Thursday NCAA Football Pick

The Syracuse Orange will look to get back on track tonight when they visit the Virginia Tech Hokies. The 4-3 Orange have lost 3 straight but they were idle last week so coach Babers has had plenty of time to iron out their issues. The 3-4 Hokies were also idle last week and are coming off an impressive 30-13 win over Wake Forest so they will have confidence going into this one. However, the Q can move the ball and are averaging 413 yards per game. They score more the VT, give up less, have won the last two meetings, and are getting 3 points.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SYRACUSE ORANGE +3

Wednesday NHL Pick

The struggling 1-3-1 Washington Capitals will look to get back on track when they visit The Rock tonight and the 3-1-1 New Jersey Devils. After last night’s 4-1 home loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington has now lost 3 straight and have been outscored 13-4 over that span. The Devils took care of business last night, downing the Montréal Canadiens, 5-2, north of the border and have now won 2 straight, finding the back of the net 10 times over the 2 wins. Washington is expected to have Hunter Shepard between the pipes. He will be making his NHL debut and that could be a problem the way New Jersey is scoring. The Caps are not the dominant team they use to be and the Devils have won the last three meetings. It’s never a walk in the park when you have to face the great Alex Ovechkin, and the Devils won’t come cheap, but they are the better team and should come out on top.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW JERSEY DEVILS

Tuesday MLB Pick

Yesterday the Arizona Diamondbacks got to Aaron Nola early and the Snakes went on to a 5-1 victory to force a game seven tonight in the NLCS. The expected starters for tonight are Ranger Suárez for the Phillies and Brandon Pfaadt for the D-backs. Pfaadt is 0-0 in the postseason with a 2.13 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP over 12-2/3 frames. Suárez has been dealing. He is 1-0 with an ERA of just 0.64, a WHIP to match at 0.64 over 14 frames, and is a perfect 3-0 in his career in playoff games with a 0.94 ERA. The Phillies were 1-7 yesterday with runners in scoring position, which is not a recipe for a win, but that won’t happen tonight. The D-backs have made a great run but the Phillies are the better team, by far, on the diamond tonight. They are also at home, have their fans behind them, and if you have ever been to Citizens Bank Park, you get it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

Monday MLB Pick

With a win today at Citizens Bank Park over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Philadelphia Phillies will win their second straight National League pennant. Today’s expected starters are Aaron Nola for the Phillies and Merrill Kelly for the D-backs. Nola has been almost unhittable in the postseason, going 3-0 with an ERA of only 0.96 and a 0.75 WHIP. Kelly is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP. Philadelphia is a perfect 6-0 in the postseason at home, outscoring their opponents 39-8. You know Citizens Bank Park will be electric and Philly fans will be geared up for this one.
TODAY’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

Sunday MLB Pick

The Texas Rangers face elimination tonight at Minute Maid Park, with the Houston Astros holding a 3-2 lead in the ALCS, but don’t throw the towel in on Texas just yet. The Rangers will have Nathan Eovaldi on the hill. He has delivered all season long and that has carried over into the postseason where he is 3-0 with a 2.29 ERA and a WHIP of only 0.86. On the flip side, the Astros are expected to counter with lefty Framber Valdez and he has been struggling. In the postseason, Valdez is winless, at 0-2, with a bloated ERA of 11.57, a 2.57 WHIP, and the ‘Stros are 0-5 in his last 5 home starts. The Rangers had Game 5 in the bag but let it slip away. That won’t happen tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TEXAS RANGERS

Saturday MLB Pick

It looked like the Philadelphia Phillies were going to run away with the NLCS, up 2-0, but the Arizona Diamondbacks clawed their way back, tying the series at two games apiece. Tonight in Game 5 at Chase Field, the expected starters are Zack Wheeler for the Phillies and Zac Gallen for the D-backs. These two flamethrowers faced each other in Game 1, with Wheeler coming out on top. Wheeler is 2-0 in the postseason with a 2.37 ERA, a nasty WHIP of only 0.63, and is 6-3 lifetime against the Snakes with a 2.96 ERA. Gallen is 2-1 in the postseason with a 4.96 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP. Philadelphia has the edge in runs per game, run differential, batting average, hits and homers.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES