Riders UP!

Las Vegas - Rider's UP! My racing guy, Martin Calia, tells me that there is money waiting for the Ecks & Bacon Nation in the Kentucky Oaks tonight. The Oaks is basically the Kentucky Derby for fillies, it's race #13 and post time will be 8:30 p.m. ET.
The table is yours Martin.
The Oaks is a mile and an eighth. I like the #2 horse Zany. Call me crazy but the Todd Pletcher filly is the only horse in the race that has won at the mile and an eighth distance. Pletcher has won the Oaks FOUR times and has the services of top jock Irad Ortiz Jr. That combo has clicked for 67% since the meet started last week. Zany has not worked over the track this week because Pletcher wanted to keep her in Florida at the Palm Meadows training track. The morning line odds on Zany are 4-1 and starting from the #2 post she should be able to sit a nice stalking trip. The track has been playing to runners that sit close to the lead so that’s right in her wheelhouse.  So, The Oaks bet will be #2 Zany for $100, or as we like to call it, a BENJAMIN, right on the nose.
Then we lace up the skates and head to Salt Lake City for a look at the Utah/Vegas series. The Golden Knights have a 3-2 series lead and that means only one thing for the Mammoth. DESPERATION! Utah is not ready to get the golf clubs out and the Knights probably wouldn't mind coming back to Vegas for a game seven. Going prehistoric and digging a few bucks out of the wallet for the Mammoth.
ECKstatsLas Vegas - Staying on the NBA board for a look at a game tonight in the 'what have you done lately' category. The Magic (49-40) are hosting the Pistons (62-25). Detroit has won six of the last 10 straight up and has a 4-6 record against the spread. They have gone Over five times and Under five times. Orlando has won six of the last 10 and has a 7-3 record against the spread. They have gone Over three times and Under seven times.
These teams have met nine times this season. On October 29, the Pistons (+1.5) posted a 135-116 victory in Detroit. The Over/Under total was 227.5 and went high. On November 28, the Magic (+3.5) posted a 112-109 victory in Detroit. The Over/Under total was 230.5 and went low. On March 1, the Pistons (-5) posted a 106-92 victory in Orlando. The Over/Under total was 224.5 and went low again. On April 6, the Magic (+1.5) posted a 123-107 victory in Orlando. The Over/Under total was 222.5 and went high. In the opening game of the playoff series on April 19, the Magic (+8.5) posted a 112-101 victory in Detroit. The Over/Under total was 221.5 and went low. In game two of the playoff series on April 22, the Pistons (-8.5) posted a 98-83 victory in Detroit. The Over/Under total was 219.5 and went WAY low. In game three of the playoff series on April 25, the Magic (+2) posted a 113-105 victory in Orlando. The Over/Under total was 215.5 and went high. In game four of the playoff series on April 27, the Magic (+3.5) posted a 94-88 victory in Orlando. The Over/Under total was 213.5 and went WAY low. In game five of the playoff series on April 27, the Pistons (-10.5) posted a 116-109 victory in Detroit. The Over/Under total was 211.5 and went high.
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