The New York Knicks will try to complete a sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. With one more victory, the Knicks will reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. The New York Knicks are favored with a -141 moneyline compared to the Cleveland Cavaliers' +119. The over/under is set at 217.5.
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Moneyline: Cleveland Cavaliers +119 (43.8%) / New York Knicks -141 (56.2%)
Over/Under: 217.5
Series schedule, results
Game 1: Knicks 115, Cavaliers 104 (OT) Game 2:Knicks 109, Cavaliers 93 Game 3:Knicks 121, Cavaliers 108 Game 4: New York at Cleveland (Monday May 25, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN) Game 5: Cleveland at New York (Wednesday May 27, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN)* Game 6: New York at Cleveland (Friday May 29, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN)* Game 7: Cleveland at New York (Sunday May 31, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN)*
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Jon Metler's expert pick: Karl-Anthony Towns Over 17.5 points
Price: -110 at bet365
The Cleveland Cavaliers are in full desperation mode, trailing 3-0 to the New York Knicks and constantly searching for defensive answers.
So far, nothing has worked. Jalen Brunson has either exploded as a scorer or carved them up as a playmaker, including a 14-assist performance earlier in the series. That’s why I think Karl-Anthony Towns is positioned to benefit most from Cleveland’s likely adjustments in Game 4.
The Cavaliers can’t aggressively help off the wings in the Brunson/Towns two-man game because OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges have consistently punished rotating defenses with catch-and-shoot opportunities created by Brunson.
That should push Cleveland toward a more aggressive drop coverage with Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, forcing them to concede more open perimeter looks to Towns. I price KAT closer to -145 to clear this total.
Jason Logan's expert pick: Evan Mobley Over 1.5 threes
Price: +110 at bet365
Evan Mobley’s inside-out scoring is a strength of this Cavs offense... when the “outside” part is clicking.
The versatile forward went 1-for-6 from distance in Game 3 after knocking down two triples in each of the first two games of the series. New York is happy to let Cleveland jack it up from the perimeter, as the Cavs just haven’t been able to cash in on open shots.
Mobley is getting excellent looks, with all 17 3PAs graded as “open” to “wide open” with no defender within at least four feet. Thirteen of those 3-point shots have come without a Knicks player within six feet. However, he’s a collective 5-for-17 from beyond the arc for the series.
Projections aren’t bullish on Mobley’s makes from downtown, but a desperate game script has Cleveland on the ropes as a home underdog and needing big shots from its stars to stay alive. If Mobley doesn’t top this prop, it won’t be for a lack of clean looks from long range.
Joe Osborne's expert pick: Knicks -2.5
Price: -110 at bet365
I’ll keep backing the Knicks to finish the job and send the Cavs home tonight. New York has now won 10 straight playoff games, with nine of those victories coming by double digits.
It's also shown zero interest in dragging out the series, blowing out both the Hawks and Sixers in previous close-out games by 51 and 30 points — with both taking place on the road.
The Knicks have clearly been the better team in this matchup and should stay aggressive from the opening tip vs. a Cleveland team that's running on fumes.
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In a showdown of titans, San Antonio is tied 2-2 with defending champion Oklahoma City in the Western Conference Finals because, for two games, Victor Wembanyama took over. He dropped 41 in the dramatic Game 1 double-overtime win on the road. However, it was in Game 4 — a must-win game for the Spurs, they couldn't afford to go 3-1 down — where he played maybe his best game.
“I think our competitive response all year has been pretty good and he’s been at the forefront of that more than not,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “And I think tonight he felt, not speaking for him, but from my perspective and obligation to set a tone for us in a variety of ways.”
Wembanyama hadn't been bad in Games 2 and 3. For example, in Game 3 he had 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting and was +4. However, the Spurs had been able to use Isaiah Hartenstein's physicality to push Wemby away from the rim — he had just four shots in the restricted area, six in the paint — and out on the perimeter.
Sunday night, we saw an aggressive Wembanyama who set the tone early (11 first-quarter points) and went hard to the rim — he shot 7-of-10 in the restricted area in Game 4 and took a dozen shots in the paint. When he's that close to the basket, there is nothing any player in the league can do. Especially when he's also 3-of-7 from beyond the arc.
Johnson also modified his team's defensive schemes in a way that let Wembanyama hang closer to the rim — where he is a force unlike anyone in the league — and the results were dramatic. In Game 3, the Thunder shot 11-of-15 in the restricted area and 21-of-32 in the paint overall. In Game 4, the Thunder still tried to attack and get downhill, but shot 48.3% in the restricted area and were 18-of-41 (43.9%) overall in the paint. Look at the Spurs shot chart.
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After the ugly Game 3 loss at home, Spurs legendary former coach (now front office person) Gregg Popovich appeared in the locker room postgame — the first time he had done so all year, according to De'Aaron Fox in a postgame interview on NBC. Popovich's message was simple: That's not Spurs basketball.
“He saw it. We all saw it," Fox said. "We all felt it."
Wembanyama felt it and did what all the greats do — he took that personally. He put the team on his shoulders. He finished Game 4 with 33 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, but the stats don't tell the story of the tone Wembanyama set. Or the one he continues to set.
“We all have high standards and I know I have a lot of responsibilities, but I’m here for it,” Wembanyama said. “Yeah, it was better today. It wasn’t perfect...
“The series is far from over. We’ve got six more wins before we can rest.”
The New York Knicks may have one advantage against their Western counterpart in the NBA Finals: rest. To secure that, New York needs to dispatch the Cleveland Cavaliers. Rest comes only once earned.
Game 4 Prop #1: Karl-Anthony Towns Over 3.5 first-quarter points (-144)
The New York Knicks should emphasize a strong start tonight. Make the Cleveland Cavaliers face elimination early in Game 4 and challenge them to not think about packing it in before they head to the beach.
