paul larsen

Las Vegas - 'Let the kids play!' That's the latest marketing campaign for MLB and it looks like Milwaukee head coach Mike Budenholzer has his own version. 'Let GIANNIS play!' And why not. Antetokounmpo SIZZLED on Sunday with 41 points, 13 boards and 6 assists. He also hit on 13 of 17 (76%) from the foul line. So yea, 'Let GIANNIS play.' Coach Bud also let Jrue Holiday play and he dropped 21 points on the Suns. Don't think that Devin Booker is gonna shoot a DREADFUL 3 of 14 again, or 1 of 7 from downtown, but it seems like the Bucks have figured out how to defend their home court. They beat Miami twice in the 1st round, beat Brooklyn three times in the 2nd round, beat Atlanta twice in the Eastern Conference Final, and have a W in the first game of the Finals in Brew Town. That's 8-1. That's 88%. And that's good enough to attract a handful of Eck dollars.

Gonna go a day early with the selections for the British Open because by the time you wake up on Thursday, depending on your time zone, most of the players will be on the course. So, we threw out Justin Thomas yesterday at 20/1 for two reasons. Because he's good, REALLY good, and because he looked very sharp at the Scottish Open last weekend, finishing in a tie for 8th place at 15 under par. Gimme a few Euros on Jordan Spieth at 18/1. Jordan seems to have found his form this season, and he also took home the Claret Jug back in 2015 when he beat Matt Kuchar by three strokes at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. Spieth LOVES the links style courses, has never missed the cut in the Open, and has three Top 10 finishes in his last eight outings. Also looking at Patrick Reed and his 30/1 odds. Not very well liked on tour, but my wallet AIN'T on tour. Reed is usually in the the Top 20, so we're gonna take the prop, a Top 20 finish, at 3/2.

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