These are the condensed versions of picks for Sunday’s Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. There are links to the full previews on the Winners and Whiners website below. The confidence rating on a scale from 1 to 5 is in parentheses.
Note: The 5/5 does NOT represent the best overall pick of the day’s games when there are multiple games, simply the best pick of each individual game.
St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers:
Side Prediction/Full Game: Cardinals -105 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: UNDER 8.5 runs (3/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: R+H+E UNDER 26.5 (4/5) — WIN!
Side Prediction/1st 5 innings: Cardinals -105 (5/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/1st 5 innings: UNDER 4.5 runs -110 (3/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st 5 innings: NO to 1st-inning run -115 (3/5) — LOSS!
Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins:
Side Prediction/Full Game: Indians -108 (4/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: UNDER 7 runs -110 (3/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: R+H+E UNDER 24 -120 (3/5) — LOSS!
Side Prediction/1st 5 innings: Indians -0.5 +130 (5/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st 5 innings: UNDER 3.5 runs -105 (3/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st 5 innings: NO to 1st-inning run -150 (3/5) — WIN!
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals:
Side Prediction/Full Game: Royals -115 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: OVER 8 runs -120 (5/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: Royals OVER 3.5 runs -150 (4/5) — LOSS!
Side Prediction/1st 5 innings: Royals -0.5 runs +125 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st 5 innings: OVER 4.5 runs -115 (3/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st 5 innings: YES to 1st-inning run -105 (3/5) — LOSS!
Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics:
Side Prediction/Full Game: Angels -116 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: OVER 8.5 runs -110 (3/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: Angels OVER 4.5 runs +110 (4/5) — LOSS!
Side Prediction/1st 5 innings: Angels -115 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st 5 innings: OVER 4.5 runs -115 (5/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st 5 innings: YES to 1st-inning run -115 (3/5) — LOSS!
Day’s Record: 4-20-0 (.200)
Previous Day’s Record: 2-4-0 (.333)
March Record: 18-35-1 (.343)
April Record: N/A
May Record: N/A
June Record: N/A
July Record: N/A
August Record: N/A
September Record: N/A
October Record: N/A
Season Record: 18-35-1 (.343)
1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000) (0-0-0 (.000) in March)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000) (0-0-0 (.000) in March)
3-Star Pick Record: 1-15 (.063) (7-27-1 (.214) in March)
4-Star Pick Record: 1-3 (.250) (6-4-0 (.600) in March)
5-Star Pick Record: 2-2 (.500) (5-4-0 (.556) in March)
(Michael Wacha photo courtesy of Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY Sports)
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