April 18th Sports Wager of the Day!

Game: David Loiseau vs. Ed Herman
Sport: The Ultimate Fighting Championship
Pick: David Loiseau, 1.77

Reason for Pick:
Loiseau returning to the octogan will do it in a familiar place, his home town of Montreal. As an obvious crowd favorite, he will use the crowd's energy to beat his less experienced foe in Ed Herman.

Both fighters do come out of excellent camps, Herman out of Team Quest and Loiseau out of the reknowned Montreal TriStar gym.

Herman has not fought anyone of the caliber that Loiseau has faced. Loiseau is a former #1 contender for the middleweight championship and went a full five rounds against former middleweight champ Rich Franklin when Franklin was dominating opponents in that division.

The difference will be expereince and the crowd, in Loiseau's favour. Look for Loiseau to knock Herman down and rain down elbows on Herman's face!

BONUS SPORTS PICK OF THE DAY!!!
Game: Vinicius Magalhaes vs. Eliot Marshall
Sport: The Ultimate Fighting Championship
Pick: Vinicius Magalhaes, 1.77

Reason for Pick:
Both fighters are primilary BJJ fighters perferring to go to the ground. Magalhaes however, has won more accolades in BJJ, is the more expereinced BJJ practitioner, and actually is one of the top five BJJ fighters in the world. Magalhaes does also have very hard kicks.

Marshall is no slouch when it comes to a ground game. As a BJJ blackbelt, he has normally been the more dominant ground figher in his fights. Not this time.

Look for the fight to start off standing but eventually going to the ground where Magalhaes will submit Marshall.

EXTRA BONUS PICK OF THE DAY!!!
Game: Florida Marlins @ Washington Nationals
Sport: Major League Baseball
Pick: Florida Marlins -1.5, 2.00

Reason for Pick:
The Marlins send Josh Johnson to the mound this Saturday who has been dominating opponents so far this season. Coming off a complete game win over the Mets and Johan Santana, he now sports a 0.57 ERA, one walk and 15 strikeouts in 15 2/3 innings so far this year.

Prior to the Mets game, he faced the Nationals giving up no earned runs, 7 hits in 6 2/3 innings of work.

Also in that game, the Nationals started Scott Olsen who will again be making the start today against Johnson. Olsen was roughed up in that outing giving up 8 earned runs in only 3 innings. His next outing wasn't much better against Atlanta as he gave up 5 earned runs in 5 innings. Look for Olsen's struggles to continue and the Marlins to take advantage of those struggles.


Past 10 Picks:
LOSS - April 17, Baseball (ARI @ SF), Pick - Ari -1.5
WIN - April 16, Baseball (SF @ LAD), Pick - Over 8
LOSS - April 15, Baseball (SF @ LAD), Pick - LAD-1.5
WIN - April 14, Baseball (CLE @ KC), Pick - KC-1.5
LOSS - April 13, Baseball (SD @ NYM), Pick - NYM-1.5
WIN - April 12, Baseball (WAS @ ATL), Pick - ATL-1.5
WIN - April 11, Baseball (NYY @ KC), Pick - NYY -1.5
LOSS - April 10, Baseball (WAS @ ATL), Pick - Atl -1.5
WIN - April 9, Baseball (CLE @ TEX), Pick - Tex
TIE - April 8, Baseball (LAD @ SD), Pick - 5 Inn/End Result
WIN - April 7, Baseball (LAA @ OAK), Pick - Over

Year to Date Record (win-loss-tie): 6-4-1