Newcastle- Won (ended as a 0-0 draw)
Tampa Bay Rays- Won 5-2
Arizona Diamondbacks- Won 7-2
Record for day- 3-0
Record for month- 17-4
Alright. I finally have some free time and I can explain the theory/reasons for my pick projections.
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Pick #1 Arizona Diamondbacks
It is a little hard to pick against Arizona's Ian Kennedy. Kennedy has been 19-4 this season posting a 2.90 ERA, 178 strikeouts and 1.11 WHIP. His record speaks for itself. He has been a solid pitcher this year. In fact, he has already helped the Diamondbacks defeat the Dodgers 3 times this season (4-3 [3.20 ERA], 3-2 [3.39 ERA], 4-1 [3.05 ERA]). What scares me a little though is how close the last 2 were.
The Dodgers will place Chad Billingsley (4.30 ERA, 10-10 record, 142 so, 1.47 WHIP) on the mound, who is 1-2 against the Diamondbacks this season. Billingsley has been to inconsistent for comfort this season. Pitching one game only giving up 2 or 3 hits, and then the next game give up 10-13 hits (a couple times against the same team).
I will put a little more up on this game tomorrow. More than likely I will pick this game.
Possible Pick #1 Texas Rangers (pending)
Possible Pick #2 Kansas City Royals
I'm not really a huge fan of this pick. However, with Streakmaster taking down the Boston pick, I wanted to post something to make up for it. Just to make this post a little fuller. Here's a post on a game I got from an odds site. Usually I dont like their picks a whole lot, but this is just for the occasion...
I definetely wouldn't risk a decent streak on this. but it might be a good pick for a streak of 3 or less.
"The Royals look to finally escape the basement in the AL Central, as Minnesota has taken up residence there this season. They have gotten a lot of mileage out of retread starter Bruce Chen. Chen has roamed baseball, finding a temporary home with 10 different teams along the way, but with very little success. He had just one season where he posted 10 wins or more, but in his last two seasons with Kansas City, he has reached the 10 win mark in both of them. Carl Pavano reached the majors in 1999, and has had two good seasons, but otherwise has been below average. Pavano was 35-19 in his two best years, but just 64-72 in all other years. This year his 4.52 ERA is in line with what he has been for the most part. The Twins have been no-shows vs. teams with a losing record posting a 1-10 mark in their last 11 against them, and they are just 3-13 in their last 16 series openers. Rejuvenated Chen has led the Royals to a 10-3 mark in his last 13 starts. Play on Kansas City."
Monday, September 12, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
September 12th Picks
Today I have a few picks I like from a glance. I'll try to get a writup on them tomorrow. Today I didn't feel good about writing anything. NFL props are sketchy right now as we saw today. It will be a couple more weels before we even start to know where everyone is at. The baseball props were about the same as well. However, in the end I did take "no homerun in innings 4-6" at the last minute. Luckily it payed off.
Possible Pick #1 Newcastle United-
Sorry this is such late notice, but I am changing this to a "possible pick". On paper Newcastle is the obvious choice, but QPR recenlty received some prettty notable players, while Newcastle will be without a few thanks to the flu. This one will be much closer than expected I believe.
Possible Pick #2 Tampa Bay Rays- (post pending)
Possible Pick #3 Arizona Diamondbacks (post pending)
Possible Pick #1 Newcastle United-
Sorry this is such late notice, but I am changing this to a "possible pick". On paper Newcastle is the obvious choice, but QPR recenlty received some prettty notable players, while Newcastle will be without a few thanks to the flu. This one will be much closer than expected I believe.
Possible Pick #2 Tampa Bay Rays- (post pending)
Possible Pick #3 Arizona Diamondbacks (post pending)
September 10 Pick Results
What a day for college football. Michigan and South Carolina each had some close calls today.
Pick Results-
Wisconsin Winning Margin- Won
South Carolina- Won (45-42)
Chelsea- Won (2-1)
Michigan- Won (35-31)
Record for day 4-0
Record for the month 14-4
I'll try to get some more up tomorrow.
Thanks, Streakhelper
Pick Results-
Wisconsin Winning Margin- Won
South Carolina- Won (45-42)
Chelsea- Won (2-1)
Michigan- Won (35-31)
Record for day 4-0
Record for the month 14-4
I'll try to get some more up tomorrow.
Thanks, Streakhelper
Friday, September 9, 2011
September 10th Picks
Sorry there hasn't been a post in a couple days. Here are a few I like tomorrow...
