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Upcoming Events at ATS:

• The World Cup starts this Thursday, June 11, and runs through July 19. Consists of 48 teams mainly playing in the United States. It’s the biggest event in the world. 
• UFC Freedom 250 on Sunday, June 14. One of the biggest events of the year. This one is at the South Lawn of the White House with two big title fights. 

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Upcoming Events at ATS:

• UFC Fight Night from Vegas on June 6. Highlighted by  Muhammad vs. Bonfim. Set to make a score as casual bettors focus on names and records rather than stylistic details.
• Belmont Stakes goes on June 6 with nine horses. Potential for a huge score, not just on the winner, but trifecta (like last year).
• The World Cup starts next Thursday, June 11, and runs through July 19. Consists of 48 teams mainly playing in the United States. It’s the biggest event in the world. 
• UFC Freedom 250 on June 14. One of the biggest events of the year. This one is at the South Lawn of the White House with two big title fights. 

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Upcoming Events at ATS:

• UFC Fight Night from Vegas on June 6. Highlighted by  Muhammad vs. Bonfim. Set to make a score as casual bettors focus on names and records rather than stylistic details.
• Belmont Stakes goes on June 6 with nine horses. Potential for a huge score, not just on the winner, but trifecta (like last year).
• The World Cup starts next Thursday, June 11, and runs through July 19. Consists of 48 teams mainly playing in the United States. It’s the biggest event in the world. 
• UFC Freedom 250 on June 14. One of the biggest events of the year. This one is at the South Lawn of the White House with two big title fights. 

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ATS Lock Clubs Continue to Dominate

The ATS Basketball  Program has won 5 straight weeks, and average bettors are up nearly $3,500 in that span. Hockey continues to roll, winning 6 of 8 weeks. Baseball has won 5 of 8 weeks. Baseball discounts are available through the All-Star Break. Call about Early Bird Discounts in basketball and hockey.

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On Monday afternoon, the post positions for the 158^th running of the Belmont Stakes were drawn from Saratoga. The third leg of the Triple Crown will be run on Saturday at a little after 7pmET from Saratoga, as Belmont Park is still undergoing construction.

In last year’s Belmont, Journalism was the 8-5 favorite, just ahead of 2-1 Sovereignty.

The surprise winner of the Preakness Stakes was Napolean Solo, but his trainer, Chad Summers, is holding him out of the Belmont, while eyeing the Haskell Stakes in July. 

There are just nine horses in this race, but the biggest news is that Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo is back after skipping the Preakness. He drew the ninth position and is 9-2.   

More Derby horses are running in Belmont, including Renegade, Commandment, Chief Wallabee, and Emerging Market. Renegade is the favorite at 2-1, while Chief Wallabee is second at 3-1, at least in the opening odds. 

Renegade rallied from the rail in the Kentucky Derby and appeared to be on his way to winning the Run for the Roses. But Golden Tempo’s last run made Cherie DeVaux the first woman to ever train a winner of the Kentucky Derby. 

This race will be 10 furongs (1 1/4 miles), unlike the 12 furlongs (1 1/2 miles) of Belmont Park. The Belmont Stakes used to be known as the “Test of the Champions”.  But with the shorter distance, early position and tactical speed could matter more in this race than at the traditional Belmont.

2026 Belmont Stakes Post Positions

PP                                                            Horse                                                                                                              Odds                                                  Trainer                                                                  Jockey                                                                           Owner                       

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ATS Lock Clubs Continue to Dominate

The ATS Basketball  Program has won 5 straight weeks, and average bettors are up nearly $3,500 in that span. Hockey continues to roll, winning 6 of 8 weeks. Baseball has won 5 of 8 weeks. Baseball discounts are available through the All-Star Break. Call about Early Bird Discounts in basketball and hockey.

