Michael Alexander

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This is a must-win for the Celtics, as no team in NBA history has ever overcome a 3-0 deficit and come back to win a series. Boston is only shooting 25.0% from three in this series, that is a number that will come up. They shot over 36% from deep in the regular season, and have a lineup strategically built to excel from the three-point line. New York's defense has something to do with this, but Boston also had their fair share of wide-open threes that they failed to connect on. Boston's defense showed up in Game 2, they held Brunson to 17 points after he was averaging over 30 PPG in the postseason up until that game. If the Knicks win this, the series is virtually over, and the Eastern Conference favorites will be on the road to elimination. Boston is too talented to lose three in a row to the Knicks after they swept them in the regular season. I'm betting on a big bounce-back game from Boston.

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The Oilers have won six straight games, while the Golden Knights have lost four of their last seven games. Edmonton has the edge here because they're playing well offensively and scored 17 goals in their last three home games. They have also played well on special teams, converting over 23 percent of their power play opportunities. The Golden Knights are 26th in the league in penalty kills, and they're not playing well defensively, giving up 10 goals in their last three road games, so expect them to have a hard time slowing down the Oilers. Vegas won't be as successful offensively because they're not playing as well as the Oilers and scored nine goals in their last three road games. They've fared better on special teams, converting over 28 percent of their power play opportunities. The Oilers are 16th in the league in penalty kills and gave up 10 goals in their last three games, so expect them to keep Vegas' offense in check.

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The Hurricanes have the momentum and haven't lost on their home ice yet in the playoffs, making it easy to think they will win the game and cover the spread. The problem is that the Capitals have made this a tight series, and they'll not only cover the spread but pull off the upset on the road. The Capitals look to build off a three-goal game and created plenty of scoring chances with Tom Wilson, Connor McMichael, and the rest of the forward unit controlling the puck in the offensive zone while creating open shots with quick passes. The Capitals, who have allowed only three goals in the two games, should limit the Hurricanes offense with John Carlson, Jakob Chychrun, and the rest of the defensive unit creating turnovers in the defensive zone while limiting shots on the net, allowing goaltender Logan Thompson to make plenty of big saves. The Capitals should win Game Three and provide great odds in the process as road Underdogs.

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The Giants have cooled off a bit over the last two weeks and Webb just isn’t the same pitcher he is on the road that he is at home. Even this season, Webb has a 0.44 ERA and .219 allowed batting average in 20.1 home innings, but he has a 4.18 ERA and .271 allowed batting average in 28 road innings. The Twins have won six straight games and are getting production across the board. Ryan has allowed 13 runs in 40 innings this season, and he’s given up eight hits and one run in his last 13 innings. The Twins have to be the play.

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The Rangers are getting the edge from oddsmakers because deGrom is on the mound, but that doesn’t mean much when Texas has scored a combined five runs in its last five games. The Rangers have been held to two or less runs in 10 of their last 14 games. The Tigers are head and shoulders the more trustworthy team offensively and Flaherty has a 1.59 ERA and .175 allowed batting average in 17 home innings. Also, in 71 at bats against current Rangers, Flaherty is allowing a .169 batting average, .234 on base percentage and has 21 strikeouts. I’ll take the Tigers in this intriguing Saturday MLB contest. 

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The Thunder might still be kicking themselves after wasting a great opportunity to take the lead in the series, as they just went ice-cold in the overtime period to allow the Nuggets to slip away in the end. Gilgeous-Alexander had his moments earlier in the game, but overall he had a rough outing as he missed his final seven shot attempts and did not attempt a field goal in overtime. The pressure is on the Thunder to respond and avoid falling further behind in the series, but they are going to need Gilgeous-Alexander to show up big time. It's hard to imagine the Nuggets' Jokic having another poor shooting night, so while I like the Thunder to get the win, I feel that the Nuggets will do enough to at least get the cover in the end.

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The Jets split the first two games with their offense stepping up and scoring six goals. Nikolaj Ehlers and Gabriel Vilardi scored three goals and added two assists to lead the top two lines but the rest of the offense has stepped up as well. Mark Scheifele, Nino Niederreiter, and Adam Lowry have combined for three goals and two assists while defensemen Dylan DeMelo and Haydn Fleury have added four assists from the point to open up the offense. The offense has stepped up but the defense has taken over this series, allowing only four goals while shutting out the Stars in Game Two. Neal Pionk and Josh Morrissey have anchored the top two pairings while Dylan DeMelo, Dylan Samberg, and Haydn Fleury have added depth to the unit. In addition, goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has returned to his elite form in this series, stopping 42 of the 45 shots he's faced.