ScoresandStats.com Latest Sports Previews

The Portland Trail Blazers head to Intuit Dome on Tuesday night for an 8:00 p.m. PT tip against the Los Angeles Clippers in a game that feels a lot like a play-in preview. Portland comes in 38-38 and ninth in the West, while Los Angeles is 39-36 and sitting eighth, so the gap is slim and the stakes are obvious. The Clippers have been stronger at home at 21-15, and Portland has been a little more volatile on the road at 17-21. This one is set for Inglewood with NBC, Peacock, KUNP 16, BlazerVision, and FanDuel SN SoCal carrying the broadcast. Los Angeles has won five straight and already owns a 2-0 edge in the season series, including a 119-103

The Philadelphia Flyers head to Capital One Arena on Tuesday night for a 7:00 PM ET start against the Washington Capitals in one of the more important games on the Eastern board. Philadelphia is 37-24-12, Washington is 37-28-9, and both teams are still chasing postseason ground in the Metropolitan. NBCS carries the local Flyers broadcast, and this feels like a playoff-style spot even if the calendar still says regular season. Philadelphia comes in as the hotter team by a decent margin. The Flyers are 8-1-1 over their last 10 and just beat Dallas 2-1 in overtime after taking down Detroit 5-3, while Washington is coming off a dramatic 5-4 shootout win over Vegas. That part matters, but so does the

Tampa Bay heads into Milwaukee on Tuesday night looking for a third straight win after stealing Monday’s opener 3-2 in the ninth. First pitch is set for 7:40 p.m. ET at American Family Field, with local coverage on Brewers.TV and Rays.TV. The Rays enter at 2-2 and fourth in the AL East, while the Brewers are 3-1 and sitting near the top of the NL Central after opening the year with one of the league’s best run differentials. With the retractable roof at American Family Field, this matchup is a little cleaner to handicap than most early-season outdoor games. The betting market makes Milwaukee the favorite, and that feels logical on the surface. Brandon Woodruff is making his season debut,

The Mets head into Tuesday night at 3-1 after taking Monday’s series opener 4-2, while the Cardinals sit at 2-2 and are trying to stop a two-game skid. First pitch is set for 7:45 p.m. ET at Busch Stadium, with Kodai Senga making his season debut against Andre Pallante in a game that has New York favored again on the road. That is the part of this matchup I keep coming back to. New York has looked steadier through the first four games, especially on the pitching side, and now it hands the ball to the better starter on paper. St. Louis still has enough early power to make this uncomfortable, particularly at home, but the Mets have the cleaner