If you needed another reminder that there’s no such thing as a lock in sports betting, we got a couple more brutal beats on Wednesday to consider.
First up, a Colorado Rockies team that entered this week with an 11-game road losing streak dating back to last season faced off against the Toronto Blue Jays in the rubber match of a three-game series.
The Rockies, which had already pulled off a 14-5 win over the Blue Jays as a +240 moneyline underdog on Monday, could once again be found at +240 at FanDuel.
Only ONE team won an MLB game with 17+ Ks and 0 home runs last season 🧾
The Rockies just accomplished that feat as a +240 underdog @FanDuelCanada to win a series in Toronto for the first time in franchise history 🤯 pic.twitter.com/7Ps7BZojMm
— TSN EDGE (@TSN_Edge) April 1, 2026
Despite Kevin Gausman tossing 10 strikeouts over six innings without giving up a run, Colorado found a way to rally for the 2-1 win in 10 innings.
The Rockies finished with a season-high 17 strikeouts and zero home runs but still managed to pull off the upset as a +240 underdog to clinch their first series win in Toronto in franchise history.
As if that wasn’t surprising enough, I had no idea that Denver’s NHL team was about to torch any chance I had to bring home a fantasy hockey championship just a few hours later.
The Colorado Avalanche were a massive -490 moneyline favourite against the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
After limping into Colorado on the league’s longest-active losing streak after six straight losses, the Canucks opened the scoring less than a minute in and went on to score their most goals in any game since 2023 in an 8-6 win.
So much for expecting a decent performance from my fantasy goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood in that spot.
The eight goals were the most the Avalanche have allowed in a game since November of 2024.
Vancouver to win outright was +365 at FanDuel.
Anybody who backed Colorado’s terrible baseball team and faded Colorado’s thriving hockey team on the same ticket would have cashed a nearly 15-to-1 winner.
One of the most improbable cross-sport parlay winners we’ll see featuring teams from the same city 🤯
Rockies +240 over Blue Jays ✅
Canucks +365 over Avalanche ✅
Colorado’s baseball team wins as the biggest dog and its hockey team loses as the biggest favourite. +1481. 🧾 https://t.co/FemOGkWSeq
— Domenic Padula (@Domenic_Padula) April 2, 2026
A $10 parlay on the Rockies to win and the Avalanche to lose would have paid $148.10 at FanDuel.
Let me say it louder for the people who still use the term.
There’s no such thing as a lock in sports betting.
So, we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
The good news is that, unlike my fantasy hockey team, anybody who bet the Blue Jays or the Avalanche responsibly has an opportunity to bounce back today.
Hopefully, I can help you find a couple of winners.
Let’s dive into a FanDuel Best Bet for tonight’s NHL slate in this Morning Coffee for Thursday, April 2nd, 2026.
Revisiting Celebrini’s Hart Trophy Odds Amidst Sharks Final Playoff Push
Four NHL superstars are 12-to-1 or shorter to win the Hart Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player to his team in the National Hockey League at FanDuel.
Here are their ages: 30, 32, 29, and… 19.
Nathan MacKinnon is considered the obvious favourite heading into the final stretch at -135 at FanDuel.
The 30-year-old MacKinnon hit 50 goals for the second time in his career, he’s second in the NHL with 121 points, and despite last night’s terrible letdown, the Avalanche are still eight points up on the Carolina Hurricanes for the best record in the NHL with eight games remaining.
Then there’s Nikita Kucherov, who at 32 has registered 12 points more than any other skater in the NHL since January 3rd, recording 67 in 32 games to climb into a tie with MacKinnon for the second-most in the NHL (121).
However, the Tampa Bay Lightning no longer have the best record in their conference or in their division with eight games remaining, and I’m not sure how much of an impact that could have on Kucherov’s Hart Trophy stock.
As of this morning, Kucherov to win the Hart Trophy is +220 as the second choice behind MacKinnon at FanDuel.
Then there’s the 29-year-old Connor McDavid, who once again leads the NHL with 125 points in 75 games.
The Edmonton Oilers are just two points back of the Anaheim Ducks for first place in the Pacific Division with seven games remaining for both teams.
However, McDavid is still 12-to-1 to win the Hart as the fourth choice behind MacKinnon, Kucherov, and… 19-year-old Macklin Celebrini.
Macklin Celebrini has points on 47.3% of goals for #SJSharks. Only Connor McDavid is higher this season at 47.9%.
Celebrini has the highest share ever for a teenager. Wayne Gretzky had points on 45.5% of Oilers goals in 1979-80
— Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) April 2, 2026
Last night, Celebrini scored twice and added two assists to carry the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 win over the Ducks.
It was the fifth four-point game by Celebrini this season.
For perspective, the only teenager to register more four-point games in one season was Wayne Gretzky with nine all the way back in 1979-80.
Celebrini’s 65 assists are the third-most by a teenager in a season behind Gretzky (86 in 1979-80) and Sidney Crosby (84 in 2006-07).
He’s the first Sharks player to hit the 40-goal mark since Joe Pavelski in 2013-14.
If Celebrini can register at least 10 points over San Jose’s final nine games, he will set the franchise record for points in a season as a 19-year-old.
More importantly, Celebrini has an opportunity to drag the Sharks into the playoffs.
San Jose is currently two points back of the Los Angeles Kings for the final Wild Card spot with a game in hand.
Tonight, the Sharks host the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The combination of a San Jose win and a Kings regulation loss to the Nashville Predators would lift the Sharks one point up on Los Angeles for the final Wild Card spot with one game in hand.
Celebrini is already in rare territory with one of the best seasons ever by a teenager in the NHL.
He’s registered 18 more goals and 51 more points than his next closest teammate, and he’s on pace to set the all-time NHL record for the percentage of team goals that he has factored in on.
Maybe it all falls apart down the stretch.
If it doesn’t, and Celebrini somehow carries San Jose into the playoffs as a 19-year-old, I’d have a hard time making the case that any single player in the NHL has been more valuable to his team this season.
3-straight wins, all last-minute, Celebrini says this is the most fun that he’s had with #SJSharks: “Yeah, the fans are here, it’s loud. We’re winning games. We’re making a push. This is exciting. I haven’t really been through this before & I’m just trying to soak it up.”
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 2, 2026
Celebrini to win the Hart Trophy is still +1500 as the third choice on the board at FanDuel behind MacKinnon and Kucherov.
The Sharks have the second-easiest remaining strength of schedule in the NHL behind the Kings.
If Celebrini maintains or accelerates his production down as part of a final playoff push, and San Jose somehow finds a way to get in, I’d have a hard time making the case for anybody other than MacKinnon to win the Hart.
Macklin Celebrini is closing in on history 👀
Celebrini now has 105 points this season, second-most in a season in Sharks history behind Joe Thornton 👏 pic.twitter.com/xcDRrxYatD
— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) April 2, 2026
I’ll roll the dice on Celebrini to win the Hart at +1500.
I’ll also lock in Celebrini anytime goal +130 and the Sharks to win at -120 as FanDuel Best Bets for tonight’s loaded NHL slate.
Only the Canucks have allowed more goals than Toronto this season, and no team has allowed more shots on goal to the centre position than the Maple Leafs.
In their first meeting, Celebrini registered six shots on goal but settled for one assist in a 3-2 overtime win.
With a sense of desperation during a final playoff push, I’ll bank on San Jose’s superstar teenager to lift his club to another important win tonight on home ice.
Just remember, there’s no such thing as a lock.
Enjoy the games, everyone!