Today’s best bet: NEW YORK KNICKS (-7) over Boston Celtics
■ Here are two teams going in opposite directions to end the season. The Knicks have won 15 of their past 16 games, while the Celtics have lost 11 of their past 16. These two teams played twice in March and the Knicks won both contests by double digits. The Knicks are a scoring machine; look for them to overwhelm the Celtics.
Michael “The Wizard” Kipness, a professional horse racing handicapper since 1986, analyzes the eight-horse field for Saturday’s 149th Preakness Stakes.
Four of the five biggest long shots to win the PGA Championship have cashed tickets in the past 15 years, according to sportsoddshistory.com.
The bettor placed the $100 three-team futures parlay in May 2023 on the World Series, Super Bowl and NBA Finals winners that would have paid $1.7 million.
Jon Rahm is the +1850 fifth choice at Circa Sports to win the PGA Championship. VSiN host Wes Reynolds has made Rahm one of his best bets to win the event.
Scottie Scheffler became the first golfer since Tiger Woods in 2007-08 to win four of five PGA Tour starts when he won the RBC Heritage the week after winning the Masters.
The Las Vegas Aces will open their pursuit of a three-peat as WNBA champions against the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Kansas City Chiefs will kick off their quest for a three-peat against the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL’s season opener. Sportsbook already have lines posted.
The Aces are favored at the Westgate SuperBook to win their third consecutive WNBA championship. The New York Liberty are the second choice.
The Aces are favored at the Westgate SuperBook to win their third consecutive WNBA championship. The New York Liberty are the second choice.
Caesars Sportsbook was the first sportsbook in Nevada to post NFL regular-season win totals in early April. The Steelers’ total has been one of the early movers.
