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NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, April 26


Boston @ Milwaukee

Game 501-502
April 26, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
115.805
Milwaukee
116.638
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1
195
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
by 5
200
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+5); Under

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NBA

Thursday, April 26

Celtics (3-2) @ Bucks

Home side won last seven series games; Celtics lost last three visits here, by 4-2-24 points, but they’re 3-1 vs spread in last four visits here. Six of last seven series games went over the total. Bledsoe was just 5-15 from floor in Game 5; Bucks need a 3rd scorer to compliment Middleton, Antetokounmpo- 5-15 ain’t good enough. Boston lost its last five road games, but they’re 12-5 vs spread in last 17 road games overall. Milwaukee won five of its last six home games; they’re 2-12 vs spread in last 14 games as a home favorite.

Wizards-Raptors
Tor 114-106, -7.5, O211
Tor 130-119, -7, O214
Wsh 122-103, -1, O217.5
Wsh 106-98, +1.5, U217
Tor 108-97, -7, U216

Heat-76ers
Phil 130-103, -6.5, O212
Mia 113-103, +6.5, U217
Phil 128-108, -2.5, O213.5
Phil 106-102, -4, U212.5
Phil 104-91, -10, U215.5
76ers win series, 4-1

Bucks-Celtics
Bos 113-107 OT, -4.5, O199.5
Bos 120-106, -1, O200
Mil 116-92, -5, O205.5
Mil 104-102, -5.5, O203.5
Bos 92-87, -4.5, U202.5

Pacers-Cavaliers
Ind 98-80, +7.5, U212.5
Clev 100-97, -8, U209
Ind 92-90, -1.5, U209.5
Clev 104-100, -1.5, U206.5
Clev 98-95, -6.5, U206

Spurs-Warriors
GState 113-92, -8, U209.5
GState 116-101, -9 O205.5
GState 110-97, -3.5, O205.5
SA 103-90, +5.5, U206.5
GState 99-91, -11, U204.5
Warriors win series, 4-1

Pelicans-Blazers
NO 97-95, +5.5, U216.5
NO 111-102, +6, U216
NO 119-102, -3.5, O215.5
NO 131-123, -6.5, O217
Pelicans win series, 4-0

Jazz-Thunder
OKC 116-108, -4.5, O205
Utah 102-95, +4, U206.5
Utah 115-102, -5, O209
Utah 113-96, -5, O208
OKC 107-99, -2.5, U207.5

Wolves-Rockets
Hst 104-101, -11.5, U215.5
Hst 102-82, -10.5, U212.5
Minn 121-105, +6, O217
Hst 119-100, -6, O217
Hst 122-104, -12, O217
Rockets win series, 4-1

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NBA

Thursday, April 26


Current NBA Playoffs betting stats:

Home Teams:

29-10 Straight Up
24-14-1 ATS

Favorites:

31-8 Straight Up
25-13-1 ATS

Over-Under:

19-20

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Thursday's NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Betting Preview and Odds

The second round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs gets underway Thursday night with the Washington Capitals hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vegas Golden Knights entertaining the San Jose Sharks.

Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals (-125, 6)

Series tied 0-0.

The term "three-peat" is in play for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, as the former hopes to travel a path to a third consecutive Stanley Cup while the latter is bidding to prevent being a speed bump on the route for the third straight year. The Penguins make what has become a familiar march to Washington on Thursday to play the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series versus the Capitals.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network, CBC, Sportsnet, TVAS

ABOUT THE PENGUINS (51-31-4-2, 49-34 O/U): Pittsburgh eliminated Washington in six games in the 2016 conference semifinals and seven in the same round in 2017 to improved to 9-1 in postseason series between the Metropolitan Division rivals. Sidney Crosby collected 13 points (six goals, seven assists) as the Penguins began their 12th straight postseason berth by dispatching Keystone State rival Philadelphia in six games. Forwards Evgeni Malkin (lower body) and Carl Hagelin (upper body) have been ruled out of the series opener despite skating with the team on Wednesday following injuries sustained in Games 5 and 6, respectively versus the Flyers. Riley Sheahan and Dominik Simon replaced those two forwards and skated with Phil Kessel during Wednesday's practice while Jake Guentzel filled in for Malkin on the team's top power-play unit.

ABOUT THE CAPITALS (53-26-8-1, 50-36 O/U): Alex Ovechkin, who recorded five points (three goals, two assists) to help Washington split a four-game regular-season series versus Pittsburgh, made good on a guarantee as the Capitals set up another meeting with the Penguins after winning four straight to eliminate Columbus in six games. Braden Holtby started Game 3 of the first-round series against the Blue Jackets and returned to his Vezina Trophy-winning form by winning four straight games for the first time in his playoff career. The 28-year-old Saskatchewan native turned aside 137 of 147 shots in the series to set up a date versus Pittsburgh, against which he struggled this season (1-2-0, 3.60 goals-against average, .897 save percentage).

SERIES PRICE (PER WESTGATE):



LINE HISTORY: This game opened as a Pick 'Em but the moneyline was bet up to -125 in the Capitals' direction with injury news announced by the Penguins Tuesday. The total hit betting boards at 6 and has yet to move.

INJURY REPORT:

Penguins - LW Carl Hagelin (Out, Face), C Evgeni Malkin (Out, Leg).

Capitals - LW Andre Burakovsky (Out Indefinitely, Upper Body).

