The Milwaukee Brewers are just one game back of AL Central leading Chicago Cubs. They are this close despite losing five straight games. The Colorado Rockies have won five straight games, but still sit in 4th in the NL West 15.5-games back of the Giants. Adrian Houser starts today for the Brewers. Houser is only 4-5 but has a nice 3.77 ERA on the season. Houser has allowed two runs or fewer in six of his last seven starts. Austin Gomber toes the rubber for the Rockies today. Gomber is 6-5 on the season with a 3.54 ERA. He's been outstanding at home, going 3-1 with a 0.95 ERA. Expect a low scoring contest here tonight. Play UNDER.

Just one game on the WNBA slate here on Friday as the Phoenix Mercury take on the LA Sparks. The Mercury are at the bottom of the WNBA standings, but they are just three games out of 3rd place too. The Mercury are 5-7 on the season and average 78.8 ppg. The LA Sparks are 5th in the league with their 5-5 record. They average 78.5 ppg. LA is 1-6 O/U in their last seven games with 1 day rest. They are also 3-10 O/U in their last 13 overall games. Two teams that both could use a win in this contest. For me, I'm taking the UNDER.

The Chicago White Sox lost to the Houston Astros on Thursday, 2-10. The loss knocked a game off the Sox AL Central lead over the Indians, now 3.5-games. Still, the Sox have won seven of their last 10 games. The Astros have won eight of their last 10 games and four straight following Thursday's win. The Astros still trail the Oakland A's by 2-games in the AL West. The White Sox start Carlos Rondon who is 6-2 in his 11 starts. Rondon has been excellent with a 1.89 ERA and 1.80 road ERA. Rondon has allowed just two runs over his last two starts (12 innings). The Astros counter with Luis Garcia. Garcia is 5-3 in his 11 starts with a 2.98 ERA. Garcia has not allowed more than three run in any of his 11 starts. Two excellent starters who should keep this a low scoring game. Play UNDER.

Clippers and Jazz play game five of their semifinal best of seven series here today from Utah. LA tied up the series with a pair of home wins at Staple's Center. Now the venue returns to Utah where the Jazz won the first two games. Problem is that the Clippers will be without one half of their potent duo as Kawhi Leonard is expected to miss tonight's contest with a knee injury. Leonard and Paul George combined for 62 points in their game four win. The Jazz could see the return of start veteran guard Mike Conley, who has been nursing a hamstring injury. He is officially questionable for tonight's contest. For me, if Leonard isn't playing then this will be the Utah Jazz show tonight. Utah was -2 or -2.5 when Leonard was playing and shot up to around -7 without him. That for me is too much of a jump, so I'll just stick with the UNDER here tonight.

Vegas dominated game one of this semifinal clash, 4-1. The score could have been a lot higher if not for Carey Price and some great saves for the Habs. Still, game one the Knight dominated every facet of the game and had three of their goals scored by defensemen. Vegas has arguably the best defense in the NHL and offensive minded defensemen. Their speed was too much, their forchecking too much, they bottled up the Canadiens in their own zone. And of course Marc-Andre Fluery was great between the pipes again. Unless Montreal turns things around, this could be a quick series. Our under in game one was a nail biter as the Habs pulled their goalie with nearly five minutes to play and had numerous scoring chances. Plus the Knights missed two or three empty net goals by mere inches. Still I don't see Montreal scoring much more than they did in game one. As for today, I can't lay the huge price, but we won the total in game one, lets do it again. Play UNDER.

 Game five of this best of seven Eastern Conference final has the venue switching back to Brooklyn. The Nets won the first two games in convincing fashion, 115-107 and 125-86. Then had to go back to Milwaukee where the Bucks took game three (83-86) and then game four (96-107) to even the series. All four games have gone Under. What were two of the highest scoring teams in the NBA have done little to come close to an over. We've seen this total open at 239, then to 238, 235, 229 the last game and here today we see a total of 219 bet down to 217. One big reason is that the Nets will be without two thirds of their BIG THREE!. James Harden (hamstring) and Kyrie Irving (Ankle) are both listed as OUT for this game. That's 51.7 ppg that they will be missing. The way this series has gone and now without these two big players, I'm sticking with the under again. Play UNDER.

Interleague action here on Tuesday has the Boston Red Sox playing at the Atlanta Braves. The Red Sox are in 2nd in the AL East, three games back of the Rays. The Braves are 5.5 games back in the NL East, sitting in third place. They have had some offensive issues, posting a -2 run differential. The Braves snapped their four game losing streak in which they didn't score more than three runs in any of those losses. The Red Sox start Eduardo Rodriquez today. Rodriquez is 5-4 in his 12 starts but has a high 6.03 ERA and 1.452 WHIP. He's allowed 19 runs over his last four starts (18 2/3 innings). The Braves start Tucker Davidson today. Davidson has no record in his three starts with a 1.53 ERA. Still to few starts for Davidson to know if he's the real deal or not. I'm taking over today with Rodriquez on the hill for the Sox. Play OVER.

Match of past champions here in the 2020 Euros as 2018 World Cup Champ France takes on 2014 World Cup Champions Germany. Germany comes into this game with a 3-1-2 record in all competitions and France is 5-0-1 their last six in all competitions. France one of the best defensive teams in the World and that should be on display here today. Yes, this German team is formidable, but they are not the force they once were. This game looks to be low scoring and I believe the first goal could be the winning goal. Take UNDER.

The Cubs have won four straight games. The Cardinals have dropped to five-games back of first place thanks to a 2-8 record over their last 10 games. The Cardinals will start Carlos Martinez today. Martinez is 3-6 in his 11 starts with a 6.21 ERA. He's been even worse on the road with a 1-4 record and 7.04 ERA. Martinez has allowed 15 runs over his last 4 2/3 innings of work. The Cubs will start Zach Davies today. Davies is 3-3 in his last 13 starts with a 4.45 ERA and a slightly better 3.52 ERA at home. Davies has allowed one or no runs in three of his last four starts. I like the UNDER here today, we just need the Cardinals starter to do a bit better then he has lately. Cubs should shut down this St Louis team today. Play UNDER.

The Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks had a rare low scoring affair in game three as neither team looked very sharp in the Bucks win, 86-83. The Bucks didn't get the cover though as most numbers were 3.5 on Milwuakee. Still, the Bucks were lucky to survive as they trailed 83-80 last in the fourth before take a 84-83 lead with 11 seconds left. A Nets three-point miss led to a pair of foul shots and the final 86-83 Milwaukee win. Sunday the Nets could have James Harden back who has not played since the opening minute of game one with a hamstring issue. The oddsmaker must expect Harden back as the Nets went from a 3.5 dog to a 2-point favorite here in game four. I didn't like the way the Bucks have looked in any of the three games. Even if Harden returns today, I still see this game going the way it has been, lower scoring. The Nets have gone under in their last four games. The Bucks are 1-6 O/U at home their last seven games against a team with a winning road record. These teams have also gone under in five straight meetings. Take the UNDER.

AL Central matchup here today has the Penthouse vs the Outhouse as the first place White Sox take on the last place Tigers. The Sox have opened up a 4.5-game lead over 2nd place Cleveland thanks to a 7-3 run. The Tigers have lost two straight and six of their last 10 as they have dropped to 14-games back in the Central. Carlos Rondon starts for the Sox and he's been excellent with a 5-2 record in his 10 starts with a 1.96 ERA. He's been just as good on the road with a 3-0 record and 1.93 ERA. The Tigers have nothing to lose now so they are starting Kyle Funkhouser. This is one of those bullpen games where a reliever gets the start today. Expect a lot of the Tigers relief core to make an appearance in this one as Funkhouser won't go more than three innings max. No doubt Rondon will shut down this Tigers team. Let's see if this relief game by the Tigers can do the same. Play the UNDER.

