Cardinals Struggle Against Over .500 Teams, Judge is Due for Walks

In today’s newsletter…

- Leading Off: NBA Finals early numbers
- MLB: Guardians’ bats on a roll
- News: Porzingis could be back for Finals 

The NBA Finals are now set, with the Boston Celtics hosting the Dallas Mavericks for Game 1 next Thursday. The Celtics have rolled through the postseason, winning 12 of 14 games. The Mavericks upset the Thunder and Timberwolves en route to the Finals.

FanDuel has the Celtics as favorites at -225. The sportsbook has Luka Doncic’s chances to score 30+ points in every game at +800, while Jayson Tatum is at +2700 to reach that mark. The Celtics are at +320 to win the series 4-1, which FanDuel has as the most likely outcome, followed by +330 to win 4-3 and +460 to win 4-2. Tatum is the favorite to have the most rebounds in the series at -110, followed by Doncic at +155 Dereck Lively at +1100, and Kristaps Porzingis at +1900.

In today’s newsletter, Craig is tracking pitcher Luis Severino to continue to be the only good thing going for the Mets, and a big night for the Guardians.