ANALYSIS: I am going to have to play contrarian here to my three cohorts who picked the Dodgers on the runline. This almost feels like a trap game for L.A. off a very heated weekend series at blood rival San Diego. Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May is a stud and L.A. probably wins, but I'll take the much better than expected Mariners getting +1.5 as a +105 underdog at home. Seattle also could see the season debut of 2020 AL Rookie of the Year Kyle Lewis off injury.

ANALYSIS: I tend to avoid betting against Ottawa at home as big underdogs as the Sens often pull upsets there, but on the road they are generally safe to go against with a 6-16-0 record (even though they won in Montreal on Saturday) -- shocked they haven't even gotten an OT loss away yet. The Flames are healthy and well-rested as they haven't played since last Friday. This starts a four-game homestand and Calgary needs to win them all as it chases a playoff berth. The home team is 8-2 in the past 10 in the series.

ANALYSIS: It's Montreal's first road game since April 7 and only its second this month. The team is 3-9 in its past 12 away. No. 1 netminder Carey Price played Saturday for the first time since April 5 due to injury and wasn't particularly sharp in a home upset loss to Ottawa. Yes, the Habs are 4-1 vs. the Oilers this season and have held Edmonton superstars and the league's top two scorers, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, to just a combined four assists in the season series, but that just means they are due. The Oilers are on a seven-game home winning streak.

ANALYSIS: Memphis already has ruled out double-double machine Jonas Valanciunas (concussion protocol) for this game and could also be sans Dillon Brooks (thigh), Brandon Clarke (hip), De'Anthony Melton (leg) and Justise Winslow (thigh). Thus, I think we are safe taking Denver this early even though the Nugs are of course without Jamal Murray (and Monte Morris) -- although, I also took the Nets at -200 on Sunday vs. the Heat and got scorched when Kevin Durant left in the first quarter with an injury and Brooklyn lost. Those are the risks we take.

ANALYSIS: The Pacers have burned me probably more than any team this season, so I'm not sure why I even go back to their games but here we are. Indiana is much worse at home than on the road, on the second of a back-to-back and without Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis. San Antonio is much better on the road than at home, not on a B2B and healthy. The Spurs are 12-1 when shooting over 50 percent from the field, which includes an 8-0 mark on the road. No Turner patrolling the paint might allow a 50 percent night.