OPTIMAL BET · THE SLATE
Sunday, May 17
Tonight’s board: 1 NBA playoff game · 15 MLB · 3 WNBA
Game 7 in Detroit headlines a loaded Sunday — the Cavaliers and Pistons settle their Eastern Conference Semifinal tonight with a trip to the conference finals on the line. A 15-game MLB slate fills the afternoon with rivalry matchups across both leagues, and the WNBA’s 30th season rolls into its second week with three games.
NBA
Eastern Conference Semifinals · Game 7
Winner-take-all at Little Caesars Arena, with the Knicks waiting in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Cleveland at Detroit · 8:00 PM ET
Little Caesars Arena · Market: DET -4.5, total 206.5, DET ML -185
Cade Cunningham is the only player in tonight’s Game 7 projected for 26-plus points and 8 assists — the next closest facilitator on either side is James Harden, who sits more than two assists below him. Cunningham’s combined ceiling in points, rebounds, and assists approaches 56, nearly eight clear of Donovan Mitchell’s, making him the most leveraged player on the board by a wide margin.
| Team | PTS | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | Mitchell 25.6 | Mobley 8.3 | Harden 6.2 |
| DET | Cunningham 26.4 | Duren 8.7 | Cunningham 8.5 |
The full NBA slate
| Matchup | Time ET | Line | Total | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE @ DET | 8:00 | DET -4.5 | 206.5 | DET 61.9% |
MLB
15-Game Sunday
A packed afternoon across both leagues features the Subway Series in Queens, the Beltway Series in D.C., and a Coors Field matinee with the slate’s highest projected total.
Arizona at Colorado · 3:10 PM ET
Coors Field · Market: ARI -150, total 10.5
Michael Soroka is the only starter on today’s board with a realistic path to double-digit strikeouts — his ceiling pushes past nine, while Lorenzen’s best day barely reaches six. At the plate, Arizona’s top three bats each project for more combined hits, runs, and RBIs than any Colorado hitter, setting up a Diamondbacks lineup that could run away with this one at altitude.
Top bats (Hits + Runs + RBIs, p50)
The full MLB slate
| Matchup | Time ET | Line | Total | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA @ TB | 12:15 | TB -160 | 7.5 | TB 56.2% |
| BOS @ ATL | 1:35 | ATL -153 | 8.5 | ATL 55.7% |
| BAL @ WSH | 1:35 | BAL -130 | 10.5 | BAL 56.6% |
| PHI @ PIT | 1:35 | PIT -137 | 7.5 | PIT 52.9% |
| NYY @ NYM | 1:40 | NYM -112 | 8 | NYY 51.7% |
| CIN @ CLE | 1:40 | CLE -165 | 8.5 | CLE 57.3% |
| TOR @ DET | 1:40 | TOR -130 | 7.5 | TOR 56.6% |
| MIL @ MIN | 2:10 | MIL -121 | 7.5 | MIL 55.4% |
| TEX @ HOU | 2:10 | TEX -120 | 8.5 | TEX 54.8% |
| CHC @ CWS | 2:10 | CHC -135 | 8.5 | CHC 58.0% |
| KC @ STL | 2:15 | STL -114 | 9.5 | KC 51.3% |
| ARI @ COL | 3:10 | ARI -150 | 10.5 | ARI 60.5% |
| SF @ OAK | 4:05 | OAK -148 | 9.5 | OAK 54.5% |
| LAD @ LAA | 4:07 | LAD -140 | 9.5 | LAD 58.2% |
| SD @ SEA | 7:20 | SEA -160 | 7.5 | SEA 56.6% |
WNBA
Week 2
The WNBA’s 30th season is in its second week, with Indiana hosting Seattle in the day’s marquee matchup.
Seattle at Indiana · 6:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Market: IND -10.5, total 177.5, IND ML -577
Caitlin Clark projects for more assists than Seattle’s top two distributors combined, and her combined ceiling in points, rebounds, and assists sits nearly 17 clear of any Storm player’s best-case night. Indiana fields two players projected above 20 points in Clark and Kelsey Mitchell — Seattle’s leading scorer doesn’t crack 16.
The full WNBA slate
| Matchup | Time ET | Line | Total | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV @ ATL | 1:30 | LV -148 | 172.5 | LV 58.4% |
| SEA @ IND | 6:00 | IND -577 | 177.5 | IND 79.5% |
| CHI @ MIN | 7:00 | MIN -203 | 168.5 | MIN 63.2% |
