There are not many really great picks on the board today, so if you have a high streak, we suggest you sit out the day. Here are our picks for all props:
- *Other: Traktor Chelyabinsk
- In their last 5 head to head games, Bars has won 4, all home games, and lost 1 on the road. The two most recent were the playoff games of the conference finals. Bars won the first 2 at home. Traktor is at home for this game and is favored in this game. Since Traktor is behind in the series and are at home, I'm going with them for the win here.
- Confidence: 60%
- MLB: Detroit Tigers
- Once again, yesterday the team without the tie option won. I really don't think the team with the tie option has ever won this type of prop. At least not this season. I highly doubt this prop breaks the trend. The Tigers have beaten the Phillies twice in pretty decisive fashion "on the road", and lost once "at home". The Phillies have a few players out, and the Tigers have only two non-key players out. With all that said, this is spring training, however, the non-tie option has been money on here.
- Confidence: 70%
- Tennis: 18 games or fewer
- Sharapova has won all three times these two have played with only one match going three sets. This match being played on the hard courts of Miami, Sharapova's training ground, and Sharapova looking to continue her winning ways will take this match in two quick sets.
- Confidence: 70%
- Tennis: 9-10 games played in first set
- Two of the oldest players on the tour match up in Miami. Ferrer has had much more success than Melzer over the years mostly due to Ferrer being able to stay healthy despite his grinding out style of play. Ferrer also has a commanding lead in the head to head matchup 6-2. Melzer has being looking to regain his top form after injuries have put him off but Ferrer is still the number 5 player in the world and by coming out ready to run he'll take the first set handily.
- Confidence: 75%
- NCAAM: Iowa 3-pointers made or tie
- Iowa averages 5.3 3-pointers made per game. Virginia is favored by 4 in this game and is at home for this game. While Iowa doesn't make a ton of 3s per game, I think they will cover with the tie option.
- Confidence: 70%
- NBA: Boston Celtics
- The Celtics are without Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo. The Cavs are without Kyrie Irving, Anderson Verejao, and Dion Waiters. Lets just say that the Cavs are hurting a little bit more than the C's are. I do like the emergence of Tristan Thompson for the Cavs recently and think that he has been one of the brightest spots in the years Rookie class. I do not feel confident in either of the teams that will be playing on the Quicken Loans Arena court in this game, but I have to go with the Celtics.
- Confidence: 50%
- NBA: Milwaukee Bucks
- The Bucks are in a good position at the moment. They currently sit in 8th place in the west and would love to climb up to 7th to avoid having to face the Heat in the first round. Lucky for them, the Celtics have started to spiral down and have left the door open for the Brandon Jennings, Monte Ellis, and the rest of the Bucks to gallop (or whatever a deer does) through. The Bucks will need to win these games against the lottery teams of the East if they hope to overtake the Celtics.
- Confidence: 60%
- NBA: Atlanta Hawks
- The Hawks are an interesting team. I think they are one of the few teams in the Eastern conference who actually has a starting lineup that could give the Heat a fit if they played a series in the playoffs. Their lineup could create match-up problems for the Heat, but here is the Hawks problem, they just aren't as good as the Heat. I actually like the Hawks and think they are a much better team than their record shows, but for one reason or another, year after year, the Hawks fail to play up to their abilities. But luckily for the Hawks they are not playing the Heat but instead are taking on the Raptors. Toronto has only won three of their previous ten games and even though they are at home, they have a losing home record on the season, so that does not give them much of an advantage.
- Confidence: 60%
- NBA: Charlotte Bobcats
- Man, talk about a game no one wants to watch. Well, I can't say no one. There have got to be die hard Magic or Bobcats fans out there who are willing to watch this game. These teams have played 3 previous times this year and the Bobcats have won 2 of the 3 and this game is on their home court, I think I am gonna do it, my first time ever picking the Charlotte Bobcats! Looks like the Magic will continue their streak and get their eighth straight loss.
- Confidence: 60%
- NBA: New York Knicks
- I think the Grizzlies are the better of the two teams and if they faced off in a seven game series I would pick Memphis without any hesitation. But the old-man Knicks seem to have got their second wind these past few games and have run off a mini 5 game win streak. I give the edge to the Knicks playing at home in MSG.
- Confidence: 60%
- NCAAM: Southern Miss winning margin
- BYU averages 5.79 3-pointers made per game. Southern Miss is favored by 6 in this game. BYU has done pretty well in this tournament, surprisingly. Why they couldn't play like they have recently is beyond me. At any rate, this game is at Southern Miss, who has also done well in this tournament and are the #1 seed. I'm going with Southern Miss winning margin in this one.
- Confidence: 70%
- NBA: Houston Rockets
- The Pacers have a lot of players who are not fully recovered from injuries and may miss this game. David West, Danny Granger, Paul George, George Hill and Lance Stephenson are all either out for this game or a game time decision. At full strength I give the upper hand to the Pacers, but on this night, I think the Rockets get the win.
- Confidence: 70%
- NBA: Heat, Winning Margin
- The Bulls are not an 3-point shooting team and are only averaging 5 triples per game on the season. I simply think the Heat will win by more than 5. I also believe the Bulls will have to play closer to the rim as they try to exploit the one match-up advantage they have with Joakim Noah in the paint. The Heat have good perimeter defenders and should prevent the Bulls from making too many outside jumpers.
- Confidence: 70%
- NBA: 20 or more (LBJ Points + Rebounds in First Half)
- LeBron averages 27 ppg and 8 rpg. If we cut those statistics in half and give LBJ 13 points and 4 rebounds in the first half, he comes short of the combined 20. But tonight D-Wade is still questionable which means that LeBron will have to pick up some of his scoring. If Wade is able to play, I think my pick changes, so I am basing this decision on my understanding that Wade will not be ready to play tonight.
- Confidence: 50%
- NCAAM: Baylor wins by double digits
- Baylor is favored by 9 in this game and are at home. These teams have not met in the regular season, but Baylor is good at home, and has had some impressive results there.
- Confidence: 70%
- NHL: Calgary Flames
- The Flames at home has been a money pick on SFTC. They are 9 - 5 - 2 at home, while the Avalanche are just 2 - 10 - 3 on the road.
- Confidence: 70%
- NHL: Anaheim Ducks
- The Ducks have been in a bit of a funk lately, losing their last 3 straight, including 1 at home to San Jose. The Sharks have a good home record, but I like the Ducks to get out of their funk and get revenge against the Sharks here.
- Confidence: 50%
- NBA: Portland Trailblazers
- Maybe I am crazy. I think most people would pick the Nets based on the comparative records of these two teams. But the Blazers play so much better at home that it is always hard for me to pick against them when they are at the Rose Garden. The Nets are still in a battle for second place in the West, but I think they will suffer a setback in that fight on Wednesday night.
- Confidence: 50%
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