Odds & Best Bets for Auto Racing Tripleheader

If you grew up in the Midwest like I did, watching the Indy 500 was how you spent your Sunday on Memorial Day Weekend.

Only later did I get into NASCAR and F1.

Which brings us to today when we have all three:

Indianapolis 500 – 2:45 ET, Fox
Canadian Grand Prix – 3 ET, AppleTV
Coca-Cola 600 – 6 ET, Prime

Three things to know:
> Rain is in the forecast for all three races
> Katherine Legge attempts “The Double,” racing in both Indy and Charlotte. Legge is +50000 to win the 500 and +50000 to win the 600.
> Austin Hill will step in for Kyle Busch, who died Thursday. Hill, in the re-numbered 33 car, is +10000 to win in Charlotte.

Auto Racing: Best Bets

Another Memorial Day Weekend tradition: Gill Alexander having auto racing handicapper Phil Bobbitt on his show to preview all three races.

Bobbitt’s picks:

Indy 500
Chevrolet to win (-155)
Josef Newgarden (+1000)
Christian Rasmussen (+3000)
Rasmussen over Castroneves (-115)
Dixon over Ferrucci (+125)

Canadian GP
George Russell (+225)
Verstappen Top-3 (+150)
Verstappen over Piastri (+115)

Coca-Cola 600
Bell over Blaney (-140)
Wallace over Keselowski (-115)

Steve Makinen has run his simulation for the NASCAR race with Tyler Reddick coming out on top.

Makinen’s personal picks:
Top 5: Reddick, Hamlin, Blaney, Bell, Hocevar
Underdogs: Gibbs, Briscoe, McDowell, SVG, Jones
Fade: Elliott, Byron, Wallace, Logano

Coca-Cola 600 preview →

Race simulation →

NBA Playoffs

The late money was wrong as the Knicks defeated the Cavs 121-108 Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in the East finals.

The Knicks closed as 3.5-point underdogs after starting the day +2.5. New York is back to being a favorite (-1.5 to -2.5) for Monday’s potential clincher.

Sunday’s game:
Thunder (+2.5) at Spurs, 8 ET (NBC). Total: 218.5. OKC leads 2-1.

Oklahoma City will be short-handed, with Jalen Williams questionable and Ajay Mitchell already ruled out.

Zach Cohen’s NBA Report

Knicks Embarrass Cavs

Playing for their season, the Cavs came out flat and got run off the floor. New York controlled the game throughout, winning the hustle plays, dominating the glass and showing far more urgency.

Cleveland has now lacked fight in back-to-back games, and it’s hard to see that suddenly changing. Outside of Max Strus, the effort and execution simply haven’t been there. Strus isn’t shooting particularly well, negating his value.

The Knicks now have every incentive to close this out quickly and secure a major rest advantage vs. the West champion.

Thunder-Spurs Game 4

Oklahoma City played a great two-way game in Game 3, and it’ll be interesting to see what San Antonio can do to halt that momentum.

However, one thing working in the Spurs’ favor is the Thunder’s injury report. It seems unlikely that Jalen Williams will play through his hamstring injury, and OKC will be missing Ajay Mitchell.

Will the Thunder have enough perimeter firepower to beat a desperate Spurs team? We’ll find out.

Zach’s Best Bets →

NBA player props →

KillerSports picks →

NHL Playoffs