Free Thursday Picks

NHL Pick

Montreal @ New York (-185) (WINNER!)

The last game between these two was one of the most exciting games of these playoffs.  The Habs came out on top in what was a high scoring affair. Montreal now faces the daunting task of playing in The Garden in a must win situation. My pick is the Rangers. They've looked solid for most of this series and have only really been beaten one time. (The other loss was in overtime on a flakey goal.) I have no idea what happened to King Henrik last game but he was not himself. Tonight's a new night though and I'm sure the Lundqvist we all know will be back between the pipes. Rangers roll at home and head to the finals. 

NBA Picks

OKC (+5) at San Antonio (UNDER 206.5) (L) (WINNER!)

I buried the Spurs in my last article, and I'm going to do it here again. They are not built to beat the OKC Thunder, and the problem comes with the second best active NBA player being on the court. That's right, Russell Westbrook is going to make sure the Thunder win this series and head back to the finals. You can point the Spurs being rested (they were getting blown the fuck out, let's not forget that) or going back home, but that doesn't really matter to a veteran team like San Antonio. A young team, like the Thunder or the Suns can feed off a crowd's energy and use those momentum swings to win games. The Spurs are far beyond that and can perform away from home just as well as they can perform at home, look at the Portland series. This series is over and maybe it won't be tonight, but the Thunder have this one in hand. Look for Russ and his trusty sidekick KD to put this one away, tonight, shocking everyone but me.