This is a play on the HOUSTON ROCKETS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. The four teams on Sunday that were down 2-1 in their respective series and trying to avoid the dreaded 3-1 deficit all lost and we have another in play on Monday. We were on the Pistons and Lakers yesterday and those could have gone the right way but the last seconds did not go in our favor and we are going right back with the same situation on Monday with the Rockets. We are seeing a different line move here though as this line opened at a number we do not usually see based on the bounce back angle and getting over a possession presents excellent value. Houston could not have played worse on offense as it shot just 39 percent from the floor while going only 14-24 from the free throw line on its way to blowing a 13-point lead and getting outscored in the fourth quarter 35-22. This was the second game in the series that the Rockets have shot below 40 percent and both resulted in double digit losses and now it is gut check time. The Warriors improved to 26-17 at home but they are just 7-16-1 ATS when home favorites of 3.5 point or more and could be without Jimmy Butler once again and he will clearly not be 100 percent if he does go. 10* (581) Houston Rockets

This is a play on the HOUSTON ASTROS as part of our MLB Monday Double Play. Houston is another typically backed public team that comes into today with some value which is normally not the case, especially at home. The Astros salvaged the series finale in Kansas City with a 7-3 victory on Sunday as the offense is lagging behind the pitching which has carried them as their 3.18 ERA is No. 4 in baseball. Ronel Blanco had the one bad start against the Twins in his second outing of the season but he has responded well and is coming off his best start of the season which was also his first quality outing. He now has a 5.01 ERA through five starts but a 3.63 xERA which is excellent looking at future outcomes. He will have positive memories coming into this gamed as he no-hit the Tigers last season through seven innings before controversially getting pulled after just 94 pitches. Detroit is coming off a sweep of the Orioles to conclude an 8-2 homestand and improved to 13-3 at home and the Tigers now hit the road where they are just 5-7. Jack Flaherty came back to Detroit after going to the Dodgers for part of last season and has been great in his return but he has a 4.35 ERA in two road starts compared to a 1.59 ERA in two home outings. 10* (916) Houston Astros

This is a play on the NEW YORK YANKEES as part of our MLB Monday Double Play. Baltimore is 10-17 after getting swept in Detroit to make it a 1-6 run and the Orioles have been one of the biggest disappointment early in the season and we saw this coming with no pitching and that had held true as their team ERA of 5.37 is the worst in baseball. That does not give a lot of confidence now having to face one of the most feared offenses in baseball but Baltimore is back home and sends its best starter to the hill in the series opener. Or is he? Tomoyuki Sugano brings in a 3.54 ERA thanks to two straight quality starts but in those games, his four home runs allowed were the same amount as his strikeouts. His ERA is the best of the current rotation but he has a 6.11 xERA which is the worst and a truer indication. The Yankees are coming off a Sunday sweep over Toronto to take their series and they are back on the road where they are just 7-6 but that is adding value, something we can rarely say when analyzing the Yankees. They turn to Will Warren who has been up and down with a 4.79 ERA but three of his five starts have been very encouraging and his xERA is on a positive projection and his xFIP of 3.69 is third of the six starters and just behind Max Fried. 10* (911) New York Yankees