At 4:10 pm, our selection is on the Tampa Bay Rays over the Cleveland Indians.  You would have been hard-pressed to find anyone who thought that RHP Charlie Morton would have the kind of success in Tampa that he had in Houston after he signed a two-year contract with the Rays over the Winter.  But Morton continues to surprise just about everyone -- except perhaps himself -- as he is having another stellar campaign at age 35.  Over his first 10 starts in a Tampa uniform, Morton is 4-0 with a 2.65 ERA and 1.19 WHIP.  And he is potentially on his way to his second straight All-Star appearance in July.  Although this will be his first start as a Ray vs. the Indians, Morton faced them twice last season and he was dominant, going 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in 13 innings.  Despite the Indians' victory on Friday, they are only 2-5 in the last seven meetings with the Rays going back to last September.  The Rays are 5-1 in Morton's six road starts, as well as 5-1 their last six off a loss with Morton on the mound.  Take Tampa.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

At 4:10 pm, our selection is on the Milwaukee Brewers over the Philadelphia Phillies.  Brewers OF Christian Yelich became the first Major League player to reach 20 home runs with a blast against the Phillies last night.  Despite his milestone home run, his team blew a lead, and lost to the Phillies, 6-4.  They'll try again this afternoon, with veteran RHP Jhoulys Chacin going to the hill for the 11th time this season.  Although Chacin's overall numbers are nothing special (3-5 with a 4.65 ERA), he has recently pitched well here at Miller Park.  In his last two home starts, Chacin has allowed two runs on five hits in 11 innings in Brewer victories over the Nats and Rockies.  And the Brew Crew is 3-1 in Chacin's four home starts this season.  Chacin has also done very well against the Phils in his career.  In nine appearances against them -- including seven starts -- Chacin is 4-1 with a 2.59 ERA and 0.97 WHIP in just under 49 innings.  The Crew is 81-39 (+27 games on the money line) in their last 120 games as a home favorite, while the Phils are 51-92 (minus 30 games on the money line) in their last 143 as an underdog of +150 or less.  Take Milwaukee.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

At 8:30 pm, on Saturday, our selection is on the 'under' in the Game 6 between Toronto and Milwaukee.  The two teams combined for just 204 points in Game 5, which was the lowest aggregate total yet for the two teams in this Playoff series.  And Game 5 was a full 18 points less than Game 4.  As such, Game 5 went 'under' the total by 11.5 points!  I look for another low-scoring game on Saturday night, as #1-seeded teams, off an upset home loss, and now facing elimination on the road, have gone 'under' the total 78% since 1990.  Even better:  NBA Finals and Conference Finals games have gone 'under' the total 61.7% of the time if the two teams combined to go 'under' the total in their previous game by at least 8 points.  Take the 'under.'  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 8:30 pm, on Saturday, our selection is on the Milwaukee Bucks + the points over Toronto.  We played on Milwaukee in Game 5.  Unfortunately, Toronto upset the Bucks, 104-99, to take a 3-2 series lead.  That was the first time this entire season that Milwaukee lost for the third straight time.  Still, the Bucks are 47-25 ATS as an underdog off back to back losses.  And they're 32-17 ATS off 3+ losses.  Many bettors will find it difficult to back a team off 3 straight Playoff defeats.  But since 1994, NBA underdogs off an upset loss, and 3 straight Playoff losses overall, have actually cashed 59%.  We'll grab the points with Mike Budenholzer's crew in this 'must-win' game.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.