Critical news and notes for Friday NBA playoffs, NHL odds, and MLB. Grandmaster Sports Handicapper Joe Duffy continues the 31st consecutive winning NBA playoffs hitting 15-of-18 playoff games. We also won in MLB yesterday. The best is ahead of us! Three NBA sides and the strongest total. Get the picks now
MLB
901 Arizona-Cubs
- Arizona over 10-4 road
- Kelly for Zona 1.05 WHIP in 19 innings, with Hendricks 2.18 in 13.1
903 San Francisco-Pittsburgh
- San Francisco 119-182 road since June 21, 2015
- Betting against them is +42.40 units +10.2 ROI
- Both Bumgarner and Lyles with WHIPs well below 1.00, with Bumgarner is 26 innings
911 Philadelphia-Colorado
- Odubel Herrera on DL for Phils
- 22 HRs last year, but slow start this season with 1 HR, 7 RBI
- Valasquez .75 WHIP, Marquez .70
913 Cincinnati-San Diego
- Reds are 127-240 on road since June 30, 2014
- Betting against them +53.15 units and 9.3 ROI
- DeSclafani ad Strahm both with WHIPs above 1.65
915 Minnesota-Baltimore
- Baltimore over 9-3
- Road favorites of 190 or more +6.3 ROI on runline (Minnesota)
919 White Sox-Detroit
- Detroit outfielder Christian Stewart went on DL
- .222 BA, 3 HR, 13 RBI
921 Boston vs. Tampa
- Road teams off loss and versus quality opponent +141.63 units (Boston)
- Tampa 100-63 since April 18, 2018 for +44.27 units for +21.6 ROI
- Boston is 6-13 last 19
- +12.73 going against them +65.8 ROI
- 3-10 road 71.4 ROI against them
923 Houston vs. Texas
- When teams had a winning streak of five or more snapped, they bounce back on the road at 186-168 rate for +7.3 ROI (Houston)
- Astros had a 10-game win streak snapped after starting out 2-5
- When both teams are on under streaks, tends to stay under at 505-394 rate
- Road favorites of 190 or more +6.3 ROI on runline
925 Seattle-LA Angels
- Mariners 242-221 road since June 14, 2013 for +50.5 units for 9.9 ROI
- LA Angels 12-2 +9.94 +55.7 ROI
NBA
Toronto-Orlando
- Road favorites 141-118 in postseason
- Raptors bench player Patrick McCaw is questionable
- Averages 13.7 minutes
- Raptors already without bench player Chris Boucher
- 80 percent of money on UNDER, yet 72 percent of tickets on OVER
Boston-Indiana
- Teams down 2-0 hit at 56 percent (Indiana)
Portland-Oklahoma City
- Teams down 2-0 hit at 56 percent (Oklahoma City)
- 78 percent of money on OKC
NHL
Toronto-Boston
- Bruins 29-9-3 home, but Toronto 23 wins each home and one road
- Fading quality home teams at home in playoffs is +57.72 units for 11.4 ROI unless we are going with team won at least two straight (Toronto)
Colorado-Calgary
- Go against underdogs won three or more in a row is +63.73 units (Go with Flames)
- Teams that lost two straight in playoffs bounce back at a 6.5 ROI rate (Flames)
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