Chris Jordan
Do-or-die on a Friday night in Cleveland, with the defending Eastern Conference champs and the greatest basketball player in the land. Yeah, I'm taking a shot with a small piece on the Cavaliers.
Cleveland will face its second elimination game of the postseason on tonight at Quicken Loans Arena, and I think it will perform at its best. With Boston nursing a 1-6 record on the road this postseason, the Celtics are going to try to do too much tonight.
This whole conversation about LeBron James being tired is a laugher. Not saying he is not, but this is a guy who has done this for how many years now? With how many teams? His resiliency - when you question it - is better than anyone else's in the league. He will not let his Cavs lose this series in Cleveland.
The Cavaliers roll past Boston to force a Game 7.
4* CAVALIERS
Do-or-die on a Friday night in Cleveland, with the defending Eastern Conference champs and the greatest basketball player in the land. Yeah, I'm taking a shot with a small piece on the Cavaliers.
Cleveland will face its second elimination game of the postseason on tonight at Quicken Loans Arena, and I think it will perform at its best. With Boston nursing a 1-6 record on the road this postseason, the Celtics are going to try to do too much tonight.
This whole conversation about LeBron James being tired is a laugher. Not saying he is not, but this is a guy who has done this for how many years now? With how many teams? His resiliency - when you question it - is better than anyone else's in the league. He will not let his Cavs lose this series in Cleveland.
The Cavaliers roll past Boston to force a Game 7.
4* CAVALIERS
Jeff Benton
Your Friday freebie is the Under in the Nationals-Marlins weekend opener with Max Scherzer and Jose Urena on the hill.
Urena was to be the Miami "ace" this season, but his results have been spotty at best as evidenced by his 0-7 record, and the team's 0-10 mark when he starts. Still, this kid has talent, and his does have the capability of matching pitches for a while with Mighty Max as this game turns into a pitcher's duel.
Urena's ERA at home stands at under 4, and more importantly, 5 of his 7 home starts this year have ended up landing Under the total.
Scherzer has not allowed more than 2 runs in any of his starts this season, and he has fanned double-digits in 4 straight and 7 of his 10 assignments this year.
First series meeting between these division-rivals, and the Under is 2-0-2 the past 4 meetings, while the Nats come in having played Under in their last pair, while the Marlins have held Under in their last 3, and 7 of their past 10 overall.
Friday Under between the Nationals and Marlins.
1* WASHINGTON-MIAMI UNDER
Your Friday freebie is the Under in the Nationals-Marlins weekend opener with Max Scherzer and Jose Urena on the hill.
Urena was to be the Miami "ace" this season, but his results have been spotty at best as evidenced by his 0-7 record, and the team's 0-10 mark when he starts. Still, this kid has talent, and his does have the capability of matching pitches for a while with Mighty Max as this game turns into a pitcher's duel.
Urena's ERA at home stands at under 4, and more importantly, 5 of his 7 home starts this year have ended up landing Under the total.
Scherzer has not allowed more than 2 runs in any of his starts this season, and he has fanned double-digits in 4 straight and 7 of his 10 assignments this year.
First series meeting between these division-rivals, and the Under is 2-0-2 the past 4 meetings, while the Nats come in having played Under in their last pair, while the Marlins have held Under in their last 3, and 7 of their past 10 overall.
Friday Under between the Nationals and Marlins.
1* WASHINGTON-MIAMI UNDER
Brad Wilton
My comp play for Friday night is the Yankees back home on the Run Line over the Angels.
New York plays this one off their first series loss in quite some time. as the Yanks had won 8 straight series before getting outslugged in Texas on Wednesday, 12-10.
Back in the Bronx with the ace Luis Severino on the hill, I like them to open with a big 2 runs or better win over the Angels.
Severino is 7-1 for the season, with the Yankees having won 9 of his 10 starts, and his ERA is 2.35. Included is a late April win over the Angels and Andrew Heaney, although neither hurler earned a decision that night. Heaney is just 2-3 for the season, and the Halos are just 4-10 the past 14 times he has made the start.
New York swept that April 3-game set in Anaheim, and they have also won 30 of the last 40 series meetings in the Bronx.
Side with the Yankees to take this one by at least a pair of runs.
3* N.Y. YANKEES -1 1/2 RUNS
My comp play for Friday night is the Yankees back home on the Run Line over the Angels.
New York plays this one off their first series loss in quite some time. as the Yanks had won 8 straight series before getting outslugged in Texas on Wednesday, 12-10.
Back in the Bronx with the ace Luis Severino on the hill, I like them to open with a big 2 runs or better win over the Angels.
Severino is 7-1 for the season, with the Yankees having won 9 of his 10 starts, and his ERA is 2.35. Included is a late April win over the Angels and Andrew Heaney, although neither hurler earned a decision that night. Heaney is just 2-3 for the season, and the Halos are just 4-10 the past 14 times he has made the start.
New York swept that April 3-game set in Anaheim, and they have also won 30 of the last 40 series meetings in the Bronx.
Side with the Yankees to take this one by at least a pair of runs.
3* N.Y. YANKEES -1 1/2 RUNS
