Editor’s Note: For almost three years now, Joe has been publishing picks here and back at All Things NIT, our former site. There have been moments of elation (the Nationals winning the 2019 World Series). There have been moments of frustration (the Dodgers’ 2020 NLCS comeback). Overall, the results have been positive, with an average return on investment, per pick, of 2% when weighting by confidence (1 for low, 2 for medium, 3 for high) across 1,744 published picks, not including pending futures. 2% doesn’t sound amazing, but relative to what else you get on the internet?
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Lines for these come from the Vegas consensus or the closest approximation available at the time picks are written, unless otherwise noted. FanGraphs is heavily used in making MLB picks.
Houston @ Atlanta
Both bullpens should be tired, but Atlanta may have a slight advantage in terms of breadth of options, with A.J. Minter fresh and Dusty Baker making the odd call to throw Ryan Pressly for 33 pitches last night while trailing.
Pick: Atlanta to win +106. Low confidence.
Pick: Over 8.5 (-115). Low confidence.
