Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our four sports writers started with…
We’ve entered the fourth season of the annual South Point-lined Play of the Day competition, effective July 1.
Starting bankrolls have reset to $10,000, with the maximum bet being to win $1,000 and the minimum wager $300. A participant’s failure to place a bet on their scheduled day results in a $200 bankroll penalty.
Ray Brewer won back-to-back titles in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, after Taylor Bern prevailed in 2014-15.
Vegas Golden Knights plus-100 at Washington Capitals: $800 to win $800
For all of their shocking success this season, the Golden Knights haven’t really faced a lot of adversity on the ice. They’ve breezed through the playoffs so far, with only a loss in the opening game of the Western Conference finals against the Winnipeg Jets providing the slightest speed bump.
Now, however, the Knights are facing a true must-win situation: After dropping a heartbreaker in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final at home, Vegas looked out of sorts in Game 3, and now the Washington Capitals have a 2-1 lead with Game 4 on their home ice.
Losing tonight would put Vegas in a 3-1 deficit and effectively end the Knights‘ Cinderella season. I think we’ll see a strong bounce-back performance, especially from goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, and the Knights will skate off with a series-evening victory.
Vegas has come too far in its inaugural season to go this quietly on the biggest stage. Expect their best performance of the postseason tonight, and a 2-2 series heading into Game 5 in Las Vegas.
Keefer (34-28-1, $10,916), Granger (17-16, $9,059), Grimala (16-22, $5,965), Brewer (27-29-1, $5,230)
