🏇 Kentucky Derby: Favorite draws the rail
The Kentucky Derby draw gave us the first real storyline of Derby Week.
Renegade, the 4-1 favorite, drew the dreaded No. 1 post. No horse has won the Kentucky Derby from the rail since Ferdinand in 1986.
That gave the draw immediate betting consequences, and VSiN’s horse racing crew wasted no time reacting.
On Saturday’s Ready, Set, Bet, Matt Brown and Mike Somich were live for the draw and immediately zeroed in on the biggest development: Renegade’s post position.
Mike had been looking for a reason to toss the favorite. He got one.
Mike Repole, Renegade’s outspoken owner, wasn’t backing down after the draw.
“I wouldn’t trade places with anyone heading into this Kentucky Derby. I’ll take Todd Pletcher, Irad Ortiz Jr., and the best horse in the race — Renegade — from the 1 post every time. Is it ideal??? No.” (Repole on X)
The show also featured Danny Moses, who owns a piece of both Litmus Test (No. 6) and Fulleffort (No. 20). Moses liked the draw for both — especially Fulleffort, a closer at 20-1.
👉 Listen to the Derby draw breakdown on Ready, Set, Bet →
👉 Adam Burke’s Winners & Losers of the draw →
We’ll publish our Kentucky Derby Betting Guide on Tuesday for VSiN Pro subscribers.
Not a VSiN Pro subscriber? Our Triple Crown special gets you full VSiN Pro access through the Belmont Stakes on June 6 for $14.99 — including the Derby Betting Guide and Daily Racing Form past performances.
👉 Get the Triple Crown special →
👉 Today’s Churchill Downs picks →
Renegade, the 4-1 favorite, drew the dreaded No. 1 post. No horse has won the Kentucky Derby from the rail since Ferdinand in 1986.
That gave the draw immediate betting consequences, and VSiN’s horse racing crew wasted no time reacting.On Saturday’s Ready, Set, Bet, Matt Brown and Mike Somich were live for the draw and immediately zeroed in on the biggest development: Renegade’s post position.
Mike had been looking for a reason to toss the favorite. He got one.
Mike Repole, Renegade’s outspoken owner, wasn’t backing down after the draw.
“I wouldn’t trade places with anyone heading into this Kentucky Derby. I’ll take Todd Pletcher, Irad Ortiz Jr., and the best horse in the race — Renegade — from the 1 post every time. Is it ideal??? No.” (Repole on X)
The show also featured Danny Moses, who owns a piece of both Litmus Test (No. 6) and Fulleffort (No. 20). Moses liked the draw for both — especially Fulleffort, a closer at 20-1.
👉 Listen to the Derby draw breakdown on Ready, Set, Bet →
👉 Adam Burke’s Winners & Losers of the draw →
We’ll publish our Kentucky Derby Betting Guide on Tuesday for VSiN Pro subscribers.
Not a VSiN Pro subscriber? Our Triple Crown special gets you full VSiN Pro access through the Belmont Stakes on June 6 for $14.99 — including the Derby Betting Guide and Daily Racing Form past performances.
👉 Get the Triple Crown special →
👉 Today’s Churchill Downs picks →
🏀 NBA Playoffs: Lakers for the sweep?
The Lakers have been underdogs in all four games of this series — and enter Sunday one win from a sweep as +4.5 dogs in Houston.
Cavs (-3.5) at Raptors, 1 ET (ESPN). Total: 220.5. CLE leads 2-1.
Spurs (-5.5) at Trail Blazers, 3:30 ET (ESPN). Total: 218.5. SA leads 2-1.
Celtics (-7.5) at 76ers, 7 ET (NBC). Total: 214.5. BOS leads 2-1.
Lakers (+4.5) at Rockets, 9:30 ET (NBC). Total: 207.5. LA leads 3-0.
AI analysis of Steve Makinen’s analytics report landed on two top plays for Sunday:
• Lakers +4.5
• Celtics-76ers Under 214.5
👉 Steve’s trends, systems and Game 4 ratings →
Check back Sunday morning for sides, totals and player props from Zach Cohen’s full Sunday breakdown.
👉 Zach’s NBA picks →
👉 NBA player prop projections from Opta AI →
Cavs (-3.5) at Raptors, 1 ET (ESPN). Total: 220.5. CLE leads 2-1.
Spurs (-5.5) at Trail Blazers, 3:30 ET (ESPN). Total: 218.5. SA leads 2-1.
Celtics (-7.5) at 76ers, 7 ET (NBC). Total: 214.5. BOS leads 2-1.
Lakers (+4.5) at Rockets, 9:30 ET (NBC). Total: 207.5. LA leads 3-0.
AI analysis of Steve Makinen’s analytics report landed on two top plays for Sunday:
• Lakers +4.5
• Celtics-76ers Under 214.5
👉 Steve’s trends, systems and Game 4 ratings →
Check back Sunday morning for sides, totals and player props from Zach Cohen’s full Sunday breakdown.
👉 Zach’s NBA picks →
👉 NBA player prop projections from Opta AI →
🏒 NHL Best Bets
Jonathan Davis will have his Sunday NHL card posted this morning.
Sabres (-105) at Bruins (-115), 2 ET (TNT). BUF leads 2-1.
Avalanche (-170) at Kings (+142), 4:30 ET (TNT). COL leads 3-0.
Lightning (-115) at Canadiens (-105), 7 ET (ESPN). MTL leads 2-1.
Oilers (-135) at Ducks (+114), 9:30 ET (ESPN). ANA leads 2-1.
👉 JD’s NHL picks →
Sabres (-105) at Bruins (-115), 2 ET (TNT). BUF leads 2-1.
Avalanche (-170) at Kings (+142), 4:30 ET (TNT). COL leads 3-0.
Lightning (-115) at Canadiens (-105), 7 ET (ESPN). MTL leads 2-1.
Oilers (-135) at Ducks (+114), 9:30 ET (ESPN). ANA leads 2-1.
👉 JD’s NHL picks →
⚾ MLB Best Bets
Sunday means a full card, getaway spots and plenty of bullpen landmines.
Greg Peterson has the board covered, with Adam Burke and Steve Makinen adding more later this morning.
👉 Greg’s Best Bets →
👉 More MLB coverage →
👉 MLB player prop projections from Opta AI →
Greg Peterson has the board covered, with Adam Burke and Steve Makinen adding more later this morning.
👉 Greg’s Best Bets →
👉 More MLB coverage →
👉 MLB player prop projections from Opta AI →
⚡ Quick Hits
🏁 NASCAR: Talladega chaos
Qualifying was washed out Saturday, so the Jack Link’s 500 grid was set by formula — and that only adds to the randomness at Talladega.
With no driver shorter than 10-1, this is a true superspeedway scramble. Steve Makinen’s final simulation projects Bubba Wallace (+1600) on top, followed by Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe and Brad Keselowski.
Makinen’s Top 5: Logano, Wallace, Cindric, Briscoe, Keselowski
👉 More NASCAR coverage →
👉 Simulation + odds hub →
⚽ EPL best bets →
Qualifying was washed out Saturday, so the Jack Link’s 500 grid was set by formula — and that only adds to the randomness at Talladega.
With no driver shorter than 10-1, this is a true superspeedway scramble. Steve Makinen’s final simulation projects Bubba Wallace (+1600) on top, followed by Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe and Brad Keselowski.
Makinen’s Top 5: Logano, Wallace, Cindric, Briscoe, Keselowski
👉 More NASCAR coverage →
👉 Simulation + odds hub →
⚽ EPL best bets →
