After yesterday’s come from behind 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves, the Los Angeles Dodgers are back in business in the NLCS with momentum on their side and lefty Julio Urías toeing the rubber in tonight’s Game 4. Urías has been light’s out all year with a 21-3 overall record, a 2.99 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. In two career regular season starts against the Braves, Urías is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA and the Dodgers are 5-0 in his last 5 home starts. Atlanta has yet to announce a starter so it is likely to be a bullpen game for the Braves.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Tuesday MLB Pick
If you think the NLCS is over, just look back to last year’s NLCS and you will reconsider. The Dodgers may be down 0-2 but now the venue switches to Dodger Stadium where Los Angeles is 60-24 this season. This series could easily be knotted at one apiece if it were not for Dave Roberts’ questionable managing skills. The Braves have not fared well at Dodger Stadium, with just one win in their last 12 tries, and were swept by the Dodgers in a 3-game set at Chavez Ravine back in August.
TODAY’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Monday NHL Pick
The 1-1-1 New York Rangers got their first win of the season against the struggling Montréal Canadiens on Saturday but will have their work cut out for them tonight when they stay north of the border and visit Scotiabank Arena for a matchup with the 2-1-0 Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto was dominant at home last year, going 18-7-3, and that has carried over to this year where they are a perfect 2-0, with wins over the Ottawa Senators and the Montréal Canadiens. The Leafs will also see the return of their superstar Auston Matthews, who will be making his season debut, and are expected to have Jack Campbell between the pipes. Campbell has been outstanding thus far, with a GAA of only 0.86 and a 0.968 SV%.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Sunday MLB Pick
The Los Angeles Dodgers will be the road favorite tonight when they try to even the score at one game apiece in the ALCS before heading home to Chavez Ravine for Game 3. The Dodgers came up short last night in a 3-2 loss to the Braves, but when you strand as many base runners as they did that is what happens. Max Scherzer is expected to get the start for LA. Scherzer is no stranger to postseason play and will be well rested. That is never good for the opposition. LA won Scherzer’s last outing against Atlanta on September 1st and are 6-0 in his last 6 road starts. The Braves are expected to counter with Ian Anderson. Anderson last faced the Dodgers back on June 4th at Truist Park and the outcome was not good. The Dodgers cruised to a 9-5 victory and Atlanta is just 1-5 in his last 6 starts as the underdog.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Saturday NHL Pick
The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, 3-2, in Ottawa but will get another crack at them tonight when the two teams turn around and clash again. This time it will be on Toronto’s home turf, Scotiabank Arena. The Senators were a pathetic 9-18-1 on the road last year and are just 1-6 in their last 7 trips to Toronto. The Leafs are expected to be without superstar Auston Matthews for one more game while he recovers from wrist surgery but it shouldn’t matter. Toronto is loaded with talent, were 18-7-3 at home last year, and once again a legitimate Stanley Cup contender.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Friday MLB Pick
The Houston Astros will be hosting the Boston Red Sox tonight in Game 1 of the ALCS. Two southpaws are expected to get the nod, Boston’s Chris Sale and Houston’s Framber Valdez. Both pitchers were not at their best in their last outings, with Valdez lasting 4-1/3 innings allowing 4 runs on 7 hits and Sale lasting just 1 inning allowing 5 runs on 4 hits, but everybody has a bad day. In his career, Sale is 5-3 against the Astros with a 2.20 ERA and the Red Sox are 10-2 in their last 12 playoff games as a dog.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON RED SOX
Thursday MLB Pick
The San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers have traded punches all year and the postseason has been no different. All is on the line tonight at Oracle Park to see who advances to the NLCS to face the Atlanta Braves. Tonight’s game will come down to pitching and two of the best flamethrowers in the Majors will oppose each other with Logan Webb getting the nod for the Giants and Julio Urías for the Dodgers. Both of these guys have been almost unbeatable, with Urías winning 12 straight and Webb 11, so where does the edge lie? With San Francisco. The Giants will have 40,000 plus fans behind them for support, Webb was lights out in Game 1 of the NLDS shutting out the Dodgers, 4-0, and LA is 2-4 in their last 6 in San Francisco.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS