Matt Fargo

This is a play on the SAN ANTONIO SPURS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. The Spurs fought back from a 14-point deficit with a huge fourth quarter only to just fall short as a costly turnover and subsequent foul by Victor Wembanyama gave the Knicks the game and San Antonio is now in trouble, down 2-0 and having to hit the road. This is the first NBA Finals game at MSG in 27 years so the crowd energy will be intense but it might not be as intense as it could be with ticket prices being out of control and most of the true Knicks fans cannot attend. The Spurs outshot the Knicks 47.4 percent to 41.6 percent in Game Two but again had trouble scoring in transition as well as scoring easy baskets as their 1.15 points per possession during the regular season has dropped to 0.84 in this series. Second chance points have been an issue as well as they have been outscored 37-23 and a lot of this comes down to being more physical and they have to accomplish that or this series is done if it isn’t already. The Knicks have won 13 straight games and are 12-1 ATS so we are stepping in front of this historical run once again. San Antonio is 15-1 this season after having lost two of its last three games. 10* (505) San Antonio Spurs

This is a play on the ATHLETICS as part of our MLB Monday Grand Slam. Milwaukee is coming off a sweep in Colorado which is not a surprise but we were against the Brewers yesterday as they were being held in check until the Rockies bullpen gave up seven runs in the sixth inning. They come in as heavy favorites again with Kyle Harrison on the hill and season is a mystery as he has had a limited career prior to this season but he has been one of the best pitchers in baseball. He has a 1.57 ERA through 11 starts as he has not allowed more than two runs in any outing but this pace is not sustainable with an xERA of 3.06. Jeffrey Springs has been mostly solid as his 4.37 ERA is skewed by one bad start early in the season against the White Sox and take that away, his ERA drops to 3.74 in his other 12 starts, eight of which he has allowed two runs or fewer. Additionally, that was at home where he has made seven starts and his ERA in 3.16 in the other six outings. 10* (916) Athletics

This is a play on the TAMPA BAY RAYS as part of our MLB Monday Grand Slam. Tampa Bay lost two of three in Miami over the weekend and now it goes from road favorite in all of those to a slight home underdog where the Rays are 21-9. Ian Seymour will be the opener and will likely pitch one or two innings before turning things over to Mason Englert, the latter of whom was recalled by the Rays on Wednesday. This is his second start of the season after going two innings against Miami last month and as far as Englert, his last outing was his call up date June 3rd and went five innings while allowing just one run on four hits and no walks. Boston split with the Yankees sandwiched around a Saturday rainout and the Red Sox turn to Connelly Early who is having a solid season with a 3.26 ERA through 12 starts and he has had more success on the road but he is overpriced against a much better team overall and he is pitching to a 4.63 xERA so regression is on the way. 10* (910) Tampa Bay Rays

This is a play on the WASHINGTON NATIONALS as part of our MLB Monday Grand Slam. The Nationals took two of three in Arizona to get back to .500 overall and they are now 21-13 on the road which is third best in baseball behind the Braves and Dodgers. Can we trust Miles Mikolas? The short answer looking at the top line would be no but digging deeper shows he has been effective for the most part given the fact he has been used as a starter and as a bulk reliever following an opener. He has made six true starts with an ERA of 8.28 but that is due to one horrific outing in his second start against the Dodgers and take that out, and that ERA drops to 4.32. The Giants won two of three at Chicago against the Cubs but are still 12 games under .500 and are being priced like a first place team because of Logan Webb who has looked solid since coming off the IL but brings in a 6.26 ERA at home and faces a very underrated offense that in No. 4 in OPS and No. 6 in wOBA. 10* (903) Washington Nationals

This is a play on the CINCINNATI REDS as part of our MLB Monday Grand Slam. The Padres are a flawed team, ranking up there with the Mets, Red Sox and Blue Jays, having one of the highest payrolls with little to show and in a tailspin. They just lost their weekend series against the aforementioned Mets as they managed six runs the entire series and on their current 2-11 run, they have averaged 2.9 rpg. San Diego now faces a lefty and it is No. 27 or worse in all four major hitting categories against lefties including dead last in OBP and wOBA. Andrew Abbott has definitely been on a roll with a 2.25 ERA over his last seven starts to lower his overall ERA to 4.06 after a very rough start. He has made six road starts and has a 2.81 ERA. The Reds have dropped four straight and face Walker Buehler who has also been pitching better after a few rough starts but we can sell high here as he is laying his biggest number of the season against a team not named Colorado. 10* (901) Cincinnati Reds