Today's Slate

MLB · 4 games — Watch: Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros, 5:00 ET

NHL · 5 games — Watch: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, 5:00 ET

WNBA · 2 games — Watch: Las Vegas Aces at Indiana Fever, 6:30 ET

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CWS @ HOU · 5:00 ET

Percentages are implied by Underdog's two-way prices, normalized to 100%.
To Win
CWS +105 · 47%53% · HOU -127
  
Spread
CWS +1.5 -193 · 63%37% · HOU -1.5 +159
  
Total
Higher 8.5 +105 · 47%53% · Lower 8.5 -127
  
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MLB
 
Game of the Day

Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros · 5:00 ET

Daikin Park · Market: HOU -125, total 8.5

The wild-card round begins today, and Chicago's trip to Houston sets one of the season's surprise teams against an Astros club that only locked up the AL West on the final day of the regular season. The projection sheet leans on relievers rather than traditional starters: AJ Blubaugh is projected to outwork Hagen Smith, and his ceiling is close to nine outs, roughly one night in ten.

TeamPitcherIPKR
CWSSmith1.31.40.0
HOUBlubaugh1.81.81.0

Top bats — projected Hits + Runs + RBIs

Team#1#2#3
CWSVargas 1.4Antonacci 1.4Teel 1.1
HOUAlvarez 1.8Pena 1.6Diaz 1.5
Fantasy Projections
#PitchersPROJ
1Chris SaleATL22.6
2Cam SchlittlerNYY22.2
3Payton TolleBOS20.1
4Michael KingSD14.6
5Matthew BoydCHC12.1
#HittersPROJ
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongCHC10.1
2Fernando Tatis Jr.SD9.9
3Yordan AlvarezHOU9.3
4Ronald Acuna Jr.ATL9.3
5Miguel VargasCWS9.1
Prop of the Day
Fernando Tatis Jr. — hits
Optimal projection
1.2
Market line
1.5
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The Full Board
MatchupTime ETLineTotalWin %
PHI @ ATL2:00ATL -1936.5ATL 60.5%
CWS @ HOU5:00HOU -1258.5HOU 51.2%
BOS @ NYY8:00NYY -1376.5NYY 52.7%
CHC @ SD10:00SD -1257.5SD 50.8%
NHL
 
Game of the Day

Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes · 5:00 ET

Lenovo Center · Market: CAR -125, total 6.5

Carolina raises its 2026 Stanley Cup banner before hosting Florida in the season opener. Brady Tkachuk is the one skater on either side projected to out-shoot everybody else in the building, and his ceiling is five shots, roughly one night in ten, so Florida's best chance of spoiling the ceremony runs through him.

TeamPTSSOGBlocks
FLABarkov 1.0Tkachuk 3.0—
CARSvechnikov 1.0Svechnikov 2.0—
Fantasy Projections
#GoaliesPROJ
1Jacob MarkstromFLA6.8
2Kevin LankinenVAN6.7
3Jakub DobesMTL6.5
4Sergei BobrovskyTOR6.4
5Carter HartVGK6.2
#SkatersPROJ
1Connor McDavidEDM16.2
2Leon DraisaitlEDM14.0
3Evan BouchardEDM12.5
4David PastrnakBOS11.8
5Jack EichelVGK11.8
Prop of the Day
Connor McDavid — goals
Optimal projection
0.6
Market line
0.5
The Full Board
MatchupTime ETLineTotalWin %
FLA @ CAR5:00CAR -1256.5CAR 52.8%
MTL @ TOR7:00TOR -1086.5MTL 51.0%
NYR @ BOS8:00BOS -1135.5NYR 50.5%
VAN @ EDM10:00EDM -2956.5EDM 71.6%
CHI @ VGK10:30VGK -2585.5VGK 68.4%
WNBA
 
Game of the Day

Las Vegas Aces at Indiana Fever · 6:30 ET

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Market: IND -1.5, total 188.5

Las Vegas took Game 1, so Indiana needs this one at home to send the series back to Las Vegas for a decider. A'ja Wilson is projected as both the top scorer and the top rebounder on the floor. On the Fever side, Kelsey Mitchell rather than Caitlin Clark is the top-projected scorer, while Clark's value comes as a passer: even her floor is above four assists.

TeamPTSREBAST
LVWilson 28.2Wilson 10.5Gray 6.4
INDMitchell 24.7Boston 8.7Clark 9.0
Fantasy Projections
#Top playsPROJ
1A'ja WilsonLV47.5
2Caitlin ClarkIND43.5
3Breanna StewartNY40.9
4Jackie YoungLV37.5
5Olivia MilesMIN33.9
Prop of the Day
A'ja Wilson — points
Optimal projection
28.2
Market line
28.5
The Full Board
MatchupTime ETLineTotalWin %
LV @ IND6:30IND -1.5188.5IND 51.1%
MIN @ NY8:30NY -1.5172.5MIN 59.7%

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UFC

Five fights on today's Dana White's Contender Series card, the UFC's proving ground for new contracts, with a heavyweight bout among them that the market has already leaned hard one way.

UFC · Heavyweight · 3 rounds · 8:00 PM ET
Adama Diop · 25%75% · Zaurbek Sabanov
  
Tennis

Eighteen matches across three events today: thirteen in the WTA's Beijing draw, four in Tokyo and one more on the ATP side in Beijing.

ATP Tokyo · Round Of 32 · Best of 3 · 10:00 PM ET
Zizou Bergs · 29%71% · Jiri Lehecka
  
Basketball

EuroLeague has eight games scheduled today, and one of them sends Barcelona all the way to Dubai.

EuroLeague · 12:00 PM ET
FC Barcelona · 27%73% · Dubai Basketball
  

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