Liverpool

Fulham
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King Kenny ‘s side face a mixed Fulham at Anfield on Tuesday evening and will surely be keeping a close eye on their Merseyside rivals result, as a win for the reds and a result to go their way could help them jump neighbours Everton and take seventh spot. However, Fulham have the opportunity to spoil Liverpool’s hopes as they have shown this year that they can compete with the best and carve out results.

Fulham enter Anfield on Tuesday off the back of a 4-0 drubbing that occurred a few miles down the road at Goodison Park which is bound to knock confidence. On the plus side Fulham know they are safe and secure in the Premier League for another year and will be focusing on next years campaign.

Although the season is coming to an end and teams are slowing down the pace, the reds will not be happy finishing behind Everton so it paramount they keep up the hard work right till the final day of the season. Of the last six games both sides in this tie have managed to win three, lose two and draw one so in hindsight it’s a fairly equal affair.

Team News

Apart from Charlie Adam missing and possibly Steven Gerrard and Andy Carroll rested, Liverpool almost have a full squad available. Start of season signings Stuart Downing and Jordan Henderson could show their worth by being in the squad for Tuesday. Also fresh from his hat-trick against Norwich, Uruguayan Luiz Suarez should most definitely be included in the team.

Fulham have inform striker Pavel Pogrebnyak available and not forgetting their favoured American, Clint Dempsey. A return to Anfield for ex-reds defender John Arne Riise is also promising. Right back Stephen Kelly could be missing as he was also left out in the loss to Everton.


Losing so heavily like Fulham did on the weekend will of course affect moral and confidence and then to face a team away from home who have an FA cup final date under their belt can only mean defeat. I’m swaying towards Liverpool to take the points in this game, plus their desperate to finish above Everton so they will want to take every point available when they can. Fulham could cause an upset with the likes of Dempsey and Pogrebnyak fronting their attack, therefore it wouldn’t surprise me if they pinched at least one goal.
Synopsis : Even with backups, Liverpool Prevails
Am I going to Pick? Yes
Prediction: Even though my heart tells me that this could get out of hand I'm Going Liverpool 1-0 But I would not be surprised if it finished 3-1 Liverpool.

A S Roma                                                Verona

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Stadium Mar'Antonio in Verona is the host of meeting between Chievo Verona and AS Roma, game that count for the 36th stage in Serie, Italy and begin at 19:00 pm. Without a win and also without a goal scored in last four stages, Chievo Verona is already in vacation. The team coached by Domenico Di Carlo is on 12th place with 43 points and has with nine points more than the relegation places. After they scored five goals in games played with Fiorentina and Catania, today's hosts managed to raise 410 minutes without a goal scored. Five of last six matches played on Marc'Antonio Bentegodi finished with less than three goals scored.
Dainelli will miss this game, so Cesar should enter in center of defense. Hetemaj could be rested today while Vacek could play in midline. Davide Moscardelli, Marco Andreolli and Nikola Gulan and all three injured. Despite not win one game in last three rounds, AS Roma still hope to catch the fifth place. AS Roma is now on 7th place, at 4 points behind the group of four teams with 55 points. To keep chance to catch the fith place, AS Roma cannot do missteps in last three games with Chievo Verona, Cesena and Calcio Catania. The advantage of AS Roma is that will meet three teams who will play in matches without stake for them. AS Roma receive at least two goals in six of last seven stages. In away games AS Roma lost five of last six games played. De Rossi is fit again to play after in last round was suspended and is possible to enter in midline with Heinze. Luis Enrique could start with Marquinho in midfield while Grego will be left on the bench. With Lamela and Osvaldo both suspended, the spanish coach has no other option in attack line, so he will play again in first line with Totti, Borini and Bojan. From guests also will miss Nicolas Burdisso, Juan and Maarten Stekelenburg.
AS Roma won in last two direct meetings but both were played on Olimpico. Chievo Verona not won in last nine games played at home with AS Roma, having only five draws. AS Roma has no other choice than to win this game I bet with confidence on them.

The Italy Serie A football match between Chievo Verona (11th) and AS Roma (7th) kicks off on 01 May 2012.
Chievo Verona has played 17 Italy Serie A matches this season on Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi. On home ground Chievo Verona has won 7, drawn 5 and lost 5 matches. This ranks the Gialloblu 15th in home team performance in the Italy Serie A.