The Rockies have the problem that they play in the very competitive NL West. It's basically a 3-game race in the West and the Rockies aren't one of them. Colorado is 15-games back of first place San Francisco. The Reds are in 4th place in the NL Central, but just 5-games back of first place. German Marquez starts for the Reds with a 4-5 record and 3.91 ERA. He's bee slightly better on the road with a 3.74 ERA. In fact, he's been very good of late, allowing just three total runs over his last four starts (26 innings). The Reds start Wade Miley. Miley is 5-4 in his 10 starts with a nice 2.96 ERA. He's also been very good of late, allowing just two total runs in his last three starts (15 2/3 innings). Looks like a low scoring affair with two hot starters. Play UNDER.

Euro 2020 Campaign here on Saturday has Belguim taking on Russia. Belgium the favorite to win it all as they garnered all 30 points of 30 possible in the qualifications. This is Begium's first appearance at the Euros since 2000 and they expect to go all the way this year. Russia has been no slouch either, going 3-2-1 over their last six games in all matches. The last time these two teams met on the pitch resulted in a 3-3 tie during the 2017 friendlies. Belgium should take this game, the only question is the score. I'm taking the OVER and if we get one goal out of Russia we should get the win. Play OVER.

This Eastern Conference series moves to Atlanta tonight for game three as the Hawks look to take 2-1 advantage and hold home court against the Sixers. The Sixers rebounded from their game one loss at home with a 118-102 win in game two. The Hawks find themselves a 1.5 point home dog here tonight. Atlanta has been a good covering team at home, going 25-13 and 20-6 ATS over their last 26 at home. Philly forward Joel Embiid always seems to be the focal point with his injuries. Embiid is questionable with a knee injury tonight. The Hawks have only trailed at the half in one playoff game and that was game two vs Philly. As for the total, the Sixers have gone under in four of their last five games. They are also 4-12 O/U in their last 16 games as a road favorite. Atlanta has gone under in six of their last seven games as a playoff dog. They are also 2-8 O/U in their last 10 overall games. I'll take the UNDER here tonight.

The LA Clippers lost game one of this Western Conference semifinals at Utah, 112-109. The Jazz trailed 47-60 at the half but rallied in the third quarter to tie the game heading into the fourth. The Jazz held a large lead but the Clippers closed the final to three points, right on the number. Donovan Mitchell scored 45 points for the Jazz in the win. The Jazz did this without their star player in Mike Conley, who missed the game with a hamstring injury. Conley is questionable for tonight's contest. Despite the loss, the good news for the Clippers was that DeMarcus Cousins made his postseason debut and finished with six points in four minutes. The Jazz have been a good over play recently, with six of their last seven home games going over. In addition, eight of their last nine playoff games as a favorite have gone over. Game one was right on the over/under number and I expect tonight's game to get over the number. Take OVER.

Colorado has split the first two games of their series with the Marlins, losing Tuesday 2-6 and then winning last night, 4-3. The Rockies have won six of their last 10 games. Miami has fallen lately, winning just twice in their last 10 games and now in last place in the NL East, 7 1/2 games back of the Mets. The Rockies will start Chi Chi Gonzalez tonight. Gonzalez is 1-2 with a 4.42 ERA. He's pitched well of late, allowing just two runs over his last 13 innings of work. Miami will start Trevor Rogers tonight. Rogers has been one of the best for the fish, posting a 6-3 record in his 12 starts with a 1.97 ERA and a 1.71 ERA at home. Rogers has not allowed more than two runs in any of his last six starts. Rogers will keep this game lower scoring and if Gonzalez can pitch like he has lately, this game will go UNDER.

The LA Clippers had to survive seven games to advance to this stage of the playoffs. Dallas turned out to be much more difficult then the Clippers might of thought as they lost three home games and faced two elimination games. Now they have to face the top seed in the West, Utah. The Jazz have the third best defense in the league thanks to Rudy Gobert, likely the top defensive player in the league. The Clippers will have to do a better job defensively or Utah will kill them from 3-point arc, as Dallas did. Dallas allowed the second fewest 3-point attempts in the league and that could be an issue for a Clippers team that doesn't drive the paint all that much. A lot of questions should be answered here in game one. For me, the Clippers are a long shooting team and that will be the key to this over/under. Utah defends the paint better then the Perimeter and that's the difference here. Play the OVER.

Vegas Golden Knights tied this series at 2-2 after a commanding win in game four. The Knights got the hat trick from Jonathan Marchessault and another outstanding performance from goalie Marc-Andre Fluery. Tonight the venue shifts back to Denver where the Avs have been about unbeatable. They beat VGK in game one, 7-1. Both teams are really heating up the shooting and aggressive play. Tonight we get a 5.5 total and I expect this game to go over that number. Play OVER.

Game one the NBA Western Semifinals here as the Suns host the Nuggets tonight. The Nuggets got past the stubborn Trailblazers while the Suns downed defending Champion LA Lakers. The Nuggets are led by star player Nikola Jokic who had a great first round. Michael Porter also emerged as a breakout player in their first round series. The Suns will rely more on Devon Booker in this series as Chris Paul has been banged-up but should play tonight. And of course the Nuggets again will be without star player Jamal Murray who is out for the rest of the playoffs with a ACL injury. This is going to be a tough series, one that could easily go seven games. This series also will be the Denver offense against the Phoenix defense. Tonight, I see the Suns offense to get enough points to go with the Nuggets offense to get this game over the total. Play OVER.

Game two in the NBA 2nd round between the Bucks and Nets as Milwaukee looks to even the series at 1-1 before returning home for game three. The Nets took game one, 115-107 in a low scoring game for two of the highest scoring teams in the NBA. The line has dropped from game one as the Nets now a 1.5-point favorite and the total at 234.5 in this Eastern Conference Semifinal. One big loss for the Nets is that of James Harden. Harden pulled up lame in the opening minute of game one with a hamstring issue and will not play here in game two. Both these teams have been hot with Brooklyn winning 10 of the last 11 and the Bucks going 12-2 their last 14. I don't expect the Bucks offense to be flat like it was in game one as they scored 12 fewer points then their season average. Even with their poor shooting they weren't too far off in game one. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 34 points and 11 rebounds. I fully expect a big rebound game here tonight out of the Bucks, especially with Harden on the shelf for this one. I look for a much higher scoring contest tonight. Play OVER.

The Giants have now won three straight and eight of their last 10 games to open up a 2-game lead in the NL West division over the Padres. The Cubs dropped into a tie for first in the AL Central with their loss to the Giants on Saturday. That makes three losses in a row for the Cubs. Kyle Hendricks starts today for the Cubs. Hendricks is 6-4 in his 11 starts with a 4.62 ERA. Hendricks has not allowed more than three runs in any of his last four starts. The Giants will send Johnny Cueto to the hill. Cueto is 4-1 in his eight starts with a 3.45 ERA. He's been a bit better at home with a 2.59 ERA in four starts, a 3-1 record and 0.904 WHIP. I like this game to go under today.

Minnesota took last night's contest from the Royals, 5-4. They still trail 1-2 and can even the series with a win here today. Game one they scored 11, game two 19 and yesterday nine runs. The Royals are still 5-games back in the AL Central while the Twins are still in last, 12-games back. Bailey Ober makes just his second start of the season for the Twins. His first was rocky, going just four innings vs the White Sox and allowing five hits and four runs. Brady Singer will toe the rubber for the Royals. Singer is 3-4 in 11 starts with a 5.06 ERA. He's allowed 10 earned runs over his last 8 1/3 innings of work. I like this one to go OVER today.

