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This is a 2% RUNLINE DOMINATION on the Guardians.

I like the Guardians to, at the very least, keep this one close enough to cover with the runline option.

Cleveland has lost eight straight now after yesterday's 2-1 series-opening loss to the Tigers. 

Casey Mize (8-2, 2.86 ERA) has been great for the Tigers, but I like Logan Allen (5-6, 4.27 ERA) to match him inning for inning here at home.

Lay the short price for CLEVELAND on the RUNLINE option.

Good luck, NP

This is a 5% CFL GAME OF THE MONTH on the BC Lions.

The Lions are 1-3 SU/ATS after a 37-18 home loss to Saskatchewan last week. With another tough game at Edmonton next weekend, this really does have a "do or die" feel to it for BC.

Montreal started the season 3-0 SU/ATS, but then it fell 35-17 at Hamilton last weekend, as its defense finally collapsed and its offense was nowhere to be found either.

The Als have a bye next weekend, so this sets up as a trap for the home side in my opinion.

BC finally gets good news here, though, with starting quarterback Nathan Rourke returning under center.

Meanwhile, the Als are down to backup QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson, with starter Davis Alexander now injured. 

But now Rourke is back for the Lions, and his full offense is ready to go as well.

I smell an outright upset for sure, but my official call will be to grab as many points as you can with BC.

Good luck, NP

This is a 4% BEST BET on the OVER Sparks/Fever.

These teams have been playing in several lower-scoring games of late, including in the Sparks' 85-75 win here a week ago as a nine-point dog.

The Sparks then went out and lost back-to-back games to Chicago and New York. 

But now the revenge-minded home side comes in on fire, fresh off the upset win on the road in Minnesota in the Commissioners Cup, it then beat Dallas 94-86 and Las Vegas 81-54. 

The Sparks are led by Kelsey Plum, and while they're managing 81.8 points per game, they're still just 5-13 overall this season.

LA's weakness is for sure on the defensive end, where it concedes 86.8 points per game. And with forward Cameron Brink out for this game, LA's defensive unit becomes even more of a liability here on the road. 

You'd think that Caitlin Clark would be a key part during this recent Fever surge, but she's been sidelined with injury. And whether Clark plays in this one or not, I like Kelsey Mitchell and the rest of the Fever to keep the momentum rolling and overall pace really high in this contest as they try to avenge last week's loss. 

So with each team pushing the pace like I believe they will, I'm expecting this total to fly well OVER the number before the final horn sounds.

Good luck, NP