At 1:10 pm, our selection is on the Cleveland Indians over Miami.  The Indians will turn to righty Jefry Rodriguez to snap their 3-game losing streak.  Yesterday, Cleveland fell here, at home, 3-1, to Miami.  The good news for Cleveland this afternoon is that Miami starter Sandy Alcantara has been roughed up over his last three starts (7.80 ERA, 2.00 WHIP).  And the Marlins are a dreadful 66-166 (minus 44 games on the money line) when priced at +150 (or higher).  Take Cleveland.

At 6:40 pm, our selection is on the Atlanta Braves over Cincinnati.  Mike Soroka will get his second start of the 2019 campaign.  His first one went well, as he gave up just one earned run over five innings, and threw 58 of his 85 pitches for strikes.  Soroka and the Braves are favored this evening against RHP Tanner Roark.  And that bodes well for Atlanta, Roark's teams have gone 2-9 at home vs. .500 (or better) opponents.  Additionally, Cincy has been awful when installed as an underdog (4-10 this season; 97-151, minus 18 games on the money line the last three years).  Take Atlanta.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 7:10 pm, our selection is on the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets.  Games 1 and 2 of this series were no contest as the Mets embarrassed the Phillies the last two nights, out-scoring them 14-1.  But Philadelphia can get out of Queens with at least some dignity intact tonight as Game 3 will feature one of its most consistent starters so far this season.  RHP Vince Velasquez will get his fourth start of 2019 (he also has one relief appearance) while the Mets will go with LH Jason Vargas.  Vargas lasted just four innings in his last start in St. Louis.  The Mets won that game but the veteran southpaw was not all that impressive.  Velasquez has never had an ERA under 4.00 in any of his four previous MLB seasons, but so far he has a very nice 2.55 number along with a WHIP of just 0.96.  The key for Velasquez is control as he is a pitcher who has struggled with it in the past.  However, so far in 2019, he has allowed just four walks in 17 2/3 innings of work.  The Mets are also a poor 14-36 (-19 games on the money line) in their last 50 games as a home underdog.  Take the Phils.  MLB Road Warrior Winner.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 3:40 pm, our selection is on the Seattle Mariners over San Diego.  The Mariners lost, 6-3, last night.  And that game ended Seattle's 13-game streak of scoring 5+ runs on the road.  Still, Seattle's 11-3 away from home this season, and has won both of Felix Hernandez's road starts this season.  The Mariners are a huge underdog this afternoon, and are 31-24 (+17 games on the money line) as a road dog.  Meanwhile, the Padres are 36-57 (minus 23 games on the money line) at home.  Take the Mariners.

At 8 pm, our selection is on the Houston Rockets minus the points over Utah.  The Rockets were up 3 games to none, but took their foot off the gas in Game 4, and were upset by the Jazz, 107-91.  Part of the problem for the Rockets on Monday was that center Clint Capela was still struggling with a viral infection, which has severely limited his production in this series.  But with 48 hours of rest, coach Mike D'Antoni is optimistic that Capela will be back to his normal, dominant self tonight.  Houston has dominated Utah in this price range, as Houston is 14-2 straight-up and 12-4 ATS when priced from -3 to -9 vs. the Jazz.  Even better for the Rockets:  5-point (or greater) NBA favorites, off upset road losses in the Playoffs, have covered 68% since May 2003, if they failed to cover the spread by 15+ points in their previous game.  Lay the points with the home club.  NBA Game of the Week.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.