AS Roma has played 17 Italy Serie A matches this season away from home. On away ground AS Roma has won 5, drawn 2 and lost 10 matches. This ranks the Giallorossi 10th in away team performance in the Italy Serie A

When looking at Chievo Verona home performance in league points, Chievo Verona’s performance is greatest when looking at opponents in the bottom 6 with an average of 1.53 points per game.
Against opponent such as AS Roma that is currently placed in the mid 8 of the Italy Serie A Chievo Verona has managed to collect an average of 0 points in 0 matches this season. Concerning matches played at home against the mid 8 this season Chievo Verona has collected 0 points on average in 0 matches.

When looking at AS Roma away performance in league points, AS Roma’s performance is greatest when looking at opponents in the mid 8 with an average of 1.33 points per game.

Against opponent such as Chievo Verona who is currently placed in the mid 8 of the Italy Serie A AS Roma has managed to collect an average of 2 points in 5 matches this season. When looking at matches played away against the mid 8 this season AS Roma has collected 1.33 points on average in 3 matches.

Synopsis : The game could be a toss up but I'm going with Roma for the straight up win
Am I going to pick : Yes
Prediction : Roma wins 1-0

New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators

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No matter what happens next, Jakob Silfverberg is going to have some kind of story to tell.

The highly touted Swedish prospect jumped from one playoff pressure-cooker to another, joining the Ottawa Senators on Monday as they looked to finish off the New York Rangers in the first round. Accompanied by his own Swedish camera crew, Silfverberg's appearance at Scotiabank Place created considerable buzz.

He was just days removed from bringing the Swedish league championship back to his hometown of Gavle for the first time in 13 years, scoring the winning goal and collecting MVP honours for Brynas.

The champagne had barely dried from the walls in the team's dressing room before Silfverberg was on his way to North America.

"It meant a lot," Silfverberg said of winning the Swedish title last Thursday. "The people in the town during the playoffs were so good. They always came up to us and wishing us good luck and things like that. It meant a lot for the town to bring back the Cup there.

"As I said, it's been a very emotional trip."

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Craig Anderson and the Ottawa Senators have pushed the top-seeded New York Rangers to the brink of elimination. After registering a franchise-best 41-save shutout Saturday, Anderson will look to provide the final shove during Monday's Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series in Canada's capital city.

Captain Daniel Alfredsson, who has missed the team's last three contests with a mild concussion, is - by his own words - "hopeful" to play in Game 6

New York Rangers : With three goals in the first three contests of the series, Brian Boyle has been an unexpected offensive contributor for New York. Boyle's availability for Monday's game is in question after he sustained a concussion on a play which coach John Tortorella later equated to the one that got Raffi Torres suspended for 25 games. "Well, they have a blueprint," Tortorella said. "It was probably the exact same hit as Torres, different part of the ice. (Chris Neil) launches himself, (it's) a head shot, the puck's at the goal line when he's hit. So the blueprint's there. ... Not too much research to be done there."

Ottawa Senators : After mustering only nine shots in the first four contests, Jason Spezza registered six during Game 5. The increase in shots also resulted in a pair of goals for Spezza - his first of the series. Spezza's first goal was set up by Mark Stone, who was making his NHL debut. The 19-year-old threaded the needle on a brilliant pass to Spezza, who beat Henrik Lundqvist from the right faceoff circle. "It was pretty nice to get that assist, my first game in the NHL," Stone said. "It really means a lot to me.

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The New York Rangers will be without forward Brian Boyle for Game 6 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Ottawa Senators.

Alfredsson will be back in the lineup tonight. Hagelin, who was suspended three games for the incident, will also suit up tonight. The Rangers are hoping Hagelin's return will help an offense that has managed just 9 goals in the series and was shutout in Game 5. Alfredsson has appeared in 109 NHL playoff games in his career, all with the Senators, and has recorded 46 goals and 43 assists.

Synopsis:  WOW I was Ready to write Ottawa off on this one. Being at home Daniel Alfredsson being back, The Rangers losing their spark plug Boyle and The Arrival of the Highly Touted Silfverberg and the Lights out playing of Goalie Gary Anderson who can go against them? Not me

Prediction : Ottawa 3 Rangers 1

Am I going to pick? : Not just yes Hell Yes

Osasuna vs CF Malaga – Preview

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Both teams come into Monday night’s encounter in mixed form with just 2 wins from the last 5 and in danger of running out of steam as we enter the business end of the season.  With matters at the top of La Liga all but concluded following Saturday’s ‘El Clasico’, Malaga will be hoping that their quest to dine at Europe’s top table can get back on track with 3 points against an Osasuna side who are seeking to secure European football themselves in the ever improving Europa League.

