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Egypt wins Group G with a victory and probably will with a draw -- actually thought about playing a rare straight draw, but guess I'm just not that person rooting for a tie. I kinda root for Iran to advance with all it has gone through due to travel, etc., and it may well after two draws. Another would be good enough. Neither country has ever qualified for the knockout rounds previously. Egypt is the only team with a win in Group G.

Rafael Devers had at least one RBI in five of the past eight games, with 3 HR. He faces Braves' pitcher Reynaldo Lopez, who is making his first start since April 21, spending the last two months in the bullpen. Lopez is also a RHP, which bodes well for Devers, as 29 of his 38 RBI this season are vs. RHPs.

Caesar’s. Walker Buehler has allowed at least five hits in eight of his last 12 starts, as the Padres are allowing him to pitch deeper into games. Not only will he face the Dodgers who own the highest team batting average against right-handed pitching, but there are eight left-handed hitters in the lineup today. Buehler is allowing southpaws to hit .288, with an xBA of .284. Take the over.

The Padres live for when the Dodgers are in town -- and it's former Dodger Walker Buehler on the mound. Don't need to attend much regular-season baseball, but I wouldn't mind going to Petco tonight and then downing a few (ideally winning) shots after at the Gaslamp Quarter. The good thing about +1.5 on a Padres game is that you pretty much know that's a cash either up or down a run in the late innings if Mason Miller is in there. He's most surely not being scored upon and hasn't pitched since Tuesday, so the fastball should be tuned to Spinal Tap 11 -- "these go to 11." One of the great lines in movie history and so simple. Mason Miller is an 11.

Ginn struck out five batters last time out against this lineup and has to do the back to back but he also went for 10 Ks in his first try against them and at this price I'm willing to throw down a half unit. I would have this closer to -130 so there's some value left and despite Ginn not being a huge whiff rate guy, he's better vs. righties and has a slider that can get near 40% whiffs on a good day. If he leans on that here vs. the Angels righties, he can get over this line with the projected workload. Something to watch for the night games!

The Athletics picked up a big win yesterday in comeback fashion against the San Francisco Giants. They now travel to Angel Stadium, where JT Ginn will face the Angels lineup a second consecutive start. He has yet to get a win on the year against the Angels in two starts, but did have a career high ten strikeouts at Angel Stadium on May 18th. Back the Athletics here as they get a second straight win.

Michael McGreevy gets the start in game one against the Marlins, after yesterdays postponed game against the Diamondbacks . He struggled in an April start against the Marlins in which he gave up four runs and a homer. He also struggled his last outing against the Royals giving up five runs. Value play on with Ruiz who has shown his power in spots with four home runs on the season. Split here on an RBI and home run.

Michael McGreevy gets the start in game one against the Marlins, after yesterdays postponed game against the Diamondbacks . He struggled in an April start against the Marlins in which he gave up four runs and a homer. He also struggled his last outing against the Royals giving up five runs. Value play on with Ruiz who has shown his power in spots with four home runs on the season. Split here on an RBI and home run.

DraftKings. Taj Bradley has stayed under this hits allowed line jn 10/14 starts this season. And by virtue of his high walk rate (9.4%), the righty only allows a hit for every 4.8 batter faced. Tonight, he’ll square off against the Rockies, who are only hitting .235 against right handed pitching away from Coors Field. Coming off a homestand, and now in the neutral hitting conditions in Minnesota, I only have the Rockies notching five hits off Bradley.

What am I even looking at with this line movement? What has Uruguay shown through two matches that suggests they can shine Spain’s shoes? Defensively, they’ve had more holes than Swiss cheese, and I’d argue Bielsa Ball has actually hurt them more than helped them. It’s been too much intensity, too much running, and unfortunately for Uruguay, playing that style the past two matches in the Miami heat adds up. I’m taking Spain despite the line movement.

Uruguay will be desperate for a result here, but Spain is the far better side, and La Roja will look to keep the momentum flowing after securing a 4-0 victory against Saudi Arabia. Spain have yet to concede a goal in this tournament, and with Uruguay pressing for goals, I expect the likes of Lamine Yamal and Mikel Oyarzabal to be the difference as Spain collects all three points in this match.

The Kansas City Royals get an important bat back in the lineup today in Bobby Witt. A player that cooled off considerably without Witt in the lineup for the Royals was Lane Thomas. Over his last five games without Witt he has been 2 for 18 at the plate. That can overlook how red hot Thomas was his last seven games with Witt in the lineup. He cleared his combination props six out of those seven games, and hit three home runs and had a double in that span. Look for Thomas to get back on track with Witt in the lineup.

The Rays are 11-4 when Nick Martinez starts, and I like them to improve that mark when they host the Diamondbacks. Arizona's Zac Gallen owns an 8.85 ERA in June after posting a 7.04 ERA in May. He ranks in the bottom 4 percent in strikeout rate. This price is cheap on the Rays, who are 28-12 at home.

Caesar’s / FanDuel. Zac Gallen is really struggling this season, pitching to a 6.10 ERA (5.66 xERA). He’s been one of the easiest pitchers to hit, allowing a .301 xBA (1st percentile) and a 43% hard hit rate (18th). The numbers get worse versus lefties: .325 xBA and a .924 OPS allowed. He’ll face off against the Rays who have been hitting righties well all season, including an .835 OPS and 133 wRC+ over the last two weeks. Plus, the platoon-happy Kevin Cash will be able to start six-seven left-handed hitters tonight. Gallen has been dreadful on the road (6.98 ERA, under this line in 7/8 starts), and his performance has progressively declined each time through the batting order.

When it comes to home/road splits, Tampa is over 100 points higher than Arizona the last couple weeks. When it comes to hitting right-handed pitching, the difference is 140 points. Nick Martinez has had his worst four starts in his last four starts (6.04 ERA in June), but here’s a good spot to get run support and bounce back. Zac Gallen’s entire season has been a nightmare. He has a 6.98 ERA in eight road starts and a 7.36 ERA in his last seven overall.