The big news in tonight's two championship games are the possible returns of two star players, Jameer Nelson for the Orlando Magic and Pavel Datsyuk for the Detroit Red Wings. It's looking more and more like Nelson won't play, while Datsyuk is likely to give it a go.
The Red Wings miss Datsyuk more than the Magic miss Nelson, as Dats is arguably Detroit's best player, a forward who can not only score, but can shut down the opposition. While Henrik Zetterberg has done a great job on Sidney Crosby all three games, things will get a bit more difficult for the Penguins if Datsyuk is shadowing Evengi Malkin all night.
Even though Nelson led the Magic in scoring in both regular season wins against the Lakers, he has been out for so long, you have to wonder what his return will do to team chemistry. Still, you can't blame the Magic for being excited about Nelson's possible return, which would give them a huge emotional boost.
Looking at the lines for the remaining games today, the line in the the Laker game is holding steady at LA -6, while the Magic have a slight lean from the betting public, garnering 53-percent of the wagers. The total has dropped to 205.5.
In the NHL, the Penguins are -140 to even the series, while the total is 5.5 over (-120). The public is leaning to the Red Wings a bit.
Today's plays are up at Free Sports Betting Picks located in the Sports Gambling 101 section of the site.
Photo: Brian Rafalski and the Detroit Red Wings look to grab control of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals tonight. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Hey,
The Orlando Magic can’t win this, at least i don’t think they can. But, you never know in sports.