My selection is on the 'under' between Tampa Bay and New York at 8 pm et on Wednesday.

Up 2-0 in this series, the Rays bats have done all of the heavy lifting to this point. They'll face a tough matchup on Wednesday, however, as they look to put away the Yankees who will send Max Fried to the hill. Note that current Rays hitters have gone a collective 24-for-134 (.179) with a .504 OPS against the veteran left-hander. Fried was terrific in his Wild Card start against the Red Sox, allowing just one earned run over six frames. Nick Martinez will counter for Tampa Bay. Current Yankees hitters are 32-for-126 (.254) with a .724 OPS against him. Martinez has enjoyed a career year and should be up to the task here. With relatively low humidity expected on an early October evening in the Bronx, look for the pitchers to control proceedings. Take the under.

My selection is on the 'under' between Jacksonville State and Kennesaw State at 7 pm et on Wednesday.

These two teams met twice last year including in the C-USA Championship Game when Kennesaw State walked away with an unlikely title in a low-scoring affair. The first meeting was much higher-scoring as it got into the 60's. The Owls made the necessary adjustments against Gamecocks dual-threat QB Caden Creel, not letting him beat them through the air. Having seen Creel twice last year, I expect another strong defensive effort from Kennesaw State here. Note that neither offense is as explosive as it was a year ago. Jacksonville State has been involved in some high-scoring affairs but those came against the likes of Eastern Kentucky, Ohio and Georgia Southern - all teams that play matador-like defense. Both defenses in this particular matchup are talented and capable. In fact, the Owls have seen all four of their games stay 'under' the total. Take the under (8*).

My selection is on Las Vegas plus the points over Golden State at 9:30 pm et on Wednesday.

The Aces had their offense kept under wraps by the Valkyries in Game 1 of this series. As poorly as Las Vegas performed offensively in that game, it still lost by 'only' 11 points. I think there's a clear path for the Aces to bounce back in Game 2 on Wednesday. While it's true Golden State does own the better overall record in this matchup this season, Las Vegas actually took all three regular season meetings, and should enter this game with confidence with the knowledge that it has lost consecutive games on only three previous occasions this season. The Valkyries are certainly in uncharted territory at this point, leading this semi-final round series. The Aces have been here before and I'm confident they'll respond accordingly down 1-0 in the series. Take Las Vegas (8*).