This is a play on the WASHINGTON WIZARDS for our NBA Friday Enforcer. Washington has dug itself into a 0-2 hole in this series with tonight being a must win situation. We saw the Spurs and Blazers unable to get back into their respective series, but Washington is in a very doable situation as it heads back home. The Toronto offense has been the story of this series as it has averaged 122 ppg on 52.4 percent shooting which has covered up the fact that Washington has been pretty solid on that side of the ball (109.6 points per 100 possessions, fifth-best out of the 16 playoff teams through two games). This is excellent considering Bradley Beal has been absent through the two games and we should see him get his game going tonight. Letting Toronto win the first two games comfortably was surprising as while the Wizards struggled all season with teams with records under .500, they knocked off nine playoff-bound opponents after the All Star Break. Toronto has been a strong road team this season, but the Wizards are 5-2 ATS in their last seven home games against teams with a road winning percentage of greater than .600. Additionally, we play on home teams with a winning percentage between .501 and .600 where the line is +3 to -3 that are coming off two or more consecutive road losses, playing a winning team. This situation is 80-43 ATS (65 percent) since 1996. 10* (714) Washington Wizards

This is a play on the ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS as part of our MLB Friday Triple Play. Arizona came through for us last night as it improved to 13-5 and increased its lead over Colorado to three games. The Diamondbacks are 7-2 at home and welcome a Padres team that was just swept at home against the Dodgers to fall to 4-10 at Petco Park. They are 3-3 on the road and going back, they are 1-8 in their last nine games against teams with a winning record. Matt Koch gets the ball for the Diamondbacks and he is making his first start in two years after spending last season in the minors, sans one short relief appearance with the Diamondbacks in August. Overall, last year was not good as a heavy workload, which included winter ball that offseason, along with hamstring and shoulder injuries, contributed to an 8.40 ERA in just 45 innings. Now fully healthy, he gets a chance to take over the fifth spot in the rotation after Taijuan Walker was lost for the season. He looked great in his lone relief appearance this season which came after a solid spring and the opportunity is now his for the taking. Tyson Ross counters for the Padres and he has been good after three starts, posting a 3.50 ERA and 1.22 WHIP. This is his second stint with the Padres after pitching here between 2013-2016 and he was excellent. He made 10 starts with the Rangers last season and it was just the opposite where he posted a 7.71 ERA and 1.84 WHIP over 49 innings. He was limited because of surgery to attempt to rectify the upper-back condition he suffered from, thoracic outlet syndrome and while he has looked like he is back, three starts are not enough to make a conclusion. 9* (912) Arizona Diamondbacks

This is a play on the TORONTO BLUE JAYS as part of our MLB Friday Triple Play. Toronto had its four-game winning streak snapped last night with a tough 4-3 loss to the Yankees, but they are in a good spot to get it back tonight and it is getting an overpriced number on top of it. The Blue Jays are off to a great start this season at 12-6 but they still train the Red Sox by four games, so they need to keep pace even though it is early in the season. They have been getting it done without Josh Donaldson thanks to solid pitching as they have allowed more than five runs only once this season and that was on opening day. The Yankees have been a disappointment as they are just one game over .500 and because of the overadjusted prices, they are down over 4.5 units on the moneyline. The much-heralded offense coming into the season is hitting just .247 and has come against one of the weakest schedules in the league with over half of their games coming against teams with a losing record. The starting pitching has been average and one of the big culprits has been Sonny Gray who has a 6.92 ERA and 1.92 WHIP in his first three starts. Most of the damage was on the road but the lone home start came against 5-14 Baltimore and he has not had success pitching here as he has a 5.18 ERA in seven career Yankee Stadium starts. Marco Estrada started the season with a pair of quality outings before finding trouble in Baltimore last time out. He remains underrated with a career 1.19 WHIP in 253 games including 164 starts. 9* (915) Toronto Blue Jays

