Where to watch Golden State Warriors vs. Denver Nuggets: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Sunday, March 29

The Denver Nuggets, ranked fourth in the Western Conference, will host the Golden State Warriors, who are 10th in the Western Conference. Denver, favored by 12.5 points with a moneyline of -650, has a 47-28 record, while Golden State stands at 36-38. The over/under for the game is set at 238.5 points.

  • Golden State Warriors: 36-38 (#10 in Western Conference)

  • Denver Nuggets: 47-28 (#4 in Western Conference)

  • Spread: Denver Nuggets -12.5

  • Moneyline: Denver Nuggets -650 / Golden State Warriors +475

  • Over/Under: 238.5

Where to watch New York Knicks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: Live stream, start time, TV channel for Sunday, March 29

The Oklahoma City Thunder, ranked #1 in the Western Conference, host the New York Knicks, ranked #3 in the Eastern Conference. Oklahoma City is favored with a spread of -8.5 and a moneyline of -350, indicating a 74.7% implied probability of winning, while New York’s moneyline is 280.

  • New York Knicks: 48-26 (#3 in Eastern Conference)

  • Oklahoma City Thunder: 58-16 (#1 in Western Conference)

  • Spread: Oklahoma City Thunder -8.5

  • Moneyline: Oklahoma City Thunder -350 / New York Knicks +280

  • Over/Under: 224.5

Where to watch Cleveland Guardians vs. Seattle Mariners: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Sunday, March 29

The Cleveland Guardians, ranked #1 in the AL Central, face the Seattle Mariners, ranked #4 in the AL West. The Mariners are favored with a moneyline of -170 and a spread of -1.5. Cleveland’s Slade Cecconi (ERA: 4.30) will start against Seattle’s Emerson Hancock (ERA: 4.90).

  • Cleveland Guardians: 2-1 (#1 in AL Central)

  • Seattle Mariners: 1-2 (#4 in AL West)

  • Spread: Seattle Mariners -1.5

  • Moneyline: Seattle Mariners -150 / Cleveland Guardians +125

  • Over/Under: 7.5

  • Cleveland Guardians: Slade Cecconi (2025 stats: 7-7, ERA: 4.30, K: 109, WHIP: 1.19, BB: 32)

  • Seattle Mariners: Emerson Hancock (2025 stats: 4-5, ERA: 4.90, K: 64, WHIP: 1.38, BB: 31)

Weather: 44°F at first pitch

Where to watch Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Sunday, March 29

The New York Mets (2-0), ranked #3 in the NL East, are favorites with a -180 moneyline to win against the Pittsburgh Pirates (0-2), ranked #5 in the NL Central. Nolan McLean will start for the Mets, facing Carmen Mlodzinski of the Pirates.

  • Date: Sunday, March 29

  • Time: 1:40 PM ET / 10:40 AM PT

  • Where: Citi Field, Flushing, Queens, NY

  • TV Channel: SNY, SportsNet Pittsburgh

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  • Pittsburgh Pirates: 0-2 (#5 in NL Central)

  • New York Mets: 2-0 (#3 in NL East)

  • Spread: New York Mets -1.5

  • Moneyline: New York Mets -180 / Pittsburgh Pirates +150

  • Over/Under: 8

  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Carmen Mlodzinski (2025 stats: 5-8, ERA: 3.55, K: 89, WHIP: 1.30, BB: 27)

  • New York Mets: Nolan McLean (2025 stats: 5-1, ERA: 2.06, K: 57, WHIP: 1.04, BB: 16)

Weather: 49°F at first pitch

Freddie Freeman gets hugged out by Ketel Marte in Dodgers’ 3-2 win over Diamondbacks

Typically, a hug in a baseball game draws attention around the MLB trade deadline when a player being embraced by teammates means that he’s been dealt to another club.

In Saturday’s game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers, a hug on the basepaths had no such implications. The only consequence was the final out of the second inning when Arizona’s Ketel Marte fielded a ground ball at second base as the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman was running toward him.

Rather than simply tag Freeman for the out, Marte held out his arms toward Freeman as the Dodgers’ first baseman had nowhere to go. Acknowledging the friendliness of the gesture, Freeman walked toward Marte and the two hugged to end the inning.

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“I didn’t think I’d ever be a part of a hug-out on baseball field,” Freeman said after batting 3-for-4 in the Dodgers’ 3-2 win, via the Associated Press.

Freeman, who said he’s “very much a hugger,” then explained what he was thinking as Marte stood in front of him with his arms open.

“I stopped and I was like, is there any way around this?” Freeman continued. “If I go out of the baseline, I’m out. If I run back, he’ll just run to second.”

“He gave me a little ‘Come here,’” he added. “And I was like, ‘All right, let’s just do it.’”

Six innings later, Will Smith gave the Dodgers another reason for hugs in their dugout.

With two outs, D-Backs reliever Juan Morillo walked Mookie Betts on four pitches. Smith then fought through six pitches, fouling off two of them to stay alive with a 2-2 count. Morillo then threw a high fastball down the middle of the plate and Smith launched it to straight-away center field for a two-run home run.

In the top of the ninth, Edwin Díaz took over to retire the D-Backs in order and the Dodgers celebrated their third win of the season. And Smith presumably celebrated his 31st birthday after a big home run.

The Dodgers got the win despite Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker and Betts batting a combined 0-for-9 at the top of the order. But the depth of the Dodgers’ lineup is what makes them so formidable, demonstrated by Smith and Freeman being productive in the middle of the lineup.

Smith told reporters afterward that manager Dave Roberts originally planned to give him the day off. But the Dodgers catcher insisted on playing on a night when the team was giving away a bobblehead commemorating his World Series Game 7 home run.

“I just kind of dropped the bobblehead card and he let me in there,” Smith told the Los Angeles Times’ Maddie Lee.

Aaron Judge dents an ambulance with second HR of season

Aaron Judge’s home run impacted more than just the score in the New York Yankees’ 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.

The reigning AL MVP clubbed his second homer of the season in the fifth inning off Giants reliever Ryan Borucki, propelling the ball 383 feet down the left field line at Oracle Park. Rather than a lucky fan, the ball landed on a sitting ambulance in the tunnel.

The ball, which left Judge’s bat at 102.1 mph at a high launch angle, left a clear dent in the roof of the Giants-branded ambulance.

The homer gave the Yankees an insurance run they ended up not needing. After starting pitcher Will Warren exited the game in the fifth inning, relievers Brent Headrick, Jake Bird, Tim Hill and David Bednar combined to shut out the Giants over the final 4 2/3 innings.

Judge began the season on a negative note, picking up his first golden sombrero since 2024 on Opening Night, but recovered with a homer on Friday (while making some history with Giancarlo Stanton).

He is now 2-of-13 on the season with 2 homers and 7 strikeouts. It’s an extreme collection of outcomes, which figures to even out in the coming weeks.

The Yankees won all three games to open the season, their third straight year doing so, and completed a sweep of the Giants. After an off day Sunday, they’ll begin a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners in a potential ALCS preview.

Reds 3B Eugenio Suarez uses ABS challenge to counter back-to-back blown calls from umpire C.B. Bucknor

Eugenio Suárez likely held the envy of every MLB player on Saturday. The Cincinnati Reds third baseman put the new ABS challenge system to use in a game against the Boston Red Sox, wiping out back-to-back erroneous strike three calls from home plate umpire C.B. Bucknor, one of the least popular umps in MLB.

With a 1-2 count and two outs against Red Sox reliever Ryan Watson, Suárez challenged a strike call that wound up being down and in, then another call on a strike that turned out to be a couple inches inside. Bucknor had made both strike calls with vigor, only to be overruled by camera and computer.

The Great American Ballpark crowd was loving it.

The two reprieves wound up not helping Suárez, who grounded out to shortstop on the next pitch. The Reds went on to win the game 5-3, though.

Those overruled strikes were two of six pitches that had Bucknor’s call overturned, out of eight challenges. This is the kind of stuff fans and players have dreamed of with the introduction of ABS.

One area where ABS did not help, though, was an inning-ending at-bat for Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story, who struck out on a check swing call. That call also appeared wrong, though check swings are officially a judgement call by the umpires and therefore not challengeable.

Where it gets weird, however, is that Bucknor didn’t do what 99% of umpires do in that situation and appeal to the umpire with the better view to make the call. Story was irate, and Red Sox manager Alex Cora wound up getting ejected after stepping in to protect his player.

Cora’s take on Bucknor’s day, via The Athletic:

“He has one job to do, it’s [to] call balls and strikes,” said manager Alex Cora, who was ejected in the eighth. “It wasn’t his best day. That’s what the system does. It’s out there, everybody sees it, and he’ll be the first one to accept it. I saw him putting his head down after one of the challenges. And we’re all human. It’s not easy, what we do and what he does.”

The Reds’ win evens the series after Boston’s 3-0 win on Thursday, with Red Sox pitcher Connelly Early and the Reds’ Rhett Lowder slated to start for the rubber game on Sunday.

