The Miami of Ohio Redhawks and the Massachusetts Minutemen will square off in the MAC Quarterfinal Tournament in an early one today at Rocket Arena in Cleveland. Miami (OH), the only unbeaten team in the nation at 31-0, will be 32-0 when this one is over. UMass limped into the tournament with just one win in their last seven tries. The Redhawks won both meetings with the Minutemen this year and outscore them by a ton, give up a lot less, and are 4-0 ATS in their last four at a neutral site.
TODAY’S PICK: MIAMI (OH) REDHAWKS -7½
Wednesday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
Round 1 of the AAC tournament will have the Temple Owls and the Florida Atlantic Owls pitted against each other tonight at a neutral site, Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. FAU has won both meetings with Temple this year so why should tonight be any different? FAU is averaging 79.5 points per game, Temple is averaging 74.4, and FAU could have one of their top producers back in the lineup, Devin Vanterpool, who has been out since mid-February with an ankle injury. The line is currently FAU -1.5 with a money line of only -130 so why would you sweat the points?
TONIGHT’S PICK: FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS M/L
Tuesday NHL Pick
The Vegas Golden Knights will have their work cut out for them tonight when they travel to American Airlines Center to face the hottest team in the NHL, the Dallas Stars. The Stars have won 11 of their last 12 overall and are 7-1 in their last 8 on their home ice. The Knights are in a tailspin, losing 2 straight and 12 of their last 17. Vegas is a mediocre team at best and the only reason they are in a playoff spot is because they play in the weakest division in the league, the Pacific. Dallas is the better team by far on the ice tonight and is the side to consider.
TONIGHT’S PICK: DALLAS STARS
Monday NHL Pick
The Philadelphia Flyers have won 4 of their last 5 and will look to remain hot when they host the struggling New York Rangers tonight on Broad Street. The Rangers have lost 7 of their last 9 and are 0-6 in their last 6 road games. The Broad Steet Bullies are still alive in the playoff hunt and cannot afford to lose to a team like the hapless Rangers if they want to see the postseason and they know it. Philadelphia has the edge in goals scored, goals allowed, and will take care of business tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Sunday NHL Pick
The 37-16-10 Minnesota Wild and the 42-10-9 Colorado Avalanche will play a matinée today at Ball Arena. Colorado has the best record in hockey and usually comes out on the winning end, but they do have one thorn in their side and that is the Minnesota Wild. The Wild have won 2 of the 3 meetings this year and won the last meeting just last week, 5-2, in Colorado. Minnesota has won 2 straight, 8 of their last 10, and has played well on the road with a record of 19-9-3. The Wild will be a big dog this afternoon which is a good thing and are definitely worth considering.
TODAY’S PICK: MINNESOTA WILD
Saturday NHL Pick
The Buffalo Sabres are playing some of the best hockey in the NHL. They have won five straight and outscored their opponents 19-8 over that span. The five straight wins weren’t against bottom feeders. They were against some of the top echelon in the league. They knocked off Tampa on the road 6-2, Pittsburgh 5-1 on the road, and Vegas at home 3-2. The Sabres are now tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the top spot in the Atlantic and show no signs of slowing down. Tonight Buffalo will welcome in the Nashville Predators to KeyBank Center. The Preds had better be clicking on every cylinder or Buffalo will make them pay. The Sabres are a formidable 18-8-3 in western New York, have the edge in goals scored, goals against, and took care of business against the Predators in Nashville on January 20th, cruising to a 5-3 victory. Buffalo is not to be taken lightly and could very well be Stanley Cup bound.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES
Friday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Miami of Ohio Redhawks are the only unbeaten team in the nation and will finish out the regular season tonight on the road against the Ohio Bobcats. The Redhawks head coach Travis Steele stated he wants to remain unbeaten and be the first MAC team in history to do so and will have his boys pumped and ready to go. The Bobcats are currently laying 5.5 and if they want to crush that number, they will. Miami (OH) is a scoring machine, averaging 90.3 points per game as opposed to Ohio’s 77. The Redhawks cruised to an easy 90-74 victory over the Bobcats on February 13th and will do the same tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MIAMI (OH) REDHAWKS -5½