This is a play on the MINNESOTA TWINS as part of our MLB Friday Triple Play. Minnesota split with the Indians in its two-game set in Puerto Rico following a 16-inning victory on Wednesday. The Twins are 8-5 to maintain their half-game lead over the Indians in the American League Central. Tampa Bay won its most recent series against Texas but brings in a 1-11 record against winning teams and it is overpriced in this spot. Despite a 5-13 record, Tampa Bay is the favorite for the 10th straight game and that is because of who is on the hill for the Rays but even that is not deserving. Chris Archer is coming off a poor outing last time out and many will be ready to back him here to bounce back but there is no reason to think he will. He is considered the ace of the staff and that moniker does not hold up much anymore. Once considered an ace, Archer's struggles date back to last season when he allowed 18 earned runs in 21.2 innings in September and adding on to this season, he has allowed 36 earned runs in his last 42.1 innings. His best season came in 2015 when he posted a 3.23 ERA in 212 innings, but he has not been able to keep his ERA under 4.00 since then. Lance Lynn finally gets to pitch again as he has been off for 10 days due to multiple postponements, travel and rotation alignment. He got roughed up in his first start with Minnesota but bounced back with a five-inning shutout against the Astros in his last outing. He faces an offense that is averaging just 2.8 rpg at home against right-handed pitching and has scored three runs or less in half of their games. 10* (921) Minnesota Twins

This is a play on the TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS for our NHL Thursday Power Play. Toronto came through for us on Monday and we expect the Maple Leafs to even up this series after tonight as this is the only series where the home team has taken all three games. We played on the Lightning last night and along with the Predators, they were able to take a commanding 3-1 lead with road wins, but this line is telling us Boston is not in the same strong spot as those two teams. While they have been decent on the road, home ice has been great for the Maple Leafs as they are 30-10-2 here, one of only three teams in the league to have at least 30 home wins. Additionally, they have won five straight home games against teams with a winning road record. Boston has now dropped five straight road games and they have struggled against good home teams most of this season as the Bruins have dropped 10 of their last 14 games against teams with a home winning percentage of .600 or greater. The Bruins went 0-1 with the power play on Monday and this has been a strength of Toronto as it is 15-2 in its last 17 games against teams making 17.5 percent or more of their power play chances. The home team has won six of seven meetings this season with the lone road win coming by Toronto in Boston and we are banking on home ice coming through again. 10* (2) Toronto Maple Leafs

This is a play on the SAN ANTONIO SPURS for our NBA Thursday Enforcer. Golden St. has dominated the first two games of this series, winning by 21 and 15 points and it is a big public consensus again tonight as not many are giving the Spurs any chance in this series to win a game. This is the game to win as San Antonio heads home where it is 33-8 on the season including 11 straight wins. This recent winning streak includes victories against eight current playoff teams although the win over Golden St. does come with an asterisk as none of the big four played, but all the others were legit. The Spurs offense will have to get better and it has been much more efficient at home this season and they have been a great bounce back team as they are 18-5 ATS in their last 23 home games after three straight games where they shot 42 percent or worse from the floor. Despite the two recent covers, Golden St. is 4-14 ATS in its last 18 games against teams with a winning percentage between .501 and .600 while going 3-11 ATS in its 14 games this season coming off two or more consecutive home wins. Additionally, we play on home teams with a winning percentage between .501 and .600 where the line is +3 to -3, coming off two or more consecutive road losses, playing a winning team. This situation is 80-42 ATS (65.6 percent) since 1996. 10* (528) San Antonio Spurs

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES ANGELS for our MLB Thursday Supreme Annihilator. We were on the wrong end of this game last night as the Red Sox won again and have taken the first two games of this series by a combined score of 19-1. Boston has won six straight games by an average score of 7.5-1.8 and not many bettors will be getting in its way, but we have seen this moneyline come down despite the majority of the early money coming in on the Red Sox. Going back, Boston is 7-15 in its last 22 games after scoring eight runs or more two straight games. The Angels great start to the season has bene slowed the last two nights as two of their top starters have been bashed while the offense has been completely shut down. The Angels are still 4-1 in their last five games after scoring two runs or less in their previous game. Eduardo Rodriguez takes the hill for Boston and while he has a solid 3.72 ERA, he has a 1.45 WHIP as his command has not been sharp. This sets up well for the Angels as they are 8-0 in their last eight games against starters with a WHIP greater than 1.30. Meanwhile, the Red Sox are 0-6 in his last six starts after allowing two runs or less in their previous game. Nick Tropeano is making his second start of the season after tossing 6.2 shutout innings in his first outing. Going back, the Angels are 7-1 in his last eight starts against teams with a winning record. 10* (966) Los Angeles Angels

