The Philadelphia 76ers clinched the #7 seed in the East with a win over Miami on Wednesday night The Sixers matchup with the #2 New York Knicks in a best-of-seven first-round series See the opening 76ers vs Knicks odds, including series prices, series spread, and total games After finishing the regular season on an NBA-best eight-game win streak, the Philadelphia 76ers stayed hot on Wednesday night, beating Miami 105-104 in the 7-vs-8 Play-In Game. The Sixers clinched the East’s #7 seed in the NBA playoff bracket in the process, setting up a first-round date with the New York Knicks. With Jo ..read more

The No. 1 Rangers meet the No. 8 Capitals in Round 1 of the 2024 NHL Playoffs New York has opened as sizeable favorites over Alex Ovechkin and the Caps Read below for Rangers vs Capitals series odds, preview, schedule and prediction The Washington Capitals and New York Rangers are set to face off in an anticipated first-round matchup in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Rangers vs Caps series will kick off Sunday, April 21st at Madison Square Garden, This will be the 10th postseason meeting between these Metropolitan Division rivals, with the Rangers holding a slight 5-4 edge in their previ ..read more

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs play their final game of the regular season tonight The Wednesday NHL odds favor the Lightning to win at home Read below for Leafs vs Lightning prediction, odds, and starting goalies Both the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning already know who they will play in Round 1 of the NHL Playoff Bracket, essentially rendering Wednesday’s regular-season finale meaningless. However, that doesn’t mean the players don’t have anything to play for. Auston Matthews can record his historic 70th goal of the season tonight, while Nikita Kucherov can col ..read more

The NBA handed Jontay Porter a lifetime ban from the league for his role in a sports betting scandal The two-way Toronto Raptors backup center was found to have violated league rules regarding sports betting Porter disclosed confidential information to sports bettors, limited his own participation for betting purposes, and bet on NBA games Jontay Porter, a two-way player for the Toronto Raptors, is officially banned from the NBA due to his role in a sports betting scandal. The NBA announced today the decision to ban Porter after an investigation found the backup forward/center provided a spo ..read more

The Winning for Missouri Education campaign has gathered more than 300,000 signatures for its sports betting initiative The state requires nearly 180,000 valid signature to place a question on an election ballot The campaign is hoping to collect 325,000 signatures before May 5 deadline While Missouri lawmakers are embroiled in controversy, a campaign is moving closer to its goal to place a sports betting initiative question on the state’s November general election ballot. The Winning for Missouri Education campaign today announced it has collected over 300,000 signatures for its initiative t ..read more

The Atlanta Hawks visit the Chicago Bulls in the 9-vs-10 game in the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament tonight The Bulls took two of three from the Hawks in the regular season but were a game under .500 at home Below, find the Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls predictions, odds, player props, and injury news for April 17 Fighting for the unenviable right to the #8 seed in the East – and a first-round date with the Boston Celtics – the Atlanta Hawks (36-46, 15-26 away, 29-53 ATS) visit the Chicago Bulls (39-43, 20-21 home, 41-40- 1 ATS) in the 9-vs-10 game in the Eastern Conference Play-In T ..read more

The Toronto Blue Jays look for a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees on Wednesday afternoon The Pinstripes turn to former Blue Jay Marcus Stroman in the series finale, while Toronto goes with struggling ace Kevin Gausman See the Yankees vs Blue Jays odds, picks, and predictions for April 17 A riveting series finale is on tap in Toronto on Wednesday afternoon as the New York Yankees (12-6, 8-4 away) hope to avoid a sweep at the hands of AL East rivals the Toronto Blue Jays (10-8, 6-2 home). The matchup on the mound is an intriguing one with the Yankees giving the ball to Marcus Stroman ..read more

The Miami Heat visit the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference’s 7-vs-8 Play-In Game on Wednesday night The Sixers enter the postseason on an NBA-best eight-game win streak See the Heat vs 76ers predictions, player props, and picks for April 17 For the second straight season, the Miami Heat (46-36, 24-17 away, 41-39-2 ATS) find themselves in the 7-vs-8 Play-In Game in the East. A year after falling to Atlanta at home, the Heat will be hoping for a different result when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers (47-35, 25-16 home, 48-34 ATS) at Wells Fargo Arena on Wednesday night at 7:10 pm E ..read more

Both Alabama and Mississippi legislators are heading to conference committees to discuss sports betting Mississippi’s conference committee will entirely focus on online sports betting Alabama lawmakers will have to tackle sports betting, casinos, and a potential lottery in their conference Two states that have spent months discussing sports betting legalization are now depending on conference committees to move potential legislation forward. Both Alabama and Mississippi lawmakers have agreed to host conference committees to see if common ground can be met on their respective sports betting b ..read more

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers meet again in the NHL Playoffs The NHL Playoff odds favor the Cats to prevail in the Battle of Florida Read below for Panthers vs Lightning series odds, preview and prediction 2024 The  Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning renew their “Battle of Florida” rivalry once again in the NHL Playoffs. Opening Panthers vs. Lightning series odds were released Tuesday night after the Battle of Florida was confirmed for Round 1 of the 2024 NHL postseason. The odds favor the Cats to emerge victorious over their in-state rivals in the NHL Playoff ..read more