Much anticipated clash here between the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets. These could be the best two teams in the NBA as they meet here in the NBA 2nd Round playoffs. These teams met three times during the regular season with the Bucks taking two of three. Two of the three games went over 240 points. This is the BIG three of the Nets vs Antetokounmpo of the Bucks. The Nets had the best offense during the regular season and that was with each of their three big stars missing significant time due to injuries. The Bucks will be without guard Donte DiVencenzo who has a tendon injury in his foot and will miss the rest of the playoffs. Forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo will miss a few weeks with a foot injury. Should be a great series between arguably the two best teams in the NBA. I'll lay the small number here at home with the Nets. Play Brooklyn.

The Chicago Sky have struggled out of the gate to a 2-6 record and 11th place in the WNBA. The Sky have lost six straight games and have a point differential of -1.9 ppg. The LA Sparks are in 7th place with a 3-3 record and are coming off a win over the Indiana Fever, 98-63. Both these teams average the same 77.5 ppg this season. Yet we have a total close to 160. The Sky have gone under in their last six as the dog. They are also 3-8 O/U in their last 11 vs the Western Conference teams. LA has gone under in eight of their last nine games and 1-4 O/U their last five a favorite. I'm taking the UNDER here today.

Two of the lowest scoring and better defenses here so it's not wonder we see the lowest totals pretty much in the playoffs. This has been a low scoring series and now both sides missing some of their best players. Chris Paul has been hurting for the Suns and Anthony Davis still hurting for the Lakers. Historically Game 6 have been under plays, doing so about 57% of the time. I'll take the Suns and Lakers UNDER here tonight.

Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox begin this four-game set here on Thursday. The Tigers had Wednesday off while the White Sox saw their game at Cleveland postponed. The Sox have a 2.5 game lead in the AL Central over the Cleveland Indians. The White Sox have lost two straight games but have won seven of their last 10. The Sox also have the best run differential in baseball with a +79 mark. Detroit is in fourth place in the Central with a 23-32 record. They trail the White Sox by 10-games and are 5-5 in their last 10 overall. Casey Mize will start for the Tigers. Mize is 3-3 in his 10 starts with a 3.28 ERA. He's been even better on the road where his ERA drops to 2.61 and his WHIP to 0.974. Mize has allowed just one run in each of his last three starts and four of his last five. Lance Lynn was scheduled to start Wednesday and now goes tonight. Lynn has been excellent this year with a 6-1 record, 1.37 ERA and 0.930 WHIP. Lynn has allowed just three total runs over his last five starts (28 innings). Should be a low scoring game with these two starters on the hill today. Play UNDER.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return home for game three of this 2nd round series after taking both games in Raleigh and a commanding 2-0 lead. Both Tampa victories were by the same 2-1 score. Carolina had a good series against Nashville, scoring at least three goals in each of their four wins. In fact, four of the six games vs the Predators went over. Tampa Bay can also score well, as they did in the Florida series with 24 goals in the six games. While the first two in this series were low scoring I see the change in venue will also change this to a higher scoring series. Play OVER.

Miami Marlins look to snap a 4-game losing skid here tonight against the Blue Jays. The Marlins are 5-games back of first place NY Mets. Strangely, the Marlins have the divisions best run differential at +6 runs. The Blue Jays are 5-5 over their last 10 games and sit in 4th in the AL East, 5.5-games back of the Rays. Miami sends Pablo Lopez to the hill. Lopez is 1-3 in his 11 starts but has a nifty 2.71 ERA on the season. Lopez has allowed just four total runs over his last 19 innings. The Jays will start Alek Manoah, who makes just his second start this year. Manoah went six strong innings in his first start, allowing no runs and just hits for the win over the Yankees. I like this game to be a tight, low scoring one. Play the UNDER.

Battle of last place teams here on Wednesday has the last place AL Central Twins taking on the last place AL East Orioles. The Orioles have lost nine of their last 10 games while the Twins have won six of their last 10 games. The Twins will start Randy Dobnak, who is 1-1 in his only two starts. Dobnak has a 4.50 ERA. Matt Harvey will toe the rubber for the O's. Harvey is 3-6 in his 11 starts with a 6.84 ERA and 1.643 WHIP. Harvey has allowed at least five runs in each of his last four starts while not lasting over 4 2/3 innings in any of those outings. Harvey is long gone from his glory days with the Mets. Should be plenty of runs in this game. Play OVER.

The NL East 1st place NY Mets blew a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the 9th and lost in extra innings last night to Arizona. The Mets are still 3.5-games in first place. Arizona got a rare win last night, only their 2nd in their last 10 games. They also have the worst run differential in the NL West with a -52 and not surprisingly they are 14.5-games back of division leading San Francsico. The Mets will start David Peterson today. Peterson is 1-4 in nine starts with a 4.91 ERA. The D'backs will start Madison Bumgarner who is 4-5 in his 11 starts with a 5.15 ERA. Neither starter all that good this year and with that I'll be taking the OVER here today. Play OVER.

vThe Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins both are trying to climb back in into the AL Central division. The Royals are 6.5 games back of the White Sox and the Twins are 10 games back. The Twins have won seven of their last 10 games to inch back closer. The Royals will start Brad Keller here today. Keller is 4-4 in his 10 starts with a 5.72 ERA and 1.730 WHIP. Matt Shoemaker will toe the rubber for the Twins today. Shoemaker has a 2-5 record in his nine starts with a 5.48 ERA and 1.413 WHIP. Shoemaker has been slightly worse at home, posting a 6.25 ERA and 1.516 WHIP. I like these two AL Central Middle dwellers to get some runs here today. I'm taking the OVER.

The Chicago White Sox have won three straight games and now sit atop of the AL Central by three games over the Indians. The Orioles, well they are in a free fall. The O's have lost 12 straight games and now are in last place in the AL East, 15.5 games back of first place. Not surprising, the O's will send Keegan Akin to the hill for his first start of the year. Akin was called up from Triple-A Norfolk on May 10th. Akin was 1-2 with a 4.56 ERA in August 2020, his first showing in the majors. The White Sox will counter with Lucas Giolito. Giolito is 4-4 in his 10 starts with a 4.04 ERA. He's been slightly better at home with a 3.19 ERA. Giolito has allowed one run or fewer in four of his last five starts. Giolito isn't as dominant as he has been in the past so he could give up some runs. However, I look for the Sox to get plenty of runs and this game go OVER.

Miami has played well of late, despite losing their last two games at Boston. The Marlins are 6-4 over their last 10 games. Miami is in fourth in the NL East with a 24-27 record, just 3.5-games back of the Mets. The Red Sox will be fighting the rest of the way with the Rays and Yankees. The Sox are a half game back of the Rays. Miami starts Trevor Rogers today. Rogers has been great for the fish with a 6-2 record in his 10 starts and a 1.75 ERA. He has not allowed more than one run in any of his last four starts and six of the last seven. Nathan Eovaldi is 5-2 for the Sox after 10 starts with a 4.23 ERA and 1.175 WHIP. Two excellent starters here on Saturday. I'll take the UNDER.

The LA Sparks are still looking for their first win of this young season as they sit at 0-2. They have scored an average of 70 ppg thus far but allowed a whopping 95.5 ppg. The Sparks opened the season with a 71-94 loss to the Wings and then a loss to the LV Aces 69-97. The Chicago Sky are 2-2 thus far in the season. The Sky have average 80.8 ppg on the year. They should get that and more here tonight against this Sparks team that has allowed over 90 points in each of its first to games. I'm going to take this game OVER tonight.

The Yankees are 7-3 over their last 10 games, yet they have fallen from first place in the AL East mainly because the TB Rays are 9-1 over their last 10 games. The Yankees are now 2-games back in the East in a three-game dogfight with the Rays and Red Sox. Detroit, well they are having another poor season. The Tigers are just 19-31 and in last place in the AL Central. They are already 10.5-games back in the division. One bright spot for the Tigers is tonight's starter, Casey Mize. Mize is just 3-3 in his nine starts, but has a very respectable 3.42 ERA. In fact, Mize has allowed just five total runs over his last four starts (26 innings). Won't be easy though as they face Yankees Ace Gerrit Cole. Cole is 6-2 in his 10 starts with a 1.81 ERA and 0.804 WHIP. Cole had a bad start two games ago, allowing five runs at Texas over five innings. He bounced back with a seven inning, no run allowed effort to the White Sox. If you exclude that five run game, Cole has allowed two earned runs or fewer in all other nine starts. Don't expect Detroit to get many if any runs here tonight. Mize should keep it close and that's why I'll be on the UNDER tonight.

