Brewers One Win From First World Series Title
Milwaukee leads Tampa Bay 3-0 entering Tuesday's Game 4 at Tropicana Field, with the Rays listed as +111 underdogs.
By Giulia Donovan ·
The Milwaukee Brewers can claim their first World Series championship on Tuesday night.
Milwaukee takes a 3-0 series lead into Game 4 against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. First pitch is set for 8 p.m. Eastern on FOX. Caesars Sportsbook lists the Brewers as -127 money line favorites, with Tampa Bay at +111.
The Brewers opened the series with two one-run victories before a 10-1 win in Game 3 pushed their postseason winning streak to eight games, a total tied for the longest in league history. Milwaukee's pitching staff has held a 2.02 ERA through the playoffs, including a 1.34 mark from the bullpen. At the plate, the Brewers have gone 14-for-41 with runners in scoring position across the World Series, including a 9-for-18 showing in Game 3.
SportsLine's projection model, which runs 10,000 simulations of each game, gives a 62.0 percent probability that the teams combine for eight runs or more and assigns a B grade to the over 7. SportsLine analyst Micah Roberts has Milwaukee at -125.
The NBA card tips off at 8 p.m. Eastern when the Detroit Pistons visit the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on NBC. The Knicks open the season at 0-3 after losses to Philadelphia, Boston and Orlando. New York dropped all three meetings with Detroit last year by an average of 28.0 points per game. SportsLine's model projects 219 combined points or more, a 57.9 percent probability, and grades the over 218.5 as a B. Analyst Brad Thomas has John Collins over 6.5 total rebounds at -130, noting Collins has cleared that mark in consecutive games while Detroit's Jalen Duren is out and Ausar Thompson manages a sprained ankle.
Portland visits the Lakers at 11 p.m. Eastern on NBC and Peacock. Los Angeles leads the league in offensive efficiency at 125.9 points per 100 possessions, with the Trail Blazers second at 123.5. Both clubs enter undefeated. The model gives the Lakers a 62.0 percent chance to cover 2.5 points. Mike Barner has Damian Lillard over 19.5 points at -121; Lillard has scored 25 and 19 points in his first two games back with Portland, shooting 8-for-20 from three in those starts against a career mark of 37.1 percent from deep.
Delaware plays at Western Kentucky at 7 p.m. Eastern on CBS Sports Network in a Conference USA matchup. The Hilltoppers are 3-4 overall and 2-1 in conference play after opening 0-3 against Nevada, Georgia and Indiana. Western Kentucky has won four straight at home; Delaware has lost seven straight on the road. The model gives the Hilltoppers a 57.0 percent chance to win at -104 and grades that money line as an A. Tom Fornelli is taking Western Kentucky at +2.5.
Sam Houston visits Missouri State at 8 p.m. Eastern on ESPN2. Missouri State allows 34.9 points per game, last in Conference USA and 130th nationally; Sam Houston gives up 25.3, fifth in the conference and 80th in the FBS. The model puts a 63.3 percent probability on 51 combined points or more and grades the over 50.5 as an A.
