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This is a play on the CLEVELAND INDIANS for our MLB Wednesday Sweet Spot. Chicago took the opener of this series with a 7-1 win on Tuesday to make it seven wins in its last eight games. The Cubs are now 11-3 overall and have a 4.5-game lead over three teams in the National League Central. Cleveland remains a game out of first place in the American League Central as it sits at 10-8 thanks to great pitching. The Indians are allowing just 2.5 rpg and a .196 batting average, both of which are best in baseball. Carlos Carrasco takes the hill for Cleveland and he has put together three quality outings to open the season and overall has a 2.50 ERA and 1.00 WHIP over 18 innings. Kyle Hendricks counter for the Cubs and while he has two quality outings in three starts, those were both at home and he was shelled by Cincinnati on the road where he allowed six runs in just 4.1 innings. 10* (910) Cleveland Indians

This is a play on the BOSTON BRUINS for our NHL Wednesday Breakaway. Despite posting the best record in the NHL during the regular season before the shutdown, Boston is the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference because of a poor round robin where it went 0-3. Home ice is non-existent, so it is not a horrible fall. The Bruins swept the Hurricanes in the playoffs last year and have gone 6-0 in the last six meetings with the combined score of 23-8. Carolina swept the Rangers 3-0 to move into the five seed after sitting in the No. 7 spot prior to the restart. The Hurricanes were third in the league in shots per game but middle of the pack in goals per game and they will be facing a premier goaltender in Tuukka Rask who led the NHL with a 2.12 GAA. 10* (6) Boston Bruins

This is a play on the BOSTON BRUINS for our NHL Tuesday Breakaway. Despite posting the best record in the NHL during the regular season before the shutdown, Boston is the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference because of a poor round robin where it went 0-3. Home ice is non-existent, so it is not a horrible fall. The Bruins swept the Hurricanes in the playoffs last year and have gone 6-0 in the last six meetings with the combined score of 23-8. Carolina swept the Rangers 3-0 to move into the five seed after sitting in the No. 7 spot prior to the restart. The Hurricanes were third in the league in shots per game but middle of the pack in goals per game and they will be facing a premier goaltender in Tuukka Rask who led the NHL with a 2.12 GAA. 10* (6) Boston Bruins

This is a play on the WASHINGTON NATIONALS for our MLB Tuesday Sweet Spot. Washington won the first game of the series in a 16-4 rout last night to move to 5-7 on the season. Max Scherzer gets the ball for the Nationals and he has yet to get a win this season but has a 3.29 ERA and 1.32 WHIP. He was lifted after one inning from his last start Wednesday against the Mets in D.C. due to discomfort in his hamstring but is back to full strength. The Mets fell to 7-10 with the Monday loss and they turn to Rick Porcello who is coming off a quality outing against Washington but has still struggled overall as he has posted a 6.92 ERA and 1.77 WHIP in three starts over 13 innings. The Washington bats stay hot as they get a second straight look at Porcello which is a big edge. 10* (963) Washington Nationals

This is a play on the MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES for our NBA Tuesday Enforcer. Motivation will be a key roll going forward until playoff time and this game features two teams on opposite ends. With a victory, Memphis can clinch a spot in the best-of-two play-in series for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. It has been a tough restart for Memphis which is 1-5 but the Grizzlies now know what is on the line. Boston is locked into the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference so there is nothing to play for so after six games in the eight-game seeding season, starters will be seeing limited minutes. The Celtics have won three straight games including an overtime win over Orlando on Sunday where starters played significant minutes which adds to the possibility of limited minutes today. 10* (756) Memphis Grizzlies

This is a play on the CHICAGO WHITE SOX for our MLB Monday Enforcer. Chicago has lost two straight games and four of its last five to fall to 8-8 on the season and it trails the Twins by two games in the American League Central. Detroit meanwhile has won three straight games to improve to 8-5 following two straight losses. The White Sox turn to Dallas Keuchel, who has looked very sharp so far this season, going 2-1 with a 2.55 ERA and 0.96 WHIP. The Tigers counter with Michael Fulmer who was shelled for four runs, including three home runs, in just 2.2 innings against the Royals. It was his first start since 2018 after he missed all of last season following Tommy John surgery. 10* (903) Chicago White Sox

This is a play on the BOSTON CELTICS for our NBA Friday Enforcer. Boston is coming off a 34-point win over the Nets on Wednesday and with a win here, the Celtics would bring them within 3.5 games of the second place Raptors in the Eastern Conference. Boston is 2-2 since the restart so it has not been overly impressive, but it still has one of the best rosters in the league and can make a big run. According to Boston head coach Brad Stevens, the playing minutes for Kemba Walker will incrementally increase again Friday as he has been limited with a knee injury. The Raptors have been on fire since the restart and have been shutting down their competition. They have won all three of their games since the restart and have one seven straight games going back before the season was shut down. 10* (711) Boston Celtics

This is a play on the CINCINNATI REDS for our MLB Friday Sweet Spot. The Reds are coming off a brutal 13-0 loss to the Orioles which was their third straight loss and second straight shutout defeat. The offense has been abysmal, but they get a good matchup here as they face Eric Lauer who is making his first start of the season after posting 2.2 innings of relief work way back on July 26. In his career, he has a 4.36 ERA and 1.45 WHIP. Milwaukee is also struggling on offense as the Brewers are averaging just 3.5 rpg and are hitting just .206. They have a much tough matchup as they square off against Trevor Bauer who has a 0.68 ERA and a 0.53 WHIP with 20 strikeouts in 13.1 innings through two starts. 10* (967) Cincinnati Reds

This is a play om the EDMONTON OILERS for our NHL Friday Breakaway. The Oilers had bounces going their wrong way in Game Three and are now down 2-1 in this best of five series. The Oilers committed seven penalties during the first and second periods of Game Three, disrupting their overall game. The Blackhawks had three power-play opportunities in each of the first two periods in Game Three, a total of 9 minutes, 10 seconds with the man advantage, and scored on only one of those six chances. Edmonton is first in the NHL in the power play at 29.5 percent while sitting second in power play kill at 84.4 percent. There has been plenty of scoring and many multi-goal swings in this series and with the series on the line, expect Edmonton to step it up and force a Game Five. 10* (59) Edmonton Oilers

This is a play on the ST. LOUIS BLUES for our NHL Thursday Breakaway. The Blues are coming off a brutal loss as a late power play for Colorado led to a buzzer-beating goal from Nadem Kadri, who scored with 0.1 seconds left on the clock. The top seed in the Western Conference entering the round robin tournament, St. Louis is looking at the prospects of a bottom seed if it cannot get through the Golden Knights making this a huge game. Vegas was down 3-1 after two periods in its round-robin opener against the Stars, then rallied for four goals in the third. The Golden Knights have clinched a top-three seed with the Dallas loss to Colorado on Wednesday. St. Louis has a 5-4 advantage in the all-time series, but all four Vegas wins came in overtime and the Blue are the only team the Golden Knights have not defeated in regulation. 10* (32) St. Louis Blues