Monday · 6/1
5:40p⚾ MLBDET @ TB
DETTy MaddenActivated off the IL (forearm) for his first start back — rust and a pitch limit are in play.
TBGriffin JaxExcellent since moving into the rotation: 1.71 ERA / 3.21 FIP over 21 IP.
AL-best Rays (36-20) host the AL-worst Tigers (22-38).
5:45p⚾ MLBMIA @ WSH
MIASandy AlcántaraHit hard lately — 14 R, 19 H and 5 HR over his last 11.2 IP. Command and the long ball are the worry.
WSHCade CavalliTrending up — 7+ strikeouts in three straight starts.
Form points to Washington.
6:10p⚾ MLBKC @ CIN
KCLuinder ÁvilaJoining the rotation after mostly relief work (10 appearances) — length and the third time through are open questions.
CINChase BurnsNearly untouchable: 1.96 ERA with a matching 2.88 xERA over 11 starts. The night's best arm.
Pitching edge tilts firmly to Cincinnati.
6:40p⚾ MLBCWS @ MIN
CWSDavid SandlinFaces the Twins a second time after a strong debut against them (1 R, 1 H, 4 K) — small sample, quick second look.
MINJoe RyanSteady — hasn't allowed more than two earned runs in six straight starts.
Surprising White Sox (32-27) visit the scuffling Twins (27-33).
6:40p⚾ MLBSF @ MIL
SFLanden RouppStrikeout upside — 7+ K in 6 of his 11 starts.
MILShane DrohanProjects as an extended opener; expect a bullpen-heavy game.
NL-Central-leading Brewers (35-21) host.
6:45p⚾ MLBTEX @ STL
TEXJacob deGromRough May (5.72 ERA), with 9 of his 13 season home runs allowed that month. Looking to rebound.
STLMichael McGreeveyShiny 2.98 ERA but a 5.63 xERA over 60.1 IP — clear regression risk if the contact luck turns.
Two ERAs lying in opposite directions — a coin-flip on paper.
8:38p⚾ MLBCOL @ LAA
COLKyle FreelandStruggling — 6+ earned runs in 4 of his last 5 starts.
LAAJose SorianoCommand wobbling — 11 walks over his last 3 starts.
Traffic and runs likely for both sides.
8:40p⚾ MLBNYM @ SEA
Probables not posted at writing. Seattle (31-29) narrowly leads the AL West; the Mets (26-33) have slid in the NL East.
8:40p⚾ MLBLAD @ AZ
LADEmmet SheehanHas struggled on the road this year (6.52 ERA, 5.70 FIP) — and this one's at a hitter-friendly park.
AZEduardo RodríguezStellar in May — 1.60 ERA, .259 wOBA, 2.65 FIP. Real momentum.
Marquee NL West tilt — Dodgers 38-21 at Arizona 31-27.
Tuesday · 6/2
5:40p⚾ MLBDET @ TB
AL-worst Detroit (22-38) at AL-best Tampa Bay (36-20). Probables post day-of.
5:40p⚾ MLBSD @ PHI
Padres (32-26) at Phillies (30-29) — two NL contenders. Probables day-of.
5:45p⚾ MLBMIA @ WSH
Marlins (26-34) at Nationals (31-29) in the NL East. Probables day-of.
5:45p⚾ MLBBAL @ BOS
AL East cellar matchup: Orioles (28-32) at Red Sox (25-33). Probables day-of.
6:05p⚾ MLBCLE @ NYY
AL contenders: Guardians (34-27) at Yankees (36-23). Probables day-of.
6:10p⚾ MLBKC @ CIN
Royals (22-37) at Reds (30-28). Probables day-of.
6:15p⚾ MLBTOR @ ATL
Blue Jays (29-31) at MLB-best Braves (40-20). Probables day-of.
6:40p⚾ MLBSF @ MIL
Giants (23-36) at NL-Central-leading Brewers (35-21). Probables day-of.
6:40p⚾ MLBCWS @ MIN
White Sox (32-27) at Twins (27-33). Probables day-of.
6:45p⚾ MLBTEX @ STL
Rangers (28-31) at Cardinals (31-26). Probables day-of.
7:05p⚾ MLBATH @ CHC
Athletics (28-31) at Cubs (32-28). Probables day-of.
7:10p⚾ MLBPIT @ HOU
Pirates (32-28) at Astros (27-34). Probables day-of.
8:38p⚾ MLBCOL @ LAA
Rockies (22-38) at Angels (23-37). Probables day-of.
8:40p⚾ MLBLAD @ AZ
NL West, night two: Dodgers (38-21) at Diamondbacks (31-27). Probables day-of.
8:40p⚾ MLBNYM @ SEA
Mets (26-33) at Mariners (31-29). Probables day-of.
Wednesday · 6/3
12:05p⚾ MLBMIA @ WSH
Series finale, getaway day. Marlins (26-34) at Nationals (31-29).
12:10p⚾ MLBDET @ TB
Getaway day. Tigers (22-38) at AL-best Rays (36-20).
12:40p⚾ MLBCWS @ MIN
Getaway day. White Sox (32-27) at Twins (27-33).
2:40p⚾ MLBNYM @ SEA
Getaway day. Mets (26-33) at Mariners (31-29).
5:40p⚾ MLBSD @ PHI
Padres (32-26) at Phillies (30-29).
5:45p⚾ MLBBAL @ BOS
Orioles (28-32) at Red Sox (25-33).
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Series Deep Dive — Spurs vs Knicks
San Antonio (2-seed; a league-best 62-20 under first-year coach Mitch Johnson) vs New York (3-seed; 53-29 under first-year coach Mike Brown). Books have the Spurs ~-205 favorites (~64% implied), Knicks +164. It pits the sport's most unsolvable young star against its most dominant playoff team.
How they got here: New York swept Philadelphia and Cleveland and rides an 11-0 run, outscoring foes by 262 points over those games — the largest margin across an 11-game playoff stretch in NBA history. San Antonio beat Portland and Minnesota, then survived a seven-game war with the defending-champion Thunder, winning Game 7 in Oklahoma City.
1999 rematchA rerun of the 1999 Finals, which San Antonio won 4-1 behind Finals MVP Tim Duncan — New York's last Finals trip, a 27-year drought. The teams met three times in 2025-26: the Knicks won the NBA Cup Final 124-113 in December; the Spurs took the rematch 134-132 (Julian Champagnie a career-high 36, a franchise-record 11 threes); and the Knicks won 114-89 on March 1, snapping San Antonio's own 11-game streak.
Key players (playoff form)
unsolvableUnanimous and youngest-ever Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA First Team, third in MVP voting. Leads all playoff performers in PER (28.6). The 7-foot-4 hub of everything San Antonio does at both ends.
clutchEastern Conference Finals MVP and the series' most reliable clutch scorer — but he draws a far tougher cover than he saw earlier in the run.
The tactical swing piece — a passing hub who can punish doubles on Brunson by catching, driving or shooting before Wembanyama resets. PER 28.2, second only to Wemby.
The league's most-cited Wembanyama defender — Wemby is just 9-of-22 (40.9%) against him over three years. But putting Anunoby on Wemby cascades New York's other assignments.
stopperThe sophomore who shadowed SGA in the WCF draws Brunson — in tracked possessions he held him 0-for-4. Contain Brunson without help and the whole Spurs defense unlocks.
NYK: Mikal Bridges (14.6 ppg, ~59% FG, surging), Josh Hart (rebounding/pressure), Mitchell Robinson (just had surgery on a broken shooting-hand pinky — offensive-rebound impact uncertain). SAS: De'Aaron Fox, rookie Dylan Harper (PER 19.3), Devin Vassell and Champagnie — a deep group of live-dribble shot-makers.
Matchups, trends & X-factors
three-point mathNew York shot 37.3% from deep in the regular season to San Antonio's 35.9% — a gap that can decide a tight series. Telling trend: the Spurs are 60-19 when holding opponents under 40% from three. If the Knicks' wings (Anunoby, Bridges, Hart) hit, they shrink the floor around Wemby; if they go cold, San Antonio's size and rim pressure take over.
Rest vs rhythm: The Knicks are the more rested side — idle roughly a week, with only four games since May 11. The flip side is San Antonio's emotional Game 7 in OKC, which one veteran scout flagged as a possible "hangover" risk to open the series.
Split down the middle: books and several analysts lean San Antonio on Wembanyama's two-way ceiling, while B/R's staff and others favor New York's depth, Brunson's clutch and a historically dominant point differential. Most expect a long series.
Schedule (CST): G1 Wed 6/3 7:30p @ SAS · G2 Fri 6/5 7:30p @ SAS · G3 Mon 6/8 @ NYK · G4 Wed 6/10 @ NYK · G5–7 if needed.
Game-by-game
Wednesday · 6/3
7:30p🏀 NBANYK @ SAS
NBA Finals, Game 1 in San Antonio. Spurs (2-seed; beat OKC 4-3 with a road Game 7) favored ~64% over the red-hot Knicks (3-seed, 11-0 this postseason, swept Cleveland). Wembanyama (DPOY, WCF MVP) vs Towns headlines; Brunson vs Castle is the backcourt key. Rest edge to New York.
Friday · 6/5
7:30p🏀 NBANYK @ SAS
NBA Finals, Game 2 in San Antonio. Knicks aim to steal one before the series shifts to New York — can they solve Wembanyama, and will the Spurs shake any Game 7 hangover?
Series Deep Dive — Hurricanes vs Golden Knights
Carolina (Metro champ, 113 pts) vs Vegas (Pacific champ, 95 pts), opening at Raleigh's Lenovo Center. The Hurricanes are ~-155 series favorites (G1 -154; total 5.5 goals) — a clash of styles between Carolina's relentless puck-pressure machine and Vegas's protect-the-net, opportunistic stars.
How they got here: Carolina is 12-1 this postseason (8-0 start) — sweeping Ottawa and Philadelphia, then beating Montreal 4-1 — reaching its first Final since winning the Cup in 2006. Vegas edged Utah and Anaheim in six apiece, then swept the Presidents'-Trophy Avalanche, reaching its second Final in four years (champions in 2023).
Vegas swept the season seriesThe teams have never met in the playoffs. Vegas won both 2025-26 meetings, outscoring Carolina 10-4 (Eichel 3G-4P, Dorofeyev 3G). Note: Carter Hart didn't face Carolina this year — Akira Schmid played both games. Carolina is 9-7-0 all-time vs Vegas.
Goaltending — the swing
Conn Smythe favoriteAt 36 and coming off the worst regular season of his career, Andersen has been a wall — the betting favorite for playoff MVP. A Carolina title likely runs through him continuing to turn back the clock.
Signed in late October, Hart has nearly matched Andersen and was sensational sweeping Colorado (.944). He didn't face Carolina this year, but went 4-6-1 with a .913 against them as a Flyer in the past.
Key players (playoff form)
Conn Smythe trackLeads the playoffs in scoring and has rewritten his postseason narrative after years of Toronto criticism — two-way dominance, seven power-play points, two game-winners.
due to scoreVegas's best regular-season player and the assists leader, but his goals have dried up (4.8% shooting) — a positive-regression candidate Carolina should fear breaking out.
The decade-long foundation of Carolina; his top line with Seth Jarvis and Andrei Svechnikov hasn't peaked this postseason, yet the second line has carried the load anyway.
VGK forwards: Mark Stone (0.91 ppg) plus co-goal-leaders Pavel Dorofeyev & Brett Howden (10 each). CAR scoring: Taylor Hall (1.23 ppg), Jackson Blake (1.15), Logan Stankoven (0.92). Defense: Carolina's K'Andre Miller (64.6% expected-goals share, +13) and Jaccob Slavin vs Vegas's Shea Theodore and Noah Hanifin.
Style, special teams & trends
CAR defenseCarolina has outshot its opponent in every playoff game, allowing a postseason-best ~1.62 goals against and just four power-play goals all spring — an elite kill. Vegas counters with the best remaining offense (~3.63 goals/game), a ~23.9% power play, and a knack for winning when outshot (8-3).
X-factors: Olympic gold medalists Eichel, Hanifin and Slavin could join Ken Morrow (1980) as the only U.S. players to win Olympic gold and the Stanley Cup in the same year. And John Tortorella is one of three coaches ever to reach a Final after taking over with 10 or fewer games left in the regular season.
Tight and split: some pick Vegas in six on star power (Marner, Eichel, Stone), others Carolina in seven behind Andersen and depth. Most expect a low-scoring series between two of the league's best defensive teams.
Schedule (CST): G1 Tue 6/2 7:00p @ CAR · G2 Thu 6/4 7:00p @ CAR · G3 Sat 6/6 7:00p @ VGK · G4 Tue 6/9 @ VGK · G5–7 if needed.
Game-by-game
Tuesday · 6/2
7:00p🏒 NHLVGK @ CAR
Stanley Cup Final, Game 1 in Raleigh. Carolina (1st Metro, 113 pts; 12-1 this postseason, ~1.62 GA/game) hosts Vegas (swept the Presidents'-Trophy Avalanche; stars Eichel, Marner, Stone). Canes favored ~58%; Vegas won both regular-season meetings.
Thursday · 6/4
7:00p🏒 NHLVGK @ CAR
Cup Final, Game 2 in Raleigh. Carolina looks to protect home ice behind the league's stingiest playoff defense (~1.62 GA/game); Vegas leans on its star forwards and a ~23.9% power play.
Saturday · 6/6
7:00p🏒 NHLCAR @ VGK
Cup Final, Game 3 — series shifts to Las Vegas. First road test of the Final; special teams and goaltending (Vegas's Carter Hart) in focus.
Week Overview & Breakdowns
East: Atlanta (5-2) sits No. 1 overall — Angel Reese now alongside Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard under coach Karl Smesko. New York and Toronto (both 5-4) chase; Connecticut (2-8) is last. West: Minnesota (6-2) leads, persistent after a league-best 34-10 a year ago; expansion Portland (6-4) has surprised; Dallas, Las Vegas and Golden State all sit 5-3; Phoenix (2-7) struggles despite an opening-night upset.
Storylines: The defending-champion Aces (5-3) opened slowly (a 99-66 loss to Phoenix) and are without guard Dana Evans (leg, indefinitely). The Wings have surged behind Paige Bueckers and rookie Azzi Fudd (a 24-point night). And Caitlin Clark is back from injury for Indiana, though a road shooting slump (about 10% from three away from home since last season) has dogged the Fever's trips.
watchThu ATL @ IND — Clark and the Fever host the league-leading Dream. Thu GSV @ MIN and Sat GSV @ LVA — a measuring-stick stretch for the Valkyries against the West's best. Dallas (Mon & Fri) — Bueckers and Fudd on watch. Day-by-day cards with records and win-probability leans are below.
Game-by-game
Monday · 6/1
7:00p🏀 WNBASEA @ DAL
Seattle (3-6) visits Dallas (5-3); the Wings are heavy home favorites (~85%). Watch rookie Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers, who have the surging Wings playing like a playoff team.
9:00p🏀 WNBAMIN @ PHX
West-leading Minnesota (6-2) at last-place Phoenix (2-7); slight lean to the Lynx (~58%).
Tuesday · 6/2
6:30p🏀 WNBACON @ ATL
East-worst Connecticut (2-8) at East-leading Atlanta (5-2); Dream big favorites (~91%).
6:30p🏀 WNBACHI @ WAS
Chicago (3-5) at Washington (3-4) — near coin flip (~53% WAS).
9:00p🏀 WNBAPDX @ GSV
Western contenders: Portland (6-4) at Golden State (5-3); Valkyries favored (~77%).
9:00p🏀 WNBALVA @ LAS
Las Vegas (5-3) at L.A. Sparks (4-4); Aces favored (~72%). A'ja Wilson and the champs are still finding their footing after a sluggish start and the loss of Dana Evans (leg).
Wednesday · 6/3
6:30p🏀 WNBATOR @ NYL
Even East middle: Toronto (5-4) at New York (5-4).
9:00p🏀 WNBAPHX @ SEA
Two scuffling Western sides: Phoenix (2-7) at Seattle (3-6).
Thursday · 6/4
6:00p🏀 WNBAATL @ IND
East-leading Atlanta (5-2) — Reese, Gray, Howard — at Indiana (4-4). Caitlin Clark is back from injury; her road shooting slump is the subplot against the league's hottest team.
8:00p🏀 WNBAGSV @ MIN
Contender test: Golden State (5-3) at West-leading Minnesota (6-2).
Friday · 6/5
6:30p🏀 WNBACON @ CHI
Both seeking traction: Connecticut (2-8) at Chicago (3-5).
9:00p🏀 WNBADAL @ LAS
Dallas (5-3) at L.A. Sparks (4-4).
9:00p🏀 WNBAPHX @ PDX
Phoenix (2-7) at Portland (6-4).
Saturday · 6/6
12:00p🏀 WNBASEA @ MIN
Noon tip: Seattle (3-6) at West-leading Minnesota (6-2).
2:00p🏀 WNBAGSV @ LVA
Even Western matchup: Golden State (5-3) at Las Vegas (5-3).