Guaranteed Sports Picks from Handicapping Expert Tom Freese

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)

CFB: Wacky Stats
Last Saturday there were seven double-digit College Football underdogs that won their games straight up! In doing so, these teams beat the collective pointspread by 195 points! Rice beat Southern Mississippi 31-29 as 20.5-point dogs. Utah beat Louisville 44-35 as 15-point dogs. Northwestern beat Michigan St 48-41 as 15.5-point dogs. Central Michigan beat Ball St 58-38 as 12.5-point dogs. San Diego St beat Colorado St 24-20 as 13-point dogs. Notre Dame beat UCLA 20-6 as 22... (read more)