Matt Fargo – Sports Handicapper

This is a play on the MINNESOTA LYNX for our WNBA Wednesday Enforcer. Seattle rolls into Minnesota on a two-game winning streak to conclude a 3-3 homestand. This marks the first road game for the Storm since June 25th and this will be just the second road game in over a month. Seattle is 3-5 on the road and going back, the Storm are 2-6-1 ATS in their last nine games following an ATS win. Minnesota has won four of its last five games including a pair on the road as an underdog. Like Seattle, the Lynx are better at home than on the road as they are 6-3 on their home floor while going 7-1-1 ATS in those games which includes a run of five straight covers. While the Storm have been without MVP Breanna Stewart all season, they are also without second leading scorer Jewell Lloyd who has missed nearly seven games with an ankle injury. Minnesota is 7-1 ATS against teams averaging 73 or more ppg this season. Here, we play on favorites that are revenging a loss going up against an opponent after two consecutive covers as a favorite. This situation is 83-44 ATS (65.4 percent) since 1997. 10* (628) Minnesota Lynx

This is a play on the TEXAS RANGERS for our MLB Game of the Week. Arizona won the first game of this two-game series 9-2 on Tuesday night, beating Rangers ace Lance Lynn which snapped a two-game skid for the Diamondbacks. While well out of the National League West race, they are still just a game out of the Wild Card spot in the National League and that is playing into this line for sure. The Diamondbacks are 3-7 in their last 10 games after scoring five runs or more in their previous game. The Rangers have lost nine of their past 13 games after reaching a season-high 10 games above .500, although they are also chasing a Wild Card spot. Texas is just four games out of the final Wild Card spot in the American League and despite three straight home losses, the Rangers are 31-20 at home yet some into tonight as home underdogs. The Rangers are 7-1 in their last eight games when their opponent allows two runs or less in their previous game. Jesse Chavez has pitched well since entering the rotation and while he is coming off his worst outing, that came against the third best hitting team in baseball. Texas has won both of his home starts this season. Robbie Ray is known for strikeout potential but he has been inconsistent beyond that with a 4.05 ERA and 1.36 WHIP in his 12 road starts. The Diamondbacks are 0-5 in his last five starts with four days of rest. Here, we play against National League teams averaging 5.0 or more rpg going up against an American League starting pitcher whose ERA is 4.20 or better, after a win by four runs or more. This situation is 67-31 (68.4 percent) since 1997. 10* (980) Texas Rangers