Locks

MLB (0.75 Unit) Oakland Athletics Team Total Over 4.5 (+100; Odds via Caesars): 3:07 PM CT on NBCS-CA

If you want to take any kind of over in Oakland, or San Francisco or San Diego for that matter, an afternoon game like this is the time to do it. The warmer temperatures and favorable wind conditions at Oakland Coliseum today offset its pitcher-friendly setup, and a bad starter for the Angels should struggle as a result. Jack Kochanowicz is making his second big league start today, after he gave up 5 runs in 3 innings against the light-hitting Mariners last week.

While Oakland has a similar reputation for hitting ineptitude, they’ve actually been on fire at the plate lately. The A’s have had games of 19, 18, and 13 runs in the past 9 games, and have gone over this team total in 12 of their past 20 overall. Against a bad rookie pitcher with positive hitting conditions today, look for them to have another strong day with the bats.

Degenerates

NBA Summer League Washington Wizards -4.5 vs Milwaukee Bucks (-110; Odds via Caesars): 3:00 PM CT on ESPN

This is a pretty short number for fading Milwaukee in their final game, as this is a team that simply wants to go home after a very rough week of getting crushed. The Bucks have gone 0-4 out in Vegas with a minus-19.5 point differential, even losing by 25 to a fellow lowly Suns squad. While the Wizards aren’t anything special themselves, everyone is having a turn at running out the Bucks and I’m sensing they will too.

Tiny Nick is 2381-2194 ATS (+88.2 Units) on his Locks since joining Zone Coverage.

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