Free College Picks – 9/4/10

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Tristan

I don’t usually like to jump right in to the first weekend of college ball with a full slate, but there are a couple games on the board I like.

Take Notre Dame -11 v. Purdue
Brian Kelly needs to make a statement in his coach debut and I think the Irish will be out to do it.

Take the UNDER (51.5) Western Kentucky at Nebraska
Questions still remain on the Huskers offense, but the defense is clearly back. This will be one-sided, and WKU will be lucky to get points on the board. The Husker’s over 50 by themselves? I’m not convinced.

Take Oregon State +13.5 at TCU
Don’t underestimate the Horned Frogs, but the Beavers love to play spoiler. I wouldn’t be shocked by a straight-up win by Oregon State, but certainly expect a close game if TCU does win.

Single units, all three games.

Running Results:
1-1-0
-.1 units

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What’s Up With GridIronPicks.com

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Tristan

Bad News First:
No premium pick packages to start the 2010 season. I made a decision a couple weeks ago to provide trends & research on a contract basis to an online casino and to a relatively well known sports handicapping service. I’m not becoming a “personality,” not giving definitive picks and I don’t have a stake in their take, so the “who” is inconsequential.

Now the Good News:
While I’m not having season premium packages, I will be having occasional single game and weekend packages.

I’ll also still have free picks each and every weekend, including tonight:

Take USC -18 at Hawaii, and throw a unit on the Over (51)

And there is Monday Night Football. I’ll be giving away every single Monday Night Football pick in 2010. How big of a deal is that? Over the last 8 seasons, I am a combined 76% on the Monday Night side.

So really, what is the real scoop?
I’ve always been willing to share information about sports handicapping, the gambling industry, and other business endeavors as many of my long-time customers will attest to. GridIronPicks.com has always been a labor of love, but always just a side project. I’m also working towards a bigger goal and that is grassroots campaigning to get the online gambling ban reversed. Until I find my balance, I’d much rather focus on the research/trends/picks and set the site maintenance and customer service aspects to the side until I can find a balance.

Like I said, this site has always been a labor of love and I’ll still be here. Comments or questions? Feel free to hit me up via tristan@gridironpicks.com or twitter at twitter.com/football_picks.

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Remodeling. Stay Tuned

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Tristan

Doing some remodeling to the site. Please stay tuned.

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Free Baseball Picks for 4/14/2010

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Tristan

A positive day yesterday, up 0.83 units. I think we’ve turned the corner and are ready to stack the units now that I have a few games racked up for statistical analysis. Another three-pack of picks on tap for today with two early games and a late West Coast match-up.

Free MLB Pick 1:

Take Minnesota (Slowey) +118 v. Boston (Lackey)

Free MLB Pick 2:

Take Tampa Bay (Price) -145 at Baltimore (Bergesen)

Free MLB Pick 3:

Take Oakland (Gonzalez) -108 at Seattle (Vargas)


Season Recap

Yesterday: 2-1 (+.83 units)

Season: 5-10

Unit Total: -8.25

Season Stats

Home Favorites: 2-5

Home Dogs: 0-0

Visitor Favorites: 2-4

Visitor Dogs: 1-1

American League Games: 1-5

National League Games: 4-5

Day Games: 1-4

Night Games: 4-6

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Free Baseball Picks for 4/13/2010

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Tristan

Took a 3 day hiatus in baseball to refocus and break the negative trend. Back today with three solid picks. On the baseball season, down 9.08 units and looking to turn things around.

Free MLB Pick 1:

Take Cincinnati (Arroyo) +113 at Florida (Robertson)

Free MLB Pick 2:

Take Oakland (Anderson) -130 at Seattle (Fister)

Free MLB Pick 3:

Take Toronto (Romero) -106 v. Chicago White Sox (Floyd)


Season Recap

4/9 Picks: 1-1

Season: 3-9

Unit Total: -9.08

Season Stats

Home Favorites: 1-5

Home Dogs: 0-0

Visitor Favorites: 2-3

Visitor Dogs: 0-1

American League Games: 0-4

National League Games: 3-5

Day Games: 1-4

Night Games: 2-5

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Free Baseball Picks for 4/9/2010

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Tristan

Off to such a disgusting start I very nearly packed in the picks for a few days to get my head back on straight. Decided to fight through the pain with two picks on tap for today. Recovery starts now (hopefully).