The Memphis Grizzlies need a pair of Play-in wins in the playoffs to get to this series with the Utah Jazz. And, the Grizzlies shocked the Jazz in game one in Utah, 112-109. Dillon Brooks let the Grizzlies with 31-points. The Grizzlies have gone over in their last five playoff games when the dog. They are also 7-3 O/U in their last 10 overall games when the dog. The Jazz have gone over their last four games at home as a favorite and five of their last seven. The over is 5-1 in the last six meetings between these teams and 6-0 O/U in the last six meetings in Utah. Expect a much better effort tonight from the Jazz. Take the OVER.

Best of seven series here tonight continues between the LA Lakers and Phoenix Suns. The Suns took game one on Sunday, 99-90 and covered the short 2-point spread. The Lakers will try and avoid going down 0-2 in the series. The Lakers had won five straight to end the regular season and then beat the Warriors in their play-in game on a last second LeBron James 3-point shot. I'll be looking at the over here in game two. Yes, the Lakers have struggled offensively this year, but that's in part due to long injury layoffs by their star players. Phoenix has been a good over team, going 21-7 O/U in their last 28 overall games. They are also 9-4 O/U in their last 13 home games. These teams have a 9-4-1 O/U record in their last 14 games in Phoenix. I'm playing the OVER tonight.

The Chicago Sky sit in 4th place in the WNBA with a 2-1 record. The Sky have average 80.0 ppg this year while allowing 75.3 ppg. The Sky are coming off their first loss of the season to the NY Liberty, 85-93. The Atlanta Dream are 1-2 on the season and average 75.7 ppg while allowing 80.7 ppg. The Dream got their first win of the season last time out with a win over the Fever, 83-79. I am looking at the OVER here in this game as I expect both teams to score big here tonight. I'm taking the OVER.

AL East action early here on Monday has the Tampa Bay Rays taking on the Toronto Blue Jays. The Rays are red-hot, having won 10-straight games and have pulled into a tie in the East with the Red Sox for the top spot. The Blue Jays have lost five straight and dropped to fourth in the East, 4.5-games back of the Rays and Red Sox. The Rays have been a very good over team with a 27-20 O/U mark on the season. This game should be another high scoring affair. The Rays start Ryan Yarbrough who is 0-3 in five starts with a 6.28 ERA. He's even worse on the road with a 8.25 ERA. Yarbrough has just one of his five starts that he has seen fewer than five runs allowed and that was in his first start of the season. New isn't any better on the Jays side with 0-3 Ross Stripling toeing the rubber today. Stripling has a 7.20 ERA on the season and a 8.31 ERA at home. This one should see plenty of runs. Play the OVER.

 The Memphis Grizzlies moved on to the regular NBA Playoffs after defeating the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Play-In Game. Good news for the Jazz and bad news for the Grizzlies is the likely return tonight of guard Donovan Mitchell who was upgraded to probable. Mitchell averaged 26.4 points per game this season so that's a lot of offense back in the lineup. The teams still matchup well and that could lead to a more intense matchup then No 1 vs No 8. The Jazz have been a good over team in the playoffs, with a 9-4-1 O/U record in their last 14 playoff games when a favorite. This matchup has also produced overs with four of the last five going over and the last five meetings in Utah all going over. I'm going to look for more points here tonight with Mitchell returning to the lineup. Play OVER.

Finally getting past those play-in games and into the real NBA playoffs as the Dallas Mavericks take on the LA Clippers in game one of their series from the Staples Center. These teams met up last year in the bubble playoffs where the Clippers won the best-of-seven series, 4-2. Dallas finished their regular season winning six of their last eight games S/U and five of eight ATS. The Clippers lost their last two of the regular season and were 3-3 ATS their last six. I'll be looking at the total here on Saturday. This will be a contrast of styles as the Mavericks have been a good over team and the Clippers have been more of an under team of late. LA is 0-5-1 O/U in their last six home games and 3-12-1 O/U in their last 16 over. In addition, the last four meetings between the Clippers and Mavs have gone UNDER. I'll take the UNDER here in game one.

The Carolina Panthers look to hold home court as they seek a 2-0 lead in this series with the Nashville Predators. It took the Predators winning 20 of their last 28 regular season games to secure that 4th and final playoff spot. This series didn't start the way the Predators were hoping as they couldn't overcome a third period surge by the Panthers to lose game one, 2-5. The Predators are now 1-4 over/under in their last five road games. They are also 4-11-2 o/u in their last 17 games as a dog. Carolina is 2-7-1 o/u in their last 10 vs a team with a winning record. With the exception of game one, this has been a under series of late with a 1-5-1 O/U record the last seven meetings. I'm going to come back with the under here tonight.

Play-in game here today as one of these teams will see their season end tonight. The Charlotte Hornets will be without forward Gordon Hayward, who is out with a foot injury. Hayward averaged 19.6 points over 44 games. The Pacers are also having injury issues. Forward Domantas Sabonis (quad) and guard Malcom Brogdon (hamstring) are both questionable for tonight. The Hornets have been a good under team of late. They are 3-9 O/U in their last 12 road games a an underdog. They are also 5-12 in their last 17 overall away games and 11-26 O/U in their last 27 games. These teams have also had a long history of under plays, evidenced by their 5-21 O/U mark in the last 26 meetings in Indiana. More short term, they are 0-3-1 O/U in their last four overall. I like the under here in this game. Play UNDER.

The NL East leading NY Mets travel to Atlanta to begin their series against the Braves. The Mets have lost three straight games after winning seven in a row. They are also in first place despite having a -10 run differential. The Braves are in 3rd in the East with a 19-21 record and have a -15 run differential. The Mets have been an excellent under team this year with a 12-19-2 O/U mark. The Mets average just 3.6 rpg while allowing 3.7 rpg. Taijuan Walker looks to start today for the Mets. Walker is 3-1 in his seven starts with a 2.20 ERA. Walker has allowed just one total run over his last 14 innings. The Braves will turn to Max Fried. Fried is 1-1 with a 6.55 ERA in his five starts. However, he has been very good of late, allowing two total runs over his last 11 innings. Even if these pitchers one or both are replaced here on Monday, I will take this game UNDER the total as the Mets are one of the better under teams. Play UNDER.

The Cardinals lost their second straight game after dropping Saturday's contest at San Diego. The Cards remain in first in the NL Central with a 3-game lead over 2nd place Milwaukee. The Padres closed with within a half game of first place San Francisco with their win. The Cardinals will start Kwang-Hyun Kim today. Kim is 1-0 in his five starts with the Cardinals winning all five of his outings. Kim has a 2.74 ERA and 1.261 Whip. Kim has allowed just one run in each of his last four outings. The Padres will counter withy Ryan Weathers. Weathers is 0-0 after three starts with a 0.00 ERA and 0.580 WHIP. Weathers only went one inning in his last start but has gone as long as 5 2/3 innings. Weathers has nine KO's against four walks. Both pitchers have been good and while Saturday's contest had a combined 16 runs, I look for far less than that here today. Play the UNDER.

Last day of the NBA regular season and there are still things to be decided. This is one matchup that has implications for both teams. The Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors are tied with identical 38-33 records. They are 8 and 9th right now in the play-in section of the postseason. The winner of this game plays the same opponent, but has home court. So this game is really for home court between the same two teams. Both clubs have won five straight games and seven of their last 10 games. The Grizzlies have gone under in five of their last six overall games. The last five of six games between these teams in Golden State have gone under while 19 of the last 26 overall have gone under. I won't play a side here, but I will take the UNDER.

