Sunday’s Betting Tips
By Covers.com
Weather to watch
Baltimore Orioles at Washington Nationals – 12 mph winds are expected to blow in from right-centerfield.
Who’s hot
NBA: Pacers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games overall.
NBA: Spurs are 17-6-3 ATS in their last 26 road games.
NHL: Kings are 20-6 in their last 26 overall.
MLB: The home team is 39-17 in umpire Tony Randazzo's last 56 games behind home plate. He is scheduled to work Sunday's Reds-Yankees matchup.
Who’s not
NBA: Heat are 1-5 ATS in their last six road games
NBA: Clippers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games in the second half of back-to-back situations.
NHL: Coyotes are 1-4 in their last five games as an underdog.
MLB: Pirates are 8-47 in their last 55 interleague road games.
Key stat
24 – The San Antonio Spurs reeled off 24 consecutive points in Saturday’s third-quarter comeback win over the Los Angeles Clippers, who went 0-for-12 during San Antonio’s run. The Spurs also trailed by 22 points after the first quarter and now hold the playoff record for the biggest comeback after one quarter.
Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked
Emilio Bonifacio, Miami Marlins – The Fish could be without their table-setter for a while as outfielder Emilio Bonifacio is expected to land on the 15-day DL with a thumb injury. Bonifacio leads the bigs with 20 stolen bases and is hitting .268.
Game of the day
Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers (+2, 178)
Notable quotable
"Me and coach have been together for nine years in some capacity. We've had many different conversations, some like that and some not. It wasn't the first, it won't the last. We know how to move on from things and we know each other wants the best for each other. There's no harm done. We're a family." – Dwyane Wade after his altercation with Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra in Game 3’s blowout loss to the Pacers.
Notes and tips
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early Saturday morning in New York. Jones was arrested at 5:02 a.m. ET after he crashed his Bentley, according to the Binghamton Police Department, ESPN.com reported. Jones and the passengers in his car were not injured and an investigation is ongoing. Jones (16-1) won the 205-pound UFC title last year by stopping Mauricio Rua and has defended the title three times since. His next bout is scheduled for Sept. 1 against Dan Henderson.
The Minnesota Lynx begin their WNBA title defenses Sunday in a home matchup with Phoenix. The Lynx, which are 20-7 against the spread in their last 27 home games, opened as 10.5-point favorites against the Mercury. The total is pegged at 174 points.
Cleveland Indians pitchers have walked 154 batters this season. Among American League teams, only Toronto (160) has walked more. Making that statistic even more distressing for the Indians is that the top two starters in their rotation both rank in the top three in the league in walks. No. 2 starter Ubaldo Jimenez leads the league in walks and No. 1 starter Justin Masterson is tied for third in the league in walks.