MLB · 16 games — Watch: Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds, 6:40 ET
WNBA · 3 games — Watch: Chicago Sky at Atlanta Dream, 7:00 ET
SEA @ COL · 8:10 ET
| SEA -162 · 59% | 41% · COL +134 |
| SEA -1.5 -108 · 49% | 51% · COL +1.5 -121 |
| Higher 10.5 -132 · 53% | 47% · Lower 10.5 +101 |
Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds · 6:40 ET
Great American Ball Park · Market: CHC -136, total 9.5
The Cubs land in Cincinnati in the thick of the NL wild-card chase, with the Phillies matching them step for step down the stretch. Pete Crow-Armstrong carries the highest overall projection of any hitter in the sport tonight, outpacing the likes of Kyle Schwarber and Julio Rodriguez on a night the model leans hardest on his bat. Boyd and Lodolo both take the mound with their teams' playoff hopes riding on it.
Top bats — projected Hits + Runs + RBIs
| Team | #1 | #2 | #3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | Crow-Armstrong 2.1 | Bregman 1.9 | Suzuki 1.9 |
| CIN | De La Cruz 1.7 | Stewart 1.7 | Myers 1.6 |
| # | Pitchers | PROJ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik SkubalLAD | 23.6 |
| 2 | Reid DetmersLAA | 19.7 |
| 3 | Cam SchlittlerNYY | 18.6 |
| 4 | Joe RyanMIN | 17.4 |
| 5 | Robert GasserMIL | 16.6 |
| # | Hitters | PROJ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Crow-ArmstrongCHC | 15.5 |
| 2 | Jake McCarthyCOL | 14.2 |
| 3 | Julio RodriguezSEA | 14.2 |
| 4 | Kyle SchwarberPHI | 14.1 |
| 5 | Randy ArozarenaSEA | 13.4 |
Optimal projection 6.9 | Market line 7.5 |
| Matchup | Time ET | Line | Total | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET @ CWS | 1:10 | CWS -136 | 7.5 | CWS 52.7% |
| DET @ CWS | 2:10 | CWS -139 | 7.5 | CWS 53.1% |
| MIL @ BAL | 4:05 | MIL -130 | 8.5 | MIL 57.3% |
| PHI @ NYM | 4:10 | NYM -122 | 7.5 | NYM 50.5% |
| BOS @ TB | 4:10 | TB -135 | 7.5 | TB 52.5% |
| OAK @ CLE | 6:10 | CLE -182 | 8.5 | CLE 58.9% |
| KC @ PIT | 6:40 | PIT -115 | 8 | KC 51.5% |
| CHC @ CIN | 6:40 | CHC -136 | 9.5 | CHC 58.3% |
| TOR @ TEX | 7:05 | TOR -122 | 8.5 | TOR 55.6% |
| ATL @ HOU | 7:10 | HOU -119 | 8.5 | ATL 50.5% |
| WSH @ STL | 7:15 | STL -130 | 8.5 | STL 51.4% |
| NYY @ ARI | 8:10 | NYY -143 | 7.5 | NYY 59.3% |
| SEA @ COL | 8:10 | SEA -159 | 10.5 | SEA 61.7% |
| MIA @ SD | 8:40 | SD -155 | 7.5 | SD 55.3% |
| SF @ LAD | 9:10 | LAD -350 | 7.5 | LAD 71.2% |
| MIN @ LAA | 9:38 | LAA -109 | 7.5 | MIN 52.6% |
Chicago Sky at Atlanta Dream · 7:00 ET
State Farm Arena · Market: ATL -13.5, total 175.5
Atlanta is jockeying for playoff positioning as the regular season winds down, while Chicago is already playing out the string. Angel Reese's rebounding ceiling tonight is nearly five boards clear of anyone else on the floor, the widest gap in the game. The model likes the Dream to handle a clear mismatch on paper at home.
| # | Top plays | PROJ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alyssa ThomasPHX | 37.8 |
| 2 | Jessica ShepardDAL | 37.3 |
| 3 | Angel ReeseATL | 37.0 |
| 4 | Paige BueckersDAL | 33.7 |
| 5 | Veronica BurtonGS | 29.8 |
Optimal projection 3.1 | Market line 3.5 |
| Matchup | Time ET | Line | Total | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX @ DAL | 1:00 | DAL -8.5 | 172.5 | DAL 76.6% |
| CHI @ ATL | 7:00 | ATL -13.5 | 175.5 | ATL 84.6% |
| SEA @ GS | 9:00 | GS -12.5 | 160.5 | GS 84.1% |
Biltmore Championship Asheville
Neal Shipley carries his overnight lead into Saturday's third round at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, and the pairings put the pressure right next to him — he's grouped in the day's last tee time alongside Ben Kohles, the man chasing him closest on the leaderboard, with Ricky Castillo rounding out the threesome.
| POS | Player | TOT | R1 | R2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neal Shipley | -15 | 65 | 62 |
| 2 | Ben Kohles | -14 | 65 | 63 |
| T3 | Ricky Castillo | -11 | 69 | 62 |
| T3 | Max Greyserman | -11 | 64 | 67 |
| 5 | Eric Cole | -10 | 64 | 68 |
| T6 | Jacob Bridgeman | -9 | 66 | 67 |
| T6 | Pontus Nyholm | -9 | 66 | 67 |
| T6 | Seamus Power | -9 | 66 | 67 |
| T6 | Jackson Suber | -9 | 65 | 68 |
| T10 | Zecheng Dou | -8 | 67 | 67 |
Driving dist 317.1 yds Gordon Sargent | Fairways hit 96% Joel Dahmen |
Cut line: -3 — 76 of 132 advanced
Biltmore Championship Asheville · The Cliffs at Walnut Cove
September 17–20 · Round 3, 7:33 AM–9:45 AM ET
| Time | Group | Hole |
|---|---|---|
| 9:23 AM ET | Jacob Bridgeman · Pontus Nyholm · Jackson Suber | 1 |
| 9:34 AM ET | Eric Cole · Max Greyserman · Seamus Power | 1 |
| 9:45 AM ET | Ricky Castillo · Ben Kohles · Neal Shipley | 1 |
115 games fill today's college football schedule, and the marquee matchup sends two unbeaten teams into Oxford as LSU visits Ole Miss with early playoff-picture stakes for both.
| Ole Miss · 42% | 58% · LSU |
13 fights fill tonight's UFC card, topped by a flyweight title rematch as champion Joshua Van looks to hold off former champ Alexandre Pantoja.
| Alexandre Pantoja · 43% | 57% · Joshua Van |
Soccer's card runs deep today — 13 MLS matches and five apiece in the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 — with Barcelona's La Liga trip to Sevilla as the header match.
| Sevilla · 8% | Draw · 13% | 79% · Barcelona |
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