MLB World Series Game 1 Pick

The two best skippers in the business, Cleveland Indians’ Terry Francona and Chicago Cubs’ Joe Maddon, will face off in the Fall Classic which should be one for the memories. There is no fluke in this – these are, without question, the two best teams in baseball and they’ll get things started tonight at Progressive Field. The Indians will send their ace, Corey Kluber, to the hill, who is 20-10 on the season, with an ERA of 2.97 and a 1.06 WHIP. The Cubs will send their flame-throwing southpaw, Jon Lester, to the mound and he is 21-5 on the season, with a 2.29 ERA and a WHIP of just 0.99. Lester dominates in the post-season, with a 2.50 ERA in 17 career post-season starts and is 4-0, with a 3.72 ERA in 8 career starts in Cleveland. The Cubbies are 5-0 in Lester’s last 5 interleague starts and 6-2 in their last 8 meetings with Cleveland. I give the edge to Chicago in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

Chicago Cubs

Monday NHL Pick

The Montreal Canadiens are off to a blazing start for the 2016-2017 campaign and will try to keep it going tonight when host the Broad Street Bullies at Bell Centre. Carey Price is expected between the pipes for the Habs and he has been spectacular, with a 2-0-0 record, a GAA of 2.02 and a .920 SV%. The Flyers are expected to have Steve Mason in the crease and he has been mediocre at best, with a record of 1-2-1, a GAA of 3.35 and a SV% of .882. Philadelphia is 0-4 in their last 4 meetings in Montreal and the home team is 20-6 in the last 26 meetings between these two clubs. I like the Habs in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

Montreal Canadiens

Sunday NFL Pick

The Buffalo Bills head south today to take on their hated rival, the Miami Dolphins. Buffalo is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings with Miami and the Dolphins are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games against the AFC East. The Dolphins have been sputtering at home, going 3-11 in their last 14 at Hard Rock. The Bills’ LeSean “Shady” McCoy was questionable for today’s game but is expected to play. With the money line at -140, I’m going to skip the -2.5 points and take the boys from Western New York, money line.

Today’s pick:

Buffalo Bills -140

Saturday MLB NLCS Game 6 Pick

The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to even things up at Wrigley Field today when they send their ace lefty, Clayton Kershaw to the hill. Kershaw is 6-2 in his last 8 against the Chicago Cubs and the Cubs are 2-5 in their last 7 against southpaws. I’m going with Kershaw in this one.

Today’s pick:

Los Angeles Dodgers

Friday CFL Pick

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will take their 6-9-0 record to Canada’s Capital tonight to take on the 7-7-1 Ottawa Redblacks. The Ticats are second in the East, with a road record of 3-5-0, and when away from Tim Horton’s Field, they are averaging 27.8 points per game and giving up 27.9. The Redblacks are first in the East but are 2-4-1 at TD Place Stadium, averaging 24.3 points per game at home and allowing 26.4. Ottawa is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 overall and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games. I like Hamilton in this one, plus the 3.5 points.

Tonight’s pick:

Hamilton Tiger-Cats +3.5 points

Thursday NLCS Game 5 Pick

The Chicago Cubs will try to take a 3-2 lead back to Wrigley when they send their left-handed flamethrower John Lester to the mound tonight at Chavez Ravine to face the Dodgers’ Kenta Maeda. Maeda is 16-12 on the season, with an ERA of 3.70, a WHIP of 1.17 and has not performed well in his 2 post-season starts. In Game 1 of the NLCS, he yielded 3 runs on 4 hits over 4 innings of work and in Game 3 of the NLDS, he gave up 4 runs on 5 hits in just 3 innings of work. John Lester is 20-5 on the season, with an ERA of 2.33, a WHIP of 1.00 and has been lights out in his career in post-season play, with an ERA of just 2.57 in 18 appearances. The Dodgers are 0-4 in Maeda’s last 4 starts and 0-5 in their last 5 games against lefties. I like the Cubs in this situation.

Tonight’s pick:

Chicago Cubs