Play Oklahoma City Thunder -6.

OKC gains momentum from their Game 3 at home by 12 points. OKC has now won and covered three straight at home against the Trailblazers. Portland shot 47% and nearly 39% from three and still lose by 12. OKC got only 3 of 16 from the field from Paul George so there is room here for improvement. Portland bench did not contribute enough and reserves do not play as well on the road. Thunder bench in Dennis Schroder and Markieff Morris gave the team a huge lift.

Play Oklahoma City -6.

Play Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays to play under the total of 8 runs.

Getting the start for Tampa Bay will be righthander Tyler Glasnow. He enters play with a 4-0 record with ERA of 1.12 and WHIP of 0.88 in 24 innings of work. Lefthander David Price starts for the Red Sox. Price comes off a good outing at home to Baltimore giving up no runs and three hits over seven innings. Red Sox hit only .227 against righthanders. Rays bullpen has pitched well. Tampa Bay starters this season have an ERA of 1.47.

Play Boston and Tampa Bay under 8 runs.

Play Boston Celtics -2.

Boston is up 3-0 in this series as the Celtics beat the Pacers 104-96 on the road in what was a must win for Indiana. Boston has now won six straight against the Pacers. Indiana continued their struggles shooting the basketball as Pacers made only 42% in the loss. Boston in the win had a good night from three making 15 of 34. Boston in their past five games making 38.2% from three while limiting opponents to 41.6% and 34.4% from three. In that span the Pacers hitting only 42.9% and giving up 38.3% from three point range. Boston has covered their past four road games. Indiana has missed their offensive start Victor Oladipo who has missed this series with an injury.

Play Boston -2

Play Houston Rockets +2.5.

Don’t want to get in front of this Rockets team. They have crushed the Jazz in both games of this series winning by 32 in the opener and 20 points in Game 2. Rockets have won four straight against the Jazz including a 27 point win in Utah over two months ago. Houston is shooting nearly 50% in this series and the Jazz shooting poorly. Past five games Rockets holding opponents to 42.4% shooting with 28.7% while offensively hitting 47.4% and 39.3% from three. Jazz in bad form in same span making only 30.8% from three while giving up 49.6% with 39.1% from beyond the arc. Rockets have won ten of fifteen with two days of rest. Houston has covered five of six at Utah.

Play Houston Rockets +2.5

Play Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres to play under the total of 7.5.

Starting for the Reds will be righthander Luis Castillo. He has pitched well this season with an ERA of 1.46 and WHIP of 0.89 in 24 2/3rd innings of work. Lefty Eric Lauer goes for the Padres. He has pitched well at home with an ERA of 3.27 in 11 innings of work. He pitched well against the Red last year giving up one run in nine innings. Expect the Padres to go with righthanders in the bullpen as Cincinnati bats only .187 against righty’s. San Diego bats are ice cold. Both bullpens pitching well.

Play Cincinnati and San Diego under the total of 7.5.

Play San Antonio Spurs -3.5.

Spurs up 2-1 in this series as they protected their home court in Game 3 with the 118-108 win. Spurs shot 49% in the win and grabbed eight more rebounds than the Nuggets. San Antonio has been a good home team with a 33-9 mark. Denver has a losing road record. Spurs at home this season is hitting 48.7% with 41.8% from three. Nuggets defense on the road has been poor this season by allowing 46.8% overall. Spurs have covered six of their past eight against Denver at home.

Play San Antonio Spurs -3.5.

Play Portland Trailblazers +8.

Portland up 2-0 as the Thunder has shot poorly thus far in the postseason. OKC form poor as in their past five games shooting only 44.6% with 33.2% from three and allowing 37.4% from three. In that span the Trailblazers are converting on 46.9% and 39.7% from beyond the arc. They are defending the perimeter as in that span giving up 30.7% from three. OKC has had issues covering spreads at home just 21 of 41 on the season. Portland has won seven of their past eight games.


Play Portland +8

Play Boston Celtics +3.

Celtics have now won and covered five straight against the Pacers. Indiana has struggled scoring on the Boston defense in this series. Pacers are missing their main offensive threat Victor Oladipo who has been lost for the season. Boston has now won eight of their past ten games. Their defensive form good as in their past five games allowing 41.4% shooting with 35.3% from three. In that span the Pacers shooting only 42.7% overall. Boston is crushing the Pacers on the glass by a combined 103-78 rebounding margin. That is 25 extra possessions.

Play Boston +3.

Play San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates to play under the total of 7.5 runs.

Madison Bumgarner gets the start for the Giants. The lefty has pitched well with an ERA of 3.12 and WHIP of 0.92 in 26 innings of work. Jordan Lyles the Pirates starter sits with an ERA of 0.82 and WHIP of 0.91 in 11 innings worked. Both bullpens have pitched well. Pirates hit only .203 against lefthander and the Giants bat just .205 as a team and .188 against righthanders.

Play San Francisco and Pittsburgh under the total of 7.5 runs.

Play Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres under the total of 7.5 runs.

Reds have played to under the total in six of their past seven games. They averaged just two runs in their three game series at Dodgers Stadium. Padres pushed across just two runs in each of their two games at home to the Rockies. San Diego starts Chris Paddack. The righthander has an ERA of 1.29 and WHIP of 1.29 in 14 innings of work. Tanner Roark goes for the Reds. He held the Cardinals to one run over 5 1/3rd innings in his last start. Reds are batting only .190 against righthanders. Padres hit only .226 as a team. Both bullpens have pitched relatively well. San Diego has gone under the total in seven of ten at home.

Play Cincinnati and San Diego under the total of 7.5 runs.