Who will have the Lower Front 9 Score: Nick Watney or Tie / Steve Stricker
In the first round, Nick Watney shot a +3 (39) while Stricker shot a +4 (40). Watney bogeyd the 1st, 5th, and 7th holes, while Stricker bogeyed the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 8th.
On the season Stricker the higher birdies/round average at 4.455 to 3.367 for Watney, while Watney averages 2.633 bogeys/round, compared to Strickers 1.5/round, though Watney has played 30 rounds to Strickers 10.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Stricker (Reggie)
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CSKA Moscow Win @ Dynamo Moscow WoD:
The odds are close, but slightly favor CSKA here, who are 2-2-1 in their last 5 at Dynamo, drawing 2 of the last 3 and losing the most recent. They have also won their last 4 road matches, not allowing a goal while scoring 11.
S2thuhB’s Pick: CSKA Win (Reggie)
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Which Player will Record the Lower Score Around Angels Corner: Adam Scott or Tie / Sergio Garica
In the first round, both players parred all 3 holes. Last year, Scott parred 15 of 16 through 4 rounds, double bogeying the 11th in the 3rd round, while Garcia parred the 11th all 4 rounds, parred the 12th twice hitting 2 birdies, and parred and bogeyed the 13th once each in the 2nd and 3rd rounds respectively, with 2 birdies the 1st and 4th.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Garcia (Dro)
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What will Phil Mickelson’s Score be on the Par 3 12th: Par / AOS
In the first round he birdied, and last year he birdied it twice, in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, with 2 pars. Pay attention to how he’s playing the 2nd round, then decide, but the stats slightly favor AOS.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Par (Dro)
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San Francisco Giants @ Chicago Cubs:
The Giants are -150 favorites to win here and have Matt Cain on the mound, who is 6-2 in 13 starts against the Cubs with a 2.45 ERA in his career. He is also 1-1 in 6 starts in Wrigley with an ERA of 2.70, though he has no decisions in his last 4 starts.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Giants (Dro)
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What will be Rory McIlroy's and Keegan Bradley's Combined Score on the Par 3 16th: 6 Strokes . AOS
In the first round McIlroy birdied the hole, while Bradley parred it. Last year McIlroy parred the hole all 4 rounds, while Bradley parred it 3 times, and bogeyed once. 6 strokes looks like the pick here, but check how they’re playing before they tee off here.
S2thuhB’s Pick: 6 Strokes (Dro)
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What will be Bubba Watson and Ian Poulter’s Combined Score be on the Par 3 12th: 6 Strokes / AOS
In the first round Watson parred, while Poulter birdied. On the par 3 holes in general, Watson has 4 pars, 1 Birdie, and 1 Bogey this round. Poulter on the other hand has 5 Pars, and 1 Birdie.
Last year on this hole, Watson parred twice, and birdied/bogeyed the hole once each, while Poulter parred it all 4 times. On other par 3 holes last year, Watson hit 10 Pars, 5 Birdies, and 1 Bogey. Poulter hit 11 Pars, 3 Birdies, 1 Bogey and 1 Double Bogey. It looks like 6 Strokes is the pick, but check how they play the round before deciding.
S2thuhB’s Pick: 6 Strokes (Reggie)
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What will Tiger Woods’s Score be on the Par 5 15th: Birdie / AOS
In the first round he parred, and last year he parred all 4 rounds last year, though he’s an entirely different golfer this year. The average score on the 15th through the first round is 4.36, with 10 Eagles, 43 Birdies, 37 Pars, and 3 bogeys.
For what it’s worth, pay attention to how he’s shooting the 2nd round then decide.
S2thuhB’s Pick: AOS (Dro) [Subject to Change at Halftime]
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Will any player in this Group (Day, Fowler, Harrington) card a Birdie on the Par 4 18th:
In the first round Day and Harrington bogeyed the hole, while Fowler parred. Last year, Day bogeyed in the only round he played, while Fowler bogeyed twice and parred twice, and Harrington parred twice, birdied once, and double bogeyed. Doesn’t look a birdie is likely, but check how they’re playing the round to be sure.
S2thuhB’s Pick: No (Kush)
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St Louis Blues @ Columbus Blue Jackets:
St Louis are -120 favorites at the moment, and are 4-1 in their last 5 games in Columbus. They have also won their last 4 road games, winning the last two 1-0 against Nashville and Detroit. Columbus are 4-1 in their last 5 home games, only losing to the Wild, and beat the Sharks, Ducks, Flames, and Predators.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Blue Jackets (Reggie)
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Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Indians:
The Indians are -150 favorites to beat the White Sox here, who are going up against Justin Masterson. Masterson is 4-5 in 15 starts against Chicago with an ERA of 2.69. Offensively speaking, these 2 teams are pretty equally matched based on the season stats, though the White Sox have a much better pitching staff, allowing 32 runs in 72 innings, while Cleveland have allowed 48 runs in 71 innings.
S2thuhB’s Pick: White Sox (Reggie)
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Baltimore Orioles @ New York Yankees:
The Yanks are -145 favorites to win here, and will look to Sabathia, who is 16-4 in 25 career starts against the O’s with an ERA of 3.12. As long as he continues pitching the way he has this season I see this as an easy win for New York.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Yankees (Dro)
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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates:
The Odds are pretty much even in this one, and the Reds hold a 3-2 edge in the H2H in the last 5 played Pittsburgh. The Reds will look to Mike Leake, who is 0-0 with an ERA of 6.00 this year, allowing 4 runs in 6 IP his only outing. The Pirates wil have AJ Burnett on the mound who is 0-2 on the season with an ERA of 3.27, allowing 4 runs in 10.2 IP, in 2 starts against the Cubs, where he gave up 3 at home, and at the Dodgers, where he gave up only 1.
