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Boston Red Sox's Rafael Devers, right, celebrates with shortstop Trevor Story (10) after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) Boston Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez crosses home plate to score during in the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) J.J. Spaun celebrates with his caddie, Mark Carens, after making a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) shoots the ball against the Indiana Pacers during the first half of Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Friday, June 13, 2025, in Indianapolis. (Kyle Terada/Pool Photo via AP) Florida Panthers' Anton Lundell (15) and Brad Marchand (63) celebrate after a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, June 14, 2025. ( Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Anton Lundell (15) and Brad Marchand (63) celebrate after a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, June 14, 2025. ( Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Boston Red Sox's Rafael Devers, right, celebrates with shortstop Trevor Story (10) after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) Boston Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez crosses home plate to score during in the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) J.J. Spaun celebrates with his caddie, Mark Carens, after making a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) shoots the ball against the Indiana Pacers during the first half of Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Friday, June 13, 2025, in Indianapolis. (Kyle Terada/Pool Photo via AP) Florida Panthers' Anton Lundell (15) and Brad Marchand (63) celebrate after a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, June 14, 2025. ( Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) The Stanley Cup Final, NBA Finals and the U.S. Open made for an exciting weekend of sports. In the NHL, the Florida Panthers lead the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in a best-of-seven series, while the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are knotted at 2-2 headed into Monday's Game 5 in the NBA. Advertisement Meanwhile, J.J. Spaun won his second career PGA Tour event at the U.S. Open. Spaun made a long birdie putt on the last hole at Oakmont to finish at 1 under, which gave him a two-shot victory. Trends of the Week Oklahoma City closed as a 6.5-point favorite in Friday's Game 4 and came away with a 111-104 win to barely cover the spread. At the BetMGM online sportsbook, 39% of the bets and 54% of the money were on the Thunder to cover. Following a loss in the playoffs this season, the Pacers are a perfect 5-0 straight up and 5-0 against the spread. They are currently 9.5-point underdogs for Game 5. Thanks to five goals in the third period of Game 5, the over of 6.5 paid off in Florida's 5-2 victory. The over is now 5-0 in the Stanley Cup Final this year. Advertisement Upsets of the Week Edmonton closed as the favorite in Game 5 — the Oilers were -115 on the moneyline. At BetMGM, 57% of the bets and 70% of the money came in on the Oilers to win. Florida is -150 to win Tuesday's Game 6. With a win, the Panthers would win their second straight Stanley Cup. Spaun was +12500 going into the first round of the U.S. Open. Going into the final round, where he trailed Sam Burns by a shot, he was +333. The New York Yankees were -180 against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday and fell 2-0. New York lost all three games in Boston over the weekend. The Yankees were the second-most bet team in terms of bets and money in MLB on Sunday. Advertisement Coming Up Following their sweep of the Yankees, the Red Sox traded Rafael Devers to the Giants. San Francisco's World Series odds went from +3100 before the trade to +2600 after the trade. The Los Angeles Dodgers still have the best odds to win the World Series at +250, followed by the Yankees (+650), Detroit Tigers (+750) and New York Mets (+800). ___ This column was provided to The Associated Press by BetMGM online sportsbook. ___ AP sports: