Slumping Yankees Face the Royals in Bronx

Yankees Lost 7 of Last 11

The Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees meet on Monday at Yankee Stadium. The teams have been moving in different trajectories lately. The Yankees have lost 7 of their last 11 games. The Royals were 10 games under .500 a couple of weeks ago. They climbed to 5 games under, but lost two of three to Minnesota over the weekend.

The Royals will pin their hopes on the pitching of left hander Jason Vargas in this game. Vargas has a 5-2 record and a 2.03 ERA this season. He has a chance to reclaim the lead in the ERA race Monday night. Vargas saw his ERA rise to from 1.01 to 2.03 when he allowed six runs and seven hits in four innings on Wednesday.

Starting this game for the Yankees will be Michael Pineda. The right hander has a 3.42 ERA to go along with a 4-2 record this season. In an 11-7 New York win on Wednesday, Pineda allowed four runs (three earned) and six hits in six innings. He is 4-1 with a 2.89 ERA in his past seven starts.

Oddsmakers opened the Yankees as -173-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total opened at 8.5.

Both Offenses are Humming

In their last action, New York was a 3-2 winner on the road against the Rays. Bettors on New York at 126 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Brett Gardner and Aaron Judge helped the Yankees keep their longest losing streak of the season at three games when they contributed to a 3-2 win at Tampa Bay on Sunday. Gardner hit a two-run home run in the second inning off Chris Archer, and Aaron Judge compensated for a rare 0-for-4 (four strikeouts) with a memorable catch in right field.

Last time out for Kansas City, they were a 8-4 loser as they battled the Twins on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Twins at -106 were rewarded, while the 12 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Salvador Perez hit three homers in the Sunday doubleheader and drove in five runs. His next home run as a catcher will be No. 95. It will give him the franchise mark set by Mike Macfarlane. Eric Hosmer also homered in the second game and had multi-hit games in both ends of the doubleheader. In his past 11 road games, Hosmer is batting .408 (18-for-49).

MLB Betting Trends

Kansas City Royals 18-25
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Kansas City is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 10 games when playing NY Yankees
Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees

New York Yankees 25-16
The total has gone OVER in 14 of NY Yankees's last 21 games
NY Yankees is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 11 games at home
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 10 games when playing Kansas City
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Weather in
Bronx - United States

 59°F

Rain Showers
Humidity is 89%
Wind is Southeast 7 mph
Visibility is 10.004077 mi
Pressure is N/A inHg

Forecast for Bronx

 

Next up:
Kansas City at New York Tuesday, May 23

Get all your MLB Odds at Bovada Online Sportsbook.

Predators One Win Over Ducks Away From NHL Finals

Predators Surprise Run Extended

The Anaheim Ducks and the Nashville Predators battle in Game Six of the Western Conference Finals on Monday Night. The Predators are up 3-games to 2 in the best of seven series.  Saturday night's 3-1 defeat to the equally shorthanded Nashville Predators put Anaheim in a 3-2 hole. The Ducks now have to win Game 6 Monday night in the cauldron of noise known as Bridgestone Arena.

In their second elimination game of the postseason, the Ducks edged Edmonton 2-1 in Game 7 of the conference semifinals. The Ducks will have to go without 30-goal scorers Rickard Rakell and Patrick Eaves. Both stayed back in California with lower-body injuries. Goalie John Gibson also has a lower-body injury. It knocked him out of the last two periods of Game 5. Gibson said after the game he would play in Game 6, but coach Randy Carlyle was not as convinced saying Gibson would be reevaluated in the morning.

Oddsmakers opened the Predators as -140-moneyline favorites versus the Ducks, while the game's total opened at 5.5. The Preds are now up to -145-moneyline favorites. The total has also dropped to 5.

Anaheim played its best game of the series in Game 4. The match at Bridgestone Arena had the Ducks outshoot Nashville 14-2 in the first period and 36-33 for the game. But that was with a healthy Rakell, whose blistering slapper initiated scoring that night.

NHL Playoffs Betting Trends

Anaheim Ducks 56-28-14
Anaheim is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
Anaheim is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Anaheim is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Anaheim is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Nashville

Nashville Predators 52-32-13
Nashville is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games
Nashville is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nashville's last 9 games
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games at home
Nashville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Anaheim

 

Next up:
Anaheim home to Nashville Wednesday, May 24 (If Necessary)

Get your NHL odds at Bovada today.

Golden State Looks for Knockout Blow Against Spurs

Golden State One Final Punch Away From Finals

The Golden State Warriors will be looking for the final knockout blow to the injury riddled San Antonio Spurs at AT&T Center. With Tony Parker and Kawhi Leanord out for the Western Conference finals the Spurs have been giving a valiant effort, but don't have the overall talent to keep pace with the Warriors. You can add David Lee to the list of injured Spurs as well. He is having left knee issues.

No team in NBA playoff history has come back to win a series after losing the first three games. The chances that the Spurs, with or without injured Kawhi Leonard, are marginal at best. I guess you could say that the chances are slim and none and slim is saddling up the horse to leave town.

Oddsmakers opened the Warriors as -10-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total opened at 216.5. The line has held steady, but the total is now at 218.

San Antonio was a 120-108 loser in its last match at home against the Warriors. They failed to cover the +9.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 228 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Golden State got 33 points from Kevin Durant, in the route of the Spurs. 17 of which came consecutively during the third quarter after the Spurs closed within 69-65. Golden State's waves of talented players came alive when the Warriors needed them. Golden State has now won all 11 games in this postseason. They swept the Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah Jazz before taking the first three games in the conference finals. The Warriors have victories in 26 of its past 27 overall contests.

NBA Playoffs Betting Trends

Golden State Warriors
Golden State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games
Golden State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Golden State's last 7 games on the road
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing San Antonio
Golden State is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Antonio

San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
San Antonio is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of San Antonio's last 13 games
San Antonio is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games at home
San Antonio is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing Golden State
San Antonio is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State

 

Next up:
Golden State home to San Antonio Wednesday, May 24 (If Necessary)

Get all your 2017 NBA Odds at Bovada Online Sportsbook

Cavs Look for 2-0 Lead on Celtics

Cavs Have Momentum

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be trying go up 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday when they take on the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. The Celtics, who lost the first two games of their first-round series with the Chicago Bulls at home, had won five straight at home since then before losing the opener of this series.

Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -5-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game's total opened at 220. The Cavs are not 6-point favorites and the total is now 219.

Cleveland was a 117-104 winner in its last match on the road against the Celtics. They covered the -4-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 221 sent OVER bettors to the payout window. The win was the Cavs' 12th straight in the playoffs. This goes back to the last three games of the finals last year. James has scored 30 points in seven straight games as he looks to visit the finals for the seventh straight season.

One thing the Celtics would love to bring to the table is more offense from Isaiah Thomas. Boston's little big man, who named All-NBA second team Thursday. Thomas was hounded by the Cavs in the opening game, scoring just 17 points. He did have 10 assists and became the first Celtic since Rajon Rondo in 2012 with back-to-back playoff double-doubles.

NBA Playoffs Betting Trends

Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-0-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cleveland's last 15 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston

Boston Celtics
Boston is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Boston is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home
Boston is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston's last 15 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland

 

Next up:
Cleveland home to Boston Sunday, May 21

Get all your 2017 NBA Odds at Bovada Online Sportsbook

Online Racebook Tips on Doubling Profits During the Triple Crown

Online Racebook has Great Preakness Odds

The 2017 Triple Crown of Horse Racing continues this Saturday, March 20. Always Dreaming will try to add the second jewel to his headgear by winning the Preakness Stakes. For online bookies, the Triple Crown is the busiest time of the year in the online racebook. Keep reading to find out how bookmakers can double profits during the Triple Crown.

Triple Crown Race Days

Horseplayers love Triple Crown Race Days. Pools are larger. Many non-horseplayers get in on the action. Great races abound from every track in the United States.

Bottom line? For horseplayers, there’s more money to be won. On Saturday, May 20, an agent’s racebook players are going to bet on the Preakness Stakes. That’s a given. But, those same players are also going to wager on all the other stakes action.

That’s not the only good news. On Triple Crown Race Days, non-horseplayers get in on the action. What it means is that online racebook agents get action from basketball, and baseball bettors.

Educate Players About the Triple Crown

The best way to ensure doubling profits during the Triple Crown is through education. Many sports bettors do not understand horse racing betting. This lack of knowledge can be an advantage to bookmakers.

The difference between sports betting and horse racing are the odds. Horseplayers won’t wager on a horse to win a race unless they see value. Value is more than even money. In horse racing, the vig is taken care of by the odds.

3 to 1 on a $2 bet leads to a $7-dollar payout. $7 subtract $2 equals $5 profit. There is no other sport in the world that pays out the way that horse racing does. Agents must alert their players to this fact.

Promote Triple Crown Race Days

Promotion doesn’t come after education. They go hand in hand. NBC has promoted the Preakness Stakes non-stop since the Kentucky Derby. NBC is going to promote the Belmont Stakes non-stop after the Preakness Stakes.

More than likely, an agent’s players will know about the big Triple Crown race that Saturday. But, to get the most action, online racebook agents must promote to their players. What’s the best way to do this? Alerting players about the Kentucky Derby payouts is a great way to promote the Preakness and the Belmont.

Check out the 2017 Kentucky Derby chart created by Equibase. The payouts are staggering. They should encourage action on the Preakness from any player, sports or horses.

How to Double Profits on Triple Crown

Online bookies should do the following:

1. Educate sports bettors about horse racing betting


2. Pull out specific payouts from the 2017 Kentucky Derby chart


3. Create promotional materials for sports bettors about how much they can win on a Triple Crown Race Day


4. Promote other stakes races on Triple Crown Race Day

If agents follow the above steps, they won’t just double profits during the Triple Crown. There’s a good chance they will double profits on Preakness Stakes Day and Belmont Stakes Day.

Americas Cardroom

Americas Cardroom is Top US Facing Poker Site

• Americas Cardroom -- Americas Cardroom is one of the world’s most trusted names in online poker. Americas Cardroom is pleased to accept online poker players from around the world. Including poker players from the United States. We feature the most generous loyalty program in the online poker industry. ACR also has a 100% guaranteed first-deposit bonus up to $1,000. Americas Cardroom has an array of real and play-money online poker games. The games include Texas Hold ‘em, Omaha, 7 Card Stud and 32 Card Draw. We have a huge number of tournament options, including multi-table tournaments, sit and goes, re-buy tournaments, and bounty tournaments. Americas Cardroom is part of the Winning Network, which features the most user-friendly software in the online poker industry.


• Security -- At Americas Cardroom, we go to the greatest lengths possible to ensure that our players are provided with a safe and secure online poker environment. We consider maintaining the integrity of our games to be our biggest priority. All of our players’information is protected by sophisticated encryption technology. We also have rigorous systems in place to protect game play so as to make sure that all players conduct themselves in a fashion that adheres to online poker’s highest standards.


• First Deposit Bonus -- One of the best reasons to play at Americas Cardroom is that you can double your money the day you open your real-money online poker account.
  America’s Cardroom provides a 100% bonus on your first deposit, up to $1,000. The more you deposit, the more free cash you get.
  There’s no better time than today to make your initial Americas Cardroom deposit!


• Live poker Events -- Americas Cardroom is proud to sponsor the Latin Poker Series, featuring live poker tournaments in Chile and Peru, and the Punta Cana Poker Classic, a live poker tournament held each November at the spectacular Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Players can buy in or win a full poker package through a series of low-entry satellite tournaments.

US poker sites, the good, the bad, and the ugly!

Some US poker sites are enjoying something of a renaissance and one in particular which is generating a huge amount of interest for all of the right reasons is americascardroom.eu.

As an industry, few people would argue that online poker has been put through the ringer over the past few years and out of the many US poker sites that were around before the legislation issues came to the fore, not many of them are still around and doing business to the same kind of level that they were previously.

One that is though is the highly regarded americascardroom.eu which is referred to by so many as the number one choice when it comes to poker sites in the USA. This poker site which was established way back in 2001 always seems to generate excellent reviews from online poker players and to be perfectly honest, it is not difficult to understand why!
They accept poker players from around the world and that include the USA (apart from Residents of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Maryland, or Washington State and of course any user located within any jurisdiction where such offer of a license by Americas Cardroom or use by such person thereof shall violate any applicable laws)

Get a Great Signup Bonus as Well

They have a brilliant sign up bonus for all new players which consists of a 100% bonus up to $1000 and you have a very lenient 60 days from the date of signing up in which to claim the bonus. If you get the chance take a look at the kind of bonuses that some of the other US poker sites offer and you will agree that this offer from americascardroom.eu is one that is very special indeed.

It should also be noted that the minimum deposit is only $50 so as you can see, the investment required in order to get up and running with this fabulous site is minimal and we have all read the stories about how astute online poker players have been able to start off with a very small deposit and turn it into an amount which is very big indeed
If poker tournaments are your thing you will be delighted to know that americascardroom.eu offers thousands of dollars in prizes each and every week with a huge number of poker tournament options, including multi-table tourneys, sit & goes, re-buy tournaments, and Knock Out tournaments.

Compare what is going on here with the competition and tournament play with the other online poker rooms and you will see how good this particular site is.

Compare to Other US Facing Sites

Even if you have never played at americascardroom.eu there is a good chance that you will have heard of them due to their extensive positive media coverage and they also sponsor live poker tournaments such as LPS Chile, LPS Peru, LPS Millions and the Punta Cana Poker Classic at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

If you decide to join up with americascardroom.eu you can rest assured that you will be in safe hands and you can concentrate on improving your game of poker as opposed to worrying about how safe the site is that you are playing at.

Dodgers Face Struggling Marlins Thursday Night

Dodgers Begin 10-game Homestand

The Miami Marlins and the Los Angeles Dodgers will meet on Thursday at Dodger Stadium. The Marlins are a team trying to find an identity, while the Dodgers are trying to find some consistency.

Since opening the season with a 10-8 mark, the Marlins have gone 4-17. They endured a 1-7 record during their recent homestand. The Fish dropped two of three to the Houston Astros to cap it. The Marlins were outscored 22-4 in the three games against Houston. They got blanked 3-0 in the series finale on Wednesday.

The Marlins will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Edinson Volquez in this game. Volquez has a 0-5 record and a 4.41 ERA this season. In four of his seven starts Volquez has walked at least four batters. Including eight with nine strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings in a 3-1 setback to the Tampa Bay Rays on May 2. He left that contest with a blister.

The Dodgers will counter with Hyun-Jin Ryu. Left hander Ryu has a 4.99 ERA to go along with a 1-5 record this season. Ryu was hit hard in his last outing. It was on May 11 at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies. Ryu served up a career-high 10 runs on eight hits in four innings.The Dodgers' lost that game. He struck out four and issued a career-worst six walks on 101 pitches.

Oddsmakers opened the Dodgers as -183-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total opened at 8.

The Dodgers were a 6-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the San Francisco Giants. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -178 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.

The Marlins were a 3-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Houston Astros. That made winners of bettors who got Houston at -150 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.

MLB Betting Trends

Miami Marlins 14-25
Miami is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Miami is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 9 games
Miami is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 9 games on the road
Miami is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers 23-18
LA  is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
LA is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Miami
LA Dodgers is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Miami
LA Dodgers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games when playing at home against Miami

Weather in
Los Angeles - United States

 71°F

Sunny
Humidity is 47%
Wind is West-southwest 11 mph
Visibility is 10.004077 mi
Pressure is N/A inHg

Forecast for Los Angeles

 

Next up:
Miami at Los Angeles Friday, May 19

Get all your MLB Odds at Bovada Online Sportsbook.

Gray Faces Red Sox in Oakland Tonight

Red Sox Velazquez Makes MLB Debut

The Oakland A's will send vaunted veteran Sonny Gray to the mound tonight to face the Boston Red Sox. The game will have first pitch at 10:05 EST from Oakland Coliseum. The Boston Red Sox counter with Hector Velazquez who will be making his MLB debut. Injuries to David Price and Drew Pomeranz forced the Red Sox into making the move to Velazquez.

The delapidated Coliseum is a pitchers ballpark and should help the rookie in his debut. It also helps that Oakland is one of the worst offensive teams in Major League Baseball. Velazquez was promoted from the team's Triple-A team, Pawtucket. He had a stellar 1.55 ERA this season.

