RAI & CHOKES (5.18.26): A long-shot out-races the field at the PGA, and we’re one team shy of a foursome in NHL’s conference finals

In this week’s episode of THE WINDOW: Sports betting podcast, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) opens the show by looking back at a weird and wonky PGA Championship at Aronimink — a tournament that provided another different way to live-bet the action, with so many players in contention for so long — and why none of it would have mattered with Aaron Rai stunning a star-studded field who couldn’t muster much in the final round. Next, Matt looks back at the round-about way that we won with the Wild-Avalanche series going Under 5.5 games, the key factor that came to fruition for Vegas -1.5 games to get home (along with Mitch Marner cashing to lead the series in scoring at +500✅). That’s all before going deep into the Canadiens-Sabres series ahead of Monday night’s Game 7 in Buffalo, and player prop future that’s come alive ahead of the series’ final game. Maybe You Missed It?NFL Betting: Schedule release and power ratings (Pt. 1)NFL Betting: Schedule release and power ratings (Pt. 2)NFL Betting: Free for Yahoo! — The five lookahead line bets to make nowCanadiens-Sabres series preview (paywall removed): ❓Flyers-Hurricanes series preview (paywall removed): CAR -1.5, Under 5.5 ✅Ducks-Golden Knights series preview (paywall removed): VKG -1.5 ✅Wild-Avalanche series preview (paywall removed): Under 5.5 ✅NHL Betting: The 4% ClubNHL Betting: The goaltenders that matterNHL Betting: Creating a rating for team’s skatersTHE WINDOW’s NHL market trackerPlus, Matt looks back at the 2-part primer for THE WINDOW’s NFL betting season, discussing how to calculate market ratings, and then translate those into projection point spreads, even before oddsmakers offered up lookahead lines for every game this season. It’s time to head to THE WINDOW, let’s go!