All-Sports Expert Betting Tips to Help Win Cash this Week 6/6/2016

by Dave Schwab - 6/6/2016

Golden State has already taken a huge step towards winning its second straight NBA title and San Jose is looking to take a big step towards turning the NHL Stanley Cup Finals into a best-of-three affair. While both of these West Coast powers have captured sports bettors' attention for their ability to pay off at home this postseason, they will also have to find a way to seal the deal on the road to host multiple victory parades in California this June.

Successfully betting on sports requires some skill mixed in with a bit of luck. It also helps if you have a few expert betting tips that can give you that all-important edge against the sportsbooks.

Looking for Home Ice to Prevail

The Pittsburgh Penguins won the NHL's Eastern Conference title and they earned the right to host the first two games of the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals. In a pair of one-goal thrillers, they successfully defended their home ice as favorites to take the 2-0 series lead.

The San Jose Sharks were able to respond this past Saturday in Game 3 with their own one-goal win in overtime as -150 home favorites with BetOnline. The big betting question heading into Monday night's Game 4 is if home ice will prevail for a fourth straight time. The Sharks are currently listed as -131 favorites to even this series at two games apiece. The moneyline odds on Pittsburgh are set at +119.

Going back all the way back to mid-January when Pittsburgh first started to get hot in its run to the NHL Finals, it has only lost back-to-back games once in 60 games. It just so happened to be in the Eastern Conference Finals with a loss on the road in Game 4 followed by a loss at home to Tampa Bay.

San Jose gained a reputation for being a very hard out on the road this season with a NHL-best 28-10-3 record. As far as the postseason, the Sharks are just 5-6 in 11 road games, but they are a rock-solid 8-2 at home following Saturday's win. The Penguins and the Sharks do not face one another all that often, but the home team in this matchup is 17-5 in the last 22 meetings. Pittsburgh falls to a dismal 1-12-1 in its last 14 road games against San Jose.

Another Homer Pick for Monday Night

The Toronto Blue Jays (31-27) and the Detroit Tigers (28-28) have quite a bit in common this season. They are both hovering right around the .500 mark through the first two months of play, and they are both stuck in the middle of the standings in their respective division race.

The Blue Jays have scored an average of 4.24 runs in their first 58 games, and the Tigers have been slightly better with 4.6 runs through 56 outings. The big difference has been on the mound with Toronto's AL-best team ERA of 3.59 verses Detroit's 4.46 team ERA that is ranked 13^thof the 15 teams in this league.

Starting on Monday night, the two will meet for the first time this season in Game 1 of a three-game series at Comerica Park in Detroit. BetOnline has listed the Blue Jays as +110 road underdogs for the series opener, while the betting odds for the Tigers are set at -120.

Lefty JA Happ is set to get the start for the Blue Jays following a 6-2 record in his first 11 games this year, but Toronto is just 3-8 in his last 11 starts on the road. Detroit will turn to right hander Michael Fulmer, who is 5-1 this season through seven starts. The Tigers are 6-1 when he has been on the mound. Betting the favorite in this matchup has paid off quite well with a perfect 6-0 record in the last six meetings.

Going Chalk in the Belmont Stakes

The final leg of this year's Triple Crown racing season for three-year old thoroughbreds comes to a close this Saturday with the running of the Belmont Stakes. There are no Triple Crown threats on the board for this year's event after Nyquist won the Kentucky Derby as a 3/1 favorite and Exaggerator pulled off the mild upset in the Preakness Stakes as a 3/1 second choice. Despite the lack of drama in this year's event, the extended quarter mile distance of the Belmont have wreaked havoc on race favorites searching for that elusive third jewel in the past.

Nyquist has already been ruled out of Saturday's race, so Exaggerator is setting himself up as the clear favorite win again. BetOnline has him listed as a -130 odds-on favorite to best the field, with Suddenbreakingnews next on the board at +650 betting odds. Moving a bit further down the list, the odds for the next three probable contenders are set at +850.

The actual post positions for the Belmont will be determined by a draw later this week followed by the opening morning line odds, but it is highly doubtful that this will change things all that much. Horse bettors love to bet against favorites at their local track, but racing at this level is a whole other story. Stick with the prohibitive favorite and then pray for rain at Belmont Park this Saturday since Exaggerator has already shown how much he loves to run in the slop.

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