Predictions - 9 May

Upset picks are in italics.

NBA

Heat at Celtics - Celtics by 1

Thunder at Grizzlies - Grizz by 3

MLB

Dodgers at Pirates - Pirates by 0.6

Tigers at Blue Jays - Tigers by 1.1

Twins at Red Sox - Sox by 2.1

Phillies at Marlins - Phillies by 0.3

Athletics at Rangers - Rangers by 0.3

Reds at Astros - Reds by 0.6

Padres at Brewers - Padres by 0.7

Mets at Rockies - Rockies by 0.1

White Sox at Angels - Angels by 1.5

NBA Player of the Day

Josh Smith - ATL - 23 pts, 16 reb, 8 ast, 2 blk, 8-22 FG, 7-9 FT

As impressive as Jason Terry's 9 for 10 performance on 3-pointers was (and it was very impressive), the best player on the court yesterday was Josh Smith of Atlanta, who did a little bit of everything, from scoring inside to grabbing tons of boards to passing to open teammates. He is the biggest reason the Hawks were able to even their series with top-seeded Chicago.

Prediction Results - 8 May

NBA Playoffs: 1-1 (.500) 42-16 overall (.724)

MLB: 8-7 (.533) 191-182 overall (.512)

Upsets: 2-1 (.667) 239-166 overall (.590)