I lean towards the Phillies' side, as they have momentum and serious value at plus odds. Los Angeles has yet to lose, but it isn't going 162-0. The Dodgers were down 5-0 early to Atlanta in their last game, needing a Shohei Ohtani walk-off home run to remain undefeated.

Jesus Luzardo has been solid against LA in his career, holding the Dodgers to five runs with 19 strikeouts in his last three appearances against them (17.2 IP). It isn't the most dominant stat line, but it's impressive against a team as loaded as LA. With a lively Philly crowd behind them, home-field advantage is another X-factor in tomorrow's matchup.

Philadelphia is talented enough to compete with Los Angeles. Bet on the home team to win outright on Friday night!

We like Boston as they come off an embarrassing loss to the Heat at home as double-digit chalk. We like them to bounce back here as they have a lot of pride and will want to stay sharp with the playoffs looming. Phoenix is a complete mess, they are 35-41, and 29-46 ATS, which is terrible for a team that had high aspirations. Let's roll with the Celtics.

Arizona has too much offense for Washington to keep pace. It's too early in the season to determine that extra rest is an advantage for the home team, too. Brandon Pfaadt will be a solid pro, and Arizona clearly feels that way, recently signing the third-year pitcher to a five-year extension. He'll benefit from solid run support, but he'll play his role in limiting the Nationals' young bats, who produced seven total runs last series against Toronto.

The Diamondbacks are the more experienced, veteran ballclub — that's the side I'm wagering on in this matchup.

Toronto rested Immanuel Quickley and Jakob Poetl on Thursday in the first leg of the back-to-back, giving them a full complement of stars for Friday night's matchup with Detroit. That will help the Raptors keep the score close, especially with a heavy-usage player in Cade Cunningham likely returning to court after missing the last five games.

Toronto is 39-26-1 as betting underdogs, including 18-10-1 ATS as home underdogs. They are also 29-19 ATS after a loss. Despite their tanking efforts, they are 14-8 ATS since the All-Star break, too. While the competition has been weak, the Raptors entered Friday's action 4-2 straight-up in their last six games. With two of their stars back in the lineup, they can cover the spread against Detroit.

Our selection is on the Atlanta Braves to defeat the Miami Marlins on Friday at 7:15pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Miami will start Max Mayer today. He pitched really well in his first game but might have some trouble today.

The Marlins have lost eight of the L10 games between these two teams in Atlanta -- seven of them by more than one run.

Atlanta is 0-7 this season and is the only team left that's yet to win a single game.

The Braves are still have some of the top odds to finish with a winning record easily.

They have a loaded batting lineup even with no Ronald Acuna right now.

It's just a matter of time before wins start flowing in.

We're on the Braves.

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