What Bettors Should Know for Saturday, May 17
1. MLB
– Yesterday’s Yankees/Pirates game was postponed due to inclement weather and will be played as part of a doubleheader on Sunday.
– Reds 1B Joey Votto (Quad) will be out indefinitely. Other notable injuries for Saturday’s games include:
White Sox 1B Jose Abreu, Ankle, Probable
Pirates OF Andrew McCutchen, Foot, Probable
Yankees OF Carlos Beltran, Elbow, DL
Rays 2B Ben Zobrist, Thumb, DL
– For up to the minute injury and lineup information, check out our MLB injury page.
2. Horse Racing
– The Preakness Stakes will take place later this afternoon and California Chrome a -180 to win the race and +225 to win the Triple Crown.
Click here to see updated Preakness Odds.
3. NFL
– According to 2014-15 NFL futures, the Colts have the seventh best odds of winning the Super Bowl this year. Those odds may have taken a hit when the following announcement was made:
#Colts DE Robert Mathis has been suspended four games for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.
— SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) May 16, 2014
4. NBA
– At 5Dimes the Heat are -320 favorites to win their series against the Pacers while the Spurs are -150 favorites to knock off the Thunder.
– Thunder F/C Serge Ibaka will miss the remainder of the postseason with a calf injury.
– There are no NBA games being played until tomorrow’s Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 matchup between the Miami Heat (-2.5) and Indiana Pacers. However, Bovada has released the following prop bet regarding controversial Clippers owner Donald Sterling:
Oddsmakers believe that the Sterling family will still own the LA Clippers by the start of the 2014-15 season: pic.twitter.com/pfoanWPs7t — SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) May 16, 2014
5. NHL
– Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals begin today with the Montreal Canadiens (-125) hosting the New York Rangers. According to our NHL Betting Trends, the hometown Canadiens are currently receiving 69% of moneyline bets.
– After being eliminated in the second round of the playoffs, the Pittsburgh Penguins have made some substantial moves in their front office.
Update: Penguins have only fired GM Ray Shero and NOT head coach Dan Bylsma. The new GM will decide whether to keep Bylsma or not.
— SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) May 16, 2014
6. Miscellaneous
– On Thursday we posted an article highlighting five common mistakes made by novice bettors and how to avoid these traps.
Click here to read this article.
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