Matt Fargo

This is a play on the NEW YORK LIBERTY for our WNBA Wednesday Enforcer. As we near the end of the WNBA season, teams are vying for playoff spots and playoff seeds. Because of this and these must win spots, linesmakers have to overadjust lines because the public tends to go right after those teams in must win situations and we are seeing that tonight. Las Vegas is trying to chase down Dallas for the eighth and final playoff spot as it is percentage points behind, having one less victory but also having one less defeat, although the forfeit against Washington has not officially been added yet based on the standings. There are just two games left in the season after this one with one of those at Dallas on Friday and then the season finale against Atlanta, who could be resting their starters. This line is simply too high. New York is playing out the string of its extremely disappointing season as it has now lost nine straight games. However, all but one of those were against teams currently holding down a playoff spot but it has not been an easy stretch. New York has been a double-digit underdog three times this season and those were games at Washington, Connecticut and Los Angeles and Las Vegas does not fall into that group. Here, we play on road teams after three or more consecutive losses going up against an opponent after one or more consecutive wins. This situation is 55-22 ATS (71.4 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (303) New York Liberty

This is a play on the Toronto Blue Jays for our MLB Wednesday Sweet Spot. Toronto scored two runs in the eighth inning to pull out the come-from-behind victory and while putting together winning streaks has been a challenge of late, the Blue Jays are in a good spot tonight. this line came out late due to the Royals pitching situation and that is where Toronto has the real edge. The Blue Jays are 20-7 in their last 27 games against teams with a winning percentage below .400. While Baltimore has taken the brunt of the jokes for having an awful season, Kansas City is not far behind as the loss last night dropped the Royals to 36-83 including 17-43 at home. The Royals are 21-48 in their last 69 games after allowing five runs or more in their previous game. Jorge Lopez will be making his first start for the Royals and his first start in MLB since 2015. We are not expecting much as he has been used as a reliever for over a year in the Brewers organization. There is not much recent data to go on with him working as a starter, but he tossed 5.2 scoreless innings while striking out seven in a start for Triple-A Omaha last week. This is a tough spot against a Blue Jays team that ranks eighth in the majors with a 108 wRC+ against right-handed pitching since June 1st. Marco Estrada has been up and down for the Blue Jays this season, but he has been pitching better. He had a 5.68 ERA through May, but he has posted a 3.80 ERA over his last nine games. The Blue Jays are 4-0 in his last four starts against teams with a losing record. 10* (915) Toronto Blue Jays

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES DODGERS for our MLB Wednesday Supreme Annihilator. Many expected the Dodgers to run away with the National League West, however a slow start had them play catch up, which they in fact did, but it has been a rough stretch of late. They have lost five straight games and all of those could have been wins and the Dodgers have been tied or had the lead entering the ninth inning over their last four games, so it has been a tough time for the bullpen. The brawl last night could be a motivator going forward and the Dodgers are 4-0 in their last four games after losing the first two games of a series. The Giants have won three straight games to move back over .500 and they sit five games behind Arizona in the National League West. They have been a poor road team this season as they are 27-34 and going back, they are 3-8 in their last 11 games after allowing two runs or less in their previous game. Hyun-Jin Ryu will take the hill for the first time in three and a half months as he has been out with a groin injury. He was great early on this season, posting a 2.12 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP in his first six starts before going down. Ryu has looked sharp in both of his rehab outings so there should be nothing to hold him back tonight. Derek Holland has pitched pretty well for the Giants but he has gone three straight games without a quality start. He has struggled under the lights as he has a 4.59 ERA in 14 starts compared to a 2.84 ERA in eight daytime starts. 7* (908) Los Angeles Dodgers

This is a play on the CHICAGO CUBS for our MLB Wednesday Afternoon Dominator. Milwaukee will not go away in the National League Central as the 7-0 victory yesterday afternoon brought it back to within two games of the Cubs in the National League Central. The Brewers were 2-5 over their previous seven games so they are not playing great right now and have gone just 1-4 in their last five games following a victory. The Cubs have been stuck in neutral as well as they are 2-3 over their last five games and could not build off of that miraculous walk-off grand slam win, partly because they had Monday off. They have been a great bounce back team of late as the Cubs are 5-1 in their last six games after scoring two runs or less in their previous game while going 17-5 in their last 22 games after allowing five runs or more in their previous game. Kyle Hendricks has been on a pretty good roll as he has a 3.46 ERA over his last seven starts and the Cubs have won five of his last six starts at home. Pitching in Wrigley Field and during the day have been his two best situations and he will make Milwaukee earn it as his 34 walks are fifth fewest in the National League. Junior Guerra has tossed two straight quality outings but those were at home where eight of his last 11 starts have taken place. In the three road starts, he has a 9.64 ERA. The Brewers are 3-13 in his last 16 starts as an underdog of +150 or less. 9* (902) Chicago Cubs