This is a play on the MIAMI MARLINS for our Interleague Game of the Month. The Marlins have been the hottest team in baseball of late as they are 25-8 since June 1st and catching a great number at home. Janson Junk is back in the rotation after missing six weeks with shin inflammation and his rehab starts went good enough that he is being pushed up before the All Star Break. He has made seven starts at home and he has allowed three runs or less in five of those and in the two that he was hit hard, those were both right prior to going on the IL. He gets a nice matchup right out of the gate against Seattle at pitcher-friendly loanDepot park. Seattle has been good enough to stay in first place in the American League West and it has been winning with pitching with Bryce Miller part of that. He has been nearly untouchable at home where he has allowed only one run but has been as good on the road and while his 2.70 ERA is still very solid, he is vulnerable in this matchup. 10* (976) Miami Marlins

This is a play on the KANSAS CITY ROYALS for our MLB Afternoon Dominator. We all know Kansas City stinks on the road and while its offense has been below average all season, the Royals are riding a high right now with the bats as putting up 15 and 16 runs in back-to-back games before last night is certainly impressive. The Royals are actually 11-12 on the road since May 17th and catching a sizable number here despite having the pitching advantage. We were on Michael Wacha in his last start and it was another tough luck loss albeit it was on him as he allowed three home runs to the Phillies. He has been as consistent as they come as he has a 3.45 ERA and 1.15 WHIP in 18 starts and while Kansas City has dropped nine of his last ten starts, those nine losses were by a combined 18 runs. The Mets stink too and this is a big number for Sean Manea and while his numbers have been decent of late, he does not go very deep so the numbers are skewed and this bullpen, while solid, is taxed. 10* (971) Kansas City Royals

This is a play on the BOSTON RED SOX as part of our MLB Wednesday Triple Play. The Red Sox continue to get it done on the road as they have won four straight away from home to open this roadtrip and this is actually a contrarian play despite that. Jake Bennett had been dealing as he posted a 5.28 ERA and 1.50 WHIP over his first three starts with just eight strikeouts but since then, he has put up a 1.78 ERA and 0.67 WHIP with 23 strikeouts across 25.1 innings. Take away a pair of back-to-back starts against Tampa Bay and he has been exceptional. The White Sox have been up and down as they have now lost four of their last six games and turn to Davis Martin who has literally been unbeatable at home and this is where we go contrarian. He has a 0.88 ERA and 0.95 WHIP in seven home starts with Chicago winning all of those games and now faces a suddenly red hot Boston offense at the wrong time. 10* (915) Boston Red Sox

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This is a play on the CLEVELAND GUARDIANS as part of our MLB Wednesday Triple Play. Cleveland has dropped three straight games and it remains one game behind the White Sox in the American League Central and the offense has a chance to get back on track here. Slade Cecconi was on a big run since early May as he had a 2.96 ERA over nine starts, allowing no more than three runs in any start and giving up just four total home runs before he got lit up by the White Sox last time out. He struggled through April thanks to a pair of awful road starts but has allowed three runs or less in his last six road outings. The Twins have won three straight games as they have used the momentum from the Yankees series to open this homestand with a 3-1 win last night. Connor Prielipp has been all over the place and while he has been better at home, the Twins have still dropped seven of his last 10 starts. 10* (917) Cleveland Guardians

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This is a play on the LOS ANGELES ANGELS as part of our MLB Wednesday Triple Play. The Angels came up small for us last night or should we say the bullpen did as they allowed five runs in the eighth inning to break a 3-3 tie to send them to their seventh straight loss. We have tailed Walbert Urena a few times and he has been exceptional in his rookie season and he bounced back from his worst start of the season with a solid performance at Seattle but it resulted in a 1-0 loss. He has had only one poor road loss which was at Kansas City way back in April and he has a 2.91 ERA in eight road outings. Texas snapped a two-game skid with the win last night and is now just a half-game behind the Mariners in the American League West. Like Jacob deGrom, Mackenzie Gore has been great at home as he has a 2.49 ERA and 0.92 WHIP in seven starts but the Rangers are just 4-3 in those games and are overpriced here. 10* (919) Los Angeles Angels

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES ANGELS for our Divisional Game of the Month. The Angels look to snap a six-game slide and we go contrarian in a nice pitching spot. Jose Soriano has one of the best starts to the season of any pitcher in 2026 but he has definitely leveled off and we can attribute a lot of that to the competition. His first poor start came against the White Sox, one of the top offensive teams in baseball, the next two were against the Dodgers and the most recent coming against the Orioles. The common trait was that three of those starts were at home where his ERA is now 3.99 compared to 2.91 on the road. If this sounds familiar, it is because last season was even more drastic as he finished with a 5.90 ERA in 15 home starts compared to a 2.91 ERA in 16 road outings. Jacob deGrom is having a very solid season and is a big favorite for a reason. He has been great at home but there is too much value on the other side. 10* (971) Los Angeles Angels

This is a play on the BALTIMORE ORIOLES for our MLB Big League Baller. Baltimore is back home after taking two of three in Cincinnati and it comes in at 24-23 at home. It was supposed to be a breakout season for Shane Baz and while it has not been awful, it has been far from a breakout which was due to a bad start to the year. He had a 5.48 ERA through his first eight starts but over his last nine starts, he has a 3.18 ERA with only one poor start at the Angels and take that out and his ERA is 2.61 in the other eight games. He has the opposition to two runs or fewer in six of his last eight starts while striking out 45 in 49 innings over this stretch. The Cubs salvaged the series finale against St. Louis and are back on the road where they are two games over .500 and Matthew Boyd comes in as the slight favorite with his 5.08 ERA and 1.40 WHIP. He has made only two road starts which have resulted in a 5.19 ERA and 2.08 WHIP. 10* (974) Baltimore Orioles

This is a play on the NEW YORK METS as part of our MLB Monday Double Play. The Mets snapped a three-game losing streak with a win on Sunday and it was closer than it should have been as they nearly blew a 10-3 lead in the ninth inning to hold on for the 10-9 victory. New York will look for the series split as it can take that momentum into tonight behind Freddy Peralta who is coming off another poor outing but has been a solid bounce back pitcher. He has allowed four runs or more six times now and in the previous five instances, he allowed one run or less in the following start four times and we expect another rebound here. The Braves have been scuffling along as they have lost 15 of their last 22 games and have seen their lead shrink to three games in the National League East. Reynaldo Lopez has made two starts since coming back into the rotation and they were decent but not deep and the Mets can keep the bats going. 10* (901) New York Mets

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This is a play on the WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS for our CFL Game of the Week. We are going against the grain in this one as well as Hamilton comes in as the expected favorite and will be the popular choice having won two straight and Winnipeg having lost its last two games so we are getting value in the underdog. Hamilton quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell is on a tear to start the season, completing a league-high 84 percent of his passes for 879 yards, eight touchdowns, and one interception. Three of those scores came against Winnipeg last month and the Ti-Cats will be well-rested for this one as they are coming off a bye. However, Winnipeg played Thursday last week so the rest advantage is not as great as it is being made up to be. The Blue Bombers defense needs a solid effort and Winnipeg appears to have dodged a few bullets as Ontaria Wilson and Jake Ceresna, both of whom left its recent loss to Edmonton with injury and did not return, have been participants in practice. And like last night with B.C., Winnipeg needs to run the ball more and win the rushing battle. 10* (695) Winnipeg Blue Bombers

This is a play on the MINNESOTA TWINS as part of our MLB Sunday Triple Play. The Minnesota bats opened up on Brendan Beck yesterday and withstood a small Yankees rally to even the series with a chance to win it today, which would be their first here since 2014, and head home with the possibility of being only four games out in the American League Central. The Twins send out their ace Joe Ryan who is coming off his worst start of the season as he allowed six runs in four innings at Houston and despite that, he still has a 3.15 ERA and 0.97 WHIP on the road. The Yankees have seen their lead disappear in the American League East as they have lost eight of their last nine games and are four games behind the Rays. Ryan Weathers takes the hill as the Twins catch the backend of the rotation and he is off another poor start as his ERA is now 5.81 over his last six starts, the Yankees losing five of those including all three at home. 10* (963) Minnesota Twins

