This is a 10* on GSW

Thanks to the latest virtuoso effort from Steph Curry (49 points), the Warriors were able to defeat Philadelphia Monday night 107-96. They are now 3-1 on the current road trip with Curry averaging 42.8 points/game on 55 percent shooting. Their next game is tonight in the Nation’s Capital against a Wizards team that has been surging of late with five straight wins. That win streak has them tied with Chicago for 10th place, the last available spot for the play-in round of the postseason. Golden State, who has won five of its last six overall, is 9th in the West. So this one is every bit as important to them. We don’t see how you can fade Curry right now, especially in this matchup against the team that gives up the second highest number of points/game in the league. The Warriors have revenge for a three-point home loss 12 days ago. The Wizards have a losing record at home. Golden State is 16-6 SU and 14-8 ATS when favored this season. Washington did snap Utah’s long home win streak earlier in the month, but their last four wins have all been against non-playoff teams, the last two vs. Detroit and Oklahoma City, who might be the worst teams in each conference. Play on GOLDEN STATE

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This is an 8* on HOUSTON

The Astros’ nine game win streak over the Rockies, which stretched back to 2018, came to an end Tuesday with a 6-2 loss. The key for Colorado was five RBI’s from CJ Cron as well as seven strong innings by starter Jon Gray. Still winless on the road (0-6), the Rockies are now 5-6 at Coors Field this season. The weather was cold last night and is expected to be so again this afternoon. But we look for Houston to come out a bit hotter. They’ll send Jose Urquidy to the mound. While he hasn’t won any of his previous three starts this season, Urquidy has a 2.87 ERA in three prior Interleague starts. He allowed only two runs on five hits in his last start, which came at Seattle. The Rockies go with Austin Gomber, who has pitched well both of his last two starts, only to not come away with a win either time. Colorado obviously scores more at home, but they are just 1-10 vs. right-handed starters this year and 2-6 in day games. Considering Houston averages almost six full runs per game on the road, they should have a good afternoon at the plate. Play on HOUSTON

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This is an 8* on OVER

We told you to take the Angels -1.5 yesterday and they came through with a 6-2 victory against the Rangers. Shohei Ohtani threw four shutout innings, while at the plate both Trout and Pujols homered. Texas had just five hits as their offense continues to struggle. They did score six times on Monday, but five of those runs came in one inning, which matched their entire offensive output from the previous 32 innings. So take away that one big inning and this lineup has scored just seven times in 41 innings. But they should break out today facing Jose Quintana, who gave up seven runs in just 1 ⅔ innings against Toronto on April 10th. The result was a 15-1 loss. His first start of 2021, resulted in a 7-6 win for the Angels, but Quintana allowed four runs in 3 ⅓ innings. The Over is obviously 2-0 in Quintana starts. Texas starter Mike Foltynewicz is 3-0 Under, but he’s also 0-3 with a 5.63 ERA. He gave up five runs his last start and has already allowed five home runs. This should be a high-scoring AL West battle. Play on OVER

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This is an 8* on WASHINGTON

Washington pulled out a 3-2 win last night, scoring the game winning run in the bottom of the eighth on a bases loaded walk. For 5 ½ innings, no runs were scored by either team. It was a lot different than Monday’s opener when St. Louis won 12-5. Tonight the Nationals have what appears to be a huge edge in the starting pitching matchup with Max Scherzer on the mound. Scherzer has been outstanding in each of his previous two trips to the mound, allowing one run in six innings and no runs in seven innings. He’s allowed just five hits in those 13 innings and had 10 strikeouts last Friday vs. Arizona. The fact Scherzer has yet to earn a victory this season seems rather criminal. Can’t say the same for Carlos Martinez though as Wednesday’s starter for St. Louis is 0-3 with a 7.80 ERA. The Cardinals have lost those three games by a combined score of 30-8. It’s been nearly three years since Martinez last won a start as he was a reliever in 2019, then went 0-3 as a starter (with a 9.90 ERA) last season. He’s 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA all-time vs. the Nationals. Scherzer vs. Martinez looks like a lopsided matchup to us and we’ll play accordingly. Play on WASHINGTON

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This is a 10* on MINNESOTA

Minnesota is in a pretty comfortable spot right as they are third in the West Division with a 14-point cushion between them and fourth place Arizona. Four teams from every division make the playoffs this year and while the Coyotes are currently fourth, their spot is a lot more precarious as St. Louis is just one point back and two other teams are within five. In fact, the gap between the ‘Yotes and last place is narrower than the gap between them and the third place Wild. So the Wild are significantly better, which is why they are favored on the road here. Add in that Arizona has lost six of seven games, the last one 5-2 to the Wild, and that Minnesota has won its last four games. The Wild are 6-1 vs. the Coyotes this season. Play on MINNESOTA

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