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The Astros giving the nod to Luis Garcia who will make his sixth start of the season. Garcia was stellar in his previous start and limiting the Tigers to only two runs (one earned) in seven innings, and collected the win to improve to 2-1. Garcia has allowed three or fewer runs in all but two outings and features a 3.45 ERA

Twins’ starter Josh Winder has been incredible. The right-hander has only allowed one run in his last three starts spread across 16 innings of work. He limited the White Sox and Rays to one run in that span. Minnesota is a stellar 11-5 at home and should win this game.

Minnesota will have Josh Winder on the hill for the sixth time of the year. Winder resumed his brilliant work in his latest effort, conceding one run (zero earned) in six innings against the Athletics, and earned the win to climb to 2-0. The rookie has not allowed a run in consecutive performances including a gem against the Rays and is sporting a dazzling 1.61 ERA and a 0.72 WHIP in 22.1 innings of work.

Minnesota has looked great this season and are hard to bet against, even with Astros starting Garcia. The Twins offense is legit and the pitching has been better than expected. Houston has also impressed of late, but I've got to give the nod to the Twins here with the +115 odds as they have the slightly hotter bats and rookie Josh Winder has been too tough to consider fading here.

Prediction & Pick: Minnesota +115 and Under 8.5 as I think this is a pitching duel.

The Dubs finished the regular season winning five games in a row and that was w/o Steph Curry in the lineup. The good news is that Golden State will return Stephen Curry for Game 1 and is also riding the hot hand of Klay Thompson. Denver does have reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic but with no Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. I think it's a tough ask for Denver bettors.

Atlanta’s the far better team here and while I’m not a Ynoa fan, I trust him a lot more than Rogers who is expected to make his first start of the season, as RHP Anibal Sanchez (neck) is doubtful.

Kentucky will win by 17 points is just too many here. Sure the Rebels have lost six of their last seven games, and struggled offensively, but they have at least been battling and they are a decent defensive.

Kentucky is coming off a loss to Arkansas after not being able to hit a thing from the outside, that’s been a problem over the last few games. and if those woes continue then no way they cover against a descent defensive team like Ole Miss.

Kentucky will be too much here, but I like Ole Miss to stay within the number. Score Prediction: Kentucky 74 - Ole Miss 62

Tennessee has a talented offensive line and they have talent on defense but their offense is limited because they don't have a quarterback. I just think Auburn is going to have a lot more success on offense tonight. Auburn rolls at home 38-24.

Big number and could be a let down spot for Bama. Was thinking points here for a second but fact is Georgia beat Tennessee by 23 and Kentucky beat them by 27. I'll lay the points, Bama rolls, 42-17 type of game.

Heart is with Bama, but I want the 6 points here.

Kershaw went 6-2 with a 2.16 ERA (58 1/3 IP, 14 ER) in 10 regular-season starts this season, and if his back is loose then I think he shuts the Braves down tonight. LA RL and splashing the UNDER 9.

The Blue Jays turn to their ace after falling 3-1 in Tuesday’s series opener. Look for Ryu to replicate his prior success against the Rays this season and back Toronto +130 in a slightly higher-scoring game.

Give me the O's and 1.5X on my money here. Hamels has not pitched in a game since September 28, 2019 and Baltimore has the offense to keep up with Atlanta, as they showed in their 14-1 series-opening win. I can't back the Braves with this much juice behind Cole Hamels when we have no idea what to expect from him in this game.

The Wildcats can lock up the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament and win the regular-season conference title with a victory here today. Kentucky is looking to pay Auburn back for a 75-66 win by the Tigers on the Plains back on Feb. 1. After a two-game losing skid on the road, the Tigers have rattled off wins and covers in the past two. However, they’re 2-4 SU/1-5 ATS in the past six on the road, and they haven’t won in regulation away from home since Jan. 4 at Mississippi State.

Kentucky should be able to polish off Auburn in this one, claiming the regular-season SEC title along the way. The Tigers have been very good at home, but they’ve struggled mightily on the road. You can expect Big Blue nation to be partying another conference championship at Rupp with a resounding win.

Take the over here. Portland can't stop a nose bleed right now and inserting Melo in the lineup does anything but fix that.

This game might not be on your radar tonight but I think it's the best bet on the board. I like Rutgers to lean on The UMass Minutemen are still making adjustments to the FBS level and lost a lot of players from last years team. The Minutemen only return 5 starters at offense and 3 starters on defense and have clear concerns on defense. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights may be riding an 11-game losing streak, but let's not forget they took Michigan State down to the wire in their season finale and only lost to Penn State by 13 points. There's a big difference in talent here for these two teams and Rutgers will dominate the line of scrimmage and should be able to run the ball at will against UMass porous offense. I expect this one to get ugly...lay the wood...Rutgers -16.

Love ATL today, best bet is -1.5 (-115)

Cavaliers are choking! The Beard and gang will put on a show tonight against Cleveland. I'm not typically fond of eating this double digit chalk but I'll make an exception in this game. Rockets get the cover.

Weather is forecasted to be a cold mess in Kansas City tomorrow, 70% chance of snow/rain and 34 degrees at kickoff....and gusting winds up to 15MPH. I think these conditions favor the run game and the team with the better defense. I full expect to see this total of 57 drop to 53-54 before kickoff so lock in the UNDERS now.

Siding with the Portland Trailblazers at home in this one against Charlotte Hornets. Charlotte isn't good on the road plus they've dropped the last six of nine. The Trail Blazers are averaging 112 ppg and giving up 117 ppg, and to top it off Charlotte is getting outscored by 8 points per game. Portland is not only playing good ball right now, they are also great at covering the spread.

This is where Colts luck stops. KC will blow them away. The chiefs are real playoffs contender , even SB and they don't 'play around' at home.

I'm not sure why the Cowboys would leave the offensive starters in this game more than a couple of series, this is a throw away game for the Cowboys. Expect a big day from Saquon Barkely and little offensive production from Dallas. Giants win this game 23-9

The analytics models all seem to like the Vikings, with Number Fire, Microsoft Cortana, Pro Football Focus and Five Thirty Eight all siding with Minnesota to win this game....but what do computers know? Bears are still incented to win this game and I'm going with my instincts here- I think it's a close game so I want the points in my pockets.

Both Clemson and Mississippi St play defense but neither teams has been scoring a lot of points against lesser competition. This matchup should be a slow paced low scoring game. UNDER 134.5 is best bet.

NC State is more than capable of winning this game by 24+ points. East Carolina can run hot or cold as they were competitive against Memphis and only lost to UCF by 17 points. The difference in this game is that NC State will have a huge advantage on offense in this one and going up against East Carolin'a defense that is ranked 95th in the country.

This Akron state team lost by 21 to a really good Ohio team only lost by 10 to a solid NIU team. I'm not sure South Carolina is good enough to be laying 30 points against Akron in this spot. Too many points.

Bama and Under 63

Waiting for this line to go to 7 and then hammering OU.

You have to think this game will be low scoring with two Top 10 defenses here today... I think Alabama wins a 38-10 type of game. Alabama and UNDER 525. #RollTide

Lay the points with the road team. Michigan is simply the better team.

The Indiana Hoosiers just doesn't have it in them to put a dent in this defense, especially on the road. I'll take the Wolverines in a beatdown.

My immediate response to this line is to take Missouri, the Tigers beat both Vandy and Florida and Tennesee can't do shit on offense.