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Italy has been perfect, winning all five of their games, while Venezuela lost one game en route to this semifinal. Italy is averaging 8 runs scored per game, while Venezuela is averaging 6.8 runs scored per game, so got to see good value backing Italy to remain undefeated and book their place in the final with another win.

Italy is 5-0 while Venezuela is 4-1. Italy is averaging 8 runs scored per game while Venezuela is averaging 6.8 runs scored per game. They both allowed 17 runs in their first five games on the path to this semifinal. With starting pitchers in Montero and Lorenzen, got to expect a balanced game, and their last two head-to-head meetings were both one-run games, so Italy plus the run line looks like a solid pick to go with.

Both teams have been very solid pitching-wise, each allowing 3.4 runs per game through 5 games in this competition. Venezuela will start Montero, who pitched in one game, throwing 3 scoreless innings, while Italy will start Lorenzen, who pitched 4.2 scoreless innings against the mighty USA, so got to expect both to also deploy important arms from the bullpen, which should lead to a lower-scoring game and an under.

Rangers' last 4 home games in this spring training averaged 13.8 total runs per game, while the White Sox went over this total in 4 of their last 7 spring training games. Rangers will start Gore, who has a 12.79 ERA in 6.1 innings pitched, while the White Sox will go with Burke, who has a 6.75 ERA in 8 innings pitched, so got to expect plenty of runs here, which should produce the over in the end.

Pelicans won 7 of their last 11 games, and they covered the spread in 8 of their last 10 games. The Mavericks failed to cover the spread in 4 of their last 6 games. Pelicans covered the spread in 13 of their last 15 games versus Western teams, and they are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 home games. They are also 4-1 against the spread in their last 6 matches versus the Mavericks, with 1 push, so got to like Pelicans to win and cover here.

Mavericks produced unders in 8 of their last 10 games, while Pelicans produced unders in their last 2 games. They stayed below the total in 4 of the last 5 H2H meetings, and all 3 of their H2H matches this season stayed below this margin, so got to expect a slightly lower-scoring game, which should result in an under.

Grizzlies produced overs in 5 of last 6 games while Bulls produced overs in 2 of last 3 games. Their last H2H match saw 273 total points so got to expect high amount of points here and take the over.

Guardians won 6 of their last 10 games in this spring training with 1 draw, while the Cubs lost 5 of their last 7 games in this spring training. Guardians will start Williams, who is 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA in 8 innings pitched, while the Cubs will start Horton, who is 0-1 in 5.2 innings pitched with a 9.53 ERA, so got to feel like the Guardians' bats are producing better at the moment, and they should have the pitching advantage and win this one.

Lakers are 42-25 while Rockets are 41-25. Lakers won 8 of their last 9 games, including the last 5, while Rockets are 4-4 in their last 8 games. Lakers are red-hot as they started to click and have been playing really well of late, while the Rockets are up and down, trading wins and losses, mainly beating weaker sides and losing to better sides. Lakers won 2 of their last 3 H2H meetings and, at the moment, look like the better side who should have the upper hand in this one and win.

Lakers produced unders in 5 of their last 8 games, while Rockets produced unders in 4 of their last 5 games. Rockets have 21 unders in 31 home games this season, while Lakers produced unders in 17 of their 32 road games with 1 push. They stayed under the total in 2 of the last 3 H2H meetings, and the first one of this season saw a total of 215 points, so got to expect another lower-scoring game that should result in an under.

Spurs produced overs in 4 of their last 5 games, while the Clippers produced overs in 5 of their last 7 games. Both are excellent offensively as Clippers are averaging 124.8 points scored per game in their last 9 games, while the Spurs are averaging 126.3 points scored per game in their last 7 games. They went over the total in 4 of the last 5 head-to-head meetings, so got to expect a lot of points here and an eventual over.