Matt Fargo

This is a play on the PITTSBURGH PIRATES for our MLB Wednesday Sweet Spot. The Pirates have lost the first two games of this series and three straight overall as the offense has hit a wall by scoring just seven runs total during this skid. Pittsburgh was not necessarily lighting it up before that but had been producing much more consistently. The Pirates are now a game out in the National League Central and they will bank on their pitching against tonight while the offense has a good chance to bust out. Pittsburgh leads the National League with a 2.97 team ERA and it sends Jordan Lyles to the hill and he has been awesome. He has allowed one run or less in all three of his starts to post a 0.53 ERA and 0.88 WHIP with Pittsburgh winning all three games. Arizona is now 6-2 on this current roadtrip to move two games over .500 overall and it trails the Dodgers by a game and a half in the National League West. Merrill Kelly opened his Major League career with a pair of quality outings but he has struggled in his last two starts, allowing seven runs over 8.2 innings. He brings in a 5.59 ERA and 2.07 WHIP in two road starts. The Diamondbacks are 3-9 in their last 12 games after allowing two runs or less in their previous game while the Pirates are 7-1 in their last eight games after scoring two runs or less in their previous game. 10* (958) Pittsburgh Pirates

This is a play on the WASHINGTON CAPITALS for our NHL Wednesday Breakaway. We won with Carolina in Game Six as the Hurricanes made it a perfect 6-6 for the home team in this series. The offense has been the story as the home team has scored 26 goals while the road team has managed a mere eight goals including just three goals over the last four games. This gives a big edge to the Capitals tonight as they averaged 3.34 gpg during the regular season and 4.7 gpg during the three games in the postseason. The Capitals won their most recent Game Seven, which was with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final on the line. While this guarantees nothing, Washington head coach Todd Reirden believes there is more confidence heading into a Game Seven than in years past. While the Hurricanes are the team with nothing to lose and have the added benefit of controlling play for most of this series, Washington has been significantly better at home than on the road and should be able to find a way against a young Carolina team. The Hurricanes are is 9-28 in their last 37 road games against teams outscoring their opponents by 0.3 or more gpg while Washington is 28-12 in its last 40 games revenging a road loss. Here, we play on favorites off a loss by two goals or more to a division rival, with a winning record on the season. This situation is 242-133 (64.5 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (24) Washington Capitals

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS for our NBA Wednesday Enforcer. The Clippers put up a good effort in Game Four but eventually lost by eight points and now their backs are really against the wall down 3-1 in this series. Los Angeles stole one here in Game Two and there is no reason to believe it cannot steal another one although our main concern is staying within this huge number. The Clippers got a poor effort from Lou Williams in Game Four as he scored just 12 points off the bench on 2-10 shooting and they need a bigger effort from him tonight. the Clippers are 28-11 ATS after allowing 105 points or more in five straight games this season. The Warriors would like to close this series out to that added rest similar to Philadelphia last night although we hardly see a dominating effort like that one. This is the most vulnerable Golden St. team we have seen since the dynasty began and while they can flip the switch at any given moment, they can also go into a funk at any given moment. The Warriors are 10-21-1 ATS in their last 32 home games. Here, we play on road underdogs of 10 or more points playing with double revenge, against opponent off a road win scoring 110 or more points. This situation is 97-56 ATS (63.4 percent) since 1996. 10* (515) Los Angeles Clippers