Matt Fargo

This is a play on the PITTSBURGH PIRATES for our MLB Friday Sweet Spot. The Pirates head back home following a 1-2 series in Cincinnati and they remain three games behind Milwaukee in the National League Central. The road has been a struggle for Pittsburgh as it is a game under .500 but the Pirates have won 10 of their last 14 home games. St. Louis also lost two of three in its most recent series at home against the Royals and it is also three games out of first place in the division. The Cardinals have been decent on the road, but they are 1-5 in their last six road games against teams with a home winning percentage of greater than .600. The Pirates will get their first look at the five-man rotation they envisioned entering Spring Training. Though Joe Musgrove spent most of last season in the Astros bullpen, Pittsburgh viewed him as a starter from the moment he joined the organization. He landed on the disabled list with a right shoulder strain and in four rehab starts, he showed why he is a former top-100 prospect. He allowed just 17 hits, a home run, walked a pair, and struck out 17 in 17.2 innings. He will be on no pitch count restriction. The Cardinals turn to John Gant who has made two starts and both have been average. He started the season in the bullpen and in three relief appearances, he posted a 2.35 ERA but in the two starts, he has a 6.52 ERA and both of those were at home, so this marks his first road start of the season. 10* (954) Pittsburgh Pirates

This is a play on the NEW YORK LIBERTY for our WNBA Friday Terminator. We lost with the Liberty in their season opener as they lost as road favorites in Chicago but now in their second game, they come in as home underdogs. Granted, the class of opposition is on opposite ends of the league, but it is a dynamic we can take advantage of, especially with a team like New York that has the talent to compete for a championship. We mentioned on Sunday that the Liberty will be a highly motivated bunch this season but came out flat against the Sky. In each of the past two years with the new playoff format, the Liberty have finished as the No. 3 seed behind Minnesota and Los Angeles, giving New York an opening round bye. However, the Liberty have lost in the single-elimination second round both years. Making the early exit from last season even tougher is the fact they closed the regular season with 10 consecutive victories. Minnesota opened with a loss against revenge-minded Los Angeles but bounced back three nights later with a win over Dallas. The Lynx hit the road for the first time this season and while they have been a solid road team over the years, they are not nearly as strong as they are at home. This core group is just 26-25 ATS as road favorites over the last three years with most of those games coming against teams not nearly as good as New York is. 10* (316) New York Liberty

This is a play on the BOSTON CELTICS for our NBA Friday Enforcer. The season is on the line tonight for Cleveland and while the home team has dominated this series through the first five games, we are expecting the first close game of this series to finally take place tonight. Four of the five games have been decided by double-digits, all by at least nine points and the average deficit has been 18 ppg. For the Cavaliers, it has been LeBron James carrying the load, but the workload looks like it is starting to catch up. In the playoffs, James is averaging 40.6 minutes per game and has played more total minutes than anyone in the postseason and he was clearly fatigued in Game Five. He played down concerns of fatigue after the game, but his numbers have dropped off as the games go on so far in the conference finals. No one else has shown the ability to step up for Cleveland and at this point in the series, laying a large number like this is too much as we are getting the better team that is overdue for a strong performance on the road. Despite shooting only 36 percent, the Celtics improved to 10-0 at home in the playoffs as coach Brad Stevens changed his starting lineup, shortened his rotation to seven players and released waves of defenders at James and it obviously worked and now it is up to Boston to get it done away from home. The Cavaliers are 6-18 ATS after a loss by 10 points or more this season while going 2-13 ATS in their last 15 games after scoring 85 points or less. 10* (709) Boston Celtics