Sean Murphy - Betting Expert

My selection is on Tampa Bay over Dallas at 8:05 pm et on Monday.

We won with the Stars in Game 5 of this series on Saturday night but I'll admit we were fortunate to do so in that double-overtime thriller. That one just as easily could have gone the way of the Lightning and we would already be talking about the newly crowned Stanley Cup champions. Here, I look for the Lightning to make amends for Saturday's misstep and secure their second ever Stanley Cup championship. It's been obvious throughout the first five games of this series that the Lightning have been superior team, generally carrying the play, and showing the ability to reach back to that second gear when needed. Give the Stars all the credit in the world for getting to this point and pushing the Bolts this far, but I don't see this series going the distance. Behind another big performance from goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy look for the Lightning to close out what has been a memorable 2020 NHL Playoffs. Take Tampa Bay (10*).

Monday NFL Free play. My selection is on the 'under' between Kansas City and Baltimore at 8:15 pm et on Monday.

I'll admit it feels a little bit like banging your head against the wall playing NFL 'unders' these days. With that being said, I can't help but feel that we're dealing with an inflated total on Monday Night Football. Scoring is way up in the NFL, to the point that totals set in the mid-50's have become the norm. The thing is, I have a lot of respect for both of the defenses in Monday night's big showdown between the Chiefs and Ravens. The last two meetings between these two teams over the last two seasons have both been high-scoring, but not exorbitantly so. Here, I do expect to see a lot of long, clock-churning drives, noting that Baltimore's defense in particular has done an excellent job of preventing big plays, which is obviously the Chiefs M.O. on offense. Look for a tightly-contested affair that proves lower-scoring than most anticipate. Take the under (8*).

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NFL Moneyline Game of the Year. My selection is on Baltimore (moneyline) over Kansas City at 8:15 pm et on Monday.

It's not often I release plays on the moneyline, but here I believe it is warranted. I actually expect this price to become more favorable as kickoff approaches on Monday as we should see some money come in on the underdog Chiefs - a rare opportunity to back Kansas City at a plus-money return. I'll go the other way as I'm confident the Ravens will 'hold serve' in this their third meeting with the Chiefs over the last 2+ seasons. The Chiefs took the two previous matchups but both of those were played in Kansas City. The two victories came by a combined eight points. Note that the Ravens managed to score 52 points in those two losses and arguably have an even more cohesive offensive unit here in 2020. There's not a lot to say that hasn't already been said when it comes to the Chiefs offense. They're the defending Super Bowl champions for a reason. However, this will obviously be their toughest test of the young season to date as they face an absolutely loaded Ravens defense. In fact, you could argue that Baltimore's defense has been built to beat the likes of Kansas City. Here, I look for that 'D' to come up with enough big plays to ultimately hold off Patrick Mahomes and the mighty Chiefs. Take Baltimore moneyline (10*).