For Jack of a Better Name

Phoenix -1.5 at LA Clippers Tonight is Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals between the Phoenix Suns and LA Clippers. The Suns have the opportunity to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1993. The Clippers and Paul George saved their season with a 116-102 win in Game 5. Chris Paul is walking into the Staples Centre with the chance to advance to the Finals, which is a statement I was expecting to say in 2014 or 15 at home instead of being an opponent in 2021. With the Suns being 1.5 point favourites in a pressure situation I'm going with the Suns to win and cover. Record Straight: 53-30 Spread- 43-39-1

Montreal at Tampa Bay -200 Tonight is Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts are up 1-0 in the series after a 5-1 win in Game 1. Montreal was overwhelmed by Tampas offence, especially in the third period. I think the score was a little deceptive but the Lightning is clearly the better team. I'll take the Bolts to win game 2 and sweep the homestand to start this cup final. Record: 50-30

Arizona at  St.Louis -210 Chi Cubs at Milwaukee -155 Pittsburgh at Colorado -160 Tampa Bay -130 at Washington  Detroit at Cleveland -185 LA Angels at NY Yankees -125 Miami at Philadelphia -240 Seattle at Toronto -250 Kansas City at Boston -160 San Diego -185 at Cincinnati NY Mets at Atlanta -160 Minnesota at Chi Sox -125 Baltimore at Houston -280 Texas at Oakland -200 Detroit at Cleveland -150 Record: 663-520

Atlanta at Milwaukee -9 Tonight is Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks. The Bucks are up 2-1 in the series after the Khris Middleton game scoring 38 points and 20 in the 4th quarter. There are questions about Trae Young's availability with the injury suffered in game 3 after stepping on the ref's foot. I'm going on a limb and say the Bucks will win with or without Trae but I'll take the Hawks to cover myself and the spread.  Record Straight: 53-29 Spread- 42-39-1

LA Angels at NY Yankees -155  Miami at Philadelphia -110 Tampa Bay at Washington -110 Seattle at Toronto -230 Kansas City at Boston -220 NY Mets at Atlanta -165 San Diego -135 at Cincinnati Baltimore at Houston -300 Minnesota at Chi Sox -135 Chi Cubs at Milwaukee -240 Arizona at St.Louis -155 Pittsburgh at Colorado -170 Texas at Oakland -200 San Francisco at LA Dodgers -155 Record: 652-517

LA Clippers at Phoenix -6.5 Tonight is Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals between the LA Clippers and Phoenix Suns. The Suns are up 3-1 in the series after a 90s classic 84-80 win in Game 4. Now the Suns have the chance to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1993. The Suns are 6.5 point favourites with the chance to advance. The Clippers will have to rely on Paul George once again to give them one more chance to extend this series. Even though they're big underdogs I'm going with the Clippers to win and cover and put the fear in Suns and Chris Paul fans going back to the Staples Center. Record Straight: 53-28 Spread- 41-39-1

Montreal at Tampa Bay -190  Tonight is Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning. These two teams meet in the Stanley Cup Final for most likely the first and last time. The Habs are the underdog no one expected to be here. After falling down 3-1 to the Leafs, swept Winnipeg, and took out Vegas in 6. The Lightning is the defending Stanley Cup Champion juggernaut that beat Florida in 6, Carolina in 5, and the New York Islanders in 6. This is the theme of the more recent Stanley Cup Finals. The juggernaut and the underdog. In this game, I don't think Montreal's Stanley Cup experience (Toffoli) will be enough to keep up with a battle-tested Lightning squad. I'm taking the Lightning to win this game 1. Record: 49-30 

Pittsburgh at Colorado -120 Philadelphia at Cincinnati -155 LA Angels at NY Yankees -160 NY Mets at Washington -130 Detroit at Cleveland -155 Kansas City at Boston -150 Baltimore at Houston -320 Chi Cubs at Milwaukee -150 Arizona at St.Louis -170  San Francisco at LA Dodgers -175 Record: 647-512

Milwaukee -4.5 at Atlanta Tonight is Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks. The series is tied at 1 after the Bucks blew out game 2 125-91 in which the bench players got the majority of the play down the stretch. This was one of the first times a playoff game actually looked like a Wednesday night game in February. The Bucks are favoured by 4.5 and I have my ultimate trust in this Milwaukee team now. I'm going with the Bucks to win and cover no matter how many points Trae Young can score. Record Straight: 52-28 Spread- 40-39-1

Baltimore at Toronto -245 LA Angels at Tampa Bay -155 Washington -130 at Miami Philadelphia at NY Mets -120 NY Yankees -150 at Boston Atlanta at Cincinnati -145 Houston -170 at Detroit Seattle at Chi Sox -200 Colorado at Milwaukee -200 Cleveland at Minnesota -140 Pittsburgh at St.Louis -140 Kansas City -115 at Texas Oakland at San Francisco -160 Arizona at San Diego -270 Seattle at Chi Sox Chi Cubs at LA Dodgers -200 Record: 638-505