Griffin Warner talks betting for Friday. Griffin Warner is back with another full-card breakdown on the What I Bet podcast, distributed on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed through the Pregame.com podcast network. Friday, May 22 brings a rare three-sport slate and Griffin does not waste a second of it. The episode opens with the Coupe de France final between Lens and Nice, a neutral-site match outside Paris that Griffin identifies as a classic ugly final situation. Lens is listed as a one-goal favorite at minus 127 with all the juice, but Griffin's primary interest is the under at two and three quarters, where the scoring environment and cup final dynamics line up perfectly. He is patient enough to wait for the number to reach three, where a 2-1 final creates a valuable push, and he leaves open the idea of a long-odds play on Nice at plus 299 should the game reach penalty kicks and become a genuine coin flip. From the soccer pitch Griffin moves to the ice, where the Vegas Golden Knights are shocking the hockey world by taking a 1-0 series lead over the Presidents Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche. Game 2 features the most important injury storyline in the playoffs as Norris Trophy finalist Cale Makar remains day to day with an upper-body injury, having missed Game 1 for the first time in his playoff career. Griffin notes Colorado at minus 186 looks enormous without arguably their most important player, backs Vegas at plus 163, and stays on the under six at even money after the under nearly cashed in Game 1 before a late-game scoring burst. The second half of the episode is wall-to-wall Major League Baseball, with Griffin working through fifteen matchups from Wrigley Field to San Francisco. The night's headline game features Gerrit Cole making his 2026 season debut for the New York Yankees against Tampa Bay after missing all of 2025 following Tommy John surgery. Griffin will not back away from the Rays, calling them a dynasty that has won 21 of their last 25 and noting that a pitcher returning from major elbow surgery is unlikely to replicate his vintage complete-game form on night one back. Other notable spots include Bubba Chandler taking the road start for Pittsburgh against Kevin Gausman in Toronto, Connor Prielipp going for Minnesota against Boston rookie Payton Tolle, and Jacob deGrom as a heavy road favorite against Grayson Rodriguez and the Angels after Rodriguez's brutal debut earlier in the week. Griffin's strongest baseball interest is Kansas City and the under eight against Seattle. His official What I Bet best bet for Friday is the Chicago Cubs at minus 142 at home against Spencer Arrighetti, with Jameson Taillon getting the call in a wind-blowing-in setup at Wrigley Field that favors the home side. Use promo code ERA20 at Pregame.com for 20 percent off anything on the site through May 31. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices