Arizona at LA Angels 9:35 ET

Diamondbacks over Angels - Other than the fact they these two play in different league their records are just a half game apart with the Angels being two game under .500 and Arizona three below the break even mark. Arizona’s 29 year old Zac Gallen (7-9, 5.15 ERA) should entering his prime seasons and yet he was off to a rocky start and since surrendering 36 runs in 40 innings he has had two good outings allowing just one earned run in 13 innings. LA’s Yusei Kikuchi (3-6, 3.02) has been under .500 his entire career of seven years and he falls once again tonight. Take ARIZONA!

Texas at Houston 4:00 ET

Astros over Rangers- I know Houston’s Framber Valdez (!0-4, 2.90 ERA) is tough but making the Rangers Jacob deGrom (9-2, 2.29) that heavy an underdog and that raises my alarm system. Something is just not right The former Mets and Cy Young Award winner is even having a better season and home field doesn’t mean as much as it did in the past unless you are reviving old habits. Take HOUSTON!

Golden State at Las Vegas 4:00 ET

Valkyries (-) over Aces - Motivation is huge during the regular season and everybody should be motivated if in the playoffs. Golden State is an expansion team and little was expected of them and they started slowly but are determined to compete with the established clubs  ‘ Las Vegas has become blah after winning two years ago and turned out last season a Finals loser to New York. This year it’s like okay, let’s play, but at times their full attention doesn’t seem on hand. Valkyries already have a 92-85 upset home win over the Aces as a +12.5 dog. Now, they are laying points on the road…DO-IT! Take GOLDEN State!

Seattle at Detroit 1:10 ET

Mariners over Tigers- There is no denying that the turn around for Detroit has been amazing as they have the best overall record in baseball since last years All-star game. The Tigers Casey Mize (9-2, 2.63 ERA) has yet to have a winning season and in his fifth year he has matured as they hope he would. Seattle will send out George Kirby (3-4, 4.22) who has not had much success against Detroit but has gone three straight starts allowing just two runs including six shutout innings last time out. Take SEATTLE!

LA Dodgers at San Francisco 10:15 ET

Giants over Dodgers - LA’s Dustin May (5-5, 4.81 ERA) is making his career high 17th start of the season and he has been knocked around a bit of late giving up five homers in his last three outings his previous high was 10 starts five years ago. San Francisco will counter with their best Logan Webb (8-6, 2.62) and he has been stellar pitching to what should be a better record. He has picked up wins in three of his last four starts. Take SAN FRANCISCO!

Texas at Houston 8:10 ET

Astros over Rangers - Last time out Houston Lance McCullers (2-3, 5.82 ERA) easily shut down the Dodgers in their historic 18-1 win in Los Angeles. Prior to thathe had surrendered eight runs in his previous outing against the Cubs. Texas send out Jack Leiter (4-6, 4.32) and in just his second season not reaching the expectations granted him because of his dad. The Rangers are waiting and it is costing them as they have lost his last seven starts and 9-of-10. with Leiter going 0-4. Take HOUSTON!

Pittsburgh at Minnesota 8:10 ET

Pirates/Twins UNDER - Each clubs sending out their besthurler  and each are weak enough offensively fail against their betters. Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes ( 4-7, 1.94 ERA) has been sensational but his club the Pirates have not, not even close. He may win the Cy Young with a losing record. Minnesota who is still trying to find themselves will start Joe Ryan (8-4, 2.76) who has improved his numbers the past three years and with the Pirates weak lineup both side should put viewers to sleep. Play UNDER!

Atlanta at Indiana 7:10 ET

Dream (+) over Fever - Caitlin is back! But, Clark still appears to be a bit hampered by her calf injury as her performance of 10 points in her first game back would indicate. Atlanta has taken 2-of-3 from Indiana with each winning once on the other sides home court. The Dream took down the Fever in Indy 91-90 as a 7-point underdog. The Fever have dropped their past two games but, they had won five straight against the Dream entering this season. Things change. Take ATLANTA!

Arizona at San Diego 9:40 ET

Diamondbacks over Padres - This will be game-four of one of those rare occasions when clubs play a scheduled 4-game series and Arizona has won 2-of-3. The Diamondbacks have won five of the last seven meetings including yesterday’s 8-2 victory and will send Eduardo Rodriguez (3-5, 5.78 ERA) to the hill and after five starts where he surrendered just six runs he was blasted for 12 hits and nine runs in 4.1 innings. San Diego will send out Randy Vasquez (3-4, 3.79) and he hasn’t posted a win in his last nine starts going 0-1 with his average start lasting just 4.2 innings. The Padres have alternated losses and wins their last 10 encounters and will see that pattern broken tonight. Take ARIZONA!

Las Vegas at Washington 7:30 ET

Aces over Mystics - Las Vegas won their fifth straight meeting earlier this season but Washington broke threw with a 94-85 upset win in Las Vegas as an 8.5-point underdog. After reaching the WNBA Finals last season the Aces have been fighting to get to .500 and they have been alternating wins and losses the past eight games and today is supposed to be a winner. A’ja Wilson the 3-time MLV has been hampered with injuries and has not been herself on the court and may not play. Take LAS VEGAS!  

Atlanta at Oak/Sac/LV 10:05 ET

Braves over A’s - Every time I hear the Braves are playing better by the time I look they are double-digits under the break even mark. I don’t hear all that much about the A’s except for the progress on the stadium at the corner of Las Vegas Blvd and Tropicana but I do know they have the AL starting shortstop…yeah what’s his name. The A’s actually have scored more runs than the Braves but oh my their pitching is giving up nearly six runs a game. Playing in a minor league park doesn’t help the ERA as visitors salivate when the see the size of the field, Take ATLANTA

Arizona at San Diego 9:40 ET

D’backs/Padres (OVER) - Well, if these two line ups don’t score five runs each against the starting opposition pitching for both sides. Goodness if chick dig the long ball these opposing pitchers give up home runs at a pace the begs the total to go over. Okay, here it is for San Diego Dylan Cease (3-8, 4.64 ERA) has surrendered 12 homers and his mound foe for Arizona is Brandon Pfaadt (8-6, 5.42) and he has given up 16 home runs. Play OVER

Miami at Cincinnati 7:10 ET

Marlins over Reds - Cincinnati who has so much ‘flash’ it is difficult to play against them even though they have lost four straight and 6-of-8. Miami meanwhile, is a team that got swept at home in a 3-game set to Colorado and yet  they enter this fray having won 10 straight on the road. The Marlins will start Eury Perez (1-2, 4.50 ERA) who will be making his sixth appearance after missing last season with Tommy John surgery. Reds starter Nick Martinez (6-8, 4.20) is 4-0 with a 1.38 ERA against Miami but will taste defeat today. Take MIAMI!

