We’ve got a great line-up this week with two MLB games, a pair of NHL Stanley Cup Playoff matches, and NASCAR. In MLB, The New York Yankees renew rivalries with the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago White Sox take on the Detroit Tigers. In the NHL Playoffs, the Buffalo Sabres try to eliminate the New York Islanders, and the San Jose Sharks try to do the same against the Nashville Predators. In NASCAR, it’s the Busch Series at the Phoenix International Raceway. In Hot Props, make a bet on the World Series of Poker.

 

Who was the first player in hockey history to win an Olympic Gold Medal and a Stanley Cup in the same year?

 

 

 

 

The New York Yankees will renew rivalries with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park Friday night.

 

The Yankees will start LH Andy Pettitte (ERA 1.59, 1-0). New York is 7-6 SU, 7-5 as the favorite, and 7-5-1 OU. The Red Sox will have RH Curt Schilling (ERA 2.84, 2-1) on the mound. Boston is 8-5 SU, 8-4 as the favorite, and 3-9-1 OU.

 

 

 

The Chicago White Sox will be in Detroit to take on the Tigers Friday night at Comerica Park.

 

LH John Danks (ERA 3.97, 0-2) gets the starts for Chicago. The White Sox are 6-7 SU, 3-4 as the underdog, and 3-8-2 OU. RH Chad Durbin (ERA 12.46, 0-1) will be on the mound for the Tigers. Detroit is 9-6 SU, 3-3 as the underdog, and 5-9-1 OU.

 

 

The New York Islanders face elimination from the Stanley Cup Playoffs when they face the Buffalo Sabres tonight in Buffalo. The Sabres lead the best-of-seven series 3-1.

 

The Islanders are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games on the road. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the Islanders last 5 games on the road. Buffalo is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo’s last 5 games at home.

 

 

The San Jose Sharks will be in Nashville Friday night to take on the Predators in Game 5 of their Western Conference quart-final series. San Jose leads the best-of-seven series 3-1

 

San Jose is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games. San Jose is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Nashville. Nashville is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home.

 

 

 

The Subway Fresh Fit 500 takes place this weekend at the Phoenix International Raceway.

 

The Favorites are:

Jeff Gordon (+500)
Jimmie Johnson (+600)
Kevin Harvick (+700)
Matt Kenseth (+850)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (+1000).

 

 

The winners of the 2007 World Series of Poker won’t be the only ones cashing in. betED Props is offering bettors a chance to make some money on the World Series of Poker without even playing a hand. At BetED Props, bettors can wager on which poker player will make it to the Final Table at the 38th edition of the world’s most prestigious poker tournament, set for June 1 through July 17, 2007, at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. You can even bet on what will be the winning hand.

 

The top five favorites to make it to the Final Table:

 

 

B. Ken Morrow

 

After helping the United States Olympic Team win the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, Morrow joined the New York Islanders and helped them win the first of their four consecutive Stanley Cup championships.