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Houston tries to avoid a sweep Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field after dropping the first two games of the series. The Astros are 6-6 and have lost three straight, while Colorado has climbed to 5-6 with three consecutive wins and a little real momentum now. First pitch is set for 3:10 p.m. ET in Denver, and the listed starters are Cristian Javier for Houston and Michael Lorenzen for Colorado. This is one of those Coors games where the total jumps off the page immediately because both starters bring ugly early numbers into a very unforgiving park. The current market reflects that. ESPN lists Houston as a road favorite around -163, Colorado around +134 to +136, and the total sitting at

Oklahoma City heads to Intuit Dome on Wednesday night for a 10:00 PM ET tip in a game that looks straightforward on paper but still carries real betting tension. The Thunder are 63-16 after hammering the Lakers 123-87 on Tuesday, good for first in the West, and they have now won six straight while taking 18 of their last 19. The Clippers are 41-38, sitting eighth in the conference after beating Dallas 116-103, so this is not just another late-season game for them. It matters for play-in positioning. There is also a schedule angle here. Oklahoma City is on the second night of a back-to-back, but this team has been so dominant lately that the usual fatigue case feels a

Portland heads to Frost Bank Center on Wednesday night for a game that matters on both ends of the Western Conference bracket. The Trail Blazers are 40-39 and still trying to climb out of the 9-seed, while San Antonio is 60-19, locked into no worse than second in the West but still chasing Oklahoma City for the conference’s top record. Tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET, with the game airing on ESPN and FanDuel Sports SW. The injury angle is the first thing bettors have to weigh. Victor Wembanyama is inactive with a left rib contusion, and Stephon Castle has also been listed as doubtful for San Antonio. That changes the shape of this matchup a bit. The Spurs

Atlanta opens this one on the road at Rocket Arena on Wednesday, April 8, with tipoff set for 7:00 PM ET in a matchup that looks a lot like a first-round Eastern Conference preview. The Hawks come in at 45-34 and still have real pressure on them in the race to stay out of the play-in, while Cleveland is 50-29 and has already secured home-court advantage for the opening round. That difference matters. Atlanta has more seeding urgency, but Cleveland has the luxury of managing bodies without giving away the game entirely. There is also a scheduling wrinkle here because these teams play again Friday in Atlanta, so this is not just one isolated late-season spot. It is a mini-series