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N.Y. Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Free Game 2 Pick | NHL Preview

Islanders vs Penguins NHL Spread/Handicapping

The biggest mismatch of the postseason continues Friday night when the New York Islanders attempt to gain a little respectability against the Pittsburgh Penguins – a team that beat them in relatively easy fashion in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarter final. Sound easy?

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L.A. Clippers vs. Memphis Grizzlies Gambling Prediction & NBA Preview

L.A. vs Memphis Betting!

The Grizzlies can close out this series tonight with a win at home. They beat the Clippers in Game 5 and that was the first road win of the series for either team. Blake Griffin injured his ankle before game 5 and was ineffective, but he should go for this elimination game tonight.

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Indiana Pacers vs. Atlanta Hawks Game 6 NBA Preview & Free Pick

Pacers vs. Hawks NBA Handicapping

Something happens to the Indiana Pacers when they head to Atlanta. Maybe a few of the players sneak off to the Gold Club for some entertainment. Who knows?

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N.Y. Knicks vs. Boston Celtics NBA Game 6 Preview & Free Pick

Knicks vs Celtics NBA Handicapping

Some people get life in the NBA – the ebbs and the flows, the way many players in true Michael Jordan tradition use any perceived slight to their advantage once the playoffs come around. Then there are the New York Knicks.

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L.A. Kings vs. St. Louis Blues Free Game 2 Pick | NHL Preview

Kings vs Blues NHL Spread/Handicapping

The Los Angeles Kings find themselves in an unfamiliar position – trailing in a series! That’s right – LA won the Cup last year while going 16-4 and not trailing at any point along the way. But there is a reason that the Blues are up 1-0 – they outhit, outshot and completely outhit the Kings on Tuesday night for their first win versus the Kings in nine games.

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N.Y. Rangers vs. Washington Capitals Free Game 1 Pick | NHL Preview

Rangers vs. Capitals NHL Spread/Handicapping

Two of the hotter teams down the stretch of the NHL’s regular season meet in the Nation’s Capital Thursday night when the Washington Capitals entertain the New York Rangers in a playoff series for the fourth time in the last five years. Both teams heated up at precisely the right time in order to qualify for the postseason – the Rangers went 10-3-1 while the Caps went 11-1-1.

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Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors Gambling Prediction & NBA Preview

Denver vs. Golden State Betting!

The Nuggets avoided being eliminated in the last game in this series, but they are still down 3-2 and need a win tonight to force a Game 7 at home.

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Brooklyn Nets vs. Chicago Bulls Game 6 NBA Preview & Free Pick

Nets vs Bulls NBA Handicapping

Tonight the Brooklyn Nets pay the price for not winning Game 2 on their home court.

Road wins in the playoffs are plated with gold, and the Bulls may have nailed down the series a little more than a week ago when they sucked it up in Brooklyn and came away with a 90-82 victory after being blown off the hardwood by 17 points in the opener.

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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins Free Game 1 Pick | NHL Preview

Leafs vs Bruins NHL Spread/Handicapping

The Toronto Maple Leafs, perhaps the biggest surprise in the NHL this season begin their first playoff series in nearly a decade Wednesday night when they travel to Boston to play a Bruins team that limped into the playoffs.

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N.Y. Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Free Game 1 Pick | NHL Preview

Islanders vs Penguins NHL Spread/Handicapping

The Pittsburgh Penguins are right where they thought they would be – the #1 seed in the East and looking like the team to beat in the Conference. The New York Islanders on the other hand surprised many by qualifying for the playoffs since 2007.

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Atlanta Hawks vs. Indiana Pacers Game 5 NBA Preview & Free Pick

Hawks vs Pacers NBA Handicapping

This is why teams care about home-court advantage in the playoffs. In the first two games of this series, in Indianapolis, the Pacers could do just about whatever they wanted whenever they wanted – winning both by an average score of 110-91.

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Boston Celtics vs. N.Y. Knicks Game 5 NBA Preview & Free Pick

Celtics vs Knicks NBA Handicapping

They are home in a series that they have dominated. They are younger. They are more talented.

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Houston Rockets vs. OKC Thunder Game 5 NBA Preview & Free Pick

Rockets vs Thunder NBA Handicapping

So here’s what you can expect tonight in Oklahoma City when the Thunder try to close out the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of their Western Conference playoff series:

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Golden State Warriors vs. Denver Nuggets Gambling Prediction & NBA Preview

Golden State vs. Denver Betting!

The Nuggets were the favorites in this series, especially when the Warriors lost David Lee, but Golden State has won the last 3 games if this series and can now close out the series tonight in Denver.

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Memphis Grizzlies vs. L.A. Clippers Gambling Prediction & NBA Preview

Memphis vs. L.A. Betting!

Many thought this would be THE series that would go down to the wire and it looks that way. After winning the first 2 games in La La Land the Clippers took a 2-0 lead in the series before Memphis won the last 2 to tie it up.

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Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks Free Game 1 Pick | NHL Preview

Wild vs Hawks NHL Spread/Handicapping

The President’s Trophy winning Chicago Blackhawks look to carry their stellar Regular Season play into the post season when they kick off the Stanley Cup playoffs Tuesday night against the Minnesota Wild – a team that most thought would be significantly better that they were this year.