Good morning, Pickswise Nation, and welcome to another terrific Tuesday of sports. We have more NBA and NHL playoff action today, as well as a great MLB slate, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better!
About Last Night
Lights out for the Lakers
The Nuggets reached the NBA Finals for the first time with a 113-111 win over the Lakers last night to complete a 4-0 series sweep. We cashed our Nuggets vs Lakers Same Game Parlay at +551 odds as well as hitting with the Nuggets ML at +145 and under 224.5 points at -110 with our main game picks. The Nuggets are the -280 odds favorite for the NBA Finals with DraftKings Sportsbook now, with the Heat at +275 and the Celtics at +1600.
Panthers purring in the NHL
Three 1-goal wins have given the Florida Panthers a 3-0 lead over the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL Eastern Finals and a single power-play goal by Sam Reinhart was enough for a 1-0 Game 3 win last night. We also went 2-0 on that game, with the Panthers ML and the under, and the Panthers are now +125 odds with FanDuel to win the Stanley Cup.
Astros win 8th straight game
The Astros are on a roll in the MLB and made it 8 straight wins with a 12-2 verdict over the Brewers. That moved them within 1 game of the Rangers in the AL West as Texas lost 6-4 to the Pirates.