Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Guardians vs. Rays, Sabres vs. Canadiens and more

Find best bets for the biggest games in sports on Tuesday from the SportsLine Projection Model and top CBS Sports experts The Cleveland Guardians scored more than twice as many runs in Game 1 of the 2026 American League Championship Series than they did in their entire three-game series at Tropicana Field during the regular season. If they continue the pace they've been on during their current four-game winning streak on Tuesday, the Guardians will be halfway toward their first World Series appearance in 10 years. Make your MLB, NHL and college football picks using the BetMGM bonus code CBSSPORTS and get up to $1,500 in bonus bets if your first bet loses: Cleveland looks to remain undefeated on the road this postseason when it visits Tropicana Field in St.

Petersburg, Fla. to face the Tampa Bay Rays at 8 p.m. ET in Game 2 of the 2026 ALCS. The Guardians overcame an early two-run deficit in the series opener, scoring seven times over the final four innings to post a 7-3 victory. Nathaniel Lowe and Jo Adell each had two RBI while Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey belted solo homers for the Guardians, who produced a total of three runs while being on the wrong side of a three-game sweep at Tropicana Field in July. After scoring only three