What a weekend we?ve got, with not one, but two major pro sports championship titles on the line. In the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers can win the 2009 NBA Championship with a victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday. And the Stanley Cup is up for grabs when the Detroit Red Wings host the Pittsburgh Penguins for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final Friday. In MLB action, it?s a Subway Series weekend in NYC as the Mets battle the Yankees in inter-league play at Yankee Stadium. In Hot Props, wager on UFC 99 on Saturday.
TRIVIA:
Which NHL team won the Stanley Cup in 1994, ending a 54-year cup-less drought?
1. Toronto Maple Leafs
2. Boston Bruins
3. Detroit Red Wings
4. New York Rangers
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
NBA FINALS:
Sunday
LOS ANGELES LAKERS @ ORLANDO MAGIC
8:05 pm ET, ABC
The Los Angeles Lakers can win the 2009 NBA Championship with a victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.
In Game 4 on Thursday, the Lakers tied the game in the final minute of regulation to force overtime, and ended up winning 99-91. The victory gave Los Angeles a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
The Lakers won the game as 1.5-point road underdog and the score went under the total of 200.5.
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its past six overall while Orlando is 2-4 SU in its past six overall.
The Lakers are 19-6 SU in the past 25 meetings with Orlando, and 9-4 SU in the past 13 meetings in Orlando.
betED Line: Magic (-3)(-110) Total: 198.5
Bet this Game!
NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS:
Friday
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS @ DETROIT RED WINGS
8:05 pm ET, NBC, CBC
The Stanley Cup is up for grabs when the Detroit Red Wings host the Pittsburgh Penguins for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final Friday.
Pittsburgh tied the best-of-seven NHL championship series at 3-3 with a 2-1 win in Game 6 Tuesday.
Tyler Kennedy's third-period marker stood up as the winner as the Penguins cashed as -150 home favorites and the score went well under the 5.5-goal total.
There is a strong Under trend, as the total has gone under in five of the past seven meetings between Detroit and Pittsburgh, in six of the past eight meetings in Detroit, as well as in four of Pittsburgh's past five on the road, and in all five of Detroit?s past five at home.
Pittsburgh is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games overall while Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last five at home.
betED Line: Red Wings (-1.5)(+160) (-210) Total: 5.5
Bet this Game!
MLB:
Friday
NEW YORK METS @ NEW YORK YANKEES
7:05 pm ET, YES
It?s a Subway Series weekend in NYC as the Mets will be fighting to snap a losing streak against the Yankees in inter-league play at Yankee Stadium.
Righthander Livan Hernandez will take the mound for the Mets to start this game. Hernandez is 5-1 this season with a 3.88 ERA. Hernandez's opponent in this one will be Joba Chamberlain. The Yankees righthander has a 3.79 ERA to go along with a 3-1 record this season.
The Mets were defeated 6-3 by the Philadelphia Phillies last time out, as a -105 pick'em. The Yankees were beaten 4-3 by the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, as -155 favorites.
The total has gone over in all five of the past five meetings. The Mets are 4-2 SU in the past six meetings.
betED Line: Yankees (-1.5)(-120) (-240) Total: 10.5
Bet this Game!
Hot Props:
UFC 99: The Comeback takes place Saturday in Cologne, Germany (10 pm ET, PPV) and features Rich ?Ace? Franklin taking on Wanderlei ?The Axe Murderer? in the main event.
1. Franklin -135
2. Silva +115
Bet UFC 99
TRIVIA ANSWER:
4. New York Rangers
The Rangers beat the Vancouver Canucks in a thrilling, seven-game series to capture their first Stanley Cup since 1940.
TRIVIA:
Which NHL team won the Stanley Cup in 1994, ending a 54-year cup-less drought?
1. Toronto Maple Leafs
2. Boston Bruins
3. Detroit Red Wings
4. New York Rangers
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
NBA FINALS:
Sunday
LOS ANGELES LAKERS @ ORLANDO MAGIC
8:05 pm ET, ABC
The Los Angeles Lakers can win the 2009 NBA Championship with a victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.
In Game 4 on Thursday, the Lakers tied the game in the final minute of regulation to force overtime, and ended up winning 99-91. The victory gave Los Angeles a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
The Lakers won the game as 1.5-point road underdog and the score went under the total of 200.5.
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its past six overall while Orlando is 2-4 SU in its past six overall.
The Lakers are 19-6 SU in the past 25 meetings with Orlando, and 9-4 SU in the past 13 meetings in Orlando.
betED Line: Magic (-3)(-110) Total: 198.5
Bet this Game!
NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS:
Friday
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS @ DETROIT RED WINGS
8:05 pm ET, NBC, CBC
The Stanley Cup is up for grabs when the Detroit Red Wings host the Pittsburgh Penguins for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final Friday.
Pittsburgh tied the best-of-seven NHL championship series at 3-3 with a 2-1 win in Game 6 Tuesday.
Tyler Kennedy's third-period marker stood up as the winner as the Penguins cashed as -150 home favorites and the score went well under the 5.5-goal total.
There is a strong Under trend, as the total has gone under in five of the past seven meetings between Detroit and Pittsburgh, in six of the past eight meetings in Detroit, as well as in four of Pittsburgh's past five on the road, and in all five of Detroit?s past five at home.
Pittsburgh is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games overall while Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last five at home.
betED Line: Red Wings (-1.5)(+160) (-210) Total: 5.5
Bet this Game!
MLB:
Friday
NEW YORK METS @ NEW YORK YANKEES
7:05 pm ET, YES
It?s a Subway Series weekend in NYC as the Mets will be fighting to snap a losing streak against the Yankees in inter-league play at Yankee Stadium.
Righthander Livan Hernandez will take the mound for the Mets to start this game. Hernandez is 5-1 this season with a 3.88 ERA. Hernandez's opponent in this one will be Joba Chamberlain. The Yankees righthander has a 3.79 ERA to go along with a 3-1 record this season.
The Mets were defeated 6-3 by the Philadelphia Phillies last time out, as a -105 pick'em. The Yankees were beaten 4-3 by the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, as -155 favorites.
The total has gone over in all five of the past five meetings. The Mets are 4-2 SU in the past six meetings.
betED Line: Yankees (-1.5)(-120) (-240) Total: 10.5
Bet this Game!
Hot Props:
UFC 99: The Comeback takes place Saturday in Cologne, Germany (10 pm ET, PPV) and features Rich ?Ace? Franklin taking on Wanderlei ?The Axe Murderer? in the main event.
1. Franklin -135
2. Silva +115
Bet UFC 99
TRIVIA ANSWER:
4. New York Rangers
The Rangers beat the Vancouver Canucks in a thrilling, seven-game series to capture their first Stanley Cup since 1940.
