{"id":22936,"date":"2014-05-21T17:33:50","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T17:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=22936"},"modified":"2014-05-21T17:33:50","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T17:33:50","slug":"best-games-to-bet-on-today-thunder-vs-spurs-kings-vs-blackhawks-may-21-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/best-games-to-bet-on-today-thunder-vs-spurs-kings-vs-blackhawks-may-21-2014.html","title":{"rendered":"Best Games to Bet On Today: Thunder vs. Spurs &#038; Kings vs. Blackhawks &#8211; May 21, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Blackhawks have held homecourt\/ice advantage incredibly well throughout these playoffs, and they did so again in Game 1 of their respective Western Conference Finals. But both the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Kings have the firepower and the star power to level both series up tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Both the Spurs (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/nba\/2014-playoffs-series-prices\" target=\"_blank\">-500<\/a>) and Blackhawks (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/nhl\/2014-playoff-series-prices\" target=\"_blank\">-290<\/a>) are big favorites to return to the finals this season, and quite a lot of <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/experts-picks-and-predictions-for-nba-conference-finals.html\" target=\"_blank\">NBA experts<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/experts-picks-and-predictions-for-the-2014-stanley-cup-playoffs.html\" target=\"_blank\">NHL pundits<\/a> seem to agree. If you do too, then <a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">set up a betting account<\/a> and ride those two juggernauts all the way to the finals.<\/p>\n[sc:MultiSportArticles ]\n<h2>Oklahoma City Thunder vs. San Antonio Spurs (9:00 PM ET)<\/h2>\n<p>Line: Oklahoma City Thunder (<strong>+6<\/strong>) at San Antonio Spurs (<strong>-6<\/strong>); total: <strong>211.0<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>view all NBA lines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tim Duncan (27 points) made the Thunder miss Serge Ibaka even more after he and the Spurs dropped 66 points in the paint in Game 1 to improve to 5-0 SU\/ATS in their last five home games.<\/p>\n<p>[sc:NBA240banner ]But don\u2019t be so quick to count out the Thunder, especially with Kevin Durant (31.1 PPG) and Russell Westbrook (26.5 PPG) still capable of exploding with big games. OKC is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games. Read more in our comprehensive <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/oklahoma-city-thunder-vs-san-antonio-spurs-2014-nba-playoffs-round-3-game-2-may-21-2014-betting-preview-and-prediction.html\" target=\"_blank\">Thunder-Spurs Game 2 preview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Expect San Antonio to deliver another dominating performance in Game 2. Take the Spurs at\u00a0<strong>-6<\/strong> to cover.<\/p>\n<h3>Los Angeles Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks (8:00 PM ET)<\/h3>\n<p>Line: Los Angeles Kings (<strong>+130<\/strong>) at Chicago Blackhawks (<strong>-150<\/strong>); total: <strong>5.0<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/nhl\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>view all NHL lines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Brent-Seabrook-Patrick-Kane-Corey-Crawford-NHL-Chicago-Blackhawks.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22873\" alt=\"Brent Seabrook, Patrick Kane, Corey Crawford, NHL, Chicago Blackhawks\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Brent-Seabrook-Patrick-Kane-Corey-Crawford-NHL-Chicago-Blackhawks.jpg\" width=\"594\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Brent-Seabrook-Patrick-Kane-Corey-Crawford-NHL-Chicago-Blackhawks.jpg 594w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Brent-Seabrook-Patrick-Kane-Corey-Crawford-NHL-Chicago-Blackhawks-250x175.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Corey Crawford, who leads all goalies with a 1.90 GAA in the playoffs, outshone his more illustrious counterpart Jonathan Quick to help the Blackhawks take a 1-0 series lead. Chicago improved to 7-0 at home in these playoffs.\u00a0The Kings, however, remain a dangerous road team. They\u2019re 5-2 on the road in the playoffs and have scored 29 goals, most of any playoff team. Check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/los-angeles-kings-vs-chicago-blackhawks-2014-stanley-cup-playoffs-western-conference-finals-game-2-betting-preview-and-prediction.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kings-Blackhawks Game 2 preview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>The Kings like digging themselves into holes, and the Blackhawks will oblige. 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