Sunday, May 30, 2021 Vegas Golden Knights vs. Colorado Avalanche (NHL) - 8:10 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Money Line: -185 Colorado Avalanche Rating: 9* Mike's 1st NHL Playoffs Selection Of Season (WIN) It looks like these teams are even finishing tied in the regular season with 82 points & with the Av's #1 in offense with 3.7 goals per game versus Vegas's defense who yield 2.1 goals per game. However, Colorado Goalie Philipp Grubauer has been outstanding in goal on home ice winning a ridiculous 15 straight games. On the flip side of that coin, Golden Knight's netkeeper & 15-year veteran Marc-Andre Fleury has been pedestrian giving up 7 goals in his last 2 starts @ this venue. Vegas is coming off a very physical 7-game series with the Minnesota Wild & now takes on a red-hot Av's crew fresh off a 4-game sweep of the St. Louis Blues who won the last Stanley Cup which featured home ices. I don't think Vegas will have an answer for the fresh top line of Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog & Mikko Rantanen who scored a combined 24 points versus the Blues. Let's go to Denver's Ball Arena to play the COLORADO AVALANCHE as my 1st NHL Playoff Selection Of The Season! Saturday, May 29, 2021 Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers (NBA) - 4:05 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Money Line: -200 Portland Trail Blazers Rating: 10* Mike's NBA Public Missed Perception Play (WIN) While it appears as Denver has stolen some momentum, the Nuggets will NOT continue to successfully shoot @ a high percentage (20-for-38 treys last game) in this environment. Portland turns this into a 3-game series with this "W" that will come to pass. Expect "A" games from Damian Lillard & C.J. McCollum as we take the PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS as my 10* NBA Public Missed Perception Play @ the Moda Center!
 

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