NBA Odds: Resilient Raptors Take 3-2 Lead Into Indiana - Handicappers Hideaway

They were down by double-digits through most of Game 5, but the Toronto
Raptors dominated the fourth quarter to win 102-99 Tuesday night over
the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers still managed to cash in as 7-point road
dogs, but they'll be behind the 8-ball Friday night when they host
Toronto in Game 6, game time to be determined. Oddsmakers have the
Pacers as 1.5 point favorites and the total is at 194.



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This Eastern Conference quarterfinal has seen each team make multiple
adjustments to gain an advantage over the other. On Tuesday, the Raptors
benched Luis Scola and started Patrick Patterson at power forward; it
wasn't effective, as Patterson posted a minus-20 after struggling at
both ends. However, Indiana committed 14 turnovers to Toronto's seven,
handing the game and the series back to the Raptors.



Game 5 also saw the two teams go over the closing total of 194 points,
up from 192 at the open. The under was 4-0 in this series and 24-10 in
the playoffs going into Tuesday's action. Paul George helped change that
with 39 points for Indiana, while Toronto's DeMar Derozan finally broke
out of his shooting slump, scoring 34 points on 10-of-22 from the floor
and 12-of-13 from the free-throw line.



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MLB Odds: Yankees, Red Sox Resume Ancient Rivalry - Handicappers Hideaway

It's one of the most ancient and enduring rivalries in sports. The New
York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have faced each other 2,137 times over
the past 115 years, with the Yankees holding a 1,161-962 advantage
heading into their latest series at Fenway Park. Game 1 of this
three-game set takes place Friday night at 7:10 PM ET on the MLB
Network. Oddsmakers have the Yankees as a -114 favorite and the total is
sitting at 7.5 right now.



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This will be the first meeting of the 2016 regular season between the
Yankees (8-12, –5.90 betting units) and the Red Sox (12-9, +1.84 units).
Masahiro Tanaka is scheduled to take the mound for New York, while
Boston is expected to respond with Henry Owens, one of the top prospects
in the system.



Owens has been pressed into service because of injuries to the Red Sox
rotation; in his 2016 debut, the 6-foot-6 southpaw gave up three runs
over 3.1 innings in a 7-5 win over the Houston Astros (–105 at home).
Tanaka (3.14 FIP) might never be the same pitcher he was before he tore
his elbow during his 2014 “rookie” campaign, but he's played at a high
level this year, leading the Yankees to three wins in four starts for a
profit of 2.05 units.



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Hawks look to close out the Celtics Thursday Night - Handicappers Hideaway

The Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a
win on Thursday when they battle at TD Garden. The Hawks will be trying
to close out the pesky Celtics and the Celtics want to extend this one
to a game 7 back in Hotlanta.



Oddsmakers currently have the Hawks listed as 2½-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game's total is sitting at 198.



Last time out for Boston, they were a 110-83 loser as they battled the
Hawks on the road. The Celtics failed to cover in the match as a
+7.5-point underdog, while 193 combined points moved the game UNDER for
totals bettors.



Atlanta won its last outing, a 110-83 result against the Celtics on
April 26. The Hawks covered in that game as a -7.5-point favorite, while
the 193 combined points took the game UNDER the total.



Atlanta:

Team record: 51-36 SU,43-42-2 ATS

Atlanta is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games

Atlanta is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games



Boston:

Team record: 50-37 SU,44-41-2 ATS

Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games

Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home



Next up:

Atlanta home to Boston Saturday, April 30

Hawks look to close out the Celtics Thursday Night - Handicappers Hideaway

Game of Thrones Season Six Prop Bets - Handicappers Hideaway

Game of Thrones Specials



Dead Pool | Which character will perish next?

Jorah Mormont 4/1

Alliser Thorne 15/2

Ramsay Snow 8/1

Sansa Stark 8/1

Theon Greyjoy 8/1

Podrick Payne 10/1

Brienne of Tarth 11/1

Grey Worm 18/1

Daario Naharis 18/1

High Sparrow 18/1

Ellaria Sand 22/1

Margaery Tyrell 25/1

Loras Tyrell 25/1

Tommen Baratheon 25/1

Jaime Lannister 25/1

Olenna Tyrell 30/1

Drogon 30/1

Missandei 30/1

Lady Melisandre 30/1

Lord Varys 33/1

Bronn 40/1

Petyr Baelish 40/1

Davos 50/1

Samwell Tarly 50/1

Arya Stark 50/1

Tyrion Lannister 50/1

Cersei Lannister 50/1

Jaquen H'ghar 75/1

Daenerys Targaryen 75/1



When will Arya Stark regain her sight in Season 6?

