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Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NHL, and MLB Previews and Odds - 05/17/2024

The Friday sports card features NBA, NHL, and MLB action.The National Basketball Association continues the playoff season with one game on ESPN. The Indiana Pacers host the New York Knicks at 8:35 p.m. ET in the sixth game of their Eastern Conference semifinals series. The Knicks took a 3-2 lead in this series with their 121-91 victory as a 1-point favorite on Tuesday. Indiana is a 6-point favorite, with the total set at 215.5 (all odds from DraftKings). The National Hockey League playoffs continue with two games on TNT and truTV. The Florida Panthers travel to Boston to play the Bruins at 7:10 p.m. ET in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The Bruins pulled within a 3-2 margin in this series with a 2-1 victory on the road on Tuesday. The Panthers had won three games in a row before that loss. Florida is a -148 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5.The Colorado Avalanche play at home against the Dallas Stars at 10:10 p.m. ET in the sixth game of their Western Conference semifinals series. The Avalanche kept this series alive with their 5-3 victory on the road on Wednesday. The Stars had won three games in a row before that loss and still hold a 3-2 series lead. Colorado is a -120 money-line favorite with a total of 6.5. The Friday card in Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The Pittsburgh Pirates play in Chicago against the Cubs at 2:20 p.m. ET as a -112 money-line road favorite. The Philadelphia Phillies are at home against the Washington Nationals at 6:40 p.m. ET as a -270 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Seattle Mariners are at Baltimore against the Orioles. The New York Yankees host the Chicago White Sox as a -270 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The Toronto Blue Jays play at home against the Tampa Bay Rays on Apple TV+ at 7:07 p.m. ET. Two more MLB games start at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Cleveland Guardians are at home against the Minnesota Twins as a -122 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The New York Mets are in Miami to play the Marlins as a -120 money-line road favorite with a total of 7.5. The Atlanta Braves host the San Diego Padres at 7:20 p.m. ET as a -218 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Kansas City Royals play at home against the Oakland A’s at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Texas Rangers are at home against the Los Angeles Angels at 8:05 p.m. ET as a -180 money-line favor with an over/under of 9. The Milwaukee Brewers visit to Houston at 8:10 p.m. ET with both teams priced at -110 with a total of 8. The Boston Red Sox play in St. Louis against the Cardinals at 8:15 p.m. ET as a -112 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The Detroit Tigers are at Arizona to play the Diamondbacks at 9:40 p.m. ET as a -142 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Cincinnati Reds at 10:10 p.m. ET as a -218 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. The San Francisco Giants play at home against the Colorado Rockies at 10:15 p.m. ET as a -166 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5.

Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NHL and MLB Previews and Odds - 05/16/24

The Thursday sports card features NBA, NHL, and MLB action.The National Basketball Association continues the playoff season with one game on ESPN. The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Denver Nuggets at 8:30 p.m. ET in the sixth game of the Western Conference semifinals series. The Nuggets took a 3-2 series lead with their 112-97 victory at home as a 3.5-point favorite on Tuesday. The Timberwolves are a 2-point favorite, with the total set at 203 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The National Hockey League playoffs continue with two games on TNT and truTV. The Carolina Hurricanes play at home against the New York Rangers at 7:10 p.m. ET in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series. The Hurricanes have won two games in a row to pull within a 3-2 margin of the Rangers after their 4-1 victory on the road on Tuesday. Carolina is a -166 money-line favorite with an over/under of 5.5.The Edmonton Oilers travel to Vancouver against the Canucks at 10:10 p.m. ET in the fifth game of their Western Conference semifinals series. The Oilers evened this series at two games apiece with their 3-2 win at home on Tuesday. Edmonton is a -148 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.5.The Thursday card in Major League Baseball has six games on its schedule. The Minnesota Twins are at home against the New York Yankees at 1:10 p.m. ET. The Yankees are on a three-game winning streak after their 4-0 victory on the road against the Twins yesterday. The Twins have lost three of their last four games. New York sends out Clarke Schmidt to take the mound to pitch against Minnesota’s Joe Ryan. The Twins are a -122 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.The Philadelphia Phillies host the New York Mets at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Phillies are on a three-game winning streak after their 10-5 victory against the Mets on Wednesday. The Mets have lost five of their last six contests. Taijuan Walker gets the ball for Philadelphia to pitch against Jose Quintana for New York. The Phillies are a -148 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Boston Red Sox play at home against the Tampa Bay Rays at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Red Sox lost for the second time in their last three games after their 4-3 loss at home to the Rays yesterday. Tampa Bay has won two of their last three games. Boston turns to Cooper Criswell to face the Rays’ Zack Littell. The Red Sox are a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Chicago Cubs are at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Cubs ended a two-game losing streak with a 7-1 victory at Atlanta on Wednesday. The Pirates have lost six of their last eight games after a 10-2 setback at Milwaukee yesterday. Justin Steele takes the hill for Chicago to battle against Jared Jones for Pittsburgh. The Cubs are a -142 money-line favorite. The Houston Astros host the Oakland A’s at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Astros have won four in a row and six of their last seven after their 3-0 victory at home against the A’s on Wednesday. Oakland is on a four-game losing streak. The Astros turn to Cristian Javier to duel against the A’s Joey Estes. Houston is a -218 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against the Cincinnati Reds at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers had won two games in a row before a 4-1 loss in San Francisco on Wednesday. The Reds lost for the fourth time in their last five games in a 2-1 loss at Arizona yesterday. Tyler Glasnow gets the ball for Los Angeles to pitch against Brent Suter for Cincinnati. The Dodgers are a -300 money-line favorite at BetMGM with an over/under of 8.

Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NHL, MLB and EPL Previews and Odds - 05/15/2024

The Wednesday sports card features NBA, NHL, MLB, and EPL action.The National Basketball Association continues the playoff season with two games on TNT and truTV. The Boston Celtics host the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7:05 p.m. ET in the fifth game of their Eastern Conference semifinals series. The Celtics took a 3-1 series lead with their 109-102 win as a 12-point road favorite on Monday. Boston is a 14.5-point favorite with the total set at 204 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Oklahoma City Thunder play a home against the Dallas Mavericks a 9:35 p.m. ET in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinals series. The Thunder evened his this series at 2-2 with a 100-96 upset victory as a 1.5-point underdog on Sunday. Oklahoma City is a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 213.The National Hockey League playoffs continue with one game on ESPN. The Dallas Stars are at home against the Colorado Avalanche at 8:10 p.m. ET in the fifth game of their Western Conference semifinals series. The Stars took a 3-1 series lead with their 5-1 victory on the road on Sunday. Dallas is a -148 money-line favorite with a total of 6.5. The Wednesday card in Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The Baltimore Orioles host the Toronto Blue Jays at 12:35 p.m. ET as a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Two more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:10 p.m. ET. The Detroit Tigers play at home against the Miami Marlins as a -166 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The Milwaukee Brewers are at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates as a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Chicago White Sox host the Washington Nationals at 2:10 p.m. ET as a -142 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The Arizona Diamondbacks play at home against the Washington Nationals at 3:40 p.m. ET as a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Two more MLB games start at 4:10 p.m. ET. The San Diego Padres are at home against the Colorado Rockies as a -250 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The Seattle Mariners host the Kansas City Royals as a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The Philadelphia Phillies play at home against the New York Mets at 6:40 p.m. ET as a -192 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The Boston Red Sox are at home against the Tampa Bay Rays at 7:10  p.m. ET as a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Atlanta Braves host the Chicago Cubs at 7:20 p.m. ET as a -166 money-line favorite at BetMGM with a total of 8.5. The Minnesota Twins play at home against the New York Yankees at 7:40 p.m. ET as a -118 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Texas Rangers are at home against the Cleveland Guardians at 8:05 p.m. ET as a -162 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Houston Astros host the Oakland A’s at 8:10 p.m. ET as a -245 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The St. Louis Cardinals travel to Los Angeles to play the Angels at 9:07 p.m. ET as a -122 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers play in San Francisco against the Giants at 9:45 p.m. ET. Matchweek 37 in the English Premier League concludes with two matches. Chelsea is at Brighton and Hove Albion at 2:45 p.m. ET as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Newcastle United visits Manchester United on the USA Network at 3 p.m. ET in a pick ‘em match with a total of 3.5.

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