closer made a free throw to put the Knicks up one.
Then, on the other end of the floor, the Spurs ran a play for Wembanyama, who missed a midrange jumper that would have won San Antonio the game.
With the victory, the Knicks became the third team in NBA Finals history to win the first two games of a series on the road. DraftKings opened New York as a 2.5-point favorite for Monday's Game 3, and the team will likely be a trendy favorite.
👉 Gill Alexander still leads the KillerSports contest →
⚡ Smart Edge: Don't miss the moves
The NBA Finals market has shifted dramatically and Stanley Cup Final prices continue to move.
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🏒 Stanley Cup Final Game 3
The Stanley Cup Final has produced two scintillating games — unless you've been on the wrong side of them.
Up two goals with 10 minutes left and a chance to take a commanding 2-0 series lead, the Golden Knights watched Carolina rally for a 4-3 overtime win Thursday night.
Game 3 is tonight (8 ET, ABC) in Las Vegas with both Vegas and Carolina priced at -106 at Circa as of Friday night.
VSiN hockey analyst Jonathan Davis stopped by the studio with Mitch Moss and Pauly Howard and shared his Best Bet — and the wager he would stay away from.
👉 JD's Game 3 thoughts and NHL video clips →
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Up two goals with 10 minutes left and a chance to take a commanding 2-0 series lead, the Golden Knights watched Carolina rally for a 4-3 overtime win Thursday night.
Game 3 is tonight (8 ET, ABC) in Las Vegas with both Vegas and Carolina priced at -106 at Circa as of Friday night.
VSiN hockey analyst Jonathan Davis stopped by the studio with Mitch Moss and Pauly Howard and shared his Best Bet — and the wager he would stay away from.
👉 JD's Game 3 thoughts and NHL video clips →
👉 Jonathan's VSiN.com plays when they post →
⚾ MLB Today
Greg Peterson has posted his Saturday card, highlighting the spots where his projections differ most from the betting market.
👉 Where Greg's numbers disagree with today's odds →
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👉 Where Greg's numbers disagree with today's odds →
👉 Three handicappers. Three ways to attack today's MLB card →
👉 Today's top MLB player prop projections →
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🏇 Belmont Stakes: Looking Beyond The Favorite
Renegade is the 6-5 favorite for today's Belmont Stakes (7:04 ET, Fox) at Saratoga.
But maybe you don't want to play the chalk.
VSiN experts including Mike Somich, Dave Tuley and Ed Sehon have alternatives.
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Although they didn't pick him to win, Somich had plenty of positive things to say about No. 2 Powershift (14-1), so I may have a few dollars invested myself by post time.
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But maybe you don't want to play the chalk.
VSiN experts including Mike Somich, Dave Tuley and Ed Sehon have alternatives.
👉 Belmont win bets, exotics and today's Saratoga card →
👉 Eddie Olczyk, Chris Fallica and more Belmont insights →
Although they didn't pick him to win, Somich had plenty of positive things to say about No. 2 Powershift (14-1), so I may have a few dollars invested myself by post time.
👉 Check the live odds →
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⚽ World Cup Week Is Here
The World Cup begins Thursday, making this weekend the perfect time to get up to speed.
👉 Watch VSiN's World Cup preview with Patrick Meagher →
👉 Nigel Seeley's best bets before the tournament begins →
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👉 Nigel Seeley's best bets before the tournament begins →
⚡ Quick Hits
❤️ Steve Fezzik's Dating Advice
Greg Peterson's dating adventures continue to attract feedback.
This week, Steve Fezzik — a successful contestant on the old show Love Connection — weighed in.
His advice?
"Don't walk away. Run away."
👉 Fezzik handicaps Greg's situation →
This week, Steve Fezzik — a successful contestant on the old show Love Connection — weighed in.
His advice?
"Don't walk away. Run away."
👉 Fezzik handicaps Greg's situation →
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