The Bucks don't have Giannis but it doesn't matter because the Pacers beat them four of five meetings during the regular season. They just had too much for the Bucks. Over went three and two in the five meetings. The Pacers went six and two in the last eight of the season including beating OKC and Miami. The Bucks have lost six of their last eight games and are fading fast. The Pacers steal game one.

Toronto goes for the sweep San Diego today and has won six of the last seven games. San Diego has lost three in a row. We get Chris Bassitt on the mound where he's won two straight and then in both he allowed one run. He's dialed in. As opposed to Joe Musgrove who looks scattered all over the place. I'm on the Blue Jays to win and complete the sweep this week.

The Royals won yesterday and makes them 2-2 against the Orioles this year. Cole Ragan is on the mound for the Royals and they're 1-3 behind him although he hasn't allowed any runs in two starts. Bad luck in his last start no runs for six innings and the team got the loss against the Mets. The Orioles have been perfect with Corbin Burnes. They've won all four of his starts and he hasn't allowed more than three rounds in any start. Orioles are the play.

Suns have won the last four meetings with the Timberwolves and they've covered the last nine meetings. That's a nine and 0 ATS trend that's hard to ignore. But Minnesota is better than both losses this year show. The two losses were at the end of the year, while for most of the year, the Suns were struggling but came on at the end of the season with 48 wins. The Timberwolves finished with 56 wins and slowed down towards the end of the season. I think the Timberwolves in the playoffs will be a problem for a tired Suns squad that never came together.

The 76ers have fought back and shown what they're made of with their star Joel Embiid playing, covering 10 straight and winning eight straight. They beat the Heat by five at Miami during the streak. Embiid sat out the last game at home against Brooklyn but he's good to go and ready for the challenge of the playoffs. Sixers cover this game.

The Kings had a rough stretch to close out the season losing five of seven games with their only wins coming against Portland at home and at the Brooklyn Nets. The Warriors are playing the strongest of their season winning 10 of their final 12 in the most desperate spot of the season. This to me is a mismatch. If the game were played in January it be the Kings all day but a lot of things have happened since then. Warriors to cover.

The Yankees won five of the last seven meetings with the Blue Jays. They are 12-5. Carlos Rodon has been allowing three earned runs in three starts. Yusei Kikuchi has been solid so far but his team has lost his last two. The Yankees have won all three starts by Rodon. Good spot for the Yankees. Yankees to win.

Miles Mikolas had a good spring and is rolling in real baseball in two starts so far. He only allowed two runs in each of the starts. Six innings, no home runs allowed in each. Zac Gallen had a shutout against New York and then gave up three runs against the Rockies in a loss. He's still the best pitcher at home in the National League. Gallen does it again. UNDER.

The Nationals have won five straight over the A's but the A's won four of the last five and Jake Irvin has lost four straight. The reason I like the A's today is because of Paul Blackburn the one star of the A's. He's won both starts this season for the A's beating the Cleveland Indians and beating the Tigers in his last start, both outings he allowed three hits and no runs. I used the A's to win.

I've been saying that U-Conn is the best team in college hoops, but after 12 wins and 11 covers, I think they've met their match. Who have they played with three losses and a cupcake schedule? Purdue has played everyone. Let's go through their schedule, Arizona, Tennessee twice, Gonzaga twice, Alabama, Marquette, and everyone else on the non-conference schedule. All wins. Their four losses were in conference on the road. Battle-tested. Tournament ready, and a big monkey on their back. Purdue to win, take the points

It's amazing what U-Conn has done since their last loss against Creighton winning 11 straight and covering 10 of those games. It's like they're better than last year and they won the championship last year. The last five games have stayed under because the defense is playing shutdown basketball, whoever they're playing. This is a team that has covered 26 of 38 games this season and they get stronger and stronger each game. U-Conn shoots 49.8% and they allow 39% shooting. They are the best team in the nation. U-Conn to cover.

NC State is the type of team that gives Purdue some problems and they've won nine straight since their last loss against Pittsburgh. They're on fire. They beat Duke twice, Carolina, Texas Tech, and Virginia. The secret to their success has been not turning the ball over. I think Purdue should be about five at most, anything else is a gift. Teams in red seem to give trouble for Purdue for whatever reason. I think Purdue wins but it's going to be a struggle. I like NC State plus the points.