Last week saw “Los Boquerones” stumble to a 1-1 home draw with Real Socieded, where as Osasuna left Real Betis empty handed after a 1-0 defeat which saw them harshly reduced to 10 men in what proved to be a frustrating outing for Jose Luis Mendilibar and his team.

A quick look through the history books would suggest that there will be goals on Monday night, with “Los Rojillos” finding the target in their last 10 match ups against their Andalusian counterparts, yet Malaga have only lost once in 11 outings to the Estadio Reyna de Navarra.

Malaga’s physio is still hard at work, with Mathijsen, Baptista, Caballero and Toulalon all still carrying knocks as the long season starts to take its toll.  The hosts have no fresh injury concerns but are without on-loan midfielder Raul Garcia, who is suspended following his dismissal in last week’s away defeat to Real Betis

Synopsis : Osasuna will score in the first half they have the best record in the league for half time leads, but Malaga has the ability to overcome half time deficits.

Prediction : Tie 1 : 1

Am I going to Play : Yes

 Sigma Olomouc 

Vs Bohemians 1905 preview and prediction 23 April

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The Czech Gambrinus Liga football match between Sigma Olomouc (9th) and Bohemians 1905 (14th) kicks off on 23 April 2012.

Sigma Olomouc has played 12 Czech Gambrinus Liga matches this season on Andruv stadion. On home ground Sigma Olomouc has won 4, drawn 4 and lost 4 matches. This ranks the Cerna hvezda (Black star) 13th in home team performance in the Czech Gambrinus Liga.

Bohemians 1905 has played 12 Czech Gambrinus Liga matches this season away from home. On away ground Bohemians 1905 has won 2, drawn 0 and lost 10 matches. This ranks Bohemians 1905 15th in away team performance in the Czech Gambrinus Liga

Bohemians 1905 have lost their last 8 away matches in Gambrinus League. Bohemians 1905 lose1.33
Bohemians 1905 have been losing at both half time and full time in 7 of their last 8 away matches in Gambrinus League. Bohemians 1905 lose/lose (HT/FT)1.91
Bohemians 1905 have conceded at least 2 goals in their last 8 away matches in Gambrinus League. Over 1.5 goals1.25
Bohemians 1905 have failed to score in 5 of their last 7 matches in Gambrinus League. Bohemians 1905 lose or draw1.03
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Sigma Olomouc's last 7 games in Gambrinus League. Over 2.5 goals1.80
Sigma Olomouc have scored at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 7 matches in Gambrinus League. Over 1.5 goals1.25
Sigma Olomouc are undefeated in their last 6 home matches against Bohemians 1905 in all competitions.

Bohemians 1905 significant Notes

No games scoring 3 or more goals this season

Only 0.7 goals scored on average per game

16 games since a win

2.4 goals conceded on average per away game

Only 0.5 goals scored on average per away game8 away games since an away win

Synopsis: The Bohemians are really really bad Sigma should walk with this match

Am I going to pick? Yes

Prediction : Sigma wins 3 - 0 

Philadelphia 76ers versus Orlando Magic

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The Philadelphia 76ers have an opportunity to move a game ahead of the New York Knicks for seventh place in the Eastern Conference when they visit the Orlando Magic on Monday.

The 76ers will get a break in facing the Magic without superstar center Dwight Howard, who will miss his fifth consecutive game with a bulging disk in his back. The Magic clinched a playoff berth Sunday, but it came with a price as center Glen Davis suffered a sprained right knee.

Philadelphia 76ers (31-28): Philadelphia is kicking off a back-to-back-to-back in Orlando and plays six of its final seven games on the road. With Milwaukee looming 2½ games back, the 76ers cannot afford a performance similar to Friday’s home loss against injury-riddled New Jersey, a team they beat by 19 points three nights earlier. Shooting guard Jodie Meeks has done little to support coach Doug Collins’ decision to move him back into the starting lineup, scoring a combined 15 points in his last three games.

Orlando Magic (35-25): Davis’ injury could turn out to be devastating for Orlando. There is no timetable for the return of Howard, who will be re-evaluated in 10 days. A non-factor for much of the season, Davis has thrived since taking over for Howard in the post. In seven starts prior to Sunday, Davis recorded five double-doubles and averaged 18.7 points and 11.4 rebounds in that span. Daniel Orton, who had scored only six points all season, had 11 after replacing Davis on Sunday


1. Orlando has won five of the last six meetings, including two of three this season.

2. 76ers reserve Thaddeus Young has averaged 16.3 points and 6.6 rebounds in his last three games.

