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Game 5 Knicks Vs. Heat

The Golden State Warriors are down 3-1 to the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round after losing Games 3 and 4 in Los Angeles. LeBron James and the Lakers erased a double-digit deficit in the second half on Monday night in Game 4, getting 15 fourth quarter points from Lonnie Walker IV to pull off the win. The Warriors have been brutal on the road, and they can’t seem to get consistent production from anyone but Steph Curry in this series. Golden State has been dominant at home this season, and even though it lost Game 1 to the Lakers, it has a great chance to bounce back on Wednesday night. The Lakers had a similar start against the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, but they mailed in Game 5 before closing out the series at home. The Warriors may have blown Game 4, but they are still 28-10 following a loss in the playoffs in Steph Curry’s career. The Lakers don’t need to pull out all the stops in Game 5, similar to how they played Memphis last series, with a game at Crypto Arena on the table for Game 6. Los Angeles is 6-0 in the postseason at home. The Warriors rebounded from their Game 1 loss at home with a massive bounce-back win, and I expect them to shoot the ball well again in Game 5 with the season on the line. Golden State went 33-8 at home in the regular season, so I’ll back the Warriors to win and cover to force a Game 6.

Game 5 Lakers Vs. Warriors

The New York Knicks’ backs are against the wall in Game 5 against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night after losing Games 3 and 4 in Miami to fall behind 3-1 in the series. Miami has dominated New York defensively, holding the Knicks to 101 or fewer points in three of the four games in this series. With Immanuel Quickley banged up and missing Game 4, the Knicks lacked any bench production on Monday night. Miami’s role players, specifically Max Strus, Caleb Martin and Kyle Lowry, have stepped up in a big way in this series. After playing Jalen Brunson 45 minutes in Game 4, can the Knicks survive and send the series back to Miami. The Knicks don’t have the depth to beat this Heat team that is going 10 deep in this series. New York played two players (Miles McBride and Obi Toppin) less than 10 minutes in Game 4, essentially rolling with a seven-man rotation. The issue for the Knicks has been treading water when Brunson is out of the game, even if the Heat don’t have Jimmy Butler in the lineup at the time. I don’t see that changing in Game 5, even with the Knicks at home. New York nearly lost Game 2 with Butler sitting out, and the Heat have shown that they are the superior shooting and rebounding team in this series. The Knicks are running out of gas, so don’t be shocked if Miami wins outright in Game 5.

Headlines 🚨

On This Day in Sport History: 1993 Bill Walton is inducted into the Niasmith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

French sensation Victor Wembanyama will not attend the NBA draft combine later this month because his season is still in progress back at home.

Major League Baseball is expected to send the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies across the Atlantic Ocean next year for their annual London Series of games.

The Atlanta Braves placed ace pitcher Max Fried on the 15-day injured list with a strained left forearm.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will play two games in London, The Dolphins and Chiefs will play in Germany in this year’s European slate.

The New York Jets and Miami Dolphins will play in the NFL's first-ever Black Friday game.

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins is expected to return to the sideline next season in the wake of using an anti-gay slur in a radio interview earlier this week, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

Oklahoma and Texas reach deals with Big 12 for 2024 move to SEC.

The Blackhawks told ESPN on Tuesday morning that they have made $5.2 million in ticketing revenue in less than a day after the team won the 2023 NHL draft lottery.

Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov will not be available when the Leafs try to stave off elimination in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference second-round playoff series against Florida.

Trends 📈📉 via Oddsshark

🏀 Heat at Knicks

• Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

• New York is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home

🏀 Lakers at Warriors

• LA Lakers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Golden State

• LA Lakers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Golden State

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

• Golden State is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games at home

🏒 Maple Leafs at Panthers

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Toronto

• Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

🏒 Golden Knights at Oilers

• Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

• Vegas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

• Edmonton is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games

• Edmonton is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home

⚾️ Athletics at Yankees

• The total has gone OVER in 15 of Oakland's last 20 games on the road

• Oakland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games

• NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland

• NY Yankees is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

⚾️ Tigers at Guardians

• Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland

• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Cleveland

• The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 9 games

• The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games at home

⚾️ Marlins at Diamondbacks

• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games on the road

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Miami

• The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games at home

⚾️ Rangers at Mariners

• Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing at home against Texas

• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Texas

⚾️ Nationals at Giants

• Washington is 14-4 ATS in its last 18 games on the road

• The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games

• The total has gone UNDER in 14 of San Francisco's last 19 games when playing Washington

• San Francisco is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home

⚾️ Blue Jays at Phillies

• The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games

• The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games on the road

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games

• The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 14 games when playing at home against Toronto

⚾️ Astros at Angels

• Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels

• Houston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing LA Angels

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games at home

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games

⚾️ Red Sox at Braves

• The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing at home against Boston

• The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Boston

⚾️ Cardinals at Cubs

• St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs

• St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs

• The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games

• Chi Cubs is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home

⚾️ White Sox at Royals

• The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games

• Kansas City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

• Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

⚾️ Padres at Twins

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games

• San Diego is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games on the road

• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games

• Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against San Diego

Public Money 🤑 via VSiN at 9AMCT

🏀 NBA

45% of bets and 69% of money is on GSW -7

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13% of bets and 53% of money is on UNDER 213.5 PHI at BOS

43% of bets and 71% of money is on BOS -130

45% of bets and 66% of money is on UNDER 226 DEN at PHX

🏒 NHL

58% of bets and 85% of money is on EDM -1.5

58% of bets and 77% of money is on OVER 6.5 EDM at VGK

⚾️ MLB

50% of bets and 75% of money is on UNDER 7.5 DET at CLE

57% of bets and 73% of money is on DET -105

44% of bets and 65% of money is on PHI -110

39% of bets and 57% of money is on OVER 9.5 HOU at LAA

50% of bets and 68% of money is on TB 1.5 (+140)

57% of bets and 77% of money is on NYM -1.5 (+105)

37% of bets and 62% of money is on OVER 8.5 SD at MIN

57% of bets and 84% of money is on UNDER 7.5 STL at CHC

Future Odds 🔮 via Bovada Sportsbook

Injury Report 🏥 via ESPN

LAL (SF) LeBron James | Probable - Foot

LAL (PF) Anthony Davis | Probable - Foot

LAL (C) Mo Bamba | Questionable - Ankle

MIA (SF) Jimmy Butler | Questionable - Ankle

MIA (SF) Caleb Martin | Questionable - Back

NYK (SG) Immanuel Quickley | Doubtful - Ankle

Picks 🔒

Warriors -7 | The Warriors will come away with the win in this one and they'll lean heavily on being at home to carry them. They only lost ten games all season at the Chase Center and even while the Lakers were responsible for two of those, the numbers tell us that they are due for a bounce back.

Astros -120 | The Astros have a massive pitching advantage with Javier on the mound even though Canning has gone 2-0 in his first 4 starts. Houston is 14-6 in the last 20 meetings in Los Angeles and 57-27 in the last 84 meetings overall.