If the Detroit Red Wings are going to snap their 4-game skid, it should be tonight when they play host to another bottom dweller, the New Jersey Devils. The Devils are 2-6 in their last 8 meetings with Detroit and 2-10 in their last 12 in the Motor City.
Tonight’s pick:
Detroit Red Wings
The Prairie View A&M Panthers should be able to take care of business tonight when they host the Alabama State Hornets. The Panthers are 5-2 at William Nicks Center, where the average 78.4 points per game and allow an average of 76.2. The Hornets are a dismal 1-11 on the road, where they average just 59.5 points per game and give up 75.8. The numbers say the Panthers cover the 7.
Tonight’s pick:
Prairie View A&M Panthers -7
Toronto’s 5-game skid ended on Friday when the Raptors blew out the Milwaukee Bucks, 102-86, and that momentum should continue today when they host the 18-30 Orlando Magic at Air Canada Centre. DeRozan will probably sit again for the Rap but that shouldn’t matter. Toronto averages 112.7 at home and gives up an average of 103.1. On the flip side, Orlando is averaging 101.9 on the road and giving up 107.7. With or without DeRozan, the Raptors should cover.
Today’s pick:
Toronto Raptors -9
The Nevada Wolf Pack will host the New Mexico Lobos today at Lawlor Center. The last time these two teams met was at The Pit in New Mexico on 01/07/17, where the Wolf Pack engineered one of the greatest comebacks in Men’s NCAA-B history, winning in overtime, 105-104. Nevada is tough at home, with an 8-1 record, where they average 79.7 points per game and give up an average of 68.3. The Wolf Pack cover. They are 17-7-1 ATS in their last 25 home games and 17-8-2 ATS in their last 27 games overall. When the Lobos are away from The Pit, they are 3-4, averaging 71.3 points per game and giving up an average of 74.6. The Pack have the edge in points per game, defense, rebounding and turnovers. This line is moving, it’s now Nevada -4.5. This could be a close one, but Nevada gets the win. I like the Pack on the money line.
Today’s pick:
Nevada Wolf Pack M/L
The Toronto Raptors have gone south, losing their last 5 games, but that should end tonight when they play host to the Milwaukee Bucks at Air Canada Centre. The Bucks are 8-13 on the road, where they average 99.9 points per game and are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games, and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 meetings with the Raptors. Toronto is 15-8 at home, where they average 113.2 points per game and blew out the Bucks in the last meeting on 12/12/16, 122-100 at Air Canada Centre. Even without their star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, who will probably sit tonight due to an ankle sprain, Toronto should cover the number.
Tonight’s pick:
Toronto Raptors -5.5
The Niagara Purple Eagles have looked impressive over their last 2 games, knocking off two good teams in Canisius and St. Peters. Tonight they will host the Manhattan Jaspers, who are going in the other direction. The Jaspers are 2-8 on the road and have dropped their last 3 games, losing to Siena, Monmouth-NJ, and Iona. The Jaspers are just 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games in Niagara and 5-16 ATS in the last 21 meetings with the Purple Eagles. The money line is low so it’s Niagara on the money line in this one.
Tonight’s pick:
Niagara Purple Eagles M/L
Two state rivals will square off tonight when the IUPUI Jaguars make the 125-mile trip to Fort Wayne to take on the IPFW Mastodons at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The Mastodons are ranked #5 in the Summit League, are 10-1 at home, averaging 88.6 points per game and allowing an average of 74.9 in Fort Wayne. The Jaguars are ranked #6 in the Summit and are 3-10 on the road, where they average 76.2 points per game and allow an average of 81.9. The Mastodons are ranked #36 in offensive field goal percentage shooting, as opposed to the Jaguars who are at #155. IPFW has the edge in points per game, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, defense and rebounding. The Mastodons have lost 3 in a row and have not covered in their last 5 games. They are due. Tonight they should get both.
Tonight’s pick:
IPFW Mastodons -7
