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Monday, May 18, 2026
Sal Michaels
Free Play on Sun +4½ -115
Matt Sullivan
1* Bet on Sun +4½
Totals Guru
Free Total Annihilator On Sun vs Portland Fire over 172½ -110
Bobby Conn
1* Free Play on Mystics +4½ -105
Joseph D'Amico
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Monday’s FREE WINNER: Montreal Canadiens.
Game 51.
4:30 PM PST/7:30 PM EST.
Canadiens.
Game 7’s are always tough to predict. But I feel the visitor here comes in strong and closes out the series, ending the season for the home team in front of their own fans. Yes, this series is deadlocked at 3-3. But Montreal has played well in Buffalo, taking two of the three meetings in this round. Going back a bit, they have taken three of the last four overall matchups on the road against the Sabres. While on paper, Buffalo possesses some better numbers. I think we’ll can all agree, the NHL playoffs are not played on paper. Getting embarrassed in Game 6 at home, 8-3, will further motivate Montreal to come out here and do what they’ve done so far in this postseason on the road, as they are 5-2 as a guest in this years playoffs. The Canadiens. Thank you.
Frank Sawyer
FRANK’S CUTTING ROOM FLOOR FOR MONDAY, 5/18:
My “Cutting Room Floor” plays are the situations I considered the closest to being worthy of investment but did not make the “final cut” for my official plays today for subscribers. The last play I cut for Monday is with Over the Total in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres. Montreal (55-28-12) has lost two of the last three games in this series after their 8-3 loss at home in Game Six on Saturday. The Canadiens have played 5 of their last 7 games Over the Total after allowing six or more goals in their last game. They have also played 11 of their last 15 road games Over the Total when priced in the -100 to -150 range. Buffalo (57-27-10) returns home to host this Game Seven having played 13 of their last 20 games Over the Total when priced up to -150. The Sabres have played twelve of their previous seventeen games at home Over the Total against teams that are winning 51-60% of their games. Play the Over. Best of luck — Frank.
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Jimmy Boyd
1* Free Pick on Sun +4½
Connecticut is 0-4 with a brutal -21.9 net rating, and the market knows it.
That's exactly why +4.5 is the right number against an expansion team that's already short-handed.
The opposition case is obvious.
The Sun shoot 39% from the field, 29% from three, and turn it over on 18% of possessions.
Ugly numbers.
But this line is built on that ugly start, not on what the rosters actually look like Monday night.
Portland is the worst defensive team in the league at 119 defensive rating, and they're missing pieces.
Karlie Samuelson is out.
Kamiah Smalls is day-to-day with an ankle.
Most importantly, Carla Leite, the Fire's leading scorer at 19.5 PPG, is questionable with her own ankle issue.
For an expansion offense with no secondary scoring depth, losing Leite is a roster-killer.
Connecticut, meanwhile, is getting Brittney Griner back.
She averaged 14.5 points and 6 rebounds in her two appearances this season, and she gives the Sun a real interior anchor that's been missing.
The Sun also dropped 94 on the defending champion Aces in their last game.
The offense is trending the right way.
This line opened around Portland -3 and got pushed to -4.5 on the Sun's record and Griner's foot.
That's a market overreaction.
Griner is trending toward playing, Leite is trending toward sitting, and Portland's defense can't stop anyone regardless.
Give me the points with the team that just got its center back, against an expansion roster with three guards banged up.
I like Sun
Info Plays
1* FREE INFO PLAY Sun +4½ -115
John Martin
1 Unit FREE PLAY on San Diego Padres +133
The San Diego Padres are 6-2 in their last eight games overall. They just swept the Mariners while scoring 7 and 8 runs in the final two games in Seattle. Michael King is notoriously underrated for the Padres. He is 3-2 with a 2.63 ERA in nine starts this season and 1-1 with a 2.35 ERA in four home starts. King has held his own against the Dodgers going 2-0 with a 3.68 ERA in four previous starts against them. The Padres are 4-0 in those four starts. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is 2-2 with a 6.15 ERA in six previous starts against San Diego. Give me the Padres.
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San Antonio @ Oklahoma City (8:30 PM EST)
Play On: Oklahoma City -6 1/2
The San Antonio Spurs travel to Oklahoma City to take on the Thunder on Monday night. San Antonio is 70-24 SU overall this year while Oklahoma City comes in with a 72-18 SU overall record on the season. Oklahoma City is 8-0 SU in the playoffs this year where they are beating opponents by an average of 121.3 to 104.6. Oklahoma City is 18-3 last 2 months beating opponents by an average of 121.8 to 107.2. Oklahoma City is 88-55 ATS last 3 years at home. Oklahoma City is 49-25 ATS last 3 years when playing with revenge including 32-10 ATS at home. Oklahoma City is 16-1 SU last 17 home games. This is going to be a good series! We'll recommend a small play on Oklahoma City to take Game One tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky
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Ray Monohan
Rockies +132
Colorado is worth a free move. The Rockies send out Jose Quintana, who has allowed 3 runs or less in all but one outing this season. He’s stepped up for this rotation In a big way, giving them chances to win every time he takes the mount. Gore counters and prior to his last start, he had given up 16 runs across 4 starts. This is a great spot to fade him. Ray’s daily FREE plays are meant to be cheap bankroll plays. Money management is everything in this game, and these freebies are designed to keep you moving in the right direction. Tonight’s FREE selection is a strong lean on the ROCKIES ML. The number makes sense, the spot is right, and it’s a play worth taking. You know what to do. Good luck — Razor Ray.
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Sean Murphy
My selection is on the 'under' between Montreal and Buffalo at 7:30 pm et on Monday.
We've seen consecutive high-scoring affairs between these two teams including a lopsided 8-3 result in favor of Buffalo on Saturday. I fully expect to see a more tightly-contested affair in Game 7 on Monday in Buffalo and believe this total is lower for a reason. Note that the Canadiens have posted just two 'over' streaks lasting three games or more dating back to January 22nd. Buffalo has posted just three 'over' streaks of such going back to January 19th. It's highly-unlikely we'll see another wild, loosely-played affair with so much on the line in this 'winner moves on' situation on Monday night. Take the under (8*).
Cole Faxon
FREE PLAY on Sun/Portland Fire under 174
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