Minnesota at Phoenix 3:30 ET

Lynx (-) over Mercury - Minnesota is on a mini (for them) winning streak having captured their last three which all were not home. Phoenix got their revenge over Dallas winning at home after a defeat in Texas and have won 7-of-9. In head-to-head action the Lynx are 9-1 SU in the past 10 and 7-3 ATS including a home 88-65 win laying -12.5 and they had won three days earlier in Phoenix 74-71 in a non-cover victory. The Lynx are on a mission after believing they could have won it all last season. Take MINNESOTA

Philadelphia at San Francisco 9:45 ET

Phillies over Giants - Taijuan Walker (3-5, 3.64 ERA) gets the nod for Philadelphia and the 13-year MLB veteran is throwing to a career low allowing batter to only hit .204 this season. San Francisco will send out their best in Robbie Ray (9-3, 2.68) who is 4-2  lifetime against the Phillies but with a 5.63 ERA in 48 innings and 70 strikeouts. The Giants have won their last three games and five of their last six. These two have split the past 10 meetings with the Giants winning yesterday giving the Phillies the edge today (Really ?) Take PHILADELPHIA!

LA Dodgers at Milwaukee 7:40 ET

Brewers over Dodgers - I am kinda pissed that I didn’t use the Brewers as a best bet yesterday only releasing it as a ‘Free’ winner. Clayton Kershaw has reached another milestone but there won’t be too many more coming his way in the future as he is for the most part at the end of the line. But, Milwaukee is just beginning with the career of Jacob Misiorowski (3-1, 3.20 ERA) who at 6’7” and 23 years has allowed just eight hits in his four MKB starts covering 19.2 innings and 21 strikeouts. Take MILWAUKEE!

Tampa Bay at Detroit 6:40 ET

Rays over Tigers - I really don’t like chasing a loser as Tampa Bay failed to get there yesterday as a favorite in Detroit. Still, at a pick-em this game begs the question as to why? The Tigers are 24-game above .500 and are playing at home and receive little book makers respect. Ryan Pepiot (6-6, 3.34 ERA) starts for the Rays and although allowing fewer hits than innings he has surrendered 16 home runs. The Tigers will use Jack Flaherty (5-9, 4.84) and he is 0-2 with an ERA 11.91 in three career appearances against the Cats. Take TANPA BAY!

Chicago at Washington 11:30 ET

Sky (+) over Mystics - This one has me on edge because I know how bad Chicago can be and that Washington has added three first round draft picks on the floor. Although the Sky are just 5-12 SU they have played to the number going 9-8 ATS on the season including 7-4 ATS on the road. The Mystics are improved but not in the upper class of the league as of yet. Take CHICAGO!

Dallas at Phoenix 10:00 ET

Mercury (-) over Wings - Although only 6-13 SU Dallas is much better now than when the season started. Number one overall draft pick Paige Bueckers entered the Wings late and the team’s play improved. Phoenix has dropped their last two games including a 98-89 loss at Dallas last time out. Wings just 2-7 on the road while the Mercury are 7-3 at home. Take PHOENIX!

Arizona at San Diego 9:40 ET

Diamondbacks over Padres - Arizona will send out Zac Gallen (6-9, 5.45 ERA) is off of his best performance of the season allowing just one run in seven innings with 10 strikeouts against San Francisco a week ago. He is 4-3 with a 3.38 ERA lifetime against San Diego including getting knocked around by the Padres in a June start. D’backs have won three of the past four meetings. Take ARIZONA!

Texas at LA Angels 7:10 ET

Rangers/Angels (Under) - There are a combination of factors that create a play on the under in this match up. To start with Texas has gone over the total just 32 times in 88 games holding their opponents to just 3.5 runs per game. Today the Rangers will start Jacob deGrom (9-2, 2.13 ERA) and other than a start where he surrendered seven earned runs he hasn’t given up more than two runs in a game since a span of 16 starts. Yusei Kikuchi (3-6, 2.81) the Angels starter is also very tough to score on. Play UNDER!

Tampa Bay at Detroit 6:40 ET

Rays over Tigers - Detroit has the best record in all of baseball and are 23-games above .500 and have a 13.5 game lead in the AL Central over Minnesota. Tampa Bay is eight games over .500 and took 2-of-3 against the Tigers at home. Detroit just swept Cleveland in a 3-game set and return home and are an underdog. Somehow that just doesn’t seem right. Shane Baz (8-3, 4.33 ERA) starts for the Rays and the Tigers are undecided as to who will throw. Take TAMPA BAY!

San Francisco at Athletics 10:00 ET

Giants over A’s - The Giants are getting serious with the understanding that they can still qualify for the post season without having to catch the Dodgers. San Francisco will start Hayden Birdsong (3-3, 4.30 ERA) and he has thrown better than his record might show. The A’s will start Jacob Lopez (2-4, 3.88) who has been susceptible to the long ball. SF has won five of six meetings and close the weekend with a win. Take SAN FRANCISCO!

Pittsburgh at Seattle 4:10 ET

Pirates/Mariners (Under) - There is nothing Paul Skenes (4-7, 2.03 ERA) can do to help Pittsburgh’s offense which scores just 3.44 runs a game and he has one win in his last 10 starts nine of which he surrendered two runs once and one or none in the other eight. Seattle has George Kirby (2-4, 4.35) and he is rounding into form allowing just one run in each of his last two starts. The Pirates play 36-51 to the under. Play UNDER!

Las Vegas at Connecticut 4:00 ET

Aces (-) over Sun - You know what bullies do to the little guy. don’t you. Well, Las Vegas is a  team that can be considered ‘bullies’ where they beat -up on the less able and stumble against teams with higher stature. Connecticut has lost nine straight with their lat win coming a month ago and they have lost six straight and 8-of-9 to the Aces. The ‘gals’ from Sin City are off of their worst loss of the season to the Fever. Take LAS VEGAS!

Tampa Bay at Minnesota 2:10 ET

Rays over Twins - Although the Twins have won the the first two games of this three-game set from Tampa Bay I just haven’t seen what it take from this team to be a winner. It is a long season and shit happens, but right now I just don’t see it. The Rays, well, I hate the Rays and it even goes back to before the Cash days of coaching. I still have trouble seeing how they win when it seems that every season they play without their best pitcher and without an All-star starter. Geez, they make in sick. Take TAMPA BAY!

Detroit at Cleveland 7:15 ET

Watchdogs over Tigers- It seems right now that Cleveland who has lost their last eight games is more concerned about who will made the All-star team than they are about winning games. They will start left-hander Logan Allen (5-6, 4.27 ERA) who has dropped his past two outings. Detroit will start Casey Mize (8-2, 2.86) who has already has more wins this season matching his career total. This time around that CLEVELAND!

LA Sparks at Indiana 7:00 ET

Sparks (+) over Fever - Indiana is starting to show that they can win without Caitlin Clark as the WNBA mega-star has been sideline of late with a pull groin muscle (I thought that was for men…maybe it is) as the Fever have won the last three games without her. The last loss for Indy was at Los Angeles when the Sparks won 85-75 their only win in their past seven outings. Clark is questionable and we probably won’t know here status until game time. Still…take LOS ANGELES!

Detroit at Cleveland 7:10 ET

Watchdogs over Tigers - Cleveland is dropping games in style having lost seven straight games and were shutout four times over this span including a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Chicago Cubs. With Luis Ortiz under investigation for possible by MLB for unusual activity he shared with another man on an off-shore sports book account. Detroit has dropped their last two and will start Reese Olson (4-3, 2.96 ERA) will make his first start since coming off of the IL which he went on May 18. Slade Cecconi (3-3, 3.64) and he won his lone start against the Tigers who he defeated May 23 going six innings allowing just one run. Take CLEVELAND!

Tampa Bay at Minnesota 4:10 ET

Twins over Rays - Minnesota returns home after a six game road trip after having lost five of their past six while Tampa Bay ended a three game slide with a 6-5 win over the Athletics. The Rays will embark on a 10-game road trip before the all-star break. The Twins will send Chris Paddack (3-7, 4.70 ERA) to the hill and in his lone appearances against the Rays last Sunday he gave up three runs in 4.2 innings receiving the loss. Zack Littell (7-7, 3.61) and he is 1-2 with a 3.70 ERA against the Twins. Take MINNESOTA!

New York Yankees at New York Mets 3:10 ET

Yankees/Mets OVER - I have said it for years that baseball is a game of streaks and often the streaks come to you in different forms. I’ll start with the New York Yankees, who are not playing very well and their streak has nothing to do with wins or losses. On June 11 the Yankees played to an ‘under’ after five straight ‘overs’ and then continued to go ‘under’ in their next15 consecutive games. As of now the Yankees bats are back on track and they are now streaking with five straight over…the beat goes on with these two starters. Play OVER!

Seattle at Atlanta 7:30 ET

Storm over Dream - These two clubs met five weeks ago in Seattle and the Dream as a 5-point underdog won outright 94-87 and have now covered in all of the past five meetings. Atlanta is 7-2 SU at home and they are playing their third straight at home and their fifth of six games. Seattle has dropped three straight ATS including a beating at the hands of expansion Golden State 84-57 on Sunday. Look for the Storm to literally rebound here and pick up the victory. Take SEATTLE!

New York Yankees at Toronto 7:10 ET

on June 11 the Yankees defeated Kansas City 6-3 for their fifth straight game total that went over. New York and their opponents went under the total the next 16 games, yep get that 16 straight game that went UNDER the game total until last Sunday the 29th when a Yankees game finally went over and now that streak has reached four straight overs.  Play OVER!

Las Vegas at Indiana 7:00 ET

Aces over Fever - When a team has your number they have ‘your number,’ meaning that this one club owns another like Las Vegas who has defeated Indiana 10 straight times including an 89-81 victory in Sin City two weeks ago. The Fever have learned how to win without Caitlin Clark who will be sidelined once again missing her fourth straight game. Las Vegas is off to a slow start but with the return of 3-time MVP A’ja Wilson the Aces are starting to deal with a stronger hand. Take LAS VEGAS!

Milwaukee at New York 7:10 ET

Mets over Brewers - I have got to give credit to Freddy Peralta (7-4, 2.78 ERA) who at 29 and in his eighth season is starting to turn into a tough guy to hit against. So far this season in 88 innings he has surrendered just 64 hits. Add that he is 3-0 with a 2.60 ERA in 17 innings against New York with 20 strikeouts. The fumbling, stumbling Mets will send Clay Holmes (8-4, 2.97 ERA) who has been transformed into a starter after going seven years in relief with the New York Yankees. Except for the occasional long ball he’s showing the Yankees they should be more open minded. Take NEW YORK METS!

Indiana at Minnesota 8:00 ET

Fever (+) over Lynx - First meeting of the year between a pair of the league’s biggest attractions led by Indiana’s Caitlin Clark of course and Minnesota’s early dominance winning their first nine games and going 7-2 ATS in their last nine games overall. The Fever have been hot and cold and the face of the WNBA Clark has been in and out missing the past two games after going 2-13 from 3-point range at Seattle a week ago. The Lynx just annihilated Connecticut which is no big feat and will find the going a little tougher with or without Caitlin. Take INDIANA!

Minnesota at Miami 6:40 ET

Twins over Marlins - It happens to every club during the course of the season whee even the worst of teams shine bright for a week or so. Right now Pittsburgh has won for straight and lowly Miami has won their last seven games and nine straight road games as well. In the last five games alone the Marlins have scored 43 runs while sweeping the Giants and Diamondbacks. Joe Ryan (8-3, 2.86 ERA) has become the Twins stopper as no one else in the rotation seems to win. Take MINNESOTA!

Baltimore at Texas 8:05 ET

Rangers over Orioles- These two midland clubs (at this point anyway) met last week in Baltimore where Texas was able to win the series winning two of the three meetings. Both squads will send out left-handers as the Orioles will start Trevor Rodgers (1-0, 1.62 ERA) against veteran Patrick Corbin (4-7, 4.74) who clashed last Monday as Rodgers won 6-0. Rodgers who is 1-1 with a 2.68 ERA in three career starts allowed just three hits and walked no one while Corbin allowed five runs and nine hits in five innings with no walks and six strike outs. His lifetime record against the Orioles is s dismal 1-6 with an ERA of 5.57 in 10 appearances. Still, in this re-match the Rangers rise. Take TEXAS!

Las Vegas at Phoenix 6:00 ET

Aces (+) over Mercury - Las Vegas who played for the WNBA Championship last season losing to New York and won it all the year before have dropped under .500 for the fourth time this season after their home loss to Washington (Power Play winner) Thursday. Phoenix is on a six game win streak which includes a 76-70 win at Las Vegas as a 4.5-point favorite. Aces dealing from strength with the return if 3-time MVP A’ja Wilson and the motivation of getting to the break even mark again and a bit of early season payback. Take LAS VEGAS!

