Betting Picks

If you want to talk about trends and mortal locks, then you are talking about the Anaheim Ducks in Game 5 of a playoff series at the Honda Center. The Ducks have won seven in a row when playing in that scenario.

The Golden State Warriors enter Game 3 against the San Antonio spurs with a 2-0 series lead and as six-point favorites. Can they cover? Or will the Spurs find a way to rebound from their Game 2 disaster?

Even though the Cleveland Cavaliers absolutely picked apart the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, TopBet still only has the latter listed as 5.5-point favorites in Game 2. Is that enough of a cushion for Boston to bounce back? Let's find out.

Some playoff games are duels, while others are just plain dull. The Ottawa Senators prefer the latter. In fact, it's what they strive for, and three games into the Eastern Conference final, it is what they have perfected.

The post positions have been drawn and on Saturday 10 top US thoroughbreds will be racing 1 3/16 miles on the Pimlico Race Course dirt, chasing the Preakness Stakes title and the second leg of the US Triple Crown.

The Anaheim Ducks had the Nashville Predators down in Game 3 of the Western Conference final but couldn't take them out, as Nashville rallied for a 2-1 win and the club's 10th straight playoff victory on home ice at Bridgestone Arena.

The 142nd running of the Preakness Stakes will be on Saturday, May 20 at Pimlico Race Course, affectionately known as "Old Hilltop" in Baltimore, Maryland. The second leg of the Triple Crown is one of the oldest and most important races in the country.

With Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming expected to be the heavy favorite for the 2017 Preakness Stakes, finding some value in the exotic bets is going to mean taking a gamble in trying to beat him.

When the gates open for the running of the 2017 Preakness Stakes on Saturday, there will be 10 or 11 horses in the field, but it may turn out to be a two-horse race.