William Burns Handicapper Reviews & Picks

While the road team has had success so far in this series, I expect that trend to continue today. The Thunder may be very young and inexperienced. However, they still have a very strong roster. Led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City is one of the best up and coming teams in the NBA. With so many draft picks over the next few years, they'll be loaded. Having said that, they are still focused on winning this game and forcing a Game 7. They've battled through adversity all season long and have battled. I believe that they are ready for this game and will shock the world. Yes, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are on the other side of the ball. However, I just don't see Jalen Williams having another bad game. Give me the Thunder "moneyline" at this underdog price here today.

Score Prediction: 107-98 Thunder.

While Yordan Alvarez had a rest day yesterday, the Astros kept their winning streak alive without him. He should be back in the lineup today and that should make them as dangerous as ever. With this amount of talent on their roster, you just knew they'd find a way to make things happen eventually. Expect them to continue the dominance and win their seventh straight game today.

Justin Verlander (2-1, 3.38 ERA) gets the nod. He's been very solid. Coming off a seven shutout inning performance against the Tigers (I had Houston,) I believe that he will keep dominating today. Bryse Wilson (2-1, 2.65 ERA) will get the start for the Brew Crew. Yes, his ERA is better than the three time Cy Young winner. However, I don't think that he is nearly as good. Houston has the hot bats. Ride them on this huge winning streak.

Score Prediction: 7-2 Houston.

Really struggling to produce any runs at the moment (scored just three in their last four games,) the Twins could be in for another rough day at the office again today. Cleveland's Logan Allen (4-2, 5.56 ERA) may not have the best numbers to begin the season. But, these types of pitchers always seem to step up in these giant divisional games. If you watched last nights game, you can see that these Guardians fans want it. Allen is ready for a monster start today. On the other hand, Bailey Ober (4-1, 3.77 ERA) has been excellent. The Guardians are also struggling a bit to score runs as they've got just three in their last two games. I love this matchup to stay "under" once again in game two on Saturday late afternoon.

Score Prediction: 4-1 Guardians

As the season comes close to an end, bot of these two teams are limping towards the finish line. Getafe comes in having been shut out in their last three games. On the other hand, Deportivo Alaves have been up and down, but also come in off a shutout loss against Real Madrid. Neither of these teams have been able to score the ball all that well over the course of the year either. Getafe averages 1.1 goals per game while the home side average 0.9. In their last meeting back in August, it was a 1-0 win for Getafe. I'm expecting another low scoring contest here. Take the "under."

Score Prediction: 1-0 Deportivo Alaves.