Tonight’s board: 1 NBA · 16 MLB · 1 NHL · 3 WNBA

The conference finals resume on both hardwood and ice tonight, with New York heading to Cleveland looking to push the Cavaliers to the brink and Montreal trying to extend its series lead in Carolina after a dominant Game 1. A packed 16-game MLB Saturday and three early-season WNBA matchups fill out the board.

Eastern Conference Finals, Game 3

The Knicks seized home-court advantage with two wins at Madison Square Garden — including an overtime thriller in Game 1 — and look to push the Cavaliers to the brink in Cleveland.

Rocket Arena · ABC · Market: CLE -2.5, total 214, CLE ML -130

Towns’s ceiling on the glass stretches past seventeen rebounds — roughly four more than either Mobley’s or Allen’s best-case scenario. In a series New York already leads two games to none, that kind of separation from a single player could be what pushes Cleveland to the brink.

16-Game Saturday

Pitching depth has defined the early going this season, with elite rotation arms separating the contenders from the pack across both leagues.

Great American Ball Park · Market: CIN -1.5, total 9.5, CIN ML -110

Pallante’s strikeout ceiling stretches above seven — roughly a full punchout higher than Paddack’s best case — giving the Cardinals a quiet edge on the mound. At the plate, St. Louis’s lineup depth stands out: their top three hitters all project above the mark Cincinnati’s best barely reaches, a rare kind of across-the-board advantage in a game at hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park.

Top bats (Hits + Runs + RBIs, p50)

Eastern Conference Finals, Game 2

Montreal stunned Carolina with a four-goal Game 1 blowout, and now the Hurricanes need a response on home ice to avoid falling behind two-nothing heading to Montreal.

Lenovo Center · TNT · Market: CAR -1.5, total 6, CAR ML -205

Carolina should generate roughly nine more shots on goal than Montreal, reflecting a heavy shot-volume advantage even with the Canadiens up a game. Svechnikov leads all skaters with more expected shots on net than any Montreal forward, and if the Hurricanes convert even a fraction of that gap, they should level the series heading back to Montreal.

Week 3

The WNBA’s landmark 30th season is two weeks old, with expansion clubs Toronto and Portland still settling into the league against established rosters.

Coca-Cola Coliseum · Market: TOR -5.5, total 176.5, TOR ML -220

Sykes’s ceiling stretches past thirty points, and Mabrey pushes past twenty-nine — both higher than any Portland player’s best case. Toronto’s backcourt depth is the clearest advantage on tonight’s WNBA slate, and it underpins what the model sees as a comfortable home win.