What to bet on Thursday, with pick on Knights game (updated)

The outside world punctured the NBA bubble and the sports world as a whole Wednesday.

The NBA’s playoff slate was called off in protest of the killing of a Black man, Jacob Blake, by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. The full WNBA slate and three MLB games followed.

NBA players reportedly considered ending the season before deciding to continue, but Thursday’s scheduled games have also been postponed.

MLB has four doubleheaders on tap to make up Wednesday’s games.

With talk of more postponements swirling, prepare for refunds if you bet any of Thursday’s scheduled games.

Here’s the (current) betting menu for Thursday (odds at the Westgate, updated at 11 a.m.):

NHL

Philadelphia (-101) vs. New York Islanders (-109, 5 over -115), Game 3, 4 p.m. at Toronto

The Flyers and Islanders finish a back-to-back after Philadelphia evened the Eastern Conference semifinal series with a 4-3 overtime victory Wednesday. The Flyers were a small favorite in Game 2, but Game 3 has opened at pick’em.

Line movement: Game goes from pick’em to Islanders -109.

Golden Knights (-190, 6 under -115) vs. Vancouver (+170), Game 3, 6:45 p.m. at Edmonton, Alberta

The Knights will look to rebound after getting punched in the face 5-2 by the Canucks on Tuesday to even the Western Conference semifinal series at 1. The Knights were consensus favorites of -220 in Game 2 and reached as high as -250 at one sportsbook, but that price has come back down for Game 3. The total has gone from 5½ to a full 6 after Game 2 went over.

MLB

(Pitchers subject to change)

(Note: xFIP is an advanced stat that is a more accurate measure of a pitcher’s performance than ERA.)

Seattle (+215) at San Diego (-245, 6½ under -120), 12:10 p.m. (first game of seven-inning doubleheader)

Probable pitchers: Seattle’s Ljay Newsome (RHP, 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 3.79 xFIP) vs. San Diego’s Dinelson Lamet (RHP, 2-1, 1.89 ERA, 3.74 xFIP)

Seattle (+200) at San Diego (-220, 6½ under -125), about 3:10 p.m. (second game of seven-inning doubleheader)

Probable pitchers: Seattle’s Yusei Kikuchi (LHP, 0-2, 6.30 ERA, 3.73 xFIP) vs. Garrett Richards (RHP, 1-1, 3.52 ERA, 4.55 xFIP)

Pittsburgh (+144) at St. Louis (-154, 6½ over -120), 12:15 p.m. (first game of seven-inning doubleheader)

Probable pitchers: Pittsburgh’s Chad Kuhl (RHP, 1-1, 2.84 ERA, 4.32 xFIP) vs. St. Louis’ Kwang-Hyun Kim (LHP, 1-0, 1.69 ERA, 4.90 xFIP)

Line movement: St. Louis down from -170. Total down from 7 over -115.

Pittsburgh (+145) at St. Louis (-155, 7½ under -130), about 3:15 p.m. (second game of seven-inning doubleheader)

Probable pitchers: Pittsburgh’s Cody Ponce (RHP, 0-1, 5.40 ERA, 5.77 xFIP) vs. St. Louis’ Johan Oviedo (RHP, 0-0, 3.60 ERA, 3.93 xFIP)

Line movement: St. Louis down from -170. Total up from 7 over -120.

Los Angeles Dodgers (-240, 6½) at San Francisco (+210), 1:05 p.m. (first game of seven-inning doubleheader)

Probable pitchers: Los Angeles’ Clayton Kershaw (LHP, 3-1, 2.25 ERA, 2.30 xFIP) vs. San Francisco’s Logan Webb (RHP, 2-2, 3.29 ERA, 4.18 xFIP)

Los Angeles Dodgers (-200, 6½) at San Francisco (+180), about 4:05 p.m. (second game of seven-inning doubleheader)

Probable pitchers: Undecided vs. undecided

Note: A line is posted on the game despite the starters being undecided.

Cincinnati (-125, 6½ under -130) at Milwaukee (+115), 2:10 p.m. (first game of seven-inning doubleheader)

Probable pitchers: Cincinnati’s Sonny Gray (RHP, 4-1, 2.21 ERA, 2.72 xFIP) vs. Milwaukee’s Adrian Houser (RHP, 1-2, 3.72 ERA, 3.76 xFIP)

Cincinnati (+130) at Milwaukee (-140, 7 over -120), about 5:10 p.m. (second game of seven-inning doubleheader)

Probable pitchers: Cincinnati’s Wade Miley (LHP, 0-3, 9.72 ERA 5.65 xFIP) vs. Milwaukee’s Josh Lindblom (RHP, 1-1, 6.65 ERA, 3.67 xFIP)

Colorado (+138) at Arizona (-148, 8), 3:10 p.m.

Probable pitchers: Colorado’s Kyle Freeland (LHP, 2-1, 2.87 ERA, 3.90 xFIP) vs. Arizona’s Zac Gallen (RHP, 0-0, 2.25 ERA, 3.53 xFIP)

Line movement: Arizona down from -155. Total down from 8½ over -115.

Oakland (-190, 9½) at Texas (+175), 3:37 p.m.

Probable pitchers: Oakland’s Chris Bassitt (RHP, 2-1, 2.97 ERA, 4.63 xFIP) vs. Texas’ Jordan Lyles (RHP, 1-3, 9.25 ERA, 6.54 xFIP)

Line movement: Oakland up from -180. Total down from 10.

Boston (+178) vs. Toronto (-196, 10 over -115), 3:37 p.m. at Buffalo, New York

Probable pitchers: Boston’s Chris Mazza (RHP, 0-1, 6.35 ERA, 4.00 xFIP) vs. Toronto’s Hyun-Jin Ryu (LHP, 2-1, 3.19 ERA, 3.07 xFIP)

Line movement: Toronto way up from -165. Total down from 10½ under -115.

Philadelphia (+162) at Washington (-174, 9 over -115), 3:37 p.m.

Probable pitchers: Philadelphia’s Spencer Howard (RHP, 0-1, 6.17 ERA, 5.40 xFIP) vs. Washington’s Max Scherzer (RHP, 2-1, 4.31 ERA, 3.37 xFIP)

Line movement: Washington down from -185. Juice on total moves from under -115.

Baltimore (+170) at Tampa Bay (-185, 8½), 3:40 p.m.

Probable pitchers: Baltimore’s John Means (LHP, 0-2, 10.13 ERA, 5.53 xFIP) vs. Tampa Bay’s Ryan Yarbrough (LHP, 0-2, 4.45 ERA, 4.73 xFIP)

Line movement: Tampa Bay down from -190.

Minnesota (-146, 9½ under -120) at Detroit (+136), 4:10 p.m.

Probable pitchers: Minnesota’s Randy Dobnak (RHP, 5-1, 1.78 ERA, 4.08 xFIP) vs. Detroit’s Matthew Boyd (LHP, 0-4, 8.48 ERA, 4.60 xFIP)

Line movement: Minnesota down from -153. Juice on total moves from over -115.

Miami (+130) at New York Mets (-140, 9 under -115), 4:10 p.m.

Probable pitchers: Miami’s Sixto Sanchez (RHP, 1-0, 5.40 ERA, 4.29 xFIP) vs. undecided

Note: The Mets have not declared a starter yet.

What happened Wednesday

NBA

All three games — Milwaukee-Orlando, Houston-Oklahoma City and Los Angeles Lakers-Portland — were postponed and have not been rescheduled.

NHL

Favorites went 2-0, with one game closing at pick’em. Totals went 3-0 to the over.

— Philadelphia (-115) survived 4-3 in overtime against the New York Islanders to even the Eastern Conference semifinal series at 1. The game went over 5. The top-seeded Flyers roared to a 3-0 lead in the first period, then watched the Islanders slowly come back. The Islanders edged Philadelphia in shots 34-31.

— Tampa Bay (-110) blasted Boston 7-1 to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The game went over 5½. Playing the second game of a back-to-back, the Lightning finally got to Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak, who lost his first game since taking over as the starter in the previous series. Tampa Bay scored three power-play goals as Boston served 39 penalty minutes. The Lightning outshot the Bruins 31-24.

— Colorado (-155) prevailed in a wild third period to beat Dallas 6-4 and cut the Stars’ lead to 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinal series. The game went over 5½. In a game of momentum swings, the Avalanche scored three straight goals in the second period to take a 3-1 lead, then six goals were scored in the final period. Dallas scored three straight to take a 4-3 lead, then Colorado roared back with three in the final eight minutes to secure the victory. The Stars outshot the Avalanche 37-32.

MLB

Favorites went 8-4, and totals went 6-5-1 to the under.

Atlanta (+160) scored the biggest upset, as Ian Anderson pitched six innings of one-hit ball to win his major league debut 5-1 against ace Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader.

Golf

Phil Mickelson (2-1) made the most of his PGA Tour Champions debut, shooting 5-under 66 in the final round to win by four shots at 22-under 191 in the 50-and-over tour stop at Ozarks National in Ridgedale, Missouri.

Hot Corner handicapper selection

Under 6 (-110) Golden Knights-Canucks

Dana Lane (@DanaLaneSports, 1-0 record): If I’m Pete DeBoer, my focus is to limit the amount of space the Canucks enjoyed at times in the first and third periods in Game 2. I expect offensive-zone entry to become more difficult for both teams, forcing a chip-and-chase pace. The last four times the Knights allowed at least five goals, the next game went under the total.

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