ESPN And Sports Illustrated Pundits Went 0-For-58 On Tigers-Giants World Series Predictions

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At the start of the year, Vegas handicapped the Tigers at 3-to-1 odds and the Giants at 7-to-1 odds to make it to the World Series, placing both teams within the crop of favorites. And yet, not one pundit from ESPN or Sports Illustrated picked them to face each other in the Fall Classic. There were, however, eight pundits that picked the Tigers to win the American League and six that picked to Giants to win the National League. Here's how the pundits graded out:

Pundit	AL Pick	NL Pick
AJ Mass, ESPN	Detroit	Atlanta
Colin Cowherd, ESPN	Detroit	St. Louis
Jayson Stark, ESPN	Detroit	St. Louis
John Kruk, ESPN	Detroit	Milwaukee
Jorge Arangure Jr., ESPN	Detroit	Atlanta
Kevin Goldstein, ESPN	Detroit	Cincinnati
Peter Pascarelli, ESPN	Detroit	Arizona
Tony Jackson, ESPN	Detroit	Philadelphia
Albert Chen, SI	Texas	San Francisco
Enrique Rojas, ESPN	LA Angels	San Francisco
Jim Caple, ESPN	LA Angels	San Francisco
Stephania Bell, ESPN	Tampa Bay	San Francisco
Stephen Cannella, SI	LA Angels	San Francisco
Tom Verducci, SI	LA Angels	San Francisco
Aaron Boone, ESPN	LA Angels	Philadelphia
Adam Rubin, ESPN	NY Yankees	Washington
Amanda Rykoff, ESPN	LA Angels	Arizona
Andrew Marchand, ESPN	Texas	Philadelphia
Barry Larkin, ESPN	LA Angels	Arizona
Ben Reiter, SI	Texas	Miami
Buster Olney, ESPN	Tampa Bay	Arizona
Carolina Guillen, ESPN	LA Angels	Philadelphia
Christina Kahrl, ESPN	LA Angels	Arizona
Cliff Corcoran, SI	NY Yankees	St. Louis
Curt Schilling, ESPN	LA Angels	Philadelphia
Dan Shulman, ESPN	LA Angels	Arizona
Dan Szymborski, ESPN	Texas	Philadelphia
Dave Cameron, ESPN	NY Yankees	St. Louis
David Kull, ESPN	LA Angels	Arizona
David Schoenfield, ESPN	Texas	Milwaukee
Doug Glanville, ESPN	LA Angels	Arizona
Doug Padilla, ESPN	LA Angels	Philadelphia
Eric Karabell, ESPN	Tampa Bay	Philadelphia
Jason Churchill, ESPN	Texas	Cincinnati
Javier Maymi, ESPN	Tampa Bay	Miami
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN	Texas	Arizona
Jim Bowden, ESPN	LA Angels	Arizona
Joe Lemire, SI	Texas	Philadelphia
Jon Sciambi, ESPN	Tampa Bay	Philadelphia
Jonah Keri, ESPN	NY Yankees	Philadelphia
Karl Ravech, ESPN	Boston	Arizona
Keith Law, ESPN	Texas	Atlanta
Mark Mulder, ESPN	LA Angels	Arizona
Mark Saxon, ESPN	LA Angels	St. Louis
Mark Simon, ESPN	LA Angels	St. Louis
Marty Bernoski, ESPN	Texas	Arizona
Matt Meyers, ESPN	Tampa Bay	Arizona
Matt Szefc, ESPN	NY Yankees	Philadelphia
Matthew Berry, ESPN	LA Angels	Philadelphia
Mel Antonen, SI	LA Angels	Arizona
Orel Hershiser, ESPN	Tampa Bay	Arizona
Pedro Gomez, ESPN	LA Angels	Cincinnati
Richard Durrett, ESPN	Texas	Philadelphia
Rick Sutcliffe, ESPN	Texas	Washington
Steve Berthiaume, ESPN	LA Angels	Arizona
Ted Keith, SI	NY Yankees	Philadelphia
Terry Francona, ESPN	LA Angels	Philadelphia
Tristan Cockcroft, ESPN	Tampa Bay	Cincinnati

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