The morning line

EPL The marquee fixture is Manchester United away at Hull City, with United installed as heavy favorites but early-season away trips like this have a habit of producing shambolic afternoons for the big clubs. Tottenham Hotspur head to Brentford in a feisty West London-adjacent tussle where a clean sheet is no guarantee, and Leeds United's trip to Nottingham Forest carries an underdog edge worth watching for a sitter or two. Keep half an eye on Crystal Palace at Everton too, a tight nil-nil scrap wouldn't shock anyone.”

MLB The Milwaukee Brewers hosting the Atlanta Braves is the marquee tilt, with the National League's best record on the line and Milwaukee still trying to hold off a hard-charging Cubs club in the standings. Keep an eye on the Cardinals and Phillies wrapping up their series in Philadelphia, where a starter working deep into the game could set up a tight finish in the bullpen. Also worth checking in on the Pirates at the Dodgers, a heavy favorite with the heart of that Los Angeles order capable of putting one in the seats early.

MLS It's a full MLS slate, and the marquee bout is Nashville SC hosting Columbus Crew, with Nashville sitting near the top of the table and looking to keep pace as the playoff picture tightens. Keep an eye on Chicago Fire visiting Red Bull New York, a classic American rivalry with the Fire riding one of the best records in the league into a hostile building. Also worth a glance: Houston Dynamo, quietly excellent this season, traveling to face St. Louis CITY in a match that could shake up the Western Conference standings.

NFL The marquee slate feature is Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with the Buccaneers favored by five and a half and the over-under sitting at thirty-six and a half, though don't expect the starters to stick around past the first quarter this time of year. Keep an eye on Baltimore Ravens at Minnesota Vikings too, a tight three-and-a-half point spread between two teams that opened 1-0, so it's worth watching whether either offense can move the ball consistently or if this turns into a smashmouth, time-of-possession battle decided in the red zone. Most of the rest of the board is backups battling for roster spots, so don't read too much into garbage-time stats even if someone covers easily against the spread.

WNBA The marquee tilt is Minnesota Lynx at Washington Mystics, with the 30-7 Lynx as slight road favorites and playoff seeding on the line as they try to stay hot down the stretch. Also keep an eye on Indiana Fever at New York Liberty the next night, a legit buckets-for-buckets showcase with both squads over .500 and fighting for postseason positioning. Golden State Valkyries rolling into Chicago as 6.5-point favorites is the other one worth a glance if you want to see a team that ate everybody up in the paint all season keep it rolling. {