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Preakness Stakes: is Stradivari a Horse with no Name?
Well, of course he has a name. In fact, he is named after a musical instrument make active during the 17th and 18th centuries. But he has not made a name for himself yet. That all may change, however, on May 21st at the Preakness Stakes. In addition to obvious horse betting favorite Nyquist and Exaggerator – favorite to in the category of “horses who would win Preakness in an alternative reality where Nyquist doesn’t exist” – the most often repeated name among people who bet on horses is that of Stradivari. Why is that?
Western Conference Final Moves to Oklahoma City tied 1-1
Online betting favorites Golden State Warriors rained down an ungodly firestorm upon the Oklahoma City Thunder. We’re talking scorched earth. They massacred them. But you already know that. In fact, you already knew it before it even happened. It was yesterday’s news the day prior. It was as expected as thunder is expected after lightning. Speaking of which, people betting on basketball known that lightning doesn’t usually strike twice – and apparently neither does Thunder for that matter, at least not two times in a row. The real story here remains OKC’s game 1 win.
The Blues are Going to Need a Bigger Boat for Game 3
It is agreed among sports betting pundits that the San Jose Sharks have outplayed the St. Louis Blues on both games of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference Finals. The difference between game 1 (which the Blues won 2-1) and game (which the Sharks won 4-0) is that in the former San Jose outshot but did not outscore St. Louis, while they did both in the latter. To the surprise of no one betting on hockey, even Blues coach Ken Hitchcock admitted that “we didn’t play very well” after game 2.
Cherry Wine Draws Post 1 but Nyquist Remains the Favorite
Cherry Wine may have drawn post 1 in the Preakness Stakes, but Nyquist remains the horse betting favorite for the second leg of the Triple Crown – to be raced this Saturday 21st. The draw for the race was held on May 18th and went thusly:
Federer skipping French Open is good news for Djokovic
Novak Djokovic’s tennis betting odds of finally winning a French Open may have improved thanks – indirectly – to Roger Federer’s withdrawal from Roland Garros. The Swiss would have been seeded third at the French Open; his pulling out of the tournament means that Rafael Nadal will be moved up to the 4th seeding. As a result, the chance of a quarterfinal rematch between Nadal and Djokovic becomes null and void – meaning that the Serb should in theory have no trouble making it past that stage. Nadal is known as the King of Clay and has won the French Open 9 times; or, if you prefer, nine more times than Djokovic.
Canelo Alvarez Officially Vacates WBC Middleweight Title
Fans who bet on boxing will have to wait longer than the vaunted “15 days” to see Saul ‘Canelo Alvarez’-Gennady Golovkin fight. The Mexican redhead has officially vacated the WBC middleweight championship in order to avoid quote-unquote artificial deadlines – methinks it’s something else he’s trying to avoid. The World Boxing Council had decreed a 15-day period for Golden Boy Promotions to finalize a unification bout with GGG. With this new development, the mandatory challenger and interim champ Triple G becomes the new and undisputed title-holder. It appears as if Canelo’s whiteness is not the only trait he shares with paper.
UEFA Europa League: Sevilla makes Liverpool a footnote
Soccer betting experts like to say that history is written by the victors, and Sevilla made history by becoming the first-ever five-time (or as Booker T would put it, Five Time, Five Time, Five Time, Five Time, Five Time!) UEFA Europa League champion, the first team to win the title three times in a row (2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016), and the only squad to win the tournament more than twice without ever losing a final. As a result, Liverpool – though a slight favorite among people who bet on soccer going in – has been reduced to a mere footnote in the annals of European football.
The Preakness Stakes: Attack of the Eight New Shooters
Like any good sequel, the Preakness Stakes – the second leg of the Triple Crown Championship – will feature returning characters. First and foremost, fan and horse betting favorite, our hero, Nyquist. Also, we of course have the Rochefort to Nyquist’s D’Artagnan, Exaggerator. Lani has also been confirmed, while Gun Runner has not been ruled out. But it is the new additions to the cast that our protagonist has to keep an eye out on. At least eight new shooters – horses who did not run in the Kentucky Derby – will attempt to give Nyquist a run for his money – or rather his owner’s money (horses have no use for currency as opposed to people who bet on horses).
Cavaliers Obliterate Raptors in Game 1
Online betting favorites Cavaliers really made quite the statement as they took the Toronto Raptors to school on game 1 of the Easter Conference Finals. The team lead by, the closest thing we’ll get to a real life Monstar, LeBron James demolished Toronto 115 to 84. The result was a lot of sad Canadians, and we’re assuming around 17,000 crying Jordan memes in Drake’s Twitter mentions. This series is going to be an uphill battle for the team from the North.
Oklahoma City Thunder versus GS Warriors Game 2 Tonight
Tonight game 2 of the NBA playoffs Western Conference Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors will take place at the Oracle Arena. The Stephen Curry-led team will look to avenge their surprising loss in game 1 and tie the series, while the Thunder will attempt to sustain their wave of momentum that had them stun the favorites and shock the entire world. Unlike what everybody thought a few days ago, this series could actually go either way.