LA Dodgers at Kansas City 2:10 ET

Royals over Dodgers - After scoring just four runs in six games while losing all six Kansas City finally got some hits and scored a 9-5 victory yesterday over the Dodgers. The Royals will send out Kris Bubic (6-5, 2.18 ERA) to the mound and he has been outstanding this season having his best career year to this point already matching their single season win total. Los Angeles has no listed a starter and although the Royals are just 4-18 at home since May 9 including yesterday’s win. Sunday they make it two in-a-row. Take KANSAS CITY!

Philadelphia at Atlanta 1:23 ET

Braves over Phillies - Atlanta keeps trotting along and the media is waiting for them to get to .500 so the can hype their chances, but, they fought back from 0-7 and reached the breakwater mark before and then fell 10 games under within two weeks. Philadelphia has moved into first place in the NL East by default as the Mets have lost 13 of the last 16 and it doesn’t take much to gain on that. The Phillies are starting Ranger Suarez (6-2, 2.09 ERA) and he has been stellar in 10 starts allowing only 51 hits in 65 innings with only four HR’s. His lifetime mark against Atlanta is 3-4 with an 3.71 ERA in 20 appearances the last 10 as a  starter. Spence Strider (3-5, 4.04) lost his first five decisions and has put together a three game win streak that he will improve on today. Take ATLANTA!

Washington at Dallas 8:00 ET

Wings (+) over Mystics - I am not pleased with the play Dallas nor their nickname! Wings what is that? So far the Wings have been clipped winning just four of 17 match-ups this season. Even with No. 1 overall draft pick Paige Bueckers leading he team with 18.4 points per game they are just 7-10 ATS. Washington has won their last three and four straight against the Wings. Dallas (+6) lost in OT 91-88 but covered six days ago and this time the Wings play ‘up’ to a higher level. Take DALLAS!

Chicago Cubs at Houston 7:15 ET

Cubs over Astros - The Astros started the season slowly but have picked up momentum and are now 16 games over .500 while the Cubs who are 14 games above .500 have been consistent all year and are 14 games over .500. Colin Rea (4-3, 4.42 ERA) gets the nod for Chicago and has knocked around a bit this year surrendering 10 more hits than innings pitched including giving up 13 home runs. Lance McCullers (1-2, 4.91) is starting for Houston and he is struggling with arm problems and control issues. Tke CHICAGO CUBS!

Toronto at Boston 4:10 ET

Red Sox over Blue Jays - Toronto has had their way against Boston the past two years having won the last three meetings and seven of nine including a 9-0 beating last night. The Red Sox will send veteran and often injured Lucas Giolito (3-1, 4.53 ERA) who has pitched with four different team the past two seasons. Toronto will send out Chris Bassitt (7-3, 3.61) and he is 2-2 lifetime with an ERA of 2.32 in eight appearances having lost his last two decisions. Take BOSTON!

Tampa Bay at Baltimore 4:05 ET

Orioles over Rays - The Orioles who just two short seasons ago had the best record of all of baseball but, it appears that the window of opportunity for Baltimore has closed. Friday the O’s scored 22 runs after trailing 6-0 and have gained confidence and momentum. usually after a team has an offensive outburst like they had I look to play against them but this was an uplifting win. Take BALTIMORE!

Seattle at Texas 8:05 ET

Mariners over Rangers - Seattle lost to Texas in May ending a five game series winning streak but have still won 8-of-the-10 meetings. The Mariners will send Logan Gilbert (2-2, 3.12 ERA) to the hill and in just eight starts he has allowed just 29 hits in 40 innings with 60 strikeouts with just seven base-on-balls. Texas will send Nathan Eovaldi (5-0, 2.95) to the mound and he is 2-4, with an ERA of 5.31 in 12 appearances against the Mariners while Gilbert is 5-2, with a 2.54 ERA in 14 games against the Rangers. Take SEATTLE!

Minnesota at Atlanta 7:30 ET

Dream over Lynx - Minnesota started their season by winning their first nine games played gaining attention from the rest of the league. Since that quick get away they have dropped a pair including a 68-64 loss at Washington in on Tuesday. Atlanta is also off of a loss road loss to bottom feeder Dallas 68-55 as the Dream had their worst shooting night of the season making just 23.4 percent from the field. Returning home to face the league’s leading squad the Dream wake up and shock Minnesota. Take ATLANTA!

Toronto at Boston 7:10 ET

Red Sox over Blue Jays - Boston just completed a nine-game road trip by losing the final five games getting swept by the Angels. With a day off to regroup Boston will send Brayan Bello (3-2, 3.31 ERA) to the hill. In his last four starts Bello has pitched at least six innings with an EA of 2.49. Toronto is to start Jose Berrios (3-3, 3.51) who is 5-6 3.60 lifetime against the Red Sox, Valdimir Guerrero is questionable because of an injured fingered. Take BOSTON!

Tampa Bay at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Orioles over Rays - I can’t stand it…this Rays drive team me nuts because I just do not see how they win. And that is what they do year after year while I expect them to fold each season and right now they have the best record in baseball the past month and are a plus $1,032 at $100 a game. Tampa will start Ryan Pepiot (5-6, 3.04 ERA) gets the nod for the Rays while Baltimore will send out 35-year old rookie Tomoyuki Sugano (5-4, 3.55) when has pitched well for this struggling bird team except for allowing 14 homers. Still, take BALTIMORE!

Washington at Las Vegas 10:00 ET

Aces (-) over Mystics - Las Vegas has struggled early this season as 3-time MVP A’ja Wilson was sidelined and the club that has played in the past two WNBA Championship Finals. Las t night as a Power Play winner Las Vegas posted their largest margin of victory of the season with an 85-59 pounding of Connecticut. Washington will be without their leading scorer Brittney Sykes and that will be too much to overcome. Take LAS VEGAS!

Atlanta at New York Mets 7:10 ET

Braves over Mets - Over the years Atlanta has had their way against the Mets continuing this season as well winning the first six meetings before New York posted a 7-3 win yesterday. Griffin Canning (7-3, 3.91 ERA) will get the start for the Mets and he has already matched his single season win record with seven and I expect a little regression here. The Braves send out Grant Holmes (4-6, 3.71) who against New York has one appearance allowing just one hit in four scoreless innings. Take ATLANTA!

Connecticut at Las Vegas 10:00 ET

Aces (-) over Sun - These two meet in Connecticut five weeks ago and Las Vegas routed the Sun 87-62 and since that day they are just 3-8 ATS including their win last time out over Indiana. The Aces are looking to improve their play with 3-time MVP A’ja Wilson’s return to the lineup. Connecticut opened the year with five straight losses and right now they are in the mist of a six game winning streak. Wilson leads the Aces in scoring with 21.1 points and 9.8 rebounds a game and that will put them over the hump. Take LAS VEGAS!

