The NHL Stanley Cup Final, NBA Finals and the U.S. Open made for an exciting weekend of sports and set up a great week for sports betting.
In the NHL, the Florida Panthers lead the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in a best-of-seven series, while the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are knotted at 2-2 headed into Monday’s Game 5 in the NBA.
Meanwhile, J.J. Spaun won his second career PGA Tour event at the U.S. Open. Spaun made a long birdie putt on the last hole at Oakmont to finish at 1 under, which gave him a two-shot victory.
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Oklahoma City closed as a 6.5-point favorite in Friday’s Game 4 and came away with a 111-104 win to barely cover the spread.
At the BetMGM online sportsbook, 39% of the bets and 54% of the money were on the Thunder to cover. Following a loss in the playoffs this season, the Pacers are a perfect 5-0 straight up and 5-0 against the spread. They are currently 9.5-point underdogs for Game 5.
Thanks to five goals in the third period of Game 5, the over of 6.5 paid off in Florida’s 5-2 victory. The over is now 5-0 in the Stanley Cup Final this year.
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In the NHL Edmonton closed as the favorite in Game 5 — the Oilers were -115 on the moneyline. At BetMGM, 57% of the bets and 70% of the money came in on the Oilers to win. Florida is -150 to win Tuesday’s Game 6. With a win, the Panthers would win their second straight Stanley Cup.
Spaun was +12500 going into the first round of the U.S. Open. Going into the final round, where he trailed Sam Burns by a shot, he was +333.
The New York Yankees were -180 against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday and fell 2-0. New York lost all three games in Boston over the weekend. The Yankees were the second-most bet team in terms of bets and money in MLB on Sunday.
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Following their sweep of the Yankees, the Red Sox traded Rafael Devers to the Giants. San Francisco’s World Series odds went from +3100 before the trade to +2600 after the trade.
The Los Angeles Dodgers still have the best odds to win the World Series at +250, followed by the Yankees (+650), Detroit Tigers (+750) and New York Mets (+800).
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This column was provided to The Associated Press by BetMGM online sportsbook.
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