What Sports Bettors Should Know for Thursday, May 1

What Sports Bettors Should Know for Thursday, May 1

1. MLB

– With inclement weather wreaking havoc across the East Coast yesterday, there are three doubleheaders scheduled as teams makeup games from Wednesday’s postponements.

Stay caught up with lines and public betting percentages for today’s entire slate of games on our Free MLB Betting Trends page.

2. NBA

According to multiple reports, #Lakers head coach Mike D’Antoni has resigned.

— SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) May 1, 2014

3. NHL

– The Eastern Conference Semifinals start today as the Canadiens and Bruins begin their series in Boston. The Bruins are currently -179 favorites to win Game 1 and -226 to win the series at Pinnacle.

4. Horse Racing

– We’ve published a post comparing Kentucky Derby odds from CRIS, Bovada and BetOnline and public betting percentages.

Click here for Kentucky Derby odds.

– According to reports, one of the Kentucky Derby favorites will be scratched because of an injury:

According to multiple reports, Hoppertunity, the 2nd favorite (8/1 at Bovada) to win the Kentucky Derby, will be scratched today.

— SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) May 1, 2014