Wise n’ Shine: NHL best bets, MLB predictions & soccer picks for Monday

Good morning, Pickswise Nation. The NBA is off tonight, but we do have another Game 7 in the NHL. There are also a healthy amount of games on the diamond as a new week in Major League Baseball begins. It’s another big day in the world of sports, so let’s get right to it and make your next bet better with Wise n’ Shine!

About Last Night 

Celtics advance with Game 7 rout of Sixers
Conference semifinal action in the NBA came to a close with Sunday’s Game 7 between Boston and Philadelphia. Jayson Tatum scored 51 points (a record for any Game 7 in NBA history) as the Celtics prevailed 112-88 in front of the home crowd. We cashed our Celtics -6.5 pick with ease to put us on a 6-1 run in NBA sides. It’s Celtics vs Heat and Nuggets vs Lakers to determine the NBA Finals participants.

Golden Knights eliminate Oilers
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers are out of the playoffs after losing at home to the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in Game 6. It will be the Golden Knights against either the Dallas Stars or Seattle Kraken in the Western Conference Finals.

Cardinals cap off sweep of Red Sox
The ESPN Sunday Night Game of the Week saw the Cardinals go into Boston and finish off a sweep of the Red Sox with a 9-1 rout. Not to be outdone by their AL East rivals, the Blue Jays earned a 3-game sweep of the Braves with a walk-off 6-5 win. It should also be noted that the Pickswise experts added a YRFI success (in the St. Louis vs Boston game) and are now 20-6 in their last 26 YRFI/NRFI bets. 

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Today’s Slate 

Game 7 in Stars vs Kraken
The Western Conference semifinal series between Dallas and Seattle has gone the distance. Game 7 is tonight at 8:00 pm ET on ESPN, with the Stars holding home-ice advantage. Check out all of our hockey coverage on the NHL picks page.

Yankees go up against Blue Jays
There are 12 games on today’s MLB schedule and the action is headlined by the start of an intriguing American League East series between the Yankees and Blue Jays. In other matchups, the Twins are visiting the Dodgers and the Angels are continuing their road trip in Baltimore. Don’t miss our MLB predictions.

Best Bet of the Day 

NHL: Seattle Kraken +1.5 over Dallas Stars (-135)
9:30 pm ET, TNT 

After the Kraken were expected to exit the playoffs in the first round, they took down the defending Stanley Cup Champions and were then forced to face another Western Conference powerhouse in the Stars. They proceeded to go down 3-2 in the series but clawed back to force a Game 7. Six games into this series have shown that any team can win, which is why it is surprising that the odds are heavily in Dallas’ favor. Ever since Seattle’s first-round victory, this second-year team has been playing with house money with minimal expectations; you can tell the Kraken are a confident group that is having fun. The pressure is on Dallas right now, so Seattle has a great chance to win or at the very least keep it close. Check out our full Kraken vs Stars predictions.

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Must-read

Start the week in style with our +921 MLB mega parlay. We are also getting you ready for tonight’s Game 7 in the form of a +573 Kraken vs Stars Same Game Parlay. We’ve also got our Lakers vs Nuggets Same Game Parlay live for tomorrow’s Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

Read all of our sports betting articles as they arrive throughout the day on the Analysis tab. 

Stat of the Day

Liverpool has won 6 straight Games and has posted clean sheets on 2 consecutive occasions heading into Monday’s English Premier League matchup with Leicester City. 

Quote of the Day 

“It’s the second round and Game 7. The pressure’s going to be on both teams. I think for us, we’ve obviously been through (a Game 7) as a group once and [Dallas] has probably been through a few before. But that’s all you can ask for; these Games are what makes playoff hockey fun.”

— Jordan Eberle of the Kraken heading into Monday’s series finale against the Stars 

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