Handicapper Alex Smith (AxSmithSports.com) is backing the Predators at plus-140 on the money line Monday over the Penguins in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Betting
We have been waiting nearly a year for the inevitable rematch of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. And so we must wait a few more days to get part three of this trilogy.
Handicapper Alex Smith (AxSmithSports.com) expects Pittsburgh to prevail, but prefers to play Ottawa on the puck line (plus-1½ goals, minus-185) and under 5 (plus-105) in Thursday’s Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Handicapper Dana Lane is backing the Oilers as plus 110 underdogs to the Ducks in Wednesday’s Game 7 and he also likes over 5½ goals (plus 120) in that game and over 5½ (plus 105) in Wednesday’s Game 7 between the Capitals and Penguins.
The Capitals are 5-0-2 against Pittsburgh in games in which Washington star Alex Ovechkin played and Sidney Crosby didn’t, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