Episode 2 10/1

Episode 3 5/1

Episode 4 5/1

Episode 5 3/1

Episode 6 2/1

Episode 7-10 7/4



Who will be the ruling King or Queen of Westeros at the end of the series?

Jon Snow 5/2

Daenerys Targaryen 3/1

Aegon VI Targaryen 6/1

Tyrion Lannister 7/1

Petyr Baelish 15/2

Bran or Rickon Stark 16/1

Margaery Tyrell 18/1

Varys 20/1

Sansa Stark 20/1

Euron Greyjoy 25/1

Night's King 30/1

Stannis Baratheon 33/1

Cersei Lannister 50/1

Arya Stark 50/1

Ramsay Bolton (Snow) 66/1

Hodor 500/1





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The Curry-less Warriors try to close out the Rockets - Handicappers Hideaway

The Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors will be out to win
with different objectives on Wednesday when they meet at Oracle Arena.
Warriors will be trying to win a get healthy with Curry out at least the
next 2 weeks, and the Rockets just want to stay alive. The fewer games
the Warriors have to play without Steph Curry the better, even though
they are definitely talented enough to beat everyone but the Spurs in a 7
game series without him.



Oddsmakers currently have the Warriors listed as 9½-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total is sitting at 212.



The Warriors were a 121-94 winner in their most recent outing on the
road against the Rockets. They covered the -8.5-point spread as
favorites, while the total score (215) made winners of UNDER bettors.



Houston lost its last outing, a 121-94 result against the Warriors on
April 24. The Rockets failed to cover in that game as a +8.5-point
underdog, while the 215 combined points took the game UNDER the total.



Houston:

Team record: 42-44 SU,37-48-1 ATS

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games

Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road

Houston is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road



Golden State:

Team record: 76-10 SU,46-37-3 ATS

Golden State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Golden State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 7 games



Next up:

Houston home to Golden State Friday, April 29

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NHL Odds: Game 7 for Predators, Ducks - Handicappers Hideaway

There's one more game left in the first round of the Stanley Cup
Playoffs. The Nashville Predators will visit the Anaheim Ducks Wednesday
night (10 PM ET, NBCSN) for Game 7 of their Western Conference
quarterfinal; Nashville extended the series Monday with a 3-1 victory,
as Pekka Rinne made 26 of 27 saves for the Preds.



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The Ducks (46-25-11 during the regular season) were expected to make
short work of Nashville (41-27-14) after winning their fourth straight
Pacific Division title, all under head coach Bruce Boudreau. Anaheim was
available at +800 on the Stanley Cup futures market going into the
playoffs, compared to +2500 for the Predators. But Nashville has knotted
this series despite getting outscored 17-12.



The Preds might have already eliminated Anaheim had forward Craig Smith
(21 goals, 37 points) not gotten injured early in Game 3, after
Nashville won the first two games at the Honda Center. Smith returned
Monday and played right wing on the second line with Calle Jarnkrok (16
goals, 30 points) on the left and Mike Ribeiro (seven goals, 50 points)
in the middle; Smith also took his usual turn on the power play, logging
14:23 of total ice time.



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NBA Playoffs Tuesday Preview & Free Pick- Indiana at Toronto Game 5 - Handicappers Hideaway

The Indiana Pacers head back on the road this Tuesday night to the Air
Canada Centre for Game 5 of their best-of-seven opening round playoff
series against the Toronto Raptors. The series is tied at two games
apiece and BetAnySports
has opened the Raptors as seven-point home favorites with the total set
at 192. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. and the game will be broadcast
nationally on TNT.



The Pacers have won the first and last game in this series as underdogs
in all four contests. They covered as eight-point underdogs in a huge
100-90 road win in Game 1 and this past Saturday they evened this series
up with a solid 100-83 victory as one-point underdogs at home. The
total has stayed UNDER in all four games and it has now stayed UNDER
BetAnySports’ closing line in Indiana’s last six outings.



The trio of George Hill, Ian Mahinmi and Paul George were largely
responsible for the crucial win in Game 4. Hill and Mahinmi each scored
22 points and George added 19 points to the winning cause. George has
been the team’s leading scorer in this series with 26.3 points per game
with Indiana averaging 93 PPG as a team. The Pacers are shooting 42.7
percent from the field and 34.2 percent from three-point range.