Toronto at Cleveland 6:40 ET

Blue Jays over Watch Dogs - Toronto’s Max Scherzer (0-0, 6.00 ERA) is back in action tonight after a pair of rehab starts at Triple-A Buffalo throwing 8 2/3 innings allowing just two runs. He struck out 12 and walked only two and held opponents to a .167 batting average and is 9-5 with an ERA of 4.05 in 21 appearances. Cleveland will start Gavin Williams (5-3, 3.58) who dominated the Blue Jays although he has only two career outings he struck out 21 in 11 innings with a 1.64 ERA. Great numbers but not today. Take TORONTO!

Minnesota at Washington 8:00 ET

Mystics (+) over Lynx - Washington via three first round draft picks are by far the youngest team in the WNBA. Rookie Brittney Skyes is the Mystics leading scorer while Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen have added a fresh’ attitude that has improved their overall play. Minnesota has wrapped up an appearance in the Commissioner’s Cup and will be without the leagues leading scorer in Napheesa Collier who was out with a back injury. Difficult to recover from the Mystics take advantage! Take WASHINGTON!

Seattle at Minnesota 7:40 ET

Twins over Mariners - Minnesota is in the middle of a terrible slump that has seen them lose their last four games and 10 of their past 11. In their last four games they have surrendered 46 runs while scoring just 16 getting outscored 12.5 runs to four runs a game. Seattle has won the last three meetings but the Twins had won five of six meetings before this season began. Seattle will send Luis Castillo (4-5, 3.38 ERA) who is 1-2 with a 4.32 ERA lifetime against the Twins. Minny will counter with Chris Paddack (3-6, 4.48) who is 4-1 with a 2.17 ERA against the Mariners. Take MINNESOTA!

Atlanta at New York Mets 7:10 ET

Braves over Mets - Atlanta it seems has always had a mastery over the Mets going back to the days of Chipper Jones when the New York faithful tried to unnerve ole Larry who responded by just annihilating Mets pitching. The Mets 1-9 in their last 10 games overall and have dropped five straight to the Braves and 8-of-9. New York will give Frankie Montas his first start of the season after a posting a 12.05 ERA in rehab starts. He is 0-0 with an ERA of 7.56 against the Braves. Atlanta starter Spencer Strider (2-5, 3.89 ERA) is rounding into form and he is 5-1 lifetime against the Mets. Take ATLANTA!

Toronto at Cleveland 6:40 ET

Blue Jays over Naps - Cleveland has gotten the best of the series between these two having won the last two meetings this season and are 5-of-6 and 7-of-10 over the Blue Jays. In a duel between left-handers Ohio born Eric Lauer (3-1, 2.29 ERA) will get the start for Toronto and Logan Allen (5-4, 4.21) will climb the hill for Cleveland. Allen is 1-2 with a 4.12 ERA against the Blue Jays while Lauer has won his past two starts. Take TORONTO!

Texas at Baltimore 6:35 ET

Orioles over Rangers - To date these are a pair of the more disappointing clubs if you are willing to wager on them everyday. Texas who two short years ago won the World Series is at a minus $890 while Baltimore is a minus $1,206 at $100 wager per game. It looked like the Orioles were about to make their move winning six of eight and then came the series at Yankee Stadium where they dropped their last two games. The Rangers have been nothing special since their championship run and will use veteran Patrick Corbin (4-6, 3.91 ERA) who’s career record against Baltimore is 1-5 with an ERA of 5.21 in nine appearances. The Orange birds will send out Trevor Rodgers (0-0, 3.12) who is 0-1 with a 4.38 ERA in just 12 innings work. Take BALTIMORE!

Indiana at Oklahoma City 8:00 ET

Pacers over Thunder - Well, here it is, Game seven of the NBA Championship and I heard from some experts out in Las Vegas that Indiana is the worst team to ever reach the Finals.  Now, I haven't seen all the NBA Finals match-ups but I assure you that any team that can take Oklahoma City to the limit is not the worst of anything. But, the Pacers have to face the fact that the Home team in NBA Game Seven has won 15 of 19 times. The Thunder are 10-2 at home during the playoffs and have not lost two in-a-row during the playoffs and lost two in-a-row only twice all season. Take OKLAHOMA CITY!

Kansas City at San Diego 4:10 ET

Royals over Pades - Kansas City will start Seth Lugo (4-5, 3.05 ET) and against the Padres in 12 career appearances is 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA. Last night San Diego defeated the Royals and snapped their four game winning streak.  The Padres will send out Randy Vasquez (3-4, 3.70) who hasn’t taken a start (15 of them) beyond five innings. Look for the Royals to rebound and get the win. Take KANSAS CITY!

Indiana at Las Vegas 3:00 ET

Aces (+) over Fever- The legend of Indiana’s Caitlin Clark continues to grow as the best player that the WNBA has ever seen comes to Las Vegas where legends are made. The Fever are 2-1 since the return of Clark after five game rest while the Aces who make it to the WNBA title game last season and won it all in 2023-24. Las Vegas (5-7) has seen the return of A’ja Wilson and lost last time out anyway. In typical Vegas style the Aces are 0-6 ATS in he past six and 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall. But, the Aces Have defeated the Fever 10 straight times. Take LAS VEGAS!

Milwaukee at Minnesota 2:10 ET

Twins over Brewers - In five seasons since leaving the Chicago Cubs. the Brewers starting pitcher Jose Quintana (4-2, 3.35 ERA has pitched for six teams and posted just one winning season (3-2 in ‘22 with Cardinals). Jose is 8-8with a 3.96 ERA in 22 appearances. Minnesota is sending Simeon Woods Richardson (2-3, 5.13) had his beat outing of the year last time out shutting out Houston over five innings allowing just one hit. SWR hasn’t won since April 26 and is in a great sot for the Twins. Take MINNESOTA!

Phoenix at Chicago 1:00 ET

Mercury (-) over Sky - ‘One man’s meat I another man’s poison’…unfortunately this is the WNBA not the NBA although the macho-ism in this women’s league out of control. But, that being said the lowly Sky commit a league high 18.7 turnovers a game and Phoenix just forced the defending Champions Liberty into 20 turnovers in Thursday’s win in New York. While Chicago is struggling losing four their last five the Mercury have won four straight in this series and overall. Take PHOENIX!