Pittsburgh has the worst team BA in the league at .192, and have scored 21 runs in 9 games. The Reds are only slightly better, hitting.253, and scoring 52 runs through 9 games.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Reds (Reggie)
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Atlanta Braves @ Washington Nationals:
Washington are -130 favorites here, and will have ground ball specialist Ross Detwiler on the hill.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Washington (Dro)
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Chicago Bulls @ Toronto Raptors:
Toronto are -3 favorites over the Bulls, who played the Knicks last night, beating them in OT. The Bulls are 2-3 in their last 5 on the road, losing to the Piston, Wizards, and Mavs, beating the Nets and TWolves. The Raptors are 1-4 in their last 5 at home, losing to the Pistons, Hawks, Knicks, and Heat, only beating the Wizards in their most recent. Even with that recent record at home, with the Bulls coming off a tough overtime game, and having to travel, I think the Raptors take this one.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Raptors (Reggie)
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Ottawa Senators @ New Jersey Devils:
New Jersey are -150 favorites to win here and are 1-4 in their last 5 home games with a GD of -4 (10-14), though they are 3-1-1 (+2 GD [13-11])in their last 5 at home against the Senators, who have lost their last 4 road games being outscored 15-12.
The Devils are 10-8-2 at home this season with a +3 GD (54-51), while the Senators are 6-11-3 on the road this season with a -8 GD (45-53).
S2thuhB’s Pick: Devils (Reggie)
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Philadelphia Phillies @ Miami Marlins:
Philly are -115 favorites here, and will look to John Lannan to beat the horrid Miami Marlins and Ricky Nolasco. Nolasco has pitched pretty respectfully this year, though he is 0-2 due to a lack of run support, from thus far non-existent offense, that is batting .217 on the season through 9 games, only scoring 16 runs.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Phillies (Dro)
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Memphis Grizzlies @ Houston Rockets:
The Rockets are -2 favorites here, and have won their last 3 at home, and 4 of the last 5, beating the Suns, Magic, Clippers, and Spurs, only losing to the Pacers. They have also won their last 5 at home against the Grizzlies, winning by an average of 9.7 PPG, though the most recent of those was a 25 point win (Average winning margin is 5.5 PPG without that game).
S2thuhB’s Pick: Rockets (Dro)
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Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals:
Kansas City are -120 favorites here, and swept the Twins in their only series at home this year, while the Jays are 1-2 on the road after their series in Detroit. In 4 games H2H last year in KC, the Blue Jays swept the series, outscoring KC 22-12.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Blue Jays (Reggie)
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Milwaukee Brewers @ St Louis Cardinals:
The Cards are -130 favorites to win this one, and went 6-3 at home last year against the Brewers. They are 2-1 their opening series this year against the Reds, while the Brewers are 1-1 on the road in 2 games against the Cubs.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Cards (Reggie)
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Denver Nuggets @ Dallas Mavericks:
Denver are 3 point favorites here, and are 4-1 in their last 5 in Dallas. They are also 3-2 in their last 5, beating Chicago, OKC, and Utah, while losing to San Antonio and New Orleans. The Mav’s are 3-2 in their last 5 at home, beating the Bulls, Clippers, and Jazz, losing to the Suns and Pacers.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Denver (Reggie)
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Will the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers get a Win:
The Lakers will have the Warriors at home and are 5 point favorites, while the Jazz are 9 point favorites, going up against the Wolves at home. The Jazz should be able to pull that victory out pretty easily, while the Lakers are 4-1 in their last 5 at home against the Warriors. The Jazz have won their last 6 at home against the Wolves, and 8 of the last 10.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Yes (Dro)
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Phoenix Coyotes @ Calgary Flames:
The Coyotes are -145 favorites to win here, and have a 3-2 edge in their last 5 in Calgary, though they’ve lost the last 2, being outscored 9-5 (5-4 / 4-1). The Flames have lost their last 3 home games, being outscored 18-7. The Coyotes are 2-1-2 in their last 5 road games, outscoring opponents 15-14, though nearly half of those goals came in a 7-4 win over Nashville.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Flames (Reggie)
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Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics:
The odds sit at -115 for Detroit and +105 for the A’s. These 2 have split their last 10 H2H in Oakland, though the A’s hold the 3-2 edge in the last 5. The Tigers are also 1-2 on the road this season, losing their last 2 in Minnesota, while the A’s split their 4 games series at home against the Mariners.
The Tigers will look to Matt Scherzer, while the A’s will have Bartolo Colon on the hill, who in 24 career starts against the Tigers is 8-10, with a 5.60 ERA, and is 0-5 in 7 starts since ’04, giving up 49 runs (45 Earned) in 53.2 innings.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Tigers (Reggie)
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Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners:
The Rangers are -140 favorites to win here and will have Yu Darvish on the mound. They are my pick here, though they are 2-3 in their last 5 in Seattle, and 4-6 in the last 10.
S2thuhB’s Pick: Rangers (Dro)
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Colorado Rockies @ San Diego Padres:
The odds are pretty much even, though the Padres are slightly favored. In their last 5 H2H in Petco Park the Padres have a 3-2 edge, and are 6-4 in the last 10. The Rockies are also 2-3 on the road so far this season, while the Padres are 1-1 through their first 2 against the Dodgers at home.
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