Jim Feist

 Both these clubs have won 12 games so far on the young season. The Dodgers have won four straight games while the Brewers have lost one in a row. Both teams are scoring well, with LA averaging 6.1 rpg and the Brewers averaging 5.2 rpg. The Dodgers will start Julio Urias today with a 0-1 record in his three starts. Urias has a lofty 5.27 ERA and 1.317 WHIP. Urias not pitching as well as expected after a solid preseason. Urias has walked five and struck out just 13. Urias allowed six runs over five innings in his last start against these same Brewers. Zach Davies will toe the rubber today for Milwaukee. Davies is 2-0 in his three starts with a fine 1.53 ERA and 1.302 WHIP. Davies has allowed just three earned runs over 17 2/3 innings, yet he and the Brewers are a +1.00 even money bet here today. Urias has not been all that good and the Brewers have already seen him and hit him hard. I'll take Milwaukee at home with this excellent price today. Play Milwaukee.

The Blue Jays are off to a 7-12 record this season after losing game three of this series on Wednesday, 1-4. The Jays look to take three of four in this series today with Clay Buchholz on the mound. Buchholz is 0-0 on the season after just one start. His lone start was very good, going six inning allowing six hits and just one run. The Jays took that game over Tampa Bay 3-1 as a +1.90 dog. The Twins are 9-6 on the young season and look to split the series with the Jays today. Michael Pineda has also been solid so far this year with a 2-0 record in three starts. Pineda has gone 15 total innings, allowed 13 hits, five runs and just two walks with 15 KO's. I see the Jays as a solid value here as the big dog. They did it once already with Buchholz on the hill, I see them doing it again today. Take Toronto.

The Blue Jays are off to a 7-12 record this season after losing game three of this series on Wednesday, 1-4. The Jays look to take three of four in this series today with Clay Buchholz on the mound. Buchholz is 0-0 on the season after just one start. His lone start was very good, going six inning allowing six hits and just one run. The Jays took that game over Tampa Bay 3-1 as a +1.90 dog. The Twins are 9-6 on the young season and look to split the series with the Jays today. Michael Pineda has also been solid so far this year with a 2-0 record in three starts. Pineda has gone 15 total innings, allowed 13 hits, five runs and just two walks with 15 KO's. Both these teams have solid starters on the hill today and I like this game to go under the total. Play UNDER.

This best of seven series is tied at 1-1 after the Clipper stole game two in Golden State. The Clippers were down 31 points in that game two, but came back to get the improbable win to tie the series and take home court. The Clips outscored Golden State 72-37 after being down 31-points. The big note here is that Warriors F DeMarcus Cousins is out with a quad injury. That will be a big blow to the Warriors going forward. I look for a very tight game here tonight as the venue switches to the Staple Center. Expect a more defensive battle tonight. The Warriors have gone under in eight of their last 11 road games and are 7-19 O/U in their last 26 overall games. They are also 4-13 O/U in their last 17 vs the Western conference. With Cousins out and the game at LA, I like this one to go UNDER. Play UNDER.

This best of seven series tied at one game apiece after Philadelphia rebounded for a win in game two. The venue changes to Brooklyn here for game three tonight, the first time a postseason basketball game has been in New York in four years. The Nets allowed Philly to score a NBA record tying 51 third quarter points. Still, Brooklyn got what they wanted, a split in Philly. The Sixers are a 3-point road dog right now in this game three contest. Philly is just 2-5 ATS in their last seven games and 1-4 ATS their last five times with 2 days rest. The Sixers are also 2-5 ATS in their last seven road games. Meanwhile, the Nets are 16-5 ATS their last 21 games playing on two-days rest and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 conference quarterfinal contest. Brooklyn has covered four of the last five with Philly and with a packed-house and a raucous crowd expected here tonight, I'm taking the Nets in game three.

Two teams that have both been good under teams so far this year meet tonight as the Pirates host the Giants. Pittsburgh is 10-6 on the season and 7-9 Over/Under. They have scored just 3.7 rpg and allowed 3.4 rpg. Jordan Lyles will start today for the Bucs with a 1-0 record in his two starts. Lyles has pitched very well so far, with a 0.82 ERA and 0.909 WHIP. Lyles has allowed just one run over 11 innings of work with four BB's and 12 KO's. The Giants have struggled to a 8-12 record and average just 3.1 rpg while allowing 3.6 rpg. Madison Bumgarner will toe the rubber today for the Giants. Bumgarner is 1-2 in his four starts with a decent 3.12 ERA and 0.923 WHIP. Bumgarner went seven innings in his last start vs the Rockies and allowed just two runs and six hits with 7 KO's and no walks. Bumgarner has three good starts out of four and with these pitchers on the hill today I'm taking the UNDER.

Tampa Bay continues their red-hot start to the season with a 14-5 record, though they did lose last night to the Orioles, 5-6. The Rays have won eight of their last 10 games as they prepare for the defending champs. The Rays have perfected this starter by bullpen that we have seen dating back to last year. Once again Ryan Stanek will start and go his one or two innings. This really gets the Rays off to a good start as Stanek has pitched six innings in his four starts, but allowed just two hits and no runs with no walks and 11 KO's. Stanek then hands the ball over to a very good bullpen. This has resulted in a 3-1 record so far for the Rays. The Red Sox have not had a good start to the season at 6-13 and losers of three straight. The pitching has been poor, allowing 6.3 runs per game this season. Eduardo Rodriquez starts today for Boston with a 1-2 record in his three starts. Rodriquez has a lofty 7.98 ERA with a 1.704 WHIP. The Rays look for real this year and against a struggling Red Sox team, I like this play a lot tonight on the Rays. Take Tampa Bay.

The Orlando Magic escaped from Toronto with a 1-1 split, which means they currently have home court in this series with the best team in the East. The Magic stole game one in Toronto, 104-101 as a 9.5-point dog. They were then beat soundly in game two, 82-111 as a 10.5-point dog. Tonight, the Magic are 5-point dogs at home. The Magic have been very good at covering lately, going 5-1 ATS their last six games and 11-4 ATS their last 15 games. The Magic look to improve on their game two shooting of just 37% from the field and 26.5% from beyond the 3-point arc. Important game here for the Magic. They don't want to lose home court and so I expect their best effort tonight. I'll take the 5-points with Orlando tonight. Play Orlando.

The Orlando Magic escaped from Toronto with a 1-1 split, which means they currently have home court in this series with the best team in the East. The Magic stole game one in Toronto, 104-101 as a 9.5-point dog. They were then beat soundly in game two, 82-111 as a 10.5-point dog. Tonight, the Magic are 5-point dogs at home. The Magic have been very good at covering lately, going 5-1 ATS their last six games and 11-4 ATS their last 15 games. The Magic look to improve on their game two shooting of just 37% from the field and 26.5% from beyond the 3-point arc. I'm looking at the UNDER here tonight. The Raptors are 1-3-1 O/U in their last five road games and 1-4-1 O/U in their last six overall. They are also 0-5 O/U in their last five quarterfinal games. The Magic are 1-6 O/U in their last seven with 2 days rest and 6-19-1 O/U in their last 26 quarterfinal games. The teams are also 0-6 O/U in their last six meetings in Orland and 1-5 O/U in their last six meetings overall. I like the UNDER again here tonight. Play UNDER.

Boston brings a 2-0 lead in this best of seven series back to Indiana for game three tonight. However, they could and really should be tied 1-1. The Pacers had one of the biggest spread collapses I've seen in ages in game two. Up by 1-point with just about 60 seconds to play, the Pacers turned the ball over and fouled their way to a 8-point loss and improbable Boston cover of the 7 or 7.5 points line. It was the most amazing fold I've seen in some time in regards to a spread. That being said, what effect will that have on the Pacers tonight. They are obviously in a must win position as they can't go down 0-3 with any hopes of winning this series. So I expect a full out effort here tonight. But will that game two collapse carry over to tonight? I don't think so. You have to have a short memory in sports and put those games behind you. The Pacers know they can get right back into this series with wins on their home court. It's now or never Indiana. Take the Pacers here in game three.