Sports Handicapper Jim Feist's Picks & Predictions

Houston has just 14 wins on the season and 42 losses so no postseason for the Rockets. They have also lost five straight and 10 of their last 11 games. The Orlando Magic will also miss the playoffs this season with a 18-38 record. The Magic have won just one of their last eight games. The Magic have gone under in seven of their last nine games when the favorite. They are also 2-5 O/U in their last seven as a home favorite. Two bad teams here tonight I'll stick with the UNDER as teams like this begin to play more bench players and shut down for the season. Play UNDER.

Two teams struggling out of the Game are the 5-10 Arizona Diamondbacks and the 5-7 Washington Nationals. The Diamondbacks have lost the first two games of this series. They allow a whopping 5.4 runs per game this year. The Nationals are scoring 3.7 RPG while allowing 4.7 RPG. Madison Bumgarner struggling for the D'backs after three starts. He has a 11.19 ERA and 2.195 WHIP and has allowed at least five runs in each start. Stephen Strasburg also struggling after two starts with a 6.30 ERA and 1.60 WHIP. He allowed seven earned runs in his last start at St Louis. Two poor pitchers and two teams allowing a lot of runs here. Play OVER.

Houston got back to the .500 mark at 7-7 after their win over Seattle on Saturday. They are 9-5 O/U thanks to an offense that averages 5.0 rpg. Jake Odorizzi hasn't pitched well for the Astros with a 0-1 record and 13.51 ERA with 2.102 WHIP. Seattle is 9-6 despite allowing more runs per game (4.7) then they score (4.2). Nick Margevicius starts today with a 0-0 record after one start. He went just 3 innings against the Orioles, allowing six hits and six runs. I'm taking the OVER between these teams today. Play OVER.

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to bounce back here tonight after a 2-5 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Vancouver finally back on the ice after a lengthy Covid protocol. They haven't played since a March 24th loss to Winnipeg, 1-5. Rust will surely play a part on the Canucks side, especially on defense and in goal tending. It's difficult to simulate game conditions after such a long layloff. This should be a high scoring game. Play OVER.

The second of the FA Cup semifinals here tonight at Wembley stadium. Leicester City is in the top four of the Premier league and sitting very nicely there. Southampton has nothing other than this FA Cup for the rest of the season. Leicester City is 4-0 in their last four FA Cup games and 3-2-1 in overall competitions. Southampton is also 4-0 in their last four FA Cup matches and 3-3 in their last six overall. Leicester City a small dog here on the money line and I like that since they are the better team of late. They have lost two straight to Southampton in FA cup action and I see that stopping here. Play Leicester City.