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This is a play on the HOUSTON ASTROS as part of our MLB Sunday Triple Play. Houston ended Tampa Bay's nine-game winning streak on Yordan Alvarez's two-run homer with no outs in the ninth inning which snapped its own two-game slide. The Astros remain just 2.5 games behind the Mariners in the American League West and they turn to Peter Lambert who was on a tear before allowing four runs in 5.2 innings against the Twins last time out as he allowed three home runs which has been his issue of late but Tampa Bay has hit the fifth fewest home runs in baseball with just 84. The Rays still maintained their four-game lead in the American League East and Griffin Jax has been a huge part of their success as he has been great since entering the rotation. He has a 2.65 ERA as a starter in 12 games but a lot of that has been some good fortune as he has a 5.14 xERA and that -2.49 negative differential is the second worst on the entire slate. 10* (970) Houston Astros

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This is a play on the TORONTO BLUE JAYS as part of our MLB Sunday Triple Play. Toronto and Seattle have swapped shutouts in the first two games of this series with Sunday being the rubber match of the rematch of the ALCS from last season. Toronto had a two-game winning streak snapped on Saturday as it had no answer for Logan Gilbert while Shane Bieber got lit up. Trey Yesavage looks to reverse that and after a couple poor starts, he has rebounded with a pair of solid ones and he is back on the road where he has a 2.22 ERA and 1.06 WHIP across 28.1 innings. The Mariners regained a half-game lead in the American League West over Texas as they have won four of five games and send Emerson Hancock to the hill who is having a solid season with a 3.47 ERA but has shown some inconsistencies of late while pitching to a 4.47 xERA. He has a 7.20 ERA over his last three starts and he does not strike many out which is not good against this lineup. 10* (971) Toronto Blue Jays

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES ANGELS as part of our MLB Double Play Sweep. Boston took the opener on Friday as it continues its revenge splits, now right at .500 again on the road compared to 10 games under .500 at home. Sonny Gray has been dominant with a 2.69 ERA overall and has not lost since April 14 but this includes a 2.18 ERA and 0.84 WHIP at Fenway Park and that goes up to 3.29 and 1.43 WHIP on the road. The Angels have lost four straight games as the offense has done nothing and the matchup is not easy with their strikeout rate but this is a good contrarian spot in an underrated pitching matchup. Sam Aldegheri is in a good spot here as he remains at home where he has been very solid posting a 3.24 ERA and 1.21 WHIP across 25 Innings and he is definitely comfortable here as he has tossed only 4.2 innings on the road so he is purposely in the weekend rotation before the Angels hit the road next week. 10* (924) Los Angeles Angels

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This is a play on the KANSAS CITY ROYALS as part of our MLB Double Play Sweep. Kansas City has been a brutal team to read as we had them on Thursday which resulted in the final game of the Royals getting swept against the Rays. Michael Wacha has been as consistent as they come as he has a 3.31 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 17 starts with his nemesis being Texas as he has allowed 10 runs over 12 innings and his ERA is 2.79 in his other 15 outings. One of those starts was at home where he has a 2.85 ERA. Kansas City has dropped eight of his last nine starts but those eight losses were by a combined 13 runs. The Phillies have been hit or miss after a red hot run, going 3-3 over their last six games. We are going contrarian again here against Jesus Luzardo who has been solid all season and especially of late as he has allowed five runs over his last four starts and Philadelphia has won his last seven starts and is again paying the price on the road. 10* (928) Kansas City Royals

This is a play on the CHICAGO WHITE SOX for our Divisional Game of the Month. The Guardians did it again in dramatic fashion and now hold a one-game lead over Chicago, and have defeated the White Sox nine straight times in Cleveland, after winning on walk-off hits Thursday and Friday. They are still just four games over .500 at home and send surprising ace Parker Messick to the hill but he has not been his best of late as he posted a 4.26 ERA in five June starts including two poor home starts where he allowed nine runs over 12.1 innings. The White Sox are No. 4 in Slugging percentage and No. in in wOBA against left-handed pitching this season. Chicago continues to struggle on the road and it is a significant underdog partly because of that. Sean Burke had a very good June with a 3.21 ERA in five starts that included only one poor one and that was against the Dodgers at home and he brings in a 3.06 ERA in seven road outings. 10* (919) Chicago White Sox