Yesterday:

NBA: 3 - 2; MLB: 3 - 1.5

NBA (105 - 86)

Suns at Spurs - Over 205.5: The Suns' offense has been rolling lately, as they've scored 116+ points in their last four contests (all of which have gone over the total).  Meanwhile, the Spurs have played over the total in six of their last seven games, and they've averaged 105.6 points during this time frame.  Most importantly, both teams have little to play for tonight, and that usually leads to a high-scoring game, as neither team will be concentrating on shut-down defense.  Defense takes more focus and energy than offense, so it's often lacking when teams aren't 100% motivated for a game.

MLB (9 - 5.7)

Red Sox (Matsuzaka) -170 at Royals (Greinke): For baseball fans, today's been a long time in the making, for it marks the American debut of Japanese pitching sensation Daisuke Matsuzaka. Terry Francona and his Red Sox must be salivating at the thought of their newly-imported ace facing the lifeless Royals in what should be an easy win for Boston. KC is one of the worst hitting teams in all of baseball, and today they'll be getting a pitching clinic from Dice-K. No one really knows how many pitches Matsuzaka has in his arsenal, but here's a start: four-seam fastball, two-seam fastball, cutter, slider, hard slider, changeup (possibly two versions), forkball, and a curve (which he uses sparingly, but throws from different angles, making it look like he has at least two derivations of the pitch). The Red Sox lineup should have no problem handling the right-handed Greinke, who could lose his composure quickly once he gets hit by the large lefty, David Ortiz. J.D. Drew has put up good career numbers against Greinke, providing Ortiz protection in the deep Boston lineup.

Braves (James) Even at Phillies (Eaton): Second year lefty Chuck James gets the start today for Atlanta as the Braves try to pull off a sweep against the slow-starting Phillies. James has been dominant against the Phils in his two previous starts against them, putting up an impressive 0.69 ERA in 13 innings. Last year, Ryan Howard was 0-for-6 against James, highlighting Howard's inability to hit consistently against left-handed pitching. Meanwhile, Andruw Jones and Edgar Renteria should feast off the oft-injured Adam Eaton, who's making his debut in a Phillies' uniform today.

Diamondbacks (Gonzalez) -125 at Nationals (Bergmann): For reasons I can't explain (I guess you could call it the Soriano factor), the Nationals won five out of the six games against the D-Backs in 2006. Today, the Diamondbacks look to begin their 2007 series against the struggling Nationals on a different note. Diamondbacks' starter Edgar Gonzalez had a great spring, going 5-0, and will face a Nationals lineup that lacks both power and speed. Some people may be tempted to take the Nats today after their come-from-behind victory against the hot-hitting Florida Marlins, but this is not something you should do, as that game was single-handedly blown by the miserable Jorge Julio. The D-Backs will be facing converted reliever Jason Bergmann, who pitched poorly against Arizona in a handful of relief appearances last season. Eric Byrnes and Orlando Hudson have been hitting exceptionally well in their first three games this year and should provide Gonzalez with enough offense for a win today.