Sports Picks & Predictions

I like the Padres but this is a very difficult matchup for them. The Dodgers are 5-1 when Paxton starts, 3-0 on the road. He just held Atlanta to 1 run through 6.67 innings in his last start. The Padres are 1-6 when Waldron starts, 0-3 at home. He just allowed 8 runs in 3 innings in his last start. He has a 7.98 ERA at home.

The Dodgers already faced Waldron last month. That'll help them tee off on his knuckleball tonight. The Dodgers, 50-30 as road favorites of -125 to -175, are 88-42 their last 130 tries, when coming off a loss. Go with LA!

There is only pride on the line in this one. Wolverhampton is at home and is ahead in the standings. Crystal Palace is playing much better football right now though. Palace just pounded Manchester United 4-0 last match and has 4 wins and a draw its last 5.

Wolverhampton is off a 5-1 loss and has only one victory in its last 8 matches. Palace has won 5 of 6 h2h matches since 2021. They will continue their strong play with another victory.

The breaks didn't go their way but the Hurricanes played a great game on Thursday. Now the pressure is off. They are expected to lose. They won't be squeezing the stick quite as tight. Suddenly, some of those near misses are going to start going their way.

This is a very good Carolina team. They are talented and well-coached. They know how much their fans love them and the players appreciate that. They won't let them see them get swept. The Hurricanes have fired more than 100 shots at the Rangers in just the past 2 games. They will move to 10-6 when playing with home revenge.

I'm going to lay the short number with the Mavericks this afternoon. The Thunder made it look easy in Round 1 and then again in Game 1 of this series. They got a reality check in Game 2 though and now they're in unfamiliar territory. They haven't been tied in a playoff series in years. Dallas is 5-1 versus the spread in that situation the last few years, 2-0 already in these playoffs.

The Thunder are 6-9 versus the spread off an upset loss. The last time that they played here they lost by 35 points. The Mavericks will seize control of the series, at least for now. Let's go Dallas!

Trey Waters is 6-foot-5 with a 77 inch reach Billy Goff is 5-foot-10 with a 72 inch reach. That significant advantage in height and reach will make a big difference. We're talking 7 inches, which is an extreme difference. Waters has only had 1 loss in his career. Goff has had 2. Waters is far better on his feet and he has much better cardio.

Goff's best bet would be to take the fight to the ground and go for a submission. That's going to be a problem since he's never submitted anyone in his pro career. Waters is balanced and can win by KO, decision or submission. Lay the price with Trey Waters as my UFC Fight Of The Week!

We will take advantage of this low total on Sunday night baseball. The Braves average 5 runs a game and they may need more than that if they're going to win this game. Elder allowed 7 runs in 3.33 innings in his last start. He gave up three home runs, 7 hits overall. He also walked 4. A dismal performance all around.

Elder's 18.90 road ERA is only from 1 game but he was worse on the road than at home last season. Over his last 3 road starts since last season, he's allowed 17 earned runs in 11 combined innings. Those games had 13, 12 and 15 runs. Severino walked 6 batters in 5 innings of his last start, a game which finished with 13 runs. Go with the Over!

These games have going the way of the home team. That trend will continue this afternoon. The line is lower than it was for Game 3. In that game, the Pacers were being asked to lay -7 points. Now, they have the confidence to know that they can win and they are also laying a smaller number.

The Pacers outscore teams by an average of 124.9 to 115.7 when they are home favorites. Haliburton is worse for wear but so is Brunson. Also, the Knicks are still without Anunoby, Randle, Robinson and Bogdanovic. Pacers pull away and win this one big!

Montpellier has played much better in the second half of the season. Relegation was originally a possible concern but Montpellier has pulled itself up to the middle of the pack. The problem is that now they are up against one of the top clubs in all of France. PSG is the best team in Ligue 1 but Monaco is a clear 2nd best.

A point from this match ensures that Monaco qualifies for Champions League play. They will earn more than a single point though as Stade de la Mosson is one of the easiest venues in the French top flight. Montpellier has just 3 home wins in league play this season, fewest of any team. Monaco has only lost five of their 29 top-flight encounters at Montpellier, earning maximum points in two of their last three visits here. They will punch their Champions League ticket in style!

Yesterday could prove to be a turning point in the Blue Jays season. A costly error had them playing catch-up from the onset. Before they knew it, the Blue Jays were down 7-1. It looked like another ugly loss was on the way. But that didn't happen. Toronto stormed all the way back for a 10-8 victory! Baseball is a momentum game and now the Jays have some.

Manoah has had some tough times. It wasn't so long ago that he was thought to be the Toronto ace though. He has some misfortune in his first start but will be better in this one. He allowed 2 earned runs in both previous starts against the Twins, the Blue Jays winning each of them. Ober has a 6.10 ERA in 4 road starts. Go with Toronto on the Run-Line!