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USA is a perfect 3-0 with a +20 run differential in those 3 wins with the closest one being last night when they beat Mexico by 2 runs. On the other side, Italy is 2-0 with wins over the two weakest teams in the group, and they likely have a win-or-go-home match tomorrow against Mexico looming on the horizon. USA will start McLean, who has heavy power and will be hard to hit consistently to generate multiple runs, while Italy will go with their bullpen and probably save some arms for tomorrow's big match. USA has so much power in their lineup, averaging 9.7 runs per game, and they have been leaving many runners on base, so got to expect them to overwhelm this weaker Italy side and win this one very convincingly in the end.

These two teams are the top two offenses in the league as Avalanche is averaging 3.8 goals per game while the Oilers are averaging 3.6 goals per game average. Avalanche is fantastic at home, averaging 4 goals per game, while the Oilers had 7 total goals or more in 12 of their last 13 games, with those 13 matches averaging a very high 8.8 total goals per game. Their last two head-to-head meetings saw 9 and 9 total goals, so got to expect another very high-scoring contest here, which should result in another over.

These two teams have very similar records as the Timberwolves are 40-24, while the Lakers are 39-25. Timberwolves won 8 of their last 10 games, while the Lakers are 5-4 in their last 9 games. Timberwolves have won 10 of their last 16 head-to-head meetings, and the Lakers will be without James once again, while the Timberwolves are all healthy, so got to give the edge to the visitors and back them to win this one.

Timberwolves produced unders in their last 5 games, while Lakers produced unders in 6 of their last 9 games with 1 push. They produced unders in 5 of the last 6 H2H meetings played in Los Angeles, so got to expect another slightly lower-scoring contest here, which should result in an under.