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Friday’s Best MLB & NBA Bets (4/5)

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Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals entered yesterday with the two hitters that lead the league in barrel rates, Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. Garcia's power surge has been surprising and much welcomed by the Royals organization, as he already has three home runs after entering the season with four home runs in his previous 132 games.

Kansas City trots out Brady Singer for his second start, and the righty is looking to build upon his seven scoreless innings in his first start, where he allowed three hits and struck out 10 batters. Singer was one of just four pitchers around the league entering April who threw seven-plus innings in their first start, and he had a career-best 30.2% SwK (16 whiffs) on his slider, a pitch he threw 12% more than last year, per Rotoballer's Corbin Young.

The White Sox will also likely be without Eloy Jimenez again, as he missed his fourth straight game yesterday with an adductor injury. That leaves Chicago's lineup with little punch outside of Luis Robert Jr. Jimenez's loss will be felt even more in this matchup, as he is 10-for-22 with a .933 OPS in his career against Singer.

Pick: Royals -1.5 (+118)

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Minnesota Timberwolves @ Phoenix Suns

Minnesota has regained the Western Conference's top spot and is playing well, winning nine of their last 11 games. The best defense in the league continues to drive this team. They are among the few teams in the league that are near the top in opponents' two-point and three-point percentages, so no matter where you are on the floor, they will pressure you.

We'll see how effective that is against Phoenix, one of the teams with a high field goal efficiency rate from anywhere on the floor. What makes them a tough offense to figure out is that they don't prefer to shoot from one particular range; they are in the bottom 10 in the rim, mid-range and three-point shot distribution percentage because they are basically even in all three aspects. 

One of Minnesota's weaknesses is allowing offensive rebounds, and Phoenix has the third-best offensive box rate and sixth-best offensive box-out percentage. If they can get second chances, they should win.

Pick: Suns -3 (-110)

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