Today's picks: Why Astros will defeat Tigers, plus more MLB, NBA and NHL selections for Thursday, June 24

Jonathan Coachman teams up with premier sports betting experts Mike McClure, Justin Perri and Larry Hartstein on the Early Edge podcast, powered by SportsLine. Get the best plays for MLB, the NBA playoffs and NHL Playoffs for Thursday, June 24.   

The friendly hitting environments will return though the weekend in MLB, leading to higher totals, according to Mike. Larry considers if Paul George can bounce back from missing two critical free throws in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals. The Coach reminds us that SportsLine's "Mad Max" will be on another Deandre Ayton prop and is going with the Suns to sweep the series. 

Two Game 3 Western Conference Finals selections are highlighted as SportsLine Plays of the Day, as the Suns visit the Clippers at 9 p.m. ET. The Coach endorses a returning Chris Paul, who should be fresh and ready to log heavy minutes, to go over 12.5 rebounds and assists. He recommends taking Phoenix at -1 over Los Angeles. in the NHL Playoffs, the Coach features the selection of Las Vegas over Montreal in a Game 6 Western Conference Finals matchup at 8 p.m. ET. The trends favor the Golden Knights after coming off a loss on one day of rest. 

Mike is on the Oakland A's at -138 over the Rangers on the money line and at -0.5 for the first five innings at 2:05 p.m. ET. He says Rangers starter Kolby Allard is becoming too predictable with the usage of his cutter. He also points out that Oakland is "sneaky good" vs, left-handed pitchers. 

Justin has a trio of MLB plays, including the Yankees -0.5 for the first five innings over the Royals at 1:05 p.m. ET. Jameson Taillon is better at home, and Brad Keller will continue to struggle. He is also taking the Astros -2.5 over the Tigers at 7:10 p.m. ET. "The Astros attained the over last night on their own," he says. "They do have some good pitchers on the Tigers. Jose Urena is not one of them. He's pretty bad. He has allowed 15 runs in his last two starts. He has only lasted six innings across both of them. Those games were against the White Sox and Angels. I don't think the Houston Astros are much better. If anything. they are better than both of those offenses." Justin finishes with the Red Sox and Rays over nine runs at 7:10 p.m. ET, as he has been tipped off to a very good trend regarding the two teams. 

Larry's MLB Prop is Jose Berrios over 5.5 strikeouts in Indians-Twins at 8:10 p.m. ET. Berrios is a better play at home and in night games. The Coach closes with reminders on upcoming MMA and Wimbledon episodes. 

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