Joey Tron - Betting Expert

I like the Bruins to win this game on the road and kick off Round 2 with a win. Boston just finished an electrifying 7 game series with the Leafs winning in OT, and I like that momentum to carry over tonight. The Bruins owned the Panthers in the regular season winning all 4 games and held the Panthers to 2 or less goals in 3 of those 4 games. Boston thrives in low scoring defensive games - just take a look at their last series. The Panthers will struggle to generate scoring chances tonight and the Bruins have proved time and time again they just need 2 goals to win. The Bruins are 17-4 in road games after 1 or more consecutive unders this season. I see a low scoring, Bruins win. Take the Boston Bruins ML here. -Joey Tron

I like the Pacers to cover this spread on the road against the Knicks. Both teams had great Game 6 victories and the Pacers momentum will be difficult to stop. The Pacers offense scored 115+ in 4 of the 6 games they played against the Bucks and played the Knicks great in the regular season, shooting 49% from 3 PT range against them in the 3 games they played and averaged 123 PPG. The Knicks defense struggles to stop shooting from the Mid Range (43.5%) and 3PT (36.5%) and this the Pacers two strongest areas on offense giving them a huge advantage here. The Pacers thrive when they control the tempo and pace early on and I look for them to do just that behind the likes of Haliburton and Siakam. The Pacers are 26-16 ATS following a home game this season and the Knicks are 2-11 ATS off a road win against a division rival over the last 3 seasons. Take the points with the visiting Pacers here. -Joey Tron

I like this game between the Panthers and Bruins to stay UNDER 5.5 goals in their first game of their Round 2 match up. The Bruins survived a 7 game thriller against the Leafs and without Jeremy Swayman, the Bruins would not be here right now. Swayman allowed just 9 goals in 6 starts and made 30+ saves in 3 games. The Panthers offense was not truly tested against the Lightning as they scored 3 or more goals in every game that series and they will be challenged much more in this series on the defensive front. The Bruins defense was T5th in the regular season allowing just 2.7 GPG and are T6th on the PK. The Panthers defense is even better ranking 1st in the NHL with just 2.4 GPG and are 3rd in SOG allowed with just 27.8. Sergei Bobrovsky was solid in net for the the Panthers allowing 2 goals or less in 3 of the 5 games they played. In the 4 head to head games between these two teams, the total went under 5.5 in 3 of those 4 games. The Panthers are 11-4 to the under in home games off a home win this season and the Bruins are 24-19 to the under on the road this season. Take the UNDER 5.5 goals here. -Joey Tron

I like the Guardians to win this game at home against the Tigers and push their winning streak to 3 games, after winning 2 out of 3 against the Angels. The Tigers enter this one on a 3 game losing streak after getting swept by the Yankees. The Guardians are sending Tristian McKenzie (2-2 ; 4.34 ERA) to the hill who has now built on 3 great starts in a row. McKenzie is 1-0 in his L3 starts, allowing just 5 ERs across 16 IP, and striking out 19. He has great splits against the batters he has faced on the Tigers and should be able to shut them down. The Tigers are sending Jack Flaherty (0-1 ; 4.00 ERA) to the hill who has no doubt been inconsistent this season to say the least. He has allowed 9 ERs his L4 starts along with 19 hits and 38 Ks. On the road he allowed 6 ERs and 2 HRs - when he is not striking out batters, he is allowing runs. Luckily for us, Cleveland is T26th with team total strike outs and should be able to do damage to Flaherty, including Jose Ramirez and Josh Naylor both of whom who hit off him well. The Guardians are 13-6 as a favorite. Take the Guardians ML here. -Joey Tron