The NBA punchline of “1, 2, 3, Cancun” usually overlooks that moment at the start of Game 4 when the “Cancun” aspect of that laugh is cemented. A strong first quarter can erase any remaining competitive intrigue from the trailing team.
Jalen Brunson may be New York’s star, but he rarely starts a game aggressively. He instead incorporates his teammates early before taking over late. For example, Brunson has scored just two and five points in the last two first quarters.
Karl-Anthony Towns, however, is a willing beneficiary of Brunson’s early deference. Towns has scored seven and 11 points in the last two first quarters, a combination of long-range shooting and work at the rim.
Two buckets from Towns in tonight’s early frame is not much of an ask, but it would help spur the Knicks toward the Finals more than usual.
Game 4 Prop #2: James Harden Under 17.5 points (-102)
Winning back-to-back seven-game series should not be quickly forgotten, but losing a sweep in the Eastern Conference Finals may cost the Cavaliers and James Harden all such goodwill. Well, it may cost the Cavaliers all such goodwill. It is debatable if Harden has any such goodwill.
He went 3-for-9 from the field in the decisive win against the Raptors in the first round before going 2-for-10 from the field in Game 7 against the Pistons. Did Cleveland win because of Harden or despite him?
This Game 4 should not help his argument.
Harden has cleared this prop in the last two games, but topping out at 19 points in Game 3 despite playing 41 minutes is not an encouraging sign. If New York does indeed win its 11th straight game, a blowout feels rather likely. Eight of the Knicks’ last 10 wins have been blowouts.
A blowout in a series-clinching game typically cuts into starters’ minutes. Cutting into Harden’s minutes at all should doom his scoring, given that he has hardly scored in bunches in this series.
This prop is likely already set at its actionable low, so the -102 are a delightful surprise.
Game 4 Prop #3: Miles McBride Over 5.5 points (+102)
A blowout should lead to only more minutes for Miles McBride. The Knicks guard is rarely the subject of prop bets, but there is still value in this.
Realize, New York has shown a penchant for closing series with firepower. It beat Atlanta by 51 points in a game that was not even that close. The 76ers fell by 30 points.
Routs lead to more minutes for McBride, obviously. Thus, he scored 25 points in 29 minutes in that farewell to Philadelphia.
This is very much a bet that the Knicks will win with ease tonight and give Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart some time to laugh and celebrate. McBride has already scored five points in each of the last two games. An additional shift on the court should spur him past this prop and into plus-money profit.
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The final day of the season, to a modern audience, can seem almost overwhelming: 10 games going on at once, each with their own rhythm and dynamic and storyline. It can be hard to imagine that at one time, before the advent of regular live television coverage, this is how it was every weekend. But from the mass of narratives, one key theme, one that has lurked in the background all season, emerged: that this is a brutally hard, extremely competitive, league in which any slip-up is punished.
There have been complaints this season about the style of many games, but then there comes a point towards the end of most seasons when a number of fans pronounce themselves bored and declare it a bad season; that tends to correlate quite strongly with how well their team has done.
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NEW YORK - JUNE 23: Latrell Sprewell #8 of the New York Knicks dunks in Game Four of the 1999 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on June 23, 1999 in New York, New York. The Spurs won 96-89. OTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1999 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
Never in Knicks history has New York swept back-to-back postseason series.
“Going through this process, one of the things that I’m trying really hard to do and trying really hard to make sure our team does from the top down is to stay present. And what I mean by that is, we don’t wanna get ahead of ourselves, because as soon as we start getting ahead of ourselves, that’s when disaster always occurs, it seems. So for us, starting with me, making sure everybody in the organization on down understands it’s about the next game. And really, it’s about the next possession. And I try to block out everything else as best I can and not think about ‘what ifs,’ because I know for me, it would distract me 100 percent at this time of the year.”
On the risk of getting ahead of themselves:
“We don’t wanna get ahead of ourselves, because as soon as we start getting ahead of ourselves, that’s when disaster always occurs, it seems.”
On thinking about winning a title when he signed with the Knicks:
“When I took the job, I thought about it. But going through this process, one of the things that I’m trying really hard to do and trying really hard to make sure our team does from the top down is to stay present.”
On balancing enjoyment with focus:
“The guys have played good basketball, and they deserve the right for me to make sure that I recognize it and that they’re able to take a breath and enjoy for a few moments what they did do. But again, I’ll try to read the room, and so every once in a while, I may tell them, ‘Hey, you guys were great. Great, great, great, great, but be ready for this, because this can happen.’ So I’ll try to let them go a little bit but bring them back to earth every once in a while with a statement, something that could happen or did happen. And we kinda go from there, but everybody is human. Everybody needs an opportunity to enjoy this roller-coaster ride as it’s unfolding. But the same breath, it’s my job to try to make sure I lead the charge in bringing them back down to earth sooner than later.”
On OG Anunoby’s All-Defense snub:
“I got one more thing before I’m taking off. You guys can all print this. Great players out there. I’m not discounting anybody, but freakin’ OG got robbed. He should’ve been first-team All Defense. First-team All-Defense. The versatility he brings to this team — we’re a top-five defensive team. Top-five defensive team, OK? The versatility that he brings — and everybody always says, ‘Oh, you got KAT. You got Jalen. Blah, blah, blah.’ The versatility that that guy brings to this team is off the charts, and I hope the voters get it right the next time around. I’m happy he’s second-team. He deserves something, but it was wrong.”
On championship traits he sees in this group:
“All of them had a competitive spirit that was unmatched. They were all connected. Those intangibles are what I see that our team is.”
"Freakin' OG got robbed. He should've been First Team All-Defense. I hope the voters get it right next time around. It was wrong."
Mike Brown ends his availability today by making the case for OG Anunoby to be First Team All-Defense 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/Z0HSYCirhf
“We have to come in knowing that this series isn’t over and keep our foot on their necks and try to win the game.”
