Play the Under 5 Goals The Red Wings have control of this series after winning the last two games. This is going to be a hard fought battle. We’re looking at the one consistent between these two teams: the under. All three games of this series have scored five or less goals. We understand we are risking a push here but at -120 we’ll risk losing a win to a push rather a push to a loss. Seven of the last nine games played in Detroit between these two teams have gone under the total. 73% of the Blackhawks road games have gone under the posted total of 5. 67% of Crawford’s road games have gone under the total and 67% of Howard’s home game. The best value on the board is the under here.

Take: Boston Red Sox -144 (Mcallister vs Dempster) A big Game 1 kicks off the holiday weekend series of two top AL teams in the venerable Fenway Park. The Indians come in after losing a two game home series against the Tigers. The Red Sox prevented a sweep in Chicago by the White Sox and return home after a nine game road trip. The Red Sox are a perfect 7-0 at home in the first game of a series this season. The Indians are 2-5 in the first game of a road series and 0-3 going back to April. The starting pitching numbers are close except with one big exception. The Indians’ hurler, Mcallister is 1-2 overall in his career against the Red Sox, including 0-1 this season. Although this is Ryan Dempster’s first start against the Indians this year, he is a perfect 4-0 (team record) in his career. The Red Sox fit into a solid Game 1 System that is 78% this season and the Red Sox are 4-0. We respect the Indians solid play this season but the analysis points to the Red Sox kicking off the holiday weekend with a win to the Fenway fans waiting to see their team play at home.

Play on Chicago BHawks -125 The Chicago Blackhawks will face their first must win of the season when they take on the Red Wings tonight at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Chicago won Game 1 of the series at home but has been outscored 7-2 in losing Games 2 and 3. They had the best record in the league since day 1 of the season and easily won their first round series over the Minnesota Wild. This team is full of veterans, most of which have a Stanley Cup ring and we like their chances tonight when faced with a bit of adversity. Corey Crawford, who has been very streaky since becoming the starter in Chicago will once again be between the pipes for the Blackhawks. He has posted a 5-3 record in his 8 playoff starts with a 1.81 GAA, .933 save % and 1 shut-out. He has been left out to dry by his defense a few times in the last two games so the 7 goals against hasn’t been as bad as it looks on paper. Crawford will be opposed by Jimmy Howard, who will be making his 11th start of the playoffs for the Red Wings. He has posted a 6-4 record with a 2.43 GAA and .923 save % in the playoffs and has yet to record a shut-out. Despite losing the last two games of this series, Chicago has been very good in the spot they are in here tonight. They are 8-2 in their last 10 games after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous contest and have dominated the Central Division dating back to last season, winning 42 of their last 56 games. They have also been excellent away from the United Center, winning 21 of their last 28 games on the road.

Take #2525 Los Angeles Kings +125 over San Jose Sharks (10:05 p.m., Tuesday, May 21) The Los Angeles Kings will look to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their series with the Sharks when the two teams meet tonight at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. The Kings took the first two games of the series in LA by a combined score of 6-3 before falling 3-2 in Game 3. The Kings were on the wrong side of a few questionable calls late in the game and were forced to kill a 5 on 3 to start the OT period. The Sharks were able to capitalize and score on the power play for the victory. Jonathan Quick, who has started all 9 games for the Kings here in the playoffs has been nearly as good as he was in his Conn Smythe run last season, posting a 6-3 record with a 1.60 GAA and .947 save %. He also has 2 shut-outs in the playoffs, one each over the Sharks and the Blues. Quick will be opposed by Antti Niemi, who will be making his 8th start of the playoffs for the Sharks. He has also been good so far, but not quite as good as Quick as Neimi has a GAA of 2.06 and save % of .926 without a shut-out. The Kings, despite losing Game 3 of the series on the road have actually been very good in the spot they are in here tonight against San Jose. They are 6-1 in their last 7 Conference Semi-Final games and have won 4 straight games after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous contest. They have also excelled against teams with a winning record. The Sharks, who finished 6th in the West during the regular season need the win tonight to avoid going back to LA down 3-1 have really struggled in the situation they find themselves in tonight. They are just 1-4 in their last 5 games against teams from the Pacific Division and have lost 5 of their last 7 games in the second round of the playoffs. Pair those numbers with the fact that the Sharks have lost 4 in a row playing with 2 days of rest and we'll roll with the Kings tonight to get the road win at a plus price and return to Los Angeles with a 3-1 lead and the series pretty much in hand.

The Yankee's look to continue this winning streak push on the road against the O's. Even though Hughes was roughed up his last time out , tonight is a good spot for him to get back on track. He is 4-1 in his last 5 starts with 5 days rest. Hughes is also 6-2 in his last 8 starts against the AL East. Take the Yankees to put another one in the Win Column.

Taking the Pirates at home here. Rodriguez for the Pirates has won his last two starts and has notched quality starts in three straight outings. He has allowed two runs over 13 innings in his last two turns. The Pirates have been hot winning 8 of the last 10 played.

The Rays owns this matchup. The Rays are 50-24 in the last 74 meetings.

Tend Play: Playing the Under. Under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Miami. Under is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.

The New York Yankee’s currently sit in 1st place of the AL East with a record of 27-16. They are 7-3 in their last 10 played and riding a 2 game win streak. The New York Yankees beat the O’s 2 out of 3 times earlier this season in the Bronx and were 7-4 against them in 2012. The Baltimore Orioles are currently in 3rd place in the Al East with a record of 23-20. They are currently 4 games behind the leading Yankees and are riding a 5 game losing streak. Key Trends: • Yankees are 23-10 in the last 33 meetings in Baltimore. • Yankees are 6-1 in their last 7 road games. • Yankees are 5-1 in Sabathias last 6 starts as a favorite of -110 to -150. Rubber Matchup: CC Sabathia gets the nod today in Baltimore and is winless in his last 3 starts. Career wise CC owns the O’s. The Yankee’s are 15-3 in Sabathias last 18 starts vs. Orioles and 9-2 in his last 11 starts in Baltimore. Freddy Garcia a familiar face to Yankee fans will get the start for Baltimore tonight. Garcia went 19-14 over the last 2 years for the Bronx Bombers. Garcia is 0-2 on the season with a 5.51 ERA. Take the New York Yankee’s -137