Saturday Action

Getting ready to leave town until tomorrow night, so putting them all in now. Three MLB picks and one NBA pick for Saturday:

MLB

Nationals +173 (Matchbook), 1 unit to win 1.73 units

Two pitchers who have been awful, and Cabrera's inability to strike hitters out (formerly, his only redeeming quality) is a concern. But, with crap on the mound for both sides, we'll take a chance with the +173.

Rockies -123 (WSEX), 1.23 units to win 1 unit

We liked Ubaldo coming into the season, and although the walks are troubling, some of the hits have just been bad luck. Still, his strikeout rate has been high, and his opponent's WHIP of 1.70 is even worse than it looks (BABIP = .254). Public on the Dodgers as usual.

Giants +119 (Matchbook), 1 unit to win 1.19 units

Two days in a row on the Giants doesn't exactly sound like a recipe for success. Randy Johnson may not be the has-been people seem to think he is. His strikeout rate is still exceptional and Scherzer has not been as impressive as we thought he would be this season so far.

NBA

Jazz +4 +107 (Matchbook), 1 unit to win 1.07 units

If this season has taught you anything, it is that you are probably better off going the opposite way of any basketball picks. Conventional wisdom seems to be that the mighty Lakers couldn't possibly lose 2 in a row to the #8 seed, and we're always looking to go against such thinking.