Daily Free Pick 05-18

Saturday’s Featured Handicappers! Steve Merril: 10* NBA PLAYOFFS KNICKS/PACERS – 93% (14-1) ANGLE! Steve Merril’s HOT 25-13 NBA run continues with a powerful NBA Playoffs winner on TV for Saturday night – Knicks/Pacers (ESPN) – 8 pm ET – Guaranteed Side that is backed by an AWESOME 93% (14-1) angle! Kyle Hunter: MLB Triple Play ENTIRE Card (HOT) *#1 Ranked Capper!* The #1 Ranked MLB Handicapper in the World this year! Big winner in my only play last night! 2... 

2013 Baseball Hot and Cold Starts

More than any other sport, baseball is a game of patience. It’s not how you start, but where you finish, and with a 162-game regular season, there is a LOT of baseball left. Did your team get off to a bad start? Well don’t panic. There is plenty of time to make adjustments and turn things around. Did your team get off to a hot start? Don’t start making World Series reservations just yet. The Giants have won two of the last three World Series but have been roughly a .500 thus far,... 

Pitchers and Early AL Surprises

As we start the baseball season, we have already seen some surprises. The Oakland A’s have been terrific on offense, top 5 in runs, but let’s not read too much into that. This is a team that was 14th runs scored a year ago and plays its home games in a huge, pitcher friendly park. They opened against the Mariners and Astros and the rest of the month is a tougher test against the Rays, Tigers, Red Sox and Angels. Speaking of the Angels, the “Super Team” already has its own concerns.... 

American League Preview

It’s time to take a look at five potential playoff teams for 2013 in the American League. As is the case in every off-season players have changed teams. The real question is will it change the balance of power? Let’s take a look. New York Yankees As much as people want to write off the Yankees it’s difficult not seeing this team making the post-season. The pitching is solid with one of the best starters and closers in the game in CC Sabathia and Mariano Rivera. The Bronx Bombers will be... 

National League Preview

Spring is in the air. It’s getting warmer and birds are singing so that can mean just one thing. That’s right, the baseball season is just days away so what better time than now to take a closer look at five potential National League playoff teams. Cincinnati Reds The Reds have everything you need when it comes to a complete baseball team. They can hit, pitch, and play defense. Joey Votto is a candidate for MVP every year and this year will be no different. The team recently decided to leave... 

MLB Odds to Win the World Series

Can you feel it? The weather is changing as we go from coats to shirts, to shorts. That can only mean one thing. Baseball is back. America’s past-time is upon us. Hot dogs, cold beer, and day games. There is nothing like it. When I first started in this business, if you put 100 sports bettors in a room all 100 would play football, about 75 would be on hoops, but just about 20-25 would play baseball. Well, over the years, more and more people are playing MLB. Not only betting on it, but making... 

Top 5 MLB Left-Handed Starters age 27 or younger

The elite left-handed starters have a big advantage just for the simple fact that most players see a lot more right-handed pitching. Also, batting practice is mostly thrown by righties. Look for teams that have not faced a Quality left-handed starter for some time ( five games or more) and you will have a nice winning investment. Here are my Top 5 left-handed starting pitchers age 27 or younger going forward for the 2013 season. No. 1  Clayton Kershaw (LAD)       Age: 24      (2012:... 

2012 World Series Preview “Waking a Sleeping Giant” or “Tenacious Tigers”

In This piece we will preview the 2012 World series between the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants and give a historical analysis and take a statistical view of both teams, before providing our series recommendation. In the 2012 MLB regular season, the San Francisco Giants finished six games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. From 1905 through the 2012 MLB Semifinals round, inclusive, when MLB teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by six regular-season games, they have posted an 8-5 (.615)... 

Wagering on the World Series: Pitching and Defense

October memories glare the brightest in baseball lore. Bobby Thompson’s 1951 home run, Don Larsen’s perfect game in Game 5 of the ’56 Series, Bob Gibson’s 17-strikeouts in Game 1 ’68, Carlton Fisk’s home run in ’75, Kirk Gibson’s blast in ’88, Joe Carter’s Series ending three-run homer in 1993. While home runs mostly dot the top of the memorial landscape, October baseball can also feature memorable defensive plays and great pitching performances... 

MLB Total Domination Power System

Major League Baseball is a long slow grind and most folks have had their fill once we approach September. Particularly those who root for teams who are buried and out of playoff contention. However, those of us who analyze the games go right to the very end and still find bases most profitable. Below is a perfect totals system for baseball that has won 18 straight times and averages over 13 runs per game with an average line total of just over 8 runs per game. This system produces high scoring games... 

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