Carlos Coming off a 14-strikeout gem, Carrasco allowed three runs on six hits in 6 2/3 with four punchouts Monday in Detroit. The righty is 2-0 with 22 strikeouts, two walks and no runs allowed in 15 1/3 career innings (two starts) in Houston. He loves pitching here and is primed for an ESPN Sunday night game.

I;m on the Cleveland Indians in this one.

The Warriors showed that they're the better team over the first two games of the series. The Rockets needed PJ Tucker and Eric Gordon to combine for 11-17 from deep to win Game 2, while the entire Warriors team struggled. Steph Curry isn't going to shoot 1-8 from three again and Klay only had 8 pts. HC Steve Kerr ripped the team saying they had no energy and hustle so look for some fire here on Sunday at home.
Also, NBA Playoff teams who are favored by 5 or more at home and coming off a double digit loss are 35-13 (73%)ATS over the years.
Take GOLDEN ST to bounce back big on Sunday night.

Look for the Cavs to come out strong here on Saturday night. LeBron and company is down 0-2 and they have played poorly on the road. They haven't shot well from the perimeter and they have been turning the ball over a lot.
Look for LeBron James to get some help and the Cavs bench to play better on their home court here on Saturday and win by double digits.
Take the Cleveland Cavs to catch their stride here at home and get the win and cover.

Off their 8-3 loss last night, I expect the Twins to bounce back on Saturday.

The Brewers go with Rookie Freddy Peralta (1-0, 0.00) who looks poised for regression after striking out 13 over 5.2 scoreless innings on Saturday. He is getting too much attention after just 1 start. Also young pitchers tend to struggle their follow start after pitching at Coors field.

The home side counters with Fernando Romero (2-0, 0.54) who gave up one run off four hits and three walks with five K’s over five innings in an unfortunate no-decision against the Angels on Sunday. So far Romero has conceded just one run with 20 K’s over 16.2 innings of work. Lets go with the TWINS here on Saturday night.

In the Preakness we are going with #7 Justified who is very good and also #2 Lone Sailor who is solid with one of the hottest jockeys on his back.
7-2 Exacta.

The Brewers and Twins each throw a starter on the mound that rarely goes deep into games and they don't get a lot of strikeouts. Minnesota's Kyle Gibson's lasted more than six innings only once, Milwaukee's Brent Suter's gone more than five innings only once. Look for both offenses to be pounding the ball and I think the OVER is the best play in this matchup.
Play the OVER!

The Winnipeg Jets are just too good of a team to drop 3 straight games here. They are faster than Vegas and I like them to come out strong here on Friday night in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Vegas leads the series 2-1 after winning 4-2 in Game 3 on Wednesday. The Jets are a small underdog and expect them to come out fast in the 1st period and get an easy lead and even up this series in the end.

The Pirates are sitting atop of the NL Central and the Pirates have outscored their opponents by 32 runs in 2018 and they've been getting stronger as the season progresses. The Pirates have won eight of 10 and are an impressive 15-6 at home this season. The Padres offense is just so poor, I think they'll struggle to score runs here.

Pittsburgh is 6-1 in home starts by Ivan Nova against losing teams, and 7-3 in his past 10 home outings overall. Lastly, San Diego had to travel and is just 4-10 in its past 14 Friday games.

I like the Chicago White Sox as home tonight as an underdog with good value. They start right-hander James Shields who is their ace and tried to pick up a victory since Opening Day on March 29th against the Kansas City Royals. The 36-year-old is looking to bounce back from his most recent outing Saturday in which he allowed five runs in six innings against the Chicago Cubs. He usually bounces back in a big way after a poor outing. In 15 career starts against Texas, Shields is 7-3 with a 2.70 ERA. He has struck out 92 batters in 106 2/3 innings. One of the White Sox's hottest hitters is Jose Abreu, who has hit safely in nine of his past 10 games. During that span, he is batting .366 (15-for-41) with four doubles, one home run and eight RBI. Lets play the WHITE SOX tonight.

This figures to be a big start for Luke Weaver, who could be the odd man out of the rotation when Alex Reyes returns. He has a lot of prove here and has very good stuff.
Weaver won his last start, tossing five shutout innings at San Diego.


The Cardinals finally got their offence back on track yesterday afternoon by scoring seven runs in a 7-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins. STL is 13-5 their last 18 when facing the Phillies at home.

Meanwhile his counterpart, Vince Velasquez, has given up a HR in each of his last five games, including two home runs in his only start against the Cardinals last season.

The Cards are 5-0 at home in their last five against teams with a winning record and are 9-1 in Weavers' last 10 starts with five days of rest. Lastly playing at Busch Stadium gives the Cardinals a massive advantage over a Phillies squad who is just 8-10 on the road this year.

Houston had 16 turnovers in game 1, just 3 fast break points and Trevor Ariza was in foul trouble and did not play well. Look for the Rockets to play much better tonight. Clint Capela should step into a bit more of a scoring role for Houston - because Golden State has had shown problems with defending the paint - and he can take advantage of that. Houston lacks the respect level that Golden State carries on their shoulders - but they are the better team here. Ranked 2nd in ppg and 45 pts/game from behind the arc is going to be too much for Golden State to be able to handle on the road. James Harden has shown the ability to find CP3 when he is flashing and Paul has been knocking it down at around 38% in the playoffs - and if Golden State leaves him open for just a few brief seconds - it will then open the already dangerous deep game up even more for Houston. The Dubs are without a true center and they will have keep having problems matching up vs the bigs of Houston because of that. Since the playoffs began - taking game 1 out of the equation, Golden State's Kevin Durant has struggled with his 3pt shot - this is another tough matchup here for the 29 year old. Houston is a much better defensive team than some give credit for and better than some numbers would make you think. This game will be only be a few turnovers away from a possible pounding - solid win for the Rockets - Houston wins in a strong way. Golden State has been exploited when playing Houston on the season - with some very subpar showings. Houston big bounce back. Houston Rocket get the cash here in game 2 on Wednesday night.