The American is the shorter price and the better player, but the handicap asks her for something else entirely: a set and a half without a lapse.

The price on Andreeva is fair. The demand that she win by six clear games is a different proposition, and one her hard-court summer does not support.

The world No. 1 needed a tiebreak to survive her Cincinnati opener after failing to serve it out. Wang, a set down to Vekic and still through, is the wrong opponent for that.

Gauff is a heavy favourite in Cincinnati, but her recent matches have been long, uneven and short on quick finishes. Li does not need an upset to cover.

The market blindly trusts Boston at Fenway, ignoring a fragile bullpen plan and mounting injuries. Backing Arizona offers a rare chance to exploit an overvalued home favorite.

The Kansas City Royals and Athletics open a four-game series Monday, with Michael Wacha providing a clearer pitching edge and Kauffman Stadium doing its part to keep scoring contained.

Shane McClanahan returns to the mound, and the market assumes all is well. But beneath the ace's name value lies a compromised pitching staff set to face a surging, rested Baltimore lineup.

Monday night at PNC Park pairs a probable Framber Valdez start with a Pirates pitching plan that may not last long. The Tigers’ clearest value is scoring four runs off a short-leash starter and a thin bridge.

The Marlins are rolling into Citizens Bank Park with a taxed bullpen and a contact-oriented starter. Against a Philadelphia lineup built to punish mistakes into the right-field seats, that is a recipe for a swift reality check.

The Cubs are trying to stop a weekend slide, while the White Sox arrive off a three-game sweep in Detroit. Wrigley's wind is unresolved, but the fresher pitching edge sits with the White Sox.