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Las Vegas - Never seen a player step on a referee and sprain an ankle. Probably happened somewhere over the last 75 years, but my eyes have never caught it. Kinda sad for Ice Trae Young. He was having an ENORMOUS game, and he cashed a YUGE ticket for me when we took Over 2.5 made threes. He had SIX. Then at the end of the 3rd quarter, the ref, the ankle, then basically NOTHING! You think it made a difference?
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Las Vegas - On the ice tonight, the defending Stanley Cup champs will start the defense of their Stanley Cup with a win over Montreal in the opener. Think that the Lightning are a tick better on offense, the Habs might be a tick better on defense, and the battle of goalies, Carey Price vs. Andrei Vasilevskiy, is basically a toss-up. Special teams is lopsided, with Tampa clicking on 37.7% of its power plays, while Montreal kills 93.5%.
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Las Vegas - Milwaukee and Atlanta are tied at one game apiece, yet everyone is talking like the series is over and the Bucks are gonna stroll into the Finals. Hold up. Give Coach Bud credit for a game two blowout and the scheme he devised to limit Trae Young to 15 points. Your turn Nate McMillan. This is a new day, a new game and it's down in the ATL. And if you think that Milwaukee is gonna hold Young to 15 points or less again, I'll take any and all wagers.
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Las Vegas - Step over to London and follow me to the bank of ECK where Italy will knock Austria out of Euro 2020. The Italians have won 11 in a row, and have not lost a game in the last THIRTY outings. One of main reasons is the phenomenal young goalie, Gianluigi Donnarumma. Only 22 years old, Gigio has NOT allowed a goal yet in Euro 2020 and has recorded EIGHT straight bagels for the national team. AZZURRI for the money BAABBEEE!!!
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Las Vegas - Game SEVEN BAABBBEEE!!! No matter what sport, it's the cat's pajamas. Which as you all know, is a highly admired or exceptionally excellent person or thing according to Merriam-Webster. And for those of you with a green thumb, you probably already know that Cat's Pajamas is a plant, and voted 2021 Perennial of the Year. But back to the ice. Of course, we did our requisite research and found out that Tampa Bay has played in eight game sevens and won five.
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