The narrative that has dominated the first month of the 2022 MLB season can be summed up in three words. No, not “The Reds suck” (although that’s not inaccurate). Rather, we’re talking about these three words: low scoring games. As pitchers continue to light up the radar gun and hitters continue to swing for (and […]
The Edmonton Oilers avoided disaster Wednesday by steamrolling the Los Angeles Kings in Game 2 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series. Now with the proceedings heading due south to Los Angeles, the Oilers will attempt to regain home-ice advantage with a victory Friday night. It appears bookmakers and bettors like Edmonton’s chances to do […]
The Carolina Hurricanes scored more goals against the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series than they’ve allowed in five total meetings with Boston this season. Ditto for Game 2. So of course heading into Friday’s Game 3, Bruins vs Hurricanes odds show Carolina as … an underdog? Apparently, bookmakers […]
Apparently, reports of the demise of the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions were greatly exaggerated. After getting walloped 5-0 in their series opener at Toronto on Monday, the Tampa Bay Lightning responded with a convincing Game 2 victory in Canada on Wednesday. Now the series heads due south to Florida, with Lightning vs Maple Leafs […]
It took seven games and nearly a calendar year, but the Minnesota Wild finally figured out how to beat the St. Louis Blues in Game 2 on Wednesday. Now Minnesota will attempt to do something it hasn’t done since November 2018: defeat St. Louis twice in a row. Bookmakers and bettors aren’t banking on Minnesota […]
NHL playoff games are notorious for being tight, mostly low-scoring affairs — especially as the postseason drags on. They don’t get any more tight or low scoring than what the Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames did in Game 1 of their best-of-7 series. The heavily favored Flames potted a quick first-period goal Tuesday night and […]
It took the Colorado Avalanche about 15 minutes in Game 1 to show the Nashville Predators — and the entire NHL — why they’re favored to win this year’s Stanley Cup. Thus, Predators vs Avalanche odds for Game 2 should shock precisely nobody: Colorado is a colossal favorite to take a 2-0 lead in its […]
On Tuesday, the New York Rangers fired 68 shots at two different backup goaltenders over the course of 126 minutes. And their own goalie turned away a whopping 79 pucks fired in his direction. Yet New York still couldn’t escape with a Game 1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. So even though Rangers vs Penguins […]
For more than six months, the Florida Panthers imposed their will on opponents night after night on their way to finishing as the NHL’s top team. Now, after a flat performance in their first playoff game against Washington, the Panthers must summon their regular-season might to avoid falling into a seemingly insurmountable 2-0 series hole. […]
Nearly a year ago, the San Francisco Giants went 10-9 in the regular season against the Los Angeles Dodgers and won the NL West by a single game. But not before losing the first four meetings to their bitter rivals from the south, including a 2-1 defeat in Round 1. So it’s unlikely another Round […]
Last summer, they combined for 213 wins against just 111 defeats, and by season’s end only one game separated the two bitter rivals. And yet after an offseason of roster shuffling, here are the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers yet again separated by the thinnest of hairs heading into their first of 19 […]
The New York Yankees’ current nine-game winning streak has featured a little bit of everything: pitchers’ duels, slugfests, nailbiters and blowouts. It’s also featured a bunch of punching-bag opponents. All nine victories came against Cleveland, Baltimore and Kansas City (the first six at home). And the Bronx Bombers were at least a -170 favorite in […]