On earning second-team All-Defense recognition:
“It was cool to get the recognition. Anytime you’re recognized by coaches and the media, it’s really cool. The second team is cool, I was hoping I got first team, I thought I should have gotten first team. But second team is good. Every recognition is good. First team, second team. There’s a lot of good defenders in the league, so to be recognized as one of the 10 premier ones is really cool in itself. Just happy. Now I’m just focused on the rest of the playoffs.”
On believing he’s been elite defensively for years:
“I feel like I’ve been a great defender for years. So anytime you get recognition — recognized by coaches or the media, your peers, whatever — it’s really cool. Second Team is cool.”
On not dwelling on the Knicks’ finals drought:
“I don’t think we’re stuck on it. Our goal is just to win each and every game. However long it was, six years or two years or 20 years, it doesn’t matter.”
"I was hoping I got First Team, I thought I should have got First Team"
“We’ve won all these games in a row as a team. We’ve had this winning streak as a team. We found ways to get these great wins as a team. As long as we stay together and stay unified, we feel and have always felt that the sky’s the limit for us.”
On demanding more desperation amid the Game 3 win:
“I think that we’ve got to be more desperate. We’ve got to be more desperate. This [Cavaliers] team is too good, too great, it’s too much of a big stage to not find more desperation in the game.”
On what frustrated him most during the first half of Game 3:
“We gave up 27 points. That’s what pissed me off more than anything.”
How long has Jalen Brunson imagined leading the Knicks to the NBA Finals?
On how long he’s thought about reaching the Finals with the Knicks:
“Since I signed.”
On whether the Knicks are peaking:
“I don’t want to consider us peaking at this moment. I still think we have a lot of work to do. Us as a team, I’ve said this all year, we just want to get better every single day. That includes the times that we’re in the playoffs because there’s still time to learn, still time to get better. That’s how I’ve always thought about it. I haven’t really had the time to really kind of wonder where we are as a team. All I focus on is how can we get better from the day before?”
On treating Game 4 like any other:
“No matter what is at stake, it’s a chance for us to come together, be better than we were the game before, continue to learn. And try to be the best team we can be.”
On not thinking about historical stakes:
“It doesn’t really cross my mind at all right now. Just really focused on tomorrow. I’ll cross that bridge when we get to it, honestly.”
On fan excitement amid this ridiculous run:
“I mean they’re probably excited. Rightfully so, but we have a job to do, and we have things that we need to focus on. That’s on them being them, but we have to be locked in to do what we do.”
“Analytically, we’ve won 2 out of 3. We’re two out of the three in the expected score. If you believe in process and all that, like, man, take that later. I don’t throw that on them. I see it for myself, and if I have this feeling, I can go to our analytical table and be like, man, the expected score was like one point or two — us shooting way below expected, them shooting way over.”
On the public’s reaction to that argument:
“I know no one wants to hear that. I think you guys like hearing it, but I know the general public, nobody wants to hear that. Everybody is outcome-based. You know, sure, I get that too.”
On past success against New York:
“We’ve had success against this team before. We’ve had really good moments in this series — up 20 in Game 1. Even Game 2, take that run out from the beginning of the third quarter, and it’s pretty tight.”
On believing in process despite results:
“If you believe in process and all that … take that layer. I know I don’t throw that on them. I see it for myself. We have this feeling — I have this feeling — then I can go to our analytical table.”
On the Knicks avoiding any sort of drop in production:
“Teams that make that next step, it’s the balance that’s impressed me the most. They have so many contributors right now, and I think that is what’s different from the regular season. We all know they had ups and downs, they had periods where they weren’t playing well. The sustainability of it, you’re expecting a letdown. We haven’t seen a letdown from them yet.”
On Cleveland’s defensive struggles and Knicks contributors:
“It comes down to performing better, individually. Bridges is 27 of 38 [in this series]. [Landry] Shamet is 7-for-8 from 3 in this series. They’re getting stellar performances across the board. Josh Hart in Game 2 had an incredible game. Jalen’s great and Towns is great, but we’ve kind of done a decent job on those guys, you can argue. … OG’s two wing 3s [in Game 3], like the jab, jab 3, are you kidding me? … The goal was to slow down their momentum, and that mojo they got, and we haven’t been able to do that. That’s the frustrating thing for me. Part of that is them playing great. We haven’t found a formula to slow their mojo down.”
On the Cavs players believing in a comeback:
“I had eight great answers. I said, ‘Well that makes me believe more because you guys really believe in yourselves.’ Each guy had a different reason or two. I don’t want me to get up and say, ‘Hey we got to believe.’ It’s not that. It’s, do they believe? They do believe. They’re probably not steeped in the stats that you guys all know, how hard this is. But I don’t think they care about that. They believe in the group, they believe in each other, they believe we’ve had really good stretches against this team.”
What has our game come too! I remember when we use to just play basketball and took what the defense gave us and just enjoyed getting the bucket. The beauty and choreography was unreal. Now a coach is saying they are up 2-1 analytically although actually down 3-0. 🤷🏾 https://t.co/cL4IUoaacR
“I still feel like we’re the better ballclub. Obviously, we haven’t shown that. We have another opportunity Monday to keep this thing going.”
On playing for avoiding a sweep:
“I think, ultimately, it’s a pride thing. Tomorrow is going to be a big test for where we are mentally. We’re at home — we don’t lose at home. We should take pride in that. These dudes, call a spade a spade, they’re trying to sweep us. Me, personally, I don’t take that lightly. Whether I’m playing five minutes or 15 minutes, whatever it is, I’m going to put my best foot forward and I know my teammates are going to put their best foot forward and try not to let that happen. I think that’s a pride thing.”
