Guaranteed Sports Picks from Handicapping Expert Tom Freese

MLB: Good Pitchers Report
When we handicap baseball pitchers we are not so much interested in their win/loss record. What matters most is how their team does in their starts. For instance a pitcher could have made 12 starts and his win loss record could be 3-2 with 7 no decisions. When we look further we could find that his team went 6-1 in those no decisions. That means that his team is 9-3 in his ten starts. We are going to give you a list of the Good Pitchers so far this year. To make the list a pitcher must be on ... (read more)

MLB: Phillies Contender or Pretender
The 2007 Philadelphia Phillies won the NL East last year but it wasn’t by how well they played, it was more how poorly the New York Mets played. The Mets lost 12 of their last 16 games on their way to their monumental collapse. This year the Phillies are 20-16 through May 8 leaving them a game behind Florida for the top spot in the NL East. The above numbers might make a Phillies fan feel pretty good about things. Last year’s MLB Jimmy Rollins has had only 39 at bats as he recovers ... (read more)

MLB: 2008 NL Forecast
With most MLB teams having their players report to their training facilities the sense is that spring is in the air. Let’s forecast what teams will be in the postseason in the National League. The Mets seem to be the team to beat in the NL East with the addition of Johan Santana and a healthy Pedro Martinez at the front of their rotation. Rest assured that the Mets will be on a mission in 2008 after their monumental September swoon that saw them blow a big lead to the Phillies and miss... (read more)