MATCHUP CHART:



TRENDS:

* Penguins are 5-0 in their last 5 road games.
* Capitals are 16-5 in their last 21 overall.
* Over is 13-3-1 in Penguins last 17 road games.
* Over is 5-0 in Capitals last 5 home games.
* Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.




San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights (-145, 5)

Series tied 0-0.

Only two teams swept their first-round postseason series, but one of those streaks will end Thursday night when the expansion Vegas Golden Knights host the San Jose Sharks in the opener of their Western Conference semifinal. Vegas allowed three goals to Los Angeles in its half of the Pacific Division derby while San Jose manhandled Anaheim, outscoring the Ducks 16-4.

TV: 10 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network, CBC, TVAS

ABOUT THE SHARKS (49-27-7-3, 38-45 O/U): The Sharks were the most impressive team in the first round of the playoffs, opening with two wins in Anaheim before rolling up eight goals in Game 3, and expect to handle the atmosphere at T-Mobile better than they did in the regular season. San Jose will be able to counter Vegas' four lines thanks to the trade-deadline acquisition of forward Evander Kane, who had nine goals in 17 regular-season games with the Sharks before scoring three times in the first round on the top line with captain Joe Pavelski and Joonas Donskoi. Goaltender Martin Jones was outstanding against Anaheim but posted a 1-2-0 mark with a 3.32 goals-against average and .899 save percentage versus Vegas.

ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (55-24-4-3, 42-41 O/U): The Golden Knights rely on a raucous crowd at T-Mobile Arena and were dominant against Pacific opponents, finishing 20-6-3 in division play and winning three of four matchups (3-0-1) against the Sharks that included three one-goal decisions. Marc-Andre Fleury had plenty of playoff experience as part of three Stanley Cup-winning teams with the Pittsburgh Penguins and was unflappable against the Kings with four one-goal victories, including a pair of 1-0 shutouts and a 2-1 overtime win. Vegas managed only seven goals against Los Angeles but featured four players with at least 25 goals during the regular season, led by William Karlsson, who pumped in a team-high 43 tallies and scored four times to go with an assist in the four matchups against San Jose.

SERIES PRICE (PER WESTGATE):



LINE HISTORY: The Knights opened as -145 moneyline favorites for Game 1 and as of Wednesday night that number has not moved. The total hit betting boards at 5 and has also been steady.

INJURY REPORT:

Sharks - D Brent Burns (Probable, Undisclosed), RW Barclay Goodrow (Questionable, Upper Body), C Joe Thornton (Out, Knee).

Golden Knights - D Luca Sbisa (Questionable, Hand), D Clayton Stoner (Out Indefinitely, Abdominal).

MATCHUP CHART:



TRENDS:

* Sharks are 21-5 in their last 26 vs. Pacific.
* Golden Knights are 12-1 in their last 13 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
* Over is 4-0-3 in Sharks last 7 Conference Semifinals games.
* Under is 7-1 in Golden Knights last 8 home games.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, April 26

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SAN JOSE (49-27-0-10, 108 pts.) at VEGAS (55-24-0-7, 117 pts.) - 4/26/2018, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 18-27 ATS (-13.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 56-31 ATS (+19.9 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 24-9 ATS (+14.1 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
VEGAS is 29-15 ATS (+12.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SAN JOSE is 42-24 ATS (+16.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 9-2 ATS (+11.2 Units) in road games in April games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 25-8 ATS (+13.9 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
SAN JOSE is 22-10 ATS (+8.1 Units) after a division game this season.
SAN JOSE is 216-227 ATS (+483.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 3-1-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (51-31-0-6, 108 pts.) at WASHINGTON (53-26-0-9, 115 pts.) - 4/26/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 15-17 ATS (-11.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
WASHINGTON is 54-35 ATS (+4.3 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 71-38 ATS (+12.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 33-11 ATS (+12.7 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 30-17 ATS (+4.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PITTSBURGH is 24-9 ATS (+11.6 Units) in April games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 119-68 ATS (+17.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 23-7 ATS (+12.7 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 50-26 ATS (+13.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 27-9 ATS (+12.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
PITTSBURGH is 68-42 ATS (+14.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 8-12 ATS (-13.9 Units) in home games in April games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 15-11 (+5.5 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 15-11-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
11 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-1.8 Units)

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NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, April 26


Pittsburgh @ Washington

Game 87-88
April 26, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
12.256
Washington
13.562
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-120
6
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-120); Over

San Jose @ Vegas

Game 81-82
April 26, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
10.808
Vegas
12.790
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-150
5
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-150); Under

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NHL

Thursday, April 26

Trend Report

Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Pittsburgh's last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games
Washington is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Washington is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh


San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
San Jose is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of San Jose's last 18 games
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Jose is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Vegas's last 22 games
Vegas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Vegas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vegas's last 8 games at home

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Jeff Allen Sports

Thursday's Free Selection is on the Pittsburgh Penguins

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MVP Lock Club

MLB KANSAS CITY ROYALS ‑155

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Top Dog LB

NHL SAN JOSE SHARKS +125

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Total Winner Sports

MLB BOSTON RED SOX/TORONTO BLUE JAYS u8

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Pure Lock

MLB NEW YORK METS +100

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Mikey Sports

NBA BOSTON CELTICS +5 ‑105

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VIP Sports Picks Las Vegas

NHL PITTSBURGH PENGUINS/WASHINGTON CAPITALS o6

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RippleSports

MLB ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS +115