Wednesday MLB World Series Game 7 Pick

The Chicago Cubs did it. They forced a Game 7 and will try to keep the momentum going tonight when they send Kyle Hendricks to the hill. Hendricks is 17-9, with an ERA of 2.05 and a WHIP of just 0.98. The Cubs are 5-0 in Hendricks’ last 5 road starts and 5-0 in their last 5 when he has 4 days’ rest. The Cleveland Indians will send their ace, Corey Kluber, to the hill tonight and he’s also had a stellar year, going 22-10, with an ERA of 2.86 and a WHIP of 1.05. The Indians are 5-0 in Kluber’s last 5 home starts against a team with a winning record and 6-1 in his last 7 against the NL Central. Flip a coin on this one but I’m sticking with the Cubs.

Tonight’s pick:

Chicago Cubs

Tuesday MLB World Series Game 6 Pick

The Chicago Cubs will try to force a Game 7 when they send Jake Arrieta to the hill tonight at Progressive Field. Arrieta is 19-9 on the season, with a 3.15 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. In Arrieta’s last outing in Cleveland, he looked sharp in a 5-1 Cubbies win. The Cubs are 4-1 in Arrieta’s last 5 starts when he has 5 days’ rest and are 4-1 in his last 5 starts against the AL Central. Josh Tomlin gets the nod for Cleveland and he is 15-9, with a 4.18 ERA, a WHIP of 1.16 and Tomlin is going on only 3 days’ rest. Joe West is behind the dish tonight and the Cubs are 6-1 in their last 7 when he’s calling it. I like the Cubs’ chances tonight.

Today’s pick:

Chicago Cubs

Sunday MLB World Series Game 5 Pick

The World Series will not end tonight because Jon Lester is taking the hill for the Cubs. The hard-throwing southpaw is 21-6, with an ERA of 2.35 and a WHIP of 1.01. The Cubs are 6-1 in their last 7 when Lester has 4 days rest. Cleveland will counter with Trevor Bauer and he is 12-9, with a 4.30 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. The Indians are 2-6 in their last 8 road games against left-handers and 1-4 in their last 5 interleague road games against southies. The Cubbies take this back to Cleveland.

Today’s pick:

Chicago Cubs

Friday MLB World Series Game 3 Pick

After splitting the first two games in Cleveland, the Indians and Cubs will now face off for the next three games at Wrigley Field – Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Kyle Hendricks gets the nod for the Cubs. Hendricks is 17-9 on the season, with a 2.09 ERA, and a WHIP of just 0.96. The Cubs are 16-5 in Hendricks’ last 21 starts and 9-2 in his last 11 home starts against a team with a winning record. Cleveland will counter tonight, sending Josh Tomlin to the hill, who is 15-9 on the season, with a 4.29 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. The Indians are 3-7 in their last 10 meetings with the Cubs and 1-4 in their last 5 meetings at Wrigley. I like the Cubs in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

Chicago Cubs

Thursday NHL Pick

The New York Islanders are playing back-to-back games and will travel to PPG Paints Arena to take on Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Crosby looked sharp on Tuesday against Florida, after returning from a concussion, and found the back of the net in a Penguins 3-2 victory. The Islanders are 0-7 in their last 7 games against the Eastern Conference and they are 6-21 in their last 27 in Pittsburgh. The Penguins are 4-0-1-0 at home and will keep it rolling tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

Pittsburgh Penguins