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Vegas Writer's Daily Recap - June 4, 2023

I went 4-2 on Saturday, including a 2-0 sweep with the Side and Total cashing in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. And lest we forget I hit the Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Tonight we get back to the hardwood, where I've dominated all postseason. I'm on a 46-27-2 run in the NBA for $16,200 since April 17. And going back 60 Days, I'm No. 5 on the Moneyboard. Tonight we continue the series with both the SIDE and TOTAL, including NBA SIDE WINNER # 32 OF 50.The Stanley Cup Final got underway Saturday night, and it was the Vegas Golden Knights taking care of business with a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers.Vegas got goals from Jonathan Marchessault, Shea Theodore, Zach Whitecloud, Mark Stone and Reilly Smith, as the Knights cashed out as a -130 favorite while the total went over by 1 1/2 goals.Game 2 is scheduled for Monday night.Updating my NHL Notes: Road teams are 46-38 in the postseason. Underdogs are 40-42 in the postseason, with a $100 wager on the pups turning a profit of roughly $1400. The Over is 44-39-1, but the Under has cashed 30 of the last 54 games. There have been 23 overtime games, and road teams are 15-8 in those games. NHL favorites higher than -150 are 14-34 on the puck line this postseason. Stanley Cup Notes:FLORIDA The Panthers have won 16 of their last 22 road games. Florida heads to Game 2 of the SCF on an 18-7 win streak. The Panthers check in at seventh in the postseason with 3.13 goals-for per game. Florida's goals-against average during the playoffs is 2.69, ranking sixth. VEGAS Vegas has now won 14 of 18 against Atlantic Division teams. The Golden Knights are on a 19-6 roll at home. The Golden Knights rank third in the playoffs with 3.65 goals-for per game. Vegas is fourth in the postseason with a goals-against average of 2.65. SERIES The home team has won the last six meetings. The Golden Knights have won six straight meetings in Vegas. Vegas is on a 6-2 roll in the overall series. Two WNBA games last night, and the underdogs split. I went 1-1, as I had both home favorites.The Minnesota Lynx nabbed their first win of the season with an 80-78 upset over the Washington Mystics, who were 8-point favorites. The total landed just shy of 160.The Los Angeles Sparks made it 2-for-2 in the second of back-to-back nights, as they beat the Seattle Storm, 92-85. The Sparks were -6 1/2-point favorites, while the total was 163.I'm passing in the WNBA. In MLB on Saturday, only three of the 10 underdogs covered, while I saw two games at a pick. The standout victory for me was the Colorado Rockies (+130 DraftKings) with a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals. During the first six games of this current road trip, the Rockies snapped a four-game skid by winning the first two in Kansas City. The Rockies are hitting just .236 in the games, yet they're averaging 6.5 runs per game. They've gotten just 17 hits and only five have gone extra. The Rockies, who are 4-7 in Interleague play, finished their series in Kansas City on Sunday before heading home for three-game sets with the Giants and Padres.

Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA and MLB Previews and Odds - 06/04/2023

The Sunday sports card features action in the NBA and MLB. The National Basketball Association playoffs continue with the second game of the NBA Finals, with the Denver Nuggets hosting the Miami Heat on ABC at 8:00 PM ET. The Nuggets took a 1-0 lead in this series with their 104-93 victory at home against the Heat as a 9-point favorite on Thursday. Denver is an 8.5-point favorite, with the total set at 216.The Sunday card in Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The St. Louis Cardinals visit Pittsburgh to play the Pirates on Peacock at 11:35 AM ET. Miles Mikolas takes the mound for the Cardinals to pitch against Rich Hill for the Pirates. St. Louis is a -150 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:35 PM ET. The Philadelphia Phillies play in Washington against the Nationals, with the Phillies turning to Ranger Suarez in their starting rotation to battle against the Nationals’ Trevor Williams. Philadelphia is a -165 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. The Tampa Bay Rays are in Boston against the Red Sox, with Tax Bradley dueling for the Rays against Tanner Houck for the Red Sox. Tampa Bay is a -115 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. Three MLB games start at 1:40 PM ET. The New York Mets play at home against the Toronto Blue Jays, with the Mets' starting Kodai Senga against the Blue Jays’ Yusei Kikuchi. New York is a -130 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Cincinnati Reds are at home against the Milwaukee Brewers, with Ben Lively taking the hill for the Reds against Adrian Houser for the Brewers. Cincinnati is a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 10. The Miami Marlins host the Oakland A’s, with the Marlins tapping Sandy Alcantara battling against the A’s Paul Blackburn. Miami is a -215 money-line favorite with a total of 8. Three MLB games begin at 2:10 PM ET. The Minnesota Twins play at home against the Cleveland Guardians, with Joe Ryan on the hill for the Twins to pitch against Triston McKenzie for the Guardians. Minnesota is a -165 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The Houston Astros are at home against the Los Angeles Angels, with the Astros turning to J.P. France pitching against the Angels’ Griffin Canning. Houston is a -150 money-line favorite with a total of 9. The Kansas City Royals host the Colorado Rockies, with Brady Singer pitching for the Royals against Kyle Freeland for the Rockies. Kansas City is a -135 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. The Chicago White Sox play at home against the Detroit Tigers, with the White Sox sending out Michael Kopeck to face the Tigers’ Matthew Boyd. Chicago is a -175 money-line favorite with a total of 9. The Texas Rangers are at home against the Seattle Marines at 2:35 PM ET. Nathan Eovaldi takes the ball for the Rangers to go against Bryce Miller for the Mariners. Texas is a -145 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The Baltimore Orioles visit San Francisco to play the Giants at 4:05 PM ET. The Orioles pitch Tyler Wells against the Giants’ Anthony DeSclafani. Both teams are priced at -110 with an over/under of 8. The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Atlanta Braves at 4:10 PM ET. Zac Gallen takes the mound for the Diamondbacks to battle against Michael Soroka for the Braves. Arizona is a -130 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Chicago Cubs play in San Diego against the Padres at 5:10 PM ET. The Cubs tap Marcus Stroman to duel against the Padres' Ryan Weathers. Both teams are priced as a -110 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN has the Los Angeles Dodgers hosting the New York Yankees at 7:10 PM ET. Bobby Miller takes the ball for the Dodgers to pitch against Domingo German for the Yankees. Los Angeles is a -150 money-line favorite with a total of 9.

