Tuesday MLB Pick

Two southpaws will face off tonight in Oakland when the Houston Astros send Dallas Keuchel to the mound to face Dillon Overton and the Athletics. Keuchel has found his groove, going 2-0 with a 2.37 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP over his last 3 outings. Houston is 5-0 in Keuchel’s last 5 starts and 7-1 in his last 8 against the Athletics. Dillon Overton was just called back up from Triple-A Nashville. In his last outing in the Big Leagues on June 30th, he was drilled by the San Francisco Giants, yielding 8 runs on 8 hits with 3 walks in 3 innings of work. Overton is 1-1 with an inflated ERA of 11.42 and a 2.31 WHIP in his last 3 Major League starts. The Astros can hit lefties, posting a 5-1 record in their last 6 games against them. Oakland, on the other hand, has struggled against southpaws at home, going 0-6 in their last 6 at the Coliseum. I like the Astros in this situation.

Tonight’s pick:

Houston Astros

Monday MLB Pick

The New York Yankees will try for 2 wins in a row when they host their American League East rival, the Baltimore Orioles, tonight in the Bronx. The Orioles are sending the 1-6 Kevin Gausman to the mound tonight and Baltimore is just 5-16 in his last 21 road starts. The Yanks counter with the 6-5 Ivan Nova. New York is 5-2 in Nova’s last 7 starts against the Orioles. Baltimore has struggled at the stadium, going 3-8 in their last 11 in New York. I like the Bombers in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

New York Yankees

Sunday MLB Pick

The best team in baseball, the San Francisco Giants, will try to avoid a sweep against the San Diego Padres when they send Johnny Cueto to the hill today at Petco Park. Cueto has been dominant. He is 13-1 with a 2.47 ERA and WHIP of 1.00. The Giants are 16-2 in Cueto’s last 18 starts and 9-0 in his last 9 road starts. Pomeranz was supposed to get the nod today for the Padres but they offed him to Boston. Why, I don’t know… So Edwin Jackson will start for the Padres. He is 0-1 with a 5.91 ERA and a 1.78 WHIP. The Giants are 19-7 in their last 26 meetings with the Padres.

Today’s pick:

San Francisco Giants

Saturday MLB Pick

Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals will try to even up the 3 game set with the Miami Marlins today at Busch Stadium. Wainwright has been solid, going 2-1 with an ERA of 3.32 and a WHIP of 1.37 over his last 3 outings. Tom Koehler takes the hill for the Marlins and he has struggled over his last 3 starts, posting an 0-1 record with an ERA of 7.50 and a WHIP of 2.08. Miami is 0-7 in Koehler’s last 7 starts against a team with a winning record and they are 2-6 in their last 8 meetings with St. Louis. The Cardinals are 9-2 in Wainwright’s last 11 starts against the National League East and they are 5-2 in his last 7 against the Marlins. The Cardinals should get this one.

Today’s pick:

St. Louis Cardinbals

Friday CFL Pick

The 1-2-0 Hamilton Tiger-Cats travel to the province of Quebec tonight to take on the 1-1-0 Montreal Alouettes. Hamilton’s sole victory this year was in Toronto where they beat the Argos 42-20 on June 23rd. The Tiger-Cats are averaging 23 points per game and allowing an average of 25.3. Hamilton’s quarterback, Jeremiah Masoli has thrown for 933 yards with 5 TDs and 4 INTs, and has a 71.3% percentage. On the flip side, Montreal’s only win this year came on the road as well, when they beat Winnipeg 22-14 on June 24th. The Alouettes are averaging 17.5 points per game and allowing an average of 21. Montreal’s quarterback, Kevin Glenn has thrown for 591 yard with 2 TDs, 2 INTs and has a completion percentage of 67.5. Montreal is 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games. The Tiger-Cats have been covering on the road, going 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games. I like the road favorite Hamilton tonight, -1.5.

Tonight’s pick:

Hamilton Tiger-Cats -1.5

Thursday CFL Pick

The 1-1-0 Edmonton Eskimos travel to Investors Group Field tonight to take on the 1-2-0 Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Edmonton is averaging 38 points per game but allowing 40.5. Edmonton’s quarterback, Mike Reilly has thrown for 761 yards with 5 TDs and 1 INT, and has a 71.4% completion rate. Edmonton is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings against the Bombers but are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 in Winnipeg. The Blue Bombers are averaging 21.3 points per game and holding teams to 27.3. The Bomber’s Drew Willy has been impressive, racking up 940 yards with 4 TDs, 1 INT and has a 74% completion rate. Winnipeg is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 overall but they are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 against the West. I’m siding with the home dog, +4 points.

Tonight’s pick:

Winnipeg Blue Bombers +4

Wednesday CFL Pick

The Toronto Argonauts will look for their first win tonight at their new home, BMO Field, when they host the Ottawa RedBlacks. Ottawa is 2-0-1 on this season, with their 2 wins coming on the road. The RedBlacks are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 against the East. The Argonauts are 2-1-0 on the season. They are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 home games and 4-11 ATS in their last 15 against the East. Ottawa’s Trevor Harris can light it up. He has already thrown for 1,083 yards with 9 TDs, 1 INT and has an 80% completion rate. Toronto’s Ricky Ray has thrown for 751 yards with 5 TDs, 1 INT and has a 68.9% completion rate. Ottawa has the edge in points per game, yards gained, and time of possession. This game is a pick ’em and I’m siding with the road team here.

Tonight’s pick:

Ottawa RedBlacks