This is a play on the ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS for our MLB Thursday Sweet Spot. This number is right around our cutoff for favorites as you tend to lose value the higher it rises but this particular one could be a lot higher. The Giants took Game Two of this three-game series last night after getting one-hit by Patrick Corbin on Tuesday. It has been another rough start for San Francisco which once again came into the season with high expectations. Arizona lost for just the second time at home and despite a 12-5 start, the offense has yet to get going. Pitching has led the way as the starters have been solid, but the bullpen has been the star as their 2.02 ERA is the best in baseball. Arizona hopes to get a strong effort from Zack Greinke who has pitched better than his 5.29 ERA indicates. He has allowed four home runs which has hurt him but has possesses a 1.18 WHIP in large part to issuing just one walk. He has dominated these situations as his teams have gone 24-4 against National League teams batting .145 or worse while going 54-15 against National League teams averaging fewer than 4.0 rpg. The Giants counter with Ty Blach who has been decent over his last two starts but he has struggled on the road throughout his career with a 4.89 ERA. The Diamondbacks are 7-1 against left-handed starters this season. 7* (958) Arizona Diamondbacks

This is a play on the TAMPA BAY RAYS for our MLB Wednesday Afternoon Dominator. Tampa Bay won the opener of this series prior to Texas tying it up last night as two last place teams conclude the three-game set this afternoon. The Rays won for us two nights ago as they scored a season-high eight runs, but the offense got stymied last night against Matt Moore of all pitchers who came in with an 8.76 ERA. The advantage goes to Tampa Bay tonight as it will be facing a left-handed starter for the third straight game. Texas is now 7-12 on the season as it scored a season-high seven runs last night as its offense has also been a detriment. While the Rays are myriad in a slump that can be broken, the Rangers are dealing with a rash of injuries as Elvis Andrus, Delino DeShields and Rougned Odor are all on the shelf. The Rangers are Rangers are 0-6 in their last six games after allowing two runs or less in their previous game. Cole Hamels gets the ball for Texas and it is starting to show that his best days are behind him. He is averaging 89.8 mph with his four-seam fastball, the one that is supposed to explode through the strike zone and that has led to his seven home runs allowed, most in the league. Jake Faria has some horrible numbers through three starts but that is attributed to a bad start in Boston as his two starts at home have resulted in a 1.93 ERA and 1.18 WHIP. In eight career home starts, he has allowed one earned run in five of those and three runs or less seven times. 10* (916) Tampa Bay Rays

This is a play on the MINNESOTA TWINS for our MLB Wednesday Sweet Spot. The Indians grabbed the first game of this two-game series that is taking place in San Juan, Puerto Rico thanks to a solid performance from Corey Kluber and an offense that is starting to find its way. Cleveland has won six of its last seven games as the pitching has been dominant, allowing more than three runs only once while giving up an average of just 2.1 rpg. But while the offense might be turning the corner, the Indians are still hitting just .208 which is lowest in all of baseball as is its .284 OBP. Minnesota had its three-game winning streak snapped with the loss yesterday, but it can hardly be faulted considering it had four days off because of three postponements and a travel day. The Twins are now 7-5 and have won three of their first four games following a loss with that one defeating coming against Justin Verlander. We expect the Indians to continue their offensive struggles tonight against Jose Berrios who is off to a solid start. He has posted a 2.18 ERA and 0.63 WHIP through three starts and it is important to note that he is on normal rest despite all of the off days. He had 139 strikeouts in 145.2 innings last season and this year, he has a 24:1 K:BB ratio in 20.2 innings. Berrios is from Bayamon, which is only a few miles from San Juan, so this is a big game for him. Carlos Carrasco is off to a 3-0 start with a 3.48 ERA and 0.87 WHIP but his lone start away from home was a bad one against Seattle and another dud here would not be a surprise. 10* (924) Minnesota Twins

This is a play on the TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING for our NHL Wednesday Power Play. All four home teams won on Monday and three of those are back in action on Wednesday along with the Penguins and Flyers. Nashville and Tampa Bay are in similar spots where they both rolled in their first two games at home but then lost Game Three on the road. These are the two top teams in their respective conferences and the chances of both of them getting their series evened up are slim. Tampa Bay let New Jersey pull away in the third period on Monday and it cannot afford to not play a full game. Game Four will be different as the Lightning simply have to go back to the regular season and see that they lost all three regular season meetings to the Devils, so they do not want to give New Jersey any more chances and would prefer to close out this series at home in Game Five on Saturday. The Devils have been a solid team at home this season, but they finished tied for the second fewest home victories among playoff teams and this has not been a good position as going back, New Jersey is 10-30 in its last 40 games as a home underdog. Tampa Bay meanwhile is 12-3 in its last 15 road games revenging a loss including going a perfect 6-0 revenging a loss where the opponent scored five or more goals. Additionally, we play on favorites against the moneyline that are outscoring their opponents by 0.5 or more gpg, after allowing five goals or more. This situation is 117-57 (67.2 percent) over the last five seasons. 8* (59) Tampa Bay Lightning

