SportsLine Newsletter Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Analysis

Middle Tennessee is a team on the rise after wins against Delaware and FIU (notable that the Delaware win was against the backup QB). The MTSU defense can struggle at times, but Kennesaw State is not the team to take advantage of it. I think MTSU will be able to move the ball via the ground and air attack (I suspect we'll see another great game from Terrence Brown at RB). MTSU is playing inspired football and I expect them to get their third win in a row and cover the -2.5 at home.

3-2 in Last 5 NBA Player Props Picks

Analysis

DraftKings. Anthony Black should assume a bigger role as the Magic are dealing with a litany of injuries. Jalen Suggs and Paolo Banchero will both be out today, likely meaning Black assumes starting point guard duties. Black averaged 17.8 points per game last season without Suggs in 23 contests without Suggs, and put up 18 points against the Knicks when Suggs went down on Sunday.

3-2 in Last 5 NBA Player Props Picks

Analysis

FanDuel (+162). Jakobe Walter is likely to slide into a significant role for the Raptors with Kawhi Leonard sidelined. Without Leonard on Sunday, Walter started and played 31 minutes in a blowout against the Timberwolves, hitting five of eight threes. Twenty of his 28 shots (71%) have been from deep this season, a similar rate to preseason (73%) and last season (67%). He’ll now face the Magic, who under a new coaching regime, don’t profile as quite the spot-up shooting averse defense as they’ve been in the past. Walter cleared this line in 58% of games with 26+ minutes last season, and 72% with 28+ minutes. There is significant value at these odds.

14-11 in Last 25 MLB Picks

Analysis

Tuesday was just the second time the Brewers lost this postseason. Jacob Misiorowski starts for Milwaukee in Game Five, but the question is will Drew Rasmussen start on short rest? Nick Martinez pitched in Game Four so he's likely out, but Kevin Cash would not confirm a starter. Regardless, the offense for Milwaukee was unlucky on many occasions in Game Four, while it seemed like the Rays got every break to go their way and still nearly lost. The Brewers also made two errors, were held without a multi-run inning, and hit 20 balls "hard" yet 14 of them were outs. I'll bet on more of those balls falling for hits in Game Five, and the Brewers win behind a strong performance from their ace.

36-28 in Last 64 MLB Player Props Picks

Analysis

Chandler Simpson was picked off on Tuesday night as he tried stealing, just one pitch after he was running when Ryan Vilade fouled a pitch off. He had additional chances to steal later but short at bats from the hitters behind him helped stalled those efforts. As the Rays have their back against the wall again here, Simpson should continue looking to run. The main issue I see in this matchup is that Jacob Misiorowski was great at taming the run game this year, allowing just two stolen bases for the entire season. William Contreras is also superb behind the plate, but the game situation here calls for speed to be maximized, and Simpson is the guy the Rays look to for that.