We had the end of the first round of the NBA Playoffs and an upset to begin the second round on Sunday. The veteran Warriors move on after beating Houston in Game 7, while the Pacers (+8) shoot their way past the top-seeded Cavaliers in Game 1 of their series. Bobby enters the week on a 5-2 (71%) run with his Best Bets and has a play in tonight's Knicks vs. Celtics Game 1. Jay split his two picks on Sunday and has a play in both games in today's newsletter.

Jay ended the week on a 31-16 (+$1,780) run after a solid weekend in Major League Baseball and has won 20-of-31 days picking all games on the board. Bobby came up short with his picks on Sunday and has two more lined up for tonight. We have our free picks for all 10 games on today's schedule, including the Mariners vs. A's.

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Check out our daily YouTube videos to get Jay Cooper and Bobby Babowski's Best Bets of the day including recaps of last night's picks.

What a Game 7 we had last night in the NHL. The Winnipeg Jets score with 1.6 seconds left in regulation to tie the Blues and win it in double-overtime. Bobby had a tough loss on the Blues, but enters the week on a 34-24 (+$1,412) run and has a Best Bet in tonight's Game 1 between the Panthers and Maple Leafs.

Remember, all of our picks are 100% FREE and available every morning on our website. Below, you will find our Best Bets for Monday, May 5th, 2025 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!
 

NBA Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 4-3 (57%) Run
Thunder -9.5 over Nuggets
Knicks vs Celtics Free Pick

NBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 5-2 (71%) Run
Knicks +9 over Celtics

Updated NBA Odds - courtesy of DonBest

MLB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Brewers (Myers) -110 over Astros (Blanco)
Royals (Ragans) -1.5 -105 over White Sox (Smith)

Monday's MLB Free Picks [All Games]
20-of-31 Winning Days

MLB Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 31-16 (+$1,780) Run
Mariners vs Athletics Free Pick
Brewers (Myers) -110 over Astros (Blanco)

Updated MLB Odds - courtesy of DonBest

NHL Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 2-1 (+$117) Run
Maple Leafs +110 over Panthers

NHL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 34-24 (+$1,412) Run
Panthers -120 over Maple Leafs

Updated NHL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

MONDAY'S FREE HORSE PICKS

Horseshoe Indianapolis - 2:10 ET
Race 1: 6 I Am The Game
Race 2: 2 Linguistic
Race 3: 1 Itzforever
Race 4: 8 Pepper Girl
Race 5: 5 Mine Own Star
Race 6: 2 Bermuda Triangle
Race 7: 9 Smooth N Silky
Race 8: 7 Argentinidad
Race 9: 8 Madam Mim

Parx - 12:40 ET
Race 1: 7 Sister Eve
Race 2: 6 Planet
Race 3: 1 Erin's Enthusiasm
Race 4: 4 Divine Romance
Race 5: 6 Okie Den Den
Race 6: 2 Jebologist
Race 7: 8 Sophia's Prince
Race 8: 3 Buccherino
Race 9: 4 Arrow Speed
Race 10: 3 Borracho Concho

NHL Futures Jay Cooper

Jets to win Western Conference (+1000) 11/6/2024

NBA Futures Jay Cooper

Cavaliers to win NBA Title (+450) 3/31/2025

MLB Futures Jay Cooper

Athletics UNDER 71.5 wins (+110) 3/8/2025
White Sox UNDER 54.5 wins (-105) 3/8/2025
Dodgers OVER 104.5 wins (-105) 3/8/2025
Max Fried to win AL Cy Young (+2000) 3/8/2025
Bryce Harper to win NL MVP (+1400) 3/8/2025

MLB Futures Bobby Babowski
Diamondbacks to win World Series (+2800) 3/20/2025

Braves to win World Series (+900) 3/20/2025

Yankees to win World Series (+800) 3/20/2025

Phillies to win World Series (+1200) 3/20/2025

Mariners to win World Series (+2800) 3/20/2025

Rangers to win World Series (+2800) 3/20/2025

Padres to win World Series (+2500) 3/20/2025