Before Saturday’s loss it appeared that Toronto was going to take
control of this series as the No. 2 seed in the East. After bouncing
back from the loss in the opener with a 98-87 win in Game 2 as
eight-point home favorites, the Raptors throttled Indiana 101-85 as
one-point road favorites in Game 3. The total has stayed UNDER in nine
of their last 12 games.



As goes the backcourt of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan goes Toronto. In
Game 3, they each scored 21 points while adding six rebounds and 11
assists. In this past Saturday’s loss, they combined for 20 points while
going a collective 8-for-27 from the floor. Lowry leads the team in
scoring in this series with 15.5 PPG, but he is shooting 32.2 percent
from the field. DeRozan was the Raptors’ leading scorer in the regular
season (23.5 points), but this average has plummeted to just 13.3 points
over the course of his last four games.



Indiana has been able to keep things interesting as a heavy series
underdog, but I think that this is about to change starting Tuesday
night. Look for Toronto to assert itself as the clear favorite with a SU
win that covers BetAnySports’ seven-point betting spread.

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MLB Odds: King Felix Day at Angel Stadium - Handicappers Hideaway

It's already been a bit of a struggle for both the Los Angeles Angels
(6-9, –3.54 betting units) and the Seattle Mariners (6-8, –3.84 units).
One of these teams will inch closer to .500 when they meet Friday night
in Anaheim. First pitch is at 10:05 PM ET on Fox Sports West. Oddsmakers
have King Felix and the Mariners as a -115 moneyline favorite and the
total is sitting at 7.5 Under is -115.



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This game features a very interesting pitching duel between Seattle's
veteran ace, Felix Hernandez (3.16 FIP after three starts), and Angels
prospect Nicholas Tropeano (2.49 FIP after two starts). Hernandez
appears to be on the decline at age 30 after 10 straight seasons of 30
starts or more. Tropeano, a 25-year-old northpaw from New York, has
quickly worked his way up to No. 2 in the injury-plagued LA rotation,
striking out batters with a decent mix of junk pitches and nondescript
fastballs.



Friday's game is also a battle between two front offices with two
different mindsets. Mariners GM Jerry DiPoto held the same post with the
Halos until he resigned last July when tensions mounted between himself
and manager Mike Scioscia, who didn't appreciate DiPoto's
analytics-based approach. The Angels now rank No. 28 in the majors in
team hitting at .590 OPS, five spots below Seattle (.651 OPS).



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NBA Odds: Warriors-Rockets Game 3 on TNT - Handicappers Hideaway

Last year, the Houston Rockets lost the first two games of their playoff
series against the Golden State Warriors. After the Rockets got home,
their city was hit by flooding. The script has changed slightly for
Thursday's Game 3 (9:30 PM ET, TNT) at the Toyota Center; the floods
have already arrived, leaving large sections of town underwater.
Oddsmakers have Golden State as a 5.5 point favorite and the total is at
215.5.



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This also isn't the same Houston team that earned the No. 2 seed in the
Western Conference last year. The Rockets (41-41 SU, 37-45 ATS) barely
squeaked into the playoffs, plagued by dissension, injuries and a
depleted bench after the failed trade for point guard Ty Lawson. Houston
didn't have much of a prayer in either of the first two games at Oracle
Arena – but at least the Rox earned a push Monday night as 9-point road
dogs.



That's because Stephen Curry missed Game 2 for the Warriors (73-9 SU,
45-35-2 ATS) with discomfort in his ankle and foot. Curry hopes to play
in Game 3, but he was also expecting to suit up on Monday after hurting
himself in the opener. Shaun Livingston started in Curry's place and
scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting.



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Royals, winners of 12 of last 13 home games, host the Tigers - Handicappers Hideaway

The Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals meet at Kauffman Stadium
Wednesday night in what should be a great pitching matchup.



The Tigers will give the ball to starter Jordan Zimmermann in this one.
Right hander Zimmermann is 2-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.



Starting this game for the Royals will be Ian Kennedy. The right hander
has a 0.66 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season.



Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 103-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.



Kansas City won its last outing, a 8-6 result against the Tigers on
April 19. Bettors who backed the Royals at -160 on the moneyline won on
the day, and the total score (14) sent OVER bettors to the payout
window.



Detroit was a 8-6 loser in its last match on the road against the
Royals. They lost as +150 underdogs, while the total score of 14 made
winners of OVER bettors.





Detroit:

Team record: 7-5 SU

The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games

Detroit is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games on the road



Kansas City:

Team record: 9-4 SU

Kansas City is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games

The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Kansas City's last 13 games

Kansas City is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home



Next up:

Detroit at Kansas City Thursday, April 21

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