The NBA and NHL playoffs are in full swing, as is the ongoing MLB season, and we’ve been getting into the swing of things at the Tuley’s Takes home office by taking some breaks during the day to hit the batting cages and driving ranges.
We’ve been inspired to hit some golf balls by seeing 50-year-old Phil Mickelson win the PGA Championship last weekend. I’ve been kicking myself for not betting Lefty at 250-1 to 265-1, which was available here in Las Vegas. Mickelson was 300-1 at VSiN’s new owner, DraftKings, which is not licensed in Nevada, and I’m not permitted to bet at DK anyway. But I do like to bet previous champions who are being overlooked by the bookmakers and betting public.
May 23, 2021 03:21 AM
Today, the weekend wraps up with 15 MLB games, 4 NBA playoff games and 4 NHL Stanley Cup playoff games. For extensive Sunday betting analysis and line move updates be sure to join Patrick Meagher and myself this morning from 10 a.m.-noon ET on The Lombardi Line. We ll be broadcasting LIVE from the South Point in Las Vegas. We ll also be joined by VSiN s Will Hill, Jonathan Von Tobel along with Thomas Gable at the Borgata in Atlantic City.
In the meantime, let s discuss a trio of NBA playoff games today receiving notable sharp action.
3:30 p.m. ET: Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix Suns
The final five days of the NBA regular season are upon us, and as of Wednesday the Oklahoma City Thunder will have three games left on their schedule to decide their win total. For those who are unaware, Oklahoma City entered the season with a win total of 22.5 at SuperBook Sports. After a win at home March 31 against the Toronto Raptors, the Thunder needed just three wins over their final 25 games to surpass their win total. Lo and behold, we are less than a week from the season’s end, and this win total has yet to be decided.
As the losses kept coming, I asked: Is this the worst beat on a win total that we have ever seen? While I cannot answer that question, I can answer it when it comes to the NBA. Using the database SportsOddsHistory.com, I went back as far as the 1993-94 season win totals. After poring through the win totals and schedules on Basketball Reference, I can unequivocally conclude that losing this Thunder win total would be the worst win total beat in NBA histo