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  • Sunday, June 20, 2021

Las Vegas - My guy is watching from the ring upstairs...Happy Father's Day to all!!!

First up on the NBA hardwood is the Western Conference Final opener with Phoenix hosting L.A. The Clippers will be without Kawhi Leonard while the Suns list Chris Paul as questionable due to the COVID-19 protocols.
Congrats to the Clips for knocking out the Jazz, but life is gonna be tougher against PHX. Especially if Paul gets cleared to play. Got some regular season stats for you. The first meeting was in Phoenix and the Clippers (-3.5) posted a 112-107 road win. The Over/Under total was 215.5 and went high. The next game was in L.A. and the Clips (-6) posted another W, 113-103. The total closed at 221 and went low. The last meeting was back in the desert and PHX (-4.5) picked up a 109-101 victory. The total was 220.5 and went under. The Suns lost two of the first three to the Lakers before storming back with three wins in the first round, then got out the BROOM for a four game sweep of the Nuggets. They are working on a gorgeous 7-0 PERFECTO, straight up and against the spread, and have had a week off to recharge. The size of my wager will be determined by CP3. If Chris plays, we push all our chips in to the center of the table. If Paul sits, we would make the wager very SKINNY!

Game seven for the 76ers and Hawks, and just like the first six games, it's ALL about Joel Embiid. He will play and is listed as probable, but that knee is always one bump away from disaster. Atlanta has won and covered three of the last four on the road, and unless Ben Simmons starts hitting foul shots, we're thinking about dropping a few pennies on the kids from the ATL plus a touchdown.

Running the bases, and guess who is pitching for Baltimore? Yup, Matt Harvey. And for all that follow, you know I've been betting against Harvey forever, and will again. No need to post his recent numbers because they are EMBARRASSING. Okay, I'll post some numbers. He has not won a game since May 1 (0-7) and is pitching to a 14.73 ERA the last seven times out. OUCH!!! Gimme the Blue Jays for the money, and yea, you can BOOK IT!!!

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