It took a while but the FCS Championship game is here as South Dakota State takes on Sam Houston State for the Title.  South Dakota State showed why they are so good offensively against one of the best defenses in Delaware last week, scoring 33 points in the 33-3 Win over the Jackrabbits. Sam Houston is 9-0 as they come into this game. The offense is their star also as they won a thriller against James Madison to get here, 38-35. I see this game as the battle of two very good offensive teams. Points should come in bunches here today and with that I'm taking the OVER.

The St Louis Cardinals remain atop the NL Central division despite losing at San Diego on Friday night. The Cardinals have won seven of their last 11 games and are 23-16 on the season. The San Diego Padres closed within one game of NL West leading San Francisco. The Padres start Chris Paddack tonight. Paddack is 1-3 on the season with a 3.42 ERA. He's been slightly better at home with a 3.00 ERA in two starts despite losing both games. Adam Wainwright will start for the Cardinals. Wainwright is 2-3 on the season with a 3.80 ERA. He's coming off a very good start where he allowed no runs and just three hits over 8 2/3 innings to the Rockies. Both pitchers are above average and I'll take the UNDER here today. Play UNDER.

The surprising San Francisco Giants continue to lead the NL West by 2.5 games over the Dan Diego Padres. The Giants have won three straight and seven of their last 10 games. They will start Kevin Gausman today who is 3-0 after seven starts with a 1.97 ERA and 0.854 WHIP. Gausman has been even better on the road with a 2-0 mark and a 1.05 ERA. The Pittsburgh Pirates are in last place in the NL Central with a 15-22 record, 7.5 games back of the Cardinals. They have lost two straight and seven of their last 10.  Rookie pitcher Miguel Yajure is now expected to start today for the Bucs. This will be his second major league start. His first start coming earlier this season where he went 4.1 innings and allowed four runs and four hits. Yajure is one of the top prospects in the Bucs system. I like this game to be low scoring today. Play UNDER.

 Both these teams have been eliminated from playoff contention. The Vancouver Canucks are last in the North division with 45 points while the Calgary Flames are right above them with 49 points. Both teams give up lots of goals and the only thing on the line tonight is some pride. That being said I won't look for side here, rather I will be playing the OVER. I expect both sides to look at younger players and that will open up scoring opportunities on both side. Take the OVER and enjoy the show. Play OVER.

A few games left in the NBA regular season and the Washington Wizards are the only team in the Eastern Conference sitting in a playoff spot that hasn't clinched. The Wizards sit 10th and in that final play-in position. They lead 11th place Chicago by 3 games and can close it out tonight. The Atlanta Haws are 4th in the East and are tied with Miami and New York for the 4 thru 6 positions. The Hawks have gone over in three straight and that includes their Monday game at home against the Wizards in which they combined for 249 points. The Wizards have now gone over in six straight games and have scored at least 122 in their last seven games. The problem is they allow a lot of points too, at least 125 in each of their last six games. This looks to be another shootout here tonight. Play OVER.

Philadelphia looks to build on their one-game win streak after taking Tuesday's game against the Nationals, 6-2. It was the team's sixth win in their last eight games. Philly will send Zach Wheeler to the hill today. Wheeler is 3-2 in his seven starts with a 2.83 ERA and 0.965 WHIP. Washington dropped to 13-18 after losing its third straight game on Tuesday. The Nationals are one of the better under teams too, going 10-20-1 O/U on the season. That's in big part to an anemic offense that averages just 3.6 rpg. Veteran Jon Lester will toe the rubber today. Lester is 0-1 in his two starts with a 2.70 ERA and 1.300 WHIP. I'm looking at a lower scoring game here today. Play UNDER.

Interleague action here on Tuesday has the Baltimore Orioles at the NY Mets. The Orioles won on Monday and that improved them to 16-19 overall on the season. The Mets saw their win streak go to five games after Monday's win and now are 16-13. Both these teams have been very good under teams on the season. The O's are 11-23-1 O/U and the Mets are 10-17-2 O/U on the year. This is in part to offenses that score less than four runs a game but also to some excellent starting pitching. The O's will send John Means to the hill today. Means is 4-0 with a 1.37 ERA and 0.674. He's coming off a complete game win over the Mariners where he got a No-Hitter and had 12 walks. Means got the first No-hitter for the Orioles in over 30 years. The Mets Marcus Stroman will toe the rubber with his 2.12 ERA and 1.029 WHIP with a 3-3 record. Both these starters are excellent and for me I'm taking this game UNDER.

Great game on tap tonight, possibly the best of the regular season. Both teams control their own destiny. Vegas grabs not only the best record in the West but the President's Trophy for the best overall record in the NHL with a win tonight. They may be without some key cogs though as Def Ryan Reeves will miss his 15 game in a row and LW Max Pacioretty is questionable tonight. Colorado can win the West and the President's Trophy with a win tonight and a sweep of the LA Kings in their final two games. They may be without C Nathan MacKinnon though who is questionable with a lower body issue. Both teams have plenty of offense and this should be a high scoring affair. Play OVER.

The New Orleans Pelicans overcame a double-digit deficit on Sunday to beat the Charlottle Hornets, 112-110. They did this despite missing a couple of key cogs in the line in PF Zion Williamson and F Brandon Ingram. Together they average over 50 points per game. Both are out again here tonight. It's no wonder the Pelicans have gone under in three straight games without those two players. Tonight, they have the added stress of playing in the 2nd of a back-to-back spot at Memphis. The Grizzlies have gone under in two straight including Saturday's win at Toronto (in Florida), 109-99. I am sticking with the UNDER here tonight. Pelicans can ill afford to get into a run and gun game being shorthanded and coming of no rest. Play UNDER.

The Boston Red Sox have won four straight games and sit atop the East division of the AL with a 22-13 record. The Sox have scored more runs then any team in baseball with 187. Today they face Baltimore starter Jorge Lopez who is just 1-3 on the season with a 6.49 ERA. The Orioles are last in the East with a 15-19 record and have a -16 run differential this season. The Sox will start Martin Perez who is still looking for his first win after six starts. Perez has a 4.39 ERA and 1.464 WHIP, though he's done slightly worse at home with a 5.50 ERA and 1.666 WHIP. With the way Boston is hitting the ball and two poor starters, I'll take the OVER here today. Play OVER.

Interleague action here on Saturday has the Washington Nationals taking on the New York Yankees. The Yankees have struggled out of the gate and find themselves fourth in the AL East with a 16-16 record. Even though they have lost two straight, they are 7-3 in their last 10 games. The Washington Nationals have also struggled to a 13-15 record and are last in the AL East. Both teams have struggled offensively with the Nationals averaging just 3.7 runs and the Yankees at 4.1 runs. Max Scherzer starts today for the Nats. Scherzer is 2-2 after six starts with a 2.54 ERA and 0.846 WHIP. He's allowed one run or no runs in four of his six starts. The Yanks will counter with Corey Kluber. Kluber is 2-2 after six starts with a 3.03 ERA and 1.348 WHIP. Kluber has allowed just one run over his last 14 2/3 innings. Both excellent starters and struggling offenses is a equation for a good low scoring game. Play UNDER.

Just a handfull of games left in the NHL regular season as most playoff spots have been filled. The NY Rangers have been eliminated from the playoffs while the Boston Bruins have third place right now in the East division. The Bruins can still improve to 2nd as they trail the Capitals by just two points. The Bruins are 7-2-1 over their last 10 games while the Rangers have lost five straight. The Rangers have also allowed at least four games in four of their last five games. Bruins will still be putting forth effort here today and against this Rangers team I'm looking for plenty of goals. Play OVER.

