With the Yankees in excellent form, especially offensively paired with the the Rangers pitcher – Eovaldi, the matchup highlights that there should be a significant advantage for the Yankees' heavy hitters such as Aaron Judge or Ben Rice. For today, all eyes are on A. Judge, whose excellent performances over his last three games against teams from Texas, with 10 combined HRRs in his last 2 outings vs the Tex Rangers make him stand out for todays game.
After yesterday's 9 goal thriller, the other UCL semifinal tie is stirring up to be a lot less goal filled. Against Atletico Madrid's very defensive side, Arsenal is facing a difficult matchup in the Champions League. As a result of Arsenal's troubling run of form in the last five games, this is Madrid's chance to capitalize on a demoralized Arsenal squad.
Both teams are very capable of scoring, as well as sitting back and absorbing pressure. This match will be a test of two defensive systems going head to head. While shots in this game may be valuable, it will be difficult to assess which players will have the opportunities to take a shot. Especially with both teams having a wide variety of options for goal scorers.
With the Anaheim Ducks up 3-2 in the series, prepared to take on the Oilers on Thursday, Leo Carlson (B matchup grade) is absolutely on fire, with an average over his last 10 games of 4.8 shots on goal. Even more insane is that he has averaged 5.2 shots on goal over his last 5 games. With that being said, we are going to be taking the over for Carlsson to have 3.5 shots on goal for this game as the Ducks look to close out the series.
With the Knicks finally finding their rhythm in game 5, it should be a relatively straightforward matchup for the Knicks to close out the series in Game 6. Jalen Brunson went off putting up 39 points, but was supported by Kat who put up 20 rebounds + assists. Towns B- matchup grade highlights that he is key to breaking down the Atlanta defense.
