Cappers Sports Picks

This is a play on the NEW YORK YANKEES for our MLB Sunday Sweet Spot. Typically, we avoid public plays like this and the Yankees are going to be a very public play today, but the situation and setup are ideal while we are getting a very reasonable moneyline price to back it up. The Yankees got crushed yesterday 11-4 to make it three losses in their last four games and they now trail the Red Sox by two games in the American League East. They have been dominant at home this season and going back they are 39-12 in their last 51 home games. The Angels have cooled off after a hot start as they are now 4.5 games behind the Astros in the American League West. They will face Masahiro Tanaka who has pitched better than what his 4.95 ERA indicates as he has a 1.10 WHIP through 10 starts. The Angels are 0-5 in their last five games against starters with a WHIP less than 1.15 while the Yankees are 7-0 in his last seven starts after allowing five runs or more in their previous game. Additionally, Tanaka has a 1.60 ERA in five career starts against the Angels, all quality outings. Garrett Richards is having a solid season as well, but he squares off against a nemesis as he is 0-4 with an 8.10 ERA in six games against the Yankees. New York falls into a great value situation where we play on American League favorites with a moneyline of -125 to -175 that are averaging 5.1 or more rpg and with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.300 or better on the season going up against a starting pitcher with an ERA of 3.50 or better. This situation is 36-9 ATS (80 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (964) New York Yankees

This is a play on the BOSTON CELTICS for our NBA Sunday Enforcer. The Celtics once again stumbled on the road as it had a chance to close out this series but was unable to despite outshooting the Cavaliers 51.4 percent to 47.1 percent and getting the fortunes of a missing Kevin Love. They head back home where they are a perfect 10-0 this postseason both straight up and against the number and that is something we would typically fade but the public money is shading the side of Cleveland which is a bit surprising based on what we have seen. Love only played five minutes of Game Six and did not score so what LeBron James did was even more spectacular but repeating that on the road with no supporting cast will be a huge challenge. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Terry Rozier may only have six years of NBA experience among them, but in a seven-game first-round win over Milwaukee, in a five-game second-round win over Philadelphia, and in these first six games against Cleveland, they have shown they can handle the pressure James has won five straight Game Sevens, but his teams have never been as depleted as they are this season. While Boston was unable to avenge its first double-digit loss in this series, it is still 12-1 ATS this season revenging a loss of 10 points or more while going 15-3 ATS revenging a road loss of any kind. 10* (712) Boston Celtics