“I’m gonna be in the parking lot selling brooms, folks!” 🧹🧹🤣
“It reminds me of a team I played on. Bradley, Frazier, DeBusschere, Reed, Barnett — unselfish play, tenacious defense.”
On whether the Knicks will finish the sweep in Cleveland:
“I’m buying the brooms!”
LeBron on KAT as hub: "You now shift your pie chart from people thinking heavy…JB iso, to now the demographic of your offense shifts…D can't just be keyed in on 1 action now"
On Josh Hart: "Knicks have always had 1 of those guys…that's just synonymous with the Knickerbockers" pic.twitter.com/QsZyde0WNj
“The defense can’t just key on a couple of actions anymore. I thought over the last couple of years with New York, you kind of got a good rhythm of how they were gonna play. The ball was gonna end up in a certain way every single time.”
On Karl-Anthony Towns as a hub in the offense:
“You now shift your pie chart from people just thinking heavy, heavy, heavy, JB pick-and-roll, JB iso, to now the demographic of your offense shifts. Which means the defense can’t just be keyed in on one action now. So having KAT as the hub, at the elbow, at the top of the key, it allows JB to be off the ball, where he can set a rip screen for OG to get to the rim where if [the defense] messes that up, OG gets a dunk. If they mess that up and both of them go with OG to the rim, now you have JB coming off it clean, either for a clean shot or a [dribble handoff]. Now the defense is playing catch up. That’s helped their demographic out a lot, their pie chart on what they can do offensively. And JB is still gonna have his iso game where he’s really good, he’s still gonna have his pick-and-roll game where he’s really good. But to sprinkle in a little bit of off-ball action, a little bit of pinch-post action, with a different hub, that helps a lot.”
“When you look at somebody like Donovan Mitchell, you know what he possesses. I don’t care if you’re tired. I don’t care if you’re banged up. Do it without the mask. Save the bus, save the girl, take the punches, the broken ribs. That’s why you’re Spidaman.”
On the Cavs’ overall issues:
“When I look at this team, I look at guys that feel like sometimes somebody needs to put them in position, somebody needs to show them the way. No, no, no. Half the things that are going on with Cleveland is effort.”
“He’s arguably already a top five Knick EVER.” 😳
Where do you place Jalen Brunson in Knicks lore? 👇
“He is this generation’s Patrick Ewing. He is the best player on the Knicks. He is, for me, the engine that makes that s*** go.”
On Brunson’s playoff résumé:
“He is. Like that mofo, if he don’t do that (late-Game 1 burst), they get smoked. That s started with him. He hit three, four shots in a row… It was perfect. The stage was perfect for him to do what he did. What he did last night will be why you remember him. Real shit man. He took the game over.”
Paul Pierce
On Brunson’s standing among Knicks greats:
“Arguably already a top-five Knick ever.”
The Larry O on the MSG Hardwood is happening for the first time ever on June 8th.
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We’ve heard plenty of stories about the Cleveland Browns and analytics over the years, especially when Paul DePodesta first came around. DePodesta departed this offseason to go back to Major League Baseball, but present day, analytics is more widely accepted as a standard across the NFL. One thing you typically don’t see, though, is using analytics to talk about a team’s win-loss record in critical moments.
That shifts us over to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had fans on the highest of highs a little over a week ago when they dominated the Detroit Pistons in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks. Unfortunately, the series against the Knicks has soured fans again, starting with when New York had an improbably 22-point comeback half-way through the fourth quarter in Game 1. Since then, the Cavaliers have not been able to have sustained success at getting a lead against the Knicks, with a combination of poor three-point shooting, defensive assignments, and New York executing at a high level combining to them now being down 3 games to 0 and facing elimination tonight. No team has ever come back from being down 0-3 at this stage.
Nonetheless, head coach Kenny Atkinson had this to say in an interview yesterday, which certainly didn’t go over the way you expected it too:
“Analytically, we’ve won three, no, two out of three games.” I saw someone on Twitter celebrate by posting a 2026 Analytical Champions Banner for the Cavaliers yesterday. That’d be like saying, “With our defense last year, analytically, the Browns made the postseason.” Yes, I get the things that he’s trying to imply, like the Knicks shot the lights out of the ball and the Cavaliers missed some open looks, and if those things had been closer to the averages, the outcome might have been differently. But there are so many variables in every game, and Cleveland hasn’t done the right things strategically to force such shooting percentages to be different on either side of the court.
It’s been an interesting past month of Cleveland sports — a time when all three major teams are potentially in the spotlight. You had fans high on the Cavaliers, they are currently high on the division-leading Guardians, and any time the Browns are in the midst of an offseason, it feels good to build up that hope all over again. But it looks like the Cavaliers are about to give way to the Browns in terms of sports fandom, with more organized team activities and then mandatory minicamp coming up over the next 2-3 weeks, as fans try to figure out who Cleveland’s starting quarterback will be in 2026.
A BetMGM customer who has won nearly $2 million laddering spread bets during the NBA playoffs lost $350,000 backing the Oklahoma City Thunder in their Game 4 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.
The bettor's customary ladder spread bets went 0-for-6 Sunday night, with a standout loss of $150,000 on Thunder +6.5. The Spurs cruised past the Thunder 103-82.
Key Takeaways
The bettor had won multiple ladder spread bets since the beginning of the playoffs.
BetMGM reported the user had correctly backed OKC with $300,000 in bets in Game 3.
The ladder bettor – whose identity remains anonymous – has dominated the sportsbooks during the NBA playoffs.
The big-bank user has won more than $1.9 million since April 27. The bettor took home $167,508 from $300,000 in bets by supporting the Thunder in Game 3 against the Spurs, which ended in a 15-point road win for the defending champs.
Laying another $350,000 in tickets on the Thunder in Game 4 felt like a sign that the series was destined to be headed to a 3-1 count.
Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs had different plans. After they became the second team in NBA playoff history to lose a game they started with a lead of at least 15-0 in Game 3, they raced out to a 23-8 lead. The difference this time was that the Thunder never took the lead during the final 44 minutes of play, leaving the series tied 2-2.
The loss ended the ladder bettor’s sharp streak, during which numerous days of six-figure profits were racked up.
BetMGM reported the user won $466,718 from $775,000 in wagers during the New York Knicks’ historic Game 1 comeback against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The bettor followed that up with $176,883 in profit from $300,000 in Game 2 and $217,172 in new funds from a $350,000 stake in Game 3.
Earlier in the playoffs, the bettor won $419,641 from $225,000 in tickets during the conference semifinals matchup between the Detroit Pistons and the Cavaliers and $291,860 from $190,000 backing the Thunder in the conference semis against the Los Angeles Lakers, among other prolific wins.
Thunder still lead future odds
With their series now tied at two games apiece, the Thunder still find themselves in the driver’s seat in NBA Finals odds.
Heading back to OKC for Game 5 on Tuesday, the Thunder are -115 to win the Finals. That’s the longest their odds have been since before the playoffs began, although it is still comfortably ahead of the Knicks (+260), Spurs (+275), and Cavaliers (+25,000).
The Thunder are also -210 to win the West, while the Spurs are only +170. Those odds translate to a 67% implied probability that the Thunder will find themselves back in the Finals for the second straight season.
OKC is a 5.5-point favorite in Game 5 and -200 on the moneyline. They’re 6-4 against the spread as a favorite in the playoffs, although they’re only 1-1 against the Spurs. They also lost six of nine games against the Spurs straight up dating back to the beginning of the regular season.
NBA teams that win Game 5 in a 2-2 series have won the series more than 82% of the time, according to Spurs analyst Dan Weiss. That heaps even more pressure onto both teams, who have already produced one of the best series in recent playoff history.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 24: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres hits a double during the fifth inning against the Athletics at Petco Park on May 24, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images) | Getty Images
What a week at Petco Park.
The San Diego Padres played a thrilling three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers that lived up to expectations. The Athletics came to town and battled in a very competitive weekend set.
A tale of a broken offense
The first six games of the homestand have shown the Padres’ inability to capitalize on numerous scoring opportunities. The majority of their runs came on home runs. If the ball was not traveling out of the park, the lineup had trouble manufacturing runs.
Currently, the Friars rank 30th (last) in team batting average at .219. 29th with a .662 OPS, and 25th with a 92 wRC+. Despite all the struggles at the plate, the team has a respectable 31-21 record.
It has been a frustrating week watching the lineup fail to come through, especially with runners in scoring position. Suddenly, their confidence had slipped away from situations they had capitalized on all season.
Is clutch hitting a thing of the past?
It is hard to imagine, but the Padres’ bats have been very productive with runners in scoring position. Oh, what a stark contrast this week. On Monday, the Friars posted a .258 team batting average with runners in scoring position,
However, the offensive struggles saw the lineup go 2-13 and three inning-ending double plays with RISP in the first two series of the current homestand. Poor execution dropped the team’s batting average to .223 with RISP.
The batters seem to lack the focus needed to put runs on the scoreboard. Collectively, they’re swinging at bad pitches that end potential scoring threats.
Empty at-bats with the bases empty
The lackluster offense has trouble putting runners on the basepaths. The team bats a paltry .204 with a .271 OBP when the bases are empty, ranking second-to-last in the majors. The lifeless, listless at-bats have convinced the Friar Faithful that the lineup slept through the first quarter of the season.
It is one of the more extreme batting splits you will ever see. Clutch situational hitting with RISP has driven in nearly three-quarters of the Padres’ total runs this season.
Now, solo home runs have become the main source of the offense. But to become a playoff contender, the entire lineup will need to contribute.
Sheets and Andujar: co-early season MVPs
Thankfully, Gavin Sheets and Miguel Andujar are keeping the offense afloat with big hits over the first six weeks of the 2026 campaign. Their timely hitting late in games has hidden the blemishes with the lineup.
Sheets has posted a 137 OPS+, performing 40% better than the league average. By any measure, no one has been more productive at the plate for the Padres this season.
If you’re still not convinced, look at his production on a road weekend series against the Seattle Mariners. Sheets went 6-for-8 with three HRs, five RBI, and four runs scored.
Not to be outdone by his teammates, Andujar is on a hitting spree, hitting safely in four of the six games on the current homestand. He is working toward having his highest RBI total since his rookie season with the New York Yankees in 2018.
Andujar has been an amazing free agent signing, as every major league team could have signed him last offseason. He is playing a much looser brand of baseball, as the Friars have moved Andujar to the No. 2 spot in the batting order. The front office hopes to ride his momentum all the way to clinching a postseason berth.
How to solve the offensive drought
Everyone has a solution to the Padres’ scoring woes. The consensus is to string together several good at-bats that produce some runs. Others cry out that a couple of weeks of good hitting will diminish early-season struggles.
Let’s rule out replacing the hitting coach — Steven Souza Jr. is the fifth person to hold the position since 2020. Juggling the lineup order has brought moderate improvement, but the leadoff hitter for each inning is batting .167.
The Friars’ lineup resembles a weekend softball team. As a home-run-reliant roster, they are highly susceptible to extended scoring droughts whenever the ball stays inside the park. Furthermore, the lineup lacks the speed required to manufacture runs when the bats go silent.
The lineup has more than enough talent to turn this around and resemble their former selves. They need to put good swings on hittable pitches and see what occurs. Just keep their hitting approach simple.
How long before the front office looks to upgrade the lineup? It may not be about identifying which position is more of a need, but rather about improving the offense in general.
BRADENTON, FL - MARCH 02: Ty Johnson (82) of the Tampa Bay Rays delivers a pitch during a spring training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on March 02, 2026 at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
This was the 7th week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Monday, May 25th).
