Braves Hitters Have a Good Matchup in Game 1 Against Cardinals

In today’s newsletter…

- Leading Off: NBA draft odds
- NL Home: Braves good game 1 matchup
- AL Home: Turnbull has extra motivation against Tigers
- WNBA: Aces could start a run
- And more: Wimbledon qualifying
- News: Knicks get Bridges

The NBA Draft begins tonight at 8pm ET. Nineteen-year-old French forward Zaccharie Risacher is the oddsmakers’ favorite to be picked by the Hawks at #1. Another 19-year-old from France, 7-foot center Alexandre Sarr, is projected to go #2 to the Wizards. After that, things get more uncertain (odds, which are updating frequently, from FanDuel):

• #3 (Rockets): Reed Sheppard -180 and Donovan +210

• #4 (Spurs): Stephon Castle +105, Matas Buzelis +500, and Donovan Clingan and Reed Sheppard +550

• #5 (Pistons): Buzelis -170 and Clingan +600

• #6 (Hornets): Dalton Knecht -105, Castle +600 and Cody Williams +650

• #7 (Trail Blazers): Williams +430, Clingan +450, Knecht +600, Buzelis +650 and Zach Edey +750

• Bronny James’s draft position over 54.5 is -138 and the under is +104 (the Lakers have the 55th pick)

In today’s newsletter, Jack doesn’t have high hopes for Reds starter Graham Ashcraft’s return to the majors and Craig is looking for a lot of runs in the Blue Jays vs. Red Sox matchup with Kutter Crawford struggling on the mound. Chris is covering the resurgence of the WNBA’s Aces and two WTA matches.