Premiums, 7.17 (I lied)

Yea I’m just not sure Chris Sale is ready. Recent reports of his frustration in practice have been well documented and when it’s your first game back after a long break against THIS Yankee team, yeaaaa I can’t favor the underdog, especially not in the first half of the game. Gerrit Cole has been very solid lately, except in his last start against the Sox, where he allowed 5 runs in six innings. Love the Yankees early.

Spencer Strider is continually proving that he has an elite repertoire. The Nats are crumbling and willing to give up their best hitters (Soto), apparently, so the spirit in DC can’t be too high and I think the scoring will be even lower for the home team today. After we hit an over, this is a good time for regression, too.

This should be a very competitive battle between two teams at the top of their respective conferences. The last two games went way over this total, but the line implies both teams are way overdue to show some better defense, especially as the regular season nears a close. I’ll take the under.

Well here I go betting more than one unit on a new sport for me but I really like this angle. Minnesota has been in really tough scenarios now, on the road, and it’s their 4th game in 5 days. Washington had 3 days off after an unfortunate loss and they’re a very formidable offense. I think they easily take the first half – more energy.

This just feels like a big line for such a low-scoring sport, especially since most teams probably play down to Indiana a little in these situations. They know they should never lose to the Fever. Just a lean because sharper WNBA minds think this line is right, but my instinct tells me it’s still way too many points.