3. The Magic are tied with the Atlanta Hawks for fifth place in the East.

NBA BASKETBALL PREDICTION: 76ers 93, Magic 89
Am I going to pick? : Yes

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Rangers-Senators Preview

The New York Rangers may be even after two contests in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the Ottawa Senators, but they'll be shorthanded for the next three games. Promising Rangers rookie Carl Hagelin was suspended for that time frame after leveling fellow Swede Daniel Alfredsson with a well-placed elbow during Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss.

The Senators captain is questionable to play in Monday's Game 3 in Canada's capital city. Ottawa will also be shorthanded after Matt Carkner received a one-game ban for continuously punching unwilling combatant Brian Boyle on Saturday.

New York Rangers : Boyle rebounded from his drubbing from Carkner and collected his fifth goal in six contests and defenseman Anton Stralman netted a power-play tally to snap a 29-game goal drought. After missing the playoffs in his first four seasons in the NHL, Stralman has collected two points in as many games of this series. New York, however, couldn't preserve the slim lead and lost when agitator Chris Neil scored the winning goal. Brandon Dubinsky earned an early ejection after he came to the aid of Boyle.

Ottawa Senators : Although Nick Foligno deemed that Alfredsson was "in good spirits" Sunday, coach Paul MacLean is taking the wait-and-see approach for the veteran's availability for Game 3. "We haven’t made any final decisions, because we’re going to wait and see what Alfie says (on Monday)," MacLean said following an optional team practice. "He was feeling good today. He’ll be further evaluated and we’ll see what he’s like (on Monday)." While Henrik Lundqvist received most of the publicity heading into the series, Craig Anderson improved to 7-1 in his career at Madison Square Garden. Anderson turned aside 27 shots in Saturday's victory.

1. With Hagelin suspended, Boston College standout Chris Kreider may make his NHL debut on Monday. Kreider was signed to an entry-level deal last week.

2. Although his appearance was brief, Carkner drew rave reviews from his teammates after sending a message to the Rangers. With stud defenseman Erik Karlsson on the receiving end of some punishment in Game 1, Carkner delivered plenty of his own as he received an instigator penalty, fighting major and game misconduct after he throttled Boyle.

Synopsis : Although Much has been said about Lundqvist Ottawa's goaltender Craig Anderson has been a huge surprise, but The Rangers prevail here
NHL PREDICTION: Rangers 3, Senators 2
Am I going to pick: No The 76ers is a better pick in my opinion.

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Arsenal are missing centre-back Laurent Koscielny, who serves the final game of his suspension for picking up his 10th yellow card of the campaign against Manchester City.

Apart from that, the Gunners are only suffering from the long-term absences of Jack Wilshere, Per Mertesacker (both ankle), Emmanuel Frimpong (knee), Francis Coquelin and Abou Diaby (both hamstring).

Arsene Wenger is likely to stick with the 4-3-3 formation that beat Wolves 0-3.

The Latics are missing Colombian striker Hugo Rodallega once again, but have no fresh injury concerns and are likely to remain unchanged from their 1-0 victory over Manchester United

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Arsenal have won eight of their last nine matches.

The Gunners cruised to a comfortable 4-0 victory over Wigan at the DW Stadium on December 3.

Arsenal boast the second best home defence in the league, having only conceded 12 goals compared to Manchester City's 10.

Wigan have only beaten their opponents once in their Premier League history, with a historic 3-2 victory at the DW Stadium helping to seal their top-flight survival in April 2010.

The Latics are searching for their fourth victory in five league matches, following their impressive 1-0 victory over Manchester United.

Of the last six matches Wigan midfielder Shaun Maloney (pictured right) has been involved in, they have lost just once.

Prediction: Arsenal wins 3-1

Am I going to pick : Yes

My Pick : A.O.R

Manchester United - Aston Villa

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Probable Line Ups

Manchester united: De Gea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Nani, Rooney, Welbeck

Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Collins, Cuellar, Warnock, Bannan, Herd, Ireland, N’Zogbia, Heskey, Agbonlahor

Team News

Manchester United

-Rested Paul Scholes is expected to return on the squad.

-Darren Fletcher and Nemanja Vidic will not feature due to their long time injury.

Aston Villa

-Ciaran Clark and Mark Albrighton could not make from their injury for this game.

-Richard Dunne, Fabian Delph and Darren Bent are almost sure not to play this season.

Prediction

With just 1 win over 26 years on Old Trafford, we expect Manchester united to win this game.

