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Utah didn’t show a lot of life in this series until Game 4 and they played a really amazing game. We think there’s a good chance that momentum carries over here tonight. Some of the teams that faced elimination last night didn’t even put up a fight, but the Jazz are a very good team and one that has a lot of pride. They know they are right back in this series with an upset tonight and then a home game for Game 6. We think they will leave it all on the court tonight.

This series has split on the over/under with two of the four series games going over and the other two going under. We think there’s a good chance that this game is a blowout as the Warriors really need to close this series out quickly and another game would hurt this club in the long run. We think they will really lock down on defense, and we just don’t see the Clippers scoring enough on their end to get this one over the posted number.

3-Unit Play. Take #958 Pittsburgh over Arizona (7:05 p.m. Wednesday, April 24)

The Pittsburgh coaching staff has made it a thing in the past couple of years to turn mediocre veteran pitchers into highly effective ones and Jordan Lyles is the one this season. Lyles has allowed only one run through his first three starts this season and has allowed only 10 hits over the 17 innings he has pitched. The Pirates will face Merrill Kelly who has allowed at least 3 runs in three out of the four starts he has made in his first season in the majors. Arizona has taken the first two games of this series but I think the Pirates will be able to end that streak by getting to Kelly and Lyles shutting them down.

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3-Unit Play. #023. Take Carolina over Washington (Wednesday, April 24 at 7:08 p.m.)

As per your selection on Carolina, we simply believe that this is too much value to pass up in a one game, winner takes all scenario. Sure, this series has been dominated by the home teams, but this year has a feel of expected the unexpected and what better way to start the second round tomorrow than an Eastern conference that features Carolina, NYI, Columbus and those dumb Bruins. Holtby is inconsistent and the Hurricanes might just have no idea what's going on which is why they come out playing loose and win this game. The pressure is squarely on the shoulders of the Capitals and while they did face extreme pressure and adversity last year on route to the Cup, we'll bank on the law of averages evening that out. Take Carolina tonight if you want a little action.