We are getting some good value with the Mets who many will say are playing over their heads right now but I like the way this team has gelled together early in the season. I also like the fact that Bartolo Colon was rocked in his last start and that sets up a great bounceback opportunity. He allowed nine runs, including four home runs, on 11 hits in five innings at Los Angeles against the Angels, and unfortunately we were on the wrong side of that one. He opened the season with two straight quality outings so I expect a return to that form on Saturday and going back to 2012, he has allowed six r more runs on four other occasions and rebounded with a quality outing next time out. The Braves are off to an expected great start but with that comes big lines and some overvalued numbers on the road. Signing Ervin Santana late has already paid off as he has rewarded Atlanta with two quality outings in two starts, posting a 0.64 ERA and 0.64 WHIP over 14 innings to go along with a 17:2 K:BB ratio. I don't expect him to keep this up however and while he has dominated the Mets once already this year, the second time seeing him will only aid them. The Mets are 5-0 in their last five games against right-handed starters. 10* (958) New York Mets

Baltimore is off to a pretty average start but things have been better of late following a 1-4 start to the season. Boston meanwhile has been unable to get anything going as it cannot establish any sort of significant winning streak. Bud Norris was a bust last year for the Orioles when they acquired him from Houston for a playoff push but he showed his moments and he is back in the rotation this season. He had a poor opening start against Detroit but bounced back against Toronto as he tossed seven shutout innings and I expect him to carry that over into Boston. He faced the Red Sox once last season while with Baltimore and pitched very well and was two outs short of a quality outing which would have been his second of the season as he posted one while still with the Astros. The Orioles are 5-1 in Norris' last six starts against teams with a losing record. The Red Sox counter with Felix Doubront who is also coming off a quality outing in his last start after a horrible start against Texas in his previous outing. We played against him against the Rangers in that game and we are going against him again as he has not been able to consistently put together quality starts. Through three starts, he now sits at 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA, 1.77 WHIP and 8/7 K/BB ratio and those are number we will gladly go against. 10* (969) Baltimore Orioles

It's no secret that Pittsburgh has owned Columbus of late as it won the last game of last season then went on to win all five regular season games before winning Game One of this series on Wednesday. After closing the regular season with two losses, it was a much needed win to get things going the right way and while we played on the Penguins in that opener, we will be going against them here and a big reason is having two days off after that win as momentum is hurt. Columbus had Pittsburgh down 3-1 before the Penguins stormed back with three unanswered goals so while it blew a golden opportunity, it knows it can hang around and win even though winning has not been an option of late. The Blue Jackets are 7-3 in their last 10 road games going back to the regular season and they are an even .500 on the highway overall which is pretty good and makes this number very inviting as it is usually reserved for teams that have a big disadvantage on the road. A big reason we played the Penguins in that first game was because it came in on a losing streak but knew they had the edge due to their dominance of Columbus but with that losing streak now gone, so it the desperation. Look for the Blue Jackets to snap that losing skid and take over home ice in this series and while it may not be enough to win it overall, heading back home with confidence is a big goal. 10* (73) Columbus Blue Jackets

With everyone down on Indiana, this is a statement game for the Pacers. They backed into the top seed as Miami pretty much gave up the number one seed by resting starters down the stretch but Indiana likely would have gotten the top seed anyway. We won with Indiana in its second to last game against the Thunder and that was a big win as it halted a 3-8 stretch and then a season ending win over Orlando provides them some much needed momentum heading into the postseason. One of those losses during that stretch came at home against Atlanta where the Pacers lost by 19 points and the game was not even that close as they never led and trailed by as many as 35 points. Now it is payback time. The Hawks finished strong as they went 6-2 over their last eight games and they have won three straight on the highway but this is now a whole different ballgame. Overall, Atlanta is 14-27 on the road which is the worst road record of all teams that are in the postseason and while it went 6-0 as a road favorite, it went just 8-26 as a road underdog. The Hawks are 8-20 ATS in their last 28 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game while Indiana is a very solid 8-2 ATS as a favorite between 6 and 8.5 points. This is rematch of the first round series from a season ago in which the Pacers won 4-2 and that included a 17-point win in Game One and I expect more of the same this year in the opener. 10* (706) Indiana Pacers

Game One of any NBA Playoff series is important for the home team as a loss gives the home court edge to the opponent and we are getting a very good price with Toronto in this opening game. The Raptors won the Atlantic Division by four games over Brooklyn and locked down the number three seed in the Eastern Conference and they hope to take advantage of a Nets teams that struggled down the stretch of the regular season, losing four of their last five games. Toronto finished 26-15 at home which was just the fifth best home record in the Eastern Conference but after a 3-7 start, the Raptors went 23-8 down the stretch at home. Brooklyn went 16-25 on the road which is the second worst road record of all playoff teams and it wasn't exactly competitive down the stretch, going 1-6 ATS in their last seven road games and overall they won just seven of 23 games when listed as road underdogs. Even worst, Brooklyn is 2-8 ATS this season as an underdog of fewer than four points. The Raptors success can be attributed to not putting together big losing skids and they have won 12 of their last 14 games following a loss while going back, they are 17-4-1 ATS in their last 22 games following a loss. This has been a close series with each team winning two games including one each on the opponents home floor but the biggest blowout came here in the second meeting with the Raptors winning by 16 points. 10* (702) Toronto Raptors