Pick #1 #8 Wisconsin: Winning Margin-
Oregon State does not have a lot going into this game. Judging from last season's players gone, Wisconsin should blow them out by at least 20 or 30. Oregon State will also be without their starting freshman running back Malcolm Agnew, who ran for 223 yards and 3 touchdowns on 33 carries. Even with Agnew's numbers, they still lost last week to Sacramento State (who?) in overtime. Wisconsin is such a better team. The only way I can see this prop being bad for Wisconsin pickers, is if somehow Wisconsin's defense doesn't show up, and Oregon State bring their A-game (which probably isn't that great) and scored a few touchdowns. Oregon State just doesn't have the depth and personnel to match Wisconsin. I'm not sure they even have enough to win the the prop. Wisconsin for me.
Pick #2 South Carolina (NCAAF)-
South Carolina looks to extend their record to 2-0 in Athens this weekend. 5th year Senior quarterback Stephen Garcia, won back his starting job after sharing playing time with South Carolina's sophomore quarterback Connor Shaw. South Carolina has looked strong since last season. Making it to their first SEC Championship game last year representing the SEC east, where they lost 56-17 to Auburn. South Carolina seems like they could be on the rise this season to be something special with some of what they have coming back. A very experienced quarterback in Stephen Garcia, who has been with the team since 2007. Marcus Lattimore, who just as a freshman last season, tore it up on the ground with 1,197 yards on 249 carries and 17 touchdowns. Last year's leading reciever for South Carolina Alshon Jeffery (junior), who racked up 1,517 yards and 9 touchdowns off of 88 catches. Overall South Carolina has 13 returning starters (7 offense, 6 defense).
Georgia looks to rebound after a disappointing 35-21 loss against 5th ranked Boise State. Georgia, more specifically, Georgia head coach Mark Richt needs a win. Richt has been on the hot seat for the last couple years. Since coaching a Georgia team predicted to be a national championship contender in 2008 who came well short of the expected goal, Mark Richt has felt the seat becoming warmer season by season. South Carolina would be a huge win. It would raise eyebrows across the nation and put a lot of faith in the University of Georgia organization and football team. As well has buy Richt more time to prove to the Bulldog nation he still has the ability to to get Georgia reconized by the BCS.
With everything above said, Georgia isn't impossibly outmatched. Some of Georgia's circumstances give them some advantages that might make it possible. Homefeild advantage for one. I have always thought homefield advantage was one the most overrated advantages to any team of any sport. However, in college football (especially SEC football) homefeild advantage can be huge. Georgia will also start Aaron Murray who posted some pretty good numbers last season (3,049, 61.8% completion, 24 TD, 8 INT). Georgia's backfeild will see a new face in highly touted #1 running back recruit Isaiah Crowell. Who ran for 60 yards on 15 carries agaist Boise State last week.
Its hard to say how much better Boise State is (or isn't) compared to South Carolina, but either way South Carolina is significantly better than Georgia from what I can judge. Its hard to say where everyone in college football is right now, but South Carolina seems to be ok for the most part and Georgia seems to need a bit of tweaking within the next couple of weeks. South Carolina by 10 (31-21).
Possibe Pick #1 Chelsea- (Post pending) sorry I never got this post up. Overslepted.
Possible Pick #2 Michigan
Michigan (1-0) will host rival Notre Dame (0-1) tonight at the Big House, for the first night game in their stadium's history. Michigan opened their season with a 34-10 win over Western Michigan last weekend. Denard Robinson only threw for 98 yards and no TDs in that game. He did however manage 46 yards on just 8 carries (5.8 yds average) contributing to Michigan's 190 total yards. Denard Robinson was pretty quiet last week, both running and especially passing the ball. Michigan's offensive success came mainly from Michigan's dual running game in running backs Fitzgerald Toussaint (11 carries, 80 yards, 2 touchdowns) and Michael Shaw (4 carries, 54 yards, 1 touchdown).
Notre Dame lost their opener 20-23 against South Florida at home. Notre Dame really needs to get it together for Michigan tonight. They didn't win at home, and they are about to enter a stadium on the road that holds as many as 114,000+ fans. If Notre Dame can stop the run tonight and contain Denard Robinson, I think they will be in pretty good shape. Tommy Rees will also have to show up and post some good numbers in the passing game to take pressure off the defense and create scoring opportunities.
Overall I like Michigan. Homefield advantage will be huge here and Denard Robinson will have an opportunity to show the nation he can still perform as he did early last season. Michigan by 7 (24-17).
More to come... the South Carolina pick I wanted to put some depth into.
I almost forgot to review my picks from September 7th.
Giants- loss 1-3
No, no run scored in the 3rd- Won
Record for day 1-1
Record for month 10-4
I skipped the Giants and went with no run scored in the 3rd.
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Pick #1 #8 Wisconsin: Winning Margin-
Oregon State does not have a lot going into this game. Judging from last season's players gone, Wisconsin should blow them out by at least 20 or 30. Oregon State will also be without their starting freshman running back Malcolm Agnew, who ran for 223 yards and 3 touchdowns on 33 carries. Even with Agnew's numbers, they still lost last week to Sacramento State (who?) in overtime. Wisconsin is such a better team. The only way I can see this prop being bad for Wisconsin pickers, is if somehow Wisconsin's defense doesn't show up, and Oregon State bring their A-game (which probably isn't that great) and scored a few touchdowns. Oregon State just doesn't have the depth and personnel to match Wisconsin. I'm not sure they even have enough to win the the prop. Wisconsin for me.
