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Sunday’s Marlins-Tigers finale is the kind of April game bettors actually stop for. Miami comes in 8-7 and sitting second in the NL East, while Detroit is 6-9 and trying to finish a home sweep after dropping to fourth in the AL Central. First pitch is set for 1:40 p.m. ET at Comerica Park, with Sandy Alcantara on one side and Tarik Skubal on the other, so the board starts with a true ace-vs-ace look. Detroit has won the first two games of the series and is now 4-1 at home, while Miami is just 1-4 on the road. The market reflects that split. Detroit is a clear favorite for the finale, and the total is sitting in the 6

Sunday’s rubber match at Oriole Park at Camden Yards has a little more betting juice than a normal April getaway game. San Francisco comes in at 6-9 and fifth in the NL West, Baltimore sits 7-7 and second in the AL East, and the market has held the Orioles as a small home favorite for the 1:35 p.m. EDT first pitch. MASN and NBC Sports Bay Area have the broadcast, and the total is sitting at 8.5. The bigger story, though, is Baltimore’s lineup health. Adley Rutschman is on the 10-day injured list with left ankle inflammation, and Ryan Mountcastle was dinged up Saturday, though he still appeared in Baltimore’s posted lineup as the DH Sunday morning. On the other

The Angels and Reds head into Sunday’s rubber game with very different reasons for confidence. Los Angeles is only 7-8 and sitting third in the AL West, but the bigger story is Jose Soriano taking the ball with a 0.45 ERA and real ace-level form through three starts. Cincinnati is 9-6, second in the NL Central, and coming off Saturday’s 7-3 win after getting blown out 10-2 in the opener, so this feels like one of the better spots on the Sunday MLB preview slate even before you get to the pitching matchup. First pitch is set for 1:40 p.m. EDT at Great American Ball Park, with the game streaming on MLB.TV. At the top of the handicap, it starts

The final game of the season does not mean nothing here, even if neither team is headed to the postseason. Chicago comes into Dallas at 31-50 after another frustrating year in the East, while the Mavericks are 25-56 and trying to close out an ugly season with one more good offensive night at home. Tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET at American Airlines Center, and the backdrop is a little strange on both sides. The Bulls are dealing with front-office fallout and questions about Billy Donovan’s future, while Dallas is playing through the final days of a season that never found stability. Chicago has dropped seven of its last nine and is limping into this finale short-handed. Josh Giddey