What a wild night: Eight NBA and NHL playoff series with five possible closeouts provided three overtime games and three closeouts (by the Celtics, Pacers and Hurricanes). The Pacers were down 7 with 35 seconds left in overtime, but rallied to win 119-118 and eliminate the Bucks 4-1. >Watch how they did it.

>Tuley’s NBA ATS recap.

 

>Tuley’s NHL ATS recap.

Scroll down for more NBA and NHL coverage.

Download VSiN’s Kentucky Derby Betting Guide

Whether you are a casual Derby bettor or a hard-core railbird, there is something for everyone in the VSiN Kentucky Derby Betting Guide.

I have been to three Runs for the Roses, so I suppose I am closer to the latter than the former. The most exciting two minutes in sports? Try walking from Churchill Downs back to downtown Louisville with 8 grand in your pocket. That’s excitement!

The guide previews Saturday’s Derby and Friday’s Oaks and has Best Bets from Dave Tuley, Ed Sehon and Aaron Halterman as well as 1/ST BET analysts Jeremy Plonk and Millie Ball.

Two pieces that caught my eye: 

Mike Somich, an aficionado of exotic wagering, takes you through his handicapping process for picking the Derby superfecta (1-2-3-4). 

Mike comes up with custom superfectas if you are on a low ($24), medium ($81) and big ($192) budget.

Why you might want to take a look?

Over the last 10 years, the average Kentucky Derby Superfecta has paid $51,094.90 for a $1 base wager, highlighted by the $321,500 payout when Rich Strike won. 

And speaking of Rich Strike, Tuley has my other favorite nugget of advice:

If you’re reading in the middle of the week, don’t sleep on the “also-eligible” horse, #21 Baeza (who must have another scratch from the race for him to draw in), like nearly everyone did three years ago in 2022 when #21 Rich Strike shocked the world at 80-1. Baeza didn’t earn enough points in prep races to make the 20-horse field, but is a late-developing colt that didn’t race until December and took three races to break his maiden. However, his lone stakes race was a runner-up finish to Journalism in the Santa Anita Derby, only losing by three-quarters of a length, so he certainly has the right to take another big step forward.

The 15-page is now available for download by VSiN Pro subscribers.

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VSiN will have special Derby coverage all week with a YouTube-only edition of VSiN At The Track with Mike Somich and Aaron Halterman on Friday (2:10 p.m. ET) and then the two will host a Derby-themed show on Saturday (4-8 p.m. ET).

>>Check out our Derby hub for video and picks for today’s card at Churchill.

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NBA tonight

Two NBA series could end tonight:

Game 5: Warriors (+4 at Circa) at Rockets (1-3), 7:30 ET, TNT

Game 5: Timberwolves (+6) at Lakers (1-3), 10 ET, TNT

>Check here later this morning for Zach Cohen‘s Best Bets and Steve Makinen‘s Analytics Report.

>Today’s selections from the VSiN KillerSports NBA Playoff Challenge will be available shortly after 6:30 ET. 

>Estimated scores from Makinen.

>NBA Pro Picks.

>NBA Betting Splits.

>NBA Prop Analyzer.

NHL tonight

Two of the three series tonight could end:

Game 5: Canadiens (+165) at Capitals (-185, 3-1), 7 ET, ESPN

Game 5: Panthers (-106) at Lightning (-106, 1-3), 7:30 ET, ESPN2

Game 5: Blues (+150) at Jets (-168, 2-2), 9:30 ET, ESPN

VSiN hockey analyst Jonathan Davis will have his Best Bets later this morning.

>Estimated scores from Makinen.

>NHL Pro Picks.

>NHL Betting Splits.

Today in MLB

Greg Peterson already has filed his top plays for today.

Steve Makinen, Adam Burke and Josh Appelbaum will post their contributions later this morning.

>Our daily matchup page with more detail by clicking on “Matchup Analysis.”

>Makinen’s daily power ratings

>DraftKings/Circa Betting Splits

Quick Hits

Golf: Not the strongest field, but Wes Reynolds handicaps the Byron Nelson Classic. Wes shares his Best Bets with Kelley Bydlon and Matt Brown on the Long Shots podcast.

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