Daily sports news cheat sheets for people who want to talk sports
17 games played, by sport.
MLB The marquee story of the day is the crosstown Freeway Series, where the Los Angeles Angels are roughing up the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-5 through seven innings — the Angels' battered bullpen somehow holding a lead against one of baseball's best records. Tonight's marquee matchup on the schedule is New York Yankees at Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field, a clash of two clubs with identical ambitions atop the American League, with the line sitting at Cleveland -115 and an over-under of 8 suggesting both starters are expected to go deep into games. Keep an eye on the Philadelphia Phillies visiting the Toronto Blue Jays, where the Phillies come in as heavy favorites at -181, a number that tells you the oddsmakers see a big gap between these two rotations right now.
NBA The marquee game on the slate is the San Antonio Spurs heading into Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Knicks on ABC, and with the Spurs rolling in at 62-20 on the season, this is the best team in basketball walking into the loudest building in the league. New York is a 2.5-point home favorite despite having the worse record, so the Knicks clearly feel like MSG gives them enough juice to steal one. The over/under sits at 215.5, meaning Vegas is expecting both squads to have no trouble getting buckets — if the Knicks can keep it close late, that crowd at the Garden is going to be absolutely electric.
WNBA Tonight's game to watch is Portland Fire at Los Angeles Sparks at crypto.com Arena, with the Sparks installed as heavy 7.5-point favorites at home — if LA can't get buckets in the paint and let Portland hang around, that spread is going to look real ugly real fast. The bigger storyline rolls in tomorrow night when the New York Liberty, sitting pretty at 7-4, go into Mohegan Sun as 12.5-point favorites against a Connecticut Sun squad that's been taking the L all season at 2-10. Also on Monday, keep an eye on Indiana Fever vs. Washington Mystics — both teams are right around .500 and desperate for a win, so expect it to be scrappy from tip-off.