The San Diego Padres should be up 1-0 in the NLDS, but they are not. Ty France crushed a ball that was headed for the bleachers with a man on first in the top of the 9th, but his rocket hit a roof cable. Really? Give me a break. Baseball diamonds should not have roofs over them. Today in Game 2 at American Family Field the Padres need to take care of business and they will. If this series is knotted up when it heads to San Diego for the next two, the Brewers will be in trouble. The Padres had one of the best home records in all of baseball and swept the Brewers in a 3-game set back in August at Petco, outscoring them 18-7 over the 3 games. The Brewers will send Logan Henderson to the hill. Henderson was dominant in the regular season with a record of 11-3, a 2.47 ERA and a 0.84 WHIP but the last time he faced San Diego on August 10th he was on the losing end. San Diego tagged him for 5 hits, 3 runs, and the Friars went on to a 3-2 victory. Michael King will get the nod for the Padres. In Game 1 of the NL Wild Card with the Chicago Cubs, King was throwing flames. He pitched 7 strong allowing only 1 hit with 8 K’s and San Diego rolled to an 8-0 romp. The Padres as usual are getting no respect and they should be feared. This team is loaded with talent, 1-9, and has a pitching staff that can go toe-to-toe with anybody.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES
Month: October 2026
Saturday NCAA Football Pick
The Georgia State Panthers will look to go 3-0 on their home turf when they host the Old Dominion Monarchs this afternoon in Atlanta. The Panthers are 3-1 on the season and second in the Sun Belt. The Monarchs reside in the seventh spot in the Sun Belt at 1-3 and are winless on the road at 0-1. The Monarchs lost three straight and are coming off a 46-20 thumping by the James Madison Dukes. The Panthers took care of business last week, cruising to an easy 35-14 victory over the visiting Northern Illinois Huskies. Georgia State has a huge edge in total offensive yards, passing yards, rushing yards, and is averaging 38.8 points per game as opposed to Old Dominion at 22.3. They also have the edge in points allowed at 21.3 with the Monarchs allowing an average of 30.0. The line is currently Georgia State laying 2.5 which is fishy; it should be higher. Consider the Panthers on the money line at only -145.
TODAY’S PICK: GEORGIA STATE PANTHERS M/L
Friday NHL Pick
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to redeem themselves in front of their home crowd when they host the Washington Capitals tonight at Lenovo Center. The Champs fell to the visiting Florida Panthers, 1-0, in overtime in their season debut Tuesday and had just 15 shots on goal in the loss but will come out swinging tonight. The Capitals missed the postseason last year with a record of 43-30-9. Alex Ovechkin, who is now 41, sat out all of the preseason with back issues and maybe father time is finally catching up with the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer. This is Washington’s season debut so timing could be an issue unlike Carolina who flushed that out of their system on Tuesday.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CAROLINA HURRICANES
Thursday MLB Pick
It looked as if the Philadelphia Phillies season was over yesterday, down late 3-1 to the Atlanta Braves, but it wasn’t. They rallied with back-to-back home runs by Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper to tie it in the 8th and went on to win 4-3 and push a game 3 for tonight to decide who heads off to Chavez Ravine on Saturday. The starting pitchers have yet to be announced but it will likely be Grant Holmes for the Braves and Zack Wheeler for the Phillies. If this is the case, Philadelphia has the edge. Holmes was 10-6 in the regular season with a 3.44 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. Wheeler has been in this situation before and was 14-5 in the regular season with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. Philadelphia seems to be getting no respect in this one and they should be. They have momentum on their side and Don Mattingly calling the shots.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES