Wednesday, May 20

Tonight’s board: 1 NBA · 15 MLB · 1 NHL · 3 WNBA

The NBA and NHL conference finals are both in session tonight, with the Spurs looking to go up 2-0 on the Thunder in the West and the Avalanche hosting the Golden Knights to open their Western Conference Finals series. Meanwhile, MLB rolls out a full 15-game Wednesday slate and the WNBA’s landmark 30th season continues with three games headlined by the Fever hosting the expansion Portland Fire.

NBA

Western Conference Finals, Game 2

The Spurs stunned Oklahoma City in double overtime to steal Game 1, and now the Thunder need an immediate answer at home to avoid a 2-0 hole heading to San Antonio.

Spurs at Thunder · 8:30 PM ET

Paycom Center · Market: OKC -6.5, total 216.5, OKC ML -240

Wembanyama’s combined production — nearly 42 projected points, rebounds, and assists with a ceiling approaching 58 — is the highest on either side of this series. His rebounding edge is the headline: nearly five boards clear of anyone else on the floor, a gap so wide that the Spurs’ glass advantage runs almost entirely through one player.

The full NBA slate

MatchupTime ETLineTotalWin %
SAS @ OKC8:30OKC -6.5216.5OKC 66.4%

MLB

15-Game Wednesday

The full midweek slate runs coast to coast with first pitch at 1:05 and the nightcap in Anaheim stretching past 9:30, a typical late-May grind as teams approach the first quarter-pole.

Rangers at Rockies · 3:10 PM ET

Coors Field · Market: TEX -1.5, total 10.5, TEX ML -131

Leiter’s strikeout ceiling approaches nine — the highest in this matchup by a comfortable margin — and he’s expected to fan a strikeout and a half more than Freeland per start. Jung leads all batters in combined hits, runs, and RBIs on either side of this Coors Field matchup.

TeamPitcherIPKH
TEXLeiter5.85.55.5
COLFreeland5.64.06.2

Top bats (Hits + Runs + RBIs, p50)

Team#1#2#3
TEXJung 2.3Burger 2.1Nimmo 2.1
COLMoniak 1.9Goodman 1.8Rumfield 1.7

The full MLB slate

MatchupTime ETLineTotalWin %
CIN @ PHI1:05PHI -14310.5PHI 53.7%
BAL @ TB1:10TB -1308TB 52.0%
HOU @ MIN1:40MIN -1557.5MIN 55.6%
TEX @ COL3:10TEX -13110.5TEX 57.6%
SF @ ARI3:40ARI -1309ARI 51.7%
CWS @ SEA4:10SEA -1497.5SEA 55.1%
CLE @ DET6:40CLE -1307.5CLE 56.9%
ATL @ MIA6:40ATL -2007.5ATL 65.9%
NYM @ WSH6:45NYM -1259.5NYM 55.9%
TOR @ NYY7:05NYY -1758.5NYY 58.1%
MIL @ CHC7:40CHC -1176.5MIL 51.4%
BOS @ KC7:40KC -1197.5BOS 50.5%
PIT @ STL7:45STL -1207.5PIT 50.8%
LAD @ SD8:40LAD -1757.5LAD 63.5%
OAK @ LAA9:38OAK -1259.5OAK 55.9%

NHL

Western Conference Finals, Game 1

The Western Conference Finals open tonight in Denver, with the Avalanche hosting the Golden Knights in a series pitting two of the West’s deepest rosters against each other.

Golden Knights at Avalanche · 8:00 PM ET

Ball Arena · ESPN · Market: COL -1.5, total 6.5, COL ML -190

Colorado has five skaters projected for at least a point tonight — MacKinnon, Makar, Necas, Kadri, and Landeskog — while Vegas has three. MacKinnon leads all players in expected shot volume, generating roughly one more look than anyone on the Vegas side, and that advantage is what makes Colorado’s top line the most dangerous unit on the ice in this series opener.

TeamPTSSOGBlocks
VGKEichel 1.0Eichel 3.0McNabb 2.0
COLMacKinnon 1.0MacKinnon 4.0Kulak 2.0

The full NHL slate

MatchupTime ETLineTotalWin %
VGK @ COL8:00COL -1.56.5COL 61.8%

WNBA

3-Game Wednesday

The WNBA’s landmark 30th season is two weeks old, and expansion Portland visits Indiana in the marquee early-season test for the Fire.

Fire at Fever · 7:00 PM ET

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Market: IND -12.5, total 180.5, IND ML -900

Clark is the engine of this game, matching Mitchell’s scoring output while doubling everyone else’s assist numbers on either roster. If Portland keeps it competitive, Carleton needs to play to her ceiling — and even that falls short of Clark’s expected combined output in points, rebounds, and assists.

TeamPTSREBAST
PORCarleton 15.0Carleton 3.0Leite 4.0
INDClark 21.7Boston 6.8Clark 8.0

The full WNBA slate

MatchupTime ETLineTotalWin %
POR @ IND7:00IND -12.5180.5IND 84.1%
DAL @ CHI9:00DAL -2.5169.5DAL 58.4%
CONN @ SEA10:00SEA -1.5168.5SEA 52.9%

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