According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), 19-year old Caden Bodine has regained his spot as the top hitter spot in the Rays system. The backstop was recently added to Baseball America’s top 100 prospect rankings and is up to 4th in the Rays system.
Meanwhile, Aidan Cremarosa is still the team’s top minor league pitcher and among the top performers in all of minor league baseball and is also now ranked 27th in the Rays system by Baseball America. The 22-year old was taken by the Rays in the 8th round of the 2025 draft out of Fresno State. Thus far over eight starts in Single-A, Cremarosa has a 2.89 ERA | 2.69 FIP with a 33.7 K% & 5.4 BB% over 43.2 IP.
RUMBLINGS
Since being activated from the Injured List on May 11th, Ty Johnson hasn’t allowed an earned run over four starts in Triple-A. Thus far, he has compiled a 0.00 ERA | 2.31 FIP with a 29.6 K% & 7.0 BB% over 17.1 IP
Connor Hujsak, 2024 13th round pick, has now matched his career homerun total (12) entering the season. The 24-year old has been on a tear as of late. Since May 3rd, he his hiting .367/.391/.750 with 6 HR over 64 PA.
Marcus Johnson and James Quinn-Irons were both moved to the 60-day Injured List
Michael Grove began a rehab assignment
Trevor Harrison has been placed on the 7-day Injured List
TEAM LEADERS
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Tampa Bay Rays
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Durham Bulls
Team Offensive Leaders: AVG: .329, Victor Mesa Jr (Promoted to MLB on 5/24) OBP: .420, Victor Mesa Jr (Promoted to MLB on 5/24) SLG: .543, Victor Mesa Jr (Promoted to MLB on 5/24) HR: 6,Blake Sabol, Dom Keegan, and Tatem Levins wRC+: 150, Victor Mesa Jr (Promoted to MLB on 5/24) SB: 17, Rayndel Delgado & Jacob Melton (Placed on the IL on 4/23)
Team Pitching Leaders: ERA: 2.05, Evan Reifert FIP: 4.04, Andrew Wantz K%: 31.9%, Evan Reifert BB%: 5.2%, Jonathan Heasley WHIP: 1.18, Evan Reifert AVG: .169, Evan Reifert WHIFF%: 12.9%, Luis Guerrero
4/23: Suffered sprained ankle. Expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
Montgomery Biscuits
Team Offensive Leaders: AVG: .341, Cooper Kinney (promoted to AAA on 5/5) OBP: .432, Cooper Kinney (promoted to AAA on 5/5) SLG: .600, Xavier Isaac HR: 12, Xavier Isaac wRC+: 171, Cooper Kinney (promoted to AAA on 5/5) SB: 28, Austin Overn
Team Pitching Leaders: ERA: 1.99, Chris Clark FIP: 2.36, Alexander Alberto K%: 41.3%, Alexander Alberto BB%: 2.2%, Gary Gill Hill WHIP 0.86, Owen Wild AVG: .127, Owen Wild WHIFF%: 15.4%, Owen Wild
Team Offensive Leaders: AVG: .320, Theo Gillen OBP: .454, Tony Santa Maria (promoted to AAA on 5/13) SLG: .640, Theo Gillen HR: 12, Connor Hujsak wRC+: 164, Theo Gillen SB: 15, Emilien Pitre & Tony Santa Maria (promoted to AAA on 5/13)
Team Pitching Leaders: ERA: 1.27, Jacob Kisting FIP: 2.07, Jacob Kmatz K%: 43.9%, Jacob Kmatz BB%: 1.3%, Jacob Kisting WHIP: 0.61, Jacob Kisting AVG: .152, Jacob Kisting WHIFF%: 19.6%, Jacob Kmatz
SITR NOTE: “Three up, three down,” the review of the previous week for the Cubs, will run tomorrow, since today’s a holiday and there’s an afternoon game today.
The Cubs have lost eight straight. That, you already know. The Pirates have lost six of their last nine. Something’s gotta give in this four-game series.
For more on the Pirates, here’s Ethan Coulehan, a writer at our SB Nation Pirates site Bucs Dugout.
After losing four games in a row the Pirates bounced back and won the last two games in their series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Those last two games in St. Louis were huge for Pittsburgh to get back to winning ways and snap the losing streak they had vs. the Cardinals. Then they lost two of three over the weekend in Toronto, taking the series finale behind a solid outing from Mitch Keller.
The Pirates are about to start another big divisional series when they face off against the Chicago Cubs. Pittsburgh is 2-1 this season against Chicago, winning the first series. The first game was on April 10th at Wrigley Field where the only scoring came from a two run home run by Bryan Reynolds. The Pirates then won the second game 4-3 in 11 innings which is just the third extra inning victory for Pittsburgh this season. The third game of the series ended with a Cubs walk off single by Carson Kelly.
The largest deficit in that series was just two runs. That shows that these teams are very even and well matched. That was a big series for Brandon Lowe who had two home runs. It was also a solid series for Reynolds, who had three RBI.
The Bucs historically have struggled against the Cubs. The Buccos went just 3-10 vs Chicago last season. In those 13 games in 2025 against Chicago the Pirates did not score more than four runs. They snapped that streak this season after their 7-6 victory.
This is going to be the first time this season that these two teams will meet at PNC Park. In 2025 the pirates only won one game vs the Cubs at home.
Carmen Mlodzinski, Braxton Ashcraft, Bubba Chandler and Paul Skenes are the set starters for the four game series. It is very important for the starting pitching to step up and produce. Ashcraft’s last performance, where he threw seven innings and had nine strikeouts and just one earned run allowed, is a very good sign for Pittsburgh.
This is going to be a tough series because of the lack of success the Pirates have had throughout the years against the Cubs. It is important for the Buccos to at least take two out of three against what is arguably their biggest divisional rival.