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES ANGELS for our MLB Wednesday Supreme Annihilator. The Red Sox continued their torrid start to the season as they are the first team to get to Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani as they knocked him around for three runs on four hits and two walks in just two innings but a lot of that can be attributed to a blister. Boston is now 14-2 which is the best record in baseball by two games as it has won five straight heading into tonight in the second game of this three-game series. The Angels had their seven-game winning streak snapped last night as they fell behind 8-0 in the third inning and basically tossed in the towel after that. Los Angeles is now 13-4 so it is not far off of the Red Sox so the fact it is favored tonight should not come as a surprise, yet the public is all over Boston. Tyler Skaggs is off to a great start as he is 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA and 1.19 WHIP in three starts, all Angels victories. He has battled injuries throughout his career but when healthy, he has a nasty curveball that is a strikeout pitch against either left-handed or right-handed batters. Boston is hitting just .228 against left-handed pitching and going back, the Angels are 8-3 in his last 11 starts when their opponent scores five runs or more in their previous game. The Rick Porcello of 2016 has reappeared after a rough season last year as he is 3-0 with a 1.83 ERA and 0.76 WHIP in three starts. However, two of those starts came against the Rays and the other against the Yankees, two teams he has dominated throughout his career. 9* (926) Los Angeles Angels

This is a play on the Cleveland CAVALIERS for our NBA Wednesday Supreme Annihilator. We won with Indiana on Sunday in a wire-to-wire victory, but we will be backing the Cavaliers tonight in a bounce back situation. This goes along with the bounce angle, or zig-zag theory, in the NBA playoffs which has been an up and down philosophy over the years. The theory is to back the team that lost the previous game and while it was highly successful years ago, linesmakers have adjusted more recently so these zig-zag spots have to be chosen more carefully. One of those is tonight. The loser of Game One is just 1-4 ATS in Game Two thus far but tonight we have a situation that involves reverse line movement. As of Wednesday morning, over 60 percent of tickets and money are on the Pacers, yet the line is moving the other way and backing the lesser bet team has paid off in the postseason despite what may seem like a bad line. Since 2005, playoff favorites receiving 40 percent or fewer of spread tickets have gone 31-17-2 ATS (64.6%) when there is reverse line movement, which is the case for Cleveland. The Cavaliers cannot shoot any worse than they did in Game One as they shot 38.5 percent from the floor including a ridiculous 25 percent from outside of five feet. You will hear some media talking about how Indiana shot lights out but that was not the case it shot below its season average and that was against what is considered a bad defense. It comes down to Cleveland shooting tonight. Additionally, we play on favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points off two or more consecutive home losses, in April games. This situation is 37-11 ATS (77.1 percent) since 1996. 10* (518) Cleveland Cavaliers

This is a play on the PITTSBURGH PIRATES as part of our MLB Tuesday Triple Play. Colorado took the opener of this series last night and has now won five of its last six games including going 4-1 on this current roadtrip. The pitching has led the way as the offense continues to struggle however as the Rockies have a .214 average on the road, sixth lowest in the league. The Pirates had a two-game winning streak snapped but remain in first place in the National League Central at 11-5. Trevor Williams gets the ball for the Pirates and he is off to a solid start as he has a 1.56 ERA and 1.21 WHIP through three starts and he has picked up the win in all three of those. Williams struggled in the beginning of his first full season last year but pitched extremely well down the stretch as he posted a 3.35 ERA after the All Star Break. His splits show much more success at home as he has a 3.65 ERA at home which is a full run lower than it is on the road. These solid numbers look even better considering they include one bad start at home last season where he allowed eight runs in three innings against the Cardinals. Colorado turns to Chad Bettis who is also off to a solid start with a 2.04 ERA and 1.13 ERA through three starts, all of which resulted in Rockies wins. We played on him against the Padres at home two starts back with a lot of that due to his success at home but since 2016, he has a 5.18 ERA in 24 starts covering 132 innings. 9* (952) Pittsburgh Pirates

