Tim Michael

T.M. Selection: Giants.

San Francisco has won three of its last four and I think it'll keep that momentum rolling for at least one more game here at home in another favorable starting pitching matchup. The Giants won the opener 3-0, but they're still just 13-14. Pittsburgh is now 13-14 and it's lost three straight. Pittsburgh goes with Martin Perez (1-1, 3.45 ERA) while the home side counters with Jordan Hicks (2-0, 1.61.) look for Hicks to take advantage of familiar surroundings and lay this price with confidence.

T.M. Prediction: 5-3 San Francisco.

T.M. Selection: Leafs.

This has been a back-and-forth series and I expect this pattern to contine here after Boston won Game 3 by a score here of 4-2. Note that Toronto though is 7-3 in its last ten in trying to avenge a home loss as a fav vs. an opponent. These teams are evenly matched, but I believe Toronto will indeed respond in this position like it has 70% of the time over the L10 such instances.

T.M. Prediction: 4-2 Toronto.

T.M. Selection: Magic.

The bottom line here is that I think that the home court advantage will prove crucial in this series. That's so far been the case, with Cleveland winning big in each of the first two games, before Orlando answering in the 121-83 Game 3 victory. I often find that oddsmakers have a hard time properly quantifying "momentum" into a line, and that's the case here for sure, as I do indeed look for the Magic to build off their recent blowout performance.

T.M. Prediction: 104-96 Orlando.