Fun facts
A sweep of the four-game series would raise the Cubs’ regular-season victory total at Pittsburgh to 600 since the rivalry began in 1887. Their 596 wins there are the most anywhere outside Chicago. Next most are 579 at Philadelphia and 566 at St. Louis.
The Cubs’ last four-game sweep at Pittsburgh was Aug. 1-4, 2011. This will be their 13th four-game set there since then.
The Cubs won three games in each of their last two four-game series at Pittsburgh, in 2022 and 2023. In all games there since 2021, the Cubs are 27-9.
The Cubs’ 712 losses at Pittsburgh are their most by far on the road. They have lost 642 at Cincinnati and 635 to the Giants at New York and San Francisco.
(Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
Probable pitching matchups
Monday: Ben Brown, RHP (1-2, 2.09 ERA, 0.983 WHIP, 2.36 FIP) vs. Carmen Mlodzinski, RHP (4-3, 3.96 ERA, 1.400 WHIP, 2.98 FIP)
Thursday: Colin Rea, RHP (4-3, 4.83 ERA, 1.370 WHIP, 4.43 FIP) vs. Paul Skenes, RHP (6-4, 3.00 ERA, 0.817 WHIP, 2.87 FIP)
NOTE: As of the time of this series preview posting, the Cubs did not have any starters listed past Monday. Tuesday would have been Edward Cabrera’s turn, but as you know, he’s now on the IL. That game could be started by Jordan Wicks, who was recalled Sunday to take Cabrera’s spot on the active roster. Wicks last started for Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, so he’d be on normal rest for a Tuesday start. Wednesday and Thursday would be Taillon’s and Rea’s turns if the Cubs stay on rotation, so I’m listing them here as “probable.”
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) A Devon Rex cat relaxes in their pen during the GCCF Supreme Championship Cat Show on April 26th, 2026 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage)
Hickory played two, and in those two games, they allowed no runs on five hits.
In Game One, A.J. Russell struck out six in 3.2 shutout innings, walking one. Owen Proksch struck out three in two shutout innings.
Esteban Mejia was 2 for 3 with a homer. Paulino Santana doubled. Yolfran Castillo doubled. Josh Spring had a hit. Daniel Flames had a hit and a walk.
In Game Two, Evan Siary threw six shutout innings, allowing one walk and striking out three.
Hector Osorio doubled. Paulino Santana doubled. Yolfran Castillo doubled. Josh Spring had a hit.
Hub City also shut out their opponent, though in one game, not two.
Starter D.J. McCarty struck out eight and walked two in six innings.
Malcolm Moore doubled and homered. Paxton Kling had a hit and a stolen base. Rafe Perich had a hit and a walk. Maxton Martin had a hit. Chandler Pollard had a hit and a pair of stolen bases.
Frisco did not shut out their opponent, but did allow just one run.
Starter Dylan MacLean struck out two and walked one in six innings, allowing one run. Eric Loomis struck out two and walked one in a shutout inning. Ryan Lobus struck out one in a scoreless inning.
Cody Freeman was 1 for 3 with a walk. Arturo Disla homered and walked. Keith Jones II doubled and drew three walks.
For Round Rock, Marc Church threw two scoreless innings, striking out two. Alexis Diaz walked one and struck out one in an inning, allowing two runs. Luis Curvelo struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning. Ryan Brasier threw a scoreless inning.
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Josh Inglis' expert pick: White Sox moneyline
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Why are the Twins road favorites today with Zebby Matthews on the mound? His run of good fortune is due to snap with a .227 BABIP while stranding 93% of his runners. He was getting tagged in Triple-A before the call-up and doesn’t profile as a good pitcher. He also threw 100 pitches in his last outing and hands things over to a bullpen that ranks 25th in ERA on the season and could be without Taylor Rogers after back-to-back appearances. Meanwhile, Anthony Kay is quietly putting together a strong season with two or fewer earned runs allowed in eight of his 10 starts. The Chicago White Sox still feel undervalued by the market, and THE BAT has this fair price sitting at -120.
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Joe Osborne's expert pick: Phillies/Padres Under 7.5
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Jesus Luzardo has found his rhythm again, allowing two earned runs or fewer in five of his last six starts, and faces a San Diego Padres lineup that has struggled badly against left-handed pitching. Randy Vasquez has also been excellent with a 2.96 ERA, while the Philadelphia Phillies offense has been flat-out bad vs. righties... and on the road. The trends support the Under as well, with the Phillies cashing it in seven of their last eight games and San Diego doing the same in 10 of its last 12 at home. It also helps that the Padres' bullpen has been one of baseball’s sharper relief units lately and is well equipped to protect a low total.
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TORONTO, CANADA - MAY 24: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays leaves the game after he got hit by a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the fifth inning in their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on May 24, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Thanks to some ninth-inning Aaron Judge heroics, the Yankees handed their most important rival of 2026 a loss on Sunday. The Yanks’ 2-0 win over Tampa Bay narrowed the latter’s lead atop the American League East to 4.5 games and handed the Rays only their second loss in their last dozen games. More Tampa losses would be just keen.
Elsewhere, the big story is in Toronto. The Blue Jays entered Sunday on a season-high, four-game winning streak and were looking to sweep Pittsburgh. The Jays, however, were done in by the long ball and also lost two of their best players to injury, though there is no indication yet that either will miss considerable time.
Toronto Blue Jays (25-28) 1, Pittsburgh Pirates (27-26) 4
Until he faced the Yankees last week, Jays starter Dylan Cease was almost impossible to take yard. Through his first eight outings, he allowed a lone long ball. Then the Yanks hit two. On Sunday, the Pirates hit two more their first time through the order. After one home run through eight games, Cease allowed four home runs in his next 6+ innings. You can’t predict baseball, Suzyn. The only saving grace for Cease Sunday was that both were solo shots.
