Yesterday:

NBA: 2 - 0; MLB: 6.3 - 4.6

NBA (110 - 91)

Raptors (-2) at Timberwolves: The Raptors are playing on the second night of a back-to-back, but they're 10-7 ATS in those situations. They've been the hottest bet in the NBA lately, as they've won seven straight games ATS and nine of their last ten. Also, the Raptors are 23-16 ATS on the road this season. On the other hand, the Timberwolves are just 15-22-2 ATS when playing on one day of rest, and they're 15-22 ATS at home. They're also just 4-5-1 ATS in their last ten despite being an underdog in seven of those games.

Jazz at Warriors - Over 214: The Warriors have played over the total in seven of their last eight games, and they're allowing opponents to shoot a 49 FG% in their last five games. Meanwhile, the Jazz are allowing opponents to shoot a nearly-identical 48.6 FG%. The Jazz have scored 103 points in each of their last two games, while allowing an average of 106.5 points. Those totals should increase tonight against the up-tempo Warriors.

MLB (24.3 - 14.7)

Cardinals (Looper) at Pirates (Snell) -120: 25-year-old Ian Snell could be on the verge of having a breakout year. Snell struck out 11 batters in six innings of work against the Astros last Tuesday, as he allowed only four hits and one walk. Snell's also getting an extra day of rest, and he pitched best in those situations last year (3.86 ERA, as opposed to 5.38 ERA on normal rest). Meanwhile, no one really knows how Braden Looper's going to bounce back on four days' rest after his start on Wednesday, as Looper's been a reliever for his entire major-league career. Looper allowed three runs on eight hits over six innings in a loss to the Mets.

Mariners (Weaver) at Indians (Sabathia) -150: C.C. Sabathia is pitching on a full week of rest between starts, as the April snowstorm postponed this weekend's games in Cleveland. Sabathia was at his best last year when he received extra rest, as he posted a 2.90 ERA in those situations with a 4.08 K/BB ratio. Meanwhile, Jeff Weaver is coming off of a bad year in which he had a 5.76 ERA and 1.512 WHIP on his way to an 8-14 record. The 30-year-old has thrown a lot of innings since debuting in 1999, so the recent decline might indicate that he doesn't have much left in his arm. Note: Game has been cancelled yet again.

Rockies (Francis) at Dodgers (Schmidt) -150:  Today marks the home opener for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the fans in Dodger Stadium must be excited to finally get a look at their 2007 team, which is currently riding a four-game winning streak.  Jason Schmidt takes the mound for LA in his second outing of the season.  After winning in his first appearance against Milwaukee in a game where he only gave up three hits in five innings, Schmidt will try to shackle a Colorado team that he's done well against in the past.  Garrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe both have struggled against Schmidt.  The Rockies' biggest hitters, Todd Helton and Matt Holliday, have taken him deep only five times in 79 ABs.  The Dodgers will face 6'5" lefty Jeff Francis, who has allowed the Dodgers to run up a .328 team batting average against him in five career starts.  Juan Pierre and Jeff Kent have wreaked havoc on Francis, posting .833 and .529 career averages, respectively, against the lefty.  Look for the Dodgers to make it five in a row this afternoon as they try to maintain their hot start.

Yankees (Pavano) -130 at Twins (Ponson): Although Carl Pavano didn't fare well in the opener, he's been making enough strides that the Yankees are confident he can keep them in ballgames. On the other hand, Sidney Ponson is so bad that even the pitching-poor Yankees let him walk. Ponson posted a 6.25 ERA with a 1.69 WHIP in 85 IP in 2006, and he wasn't any better in 2005: 6.23 ERA and 1.729 WHIP in 130.1 IP. The last time that Ponson pitched 200+ innings was 2004, and he had bad numbers that year, as well: 5.31 ERA, 1.55 WHIP.

Devil Rays (Jackson) at Rangers (McCarthy) -1.5 runs (+130): Brandon McCarthy began his Rangers' career by allowing four runs (two earned) in the first inning against the Angels on Wednesday afternoon. But an error contributed to the runs scoring, and McCarthy settled down the rest of the game, as he only allowed one more run in his final five innings of work. Meanwhile, Edwin Jackson might be the antidote to the Rangers' offensive woes, as he posted a 5.49 ERA and 1.86 WHIP in 36.1 IP last year. Also, in his last two seasons at the AAA level, Jackson accumulated a 6.87 ERA and 1.81 WHIP in 128.1 IP. That's awful.

White Sox (Contreras) at A's (Harden) -1.5 runs (+120): Jose Contreras gave up seven runs on seven hits in just one inning of work against the Indians in the opener, and after the game, hitters were commenting about the lack of speed on Contreras' fastball. Plus, Contreras has been awful in his career against the patient A's hitters, as he has a 7.61 ERA and 1.86 WHIP in 23.2 career innings. On the other hand, Rich Harden was electric in his start on Wednesday, as he struck out seven batters in seven innings, while allowing only three hits and two walks. Harden appears fully healthy and poised to have his best season.