Prediction :Manchester United 2-0 Aston Villa
Am I going to pick: Yes

Stunt Day Part Deux

MLB (Red Sox @ Tigers): Will Justin Verlander (DET) record a STRIKEOUT in the TOP of the 1st Inning?

Verlander has pitched to Aviles, Crawford and Ellsburg 53 times here is the break down

BATTER    AB   H 2B 3B HR      RBI   BB    SO     AVG  OBP    SLG  OPS
Mike Aviles    10    3  0 0 0 0 0 1 .300  .300     .300 .600
Carl Crawford   29    9  0 0 0 0 0 2 .310  .310     .310 .621
Jacoby Ellsbury 14    3  1 0 0 1 1 1 .214  .250     .286 .536


Only 4 strikeouts in 53 AB not good

Going  No: Verlander doesn't record a strikeout in the 1st

W 4

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Ended up taking the 2+ hits in the 5th

W 5

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Ferris State Bulldogs Vs #3 Union Dutchmen

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The Road to Tampa for both Union and Ferris State mirror one another quite a bit, and it's all thanks to solid goaltending. Dutchmen goalie Troy Grosenick was a Hobey Baker Award finalist with a 1.64 goals against average, and Bulldogs netminder Taylor Nelson was a first-team All-CCHA selection. Perched behind two top-five defenses, it's no surprise that only Massachusetts-Lowell were able to put more than a goal by these two teams in the regional round of the tournament.

Offensively, however, the two teams take different routes to get goals. The Bulldogs don't score as often as Union, averaging .62 fewer goals per game, but they're able to utilize their depth well. Senior Jordie Johnston leads the CCHA regular season champs with 20 goals, and Ferris State has the ability to get goals from throughout the lineup.

Jeremy Welsh, who scored 27 goals for Union this year, leads the ECAC champs along with Kelly Zajac, the brother of New Jersey Devils' forward Travis. Welsh has a five-game goal scoring streak going and leads a dangerous top line that the Bulldogs will need to stop. They were able to stop Denver's potent top line, so it will be interesting to see if Ferris State can repeat the performance.

In the end, this game will come down to defense. Whether it's the team with a hotter goaltender or Ferris State's elite PK going against the Dutchmen's top-5 power play (at 24.8%), whoever advances to the national championship will have relied on their bread and butter. The Bulldogs need to get a team effort to win another low-scoring game and stop Union's offense but they'll have to contend with a tough defense and top goalie

Synopsis : Union is too much for Ferris State this could get Ugly

Prediction : Union 3 Ferris State 1

Am I going to pick : Yes

Stunt day

Bo Van Pelts 1st hole-1st hole at the masters going to be conservative like everyone else wants to be going par (4) 

W 1

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2012 Masters: What will be Kyle Stanley, Jason Day and Bill Haas' COMBINED SCORE on the Par 5 2nd?
Early on watching the Masters scoring on the golf channel the 2nd hole is playing short and soft allowing for aggressive play
Going 14 strokes or less

L 1

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2012 Masters: What will be Tim Clark's (RSA) SCORE on the Par 4 11th

No. 11 White Dogwood
Par 4 505 yards
The start of Amen Corner is the most difficult hole in recent years because of its added length. A slight fade off the tee is necessary to reach the fairway. The greenside pond is more of a factor, because players have longer shots into the green.

Historical average: 4.29
Historical rank: 3

Going AOR

W 1

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2012 Masters: What will be Ross Fisher, Ryan Palmer and Harrison Frazar's COMBINED SCORE on the par 3 12th?

No. 12 Golden Bell

Par 3 155 yards

The shortest hole is a bear to play because of swirling winds. Its usually a medium- or short-iron shot to a narrow green that is protected by Raes Creek in front and azaleas behind

Historical average: 3.30
Historical rank: 2

Going AOR

W 2

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2012 Masters: What will be Adam Scott's (AUS) SCORE on the Par 5 13th?

No. 13 Azalea

Par 5 510 yards

The classic risk-reward hole became more challenging with a new tee added in 2002. A slight draw is required to get into position for the second shot to the par-5, but a tributary of the creek catches shots that come up short.

Historical average: 4.80
Historical rank: 17
Going AOR

W 3

The Nighttime Picks

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Detroit Red Wings (47-27-5): The Red Wings can’t finish higher than fourth in the Western Conference Standings, but can fall to sixth depending on the outcome of their final three games. Detroit, which closes out the season at home against New Jersey and Chicago, has dropped seven in a row on the road – its longest skid since an 11-game slide Jan. 7-Feb. 25, 1986. The Red Wings are an impressive 31-6-2 at Joe Louis Arena, but a dismal 16-21-3 on the road.


