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    Eric Cohen
    Eric Cohen
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    A former Phoenix sports radio host and TV analyst, Eric joined SportsLine in 2022 and quickly became a fixture on the "Early Edge." Specializing in college sports, EC went 98-70-1 (plus 32.94 units) on college basketball plays given out on the popular daily show, which airs at 10 a.m. ET and 4 p.m. ET on SportsLine's YouTube page. He also co-hosts a weekly podcast dedicated to his beloved Arizona Wildcats. For Eric Cohen media inquiries, contact SportsLine@CBSInteractive.com.
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    NHL | Florida 2 @ Vegas 7 | 06/06 | 12:00 AM UTC

    Florida +118

    LOSS

    ANALYSIS: I thought the Panthers were the better team in the first period of Saturday's Game 1. Eventually Vegas wore them down and scored three times in the third period to capture the 5-2 win. Florida has the better goalie in Sergei Bobrovsky and the best individual player in Matthew Tkachuk. They had won 11 of their last 12 games before Saturday's performance. Expect Florida to bounce back and even the series before heading home on Thursday. This series has all the makings of at least six games, if not seven.

    NBA | Miami 93 @ Denver 104 | 06/02 | 12:30 AM UTC

    Aaron Gordon OVER 21.5 Total Points + Assists + Rebounds -111

    WIN

    ANALYSIS: It's going to be an uphill battle for the Heat to win this series, especially with how well Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray have been playing. But arguably the third best player on Denver's roster is Aaron Gordon, who will likely be tasked defensively with slowing Jimmy Butler. A key to Gordon hitting this line is when he takes double-digit shot attempts. He was over this 21.5 prop in 35 of 40 regular season games in which he took 10+ shots. The same angle is 5 for 7 in the playoffs. Expect Gordon to post a line comparable to his regular season averages: 16-7-3 and comfortably hit our over.

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    NBA | Philadelphia 115 @ Boston 103 | 05/09 | 11:30 PM UTC

    Jayson Tatum YES Double Double -127

    WIN

    ANALYSIS: Let's keep this one simple, I'd be SHOCKED if Boston lost this game tonight. I'd be almost as surprised if Tatum didn't go off but considering his troubles scoring at times in this series, the double double seems like the smart play. He's had double-digit points in all but one of the 84 games he's played in this season (Game 2 in this series) and has grabbed 10+ rebounds seven times this postseason. A 30+ point, 10+ rebound effort from Tatum should easily propel Boston to a 3-2 series lead.

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    NBA | Denver 114 @ Phoenix 121 | 05/06 | 2:00 AM UTC

    Kevin Durant OVER 29.5 Total Points -119

    WIN

    ANALYSIS: The Suns somewhat mortgaged their future by trading Mikal Bridges for Kevin Durant simply for games like tonight, must wins. The Suns are desperate, down 0-2 to Denver and without their future Hall of Fame point guard in Chris Paul. Durant scored 24 points on 10 of 27 shooting in Game 2, and while I expect the volume to be similar, I expect the accuracy to be above 50%. In that case, both Durant and Devin Booker should score 30+ tonight as the Suns get back in the series.

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    NBA | L.A. Lakers 100 @ Golden St. 127 | 05/05 | 1:00 AM UTC

    Klay Thompson OVER 23.5 Total Points -108

    WIN

    ANALYSIS: I expect Golden State to exact revenge after a painful Game 1 loss at home, and while they very well might cover the spread, I'll stay away. Instead I'll pick the player prop of a guy who grew up rooting for his dad's team, the Lakers. Klay Thompson will be key in the remainder of this series as LA is likely to force the ball out of Stephen Curry's hands as much as they can. Thompson scored 25 points in Game 1 on 25 shots. He's going to be unloading from 3-point range early and often, so I'll predict he makes 6+ threes, scores 25+, and the Warriors even the series.

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