Free MLB Pick 1:

Take Boston Red Sox (Wakefield) -149 at Kansas City (Davies)

Free MLB Pick 2:

Take Arizona Diamondbacks (Lopez) -134 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (Morton)


Season Recap

Yesterday: 0-3

Season: 2-8

Unit Total: -8.59

Season Stats

Home Favorites: 0-5

Home Dogs: 0-0

Visitor Favorites: 2-2

Visitor Dogs: 0-1

American League Games: 0-3

National League Games: 2-5

Day Games: 1-4

Night Games: 1-4

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UFC 112 Picks and Odds

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Tristan

Going down in Abu Dhabi, UFC 112 takes place 4/10/2010. The first outdoor event for the UFC goes off in the morning, US-time, with PPV rebroadcast Saturday evening.

Those who have been following me on Twitter have seen my UFC picks for the last few events. I typically wager 6-8 units on an event spread over 3-5 fights. In total, since UFC 100, my overall win rate on all picks in numbered UFC events (#100-#111) is 63.84%. My picks are always listed first – and bolded – below:

Picks for UFC 112 (odds current as of 4:00pm EDT, provided by BetUs.com)

Take Anderson Silva -800 v. Demian Maia

Take BJ Penn -700 v. Frankie Edgar

Take Mark Munoz -180 v. Kendall Grove

Take Alexander Gustafsson +350 v. Phil Davis

Take Matt Hughes -400 v. Renzo Gracie

Take Terry Etim -160 v. Rafael Dos Anjos

Take Nck Osipczak +140 v. Rick Story

Take Matt Veach -280 v. Paul Kelly

Take Jon Madsen -300 v. Mostapha Al-Turk

Take DaMarques Johnson +145 v. Brad Blackburn

Take Paul Taylor -260 v. John Gunderson Medical Scratch

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Free Baseball Picks for 4/8/2010

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Tristan

Found the Win column today in a 1-1 split on picks. Taking it as a sign I’m turning the corner and heading back to positive territory. A little late updating the site today, but all picks were released on Twitter this morning. Follow @football_picks to get all of the updates.

Free MLB Pick 1:

Take Philadelphia -149 at Washington

Free MLB Pick 2:

Take Chicago White Sox -130 v. Cleveland

Free MLB Pick 3 – This is a momentum/value play:

Take Pittsburgh +132 v. LA Dodgers


Season Recap

Yesterday: 1-1

Season: 2-5

Unit Total: -4.80

Season Stats

Home Favorites: 0-3

Home Dogs: 0-0

Visitor Favorites: 2-1

Visitor Dogs: 0-1

American League Games: 0-2

National League Games: 2-3

Day Games: 1-2

Night Games: 1-3

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Fre Baseball Picks for 4/7/2010

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Tristan

I’m seriously not liking my start to MLB this season. 0-2 yesterday, dropping to -4.18 units on the season. Time to turn things around today with a solid 2-pack of picks today.

Free MLB Pick 1:

Take St. Louis -136 at Cincinnati

Free MLB Pick 2:

Take Chicago White Sox -162 v. Cleveland


Season Recap

Yesterday: 0-2

Season: 1-4

Unit Total: -4.18

Season Stats

Home Favorites: 0-2

Home Dogs: 0-0

Visitor Favorites: 1-1

Visitor Dogs: 0-1

American League Games: 0-1

National League Games: 1-3

Day Games: 1-2

Night Games: 0-2

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Fre Baseball Picks for 4/6/2010

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Tristan

1-2 yesterday on opening day. Nothing like starting the season down -1.30 units. Two picks on tap for today.

Take Arizona -150 v. San Diego

Take Boston -138 v. New York Yankees

Season Recap

Yesterday: 1-2

Season: 1-2

Unit Total: -1.30

Season Stats

Home Favorites: 0-0

Home Dogs: 0-0

Visitor Favorites: 1-1

Visitor Dogs: 0-1

American League Games: 0-0

National League Games: 1-2

Day Games: 1-2

Night Games: 0-0

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