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Preview & Picks for the Best Field in Golf at the Players Championship
The iconic stats of The PLAYERS Championship brings together the strongest and deepest field of the year as 144 top pros tee it up at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; home of the PGA Tour headquarters. The best players in the world will be challenged on the Stadium Course at Sawgrass that is one of the most mentally challenging in the world. So many superlatives are bestowed upon TPC Sawgrass, and the Pete ...
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Will Raptors Avoid the Sweep in Cleveland?
The Raptors are the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed. They are running out of time to avoid a complete embarrassment in Round 2. DeMar DeRozen had one of his worst games of the season in Game 3, as the Raptors guard and leading scorer was just 3-12 from the field and scored 8 points. Yet Toronto rallied from 14 points down to start the fourth quarter and had the game tied in the closing seconds before LeBron hit the buzzer-beater fall away jumper.
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Mendelssohn is Our Pick to Win the Kentucky Derby and Wear the Roses
It’s Derby day and the anticipation of America’s biggest race has arrived. The 144th Kentucky Derby is being touted as one of the deepest and most contentious Derby’s ever assembled. Opinions are running wild on who will be the 2018 Kentucky Derby winner and wear the garland of roses in the winner’s circle. Here are some story lines and facts surrounding this year’s Kentucky Derby.
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Toronto Ready to Snap Playoff Losing Streak vs Cleveland
The Cavaliers may have escaped in seven games against the Pacers with an assist from the officials, but Game 1 in the second round will be a very tough one in Toronto against the revenge-minded Raptors. Top-seeded Toronto (59-23) was the best team in the Eastern Conference this season, and the Raptors were a league-best 34-7 at home. Cleveland (50-32) was over-valued throughout the regular season and among the biggest money burners ...
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San Jose Sharks Offering Up Value Against Vegas
We cashed in a series wager on the Vegas Golden Knights (-125) in their opening round win over the LA Kings. We had a better play posted here on Winnipeg, and the Jets delivered in less than six games at a plus price over Chicago. Vegas was -135 at some sports books over the Kings, and each victory in their 4-0 series sweep was by one goal. I attended game 2 in Las Vegas, a 2-1 double-overtime thriller in front of an electric crowd and environm...
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Tracking Closing Speeds of Derby Horses in Final Prep
There are many angles and factors used when handicapping the Kentucky Derby, but identifying closing speed is a proven profile when picking a potential Derby winner. The Derby prep schedule is completed, and the final races were the biggest Derby points races in the Championship Series with the winners receiving 100 points and the runner-up 40 points to secure their spots in the starting gate for the 144th running of the 2018 Kentucky Derby ...
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Proven Profits and Profiles for Teams off Low Scoring Games
Last night it looked like we might have another 1-0 game in major league baseball. The Indians and Twins were playing in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the nearly 20,000 fans stayed past midnight to watch 16 innings of baseball. Cleveland’s Carlos Carrasco and Minnesota’s Jose Berrios hooked up in a pitcher’s duel, each tossing 7 innings of 3-hit shutout baseball. When Edwin Encarnacion smacked a home run off the left field foul ...
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Evaluating Opening Round Series and Prices in NBA Playoffs
The NBA playoffs begin this weekend as the long road to the NBA championship begins. The NBA playoffs have always been my least favorite of all college or pro playoffs as it drags out through June. It's also been a sport where playoff experience has mattered more and top teams advance to the championship round more often. So, it's no surprise that a number of the opening round series prices are very high, with a few through the roof ...
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