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Bruce Marshall, longtime Editor of The Gold Sheet and European Soccer Weekly, has returned to WT and will be writing TGS and providing featured releeases in all sports!! Check out Bruce's media spots this week! Tuesday...Sports Byline USA 115 PM EDT with Rick Tittle; Huntsville 93.9 FM 130 PM EDT with Harold Bugg & Brett Beaird; Thursday...VSIN 830 PM EDT with Matt Youmans and Tim Murray; Friday...ESPN Baton Rouge 1 PM EDT with Jimmy Ott & Charlie Hanagriff; Memphis Sports 56 WHBQ 5 PM EDT with Brett Norsworthy & Bryant Dacus; VSIN 6 PM EDT with Mitch & Paulie...
Member Notes
Today’s Free Picks
| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| MLB | (967) Kansas City Royals at (968) Atlanta Braves: Spread | 1:35pm EDT - Mar 29/2026 |
The PLAY: Atlanta Braves -1.5 (145)
The Braves made everyone wait on Saturday but it turned out worthwhile with a dramatic 6-2 win over the Royals.
Dramatic because all six runs came in the 9th inning, with Dominic Smith winning the game with his gand slam. It was the first time in MLB history that a player had a walk-off grand slam in his debut game with a team!
In the bigger picture, it is a great contrast to last season for the Braves when they had the thankless task of opening with seven straight on the coast vs. the Padres and Dodgers...and lost them all. Much better to open at home, and vibes are good for new manager Walt Weiss after Chris Sale and the relievers shut out the Royals 6-0 on opening day.
Grant Holmes gets the start after missing the last two months of the 2025 campaign with arm issues, but so far so good for Atlanta pitchers and the bullpen, which has fired six innings of shutout ball in two games. Meanwhile the KC offense is sputtering, and Sunday starter Seth Lugo saw his efficiency drop last season. We'll take a swing again on the Run Line as we use Atlanta -1.5 runs at +145 and invoke our ".10" rule (it's still s play as long as the line doesn't move more than .10 against us). Play Braves on Run line
Consultant Bio
Bruce Marshall's name has become synonymous with The Gold Sheet. With a background in play-by-play work and sports information while in college, Bruce joined TGS in 1981 when hired by the legendary Mort Olshan. He learned the business by working alongside Mort and the other TGS handicappers and continues at TGS, where he has worn many hats over the years. Not only is Bruce the Executive Editor at TGS, he's also the Editor of Goldsheet.com and The Gold Sheet EXTRA!!! (a publication he helped launch in 1982), as well as serving as Editor-in-Chief of European Soccer Weekly.
Bruce's unique and colorful brand of football and basketball analysis, as well as informed commentary on the national and international sports scene, has made him an in-demand guest for many years on numerous sports talk radio and TV shows across the country. Bruce's vast array of editorial work is featured not only in the TGS publications, but various other print and online publications, and his analysis is often featured in the Las Vegas Review- Journal. Bruce, who is also in the midst of several book and media projects, combines all of his work while traveling between Virginia and his official hometown of Henderson, NV.