The morning line

MLB The marquee game to watch tonight is the Los Angeles Dodgers heading to Target Field to take on the Minnesota Twins — the Dodgers are running away with the best record in baseball at 49-29 and their bullpen has been nearly untouchable, so watch whether Minnesota's heart of the order can do anything before the manager goes to the pen. The late slate also features the Atlanta Braves (48-28) making the trip to Petco Park to face the San Diego Padres, a tight one where the oddsmakers favor the home side despite Atlanta being one of the hottest teams going. And keep an eye on the Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds — Milwaukee comes in at 46-29 and installed as heavy favorites, but Great American Ball Park is a hitter's paradise where any starter who gets into his stuff early can see the ball left the yard in a hurry.

WNBA The marquee game tonight is the New York Liberty at the Las Vegas Aces, two of the best squads in the league going at it essentially pick-em — Las Vegas is only laying a point and a half, so expect a war. The Atlanta Dream have been an absolute clinic this season at 11-4 and host the Toronto Tempo as massive 14.5-point favorites, which tells you everything about the gap between those two right now. Keep an eye on Indiana Fever hosting the Phoenix Mercury on USA Network too — the Fever are rolling and the Mercury have been taking Ls all year, so the paint could get ugly fast.

World Cup The marquee match on today's slate is France against Iraq at Lincoln Financial Field, currently in a weather delay with France leading one-nil — the heavy favorites at -1200 are on course for the clean sheet, but the delay means nothing is settled yet. Coming up tonight, Ghana against England at Gillette Stadium is the one to watch: Ghana are unbeaten in group play and will fancy their chances against an England side that goes off at -450, so if the Lions can't put it away cleanly it'll be a major talking point. Rounding out the can't-miss fixtures, Portugal — already on the back foot at 0-1-0 — desperately need to find the net against Uzbekistan to keep their World Cup hopes alive.