Oddsmakers have the Red Sox as -113 favorites on the moneyline. The total is sitting at 8.

The Red Sox endured a long day Wednesday. They needed 13 innings to earn a 5-4 victory that completed a two-game interleague sweep at St. Louis.

The A's won just once on a six-game trip to Texas and Seattle. The Athletics allowed six runs in four consecutive games. The Mariners then shut them out 4-0 on Wednesday.

Sonny Gray hasn't won a game since last July 26. That was seven starts ago. Gray had his 2016 season interrupted by injuries. The Athletics eventually cut his season short.

MLB Betting Trends

Boston Red Sox 21-18
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games on the road
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing Oakland
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Boston is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland

Oakland Athletics 17-23
Oakland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
Oakland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games at home
Oakland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Oakland is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing Boston
Oakland is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Boston
Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing at home against Boston

Weather in
Kansas City – United States

 85°F

Blustery Wind
Humidity is 55%
Wind is South 18 mph
Visibility is 10.004077 mi
Pressure is N/A inHg

Forecast for Kansas City

Next up:
New York at Kansas City Wednesday, May 17

 

Get all your MLB Odds at Bovada Online Sportsbook.

Game Four of NHL Eastern Conference Finals in Ottawa

Senators a Surprise in NHL Eastern Conference

Coming into the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs hockey fans expected to see the Pittsburgh Penguins, make a deep run again this spring. What they didn’t expect was that the Pens would be facing an eighth-seeded Ottawa Senators team. Especially in the Eastern Conference Finals. Now Ottawa is the only Canadian team remaining in the playoffs. The Senators have an entire country rooting for them to make their first Cup appearance since 2006-07. They lost to the Anaheim Ducks in five games. The Sens seem to have captured the kind of magic necessary to be successful in the playoffs, having won seven games in overtime through the first three rounds, including two games in double overtime.

Bet on hockey at Bodog and get a free 100% bonus.

The Penguins have been impressive thus far despite a plethora of injuries to key players. They defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in five games and beat the league’s top team, the Washington Capitals, in seven games. However, the offensively-gifted Pens have had difficulties scoring against a defensively-minded Ottawa team, managing to post only two goals in the first two games at home. Pittsburgh will need more out of their star-studded lineup on the road if they hope to crack the defensive wall that Ottawa has created around goaltender Craig Anderson. Game time is 8 PM ET.

NHL Eastern Conference Finals Betting Trends

Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Pittsburgh is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa

Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Ottawa is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Ottawa is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Ottawa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Ottawa's last 19 games at home
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Ottawa is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Ottawa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Get your NHL odds at Bovada today.

NBA Eastern Conference Finals: Will Cavaliers Be Rusty in Game 1?

Cavs Been Off for 10 Days

The Cleveland Cavaliers haven’t played since eliminating the Toronto Raptors on May 7. They’ll get their first taste of action in 10 days when they visit the Boston Celtics. Tonight's game will be tipping off at 8:30 PM ET on TNT. Will the Cavaliers be too rusty to compete at a high level? Or will this extended vacation help them?

Oddsmakers have the Cavaliers as 4-point favorites and the total is at 220.

Bet on basketball at Bovada and get a free 100% bonus.

It didn’t seem to bother them in the first round. The Cavaliers had a full week off after sweeping the Indiana Pacers, and they played even better against the Raptors, taking that series 4-0 SU and 3-0-1 ATS. The time off is incredibly valuable for James. He’s been to the NBA Finals in each of the past six seasons, and his Cavaliers are widely expected to make it seven in a row.

Boston might have betting value here despite going the full seven games against the Washington Wizards. That series wrapped up Monday night at the Garden with the Celtics winning 115-105 as 5.5-point favourites. It was the C’s who finished first in the Eastern Conference this year, although the Cavs had the better point differential at plus-3.2, a half-point better than Boston.

Eastern Conference Finals Betting Trends

Cleveland Cavaliers 59-31, 40-46-4 ATS
Cleveland is 4-0-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cleveland's last 14 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston

Boston Celtics 61-34, 50-44-1 ATS
Boston is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games
Boston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games at home
Boston is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston's last 14 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Get all your 2017 NBA Odds at Bovada Online Sportsbook