Battle for LA here tonight as the Clippers and Lakers play at the Staples center. No home court for either team as Staples Center is home to both. However, the Lakers are just holding onto that 6th and final playoff spot. They are 1/2 game ahead of Portland who is in that 7-10 place Play-in positions. The Lakers did win their last game, but have lost seven of their last 10 overall. The Clippers are in 4th place and have that secure. They can't fall any further but they can improve as they are tied with Denver and just three games back of Phoenix for 2nd place. Lakers have had injury issues all season and here again tonight they are dealing with key injuries. Lebron James is out tonight with an ankle injury and Anthony Davis is now probable with a calf injury. Lakers know they can't get into a run and gun shootout with the Clippers. I look for this game to slow down the pace tonight. Play UNDER.

The San Diego Padres host the Pittsburgh Pirates here today for game three of their series. The Padres lost last night to the Bucs, 1-2 after taking the opener 2-0. The Padres have scored two runs or fewer in their last three games. Yu Darvish has seen his a resurgence since coming to the Padres. Darvish is 3-1 in his six starts with a nifty 2.13 ERA and 0.8995 WHIP. Darvish has allowed just one run in each of his last five starts. The Pirates improved to 13-16 after yesterday's win. They will start J.T. Brubaker here today. Brubaker is 2-2 in his five starts with a 2.63 ERA and 1.025 WHIP. Two very good starters here, especially a red-hot Darvish. Your play is on the UNDER.

Games difficult to get a handle on these last games of the regular season as many players sitting for rest as the playoffs near. But Jim has this under tonight that he likes a lot between the Spurs and the Jazz. The Jazz are tied for first in the Western Conference with the Phoenix Suns. The Spurs hold the last spot in the play-in list of 7 thru 10 spots. They have a 2 1/2 game lead over New Orleans but are just one game back of 8th place Memphis. The Spurs could be without Dejounte Murray tonight who is questionable with a ankle injury and Derrick White is out with an ankle. The Jazz are still playing without Donovan Mitchell who has an ankle injury. I'm looking for this game to go under tonight as both sides nursing injuries. Play UNDER.

The New York Knicks hold onto that 4th playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks have been hot too, winning nine of their last 10 games. Houston, well their season is almost over. The Rockets are dead last in the West and already eliminated from the postseason. The Knicks have been a very good over team too. They are 3-1 O/U in their last four and 7-2 O/U in their last nine games. Houston gives up a lot points, 115.3 overall on the season and 114.2 points at home. I'm going to play this game over this evening.

The Miami Marlins look to snap a two-game losing streak to the Nationals here today. The Marlins have dropped to 11-15 on the season. They have a good shot today with Trevor Rogers on the hill. Rogers is 3-1 in his five starts with a 1.29 ERA and 1.000 WHIP. Rogers has not allowed a run over his last 10 innings of work. Washington looks to extend their three-game win streak. Even with the streak, the Nationals are still below .500 at 11-12. They will start Max Scherzer today. Scherzer is just 1-2 after five starts though he has a good 3.00 ERA and 0.933 WHIP. I don't like a side here, but I do like the UNDER. Play UNDER.

 We approach the end of the NBA regular season and the Washington Wizards are just holding onto that 10th and final play-in spot. The Wizards have been red hot, winning two straight and nine of their last 10 games. They lead 11th place Chicago by 3-games and trail 8th place Charlotte by 1 1/2 games. The Dallas Mavericks are in 6th place, which is the final playoff spot in the West. They are just one half game ahead of 7th place Portland. The difference being that 7th place thru 10th place are play-in games. I'll be looking at the over in this contest. Washington played last night so this is the second of a back-to-back spot. In this situation, the Wizards are 58-28-1 O/U their last 87 games. Dallas is 7-3 O/U at home in their last 10 games against a team with a losing record. I look for a high scoring game here tonight and as such will play the OVER.

In the All-Canadian North Divsion the Toronto MapleLafs have secured the top spot in the division with 69 points, nine ahead of second place Edmonton. The Leafs have won four straight games and are 5-3-2 their last 10. the Vancouver Canucks are dead last in the division with just 41 points and have a three game losing streak coming into this game. I like this game to have plenty of scoring tonight. Play the OVER.

The Cubs lost their opening game of this series to the Reds on Friday, 6-8. It was the team's third over in a row. The Cubs now allow 4.9 runs per game. Won't get any easier for them today as they start a struggling Zach Davies. Davies is 1-2 in his five starts with a 9.47 ERA and 2.209 WHIP. He's coming off a start where he allowed six hits and five runs over 3 2/3 innings to the Braves. The Cincinnati Reds have plenty of hitting, as they lead the majors in home runs and average 5.4 runs per game. They are the best over team in baseball with a 18-6-1 O/U record. They also will send a struggling pitcher to the hill today in the form of Luis Castillo. Castillo is 1-2 in his five starts with a 6.29 ERA and 1.6-3 WHIP. Neither pitcher is all that good and Cincinnati has plenty of offense. Take OVER.

Both these clubs trying to get back to the .500 mark after a slumping start to their respective seasons. The Washington Nationals are 8-11 on the season after their loss on Monday. They also have a 6-12-1 Over/Under record. The Nats will start Max Scherzer here today. Scherzer is 1-1 after four starts with a nifty 1.80 ERA and 0.720 WHIP. Scherzer has not allowed a run over his last 13 innings with 19 KO's and three walks. The Blue Jays are 10-11 after their win on Monday. The Jays are also 6-15-0 Over/Under on their season. The Jays will start Trent Thornton here today. Thornton has just one start this season and that was two innings where he allowed two hits and not runs. Both teams are good under plays and that's what I'm going with here today. Play UNDER.

First leg of the Champions League Semi-finals showdown here today. Chelsea survived to advance with a 2-1 win over Porto while Chelsea with a 3-1 win over Liverpool in the quarterfinals. Real Madrid is 4-1-1 in their Champion's League form while Chelsea is also 4-1-1. This looks to be another low scoring affair and I won't be surprised by a goalless stalemate here today. Lots of defense on display here today. Play UNDER.

Colorado and San Francisco both come into this game having won their respective games on Sunday. The Rockies improved to 8-13 while the Giants are a surprising 14-8 on the season. The Rockies will start Austin Gomber who has four starts this year. Gomber has a nice 3.38 ERA and has allowed three runs or fewer in each of his starts. The Giants start Anthony Desclafani. Desclafani is 1-0 after four starts with a 2.14 ERA and he has allowed one

The Edmonton Oilers are in third place in the NHL North division with 56 points. They trail Winnipeg by just one point for second place. The Oilers are 6-3-1 over their last 10 games. The Winnipeg Jets are in 2nd in the North with 57 points. They trail first place Toronto by eight points with less than 10 games to play. The Jets look to snap a three game losing streak here tonight. The Jets have allowed 12 goals over their three-game losing streak. Six of the last eight meetings between these teams in Winnipeg have gone OVER the total. That's what I am on here tonight. Play OVER.

Miami Marlins look to get back to winning tonight after losing their Sunday game at San Francisco, 3-4. The Marlins are 9-12 on the season and 8-11-2 over/under. They will face the Milwaukee Brewers today who have won two straight games to improve to 13-8 on the season and also are 7-13-1 Over/Under. Trevor Rogers toes the rubber today for the fish. Rogers has four starts and has yet to allow more than two runs in any game. He has a nifty 1.64 ERA and 1.000 WHIP. Milwaukee counters with Corbin Burnes. Burnes is 2-1 after four starts with a 0.37 ERA and 0.329 WHIP. Barns has gone at least six innings in each of his four starts and has allowed just one run and that came in his first start. Since then he's allowed No Runs over his last 18 innings with 29 walks and no walks. Burnes looks like an early Cy Young candidate and today I'm playing the UNDER.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are officially eliminated from the Playoffs for 2021 with a 16-44 record. The Wolves are coming off a loss and are 4-6 over their last 10 games. They have to play the team with the NBA's best record here tonight in Utah. The Jazz are 1st in the West and 1st overall with a 44-15 record and 2-game lead over the Phoenix Suns. The Jazz have gone UNDER their last four games as a favorite and 1-4 O/U in their last five overall. They are also 2-8 O/U in their last 10 games when having two days of rest. The last four meeting in Utah have gone under between these teams and that's what I'm going with here today. Play UNDER.