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The NBA Finals are now set with the San Antonio Spurs (74-27) taking on the New York Knicks (66-31). The first game of the best-of-seven is on Wednesday night at 8:30pmET from San Antonio. The Knicks have won 11 straight postseason games to get to their first Finals since 1999. They played the Spurs in that series, who won their first NBA title. San Antonio needed seven games to get by No. 1 seed Oklahoma City, winning Game 7 on Sunday night on the road. New York was simply dominant in the Eastern Conference, winning by an average of 23.8 points per game.

Knicks are 55-42-1 ATS, 46-50-1 O/U, 28-20 road, 36-11 home.

Spurs are: 57-42-2 ATS, 47-54 O/U, 35-15 road, 38-11 home.

Series Odds

Spurs -205/Knicks +170

(odds are from DraftKings) (stats are postseason unless otherwise indicated)

These teams have met three times this season, including once in the NBA Cup Title game on Dec. 16 with the Knicks winning 124-113 from Las Vegas. New York also crushed the Spurs at home on March 1, 114-89. San Antonio edged the Knicks 134-132 at home on Dec. 31. After February 1, the Spurs lost just two more regular-season games in which Victor Wembanyama played in. One was an overtime game in Denver and the other was on March 1 against the Knicks. In that game, the Spurs had an 11-game winning streak and New York dominated from the jump, led by a 26-2 run in the first half.

New York has been the best team in the postseason, led by Jalen Brunson (26.9ppg, 6.6apg, 48.6% FG). OG Anunoby (19.7ppg, 6.9rpg) has been nearly as good offensively,  but it’s his defense that could be the difference in this series. New York also has strong defenders in Mikal Bridges (14.6ppg), Josh Hart (11.4ppg, 8.6rpg, 4.6apg) and C Mitchell Robinson (5.3ppg, 5.5rpg), who has the length to defend 7-5 Victor Wembanyama, but his free throw shooting (30.2% FT) can be a major issue, especially late in games.

Wembanyama, who is just 22, led the Spurs to their first NBA Finals appearance since 2014, when they beat Miami in five games. He’s been the real MVP in the postseason, averaging 23.2 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.5 blocks, while shooting 37% from 3-point range, 87% from the line and 51% from the field. Even stats don’t assess how he changes the game defensively in the paint. The Knicks, unlike the Thunder, has a center in Karl-Anthony Towns, who can take Wemby to the perimeter, and shoot three-pointers (48.9%), but has also has the physicality to take him down low at 270 pounds. San Antonio is more than just Wemby and they showed that against the Thunder. Stephon Castle (19.2ppg, 6.7apg) has star written all over him, though he needs to limit the turnovers (3.7tpg). De’Aaron Fox (16.4ppg, 5.9apg), has missed two games due to injury and he’s not always on the floor late in games due to defense. But when you look at all their 6-6 to 6-8 players, it’s remarkable and coach Mitch Johnson, has been able to find the right wings at the right moment led by Castle, Devin Vassell (13ppg), Julian Champagnie (11.3ppg, 39.3% 3pt), Keldon Johnson (8.7ppg), Dylan Harper (13.1ppg, 5.3rpg) and Carter Bryant (2.9ppg).

Series Props

Spurs 4-3 (+310)

Series Leader (Total Points)

Jalen Brunson (+140)

Total 3s made

Julian Champagnie +240

Assists Leader

Josh Hart +1100

Highest Scoring performance

Jalen Brunson +150

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ATS Lock Clubs Continue to Dominate

The ATS Basketball  Program has won 5 straight weeks, and average bettors are up nearly $3,500 in that span. Hockey continues to roll, winning 6 of 8 weeks. Baseball has won 5 of 8 weeks. Baseball discounts are available through the All-Star Break. Call about Early Bird Discounts in basketball and hockey.

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We’ve got a Game 7 on Saturday night at 8pmET (NBC) from Oklahoma City as the top seed in the West meets the No. 2 seed. The winner faces the New York Knicks on Wednesday for Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

San Antonio took Game 6, 118-91, easily covering the 3.5 at home on Thursday. Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 28 points, 10 rebounds, and three blocks. Dylan Harper added 18 points and eight rebounds off the bench.

