This Mother’s Day weekend is packed with the biggest sporting events in the world and having some in-game skins can help. From NBA and NHL playoffs to world-class racing, title games and spring staples like the WNBA and Sunday Night Baseball, there’s a wealth of relevant information to keep your eyes glued. TELEVISION.
All lines from Caesars Sportsbook unless otherwise noted.
What to watch, what to bet this weekend:
Sunday Schedule
Sunday Events
Hurricane Carolina in Boston Bruins
Match 4, 12:30 p.m. ET, TD Garden, Boston, MA, How to watch on ESPN
Line: Bruins (-135), Storm (+115)
Puckline: Storm -1.5 (+190), Storm +1.5 (-230)
Total: 5.5
Best bet: Bruins ML on storms.
Greg Wyshynski: The Bruins are another team at home. Coach Bruce Cassidy has reunited his top squad Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron with David Pastrnak. They create a target of uniform strength and thrive without the storms befitting Jordan Staalcheck lines to combat them. Meanwhile, the Bergeron curve is matched with Sebastian Aholeading lines and turn them off. In addition, the rookie goalkeeper Jeremy Swayman needs to be as competent as he was in game 3.
In the third game in a row, Carolina scored her first goal; but for the first time, the Bruins did not allow a second goal within the next three minutes to start the snowball rolling down the hill. Strong gameplay from veterans, smart coaching and special advantages of teams. Repeat those successes, and even the Bruins series.
Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix
3:25 p.m., ET, Miami, FLA, ABC
Favorite: Charles Leclerc (+125), Max Verstappen (+140)
Mike Clay: How do you not use Verstappen at near-monetary level right now? There have been five races this season, including the sprint in Italy two weeks ago. Verstappen has won all three races he has completed and is scrambling to win two in which he had to retire early because of car problems.
Pick: Max Verstappen (+140) to win
Phoenix Suns in Dallas Mavericks
Match 4, 3:30 p.m. ET, American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX, ESPN
Line: Sun (-2.0)
Cash flow: Suns (-140), Mavericks (+120)
Total: 214.5
Best bet: Chris Paul more than 30.5 total assists rebounds
Andre Snellings: Paul was going through a nightmare Game 3 in which he lost almost twice as many spins (seven) as he assisted (four), ans only scored 12 points in a loss to the Suns. The only time he’s scored fewer points after this season was in Game 4 with the Pelicans, the previous time the Suns lost, and in that case Paul came back with 22 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds in next match. Paul has been extremely good in the post-season, averaging 21.4 PPG, 9.2 APG, and 4.9 RPG (35.5 PAR) and will be back close to his typical level in Game 4.
Los Angeles Dodgers in Chicago Cubs
7:00 p.m. ET, Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL, ESPN
Start Pitchers: Walker BuehlerRHP (3-1, 2.12 ERA) vs Marcus StromanRHP (1-3, 5.13 ERA)
Line: Dodgers (-185), Cubs (+165)
Running track: Dodgers -1.5 (120), Cubs +1.5 (+100)
Total: 7.0
Derek Carty: According to my prediction system, Stroman faces the 3rd hardest match of the day and is unlikely to go as deep into the game as usual with the possibility of getting hit around and hooked early. Marcus Stroman’s 91.2 mph ball speed this year ranks only in the 21st percentile among starting pitchers.
Pick: Stroman under 4.5 attack (-108)
Miami Heat in Philadelphia 76ers
Game 4, 8 p.m. ET, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, TNT
Line: 76ers (-1.5)
Cash flow: 76ers (-130) Heat (+110)
Total: 207.5
Doug Kezirian: Only one of the first three games had a goal, and that’s because both teams shot over 45% from the field and Miami made almost half of the 29 three-point attempts. Otherwise, both teams would have experienced a scoring lull. Besides, Joel Embiid seemingly no longer his normal self, back from an injury and wearing a mask. Finally, typically as a series drags on, both defenses become more familiar with the player’s attack sets and tendencies. This will be a slow game.
Pick: Under 207.5 (-110)
