Monday’s Betting Tips
By Covers.com
Who’s hot
NBA: The San Antonio Spurs are 37-10-4 ATS in their last 51 games overall.
NBA: The over is 5-1 in the Clippers’ last six overall.
NHL: The under is 5-0-5 in the New York Rangers’ last 10 overall.
NHL: Phoenix is 12-3 in its last 15 overall.
MLB: The L.A. Dodgers are 24-7 in their last 31 home games.
Who’s not
NBA: The under is 9-3-1 in Utah’s last 13 games as a home underdog.
NBA: The Memphis Grizzlies are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games.
NHL: The Capitals are 1-5 in their last six games following a win.
NHL: The under is 1-3-1 in the Nashville Predators' last five road games.
MLB: The Mariners are 1-7 in their last eight overall.
Key stat
22.9 – The Memphis Grizzlies shot just 22.9 percent from the floor in the fourth quarters of their Game 1 and Game 3 losses to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Grizzlies are 0-2-1 against the spread so far in the series and are pegged as 1.5-point underdogs for Monday’s Game 4.
Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked
Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers – Kemp sat out most of Sunday’s game with a tight left hamstring and his status for Monday’s game against San Francisco is uncertain. He did pinch hit in the seventh inning to keep his streak of consecutive games played alive. He leads active big leaguers with 393 consecutive games played. Kemp leads the league in home runs, runs, total bases and slugging percentage. He's hitting .388 with 12 homers and 27 RBIs.
Game of the day
San Antonio Spurs at Utah Jazz (+8, 198.5)
Notable quotable
“They’re not happy we’re down 3-1 in this series. When you’re a player and been a good player for a long time, you want to be on the ice. You don’t want to be in the stands, so they’re back in the right mind-set that they can make a difference here.” – Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz on Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn, who have been benched for the last two games after missing curfew last week. Both players are expected to return to the lineup Monday against Phoenix.
Notes and tips
The San Antonio Spurs are averaging an NBA-best 107.3 points per game in their opening round series against the Utah Jazz. The Spurs have covered the number in each of their three wins against the Jazz and look to complete the sweep Monday as 8-point favorites.
Roy Halladay is expected to make his scheduled start Monday against the New York Mets after leaving the team to deal with a personal matter last week. Halladay was shelled in his last trip to the hill, allowing 12 hits and eight earned runs over 5 1/3 innings in a 15-13 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
The Detroit Tigers activated starting pitcher Doug Fister from the 15-day DL and he’ll be on the hill against his former team, the Seattle Mariners, on Monday. Fister was out with a left costochondral strain. He was 8-1 with the Tigers after last year’s trade with a 1.79 ERA.
The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles depleted their pitching staffs during Sunday’s 17-inning marathon. Both squads ended up using a position player to pitch by the end of the game, which Baltimore won 9-6. The BoSox now travel to Kansas City to begin their series with the Royals, while Baltimore heads back home to face Texas.