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Karl-Anthony Towns continues to be a distributor for the Knicks

Arsenal has no reason to care at Crystal Palace. ...

Elche only need a draw in this match. ...

I think Roma cover the over by themselves. ...

I expect Roma to smash Verona in this match. ...

Both clubs will be motivated to go for goals. ...

This is Burnley's last Premier League match at Turf Moor. ...

I'm betting on chaos for two relegated clubs. ...

Shohei Ohtani is on the bump tonight, owning a 0.82 ERA and 50 strikeouts this season. However, Ohtani is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA and 5 strikeouts in his career against San Diego. The Dodgers have lost four of their last five games as road favorites against the Padres following a road win. Randy Vasquez has held his own with a 2.68 ERA and 1.11 WHIP on the season. In his last 11 innings, Vasquez has allowed 10 hits and one run while allowing zero walks. Los Angeles has one of the best lineups in the league but the Padres are 8-1 SU when Vasquez pitches.

Oklahoma City went down in game one, but got what they needed from forward Jalen Williams. He was the Thunder’s top scorer in terms of starter’s with 26 points. He did miss some good looks late, including a three pointer but did not look impacted from his three weeks out. With the bigs in Hartenstein and Holmgren likely to continue to struggle, I expect Williams to remain as aggressive with his shot selection as he was in game one. Take his points prop over.

The Spurs had 21 turnovers in Game 1 of the West Finals against the Thunder, but still won 122-115 in overtime. Victor Wembanyama scored 41 points, had 24 rebounds, and 3 blocks, but changed the trajectory of so many other shot attempts. That's been the story all season in this series that the Spurs have now won 5 and lost 1 against the World Champion Thunder. Game 2 is supposed to be when the Thunder come out and even the series as they did against Denver and Indiana in last year's playoffs. But I think Wemby is going to remain a thorn in the side of the Thunder as he has all season. I took the points with the Spurs.

FanDuel. It was easy to overlook Jalen Williams’ Game 1 performance. The Thunder wing returned from his hamstring injury to score 26 points and 7 rebounds (21 and 5 in regulation) in 37 minutes in the instant classic. With apologies to Alex Caruso, Williams was the most consistent cog in the Thunder offense. Chet Holmgren looks as if he’s going to struggle offensively in this matchup, and the Spurs will continue to gameplan to slow down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Even if the latter fails, Williams (33% usage in Game 1) has more than enough runway to clear this line. Looking healthy, and with his minutes already fully built up, look for Williams to come out firing in Game 2.

Jalen Williams played 37 minutes in his return from a strained hamstring. He wasn't efficient offensively, shooting 11 of 25, but he didn't look hampered. Williams had 16 rebound chances and finished with seven boards. After getting outrebounded 61-40 in Game 1, the Thunder will be focused on a better performance on the glass. It will need to be a team effort against Victor Wembanyama. Back Williams -- who has grabbed seven rebounds in each of his two full playoff games this season -- to go Over.