NBA Playoffs Picks: Conference Championship Predictions

NBA Conference Championship Playoffs Predictions: Cavs Warriors Well, we lost a series bet on the Spurs last round, but we still have done remarkably well this year. In the East, we successfully predicted the Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers. Personally, I would have liked to see a healthy Miami Heat team give LeBron James a run for his money, but with the injury to Chris Bosh this is the best matchup in the East and I’m excited to see how good the Cleveland Cavaliers really are. Can LeBron James really make it to another NBA Finals? Can anyone beat ...

NHL Playoffs Picks: Predators Sharks Game Seven

NHL Playoffs Picks: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks Game 7 I had the team that the Nashville Predators knocked out in the first round winning it all, but the Preds showed resilience and consistency in pulling off a win in Game Seven. Here, they face another Game Seven against what is by all accounts an inferior team to the one they just beat. My issue is whether the Nashville Predators have enough gas left in the tank to pull off another Game Seven victory on the road. Right now, I’ll say yes with limited confidence.

The Nashville Predators have ...

MLB Picks: Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds

MLB Picks: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are a bad team. They’re anchored by an aging first basemen that really doesn’t have any support. The pitching rotation is struggling. Alfredo Simon limps into this start after bad outings, and I think the Pittsburgh Pirates will finally break through.

The Pirates are one of the best teams in baseball. The lineup went a little bit cold in the first game of this series, but they will bounce back. They havea deep team with a strong rotation. Best of all, the aces line up for this one after a ...

MLB Picks: New York Mets at San Diego Padres

MLB Picks: New York Mets at San Diego Padres We’re riding the New York Mets heavy to start the year, but they haven’t let us down yet. The San Diego Padres have been a weak team in a weak division for a while, despite spending a good amount of money in free agency two seasons ago. Ultimately, you have one of the best teams in baseball playing really well and visiting an all around poor team. I think that’s a great time for a system progression.

The Mets have a big pitching edge here and will for the first two games. ...

MLB Picks: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets

MLB Picks: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets I don’t know what is wrong with Matt Harvey, but the New York Mets don’t seem to need him to win. They move on to another ace here, and I think they will have more than enough pitching strength to beat the Atlanta Braves here. Even Harvey wasn’t bad, but the bats fell asleep. The question here, then, is at home against one of the worst teams in baseball, can the Mets bounce back?

For me, the answer should be a resounding yes. The New York Mets have enough depth in that ...

NBA Playoffs Predictions: Cavs, Warriors, Spurs Coast in 2nd Round

NBA Playoffs Bracket Predictions: Spurs, Warriors, Cavs Round Two Injuries sent the Clippers home and the Atlanta Hawks held off the Celtics, but we hit the other six matchups in the first round and did really well. We saw the Cleveland Cavaliers getting hot, the San Antonio Spurs being dominant, and the Golden State Warriors coasting. We’re going to stick with those predictions here.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks: The Atlanta Hawks are a decent team, but nobody in the East can touch LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers when they’re healthy. They aren’t the deepest team, but the Cavs ...

MLB Picks: Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks

MLB Picks: Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks I know that the Arizona Diamondbacks have not gotten the pitching they expected when they acquired two top of the rotation pitchers in Shelby Miller and Zack Greinke. That said, those two guys form the back end of this ABC progression prediction because, eventually, at some point, at home, against a bad team, you’re going to have to be able to trust them if the Arizona Diamondbacks are going to compete this year.

I’ve still got the Diamondbacks winning the division. They can hit, the pitching will come around, and the NL West ...

NHL Playoffs Picks: Second Round Bracket Predictions, Caps Penguins

NHL Playoffs: Round Two Predictions, Caps Penguins, Blues Stars Well, that was the worst first round we have ever had at Z-Code. We went 4-4 in the first round, but 10-0 on our progression wagers. We finished up 3.84 units overall after deciding not to hedge out of our +320 Ducks bet when they were up 3 games to 2. I guess we got greedy. I had the Ducks winning it all this year. Swing and a miss.

Now, we regroup. We’re playing with house money a little bit here. Still, I had my eyes set on a $1,000 ...

NHL Playoffs Picks: New York Islanders vs Tampa Bay Lightning

We will have another bracket for you guys after the Anaheim Ducks (hopefully) take out the Nashville Predators tonight, but I wanted to commit to the Tampa Bay Lightning here in an ABC progression. I’ve got them winning the series. The New York Islanders are hot, but Tampa is the better team with the better goalie.

I look at these teams as having a lot of top-line strength but limited depth. The New York Islanders are led by one central scorer, and so are the Tampa Bay Lightning. Heck, I’ll ...

MLB Picks: Giants, Mets, Pirates and Baseball Season Update

MLB Picks: Season Update, Giants, Mets, Pirates Predictions I’m on three games today and wanted to post all of them to the forum. I like the San Francisco Giants in a progression where they have their three best pitchers coming up. The Giants are home and have an advantage in the series, so I am going with a progression. The New York Mets have a nice edge here with a great pitcher going. I chose not to go with a progression because I thought Game Two could be trouble. I also like an AB Doubler for the value on the ...