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MIKE LUNDIN'S BLUE JAYS @ TWINS FREE PICK

The Toronto Blue Jays picked up a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. I expect another slugfest here Wednesday night with Blue Jays' rookie right-hander Trent Thornton going toe-to-toe with Twins righty Jake Odorizzi. 

Thornton (0-1, 4.61 ERA) tossed five scoreless innings in his MLB debut on March 31, but his past two starts have not been quite as good. His last was the worst, when he allowed five runs on eight hits (three homers) in just three innings of an 11-7 loss to Tampa Bay. 

Odorizzi (0-2, 6.35 ERA) gave up three runs in 4 2/3 innings of a 9-6 road loss at NY Mets last time out. He has struggled with his command all season and issued nine walks through 11 1/3 innings of work. 

Over is 5-2 in Blue Jays last 7 overall. Over is 4-0 in Blue Jays last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter.

Free pick on OVER. 

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GIANTS @ NATIONALS NO-BRAINER

The Washington Nationals should be well up for this contest after taking a 7-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. Here they'll face right-hander Jeff Samardzija (1-0, 1.62 ERA) who may be off to a fast start here in 2019, but he is 0-6 with a hideous 7.39 ERA in his last six starts against the Nationals. 

Nats' righty Jeremy Hellickson (1-0, 2.25 ERA) on the other hand has posted a solid 3.29 ERA in five career starts against the Giants. He tossed six shutout innings of a 15-1 win at Philadelphia last time out and Nationals are 7-1 in Hellickson's last eight starts vs. a team with a losing record.

Nationals are 5-1 in their last 6 games following a loss and 13-3 in their last 16 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game. Giants are 1-9 in their last 10 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game and 2-7 in their last 9 games following a win.

8* play on Washington Nationals. 

RED SOX @ YANKEES AL EAST RIVALRY

The New York Yankees put an 8-0 beating on the Boston Red Sox in the opener of this two-game series Tuesday night. I like the price we get on the visitors to bounce back and deny the Bronx Bombers a sweep here with Nathan Eovaldi on the mound. 

Eovaldi (0-0, 8.40 ERA) has admittedly had a poor start to the season, but the Red Sox have still won each of his three starts. Eovaldi is very familiar with the Yankees organization after pitching for the club 2015 and 2016 and the 29 year old right-hander has dominated previous meetings with the Yankees. He limited them to one run in seven innings in Boston's 16-1 win in Game 3 of the 2018 ALDS in the last matchup. 

The home team turns to J.A. Happ (0-2, 8.76 ERA) who much like Eovaldi has had a rocky start to 2019. He gave up six runs in just four innings his outing, and the last time the left-hander faced Boston, in Game 1 of the 2018 ALDS, he was tagged with five runs in two innings.

Red Sox are 9-4 in their last 13 games vs. a left-handed starter and 5-0 in Eovaldi's last 5 starts. Yankees are 2-7 in their last 9 games following a win and 1-6 in their last 7 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.

8* play on Boston Red Sox. 

EARLY TOP RATED METS @ PHILLIES BOOKIE BREAKER

The Philadelphia Phillies dropped Game 1 of this series by a score of 7-6, but they bounced back in a big way on Tuesday. A 10 run first frame certainly didn't hurt, and I think they'll score plenty today as well coming up against a depleted Mets bullpen and a starter with a bloated ERA. 

Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler (1-1, 7.47 ERA) is coming off his best outing of the season, six innings of two-run ball at Atlanta. He did however struggle with his command again and has issued 11 walks in 15 2/3 innings. Wheeler was tagged with seven runs in two starts covering 11 2/3 innings against the Phillies last season 

Phillies right-hander Jake Arrieta (2-1, 2.25 ERA) meanwhile is off to an excellent start to the year and fanned eight through seven innings of one-run ball at Miami last time out. In 2018, Arrieta held the Mets to just five runs in 18 1/3 innings of work and he owns a 2.34 ERA in 10 career starts against the club.

10* play on Philadelphia Phillies.

GAME OF THE WEEK (NBA): WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAJOR WAGER ALERT

The fourth-seeded Houston Rockets put a 122-90 beating on the fifth-seeded Utah Jazz in Game 1 of this Western Conference first-round series on Tuesday. They're now 9-4-1 ATS in the last 14 head-to-head meetings and I expect that dominance to continue here in Game 2. 

Utah's defensive scheme to contain James Harden failed miserable in the series opener as he had 29 points with 10 assists helping seven Rockets players to reach double digits in scoring.

Houston shot 15-of-41 (36.6%) from behind the arc, and while the Jazz are expected to make some adjustments for this contest, I just don't see them keeping up with this Rockets side. 

These sides clashed in the Western Conference semifinals last season, a series the Rockets opened with a win only to drop Game 2. They should have learned their lesson this time around. "It's only one game," Harden said. "They're going to make adjustments, we have to make adjustments and play that much harder and smarter. We'll let it sink in and get ready to go."

10* play on Houston Rockets.