After two games in Tampa Bay, the story on the New York Rangers in the playoffs hasn’t changed: nails in Madison Square Garden, shaky outside of midtown Manhattan. Maybe they’re secretly powered by proximity to good pizza. With a series-tying Game 4 win, the Lightning dropped New York’s road record in the playoffs to 2-7. […]
The Yankees have dominated the Twins for decades. It doesn’t take a baseball savant to recognize that. How bad is it? New York is 110-39 against Minnesota since 2002. That’s an outstanding 74% win rate. It should come as no surprise that Thursday’s Yankees vs Twins odds are lopsided toward the Bronx Bombers. The pitching […]
Sportsbooks far and wide saw lopsided Golden State action for Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Bettors who provided that action got there with ease, as the Warriors evened the series against the Boston Celtics. Now it’s on to Game 3, where Boston is a home favorite in the Warriors vs Celtics odds market. Will […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning were one period away from falling into a 3-0 series hole against the New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon. Now the two-time defending Stanley Cup champs are one victory away from evening the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Final — and oddsmakers like their chances to do just that. After Tampa’s stunning come-from-behind […]
Three rounds into the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Colorado Avalanche have yet to lose a road game. Bookmakers expect that streak to continue Monday night in Edmonton, as Colorado is a consensus favorite on the Avalanche vs Oilers odds board ahead of Game 4. If the Avs meet the betting market’s expectation and post […]
All it took was one game for the Golden State Warriors to reassume the favorite’s role in NBA championship odds. After a surprising Game 1 home loss, the Warriors rolled the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the NBA Finals to even the series. Although the Warriors lost home-court advantage by way of the split, […]
As the great George Carlin said, hockey is actually three activities: ice skating, playing with a puck, and beating the … out of somebody. That said, we love the merging of those three activities into one, especially this time of year, when Stanley Cup odds take center ice. No one is doing a better job […]
With the NBA playoffs narrowed down to two teams, the focus has also narrowed on NBA Finals MVP odds. And there’s been some toggling at the top of that market. After Golden State’s Game 1 loss in the NBA Finals, Warriors star Stephen Curry lost his mantel as the favorite in odds to win the […]
It’s one thing for the Golden State Warriors to lose at home. It’s quite another to do so after leading by a dozen to start the fourth quarter. But the Boston Celtics rallied and are now up 1-0 in the NBA Finals. Still, Golden State is an even bigger chalk for Game 2 in the […]
The New York Rangers did something Friday night that no NHL team has done in more than three years: beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in back-to-back playoff games. Now the Rangers head south looking to do something no NHL team has done in … more than three years: hand the Lightning a three-game playoff losing […]
The Edmonton Oilers entered Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals having tallied an NHL-best 58 goals in the postseason, including six in a series-opening loss at Colorado. Edmonton will enter Game 3 still leading the NHL in playoff goals … with 58. After failing to solve Avalanche backup goaltender Pavel Francouz on Thursday night, […]
The New York Rangers have won seven consecutive playoff games at Madison Square Garden, including a 6-2 rout in Game 1 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals. The Tampa Bay Lightning have won 18 consecutive playoff games when coming off a loss. Translation: Something’s gotta give when the teams return to the ice Friday night […]