St. Louis Blues (48-21-10): The Blues have already claimed their first division title since 2000 and are guaranteed one of the top two seeds in the West. St. Louis trails Vancouver in the race for the Presidents’ Trophy after dropping consecutive contests. “We don’t really care right now how many points we’ve got,” captain David Backes said recently about the team’s prospect of having the best record in the league. “The slate’s wiped clean for playoffs, which is really the big picture.” The Blues have been nearly unbeatable at home, posting a league-best 30-5-4 record at Scottrade Center.


OVERTIME:


1. Red Wings forward Jiri Hudler has four goals and two assists in his last five games.


2. Blues forward David Perron has goals in three straight games.


3. Detroit defenseman Kyle Quincey will serve his one-game suspension Wednesday for a high elbow he delivered Sunday on Florida’s Tomas Kopecky
Synopsis : St Louis at home with Detroit's home record is a strong enough reason to Like the Blues
PREDICTION: Blues 3, Red Wings 2.
Am I going to Pick : Yes

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Todays Picks

Chelsea     vs    Benfica

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PROBABLE LINEUPS

Chelsea : Cech ,Ivanovic, Terry, Cahill, Cole , Lampard, Essien, Ramires , Mata, Torres, Sturridge


Benfica : Artur , Maxi Pereira, Luisao, Javi Garcia, Emerson , Matic , Bruno Cesar, Aimar, Gaitan
Cardozo, Rodrigo

Didier Drogba may be sidelined for the hosts after missing the win over Aston Villa on Saturday with a toe injury while Raul Meireles(knee), another who didn't feature at Villa Park, faces competition from Frank Lampard, Ramires and Michael Essien for a starting place in midfield if he regains fitness.
David Luiz sustained ankle ligament damage during in the game and probably won't feature, Gary Cahill is likely to step in for the Brazilian, after replacing him against the Villans.
Up front, Roberto Di Matteo's only real decision is whether to play Daniel Sturridge or Salomon Kalou, however he may choose to play another midfielder depending on his gameplan.
The visitors are in somewhat of an injury crisis with several of first team players ruled out for the trip to London.
Defenders Ezequiel Garay, Jardel and Miguel Vitor are all in line to miss this tie with injuries, leaving defensive midfielder Javi Garcia a probable make-shift center-half.
Meanwhile youngsters Luis Martins, Andre Almeida and Ruben Pinto will travel with the squad for the clash.


DID YOU KNOW? (The REALLY REALLY REALLY useless Info)
Chelsea has won every home game in the Champions League this season.
The Blues have scored 14 at Stamford Bridge, while conceding just once, the least of anyone in the tournament.
No English side has ever failed to progress from Europe after winning the first-leg away from home.
Excluding qualifiers, the hosts have scored in ten European matches in a row for the first time, consecutively winning their last four games.
The Premier League team has netted first in every one of its nine Champions League games this season.
Benfica has failed to claim a victory against English opposition in its last five attempts.

Synopsis : Chelsea at home, looking too strong even without Drogba. Now it is to be noted that the away side has scored it's goal 8 out of 12 times in the first half so Don't panic
Prediction : Chelsea 2 Benfica 1
Am I going to pick : Yes

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Barcelona - AC Milan

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Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola knows his team have to take full advantage of having this secong leg in the Camp Nou tonight. With the best player in the planet Lionel Messi having a rare off night last time out Barcelona failed to score for only the fourth time this term but still held opponents Ac Milan scoreless as well in what was a ding dong battle at the san siro. Cesc Fabregas will come back into the side tonight alongside Xavi and Iniesta and Sanchez will again be up top with Messi. Barcelona have some much attacking flair at their disposal but they do know that a slip up at the back could cost them tonight. It will be imperative for Barcelona to get at least a two goal cushion tonight as with a one nil lead they would be at risk of losing on away goals should Milan equalise.

AC Milan come into this game on the back of another draw at Catania, the Milan team put in a superb defensive display when holding Barcelona in the San Siro. It was a high pressure tactic employed by Milan and they did their jobs exceptionally well.Forcing Barcelona into mistakes and forcing Barca to play passes under pressure at all times. With Ibrahimovich and Robinho up front there is plenty of attacking talent in this side. Kevin Prince Boateng will provide lots of running and initiative up front and the tireless legs of Clarence Seedorf will also provide alot of energy and workrate even if the latter is in his mid thirties.

