Saturday June 7th Betting Picks
It was another 2-1 night last night with my play of the day on the over in Houston/Minnesota hitting after the game was delayed. The Phillies showed up as the Reds struggles against left-handers continued and Cleveland couldn't manage to come all the way back against the Rangers. It's on to tonight's card though with the Stanley Cup Playoffs getting going again as well as a full MLB card. All lines taken from Pinnacle Sports with bet amounts "to win" on favorites and flat on underdogs Play of the Day in Bold NBA YTD: 12-13-1 (-$187) NHL YTD: 9-12-3 (-$177) MLB YTD: 51-56-7 (+$192) Belmont Stakes Thoughts I read DRock's thoughts on the Belmont Stakes and was surprised to see what he said. Quite frankly I couldn't disagree more with his idea that this is a "Hollywood" storybook finish because history tells me otherwise. No horse has won the Triple Crown since 1978 and it's not like it's a small sample size either. 11 horses have had the chance to win the Belmont for the Triple Crown since 1978 and all 11 have failed. That's not even including "I'll Have Another" in 2012 after he won the first two legs and pulled out of the Belmont. The last horse to race with a shot at the Triple Crown was Big Brown in 2008. Brown was absolutely dominant in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness and entered the Belmont as a heavy favorite; sound familiar? Well Big Brown pulled up early in that race and didn't even finish the race as Da'Tara came in to win at nearly 80-1. I'm not saying a longshot will come in today, but there is no chance I'm betting California Chrome [...]