This series looks to be a good under series with these starting pitchers and very good pens. I had last night's game under and it got there even with the low 7.5 point total. Tonight I'm looking under again. The Dodgers are 6-15 O/U on the season while the Padres are 6-13 O/U. Two very good starters today as Yu Darvish starts for the Padres. Darvish has four starts and is 1-1 with a 2.55 ERA. He allowed four earned run in his opening game and since then only three total runs allowed over 20 innings of work. The Dodgers start veteran Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw is 3-1 after four starts with a nice 2.19 ERA and 0.973 WHIP. He's has 24 KO's and just three walks this year. In addition, he has not allowed an earned run over his last 12 innings. Look for another tight, low scoring game here tonight. Play UNDER.

The Padres hope their trip to LA turns out a bit better then their homestand against the Dodgers last week in which they won just a single game. Both these teams have been excellent under plays with the Padres having a 6-14 O/U record and the Dodgers at 6-12 O/U. This is in big part to excellent pitching staffs. The Pads start Ryan Weathers today. Weathers has just one start and he went 3 2/3 innings against the Dodgers with one hit and no runs. The Dodgers start Walker Buehler who has three starts with a 2.00 ERA and 1.000 WHIP. Both pitchers should hold well here today and turn over the ball to very good pens. Play the UNDER.

Miami Marlins look to get back to the .500 mark here today as they play at San Francisco. The Marlins are 8-9 on the season and have a 7-9-1 O/U mark. The Giants are 11-7 after losing their last game. The Giants allow just 3.3 rpg while averaging just 3.7 rpg. No wonder they have a 6-12 O/U mark on the season. Daniel Castano starts for the fish with a 0-0 record after just one start. He started against these Giants last week and went five innings allowing three hits and one run. Aaron Sanchez will toe the rubber today for the Giants. Sanchez is 0-1 after three starts but has a nifty 2.45 ERA. Both pitchers are decent and the Giants like low scoring games. Play UNDER.

The 4th Place Denver Nuggets play tonight at 6th place Portland Trailblazers. The Blazers hold onto that last playoff spot, just 1 1/2 games ahead of 7th place Dallas and 1 1/2 games back of 5th place Lakers. The Nuggets coming off three straight overs where they scored 123, 128 and 139 points. The Blazers had to play last night against the Clippers, losing by just one point, 112-113 and going over the 221 total. The Blazer home games have averaged 227.8 ppg this season. Both these teams will be missing some key players but I don't see that stopping the scoring here. I'm playing OVER.

The Giants beat the Phillies on Tuesday to improve to 11-6 on the season. The Giants have also been a great under team this year with 12 of their 17 games going UNDER. That is in big part to an excellent pitching staff that has allowed just 2.9 runs per game. Anthony Desclafani has three starts for the Giants with a nifty 1.06 ERA and 1.059 WHIP. He's allowed just two earned runs over his last 17 innings. The Phillies dropped to 8-9 with their loss on Tuesday. The Phils send Zach Eflin to the hill today. Eflin has three starts and is 1-0 with a 3.15 ERA and 0.950 WHIP. I like this game to go under here early on Wednesday. Take UNDER.  

Despite losing on Sunday to the Padres, the Dodgers still have the best record in baseball at 13-3. Thanks in large part to their +38 run differential. The Dodgers have scored 90 runs in their 16 games, second only to the Cincinnati Reds. The Seattle Mariners have been a surprise thus far, as they lead the AL West with a 10-6 record. The M's have won seven of their last 10 games. All this despite giving up more runs then they have scored. Dustin May starts for the Dodgers today. He's 2-0 in his two starts with a 1.74 ERA. The M's will start Justus Sheffield who is 0-1 after his two starts. Sheffield has a 4.91 ERA. Might get ugly against this great hitting Dodgers team today for Sheffield. I'm going to play OVER.

Houston has just 14 wins on the season and 42 losses so no postseason for the Rockets. They have also lost five straight and 10 of their last 11 games. The Orlando Magic will also miss the playoffs this season with a 18-38 record. The Magic have won just one of their last eight games. The Magic have gone under in seven of their last nine games when the favorite. They are also 2-5 O/U in their last seven as a home favorite. Two bad teams here tonight I'll stick with the UNDER as teams like this begin to play more bench players and shut down for the season. Play UNDER.

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to bounce back here tonight after a 2-5 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Vancouver finally back on the ice after a lengthy Covid protocol. They haven't played since a March 24th loss to Winnipeg, 1-5. Rust will surely play a part on the Canucks side, especially on defense and in goal tending. It's difficult to simulate game conditions after such a long layloff. This should be a high scoring game. Play OVER.

Houston got back to the .500 mark at 7-7 after their win over Seattle on Saturday. They are 9-5 O/U thanks to an offense that averages 5.0 rpg. Jake Odorizzi hasn't pitched well for the Astros with a 0-1 record and 13.51 ERA with 2.102 WHIP. Seattle is 9-6 despite allowing more runs per game (4.7) then they score (4.2). Nick Margevicius starts today with a 0-0 record after one start. He went just 3 innings against the Orioles, allowing six hits and six runs. I'm taking the OVER between these teams today. Play OVER.

Two teams struggling out of the Game are the 5-10 Arizona Diamondbacks and the 5-7 Washington Nationals. The Diamondbacks have lost the first two games of this series. They allow a whopping 5.4 runs per game this year. The Nationals are scoring 3.7 RPG while allowing 4.7 RPG. Madison Bumgarner struggling for the D'backs after three starts. He has a 11.19 ERA and 2.195 WHIP and has allowed at least five runs in each start. Stephen Strasburg also struggling after two starts with a 6.30 ERA and 1.60 WHIP. He allowed seven earned runs in his last start at St Louis. Two poor pitchers and two teams allowing a lot of runs here. Play OVER.

Both teams missing key players here today. The Lakers continue to be without Lebron James and Anthony Davis. But now the Utah Jazz will be without guard Donovan Mitchell, who is out with an ankle injury. Mitchell averaged 26.4 ppg on the season. The Jazz have gone under in four of their last five road games. The Lakers have gone under in six of their last seven home games and five of their last six overall. With key players missing today, I'm going UNDE

Game one of a doubleheader here on Saturday between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals. The Blue Jays are 6-7 on the season after Friday's loss to the Royals. They will send Dylan Cease to the hill today. Cease has pitched well with a 3.85 ERA over his two starts, but has no record to show for it. The Kansas City Royals are 4-6-1 O/U on the season and today they will send Mike Minor to the hill. Minor is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA and 1.30 WHIP. Minor is coming off a 4 inning start at the White Sox, allowing just one run over his four innings. I like this game to go UNDER here today, keeping in mind that the game is 7 innings and not nine.

FA Cup semi finals here today from Wembley Stadium has Manchester City taking on Chelsea. Chelsea lost in last year's FA Cup final to Arsenal as they look to get there again this year. The mountain is tall as they play the best team in England and one of the best in the world in Manchester City. Both teams have looked very good in recent form going 4-0 in FA Cup with Chelsea 4-2 overall and Manchester City 5-1 overall in their last six matches. These teams are both playing very well so picking a side is tough here. For me, I'm looking for a hard fought match with maybe even a clean sheet on one side or the other. Play the UNDER.