This game is a tough one to pick but I think Barcelona knowing they have to keep a cushion between themselve and Milan will go out and try to get an early goal and a couple at that if they do we could see this game open up into a shoot out as both teams go for it. We didnt get the shoot out I thought would happen in the first leg, but I think we may very well see it here. On that note I also think Barca will win this by a couple of goals. Take over 2.5 goals

Synopsis: Barcelona is just too much for AC but can they win by 2+ goals, in my opinion yes at home.

Prediction: Barcelona 3 AC Milan 1

Am I going to pick : Yes
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NBA (Knicks @ Pacers): Which player will SCORE MORE POINTS in the 1st Half?

 Carmelo Anthony (NY) vs Danny Granger (IND) or Tie

This is a tough one, the Knicks are banged up and Indiana has a 16-7 home record. I think Indiana is going to key off Anthony and hold down his scoring (he has 20.6 PPG avg.) but behind him comes Chandler 11.1 Shumpert 9.8 Fields 8.9 and Davis 5.6. during this season Anthony has only averaged 14 PPG against the Pacers http://espn.go.com/nba/team/stats/_/name/ny/split/11/new-york-knicks where Granger has a worse 10.0 against the Knicks  http://espn.go.com/nba/team/stats/_/name/ind/split/18/indiana-pacers. but in those same statistics Lin avaraged 16.0 and Stoudemire 12, and they are out, allowing Anthony to create some more offense.

Synopsis : Anthony is too Much, and although Lin and Stoudemire are out the Knicks have stepped up on Defense

Prediction : Anthony FTG

Am I going to pick: No I like Pittsburgh over Boston More
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NHL: Who will WIN this matchup
Rangers-Flyers

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NHL: Who will WIN this matchup?
Penguins-Bruins

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 With the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference all sewn up, the Boston Bruins will try to build as much momentum as possible over the season’s final few games. The Bruins, 7-1-1 in their past nine, will look to avoid dropping a fifth straight at home against Pittsburgh when the Penguins visit Tuesday. Pittsburgh has sputtered down the stretch, dropping four of six, and is trying to hold off Philadelphia for fourth in the East and home ice in the first round.

Pittsburgh Penguins (48-25-6): While their recent struggles have dashed any hopes of competing for the East’s top seed, Pittsburgh still has a lot to play for. The Penguins, who lost 6-4 to Philadelphia on Sunday, are one point ahead of the Flyers in the race for home ice in an anticipated first-round playoff series between the teams. Netminder Marc-Andre Fleury has excelled when facing the Bruins, posting a 6-2-0 record and 1.75 goals against average in his past eight starts.

Boston Bruins (47-28-4): Now that Boston secured a fifth consecutive playoff appearance under Claude Julien, the veteran coach said he is happy how his team is coming together. "If you look at the way we played for two months prior to these last couple of weeks, it's a big improvement,” he said. “And I think our guys are really doing a good job gearing up for the playoffs." Tim Thomas is only 2-3-2 with a 3.22 GAA in his last seven starts against Pittsburgh

Synopsis : With the embarrassing showing against the Flyers this past week, I believe Pittsburgh is going to come out flying especially Crosby and Boston is going to feel the pain

Prediction : Pittsburgh FTG

Am I going to pick: Oh yah

Braunschweig - Paderborn

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The spoils to be shared in Braunschweig

TEAM NEWS
Braunschweig’s personnel situation remains very much the same as last weekend, with Marcel Correia, Steffen Bohl and Matthias Henn all absent with various ailments.
Benjamin Kessel, who hasn’t featured in 2012 for Eintracht, is close to completing his rehabilitation process after tearing a thigh muscle, but is still at least a week away from making his comeback.
For Paderborn, Enis Alushi returns from a one-match suspension, but is one yellow card away from picking up a similar ban. Chris Strohdiek did exactly that against Duisburg and will therefore replace Alushi on the suspended list for this weekend’s fixture.
Soren Gonther and Jens Wissing are no closer to making their returns.
Braunschweig:
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Correia (groin - unknown), Bohl (cruciate tear - unknown), Henn (cruciate tear - rest of season), Kessel (thigh)
Paderborn:
Suspended: Strohdiek (one match)
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Gonther (cruciate ligament - rest of the season), Wissing (Achilles)

