Tim Michael – Expert Sports Handicapper

T.M. Selection: Chicago White Sox.

I like the Chicago White Sox to win this game against the Minnesota Twins on Monday. The White Sox have looked really good in their games lately. They have won 3 games in a row now, sweeping the Giants in their series over the weekend, and their offense has looked great in those games. They put up 13 runs in their most recent game but they have been putting up a ton of runs in a lot of their games lately and I expect them to continue that here. Their pitching has also been a lot better lately too and they haven't been giving up a ton of runs either. The Twins just played a lot of close games with the Orioles and the Guardians but I think they aren't going to be close in this game. The Twins were putting up a lot of runs but their offense has died down over their previous few games and I expect the White Sox to overpower them with offense here. Dylan Bundy (4-4, 4.71 ERA) is up for the Twins here and he hasn't been great this year. He has been decent in his 3 most recent starts but a majority of his starts this year have been bad starts where he gave up 4+ runs and I expect him to have another bad start here with the White Sox offense getting really hot. Johnny Cueto (2-4, 3.33 ERA) is up for the White Sox here and he has been really good in his starts this year. He has given up 3 runs in 2 starts in a row but he hasn't had many starts this year where he gives up that many runs and I expect him to pitch a good enough game to keep the Twins off the board here. The White Sox have a really good team that haven't been playing like it all year but I think they are going to go on a roll now and I see them winning this game. I like the White Sox to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 7-3 White Sox.

T.M. Selection: Milwaukee Brewers.

I like the Milwaukee Brewers to win this game against the Chicago Cubs on Monday. The Brewers have looked really good in their games lately. They have won 6/8 of their previous 8 games and have been on a road trip for a lot of those games. They are back in their own ballpark here and I think they will continue playing well here with another win over a team that hasn't been great this year. The Cubs just beat up on some bad teams winning 4 in a row and they even won their series over the Red Sox who have been good lately but they lost their most recent game in extra innings and I think the Brewers are on a roll here so I expect them to beat the Cubs in their own ballpark. Justin Steele (3-5, 4.39 ERA) is up for the Cubs here and he hasn't been great this year. He has had some bad starts as of late, his 1st start this year was against the Brewers and he pitched great in that game but he has faced them 2 more times since that start and hasn't looked good in either game. I think the Brewers are going to put up some runs on him here and their offense has been really good lately too. Eric Lauer (6-3, 4.02 ERA) is up for the Brewers here and he hasn't been great this year either but he has been pitching a lot better over his 4 previous starts and I expect him to continue improving in this game too with an even better start. I think he will do enough here to keep the Cubs from putting up a lot of runs and the Brewers offense has been hot so I expect them to score runs here. I like the Brewers to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 6-2 Brewers.

T.M. Selection: Marlins/Nationals OVER.

I am on the over in the Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals game on Monday. All 3 of the games in this series has seen 8+ runs in them and I expect this to be another high scoring game here. The Marlins have had 7+ runs scored in 6 games in a row now and the Nats have also been involved in a lot of high scoring games too. The Nats have seen 8+ runs in 4 games in a row now and the offenses for both of these teams have been putting up runs. Braxton Garrett (1-3, 5.24 ERA) is up for the Marlins here and he hasn't been great this year. He has only made 5 starts this year but he has given up a lot of runs in a majority of those starts and just gave up 5 runs in less than 5 innings in his most recent start too. The Nats offense hasn't been bad lately so I expect them to put up some runs on Garrett here. Patrick Corbin (4-10, 6.06 ERA) is up for the Nats here and he hasn't been good at all this year. He has given up 5+ runs in a lot of his starts this year and he has only had 1 start out of his 16 starts this year where he didn't give up a single run. He pitched well in his previous outing too but was terrible in a few starts before that and I don't expect him to keep up his good pitching here from his previous start. I see there being a lot of runs scored on these 2 pitchers and these offenses haven't been that bad lately either. I like the over in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 7-6 Marlins.

T.M. Selection: Blue Bombers/Argos OVER.

I am on the over in the Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Toronto Argos game on Sunday. The Argos managed to get a slim win by 1 point in their 1st game of the year but they looked terrible in their most recent game losing 44-3 to the BC Lions. They are back on their home field for this game though and I expect them to have a much better offensive effort than what they had in that game against the Lions. Their defense looked terrible in that game and the Blue Bombers are still the Grey Cup defending champions so they are going to put up points on a defense that bad. I expect the Argos to put more effort into their offense here on their home field and I see them putting up some points on the Blue Bombers in this game too. After an embarrassment like that they will show some pride and come with their best effort here but I still don't think their defense will be able to shut down the Blue Bombers here. The Blue Bombers have had a great start to the year with 3 wins already and their defense has been great in those games since they haven't given up 20+ points in any games so far. I think they will give up some points to the Argos here and I expect the Argos to make it a closer game, but I also expect the Blue Bombers to put up a lot of points on this bad defense. I think the Argos are going to be forced to put up more points to stay in this game and I see it going over with these 2 teams battling it out. I like the over in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 26-21 Blue Bombers.