Rookie Sensation Paul Skenes Faces Dodgers While LA is in a Bit of a Slump

In today’s newsletter…

- Leading Off: NBA Finals Eve 
- MLB: Day full of potential offense
- News: JJ Redick to the Lakers? 

The NBA Finals finally start tomorrow, with Dallas visiting Boston for Game 1 at 8:30pm ET on ABC. We’ll cover Game 1 tomorrow, but the series props are seeing a decent amount of movement for a series with a pretty heavy favorite:

• The Celtics are -225 to win the series

• Luka Doncic to score 30+ points in every game is +800

• Jayson Tatum to score 25+ points in every game is +220

• Boston to win the series 4-1 or 4-3 are both at +340, followed by a 4-2 Celtics win at +470

• Doncic is -180 to be the top points scorer in the series, followed by Jayson Tatum at +260

• No games to reach overtime is -270, while one or more games to go to OT is at +190

In today’s newsletter, Malcolm is tracking Pirates rookie phenom Paul Skenes and a Mets vs. Nationals matchup that could produce a lot of runs.