Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NHL and MLB Previews and Odds - 05/26/2022

by Big Al Staff

Thursday, May 26, 2022
The Thursday sports card features NBA, NHL, and MLB action.

The National Basketball Association continues the Western Conference finals with Game 6 of the best-of-seven game series between the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors on TNT at 9 PM ET. The Mavericks won their first game of this series with a 119-109 victory against the Warriors as a 1.5-point favorite at home on Tuesday. Golden State holds a 3-1 lead in the series. The Warriors are a 7-point favorite with the total set at 215.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). 

The conference semifinals in the National Hockey League playoffs continue with two games on ESPN. Carolina hosts the New York Rangers at 7:07 PM ET. The Rangers evened this series at 2-2 with a 4-1 victory at home on Tuesday. Carolina returns home as a -160 money line favorite with an over/under of 5. 

Calgary plays at home against Edmonton at 9:37 PM ET. The Oilers have won three straight games to take a 3-1 lead in this series with a 5-3 victory at home on Tuesday. The Flames are a -150 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. 

The Thursday card in Major League Baseball has 11 games on the schedule. The Chicago Cubs visit Cincinnati at 12:35 PM ET. Justin Steele pitches for the Cubs against Hunter Greene of the Reds. Chicago is a -120 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The New York Yankees play at Tampa Bay at 6:40 PM ET. The Yankees pitch Nestor Cortes against the Rays Ryan Yarbrough. New York is a -130 money line favorite at William Hill with a total of 7.5. 

Washington is at home against Colorado at 7:05 PM ET. Patrick Corbin pitches for the Nationals against German Marquez of the Rockies. Washington is a -115 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Detroit hosts Cleveland at 7:10 PM ET. The Tigers pitch Tarik Skull against the Gladiators Konnor Pilkington. Detroit is a -143 money line favorite at William Hill with a total of 7.5. 

Atlanta plays at home against Philadelphia at 7:20 PM ET. Kyle Wright pitches for the Braves against Aaron Nola of the Phillies. Atlanta is a -120 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Minnesota is at home against Kansas City at 7:40 PM ET. Devin Smeltzer pitches for the Twins against Daniel Lynch of the Royals. Minnesota is a -180 money line favorite with a total of 8. St. Louis hosts Milwaukee at 7:45 PM ET. The Cardinals send out Adam Wainwright against the Brewers Eric Lauer. St. Louis is a -120 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. 

Boston travels to Chicago to play the White Sox at 8:10 PM ET. Michael Wacha pitches for the Red Sox against Dallas Keuchel for Chicago. Boston is a -115 money line road favorite with a total of 9. The Los Angeles Angeles are at home against Toronto at 9:38 PM ET. Shohei Ohtani pitches for the Angels against Hyun Jin Ryu of the Blue Jays. Los Angeles is a -150 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.

Two MLB games conclude the card at 9:40 PM ET. The Los Angeles Dodgers visit Arizona with Mitch White pitching for the Dodgers against Humberto Castellanos of the Diamondbacks. Los Angeles is a -190 money line road favorite with a total of 9. Oakland hosts Texas with the A’s pitching Frankie Montas against the Rangers’ Martin Perez. Oakland is a -125 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.

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