The morning line

MLB The marquee matchup tonight is the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Atlanta Braves, a battle of two of the National League's best clubs with playoff seeding on the line, and the over-under sitting at 7 suggests bettors expect a pitchers' duel from the heart of both orders. Keep an eye on the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds too, tied up 9-9 and heading to the bottom of the ninth, prime walk-off territory if the bullpen can't hold. Also worth checking in on Houston Astros at New York Yankees, a tight AL matchup with the Yankees favored at home and the Astros still very much alive in the wild card race.

NFL The marquee matchup is Buffalo Bills hosting Pittsburgh Steelers, with Buffalo favored by 3 as they try to stay unbeaten at 2-0 against a scrappy 1-1 Steelers squad. Don't sleep on the late Los Angeles doubleheader, capped by Los Angeles Rams heading crosstown to face Los Angeles Chargers, a battle of the freeways with the Rams undefeated at 2-0 and the Chargers favored anyway. Also watch San Francisco 49ers at Las Vegas Raiders, a tight, low-margin spread that should stay smashmouth in the trenches and could come down to who controls time of possession in the fourth quarter.

WNBA The one worth clearing your schedule for tonight is Golden State Valkyries at Connecticut Sun, though at 26-11 the Valkyries are stacked and the Sun have been taking the L all season, so this reads more like a scrimmage than a nail-biter. The real intrigue is Toronto Tempo at Seattle Storm later on, two lottery-bound clubs just hunting buckets, but keep an eye on Golden State's next stop in Brooklyn against the Liberty since that one's a legit measuring-stick game with playoff seeding at stake. Washington at Phoenix rounds out the slate as a pick'em that could come down to who's still splashing threes in crunch time.