Thursday Betting Recaps
Favorites dominated again on Thursday, though the Panthers had to rally in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals, plus chalk going 8-3 in MLB (see below for how well they’ve been faring this week).
Let’s get to the specific details with our daily betting recaps, and then update the spread and total records in each current major team sport (including the NBA as the Finals resume Friday night in Miami).NHL: Panthers rallied late in regulation and then beat Golden Knights 3-2 in OT to pull within 2-1 in the Stanley Cup Finals. The ViewFromVegas is they were -125 home favorites (stayed Under the betting total of 6 goals after it was raised from 5.5 in the games in Vegas). Home/fave/Under went 1-0 on the night. The “zig-zag” (aka “loser of the last”) went 1-0 as the Panthers lost the previous game.
More NHL: Favorites/home teams improved to 3-0 this round, but dogs still lead 43-39 overall in the Stanley Cup playoffs with 4 PKs. Road teams also dipped to 46-40. Overs dipped to 2-1 this round and their slim lead dipped to 43-42-1. The “zig-zag” improved to 1-1 this round, 40-31 overall.