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Las Vegas - Gonna roll out an MLB pick in a minute, but first, a look at what the Nevada casinos won in April. Once again, Penny slots led the charge winning $275.9 million, followed by Blackjack with $94.9 mill, Baccarat cleared $44.1, Craps $40.6, Roulette $34.3 and as usual, at the bottom of the barrel, Sports limped home with $32.4 million.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Which side are you on? A team that just came off a scintillating game seven win against the Celtics? Or, a team that has had NINE days rest to heal some nicks & bruises? Whew. Lemme throw some regular season stats at you first. In the first meeting out in Denver, the Nuggets (-4.5) grabbed a 124-119 win, covering by the hook, and went Over the posted total of 224.5. In the second game down in Miami, the Nuggets (+1) picked up a 112-108 victory, and the total went Over 217.5.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Okay. No hoops till Thursday and no ice till Saturday. Looked over each MLB game and didn't find anything that called my name. It's a hall pass for today.
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Las Vegas - Baltimore ate a 5-0 bagel yesterday courtesy of Logan Allen and the Guardians. The Orioles get another crack at Cleveland this evening and Kyle Gibson plans to return the favor. Gibson had a few bobbles at the start of May, losing three in a row, but his last two outings have been gorgeous. Tell me Eck. How about ONLY one earned run over the last 14 innings. Cleveland will counter with Cal Quantrill and we're thinking the O's should be able to handle him.
Read MoreLas Vegas - The White Sox have been expecting Michael Kopech to be one of the anchors of their rotation but the results have not been spectacular. Since 2018, Kopech is only 13-17 with a 3.77 ERA. Not horrible, but certainly not spectacular. However, the last two starts have been, yes, SPECTACULAR! He has thrown 15 innings worth of bagels and posted 19 Ks. Gimme the Sox for the money.
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