This is a 5* play on Baltimore.

The Orioles will be an underdog in Game 1 in New York, and the Mets have won five straight.

John Means will toe the slab for Baltimore, coming off a no hitter in his last start. Means (4-0, 1.37 ERA) has made seven starts, and the Orioles are 7-0 ATS in those games.

The Mets hand the ball to Marcus Stroman, who has been hot and cold. Stroman (3-3, 2.12 ERA) allowed four runs on seven hits in five innings in a loss to St. Louis his last time out. He's lost his last three starts.

The Mets have lost seven of their last 10 versus left-handed starters, and they are 1-6 in their last seven interleague games.

GL,

Jesse Schule

This is a 10* play on LA Lakers.

The Lakers were the best team in the NBA, and defending world champions before LeBron and AD suffered nagging injuries. While they have slipped all the way to seventh in the Western Conference, it would be naive to think that they are anything but the favorite to repeat. The Knicks are one of the hottest teams in the league, but I think they are biting off more than they can chew here on the road at LA with LeBron and AD both expected to play. Davis is coming off a 42 point performance in a win over Phoenix on Sunday. The Knicks won by a score of 111-96 at home against LA last month, but neither AD or LeBron played in that game.

GL,

Jesse Schule

This is a 5* play on Over.

Manchester United will host Leicester City in a key matchup here in the English Premier League on Tuesday. Leicester is currently holding on in the fourth spot in the table, but West Ham is still in striking distance. Their remaining games are against Man United, Chelsea and Spurs, so points could be hard to come by. Both these teams rank in the Top 3 in the Premier League in scoring, and both previous meetings this season went over the total. I expect this game to be a real cracker.

GL,

Jesse Schule

This is a free play on Houston.

The Astros lost Game 1 of this home series versus LA, but I like Houston in Game 2.

Lance McCullers will toe the slab for Houston, and he's coming off back to back wins. McCullers (2-1, 3.58 ERA) allowed three runs while striking out eight in six innings in a win over the Yankees his last time out.

The Angels will hand the ball to Shohei Ohtani, who has really struggled to throw strikes. He walked six batters in five innings in a loss to Tampa his last time out.

The Angels are 6-17 in the last 23 meetings in Houston.

GL,

Jesse Schule

8*

This is a 5* play on the Over.

Chelsea appears to be safely positioned in the top four, and with a couple of big matches coming up today's match versus Arsenal might be a spot where they look to rest some of their top players. The bad news for Arsenal is that Chelsea's bench players could be more talented than their starting 11. The Blues have won their last three matches by a combined score of 6-1. History tells us that these teams trend towards high scores, with each of the last five meetings going over the total. We should see history repeat itself here in today's game.

GL,

Jesse Schule

This is a 5* play on Under.

The Mets have won six straight, and three of four games on this home stand have gone under the total.

Matt Harvey will toe the slab for the Orioles in Game 2, and he's been pretty solid this season. Harvey (3-2, 3.60 ERA) allowed a pair of runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings in a win over Oakland in his last road start.

The Mets hand the ball to Taijuan Walker, who has been lights out at home. Walker is 1-0 with a 1.56 ERA in three starts at Citi Field.

The under is 9-3 in the Orioles last 12 road games, and the under is 13-3-2 in the Mets last 18 home games.

GL,

Jesse Schule