The New York Rangers and the newly acquired Eric Staal travel to Carolina to take on his former team, the Hurricanes. The Rangers have been dominating the Hurricanes, winning 9 in a row. With a 10th win tonight, they can clinch a playoff berth. Lundqvist is between the pipes tonight for New York. His record has been spectacular against Carolina, going 23-9-1. I like the Rangers tonight.
Today’s pick:
New York Rangers
Oakland Golden Grizzlies and the Old Dominion Monarchs square off tonight at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The Monarchs are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. the Horizon league, and are only 5-11 ATS in their last 16 non-conference games. On a neutral site, Old Dominion is averaging 65.7 points per game. Their opponent, the Golden Grizzlies are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games and are averaging 85.2 points per game on a neutral site. Oakland has the edge in points per game, field goals, free throws, rebounding and bench. With that being said, I’m taking the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, -1.5.
Today’s pick:
Oakland -1.5
The Florida Panthers are on a quest to clinch back-to-back Atlantic division titles and they’ll get one step closer tonight when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs have trouble with the Panthers, going 1-7 in their last 8 meetings overall, and 1-4 in their last 5 in Florida. Toronto is playing back-to-back games tonight so I see Florida coasting to a win.
Today’s pick:
Florida Panthers
The Anaheim Ducks finish their 5-game Canadian road trip tonight when they travel to Edmonton to take on the Oilers. Anaheim has totally dominated Edmonton, going 24-5 in their last 29 overall and 17-4 in their last 21 in Edmonton. The Ducks will win tonight.
Today’s pick:
Anaheim Ducks
Jim Boheim is in the Elite Eight for his 7th time and with a win today, it will be his 5th Final Four appearance. The Orange defense has been stifling, in tournament play opponents are averaging just 53.7 points per game. The Q have been here before – they could absolutely win this game.
Today’s pick:
Syracuse Orange +8
Anaheim continues their 5-game Canadian road trip, traveling to Ottawa to take on the Senators. These 2 clubs clashed on January 13th and the Ducks prevailed, 4-1. The Ducks have been dominant over the Senators, going 7-2-1 over their last 10. So far this road trip has not been favorable for the Ducks but I think they’ll right the ship today.
Today’s pick:
Anaheim Ducks
Tonight I like the Syracuse Orange plus the 4.5 points against the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Gonzaga is 1-5-1 ATS in the last 7 vs. the ACC, and are 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10 non-conference games. The Orange are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 non-conference games and 5-1 ATS at a neutral site. Tournament play comes down to coaching. Who would you like to have – Jim Boheim with a 55-30 NCAA tournament record, 4 Final Fours and 1 championship or Mark Few with a 21-16 NCAA tournament record, no Final Four appearances and no championships. I like the future Hall-of-Famer Boheim and the Q.
Tonight’s pick:
Syracuse Orange +4.5