NBA playoff picture March 28: All of the scenarios and stakes for postseason contenders down the stretch run

The NBA playoff picture will come into clearer view each day between now and the end of the regular season on April 12. In the meantime, we will provide detailed daily updates on the landscape, including magic numbers, remaining schedules and the stakes for every day’s slate of games. And for those teams not in the postseason hunt, we also breakdown the “race” for the pole position in the upcoming NBA Draft lottery.

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(7) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (8) Orlando Magic
(9) Charlotte Hornets vs. (10) Miami Heat

(7) Phoenix Suns vs. (8) LA Clippers
(9) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (10) Golden State Warriors

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (8) play-in winner
(2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) play-In winner
(3) New York Knicks vs. (6) Atlanta Hawks
(4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) Toronto Raptors

(1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (8) play-In winner
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) play-In winner
(3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Houston Rockets
(4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Minnesota Timberwolves

In the Eastern Conference, the Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers, in some order, appear bound for the top four playoff seeds and home-court advantage in the opening round. The Pistons, who hold a four-game lead on the Celtics, are almost certain to capture the East’s No. 1 seed, barring a complete meltdown in the absence of injured Cade Cunningham (collapsed lung).

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Who, exactly, those four teams will play in the opening round is entirely up for grabs, as just two wins separate the fifth seed from the 10th seed. The Toronto Raptors, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat are all jockeying for position down the stretch of a season that has surpassed 70 games.

Technically, the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls are still alive for postseason contention, though they are locked in a different kind of race — one for lottery odds.

Record: 53-20 | Net rating: 8.0 (2nd)

  • Clinched playoff berth

  • Magic number for No. 1 seed: 5

  • Remaining schedule: @MIN, @OKC, TOR, MIN, @PHI, @ORL, MIL, @CHA, @IND

  • Highest possible finish: No. 1 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 4 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 1 seed and home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Record: (49-24) | Net rating: 7.8 (4th)

  • Magic number for No. 2 seed: 8

  • Remaining schedule: @CHA, @ATL, @MIA, @MIL, TOR, CHA, @NYK, NOP, ORL

  • Highest possible finish: No. 1 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 7 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 2 seed and home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Record: 48-26 | Net rating: 6.6 (5th)

  • Magic number for No. 3 seed: 7

  • Remaining schedule: @OKC, @HOU, @MEM, CHI, @ATL, BOS, TOR, CHA

  • Highest possible finish: No. 1 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 7 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 2 seed and home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Record: 46-28 | Net rating: 4.2 (8th)

  • Magic number for No. 4 seed: 5

  • Remaining schedule: @UTA, @LAL, @GSW, IND, @MEM, ATL, @ATL, WAS

  • Highest possible finish: No. 1 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 10 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 4 seed and home-court advantage in the first round.

Record: 41-32 | Net rating: 1.8 (12th)

  • Magic number for No. 5 seed: 9

  • Remaining schedule: ORL, @DET, SAC, @MEM, @BOS, MIA, MIA, @NYK, BKN

  • Highest possible finish: No. 2 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 10 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 5 or 6 seed and a guaranteed playoff berth.

Record: 41-33 | Net rating: 1.5 (13th)

  • Magic number for No. 6 seed: 8

  • Remaining schedule: SAC, BOS, @ORL, @BKN, NYK, @CLE, CLE, @MIA

  • Highest possible finish: No. 2 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 10 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 5 or 6 seed and a guaranteed playoff berth.

Record: 40-33 | Net rating: -0.3 (19th)

  • Magic number for No. 7 seed: 9

  • Remaining schedule: @CHA, @MIA, @WAS, MIN, DET, @SAS, @HOU, @IND, MIL

  • Highest possible finish: No. 3 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 10 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 5 or 6 seed and a guaranteed playoff berth.

Record: 39-34 | Net rating: 4.8 (6th)

  • Magic number for No. 7 seed: 9

  • Remaining schedule: PHI, BOS, @BKN, PHX, IND, @MIN, @BOS, DET, @NYK

  • Highest possible finish: No. 3 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: Out of the postseason

What’s at stake: The No. 5 or 6 seed and a guaranteed playoff berth.

Record: 39-34 | Net rating: 0.8 (17th)

  • Magic number for No. 9 seed: 8

  • Remaining schedule: @TOR, PHX, ATL, @DAL, @NOP, DET, MIN, @CHI, @BOS

  • Highest possible finish: No. 3 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: Out of the postseason

What’s at stake: The No. 5 or 6 seed and a guaranteed playoff berth.

Record: 39-35 | Net rating: 2.3 (11th)

  • Magic number for No. 10 seed: 1

  • Remaining schedule: @IND, PHI, BOS, WAS, @TOR, @TOR, @WAS, ATL

  • Highest possible finish: No. 3 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: Out of the postseason

What’s at stake: The No. 5 or 6 seed and a guaranteed playoff berth.

Record: 29-43 | Net rating: -5.9 (25th)

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Out West, the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs are bound for the top two seeds, with OKC holding a two-game lead for the league’s No. 1 overall seed.

The Los Angeles Lakers, with their recent nine-game winning streak, moved in as heavy favorites to capture the conference’s No. 3 seed. Beyond them is anyone’s guess.

The Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets, who are all but guaranteed the West’s final three guaranteed playoff spots, with just one loss separating them. Only one of those three teams will earn home-court advantage in the first round.

The four teams for the conference’s play-in tournament field is almost set with the Memphis Grizzlies’ elimination on Wednesday. The Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors appear headed for the Nos. 7-10 seeds.

Record: 58-16 | Net rating: 11.0 (1st)

  • Clinched playoff berth

  • Magic number for No. 1 seed: 8

  • Remaining schedule: NYK, DET, LAL, UTA, @LAL, @LAC, @DEN, PHX

  • Highest possible finish: No. 1 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 2 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 1 seed and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

Record: 55-18 | Net rating: 8.0 (3rd)

  • Clinched playoff berth

  • Magic number for No. 2 seed: 1

  • Remaining schedule: @MIL, CHI, @GSW, @LAC, @DEN, PHI, POR, DAL, DEN

  • Highest possible finish: No. 1 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 3 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 2 seed and home-court advantage in the Western Conference semifinals.

Record: 48-26 | Net rating: 1.5 (14th)

  • Magic number for No. 3 seed: 6

  • Remaining schedule: WAS, CLE, @OKC, @DAL, OKC, @GSW, PHX, UTA

  • Highest possible finish: No. 2 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 7 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 3 seed and home-court advantage in the first round.

Record: 47-28 | Net rating: 4.4 (7th)

  • Magic number for No. 4 seed: 7

  • Remaining schedule: GSW, @UTA, SAS, POR, MEM, OKC, @SAS

  • Highest possible finish: No. 3 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 7 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 4 seed and home-court advantage in the first round.

Record: 45-28 | Net rating: 3.6 (10th)

  • Magic number for No. 5 seed: 9

  • Remaining schedule: DET, @DAL, @DET, @PHI, CHA, @IND, @ORL, @HOU, NOP

  • Highest possible finish: No. 3 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 8 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 4 seed and home-court advantage in the first round.

Record: 44-29 | Net rating: 4.0 (9th)

  • Magic number for No. 5 seed: 9

  • Remaining schedule: @MEM, @NOP, NYK, MIL, UTA, @GSW, @PHX, PHI, MIN, MIN

  • Highest possible finish: No. 3 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 10 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 4 seed and home-court advantage in the first round.

Record: 40-33 | Net rating: 1.0 (16th)

  • Magic number for No. 7 seed: 7

  • Remaining schedule: UTH, @MEM, @ORL, @CHA, @CHI, HOU, DAL, @LAL, @OKC

  • Highest possible finish: No. 3 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 10 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 7 seed and home-court advantage against the No. 8 seed in their opening game of the play-in tournament.

Record: 38-36 | Net rating: 1.3 (15th)

  • Magic number for No. 8 seed: 7

  • Remaining schedule: @MIL, POR, SAS, @SAC, DAL, OKC, @POR, GSW

  • Highest possible finish: No. 5 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 10 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 8 seed and two chances to secure a playoff berth.

Record: 37-38 | Net rating: -1.3 (20th)

  • Magic number for No. 8 seed: 8

  • Remaining schedule: WAS, @LAC, NOP, @DEN, @SAS, LAC, SAC

  • Highest possible finish: No. 6 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 10 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 8 seed and two chances to secure a playoff berth.

Record: 36-38 | Net rating: 0.3 (18th)

  • Magic number for No. 10 seed: 1

  • Remaining schedule: @DEN, SAS, CLE, HOU, SAC, LAL, @SAC, @LAC

  • Highest possible finish: No. 6 seed

  • Lowest possible finish: No. 10 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 8 seed and two chances to secure a playoff berth.

Spurs can clinch Western Conference’s No. 2 seed with a win over the Bucks