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The Washington Wizards head to Crypto.com Arena on Monday night for a 10:00 PM tip against the Los Angeles Lakers in a matchup that looks lopsided on paper and, honestly, probably should. Los Angeles enters at 48-26 and sitting near the top of the West, while Washington comes in at 17-57 and buried in the East standings. The Lakers are back home after a strong stretch and just handled Brooklyn 116-99. The Wizards, meanwhile, were blown out 123-88 by Portland and have now dropped 18 of their last 19. There is one wrinkle here, and it matters. Luka Doncic is out for this game because the NBA upheld his 16th technical foul, triggering an automatic one-game suspension. That takes a

Minnesota heads to Kauffman Stadium on Monday for Kansas City’s home opener, with both teams trying to build off a much-needed win to close the opening weekend. The Twins are 1-2 after dropping two of three in Baltimore, while the Royals are also 1-2 after salvaging the finale in Atlanta. First pitch is set for 4:10 p.m. ET, and the probable starters are Simeon Woods Richardson for Minnesota and Kris Bubic for Kansas City. The current market has Kansas City as a clear home favorite, with the total sitting at 9.5. This matchup has a few useful betting angles right away. Bubic gets the home opener assignment after an excellent start to 2025 before his season was cut short by

Texas heads to Camden Yards on Monday night after taking two of three in Philadelphia, while Baltimore stays home after doing the same against Minnesota. Both clubs are 2-1, so this is a good early measuring-stick series between teams that already checked one important box by winning their opening matchup. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. ET in Baltimore, with Jack Leiter lined up for the Rangers and Chris Bassitt making his Orioles debut. The market has Baltimore as a slight home favorite, with the total sitting at 9.0. This game feels a little tighter than the records suggest. Texas did a lot of good things in Philly, especially on the mound, but Baltimore finally got its offense going

Chicago heads to loanDepot park on Monday night still looking for its first win after getting swept in Milwaukee, while Miami returns at 3-0 after finishing off a three-game sweep of Colorado with a walk-off homer on Sunday. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. ET, and the probable starters are Davis Martin for the White Sox and Chris Paddack for the Marlins. The market has Miami as a modest home favorite, with the total sitting at 8.0. This is an early-season spot where the records matter, but the shape of those records matters more. Miami has won three straight close games at home and has done it with clean pitching and just enough timely offense. Chicago is 0-3, but