Maybe placing somewhat further money in your pocket may also help chase away the Sunday blues.Â
With a full slate of baseball that’s scheduled to start out earlier than midday and a wholesome dose of WNBA motion, there’s no higher time to construct some optimistic momentum for the week forward.Â
Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves
First pitch is about for 11:35 a.m. ET, so in the event you had been planning on rolling away from bed, gorging down breakfast and heading proper over to the board, that is the sport for you. There’s no hurt in choosing up the traces stay both.Â
Atlanta shall be gunning for a three-game sequence sweep of Pittsburgh, nevertheless it’s been a comparatively quiet sequence for Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna.Â
Ozuna has gone simply 1-for-6, however he’s bought an especially favorable matchup on deck, because the Pirates plan to ship left-hander Bailey Falter to the mound on Sunday. In 4 profession begins in opposition to Atlanta, Falter is 1-1 with a 6.41 ERA.Â
Higher but, Ozuna is 4-for-9 (.444) in opposition to Falter in his profession, though he hasn’t been in a position to rip off a multi-hit recreation in opposition to him.Â
That adjustments on Sunday.Â
You could possibly play it protected and go along with an alternate line right here, however why not get somewhat dangerous to start out the day?Â
Marcell Ozuna over 1.5 hits, +165 (DraftKings)Â
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Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury
Protection has seemingly been non-compulsory for each Indiana and Phoenix this season.Â
Opponents are scoring a league-high 87.9 factors per recreation in opposition to the Fever, whereas the Mercury are allowing the fourth-most factors per recreation (84.6) within the 12-team WNBA.Â
There must be loads of factors to go round on either side, and whereas everybody else’s consideration goes to be on Caitlin Clark, we’re centered on Kelsey Mitchell.Â
Mitchell has been scorching over her previous six video games, averaging 19.8 factors whereas taking pictures 53.8 p.c from the sector and 52.9 p.c from 3-point vary. She ought to completely feast in opposition to a Phoenix group that lets guards rating a whopping 64.3 factors per recreation in opposition to it.Â
Kelsey Mitchell over 16.5 factors, -115 (DraftKings)
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Washington Nationals at Tampa Bay Rays
The place will we go once we die? What got here first, the hen or the egg? How is Washington’s Patrick Corbin nonetheless pitching within the majors? These are all questions we might by no means get solutions to.
Corbin is 1-7 with a 5.46 ERA this yr, and he’s led the Nationwide League in losses in every of the previous three seasons. We do have to offer him credit score the place credit score is due, although, as he has pitched to a 2.60 ERA over his previous three outings.Â
In the meantime, Tampa Bay’s offense has been quiet. Too quiet.Â
The Rays have averaged simply two runs throughout the primary two video games of their three-game set with Washington, and in the event that they need to have a breakthrough, Corbin is the man to have one in opposition to. He’s 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA in two profession begins in opposition to Tampa Bay, and on 5 days of relaxation, he’s 0-3 with a 6.94 ERA this season.Â
Corbin has had the previous 5 days off, so you understand what which means. It is time to hammer the Rays.Â
Rays group complete over 4.5 runs, -105 (DraftKings)Â
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