The morning line

MLB The marquee game tonight is the Los Angeles Dodgers hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium, where the Dodgers at 61-33 are running away with arguably the best record in baseball and the oddsmakers have them as heavy -266 favorites — the heart of their order has been doing serious damage all year. Keep an eye on the Atlanta Braves heading into Busch Stadium to face the St. Louis Cardinals, a sneaky good late game with two clubs fighting to stay relevant as the trade deadline looms. The Milwaukee Brewers also make for a fun story tonight, rolling into PNC Park at 59-34 to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in what shapes up as a getaway day special where the Brewers' bullpen depth could be the difference if their starter can't go deep.

WNBA The marquee game of this WNBA weekend slate is the New York Liberty heading to Target Center to take on the Minnesota Lynx on ABC — the Lynx are one of the hottest teams in the league at 16-6 and are favored by 3.5, so watch if the Liberty can get enough buckets to pull the upset on the road. Later on, the Las Vegas Aces — also sitting at 16-6 — host the Phoenix Mercury, and Vegas is giving ten-plus points, which tells you everything about how badly the Mercury have struggled to score in the paint this season. If you want the tightest game of the night, the Chicago Sky at the Los Angeles Sparks is practically a pick-em with the Sparks favored by just 1.5, and that over/under north of 178 means both teams are expected to get theirs.

World Cup The marquee fixture tonight is Belgium taking on Spain at SoFi Stadium, with the reigning European champions installed as clear favorites to keep a clean sheet against a Belgian side well past its golden generation. England face a trickier test than the odds suggest when they meet Norway at Hard Rock Stadium — Norway will look to frustrate and hit on the break, so do not be shocked if this one stays level deep into stoppage time. Later in the week, defending World Cup champions Argentina square up against a typically disciplined Switzerland side at Arrowhead Stadium, and if Switzerland can stay compact and nick a goal on the counter, extra time is very much on the cards.