Wednesday April 7th Picks.....

Hey there guys,
Well yesterday was a rough day for me as far as my picks go. In MLB I went 2-5 (1-6 ats), woof, as the Yankees took one late from the Red Sox 6-4, the Giants continue their great pitching (2 runs in 2 games) as they take game 2 from the Astros 3-0, the Rays open up the season with a win as they used a 2 run 9th to come back and take one from the Orioles, the Brewers got their first win of the season as they defeated the Rockies 7-5 despite Ian Stewart's (3-4 1hr) performance at the plate for the Rocks, Torii Hunter hit a 3 run homer against his former team but it wasn't enough as the Twins took out the Angels 5-3, Chris Young went 6 innings, struck out 5, and gave up only 1 hit, and Everth Cabrera went 3-4 with 4 rbi as the Padres took game 2 from the Diamondbacks 6-3, and finally the Athletics took the Mariners to extra innings before winning 2-1, and A's starter Dallas Braden looked fantastic, 7 innings of 4 hit baseball and 10 strikeouts but came out with a no decision. In the NBA I went 4-5 (8-1 ats) as the Cavaliers cruise past the Raptors 113-101, the Pistons dropped 63 2nd half points on the 76ers and win 124-103, JaVale McGee helped out his resume for the Wizards as his 25 points and 15 rebounds, along with his stellar defensive play, helped the defeat the Warriors 112-94, the Bobcats took a giant step closer to securing a playoff spot as they took out the Atlanta Hawks 109-100, the Celtics continued their inconsistent play as they drop a big one in New York to the Knicks 104-101, despite not having Andrew Bogut the Bucks are still playing solid basketball as they drop the Bulls 79-74, and this was a big loss for Chicago as they had an opportunity to tie for that 8th spot in the East with the Raptors but couldn't get it done, the Rockets upset their division rival Grizzlies 113-103, Deron Williams (42pts 10asst) and Carlos Boozer (28pts 15rebs) and the Jazz took out Kevin Durant (45pts) and Russell Westbrook (27pts) 140-139 in overtime in what looked like a playoff game, and finally the Spurs make it 4 in a row as they take out the Kings 95-86. In the NHL I went 7-4 (4-7 ats) as the Sabres and Tyler Ennis (1 goal 2 assists) took out the Rangers 5-2, the Canadiens failed to clinch the playoffs as they lost to the Islanders 4-3 in a shootout, Brian Boucher's 23 save shutout performance helped the Flyers take out the Maple Leafs 2-0, Martin Brodeur's 600th win as a goalie came in the form of a 3-0 New Jersey shutout of the Thrashers, Alex the Great and the Capitals completed the season sweep of Sid the Kid and the Penguins winning 6-3 in Pittsburgh, Eric Staal's 4 points (2 goals 2 assists) played a big part in the Hurricanes offensive explosion in an 8-5 win over the Lightning, Chris Neil's 3 points (1 goal 2 assists) played a big part in the Senators 5-2 win over the Panthers, the Blackhawks wrapped up at least a #2 seed as they topped the Stars 5-2, the Sharks, lead by goalie Evgeni Nabakov's 38 saves, helped clinch their division crown with a 2-1 win over the Flames, the Avalanche wrapped up the final playoff spot in the West with a 4-3 shootout win over the Canucks in Vancouver, and finally the Kings took out the Ducks in overtime 5-4. Well today is the first FULL day of Baseball as all 30 teams will be playing today, as most of them will be throughout the season, but today there are some great games and the ones I am interested in watching start early today as the Brewers host the Rockies to see who takes this first series, the Dodgers try to bounce back after being upset by the Pirates on opening day, Andy Pettite and John Lackey face off on the mound as the Yankees and Red Sox decide who wins the opening series between the two rivals, the Braves will see if that new and improved offense wasn't just a fluke after pounding the Cubs 16-5 in the first game of the series, the Marlins and the Mets meet after New York thrashed the Marlins 7-1 in their opening meeting, Jake Peavy starts his farst game of the season as the White Sox look to clinch the series from the Indians, Arizona and San Diego battle it out in the dessert, the Angels and Twins face off in game 3 of their series, and Oakland tries to take the series from the Mariners. Those last two games are going to be big for the AL West, even though it is early in the season, this looks to be a VERY tight race for the 4 game division and every win is going to matter at the end of the year. In the NBA there are some good games as well as as Golden State heads to Minnesota in a meaningless game that I think will still be some good basketball, keep an eye on Stephen Curry and Johnny Flynn, two rookie point guards that are very good, Boston looks to get back on track in Toronto as the Raptors try to take a big step towards securing a playoff spot in the East, Charlotte looks to do the same on the road in New Orleans taking on Chris Paul and the Hornets, Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant go head to head as division rivals face off as the Nuggets take on the Thunder in the OC, and two hot playoff teams face off as San Antonio heads to Phoenix. Finally in the NHL there are only 5 games today but there is one in particular that I am really going to be paying attention to and that is tonight when the Nashville Predators head out west to take on the Phoenix Coyotes in what very well may be a preview of the first round match up between the two. Should be interesting. Hope you guys enjoy.

My Picks.....

(Games in COLOR are recommended games to watch)

MLB

rockies @ BREWERS
A. Cook vs. D. Davis

GIANTS @ astros
M. Cain vs. B. Meyers

PHILLIES @ nationals
C. Hamels vs. B. Meyers

dodgers @ PIRATES <----- UPSET
C. Kershaw vs. R. Ohlendorf

yankees @ RED SOX
A. Pettite vs. J. Lackey

cubs @ BRAVES
R. Dempster vs. J. Jurrjens

CARDINALS @ reds
A. Wainright vs. J. Cuerto

marlins @ METS <----- UPSET
R. Nolasco vs. J. Maine

orioles @ RAYS
J. Guthrie vs. M. Garza

blue jays @ RANGERS
B. Tallet vs. R. Harden

indians @ WHITE SOX
F. Carmona vs. J. Peavy

TIGERS @ royals
M. Scherzer vs. L. Hochevar

padres @ DIAMONDBACKS
K. Correia vs. I. Kennedy

twins @ ANGELS
C. Pavano vs. E. Santana

MARINERS @ athletics <----- UPSET
R. Rowland-Smith vs. J. Duchscherer

NBA

knicks @ PACERS (-10) by 5

WARRIORS by 4 @ timberwolves (-1) <----- UPSET

wizards @ MAGIC (-14) by 15

CELTICS (-6) by 2 @ raptors

HAWKS (-4.5) by 8 @ pistons

76ers @ HEAT (-11.5) by 11

BOBCATS (-1) by 3 @ hornets

JAZZ (-4) by 5 @ rockets

nets @ BUCKS (-8) by 12

nuggets @ THUNDER (-2.5) by 3

grizzlies @ MAVERICKS (-9.5) by 5

TRAIL BLAZERS (-8.5) by 9 @ clippers

spurs @ SUNS (-6.5) by 3

NHL

maple leafs @ RANGERS

blue jackets @ RED WINGS

blues @ BLACKHAWKS

AVALANCHE @ oilers

predators @ COYOTES

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Batteman