The Thunder were led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who had 15 points, but went 0-for-5 from beyond the arc.  OKC shot just 37% from the field and 25% from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City was minus-28 in Gilgeous-Alexander’s 28 minutes on the floor.

The Thunder won Game 5 by 13 points, so the home team has covered three straight, but the road team has covered Game 1 and Game 3. 

In terms of the total, the under has been the pick in two of the last three games. However, before that, the over hit in four straight games. The Over has also hit in five of OKC’s last six games at home. 

 In terms of injuries. OKC starting guard Ajay Mitchell played the first three games, but suffered a hamstring injury and hasn’t played since. Jalen Williams, who has also been dealing with hamstring issues all season long, returned last night, but played just 10 minutes and took one shot.

The concern is that SGA will either finally show up in this series and not just rely on getting to the line. He’s hitting just 40.9% of his 2-point attempts in the Western Conference finals, compared to shooting a career-best 60.2% on 2-point attempts in the regular season. 

Game Trends:

Spurs are: 10-5 ATS last 15 games.

Spurs are: 9-2 Over last 11 games.

Spurs are: 6-0 Over last 6 on the road. 

OKC is: 7-2 Over last 9.

OKC is: 18-2 SU last 20 at home. 

Here are some of the top props to consider for Game 7.

(one prop trend to consider: De’Aaron Fox has exceeded 13.5 points in 14 of his last 18 games).

First Basket

Victor Wembanayama +359

Jared McCain (OKC) +910

Lugentz Dort (OKC) +1060

Points

Chet Holmgren o13.5 (+100)

Rebounds

Victor Wembanyama o12.5 (-116)

Assists

Isaiah Hartenstein u2.5 (+102)

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There are three weeks left in the NBA season. The ATS Basketball  Program has won 4 straight weeks, and average bettors are up nearly $3,500 in that span. Or call about Early Bird Discounts.

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Another busy weekend of sporting events with betting implications. It all starts very early on Saturday in China.

(odds  from DraftKings)

1)UFC Fight Night 277- Macau 

UFC continues this week from the Galaxy Arena in Macau, China, on Saturday, May 30. This is the first time UFC has been featured in Macau since late 2024. This event will be early for those in North America, starting at 4amET and 1amPT.

Not surprisingly, with this event being featured in China, the main event of a six-bout card, offers a bantamweight clash between Yadong Song (22-9-1, 1NC) from China and former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo (25-6-1) from Brazil.  Yadong is -600, while Figuereido is +440.

 2)Boxing for Saturday night.

From El Paso,  Texas, Stephanie Han (-425) will fight Holly Holm (+300) for 10 rounds and for Han’s WBA women’s lightweight title on ESPN at 7pmET.

From Ekaterinburg, Russia, Dmitry Bivol vs. Michael Eifert (12 rounds) will fight for Bivol’s WBA, IBF and WBO light heavyweight titles. Bivol is a -2500 favorite, with Eifert listed at +900.

From Houston, O’Shaquie Foster will take on Raymond Ford (12 rounds), for Foster’s WBC Junior Lightweight Title.  Foster (-175) is the favorite over Ford (+140) in this matchup.

3)NBA Playoffs could be heading to a Game 7 in the Western Conference

Depending on the results of the Spurs/Thunder matchup on Game 6, we could have a spectacular Game 7 from Oklahoma City at 8pmET on NBC/Peacock. The New York Knicks will have over a week to prepare for their Finals opponent. 

OKC is -145 to win the NBA Finals, the Knicks are +210 and the Spurs are +550. 

4)The NHL Playoffs continue on Friday with Game 5, with the Hurricanes hosting the Canadiens. Carolina leads the series at 3-1 and they look to win the series at home on TNT. If the Habs win, the series heads back to Montreal for Game 6 on Sunday from the Bell Centre (TBA). The winner faces Vegas, which swept Colorado in four games.

Carolina is -145 to win the Stanley Cup, while Vegas is +130 and Montreal is +3000.

5)French Open continues

Tennis continues this weekend with the French Open and as discussed in an earlier post, upsets are bound to happen on the women’s side. No. 2 Elena Rybakina lost in three sets in the second round to unseeded Yuliia Starodubtseva. In other words, look for underdogs in the early rounds on the women’s side. No. 5 American Jessica Pegula lost in three sets in the opening round, but No.4 Coco Gauff and No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka won in two sets. Gauff is  +600 to win the French Open, while Sabalenka is +250, though No. 3 Iga Swiatek is the favorite at +240, after she cruised in his second round two-setter over unseeded Sara Bejlek.

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Hoops Basketball Program Continues to Dominate

There are three weeks left in the NBA season. The ATS Basketball  Program has won 4 straight weeks, and average bettors are up nearly $3,500 in that span. Or call about Early Bird Discounts.

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Baseball is going strong as we head into June, but not everyone likes to bet on money lines, totals, and run lines. There are other options to bet on as we approach the warmer months before football starts in August.

1)MMA/UFC

A)Sharp bettors love this sport because it’s usually once a week. Most UFC cards are on Saturdays, aside from Freedom 250 at the White House on Sunday, June 14.

B)If the money line is too high, you can wager on props like the fight going the distance, betting by rounds, method of victory and live betting after Round 1.

C)Some of the bigger fights are overhyped, and you can find an edge and better value with the lesser-known fights.

2) Soccer World Cup

1)The FIFA World Cup goes from June 11-July 19. It’s the biggest event in the world, which goes for about five weeks.

A)The Totals and corner markets might be softer than the sides.

B)Double chance. This is a combo bet where you have three combinations: Team A wins or draw, Team B wins or draw and Team A wins or Team B wins (no draw). Example: England or Draw (-330) covers an England win or tie.

USA or Draw (+120) covers a USA win or a tie.

Germany or Spain wins (-400), eliminating the draw but pays poorly given the chalk.

C)A popular bet is the three-way moneyline. For example, Germany (-175) vs. Spain (+420), Draw (+290). A $175 bet on Germany wins $100 if Germany wins in regulation. A $100 bet on the draw wins $290 if the match is tied after 90 minutes, regardless of what happens in extra time.

3)Golf-the Majors

A)Betting the Majors can be fun. The U.S. Open (June 18-21) and Open Championship (July 12-19) are coming up later.

B)The odds of winning these tournaments are massive.

C)The weather and course fit create edges.

D)The more popular bets are top 10 and top 20 as well as head-to-head matchups. You can also bet on first-round leaders.

4) The 158th running of the Belmont Stakes goes on June 6. 

A)The race is at Saratoga Race Course and will take place at 1 1/4 miles as opposed to its usual 1 1/2 miles. The normal home is at Belmont Park, but there is a multi-year construction project there. 

B)Renegade, the Kentucky Derby runner-up, is the 5-2 favorite. 

C)If you’re a beginner, 

Stick to Win, Place, or Show bets. Bet small ($2–$10)

• Look at:
  recent race results
  jockey/trainer records
  track conditions
  odds movement
  
  
• Put a small “Win” bet on your favorite horse.
  
  
• Put a “Show” bet on a longer shot for safer odds.

5)Tennis -the Grand Slams.

A) Three Grand Slams are remaining, though the French Open has just started. After that, there is Wimbledon (starting June 29) and then the U.S. Open (begins Aug. 30).

B)Surface matters a lot as the French Open is on clay, Wimbledon is played on grass and the U.S. Open on hard court. Some players specialize in those surfaces and are bad on others.

C)You can bet on sets, but remember that the men are best-of-five in the grand slams. A strong favorite is a -1.5 set spread, which requires them to win 3-0 or 3-1 for the men. A +1.5 set underdog can yield far better returns than moneyline odds.

D)Betting odds before the tournament on moneyline is difficult on the men’s side because the favorite usually wins and has strong odds. That’s a little more difficult on the women’s side, where favorites fall all the time.

E)You can also bet on how long the match runs, how many sets are played, and player props such as aces, double faults, set wins, etc.

Other summer sports to bet on include the WNBA, NASCAR, and the CFL.

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