This is a play on the MILWAUKEE BREWERS as part of our MLB Tuesday Triple Play. The Reds picked up a rare win last night as they won this series opener with the offense breaking out for a season-high 10 runs and that victory snapped an eight-game losing streak. While the offense has struggled, the pitching has been even worse as Cincinnati has a 5.82 ERA from the starters and a 5.72 ERA from the bullpen, 30th and 27th respectively in baseball. The Brewers have lost two straight games for the third time this season, but they have yet to make it three straight losses and we can expect a bounce back tonight. going back, the Brewers are 8-2 in their last 10 games after allowing five runs or more in their previous game. Junior Guerra will be making his second start on the season following a successful outing in his first game against the Cardinals. After a successful 2016 season, he struggled last year with a 5.12 ERA but opposing batters hit just .230 as his big issue was the long ball where he allowed 18 home runs in 70.1 innings. He has a 3.67 ERA and 1.27 WHIP in 45 career games. Sal Romano is making his fourth start and just one of his first three starts resulted in a quality outing. Overall, he has a 6.46 ERA and 1.70 WHIP, and the Brewers are one of four teams he has faced more than once, and the results are not good. He is 0-3 with a 7.24 ERA and 1.83 WHIP in three starts. Look for those struggles to continue. 8* (958) Milwaukee Brewers

This is a play on the CHICAGO CUBS as part of our MLB Tuesday Triple Play. The Cardinals remain on the road fresh off a four-game sweep over the Reds, but Cincinnati is expected to be one of the worst teams in the league and that is already showing. Pitching led the way over the weekend and that has been a bright spot all season as the 3.30 ERA is ninth best in baseball and that is keeping this line within reason. St. Louis has dropped five of its last seven series openers while the Cubs have won nine of their last 12 opening games of a series and they will be ready to go after a second straight rainout yesterday. Chicago rallied from a 10-2 deficit on Saturday which could be the spark it needs after an inconsistent start to the season. Tyler Chatwood gets the ball for the Cubs and after a great opening start, he struggled last time out as he allowed five runs in five innings against the Pirates. This is not a bad thing as over the last two-plus seasons, he has allowed five runs or more nine times and bounced back by allowing three runs or less in eight of those follow up starts. Adam Wainwright counters for the Cardinals and he is coming off a good start against the Brewers after opening the season with a dud against Arizona. This is his first road outing of the season and since coming back in 2016 from an Achilles injury, he has a 6.62 ERA over 30 games on the highway. 10* (960) Chicago Cubs

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES KINGS for our NHL Tuesday Breakaway. This is not what the Kings envisioned as even though they were the underdog in this series, they did not expect to be down 3-0 after three games and making it tougher to swallow is that they were all one-goal losses. They have now lost four straight games and history is not on their side, but they have been part of history. Los Angeles is one of only four teams in NHL history to win a series after falling behind 0-3, doing so in the first round of their Stanley Cup run against the San Jose Sharks in 2014. Additionally, Kings head coach John Stevens coached the 2010 Flyers, one of the other teams to come back from a 3-0 deficit and was associate coach to Darryl Sutter in 2014 so his history is even better. What Vegas has done this season is nothing short of incredible and it no doubt wants to end this series sooner rather than later. The Kings are desperate team and they have 11 holdovers from that 2014 team so there will be no quit. They fall into a situation where we play on home favorites against the moneyline in the second half of the season after losses in four or more consecutive games, winning with a winning percentage between .501 and .600. This situation is 80-29 (73.4 percent) since 1996. Additionally, Los Angeles is 15-3 in its last 18 games against the moneyline playing with triple revenge while going 15-2 in its last 17 games against the moneyline after scoring two goals or less in four straight games. 10* (56) Los Angeles Kings

This is a play on the WASHINGTON WIZARDS for our NBA Tuesday Enforcer. Washington played Toronto tough for three quarters but a flagrant foul by Mike Scott early in the fourth quarter gave the Raptors a spark which led to a 7-0 run that eventually put the game away. The win snapped a 10-game losing streak of series opening losses so while that gives Toronto some positive momentum, the Wizards are in a good spot to keep another game close and this time throughout the entire contest. A big key for Washington is John Wall as he put up decent numbers in Game One, but he needs to be more efficient. He needed 20 field-goal attempts to get his 23 points, and his 15 assists came attached to five turnovers. One of the biggest differences in Game One was the shooting from the perimeter, as the Raptors doubled the Wizards with a franchise playoff best 16 made three-pointers on 30 attempts. We expect that percentage to come down in Game Two. Despite the win and cover, the Raptors are 1-5-1 ATS in their last seven home games against teams with a losing road record. Additionally, we play on road underdogs after failing to cover five or six of their last seven games against the spread going up against an opponent after having covered two of their last three games against the spread. This situation is 178-114 (61 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (705) Washington Wizards