This is a good underdog spot for the Magic tonight. The Heat figure to be a top threat in the Eastern Conference, but come into the regular season with injuries to several key players. Dion Waiters, Justice Winslow, James Johnson, and Wayne Ellington are all out. The Magic were the second worst Eastern Conference team last year but a very young team and I expect a big improvement for them this season. Look for the Magic to come out strong and steal the win here at home.

The Bucks are one of my under the radar teams and I like the changes they made in the offseason,

Milwaukee has Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Hornets do not. Huge difference here and the Bucks are more talented, deeper, and likely better prepared as their system hasn't changed as drastically as Charlotte's.

The Bucks made two additions this summer that should help their offense by signing Ersan Ilyasova and Brook Lopez. The Hornets, on the other hand, lost Dwight Howard, who had the third-highest usage rate (24.2%) on the team last year. Besides Kemba Walker, I'm not sure where the scoring comes from for Charlotte.
I am backing the BUCKS here Wednesday night!

A 5.5 hour long game last night now having to play at 2pm local time in LA. The players are beat but the pitchers are well rested.

We have Clayton Kershaw getting the ball, going up against Wade Miley. Kershaw is due for a bounce-back performance.
Both lineups have been struggling throughout the series and it'll take a breakout performance from one of the many stars in the lineup to help this total go over. We don't see. Pitching wins championships in October and you'll see two of the better pitchers face off in this one. The under is 7-1 in the Brewers last 8 overall and 6-1 in the Brewers last 7 playoffs games. While the Under is 6-0 in the Dodgers last 6 home playoff games and I'll ride the UNDER here tonight!

I am on the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight as they are a PERFECT 5-0 since July after getting shutout.
Rich Hill has started twice against Milwaukee in 2018, allowing one earned run in six innings both times.

Also, Hill who has been much more effective in the post-season and loves pitching at home. In 30 games here he has a 2.79 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in just over 164 innings. On the flipside Gio Gonzalez has struggled mightily on the road this season with a 9.11 ERA vs. teams that finished the year with a winning record.

The Minnesota Wild should be strong tonight at home. Now they get to host an Arizona team who they've owned over the last several years winning 10 of the last 14 matchups. Look, Minnesota has played and always seems to play well defensively and if they can get their goal scores to score some timely goals, they will be well on their way to another playoff spot. Arizona, on the other hand, has been shut out three times already this season, with their lone win coming in a shootout. This is a team with very little offensive talent and against a team like Minnesota who can shut you down and limit your chances offensively, we don't believe Arizona has a chance in this contest.

The Celtics had a rough preseason as the team only managed to get a single win in the last 4 of the preseason but they were more worried about keeping everyone healthy. The Celtics do have a power packed roster and that is going to make a difference for the team and one of the best Head Coaches in the league. Irving and Hayward will definitely make it a struggle for the teams to matchup against, but throw in the additional powerhouses and it is easy to see the Celtics are going to be able to pull out some major wins on the year. The Boston Celtics will bring home a win here to kick off the 2018 NBA season at home on National TV. Take the Celtics.

Lets get back on track with a 5* BEST BET this evening on the Boston Red Sox.

The righty was stellar in his playoff debut in Game 3 at Yankee Stadium last Monday, allowing five hits and a run over seven frames while walking none and striking out five. He looked great and throwing as hard as 101 MPH. He is healthy and has great stuff. The Red Sox also have the better bullpen here.

In five career starts against the Astros, Eovaldi is 1-1 with a 3.19 ERA and I look for Boston to grab another win on Tuesday.

Primetime favorites are on a 6-2 ATS run. Green Bay is averaging 40 ppg at home and struggling on the road. This is a big MNF for the Packers and I expect a big effort as their next 2 games are on the road at LA and then NE.





SF is poor on the road and I cant see them doing much here.

The Green Bay Packers are 9-0 straight up and 7-2 against the spread in their last nine games as a betting favorite at home -- and when playing at Lambeau, versus teams with a sub-.500 mark, the Pack are 28-7-1 straight up, the last 36 times this situation has presented itself.

The Niners are 0-11 straight up in its last 11 games as an underdog of nine-plus points.



The 49ers don't have the depth to overcome their injuries and I expect this to be a blowout by halftime and then you can turn to the MLB Playoff game instead.

Walker Buehler tied a season high by allowing five runs to the Braves in NLDS Game 3, but the damage was in one bad inning, when he walked three batters and allowed a grand slam to Ronald Acuna Jr. He is a very good young pitcher and the Brewers haven't seen much of him. He gave up one run in seven frames against the Crew on July 31st. I really like the Dodgers at home here in game 3 on Monday night.

Montreal has overachieved tremendously to start the season. They have two wins - both against Pittsburgh ( a Stanley Cup contender) and only one regulation loss. Now they get their best player back between the pipes - with rest - in a healthy Carey Price. The Habs win games by being aggressive and forechecking and being relentlessly fast. Meanwhile Detroit is one of the lowest scoring teams in the league averaging just 2.2 goals which is good for 25th. They also don't generate a lot of shots, at just 28.4 which puts them in 23rd overall. The Wings were just smacked by Boston 8-2 in their last game, so a defensive bounce-back will be a demand from the coach, so we like that as well.
The UNDER has hit in 14 of Montreal's last 19 games vs the Atlantic.