Saturday Betting Recaps
Underdogs continued to bark in the NBA and NHL playoffs on Saturday as the Nuggets and Panthers pulled outright upsets while favorites only held a slight edge in MLB.
Let’s get to all the specific details with our daily recaps and also update the side and total records in each sport.NBA: Nuggets beat Lakers 119-108 Saturday night to take commanding 3-0 lead in Western Conference Finals. The ViewFromVegas is the Nuggets were 5.5-point road underdogs and +195 on the money line (game went Over betting total of 223.5 points). Road/dog/Over all 1-0 on the night. The “zig-zag” (aka “loser of the last”) was 0-1 ATS with loss by Lakers after losing prior game.
More NBA: Dogs lead 3-2 SU this round and are a perfect 5-0 ATS vs. consensus closing lines. Faves still lead 49-23 SU and 40-31-1 ATS (56.3%) overall with 1 game closing picl-’em. Road teams are also 3-2 SU and 5-0 ATS this round, but home teams still lead 46-27 SU and 40-32-1 ATS (55.6%) overall. Overs improved to 4-1 this round and 38-33-2 overall. The zig-zag dipped to 1-2 ATS this round and 31-27-1 ATS overall.