Pick #2 South Carolina (NCAAF)-
South Carolina looks to extend their record to 2-0 in Athens this weekend. 5th year Senior quarterback Stephen Garcia, won back his starting job after sharing playing time with South Carolina's sophomore quarterback Connor Shaw. South Carolina has looked strong since last season. Making it to their first SEC Championship game last year representing the SEC east, where they lost 56-17 to Auburn. South Carolina seems like they could be on the rise this season to be something special with some of what they have coming back. A very experienced quarterback in Stephen Garcia, who has been with the team since 2007. Marcus Lattimore, who just as a freshman last season, tore it up on the ground with 1,197 yards on 249 carries and 17 touchdowns. Last year's leading reciever for South Carolina Alshon Jeffery (junior), who racked up 1,517 yards and 9 touchdowns off of 88 catches. Overall South Carolina has 13 returning starters (7 offense, 6 defense).
Georgia looks to rebound after a disappointing 35-21 loss against 5th ranked Boise State. Georgia, more specifically, Georgia head coach Mark Richt needs a win. Richt has been on the hot seat for the last couple years. Since coaching a Georgia team predicted to be a national championship contender in 2008 who came well short of the expected goal, Mark Richt has felt the seat becoming warmer season by season. South Carolina would be a huge win. It would raise eyebrows across the nation and put a lot of faith in the University of Georgia organization and football team. As well has buy Richt more time to prove to the Bulldog nation he still has the ability to to get Georgia reconized by the BCS.
With everything above said, Georgia isn't impossibly outmatched. Some of Georgia's circumstances give them some advantages that might make it possible. Homefeild advantage for one. I have always thought homefield advantage was one the most overrated advantages to any team of any sport. However, in college football (especially SEC football) homefeild advantage can be huge. Georgia will also start Aaron Murray who posted some pretty good numbers last season (3,049, 61.8% completion, 24 TD, 8 INT). Georgia's backfeild will see a new face in highly touted #1 running back recruit Isaiah Crowell. Who ran for 60 yards on 15 carries agaist Boise State last week.
Its hard to say how much better Boise State is (or isn't) compared to South Carolina, but either way South Carolina is significantly better than Georgia from what I can judge. Its hard to say where everyone in college football is right now, but South Carolina seems to be ok for the most part and Georgia seems to need a bit of tweaking within the next couple of weeks. South Carolina by 10 (31-21).
Possibe Pick #1 Chelsea- (Post pending) sorry I never got this post up. Overslepted.
Possible Pick #2 Michigan
Michigan (1-0) will host rival Notre Dame (0-1) tonight at the Big House, for the first night game in their stadium's history. Michigan opened their season with a 34-10 win over Western Michigan last weekend. Denard Robinson only threw for 98 yards and no TDs in that game. He did however manage 46 yards on just 8 carries (5.8 yds average) contributing to Michigan's 190 total yards. Denard Robinson was pretty quiet last week, both running and especially passing the ball. Michigan's offensive success came mainly from Michigan's dual running game in running backs Fitzgerald Toussaint (11 carries, 80 yards, 2 touchdowns) and Michael Shaw (4 carries, 54 yards, 1 touchdown).
Notre Dame lost their opener 20-23 against South Florida at home. Notre Dame really needs to get it together for Michigan tonight. They didn't win at home, and they are about to enter a stadium on the road that holds as many as 114,000+ fans. If Notre Dame can stop the run tonight and contain Denard Robinson, I think they will be in pretty good shape. Tommy Rees will also have to show up and post some good numbers in the passing game to take pressure off the defense and create scoring opportunities.
Overall I like Michigan. Homefield advantage will be huge here and Denard Robinson will have an opportunity to show the nation he can still perform as he did early last season. Michigan by 7 (24-17).
More to come... the South Carolina pick I wanted to put some depth into.
I almost forgot to review my picks from September 7th.
Giants- loss 1-3
No, no run scored in the 3rd- Won
Record for day 1-1
Record for month 10-4
I skipped the Giants and went with no run scored in the 3rd.
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Blog won't be updated till Tomorrow night
This blog won't be updated until tomorrow night. I have had a lot going on and I havn't seen any good picks I like lately. If I see something I like tonight for Friday I will update my blog. I havn't really had a lot of time to update this blog and research picks very well. So I will wait till tomorrow to write for Saturday's (9/10/11) picks. College football is a lot easier to write about. No picks I like today besides Greece and maybe the Phillies. Nothing worth writing or risking a streak on to me.
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