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The Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers meet Wednesday night at Rocket Arena for Game 5 of their Eastern Conference First Round series. Tipoff is set for 7:30 PM ET on ESPN, and the series is tied 2-2 after Toronto won Game 4 by a 93-89 score. This is the swing game. Toronto has taken the last two after falling behind 2-0, but the Raptors still have not won on the road in this series. Cleveland returns home trying to settle down offensively after a rough Game 4, where Donovan Mitchell shot 6-for-24 and James Harden had more turnovers than made field goals. The market still respects Cleveland at home. The Cavaliers are laying 9.0 points, with the moneyline at -385,

The Houston Rockets visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, for Game 5 of their Western Conference First Round series at Crypto.com Arena. Tipoff is set for 10:00 PM ET on ESPN, with Los Angeles holding a 3-1 series lead and one more home win away from advancing. Houston stayed alive with a 115-96 win in Game 4, and it was not just a hot-shooting blip. The Rockets forced 24 Lakers turnovers, turned those mistakes into 30 points, and got real two-way impact from Amen Thompson and Tari Eason. That is the version of Houston that can make this spread uncomfortable. The Lakers still control the series, but the injury situation has made this a little more

A pair of early-season workhorses will square off when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series. The Marlins will send National League innings leader Sandy Alcantara (3-2, 3.05 ERA) to the mound, and the Dodgers will counter with fellow right-hander Tyler Glasnow (3-0, 2.45), who has reached 100 pitches in three of his last four starts. In 41 1/3 innings over six starts, Alcantara has averaged an MLB-best 13.69 pitches per inning, as he appears close to finding his Cy Young Award form from 2022. After not pitching in 2024 following Tommy John surgery, he had a 5.36 ERA in 31 starts last season. Alcantara ended a three-start winless

Bench coach Randy Knorr will be at the helm of the San Diego Padres when they host the Chicago Cubs in the finale of the teams’ three-game series on Wednesday afternoon. Knorr will fill in for manager Craig Stammen, who will be attending an out-of-town funeral. Stammen departed before the start of the eighth inning of San Diego’s 8-3 loss Tuesday to catch a flight. “We knew when he was going to leave,” Knorr said. “We’re going to miss him a lot (Wednesday).” All-Star third baseman Manny Machado sat out Tuesday’s game due to an ailing left leg, but the Padres could get him back for Wednesday’s contest. Knorr said Machado wants to play, and the acting manager would love