What I Bet - Thursday May 21st

Griffin Warner talks betting for Thursday. Griffin Warner — Real_G Warner across all social media — is back with a full Thursday slate on the What I Bet podcast, part of the Pregame.com Podcast Network on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed, and tonight he is here to set you up right before Memorial Day weekend with sharp analysis on every relevant game on the board. On the hockey side, Griffin recaps the Vegas Golden Knights' Game 1 win over Colorado — breaking down how the Cale Makar and Mark Stone injury situations shaped the market in real time — before turning his full attention to the Eastern Conference Finals opener between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Montreal Canadiens. Carolina enters as heavy minus 194 favorites with 11 to 12 days of rest and a perfect 8-0 playoff record, while Montreal is battle-tested but weary after two consecutive road Game 7 victories, including a grueling overtime escape against Buffalo that Griffin argues should have been closed out in five games. Griffin pushes back on the Carolina price, questioning whether nearly two dollars in the playoffs is justified given home-ice limitations, a less-than-packed arena, and a Canadiens team with a defensively disciplined identity that historically suppresses scoring. He digs into goaltender Jakub Dobes — the rookie who joins Ken Dryden as the only goalies ever to win multiple road Game 7s in a single playoff year — and raises the real concern that Carolina's volume-shooting style could frustrate Dobes into a penalty, while also acknowledging the confidence a goalie builds when easy saves pile up early. The team total sits at 6 with heavy under juice, and Griffin lands firmly on Under 6 as his official What I Bet best bet. The MLB card covers six games: Joey Cantillo vs. Casey Mize in Cleveland at Detroit, where Griffin leans the Guardians plus 107 despite the underdog tag; Braxton Ashcraft vs. Dustin May in Pittsburgh at St. Louis, where he likes the Cardinals home dog and the under split; David Peterson vs. Cade Cavalli in the Mets at Washington, where the lefty Mets starter faces a left-heavy Nationals lineup featuring CJ Abrams and James Wood; Spencer Strider vs. Sandy Alcantara in Atlanta at Miami, where Griffin questions the minus 138 price on Strider and likes the Marlins at plus 125 at home; and Luis Severino vs. José Soriano in the Athletics at the Angels, a coin-flip line where Griffin leans under 8 and gives mild credit to the Angels given Soriano's excellent 2026 season. Before the best bet, Griffin drops the Pregame.com promo code ERA20 — good for 20 percent off anything on the site through May 31, 2026, the largest discount available this season — covering the full MLB schedule, 90 days of World Cup soccer content, and all other premium picks on the platform. Find Griffin at Real_G_Warner across social media and get your Memorial Day weekend started the right way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices