Matt Fargo

This is a play on the CHICAGO CUBS for our MLB Monday Sweet Spot. Chicago took two of three in Washington over the weekend to make it a 3-3 roadtrip and keep its 1.5-game lead in the National League Central. The Cubs head back home where they are 15-6 on the season which is the third best home record in baseball behind the Astros and Dodgers. The Cubs are 17-6 when playing against a team with a winning record this season while going 21-7 as a favorite of -110 or higher this season. Philadelphia swept the Rockies over the weekend to increase its lead in the National League East to 2.5 games over the Braves. While this is clearly a talented team, the Phillies have benefitted from an easy schedule as 28 of their 46 games have taken place at home where they are 18-10 compared to 9-9 on the road. Going back, the Phillies are 3-7 in their last 10 series openers. Jake Arietta gets the ball for Philadelphia and he is coming off his second straight start where he allowed four earned runs and we made the mistake of playing on him last time out. His home and road splits are nearly identical and the Phillies are 0-4 in his last four road starts against teams with a winning record. Yu Darvish counters for the Cubs and while he has been inconsistent, he is coming off one of his best starts which he can carry going forward. 10* (954) Chicago Cubs

This is a play on the PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS for our NBA Monday Enforcer. Portland is facing elimination and with its back against the wall at home, we should see a big rebound tonight. The Blazers blew an 18-point lead in Game Three, eventually losing by 11 points and are down 3-0 in the series and no team in NBA history has lost the first three games of a playoff series and come back to win which is the big reason they have gone from a 2.5-point favorite to a 3.5-point underdog one game later. The one thing Portland needs to avoid one bad period. In all three games this series the Warriors have had a dominating quarter where they scored at least 15 points more than the Blazers. Most games between two quality opponents have some ebbs and flows, but a 15-point differential in a single quarter is just too much. The Blazers missed 13 free throws in Game Three on top of it, making just 20 of 33. Playing without Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins seems like the sort of factor that would have extended the series, but instead it has served as a rallying cry of sorts for the remaining Warriors. However, Golden St. will be without Andre Iguodala tonight which puts its limited depth in question yet again. Here ,we play on home underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points in a game involving two teams allowing between 43.5 and 45.percent shooting, after three straight games allowing 47 percent shooting or higher. This situation is 27-7 ATS (79.4 percent) since 1996. 10* (502) Portland Trail Blazers