At the end of each week, I pick the winners to the weekend’s anklegrabbingest matchups. We call it Weekend Picks. Home teams are in ALL CAPS. Img via.

Tonight: CAPITALS over Rangers.The Caps took Game 1 in OT. If they expect to avoid repeating their first-round exit from a year ago, they’ll have to get up 2-0 before heading to MSG.

CANUCKS over Blackhawks. The defending Stanley Cup champs barely made it into the playoffs. They’ve opened the postseason on the road, playing against a team that has quietly rocked the Western Conference this year.

Saturday: BRAVES over Mets. I’m not particularly a fan of this matchup for Atlanta. I’m just getting the Braves broken in as a future homer pick.

HEAT over Sixers. It’s the opening round of the NBA playoffs, and we’ll see if the so-called Big Three can take an early WHOA HOW DID THE SIXERS GET INTO THE PLAYOFFS?!

Sunday: CELTICS over Knicks. Wow, the Knicks are in the playoffs? The New York Knicks? I’ll never understand the NBA.

Every Friday or so we pick the winners to the weekend’s hottest matchups. We call it Weekend Picks. Home teams are in ALL CAPS. Stay tuned for the latest Guide To Recognizing Your Mascots after this post.

Tonight: Bulls -9.5 over CAVS. Chicago locked up the 1-seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs last night, but the Bulls have been sickeningly hot of late. They’ve won 5 of their last 6 and 17 of their last 19. And they’re 47-30 against the spread on the year. Don’t expect Derrick Rose to sit; he’s putting the finishing touches on an MVP season.

Saturday: Reds over DIAMONDBACKS. Or are they just the D-Backs now? Anyway, I like it when the Reds are out west because I can listen to the last few innings after an evening of alcohol-infused social interaction. The Reds are in the top two in the NL for batting average, slugging and on-base percentage. and Bronson Arroyo is slated to get the start. He’s good, right?

Nick Diaz -225 over Paul Daley. It’s the welterweights headlining the latest STRIKEFORCE event. What do I know about Nick Diaz? Not much, only that he’s an Olympic gymnast and it’s the best sex she’s ever had.

Minnesota-Duluth over Michigan. It’s the NCAA hockey national championship. So don’t get used to betting on Minnesota-Duluth. That’s where the trouble starts.

Sunday: BLACKHAWKS over Red Wings. Chicago has two games left, and they’re clinging to that 8-seed in the West. The only thing weirder than the defending Stanley Cup champs missing the playoffs is why Chicago is a Western Conference team. I never understood that.

Fred Couples over FIELD. I’m only picking Couples to win the Masters because it will look totally awesome if he actually does. At least, it would have if I hadn’t actually revealed my motivation there. Whoops.

We call this “Weekend Picks,” and for some reason, we’ve been trying to explain that for four years. Image via.

Tonight. Long Island +17 over UNC. Long Island likes to run and Carolina may still be reeling from their loss against Duke in the ACC last week.

St. Peter’s +15 over Purdue. Do I love me some Saint Pete? Three seniors with a win over Alabama (who many said should have been in the tourney) against a Big Ten team? Yes, please.

Saturday. Florida -5 over UCLA. Somehow, the Bruins almost lost to Michigan State. Don’t expect Billy Donovan to let another Sweet Sixteen appearance slip through his greasy little fingers.

Richmond -3 over Morehead State. Oh, I hate it when the Cinderellas have to play each other.

Sunday. Texas over Arizona. I understand Jim Burr has Arizona in his Final Four.

At the end of each week, we pick the winners to the weekend’s most bracketacious matchups. We call it Weekend Picks. Home teams are in ALL CAPS.

Tonight: POWER over Soul. There will be pro football in 2011, but tonight it’ll be Arena League action on NFL Network, so even if you wanted to watch it, you probably couldn’t.

Syracuse over UConn. The Big East tournament rolls on; I personally have had enough Kemba Walker highlights for one weekend.

Saturday: REDS over Cubs. Few things annoy me more than the Reds being in the Cactus league. YOU ARE AN EASTERN TIME ZONE TEAM, CINCINNATI. WHY ARE YOUR AFTERNOON GAMES STARTING AT 3 PM?!?!

Hustling Bubble Team over Prolific Regular Season Standout. I’m not a fan of the term “bid theiving,” but I can see the concern people would have over teams making one small run this week and claiming an NCAA bid that would have gone to a more deserving at-large team. Are you listening, Alabama?

Sunday: SELECTIONS over Collective Bargaining. The NCAA will assemble its field of 68, and finally, we’ll have something to discuss instead of the pending NFL lockout.

At the end of each week, we pick the winners to the hottest matchups of the weekend. We call it Weekend Picks. Home teams are in ALL CAPS, and lines are provided where available.

Tonight: Alexis over FIELD. With Leather is participating in this Captain Morgan 2011 BracketMaster Challenge, presented by Spike.com. Alexis is our champion in this thing, so vote early and often for her in the North region, and enjoy a short video on her after the jump. Click her image to embiggen.

Sophomores -6 over Rookies. NBA All-Star Weekend kicks off in LA tonight with the celeb game at 7 ET (ESPN) and the “Rookie Challenge” at 9 ET. And if you’re looking for a good time, the over/under is 254. Of course I’m taking the over.

Saturday: NORTH CAROLINA over Boston College. No lines on these games yet. I also like OREGON over Oregon State, but that’s only because of Oregon’s goofy floor. Plus, MICHIGAN STATE over Illinois.

Sunday: PURDUE over Ohio State. Please, somebody just lose. I’m ready for March.

COLD over Hockey. The NHL is having another outdoor game this weekend. What’s funny (to me) is that it’s in Calgary and the expected gametime weather is 5 degrees. That’s Fahrenheit. Hopefully, it’ll be a little warmer wherever you are this weekend.

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Tonight: Spurs -4 over 76ERS. I don’t know what to say about this, but you should definitely listen to me.

Clippers -4.5 over CAVALIERS. This site will sadly not change after Cleveland’s game is over.

Burnsy and Ryan Walsh over me. Everyone should give an Internet clap for Burnsy and Ryan Walsh’s posts today. Feel free to also use this opportunity to boo me for dedicating a post to English bulldogs, but I can’t hear it unless you come to my residence. Or, you can type “BOOO” in the comments section. That works too.

Nyquil over Dayquil. I’ve been sick for the past couple of days, so I’ve been having a lot of both. Nyquil’s taste is better and allows me to see the purple unicorn in the corner of my room. Also, it makes watching this music video (that contains potential nightmare fuel) way more fun.

Have a good weekend!