Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton is officially listed as questionable for tonight’s Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
Here is what else we know:
>There was no word Wednesday on the results of the MRI on Haliburton’s injured right calf.
>The Pacers indicated that he definitely would be out if this was a regular-season or first-round game.
But this one could end the Pacers’ season with a loss to the Thunder (-6.5), so what’s a bettor to do except wait?
Well, VSiN.com senior editor Zach Cohen seems surprisingly comfortable with a Tyrese-less Pacers team:
Look at how T.J. McConnell has played in this series. He’s averaging 11.2 points, 4.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game in 18.0 minutes per game. He also had 18 points, four dimes, four boards and two steals in 22 minutes in Game 5. McConnell has been so good that Rick Carlisle has been getting heat for not playing him over Haliburton or Andrew Nembhard late in games. Well, if Haliburton is out, that problem is solved. They’ll just run with McConnell and Nembhard.
Safe to say our props guy, Dan Karpuc, is assuming Haliburton won’t play – or at least won’t be effective (much like in Game 5).
Do your own research with VSiN’s NBA prop analyzer.
CWS final pairing
LSU scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat Arkansas 6-5 and advance to the College World Series championship against Coastal Carolina.
Arkansas had a chance to end the game twice, but fielding miscues opened the door for the Tigers.
I did a wellness check on College Baseball Insiders proprietor Matt Grissom, an Arkansas native who had a 14-1 ticket on the Razorbacks. He texted back:
Not well, but hanging in there. Arkansas should’ve had that one but shit the bed.
Coastal Carolina eliminated Louisville earlier in the day with an 11-3 victory.
LSU is a -190 favorite in the best-of-three series, starting Saturday.
The Tigers are a -10,000 favorite to win the Jello Shot Challenge at Rocco’s.
MLB Today
Greg Peterson has six Best Bets for today’s menu.
Steve Makinen and Josh Appelbaum will file their daily contributions later this morning.
Quick Hits
Golf: The Travelers Championship tees off at 8 a.m. ET. >>Wes Reynolds‘ Best Bets. >>Check the golf picks page with 36 picks.
Tennis: Zach Cohen is gearing up for Wimbledon with some grass tournament picks.
College Football: On the VSiN College Football Betting Podcast, Tim Murray runs through his favorite situational spots of the upcoming season and gets a scouting report on Ohio State from former Buckeye Bobby Carpenter.
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