The NL West showdown we've been waiting for is here as the 11-2 LA Dodgers take on the 9-5 San Diego Padres. Yes, it's early in the season, but this should be an excellent series. Both teams getting excellent pitching as the Dodgers allow just 3.2 rpg and the Padres 2.9 rpg. The Dodgers will start Walker Buehler tonight. He's 1-0 after two starts with a nifty 1.50 ERA and 0.8333 WHIP. The Padres counter with first time starter Ryan Weathers. For me, I'm looking at a pitchers series here and tonight I'll start with the UNDER

NHL entering the home stretch of the regular season and two teams both in need of a win play here tonight. The San Jose Sharks are 6th right now and need to get to that 4th place slot if they want to make the postseason. The Sharks have 40 points and are just four points back of 4th place St Louis, so it's well within their reach. The Minnesota Wild have 53 points and a solid hold on third place, seven points back of Vegas for 2nd place and nine points ahead of fourth place St Louis. San Jose has lost three straight games and scored just three total goals in those games. In face, they have just four goals in four of their last five games. I'm looking at a defensive battle here tonight. Play UNDER.

The Orlando Magic snapped a six-game losing streak last time out on Wednesday at Chicago, 115-106. It was also just their 2nd cover in their last five games. The Toronto Raptors also snapped a 2-game losing streak on Wednesday at home over the Spurs. 117-112. They are just 2-4 S/U and ATS in their last six games. Toronto has now gone under in their last four games as a favorite. They are also 8-18 their last 26 as a home favorite. I'm taking the UNDER here tonight.

Cubs looking to get back to the .500 mark as they sit at 5-6 on the season after beating the Brewers on Tuesday night. The Cubs offense has been anemic at best, averaging just 2.9 runs per game this season. They will have some help on the mound today as Jake Arrieta toes the rubber. Arrieta is 2-0 on the season with a nifty 2.25 ERA over his 12 innings of work. The 6-5 Brewers will turn to Corbin Burnes who is 0-1 on the season after two starts. Burnes has just a 0.73 ERA. He has worked 12 1/3 innings and allowed just one earned run and two total hits. Two very good pitchers on the hill today and for me, I'm going UNDER.

The Boston Celtics have won three and five of their last six as they head to Portland tonight to play the Blazers. The Celtics are coming off a win at Denver on Sunday, 105-87 as a 3-point dog. The Celtics are 8-3 O/U in their last 11 games as a road dog and 5-2 O/U in their last seven road games overall. The Blazers are coming off a home loss to the Miami Heat, 98-017. They have now lost three of their last four games. The Blazers home games have averaged 233.7 ppg this season. The Celtics road games have averaged 223.6 ppg this season. I'm looking for these teams to score a lot of points here tonight. Play OVER.

The Cincinnati Reds off to a good start with a 7-3 record. They are also coming off a win on Monday at San Francisco, 3-0. Luis Castillo makes the start here today for the Reds. Castillo has two starts with a 1-1 record. He had a rough start in game one, going just 3 1/3 innings against the Cardinals and allowing eight runs and eight hits. However, he bounced back nicely against the Pirates, allowing just four hits and no runs over seven innings of work. The Giants are 6-4 on the season and while they average just 3.1 runs per game, they have allowed just 2.9 runs per game. Kevin Gausman will start for the Giants for the third time this year. Gausman has not record, but he has pitched well with a 1.32 ERA over his 13 2/3 innings of work with 11 KO's and just three walks. I like this game to go under with two good pitchers on the hill. Play UNDER.

Chicago Bulls look to snap a two-game losing streak here tonight at Memphis. The Bulls have gone over in their last three games, allowing at least 113 point in each of those contests. Memphis also bring a two-game losing streak into the game. They have gone over in their last four games, scoring 124 points or more in each contest. The Bulls are 10-4 O/U in their last 14 games as a road dog and they are 11-5 O/U in their last 16 overall. The Grizzlies have gone over in six of their last seven games as a favorite. These teams are 4-1-2 O/U/P in their last seven meetings in Memphis. I'm taking the OVER here tonight.

Cleveland Indians started slow out of the gate with a 1-3 record. However, four straight wins later and they sit at 5-3 on the season. They have also gone under in six of their eight games thanks to a pitching staff that's allowing just 2.8 runs per game this season. The White Sox dropped to 4-5 after losing on Sunday. They have also been a slight under team with five of their nine games going under. Triston McKenzie will make his first start of the season here for the Indians. The Sox will start Carlos Rodon. Rodon is 1-0 after going five inning against the Mariners in his opening game. He allowed no runs and just two hits over his five innings of work. I like this game to go UNDER tonight.

The Pacers look to extend their win streak to three games here tonight in Memphis. The Pacers are coming off a win at Orlando, 111-106. The Pacers are 10-2 O/U in their last 12 games as a road dog. They are also 12-4 O/U in their last 16 road games overall. The Grizzlies saw their four game win streak snapped last game with a 129-133 road loss to the Knicks. They have gone over in three straight games and eight of their last 12 games. The Grizzlies are now 20-7 O/U in their last 27 games as a home favorite. The last four meetings in this series have gone over and that's what I'm looking for here tonight. Play OVER.

Colorado looks to snap a two-game losing streak here today at the Giants. The Rockies are just 3-6 on the season. They will turn to German Marquez today. Marquez is 0-0 in his two starts, and has a nice 3.60 ERA. He has allowed four total runs over 10 innings of work. The Giants are 5-3 on the season and have won three straight. They have gone under in six of their eight games this season. Anthony Desclafani makes his second start. He went a solid five innings in his first start vs the Padres, allowing four hits and one run. I look for both pitchers to do well here today and these teams to continue to be good under plays. Play UNDER.

West Conference action here on Friday has the LA Kings taking on the San Jose Sharks. The Kings are in next to last place in the West with 36 points and trail fourth place Arizona by 7-points. The Sharks are just one spot above the Kings in sixth place with 38 points. The Sharks are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. The Sharks had won four straight games before losing to the Ducks last time out. The Kings are coming off a 4-3 win over the Coyotes, just their 2nd win in their last eight games. I like the total here tonight as these two teams should put up plenty of goals. Play OVER.

Oakland not happy with their start to the season, winning just one of their first eight games. They have also given up a lot of runs, 7.4 rpg to be exact. Now they face a big hitting Houston team here today that is averaging 7.3 runs per game on offense. Sean Manaea gets his second start of the season. He went 4 2/3 innings in his first start vs the Astros, allowing five runs and two home runs. Lance McCullers Jr gets his second start for the Astros. He beat the A's in game two of the season, going five strong innings, allowing two hits and one run. Astros should get plenty of runs here today as this game goes OVER.

 Both these teams advanced to the NCAA Championship game on different paths. The Baylor Bears had little trouble with their intra-state rivals, Houston, winning in a never close game, 78-59. Gonzaga took a much more exciting route, beating UCLA in OT 93-90. This game was close the entire way and it looked like we were headed to Double OT as UCLA made a basket with just over three seconds left. However, a nearly half court 3-points banked in and the Zags advanced to the title game here today. Baylor has more offensive weapons then UCLA and likes an up-tempo pace, as does Gonzaga. I expect this pace tonight to be fast and with that I'm taking the OVER.

Utah Jazz improved to 38-11 as they bring a nine-game win streak into tonight's contest. They have also gone under in four of their last five road games. The Jazz look the best in the NBA at this point. Dallas also has a modest win streak of four games coming into tonight's contest. They have gone under in three of their last four games. The Mavs have now gone under inf 7 straight home games. I will lay off the side here tonight and take the UNDER.

Lakers finally got a needed win last time out over Sacramento, 115-94. Since James and Davis have been out they have not been scoring well at all, in fact that game went under too, their fourth in a row. The Clippers look to snap a two-game losing streak here today. They have not been scoring either, with just 94 and 96 points in their last two games. This looks to be another low scoring affair. Play UNDER.