Best Games to Bet on Today: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh Penguins & Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden State Warriors – May 26, 2016

There are few things better than a Game 7 in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. That’s what in store for hockey fans later tonight as the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins engage in a do-or-die matchup at Consol Energy Center. Over at the NBA, the Oklahoma City Thunder look to make the Golden State Warriors a target for an avalanche of Crying Jordan memes as they go for an NBA Finals-clinching victory in Oakland.

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (8:00 PM ET)

Line: Tampa Bay Lightning (+175) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (-210); total: 5.0 – view all NHL lines

The Lightning will have to win in enemy territory later tonight if they are to make an appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals for the second season in a row. The Lightning lost to Pittsburgh 5-2 on Tuesday, which forced a Game 7 in Consol Energy Center. The Lightning are 3-1 in their last three games there, however. The Penguins, meanwhile, are 7-3 in their last 10 home games. They will be counting on the pair of Sidney Crosby and Matt Murray to deliver solid performances on both ends of the ice. Crosby has three goals on the series, while Murray is 10-4- 0 with a 2.30 GAA in 14 starts this postseason.

Writer’s Prediction

Pittsburgh (-210) wins, 2-1.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden State Warriors (9:00 PM ET)

Line: Oklahoma City Thunder (+7) vs. Golden State Warriors (-7); total: 219.5 –view all NBA lines

The Warriors are a loss away from wasting a golden season. Down 3-1 to Oklahoma City in the Western Conference finals, the Warriors eye a resounding Game 6 win at Oracle Arena, where they are 9-1 SU and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games there. The Thunder have no plans of extending the series any longer, however. They are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall and are averaging 107.7 PPG in the postseason. The Warriors, on the other hand, are putting up 111.6 PPG these playoffs, but are mustering just 104.8 in the conference finals.

Writer’s Prediction

Golden State (-7) wins, 118-110.

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