Jim Feist Handicapper Review & Free Sports Picks

Battle for Ohio continues here on Tuesday as the Reds host the Indians. The Reds are 5-5 to start the season while the Indians are 5-6. Cleveland ran it's losing streak to four games with the loss on Monday to the Reds, 2-3. The scoring drought continues with just two runs in that game. Indians have lost four straight games in which they scored a total of four runs. In fact, their last six games have easily gone under the total. The Reds will start Tyler Mahle today. Mahle went four innings in his first start, giving up six hits and two runs to the Cubs. Right now pitching is feasting on this anemic Indians hitting. I had the under yesterday and that's what I'm doing here today too. Play the UNDER.

The Chicago Cubs are sitting first in the NL Central division with a 8-2 record. They have won six of their seven home games and have won four in a row overall. The Royals started fast but have cooled since. KC is now last in the AL Central with a 3-8 record, losing four straight games. The offense has been sputtering with just 40 runs over 11 games. The Royals will start Brady Singer today. Singer has two starts but no record. He has gone 10 innings with just four total runs. Kyle Hendricks will counter for the Cubs. Hendricks went nine innings in his first start vs the Brewers, allowing just three hits and no runs. He was hit hard in start two, allowing seven hits and six runs over 4 1/3 innings to the Reds. Despite that bad start, the Royals will be just the medicine for him here today. I'm taking the UNDER.

 What do you know, early in this MLB season the Rockies find themselves sitting atop the NL West with a 7-2 record. They have won three straight games and have scored 50 runs and allowed just 20 runs. It's crowded right now atop the division with both San Diego and the Dodgers also having seven wins, though each of those teams have at least four losses. The Giants are 5-6 and fourth in the division, losing two straight games. The Giants pitching has been hit hard, allowing 66 runs over 11 games, that's 6.0 runs per game allowed. That is also worst in the NL. Giants start Kevin Gausman today who went just 4 1/3 innings in his first start against the Padres, allowing six hits and three runs. Rockies start German Marquez today who is 1-1 in his two starts with a 1.54 ERA. Marquez has allowed just two runs in his 11 2/3 innings with three walks and 14 KO's. I'm going to lay the 1 1/2 runs here with the Rockies in what I see as a blowout win.

The Portland Trailblazers currently sit outside the playoff bubble while inside the Disney bubble. They hope to get back inside both bubbles as they trail the Memphis Grizzlies by two games for that final playoff spot. The Houston Rocket sit fourth in the West, but just 1 1/2 games separate them and 6th place Oklahoma City. The Blazer are coming off a loss to the Celtics, 124-128 though they played very well in that game. That makes them 1-1 since the return. The Rockets have won both their games since the restart, including a big win over the Bucks last game, 120-116. Might be a bit of a letdown here tonight after that huge win. I'm going to take the points with the Blazers here tonight. Play Portland.