Cleveland at West Sacramento 10;05 ET

A’s over Watch Dogs - This will be just the second time that I have posted the A’s as a selection and I only hope that this time it turns out better for us. Cleveland will start Tanner Bibee (4-6, 3.79 ERA) and he is amid a four-game winless streak and he is 1-0 with a 4.56 ERA in two starts against the A’s. Jeffrey Springs (5-5, 4.52) start for the home team and he has gone six starts without a victory although he is 0-1 with a 2.63 ERA in four appearances against the former Tribesman. Take A’S!

Seattle at Las Vegas 10:00 ET

Storm over Aces- These two clubs have records that are a mirror of each other as Seattle has won four of five while Las Vegas has dropped four of their last five. The Aces have just one win in the month of June and have gone 0-5 ATS since their win at Seattle the 1st of the month 75-70 as a 3-point favorite. The Aces blew a 14-point first half lead at Minnesota Tuesday and didn’t even cover the 13.5-points that they were receiving. Without All-star A’ja Wilson Las Vegas is committing too many turnovers having 61 in their past three games. Take SEATTLE!

Indiana at Oklahoma City 8:30 ET

Thunder (-) over Pacers - As old Dandy Don used to sing, the ‘party’s over sweet darling.’ Oklahoma City blew past the Pacers in Game 5 of this best of seven series and now lead 3-2 with their improbable wins and cover in Games 4 & 5. It looked as though the Thunder would fall behind 3-1 in games to Indiana (a 7-1 underdog) but no. The Pacers have to be down trodden after blowing their lead in game four and for the first time they don’t hold a 3-1 series lead. The mine set for the Pacers has been completely altered. with or without Tyrese Haliburton this game ends the series. Thunder get serious here. Take OKLAHOMA CITY!

Baltimore at Tampa Bay 7:35 ET

Orioles over Rays - Talk about blowing leads, the Orioles scored eight runs in the second inning yesterday and did not score again and Tampa Bay plated 12 runs and posted their largest comeback win in franchise history. Today, Tampa Bay who has won 20 of 27 games will send Drew Rasmussen (6-4, 2.55 ERA) to the hill and he is 2-0 with a 2.89 EAR in eight appearances against the Orioles. The O’s will start Greg Morton (3-7, 6.05) who started 0-7 with an ERA of 9.38 and has now won his last three starts with an ERA of 2.45. Take BALTIMORE!

Kansas City at Texas 8:05 ET

Royals over Rangers - Kansas City won for just the second time in 10 outings yesterday defeating Texas 6-1 ending a six game losing streak. The Royals will send Kris Bubic (5-4, 1.92 ERA) to the mound and he has been outstanding this season. In the past three season’s he has won just four while losing 16. But, his ERA has been lowered by almost a full run every year since 2022. Veteran Patrick Corbin (4-5, 3.66) will start for the Rangers and he hasn’t had a winning season since 2019. Take KANSAS CITY!

Baltimore at Tampa Bay 7:35 ET

Orioles over Rays - I love this kind of situation, where a veteran pitcher returns to the ‘Big’s after a poor rehab performance in the minors (Norfolk) where he went 0-3 with a 5:45 ERA. Trevor Rogers (0-0. 0.00 ERA) gets the nod and he has a 3.00 ERA with no decisions against the Rays while Tampa Bay starter Tai Bradley (4-5, 4.35 ERA) is 1-2 with a 6.52 ERA against the Orioles. Take BALTIMORE!

Arizona at Toronto 7:05 ET

Diamondbacks over Blue Jays - Yesterday, Toronto may have wont the battle in their 5-4 win over Arizona but they lost a pair of center fielders to injury last night. They already had their starting center fielder sidelined and thing are getting pretty thin. The Snakes will send Eduardo Rodriguez (2-3, 6.77 ERA) to the hill and he is 5-6 with an ERA of 4.97 in 18 games against the Blue Jays while the host club will start Eric Lauer (2-1, 2.37) and he is 3-4 lifetime against the D’backs. Take ARIZONA!

Las Vegas at Minnesota 8:00 ET

Aces (+) over Lynx - Minnesota at 10-1 is off to their best start in franchise history and host Las Vegas the WNBA’s 2023 Champion. The Aces (5-5) who lost in the Finals last season and won it all the year before has a whole different chemistry this season. Their first problem for Las Vegas is that 3-time MVP A’ja Wilson is sidelined. Just 2-3 SU on the road and having lost their last four games against the spread I see them rebounding here. take LAS VEGAS!

Baltimore at Tampa Bay 7:35 ET

Orioles over Rays - Tampa Bay has won the past three meetings including a 7-1 victory on Monday and have won their last four and six of the last eight games overall. Yesterday’s loss to the Rays ended Baltimore’s mini 3-game winning streak. Today, the Orioles send Dean Kremer (5-7, 4.99 ERA) to the mound and he is 2-1 with a 2.31 ERA lifetime against the Rays. Zack Littell (6-6, 3.84) gets the nod for the Rays and he is 1-2 with a 2.73 ERA against the O’s. This time it is BALTIMORE!   

Minnesota at Cincinnati 7:10 ET

Twins over Reds - These two mid-tier clubs are just a half-game apart with Cincinnati being two games over .500 while Minnesota is one-game over the break even mark. The Reds will start Andrew Abbott (6-1, 1.87 ERA) and he is off of his first complete game shutout allowing just three hits in Cleveland one week ago. Minnesota will counter with David Festa (1-1, 4.76) and will will help end the Twins four game slide. Take MINNESOTA!

Arizona at Toronto 7:05 ET

Diamondbacks 0ver Blue Jays - Arizona missed sweeping their six game home stand as they fell Sunday to San Diego. The Diamondbacks will send Brandon Pfaadt (8-4, 5.50 ERA) to the mound while Toronto will send veteran Chris Bassitt (7-3, 3.70) to the bump. The Blue Jays have scored just six runs in their last three games and the D’backs are warming up in the desert. Take ARIZONA!

Indiana at Oklahoma City 8:30 ET

Thunder (-) over Pacers - As old Dandy Don used to sing, the ‘party’s over sweet darling.’ Oklahoma City tied the best of seven series at 2-2 with their improbable win and cover in Game 4. It looked as though the Thunder would fall behind 3-1 in games to Indiana (a 7-1 underdog) but no. The Pacers have to be down trodden after blowing their lead in game four and for the first time they don’t hold a 3-1 series lead. The mine set for the Pacers has been completely altered. Thunder get serious here. Take OKLAHOMA CITY!

