24 games played, by sport.
MLB The marquee matchup tonight is Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, with the home team favored at -137 as they try to protect a getaway day start from the bullpen. Tomorrow's heavyweight bout is Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers, a 103-win club against a 100-win club with the heart of each order loaded enough to send one deep into the night and leave the yard early. Keep an eye on whether either manager goes to the pen too early with a southpaw cruising, since one bad bullpen inning could flip a tight one into a walk-off.
MLS This is decision day across MLS as the regular season winds down and playoff seeding is on the line. The marquee matchup is Sporting Kansas City at Nashville SC, where Nashville is a heavy favorite chasing a clean sheet and a top seed, but keep an eye on Vancouver Whitecaps at St. Louis CITY SC too, a tight one that could go either way on aggregate points for the standings. Expect plenty of late pushes for a sitter in stoppage time as teams fight to avoid a flat nil-nil draw with so much at stake.
NBA The marquee game tonight is Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers, a measuring-stick matchup between two teams jockeying for position out West, with LeBron and the Lakers favored by a couple points in a shootout expected to push past 229. Don't sleep on Brooklyn Nets at Miami Heat either, with the undefeated Nets riding a 3-0 start into South Beach looking to keep the buckets falling. Earlier in the night, Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando Magic is a pick-em type affair that could come down to who gets the dagger in crunch time.
NCAA Football The headliner of this light slate is Western Kentucky at Sam Houston on ESPN, a near pick-em with the Hilltoppers favored by just a point and a half and the over-under sitting way up at 52.5, so expect both offenses to move the ball and this one to stay out of smashmouth territory. Earlier, keep half an eye on Delaware at Middle Tennessee, a toss-up between two 2-3 squads where field position and time of possession could decide a game that's probably getting decided inside the red zone rather than with any long third-and-long heroics. Jacksonville State is the lone team with real momentum, favored by three at home over Florida International, so watch whether their defense bails them out if FIU's offense sputters.
NHL The marquee matchup tonight is Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, with Tampa Bay favored on the road despite New York carrying the better record so far. Keep an eye on Boston Bruins at San Jose Sharks as a late nightcap worth staying up for, and if any of these tight games go to overtime, watch for a team pulling the goalie late and chasing a dramatic OT winner. Early action also has Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets already through one period, with a power play or two likely to decide who controls the slot and the crease down the stretch.”