Superstars are delivering for the Blackhawks
Playoff success is largely dependant on a teams top players showing up and producing. That’s certainly the case in Chicago as Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp have posted a combined 39 points through the Blackhawks first nine games. Chicago has also settled on Corey Crawford in net and he has won four consecutive starts including a 30 save shutout on Tuesday.
Minnesota Wild: Surprising success against St. Louis has not carried over
Count us in the crowd that was surprised by Minnesota’s quarterfinal win over St. Louis. That said, a harboring of things to come surfaced during the final two games as the Wild were out shot by a 68-40 margin but still managed to pick up a pair of 4-1 victories. A combination of bad Blues goaltending, coupled with Devan Dubnyk playing largely lights out, propelled the Wild into the semifinals.
Wild vs Blackhawks NHL Playoff Prediction: While some of the the Dubnyk magic has worn off, offense is the biggest problem in Minnesota. Add in the seven points from Hawks forward Marion Hossa and Chicago has five players in the top twenty playoff scoring race. Minnesota has one player in the top twenty with the nine points Zach Parise has posted. We are taking the pucks with the higher scoring team and backing the Blackhawks with a 1000 unit wager on the spread price posted at BetOnline.
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Overlooking three recent past champions, the sportsbooks have put forth Manchester City as the favorites to win the UEFA European Champions League odds in 2019-20. It's a bold statement of faith in a side that has advanced as far as the semi-finals on just one occasion over the past eight seasons. Manchester City was established as the +350 chalk by Bovada. Defending champions Liverpool are the third betting choice at +650.
UFC 242 will see the return of Khabib Nurmagomedov to the octagon. Nurmagomedov has not fought since UFC 229, when he defended his world lightweight title against Conor McGregor.
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With 23 Grand Slam titles, Serena Williams is one shy of tying Margaret Court's record for the most won by a female tennis player. A victory at the US Open would move Williams into a tie. Although she's captured a record-tying six titles there during the open era of the tournament, Williams hasn't won the US Open since 2014. She lost last year's final to Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-2, 6-4.
The Travers Stakes is the oldest stakes race in US thoroughbred racing. It was first contested on August 2nd, 1864. Among the horses that have won the historic race was Whirlaway, the 1941 Triple Crown winner.
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