Philadelphia at Miami 6:40 ET

Marlins over Phillies - Miami of all clubs has won three straight games all wins over Washington after having being swept three games at home by Colorado. The Marlins will send former Cy Young award winner Sandy Alcantara (3-7, 7.14 ERA) who posted two straight quality starts after gone eight straight non-quality starts where he surrendered 41 runs in just 35.1 innings. He has also struggled against the Phillies having lost his last five decisions against them and eight of nine. But, in his last two starts has thrown consecutive quality starts allowing just two runs in his past 12 innings giving up just seven hits. Take MIAMI!

Phoenix at Las Vegas 6:00 ET

Mercury (-) over Aces - The Aces aren’t dealing with a hand as strong as it may appear. With Phoenix coming into Tinsel Town Las Vegas is shorthanded as Three-time MVP A’ja Wilson is in concussion protocol. Things change quickly in the WNBA, the last six times that Phoenix visited Las Vegas they were underdogs of +13.5, +16.5, +21, +17.5, +18 and +17. Sunday, they are favored! Aces will be defeated by a pair returning players into action for the Mercury. Take PHOENIX!

San Diego at Arizona  4:10 ET

Padres over Diamondbacks - San Diego’s Nick Pivetta has faced division opponents San Francisco and Los Angeles his last two times out and they knocked him around for five runs each. Now, he’s up against division for Arizona who he hasn’t faced since 2023 with Boston  he has 14 strikeouts in 11.2 innings against them. The D’backs Merrill Kelly (6-2, 3.18) has been as sharp as ever not giving up a run in his last two starts against Seattle and Atlanta going 13 total innings with 15 K’s and just five hits. They both come back to the middle. Take SAN DIEGO!

Cleveland at Seattle 9:40 ET

Mariners over Watchdogs - Both of these clubs are hovering around .500 with them being just one-game apart. Although their record are similar the bookies with their lines have Cleveland up about $200 and the Mariners down $225 for the year. Seattle is sliding having lost three straight and eight of nine and will send George Kirby (1-3, 6.53 ERA) up against Tanner Bibee (4-6, 3.81). Both of these throwers have struggled this season to date and look to turn things around right now. Kirby won his last time out after starting the year with three straight losses. Take SEATTLE!

New York at Indiana 3:00 ET

Fever (+) over Liberty - Undefeated New York (9-0) will try and remain perfect (4-0) on the road at Indiana. The Fever who have been without WNBA Super Star Caitlin Clark for five games shall see her return to action tonight. They were 2-3 without Clark and welcome her return against the defending WNBA Champions. This is the second meeting of the season between these two and New York squeezed out  a 90-88 win as the Fever won our first Megabucks winner +2.5. This time I expect the Fever to win outright but I always take the points. Take INDIANA!

Dallas at Las Vegas 10:00 ET

Wings (+) over Aces - Dallas have lost six straight games and even with the return to the line-up of their No. 1 overall draft pick back Paige Bueckers in action the Wings were trounced on the road last time out. Las Vegas is another story as they after falling to New York in the WNBA Championship Finals last year and have just not been the same this season. The Aces will be without 3-time MVP A’ja Wilson due to injury. Take DALLAS!

San Diego at Arizona 9:40 ET

Diamondbacks over Padres - Arizona has won seven of their last 10 games and will send out Ryan Nelson (3-3, 4.60 ERA) to the hill and he will be opposed by Padres right-hander Stephen Kolek (3-1, 3.00). San Diego have won 11 of 19 (not so special) since losing six straight. The D’backs have won three straight and this will be their fourth. Take ARIZONA!

Oklahoma City at Indiana 8:30 ET

Pacers (+) over Thunder - Oklahoma City is 4-4 on the playoff road straight-up but against the number they are 0-8 and are still looking for their first road ATS win. Indiana has done an amazing job at coming from behind with more fourth quarter come back victories then ever established in the NBA playoffs. The Thunder have set more playoff scoring margin records that and team in NBA history and the have not lost consecutive road games in the playoffs. Take OKLAHOMA CITY!

Montreal at Ottawa 7:30 ET

Redblacks (+) over Alouettes - Montreal has won eight straight in the series between these two clubs including five straight covers and are 7-1 ATS. The Alouettes started the season with an impressive 28-10 win over Toronto at home last Friday. Ottawa the night before was defeated by Saskatchewan 31-26 in a contest that wasn’t that close with the Redblacks scoring late and they do have momentum. Take OTTAWA!

St. Louis at Milwaukee 7:40 ET

Cardinals over Brewers - I like this opportunity to play on Cardinals Sonny Gray (7-1, 3.35 ERA) who might be one of the toughest right-handers to hit against with 81 K’s in 75 innings allowing only 70 hits. His mound opponent will be Jacob Misiorowski (who s making his MLB debut. He should learn a lot watching Gray. The Red Birds are a half game ahead of the Brewers. Take  ST LOUIS!

Minnesota at Seattle 10:00 ET

Storm (+) over Lynx - Minnesota (9-0) and New York (8-0) are the two remaining undefeated WNBA teams and both are in action tonight. Seattle (5-4) will be trying to even the season series as they fell to the Lynx (82-77) at their place two weeks ago. The Storm have won their last two games after having dropped their previous three game while Minny of course has won all nine games played. This time a tempest comes from the Storm tonight. Take SEATTLE!

Oklahoma City at Indiana 8:30 ET

Pacers (+) over Thunder - Without a doubt Oklahoma City has been the most dominant team in the NBA this season winning by unheard of margins in both the regular and post seasons. Indiana has match the Thunder game for game since mid January and have proven to be a team that you can never count out. OKC is an incredible 63-34-4 ATS from the season opener up till today including 36-11 SU on the road. But, the playoff road is not an easy path the are 4-3 straight-up in seven road game but are 0-7 against the spread…0-7 ATS on the playoff road. Take OKLAHOMA CITY!

Detroit at Baltimore 6:35 ET

Orioles over Tigers - This has got to be my first MLB ‘Don’t Make Sense’ winner of the year. Here we have Detroit 20-games over .500 sending out ace Casey Mize (6-1, 2.91 ERA) to face a struggling Orioles club that is 13-games under .500. The Tigers score more than a run a game more than Baltimore and allow almost TWO runs less each game. The O’s will send Zach Eflin (5-2, 4.47) and he has won his past two starts. take BALTIMORE!

Toronto at St. Louis 7:45 ET

Blue Jays over Cardinals - It is fitting that these two clubs have the exact same record (36-30) and both have shown a profit if played every game on the money line this season. The overall pitching between these two I eerily similar as there is just and .04 difference. Toronto has won the past four meetings including a 5-4 Megabucks winner Monday. Chris Bassitt (6-3, 3.56) gets the start for the Blue Jays and once again he is having a winning season and he is 1-1 lifetime against St. Louis. The Cardinals will send out Miles Mikolas (4-2, 3.96) who has no career decisions against the Jays but has a 6.00 ERA in three starts. Take TORONTO!

