The Toronto Blue Jays will open the 2026 campaign tonight at home against the Athletics. Toronto should have and could have won the World Series last year but came up short and you can bet for sure they will be in the running again this year. The Jays were 94-68 overall last season and an impressive 54-27 at Rogers Centre. The Athletics were 76-86 overall and 40-41 on the road. Tonight’s expected starters are Kevin Gausman for the Jays and Luis Severino for the Athletics. In 2025 Gausman was 10-11 with a respectable ERA of 3.59 and a 1.06 WHIP. Severino was 8-11 with an elevated ERA of 4.54, a 1.30 WHIP, and can have control issues. If he is not in the zone, Toronto’s lethal bats will make him pay. Rogers Centre will be electric and the Jays are by far the better team on the field tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Thursday NHL Pick
The Philadelphia Flyers are still very much alive in their pursuit for a Wild Card berth. They sit just 5 points back of the Ottawa Senators for the second spot with 12 games left but they will have to take care of business at home tonight when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Broad Street. Chicago has been eliminated from the postseason and has nothing to play for but pride and being a spoiler. The Flyers have struggled at home of late, so they are due for a win at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The Bullies are 4-0 in their last 4 against the Western conference, beat the Blackhawks 3-1 in their last meeting in Chicago, and get it done tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Wednesday NHL Pick
The Buffalo Sabres return home tonight to KeyBank Center to face the Boston Bruins. The Sabres and the Bruins could very well meet in the first round of the playoffs and Buffalo will send Boston a message. You don’t mess with the boys from western New York. The Sabres are 22-9-3 at home and will be well-rested, having two days off, and they are 4-0 in their last 4 in this situation. The Bruins will be playing back-to-back games after falling to the Toronto Maple Leafs last night, 2-4, so fatigue could be an issue. Buffalo cruised to an easy 4-1 victory in their last meeting back in December and will do the same tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES
Tuesday NHL Pick
The best in the Pacific, the Anaheim Ducks, will be north of the border tonight to face the worst team in all of hockey, the inept Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks have won the last 4 meetings with the Ducks but trends end. Vancouver is just 8-23-5 at Rogers Arena and Anaheim has the edge in goals scored, goals allowed, etc., etc., etc. The Ducks currently hold a 4-point lead over the Vegas Golden Knights for the top spot in the Pacific with 10 games left. If they want to stay there, they cannot afford to lose to these guys – and they won’t.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ANAHEIM DUCKS
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Sunday NHL Pick
If the Tampa Bay Lightning want to keep pace with the Buffalo Sabres for the lead in the Atlantic they need to take care of business tonight when they visit the Saddledome and the Calgary Flames, and they will. Tampa is riding a 3-game road winning streak and has won 3 straight against Calgary including a 5-1 lopsided affair back in November. The Flames’ season is over and the reason for that is an offense that is dead last in the league in scoring and a mediocre at best defense.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Saturday NHL Pick
The Buffalo Sabres just keep proving they are a force to be reckoned with. The Sabres are 11-1 since the Olympic break and will continue their west coast road trip when they face the Los Angeles Kings this afternoon a Crypto.com Arena. Buffalo has won 6 straight on the road and cruised to an easy 4-1 win back in January against the Kings.
TODAY’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES