The Houston Astros crush left-handed starters and they proved that again last night by getting to Corbin early and going on to a 8-1 victory. The Series now is the best of 3 and Washington cannot go down 3-2 heading to Houston or they are in a lot of trouble. Tonight they will turn to Game 1 winner, Max Scherzer. Scherzer has been lights out in the post-season, going 3-0 and yielding just 3 runs in 19 innings of work. The Nats got to Gerrit Cole in Game 1, tagging him 5 runs, 8 hits, and 2 homers over 7 innings,and he will be on the hill for the Stros tonight. Lance Barksdale is behind the dish and the home team is 4-1 in his last 5 when he is pulling the strings. If Washington could get to Cole in Houston, why not at Nationals Park?
TONIGHT’S PICK: WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Saturday NHL Pick
The Minnesota Wild have been a disaster on the road, with a record of 1-6-0, but tonight they will be in the friendly confines of Xcel Energy Center for a match-up with the bottom dwellers of the Pacific Division, the Los Angeles Kings. Minnesota is 2-1-0 in St. Paul and 16-4-5 in their last 25 at home against Los Angeles. The Wild need this win and they know it because after tonight they play the next 6 of 7 on the road.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MINNESOTA WILD
Friday NHL Pick
Being on the road is always draining and today the Colorado Avalanche will conclude their 6-game road trip against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Avs have never won at T-Mobile Arena and will be without top point getter Mikko Rantanen, who is out with a lower body injury. To make matters worse, Marc-André Fleury is expected between the pipes for the Knights. He has been stopping everything that has been coming his way. Fleury leads the league with 7 wins and, over his last 3 starts, he has turned away 97 of 100 shots. Moreover, since joining Vegas he is 2-0-1 against Colorado, allowing just 3 goals.
TODAY’S PICK: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Thursday NHL Pick
The New York Rangers have lost 5 straight and will have to face a red hot Buffalo Sabres team tonight when they host the Western New Yorkers at MSG. The Sabres are off to one of their best starts ever, at 8-1-1, and the young upstarts are expected to have Carter Hutton between the pipes. Hutton is a perfect 6-0 and has a GAA of only 1.65. The Rangers are expected to counter with Hendrik Lundqvist, who is 1-3 with a GAA of 3.57. Edge Sabres. New York has won 6 of the last 7 meetings with Buffalo but this is not the Sabres of old.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES
Wednesday NHL Pick
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be playing back-to-back games tonight when they visit Amalie Arena for a match-up with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Penguins have lost 2 straight and will be without superstar Evgeni Malkin. The Lightning have not been clicking like they are capable of and it’s just a matter of time before they do. Tampa should be able to take advantage of a fatigued Pittsburgh team.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Tuesday MLB Pick
The Washington Nationals are +180 tonight against the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series and will have Max Scherzer on the hill. They are also 8-1 in their last 9 trips to Houston. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Monday NHL Pick
The St. Louis Blues have lost 4 in a row and are in dire need of a win. It won’t get any easier for them tonight because they will be hosting the hottest team in hockey, the Colorado Avalanche. If anyone can bring the Avs back down to earth, it’s the Blues. St. Louis has won 8 of the last 10 meetings with Colorado and will have 18,000 fans backing them tonight. Consider the Champs.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ST. LOUIS BLUES