This is an action play for me based on the Cubs' cold bats and poor road record.

If you discount a 7-1 win against the Padres two games ago, the Cubs have scored eight runs in their last six games.

Chicago has lost 15 of its last 20 road games.

The Angels own a winning home mark. They are facing righthander Hayden Wesneski, who has a 4.81 ERA. The Angels are 16-7 the last 23 times at home when going against a righty starter.

I don't like Angels starter Tyler Anderson. But he should be able to hold his own at home against a cold Cubs lineup.

Bad starting pitchers, bad bullpens. Throw in the wind blowing out to right at 8-to-10 mph and you have the winning formula for an Over in this Diamondbacks-Nationals matchup.

Arizona's Tommy Henry faces Nationals righthander Jake Irvin.

Henry has a 5.74 road ERA. Irvin has a 7.47 home ERA. The Diamondbacks are in the top-eight against righty pitchers. They've scored at least five runs in five of their last seven games.

Washington has a bottom-five bullpen with a 4.73 ERA. The Diamondbacks rank in the bottom 10 in relief pitching ERA.

The Sparks are much improved this season with the coaching change to Curt Miller, who led Connecticut to the WNBA Finals last year. Los Angeles is 3-2. The only team to defeat the Sparks is the unbeaten Aces, who are the best team in the WNBA.

Seattle is in rebuild mode. The Storm are 0-4. They are practically a one-woman team with Jewell Loyd. She is averaging 28 points. No other Seattle player is averaging more than 12 points.

The Storm rank 11th in field goal percentage and are the worst defensive team in the league. They rank last in scoring defense, defensive field goal percentage and 3-point defense.

Las Vegas isn't going to lose many games this season. But this is one game the Aces are vulnerable.

It's Las Vegas' third road game in five days. The Aces haven't been sharp during their road swing. They defeated 2-3 Atlanta by five points as an 11 1/2-point favorite and nearly were upset by 1-4 Indiana. The Aces nipped the Fever, 84-80, as 15-point favorites two days ago.

Connecticut is 6-1 and has played a much tougher schedule than the Aces. The Sun have had this matchup circled since losing to the Aces in the Championship Series last season. Las Vegas leads the WNBA in scoring. The Sun, however, is No. 1 in 3-point defense and ranks No. 3 in scoring defense. They have the defense to slow down the Aces, especially playing at home with huge motivation.

The oddsmaker has been overpricing favorites lately in the WNBA, too. Underdogs have covered in 13 of the last 15 games.

(Editor's note: Stephen Nover has beaten the WNBA four of the past five years, including the past two seasons. He has won 60 percent of his last 42 WNBA plays at 25-17 going back to last season.)