Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo has been one of the season's early surprises. He's 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA and 0.88 WHIP. Lodolo gives the Reds a big pitching advantage against Baltimore's Dean Kremer. So I see the Reds beating the Orioles and avoid getting swept at home by Baltimore.

Kremer is 2-2 with a 4.19 ERA. He has struggled in day action giving up 11 runs in 16 innings.

The Reds lead the majors in steals. They are due to breaking out of a scoring slump.

The Rockies are averaging two runs a game during their last four games. Their offense is far worse away from Coors Field. The Pirates have a bottom-five offense. They are averaging a puny 1.5 runs during their past eight games.

Seeing that Doug Eddings is slated to be the home plate umpire cements this Under play. The Under has cashed at 58 percent during the last five years when Eddings has been behind the plate. He's extremely pitcher-friendly with his strike zone.

This should be of help to the Rockies' Ryan Feltner, who shut out the Marlins for eight plus innings in his last start before faltering in the ninth inning.

Pirates starter Bailey Falter had a tremendous April allowing only four runs in four starts.

The youthful Magic turned a corner this season making the playoffs. But I rate the Cavaliers as the better team, especially at home. It's a nice bonus if All-Star center Jarrett Allen can play for Cleveland. He's questionable with a rib contusion and has missed the last two games.

The Cavaliers defeated the Magic, at home, in Game 5 without Allen and I see them doing it here, too, in Game 7.

Orlando lacks big-game playoff experience. The Magic are 1-8 in their past nine games at Cleveland. This includes going 0-3 in the series with their average losing margin being 8.3 points.