MATCH PREVIEW
Braunschweig threw away a one-goal lead against title-chasing Dusseldorf last week, but still managed to hold on for a point on foreign soil. It was a gutsy showing from Eintracht, who, come what may, will be pleased with their overall performance upon their return to the 2. Bundesliga.
Torsten Lieberknecht's troops haven’t lost at home since late November, conceding just three goals, and will be cautiously optimistic of upsetting another ailing promotion hopeful on Friday.
Back-to-back losses have thrown a spanner in the works of Paderborn’s pursuit of top-flight football, but they are still only three points off a spot in the top three.
Although SCP clawed their way back to equalise against Duisburg last weekend, a rare display of defensive complacency meant they walked away empty-handed at the final whistle. Roger Schmidt’s side have been impressive on their travels this term, but have lost two of their last three on the road.
With Paderborn going through a rough patch, I’d fancy Braunschweig to grind out a result on Friday. Eintracht have nothing to lose, but I think a draw is the most realistic outcome for this encounter.
HEAD TO HEAD
In five previous meetings between these two sides in the 2. Bundesliga, Paderborn have won two to Braunschweig's one, but interestingly the respective away side has never scored

The Prediction : Paderborn W/D
am I going to pick: yes

Rafael Nadal defeats Andy Murray 2 -0

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Former World No.1 Rafael Nadal takes on Scot Andy Murray for a place in the finals of the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open, season's second masters series event being played here in Miami, Florida.

10 time major champion Rafael Nadal opened the season on a great note and reached his second final at the Australian Open, eventually finishing runner up to defending champion Novak Djokovic. This was Nadal's seventh consecutive final loss to Djokovic. Nadal, who has a record 19 masters series titles to his resume, last won an event in the same category in April 2011 at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters. In the previous rounds here, Nadal looked unchallenged till the quarterfinals when he faced his toughest opponent in Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, whom he beat in three closely contested sets.

"Playing Andy is a pleasure for me, and exciting playing against a player like him (who) pushes you (to) the limit on everything.The negative thing is I have to recover well," Nadal commented.


Scot Andy Murray has a stellar masters series resume with as many as 8 titles, all on hardcourts. He is undoubtedly one of the finest hardcourt players of his generation. This year, Murray claimed a title in Brisbane before falling to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semifinals. Murray's run in Indian Wells came to an abrupt end when he lost his match to Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. However, he made up for the loss of fame with some impressive wins over in-form players like Milos Raonic and Janko Tipsarevic to set up the semifinal clash with Nadal.

"I've always enjoyed playing Rafa on hard courts," Murray said. "He's very tough for everybody. He's played well here the last couple of years. It's a good court for him, good conditions."

Both players have competed 18 matches already and the head-to-head stands 13-5 in favour of Nadal. Interestingly, it was Murray who won the pair's last meeting in Tokyo, bageling the Spaniard in the final set to re-affirm his strong presence in the elite 4 of men's tennis.

Murray is playing great tennis and has every shot in his armour to outrun Nadal in rallies. A lot will depend on how thesee men serve in the semifinal. Nadal definitely has an upper hand with the dominant lead in the head-to-head, but it's Murray, who is likely to emerge victorious in this contest.

TennisEarth.com's Pick - Andy Murray in two closely contested set


Prediction : Any Other Result
Am I going to pick? : Yes
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Nashville Preditors vs Detroit Red Wings

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Friday night's game between the fourth seeded Detroit Red Wings and their fellow mid-seeded Division rivals the Nashville Predators could be a playoff preview with the St. Louis Blues running away with the Central.

Detroit may have the upper hand with all of the players they've been getting back from injury lately. Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk among others returned for the home and home against the Columbus Blue Jackets that Detroit split. Being at home should also be a boost to Detroit, who have been absolutely terrible away from the Joe recently.

Jimmy Howard Injury: Red Wings Goalie Will Start Friday Against Nashville

Ty Conklin has started four straight games for the Detroit Red Wings, and he's been up and down in those appearances. Fortunately for Detroit, their biggest injured name appears to be ready to return, goaltender Jimmy Howard. The Red Wings themselves on twitter confirmed that Howard will be between the pipes against the Nashville Predators on Friday.

Howard sat out most of February with a finger injury as well as a large chunk of March with a groin injury. His missed time in March -- alongside a bunch of other injured players -- has not been kind to the Wings, plenty of losses in March have marred their schedule. With all of their injured players returning including Howard, their fortunes should improve with the playoffs right around the corner.

Synopsis : as much as I hate the term Lock, this game adds up to nothing less with Howards return and The Red wings being home.
Pick : Detroit Red Wings
Am I going to pick : Yes