Vegas Writer's Daily Recap - June 3, 2023

Four WNBA games last night, and all four underdogs cashed in.The New York Liberty laid a whopping -10 points in Chicago last night, but the Sky hung tough before losing by one point, 77-76.The Washington Mystics laid -7 1/2 to the Dallas Wings, and again, we had a tight affair. The Mystics, at home, needed to come from behind to thwart Dallas' upset bid with a 75-74 win.The Atlanta Dream used a late 20-4 run to put the scare into the defending champion Las Vegas Aces, who were laying -12 on the road. The Aces escaped with a 92-87 win.And in the nightcap, the Los Angeles Sparks went into Phoenix and stole an overtime victory from the Mercury, 99-93. The Sparks were 3 1/2 point underdogs.Tonight there is plenty of action to keep us busy, and that includes WNBA action. Two games on the card and I love both games. Tonight we play BOTH SIDES for a WNBA 2-0 ALLEY OOP SWEEP.Speaking of underdogs, MLB pups came up with a 6-6 mark on Friday, with two games a pick and another being postponed.. The standout victory for me was the Washington Nationals (+160 DraftKings) with an 8-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies have now lost five in a row, and 19 of 29. Their pitching staff has done them no favors, as we saw last night. Since April 30, the Phils have a lofty 4.98 ERA and have been bombed for 34 home runs.My biggest play of the night on Friday - my N.L. Dog of the Month - cashed in on Arizona (+112) over Atlanta. Tonight there is plenty of action to keep us busy, and that includes two more MLB GAMES OF THE MONTH. Two games on the MLB card have caught my eye, and I'm ready to deliver with my Division Game of the Month and a Division Dog of the Month. MLB GAME OF THE MONTH DOUBLE PLAYThe NHL is finally back after being off since Monday, as we have Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. I went 91-82-2 this season for $12,430 net profit, including $2,030 in the playoffs. Tonight I have BOTH the SIDE and TOTAL for an NHL STANLEY CUP POWER PLAY.NHL Notes:Road teams are 46-37 in the postseason. Underdogs are 40-41 in the postseason, with a $100 wager on the pups turning a profit of roughly $1500. The Over is 43-39-1, but the Under has cashed 30 of the last 53 games. There have been 23 overtime games, and road teams are 15-8 in those games. NHL favorites higher than -150 are 14-34 on the puck line this postseason. Stanley Cup Notes:FLORIDA The Panthers have won 16 of their last 21 road games. Florida enters the SCF on an 18-6 win streak. The Panthers check in at seventh in the postseason with 3.11 goals-for per game. Florida's goals-against average during the playoffs is 2.69, ranking sixth. VEGAS Vegas has won 13 of 17 against Atlantic Division teams. The Golden Knights are on an 18-6 roll at home. The Golden Knights rank third in the playoffs with 3.65 goals-for per game. Vegas is fourth in the postseason with a goals-against average of 2.65. SERIES The home team has won the last five meetings. The Golden Knights have won five straight meetings in Vegas. Vegas is on a 5-2 roll in the overall series.

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