Jim Feist

Game three of the NBA Western Conference finals moves to Portland as the Blazers in desperate need of a win after going down 0-2 in this series. The Blazers lost game two at Golden State, 111-114, but did cover the 7-point line. The Blazers should have some confidence coming into this game three as they played very well at Golden State in game two. The Blazers shot well in game two, hitting 44.2% from the field and outscored the Warriors from beyond 3-point arc, 54-27. The Warriors found themselves trailing by as many as 17-points in game two, so to be up 2-0 is very fortunate for this Golden State team. Now they have to play at Portland, where the Blazers have played very well. I'm going to look at the OVER in today's game. The Warriors are 3-0-1 O/U/P in their last four road games and 20-7 O/U in their last 27 vs a team with a winning record. Portland has a 19-6-1 O/U/P record their last 26 at home. They are also 5-2 O/U in their last seven overall games. These teams have gone over in 13 of their last 16 meetings in Portland and 20 of their last 28 overall. Take the OVER.

Game three of the NBA Western Conference finals moves to Portland as the Blazers in desperate need of a win after going down 0-2 in this series. The Blazers lost game two at Golden State, 111-114, but did cover the 7-point line. The Blazers should have some confidence coming into this game three as they played very well at Golden State in game two. The Blazers shot well in game two, hitting 44.2% from the field and outscored the Warriors from beyond 3-point arc, 54-27. The Warriors found themselves trailing by as many as 17-points in game two, so to be up 2-0 is very fortunate for this Golden State team. Now they have to play at Portland, where the Blazers have played very well. I like Portland to grab game three here on Saturday. Play Portland

The Cubs took game one of this 3-game series with the Washington Nationals on Friday, 14-6. The Cubs improved to 26-16 on the season while the Nationals dropped to 18-26. The Cubs have been a very good under team up until yesterday's contest. Before the over on Friday, the Cubs have gone UNDER in seven of their last eight games. Now seven of the last nine. The Cubs starting pitching staff has been excellent and it's led by veteran Jon Lester. Lester starts his eighth game today with a 3-1 record, 1.16 ERA and 1.112 WHIP. Lester has not allowed more than two runs in any of his seven starts this season. The Nationals will start Stephen Strasburg. Strasburg is 3-3 in his nine starts this year with a 3.63 ERA and 1.052 WHIP. Strasburg has allowed two runs or fewer in four of his last five starts. Both these pitchers are very good veterans, but Lester has been lights out of late. I look for a low scoring game here today in Washington. I'm taking the UNDER.

I'll be looking at the under here in game three between the Bucks and Raptors. This is really the tale of two different teams. The Bucks have been scoring a lot of points and the Raptors have been keeping games lower scoring with UNDERS. With the Bucks up 2-0, I look for Toronto to try and control the tempo of this game. The Raptors pretty much know they don't want to get into a scoring exchange with the Bucks. They have been a good under team, with 4-11 O/U their last 15 games. They have also gone under in five of their last seven home games. I expect the best effort of this series from Toronto and that means a more deliberate contest and that means lower scoring. Play the UNDER here in game three.