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This is a play on the BOSTON CELTICS for our NBA Friday Enforcer. Boston is coming off a 34-point win over the Nets on Wednesday and with a win here, the Celtics would bring them within 3.5 games of the second place Raptors in the Eastern Conference. Boston is 2-2 since the restart so it has not been overly impressive, but it still has one of the best rosters in the league and can make a big run. According to Boston head coach Brad Stevens, the playing minutes for Kemba Walker will incrementally increase again Friday as he has been limited with a knee injury. The Raptors have been on fire since the restart and have been shutting down their competition. They have won all three of their games since the restart and have one seven straight games going back before the season was shut down. 10* (711) Boston Celtics

This is a play on the CINCINNATI REDS for our MLB Friday Sweet Spot. The Reds are coming off a brutal 13-0 loss to the Orioles which was their third straight loss and second straight shutout defeat. The offense has been abysmal, but they get a good matchup here as they face Eric Lauer who is making his first start of the season after posting 2.2 innings of relief work way back on July 26. In his career, he has a 4.36 ERA and 1.45 WHIP. Milwaukee is also struggling on offense as the Brewers are averaging just 3.5 rpg and are hitting just .206. They have a much tough matchup as they square off against Trevor Bauer who has a 0.68 ERA and a 0.53 WHIP with 20 strikeouts in 13.1 innings through two starts. 10* (967) Cincinnati Reds

This is a play om the EDMONTON OILERS for our NHL Friday Breakaway. The Oilers had bounces going their wrong way in Game Three and are now down 2-1 in this best of five series. The Oilers committed seven penalties during the first and second periods of Game Three, disrupting their overall game. The Blackhawks had three power-play opportunities in each of the first two periods in Game Three, a total of 9 minutes, 10 seconds with the man advantage, and scored on only one of those six chances. Edmonton is first in the NHL in the power play at 29.5 percent while sitting second in power play kill at 84.4 percent. There has been plenty of scoring and many multi-goal swings in this series and with the series on the line, expect Edmonton to step it up and force a Game Five. 10* (59) Edmonton Oilers

This is a play on the ST. LOUIS BLUES for our NHL Thursday Breakaway. The Blues are coming off a brutal loss as a late power play for Colorado led to a buzzer-beating goal from Nadem Kadri, who scored with 0.1 seconds left on the clock. The top seed in the Western Conference entering the round robin tournament, St. Louis is looking at the prospects of a bottom seed if it cannot get through the Golden Knights making this a huge game. Vegas was down 3-1 after two periods in its round-robin opener against the Stars, then rallied for four goals in the third. The Golden Knights have clinched a top-three seed with the Dallas loss to Colorado on Wednesday. St. Louis has a 5-4 advantage in the all-time series, but all four Vegas wins came in overtime and the Blue are the only team the Golden Knights have not defeated in regulation. 10* (32) St. Louis Blues

This is a play on the CLEVELAND INDIANS for our MLB Thursday Sweet Spot. Cleveland has won two straight games, both over Cincinnati, to move to 7-6 on the season, trailing the Twins by three and a half games in the American League Central. The Indians lead the bigs in ERA at 2.37 as the pitching has led the way behind an offense that has struggled early on. Carlos Carrasco has looked great in his first two starts since May 2019 as he has a 3.75 ERA and 1.08 WHIP. Both starts have been quality outings and he is a perfect 3-0 in five starts against the Reds. Cincinnati has fallen to 6-7 with the two straight losses and it turns to Luis Castillo who posted a quality outing in his first start against the Tigers but got hit hard last time out against Detroit, allowing five runs on eight hits in six innings. 10* (910) Cleveland Indians

This is a play on the INDIANA PACERS for our NBA Thursday Enforcer. Both Indiana and Phoenix have started a perfect 3-0 since the restart and we will be backing the more balanced Pacers in this game. Indiana has a one game lead over Philadelphia, which has won two straight games, for the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference. At this point, Indiana will be playing Miami in the first round and it wants to avoid falling behind the Sixers which would mean a first round series with the Celtics. After ripping off three straight wins and coupled with a slow start for No. 8-seed Memphis, the Suns have kept their hopes of an unlikely playoff berth alive. They remain a game and a half behind Portland for the No. 9 seed and a play in game, but they have to surpass three teams to get into that spot. 10* (779) Indiana Pacers

This is a play on the PITTSBURGH PIRATES for our MLB Wednesday Sweet Spot. This is a contrarian play where we will be backing the worst team in the league going up against one of the hottest. The Pirates own the worst record in baseball at 2-9 and ended a five-game road trip by getting swept in a two-game series at Minnesota including a 7-3 loss yesterday. Minnesota meanwhile is 9-2 which is tied for the best start in franchise history. Trevor Williams will look to right the ship after coming off a pair of average starts and he will be making his first home start of the season. Randy Dobnak counters for the Twins following two solid outings but only one of those was a quality start. The Pirates bats are due for an outburst. 10* (958) Pittsburgh Pirates

This is a play on the SAN ANTONIO SPURS for our NBA Wednesday Enforcer. Despite being down three starters, the Nuggets were able to defeat Oklahoma City by eight points in overtime on Monday. They will again be not at full strength with Will Barton and Gary Harris both being out and Jamal Murry being a question mark with a hamstring injury. Denver is a game behind the Clippers for second place in the Western Conference so it still has something to play for but there is more on the line for San Antonio. The Spurs are coming off a tough two-point loss to the Sixers on Monday following a pair of wins following the restart. San Antonio is two games out of the eighth spot in the Western Conference with Portland sitting a half-game in front of them. The Spurs are 4-0 ATS in their last four games as an underdog while the Nuggets are 0-4 ATS in their last four games following a straight up win. 10* (768) San Antonio Spurs

This is a play on the BOSTON BRUINS for our NHL Wednesday Breakaway. The Bruins are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Flyers in their first round-robin game as they were short-handed but come into Wednesday at full strength and in need of a bounce back win. Tampa Bay rallied from a 2-0 deficit against Washington to win 3-2 in a shootout and has the upper hand early on with the Flyers. The Bruins will have Tuukka Rask back on the ice after he missed the Sunday loss when a cough forced him to quarantine until he had two negative coronavirus tests. The Lightning will be without Steven Stamkos who is out with a lower leg injury after registering 29 goals and 37 assists in 57 games before the early shutdown and that is a big disadvantage in what has turned into a heated rivalry. 10* (6) Boston Bruins

This is a play on the PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS for our NBA Tuesday Enforcer. Portland is 1-1 since the restart having defeated Memphis and losing to Boston by four points last time out. This is a must win game for the Blazers which sit two games behind the Grizzlies for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference. This is a good matchup as they have won the last two meetings, one home and one away, by 10 and 13 points respectively. Houston is 2-0 since returning to action, winning both games by four points, and the Rockets have moved into fourth place in the conference thanks to a pair of Utah losses. That being said, they are overpriced in this spot against a team with a lot more on the line fighting with five other teams to grab that last postseason spot. 10* (762) Portland Trail Blazers