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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Opening Day! A three-pack of picks to get your baseball season started right:

Take Chicago Cubs +123 at Atlanta

Take Los Angeles Dodgers -130 at Pittsburgh

Take St. Louis -140 at Cincinnati