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April 28, 2023
SportPicks NBA Preview w/ Smokehouse Mike
Friday April 28
Play offs
Sacramento Kings (48-34)3rd in the West versus GS Warriors (44-38) 6th in the West.
GS is a 7.5 point favorite and Vegas has the total is 235.
Kings Dellavedova, finger, is out. Warriors Iguodala, wrist, is out.
Vegas action shows 73% lean toward Kings and 75% favor the over
Warriors lead the series 3-2
Memphis Grizzlies (51-31)2nd in the West versus LA Lakers (43-39)7th in the West
Lakers are a 4.5 point favorite and Vegas has the total at 219.5
Grizzlies Adams, knee, is out; Kennard,shoulder, is a game time decision;LaRavia, calf, is game time decision. Lakers’ James, foot, is a game time decision; Davis, foot, also a game time decision; Schroder,achilles, is game time decision.
Vegas action shows 58% lean toward the Lakers and 57% favor the over
Lakers lead the series 3-2
My picks from yesterday covered Baltimore wins 7-4
My record is now 12-3. since NBA play offs began. -Smokemaster Mike
Smokehouse Mike's Picks of the day:
MLB :Tampa Bay Rays -1.5
NHL: Seattle Kraken $line
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Potential Draw - Chelsea vs Liverpool
This is another Premier League fixture I am keeping an eye on in the run up to the weekend. Chelsea vs Liverpool is a fixture which ends in a draw surprisingly often. Even when one side or the other is not in great form, a common pattern is that Chelsea will take the game to Liverpool but lack the critical knockout punch to finish them off, which normally allows Liverpool to steal a point. This tends to happen more often at Stamford Bridge (where Chelsea are at home) or in cup competitions, which tend to go to extra time. At Anfield, Liverpool have a more decisive edge.
This weekend's game has Chelsea trading at about 33%, Liverpool at 43% and the draw at about 26%. I'm sceptical that Chelsea to draw at home should be trading that low. If I can finagle an entry at 25c somehow (such as via the synthetic draw, which I have posted about recently), I would be tempted to take that position. Chelsea are well capable of taking a lead into the final ...
