At 10:35 pm, our selection is on the Golden State Warriors minus the points over San Antonio.  The Warriors had won seven straight Playoff games over the past two seasons vs. San Antonio.  So, perhaps, it was no surprise that they didn't bring their best game on Sunday in San Antone.  But off that blowout loss, I expect the Warriors to be more focused tonight.  Indeed, Golden State is 75-37-1 ATS over the past 7+ years off a loss when playing a foe off a win, including 15-7 ATS in the Playoffs.  Golden State also falls into 86-37 and 126-65 ATS systems of mine which play on certain teams off playoff defeats.  Lay the points with the Warriors.  NBA Game of the Week.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 7:05 pm, our selection is on the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Detroit Tigers.  After a red-hot start to the season, the Pirates got a little cold water thrown on them this weekend on the eastern end of the state by their PA rivals.  The Penguins wrapped up their series over the Flyers on Sunday, but on the diamond, it was the Phillies who completed the four-game home sweep of the Bucs.  But the Pirates are still right in the thick in the NL Central just 1.5 games back.  After a Monday off, an inter-league series against the Tigers at home should be able to kick-start them again.  Tonight it will be RHP Chad Kuhl for the Bucs in his fifth start of the season.  Kuhl's ERA and WHIP are a bit high, but he's been mostly effective, going 2-1 and his best starts by far have been the two here at PNC Park.  RHP Jordan Zimmermann will go for the Tigers.  Zimmermann's struggles continue since he came over to the AL from the Nats.  These two teams started the season off with three games in Detroit that were all won by Pittsburgh.  This series, though, is in an NL park, so Detroit won't get the usual benefit of its DH.  Take the Bucs.  MLB Roadkill Winner.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

At 7:05 pm, our selection is on the Baltimore Orioles over the Tampa Bay Rays.  Things haven't gone as planned for the Orioles' off-season free-agent pitching acquisition, RH Alex Cobb.  Cobb stayed down in extended Spring training before making his Baltimore debut on April 14.  The way things have gone for him in his two starts however, perhaps he should have stayed down south a bit longer.  Cobb's numbers through his first two starts are butt-ugly -- an 0-2 record with a 15.43 ERA and 3.14 WHIP.  But there are two things about tonight's start that make you think he might finally get things going. First, this will be his Orioles home debut as both of his first two starts were on the road (and both were in very less-than-desirable weather conditions).  Second, he will be facing his old team -- the Rays -- for the first time.  If anyone on the O's should know these hitters, it's Cobb.  But even if he pitches well, the O's hitters have to get going for him, something they've not always been able to do this season.  They could get a boost from the possible return of OF Trey Mancini from his knee injury.  Take the O's.  AL Game of the Week.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

At 7:05 pm, our selection is on the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks 'under' the total.  This series has been ultra-competitive, as the two teams are tied at 2 games apiece heading into this pivotal game 5.  Typically, such games are low-scoring affairs.  Indeed, when teams are tied at 1, 2 or 3 games apiece, and the game is also competitively-priced with a point spread of 5 points or less, the 'under' is 130-94-1 since 1990.  Take the 'under.'  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.