ANALYSIS: Denver had a clear run away game one victory over the Miami Heat. The decisive victory and the Nuggets unblemished playoff record at home will be tough for the Heat. Yet, Miami did have open shots in game one but looked tired and out of rhythm from their seven game series against the Celtics. They will regroup and at the very least make it a competitive game to cover the spread. Take Miami.

ANALYSIS: Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Tyler Wells has the best WHIP in MLB at .83. While he has surrendered just forty hits on the season, those hits have resulted in twenty three runs. In fact, he is tied for seventh amongst pitchers for home runs allowed. In what will likely be a low scoring game tail the Giants at home.

ANALYSIS: Chris Bassitt will return to Citi Field for the first time since he was a New York Met last season. The veteran pitcher has struggled in consecutive road starts where he has given up five home runs. Entering a third straight road start look for Bassitt’s woes to continue. Take the Mets who are on a strong run where they are 10-4 over their last fourteen games.

ANALYSIS: Both the Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins head into Friday’s series off of huge night’s at the plate Thursday. The Guardians scored twelve runs in their win over the Orioles while the Twins scored eight runs. That’s a concern with Twins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez’s issues at home were his ERA is 5.46. Grab the Guardians as the small underdog

ANALYSIS: Game one Miami likely will not be in range to win against the Denver Nuggets. What I do expect to happen is for the Denver Nuggets to have the same lapses we saw for most of their series against the LA Lakers. Miami should have an opportunity to threaten the number and cover with a backdoor opportunity. Grab the Heat on a huge game one spread for the NBA Finals.