Atlanta at Milwaukee 7:40 ET

Braves over Brewers - After the disappointing year that Atlanta went through last season I like many other expected the Braves to bounce back this season and regain their pennant winning form. But, alas, they opened the year with seven straight defeats and it took over two months to get to the break even mark, but since they reached that level they have gone south losing 14 of their last 18 games. The Braves ended a seven game losing streak Monday with a 7-1 win and Grant Holmes (3-4, 3.99 ERA) start for the Braves and Quinn Priester (3-2, 3.88) gets the nod for the Brewers and they are 1-5 in his starts. Take ATLANTA!

Indiana at Atlanta 7:30 ET

Dream (-) over Fever - The face of the WNBA Indiana’s Caitlin Clark will remain on the sidelines for at least one more game because she has a quad strain and the Fever have held on going 2-2 without her. Atlanta just had their four game win streak end at lowly Connecticut on Friday their final of three straight on the road. The Fever have hung tough without Clark but it catches up with them tonight. Take ATLANTA!

Cincinnati at Cleveland 6:40

Watch Dogs over Redlegs - There are 18 players that will start the game between Cincinnati and Cleveland but the storyline is of a man in uniform that doesn’t play on the field or DH. It is about Cincinnati manager Tito Francona who ran the show at Cleveland for 11 years and posted 921 wins and his return to the site of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Reds will start Andrew Abbott (5-1, 2.18 ERA) had an ERA of 0.55 in May and he is 2-1 with a 3.65 ERA in three career starts against Cleveland posting a win three weeks ago on May 17. The former Tribesman will send out Slade Cecconi (1-2, 4.87) who is 0-2 lifetime against the Reds and took the loss when these two met that day. Revenge is sweet…take CLEVELAND!

LA Dodgers at San Diego 9:30 ET

Dodgers over Padres - Although these two clubs have similar records but if you made $100 a wager on each game the Padres are plus $714 while Los Angeles who is two games better is a minus $205 on the year. The Dodgers will send Dustin May (3-4, 4.09) to the hill and against San Diego he has 63 Ks in 61 innings and is 2-4 3.36 in career starts. The Padres will start Nick Pivetta (6-2, 3.16) who has thrown 68 innings with 76 K’s this season and is 1-2 2.96  with 37 strikeouts in 27 innings against the Dodgers. Take SAN DIEGO!

Toronto at St. Louis 7:45 ET

Blue Jays over Cardinals - The fact that this encounter is a virtual pick’em has me believing that the visitor has the edge. St. Louis is 22-11 at home while Toronto is 13-17 on the road and that difference is huge. The Blue Jays will start Jose Berrios (2-2, 3.67 ERA) who is 76 innings has surrendered 67 hits with 70 K’s, he is also 3-0 with a 3.16 ERA with 36 strikeouts in 31 innings against the Cardinals. Blue Jays has won the last three meetings. Take TORONTO!

Tampa Bay at Boston 7:10 ET

Rays over Red Sox - Boston is off of a pair of wins over their arch rivals at Yankees Stadium this weekend and winning that series is a big deal for a team that has been a disappointment to their backers this season. Tampa Bay always seems to be over achievers and will send Shane Baz (5-3, 4.96 ERA) to the mound and if he has a weakness it is that he gives up the long ball allowing 13 home runs. The Red Sox send Brayan Bello (2-1, 3.91) to the bump and the Rays batter him 2-4, with a 5.73 ERA against the Rays. Take TAMPA BAY!

Indiana at Oklahoma City 8:00 ET

Thunder (-) over Pacers - Aw, come on…again! Really now, how long will this continue? This sucks for Oklahoma City backers after laying 10 or less in game One and you have o be thinking about taking Indiana in Game 2 because the thunder are just cruising along with a 15-point lead in the four wait until the game is over and then what! See, I mean what are Thunder Game 1 backers supposed to do, should they lay 11 of more against a team that just beat you and have beaten everyone else  that they play and on the road. This line I getting more absurd to me the more I look at it. It looks so inviting with a double-digit dog…Maybe I’m the sucker…take OKLAHOMA CITY!

Atlanta at San Francisco 4:05 ET

Braves over Giants - The Atlanta Braves started the year with seven straight losses and most felt that sooner or later they would get their act together and it took about 55 more game for them to draw even on the season. Then they hit a wall and currently are on a six game slide as they have fallen to a season high nine game under .500. The over achieving Giants just keep hustling and win when they are supposed to and they are nine games over .500. The Braves will send out Spencer Strider (0-4, 5.68 ERA) who because of injury has won a game since his 20-5 season in 2023. He has four starts this year and has taken the loss in all four outings. Yet, he is favored on the road against a better team. This smells. Take ATLANTA!

Texas at Washington 1:30 ET

Rangers over Nationals - It seems like there are too many people that like to bet on the Rangers. I don’t know if it is a Texas thing or they are just totally overrated. Right now the Rangers are minus $1015 at $100 a game and although Washington is four games under .500 they are plus $648. Starting pitching doesn’t carry the same weight now as in the past and Texas will start reliever Jacob Latz (0-0, 2.95 ERA) and the Nationals send Trevor Williams (3-6, 6.03 to the mound and in six of his last seven starts he has surrendered 26 runs and 35 hits in just 28 innings. Take TEXAS!

Arizona at Cincinnati 1;40 ET

D’Backs over Reds - Arizona’s Zac Gellen (4-7, 5.13 ERA) is feeling the pressure as his co-ace Corbin Burnes is having Tommy John surgery and is ‘86’ for the rest of the season. He was 14-6 last season and has his work cut out for him to come close to that kind of stellar year. Cincinnati is going for the three game sweep with Brady Singer (5-4, 4.66) who is 2-0 lifetime against Arizona. Steaky crawlers bite…take ARIZONA!

Indiana at Chicago 8:00 ET

Sky (+) over Fever - This will be Chicago’s first game in a week and after opening the season with four straight losses they have won their last two beating Dallas twice. Indiana finally posted a win and cover without Caitlin Clark who is sidelined with a quad injury. Clark ins;t the only Fever sidelined and they are just not deep enough to overcome the Sky here. Chicago has revenge on their mid especially Angel (I’m no ‘Angel ) Reese who was out-played by arch rival Caitlin who posted a triple double in their 93-58 trouncing on opening night on national TV. Racist bully Reese made false racist statements after her humiliation  on the court in the opener but will have her way tonight. Take CHICAGO!