Other than that, however, Cease looked great, with his strikeout pitches in fine form. In the top of the fifth though, he had to leave the game with discomfort in his left hamstring (they’re hoping it’s mild, but he will have an MRI), forcing the Jays to go to the bullpen early while holding their breath regarding their ace’s health. Making matters worse, in the bottom of the fifth, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. took a Mitch Keller pitch off the elbow and also left the game — though X-rays on his elbow later came back negative.
Now into the Jays ‘pen, the Pirates broke through in the sixth with the game’s big blow. Esmerlyn Valdez hit a two-run home run off Chase Lee, his first major-league hit, that gave Pittsburgh some breathing room with a 4-1 lead. Toronto brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth, but Gregory Soto got the final two outs to win the game and the series.
Boston Red Sox (22-30) 5, Minnesota Twins (26-27) 6: This was a back-and-forth affair with the clubs trading runs early. The game went to the middle innings with Boston up 4-3 but a three-run sixth inning highlighted by a two-run, tie-breaking single by Brooks Lee looked to have Minnesota in great shape to take another game from the BoSox. Not so fast, my friend. Former Yankee Yoendrys Gómez tried to lock the game down in the ninth after entering the previous inning but allowed a fifth Boston run. If not for a great relay to the plate on that play, he would have blown the save. Boston still managed to put the tying and winning runs on base with two outs but the Twins escaped with the W.
Editor’s note: The Red Sox might very well creep back into this race at some point, but they are currently better than just three other AL teams (Royals, Tigers, and Angels). As such, this will be the last time you see them covered here in 2026 unless they have a rally to relevance or if they’re playing a more notable AL team.
Cleveland Guardians (32-23) 3, Philadelphia Phillies (26-27) 1: Once again, pitching was the story in Philadelphia. Sunday, in the rubber match of this three-game set, Parker Messick took the ball for Cleveland. He spun 5.2 scoreless innings and, thanks to RBI base hits from Steven Kwan and Rhys Hoskins, departed with a 2-0 lead. The Phils managed their lone run on a Bryce Harper RBI in the bottom of the seventh but Cleveland immediately got that run back in the eighth and held on for the 3-1 win. The victory sends Cleveland out of The City of Brotherly Love with the series win over the Phils, who’ve been much improved with Donnie Baseball at the helm (18-7).
Seattle Mariners (25-29) 6, Kansas City Royals (22-31) 8: Seattle got off to a quick start thanks to a Julio Rodríguez first-inning solo home run. They failed to follow up, however, and five runs in the fifth and sixth gave Kansas City a lead they managed to protect, though things got squirrely in the ninth with close Lucas Erceg surrendering three runs, making a comfortable 8-3 Royals lead much less comfortable at 8-6, with the tying run at the plate and two outs. Erceg, however, retired Luke Raley to end it. A little bit of good news for Seattle as Colt Emerson, the highly-touted prospect they recently called up, had a breakout game. At 2-for-17 entering Sunday, Emerson went 4-for-4 with three doubles, a run scored, and a run batted in. Not bad at all.
Texas Rangers (24-28) 1, Los Angeles Angels (20-34) 2: The Rangers and Angels closed out Sunday’s slate of games. Each club scored a lone run in the opening innings. Then the pitching took over. Especially for the Angels. Reid Detmers, who entered Sunday with a 5.07 ERA (notably his FIP was a much shinier 3.07), absolutely went off on the Rangers. throwing eight innings, allowing only the one run, and striking out a career-high 14, with everyone in the Texas lineup striking out at least once against him. The game stayed tied until the ninth when Yankee legend Oswald Peraza made his presence known. With runners on first and second and with the help of a Rangers’ throwing error, Peraza’s groundball to second that could have been an inning-ending twin killing ended up scoring the winning run.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 23: Tyler Soderstrom #21 of the Athletics bats during the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on May 23, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Welcome to another week A’s fans!
The A’s wrapped up their Southern California road trip yesterday with a win against the Padres. That wrapped up a 4-2 road trip, They went 3-1 against the Angels but probably should have gotten a sweep with how well they played. That lone loss came in the game J.T. Ginn took a no-hitter into the ninth only to allow a walk-off two-run home run. That one stung but at least the A’s bounced back and won the next three against arguably the worst team in the league. They needed to do that to prove to themselves they’re going to be a contender for the long haul this year. The Padres’ series wasn’t easy but the guys got away with one and avoided a sweep.
Now the A’s are back in Sacramento for an extended homestand. First they’ll welcome the division-rival Seattle Mariners to town for three games to start the week off. An off-day Thursday will give the A’s a chance to get a rest, catch their breath, and get ready for a weekend series against the New York Yankees, who possess the second-best record in the American League behind the Rays.
First up, the M’s. Seattle is second in the AL West but are below .500 at just 25-29. They’ve lost two in a row and are 2 1/2 games behind the A’s in the division. Tonight’s matchup will be an interesting one as veterans Aaron Civale and Luis Castillo go head to head to start the series. Back at home, this would be an excellent time to put some distance in the standings between us and last year’s division champions.
The end of a career, enjoy retirement Nick Anderson!
Veteran reliever Nick Anderson, who has pitched well at Triple-A for the A’s, has retired, according to his agent, Matt Gaeta. Anderson, 35, submitted the paperwork yesterday.
Anderson was a first-team All-MLB reliever In 2020 and threw 173 innings over six big league seasons.
— Bill Moriarity – A's Farm (@AthleticsFarm) May 24, 2026
If he is, it’s looking more and more like a reliever. Thoughts?
Do not give up on Jack Perkins. He’s a young pitcher with plus stuff and the right mentality on the mound. Yes he’s struggling at the moment, but young players go through struggles. He’s still a big part of the A’s future.
Karl-Anthony Towns Over 17.5 points
Evan Mobley Over 1.5 threes
