Month: January 2018

Tuesday NHL Pick

The Boston Bruins are red hot and tonight they will host another team that is firing on all cylinders, the Anaheim Ducks. Boston will be without two key players in this match-up. Brad Marchand will not play due to a suspension and Charlie McAvoy with a heart issue. The Ducks have had the Bruins’ number, winning the last 8 match-ups, and they are 5-1 in their last 6 trips to Boston. Good value on Anaheim in this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ANAHEIM DUCKS

Monday NBA Pick

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be laying 6 tonight when they travel to Philips Arena to take on the worst team in basketball, the Atlanta Hawks. If Minnesota doesn’t think ahead to tomorrow’s match-up with the Toronto Raptors, then this is a game they should easily cover. Minnesota sits atop of the Northwest Division, at 32-20, and have had their way with Atlanta. The Timberwolves are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings with the Hawks and 7-1-2 ATS in their last 10 visits to Atlanta. Minnesota’s All-Star guard, Jimmy Butler, is back. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES -6

Sunday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick

Larry Bird’s alma mater, the Indiana State Sycamores, will be hosting the Bradley Braves today. Indiana State will be laying 4.5 in this one and should be able to cover the number. The Sycamores are 7-3 at home, where they are averaging 76.2 points per game and giving up an average of 69.1. On the flip side, the Braves are 2-6 on the road, where they are averaging 62.5 points per game and allowing an average of 70.9. Bradley has not been covering on the road. They are 0-5 ATS in the last 5 road games and just 2-6 ATS in the last 8 trips to Indiana State. Lay the points and take the Sycamores in this one.
TODAY’S PICK: INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES -4.5

Saturday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick

The Niagara Purple Eagles will make the short trek to downtown Buffalo tonight to take on the Canisius Golden Griffins. Consider the Purple Eagles in this one, plus 7.5. This is basically a neutral court because Niagara and Buffalo are only about 20 miles apart. The Purple Eagles are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 meetings with the Griffins and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 trips to Koessler Athletic Center.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NIAGARA PURPLE EAGLES +7.5

Friday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick

Let’s go to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and look at the game between the Rider Broncs and the St. Peter’s Peacocks. This game will be played on Rider’s home court in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The Broncs are 6-1 at home and 7-2 in conference play. In Lawrenceville, Rider is averaging 83.6 points per game and allowing an average of 70.6. Over their last 10 games, the Broncs are 7-2-1 ATS, and are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 against the Metro Atlantic Athletic. The Peacocks’ road record is not good at 2-8, and in conference play, it is just as bad at 2-6. On the road, St. Peter’s is averaging 64.7 points per game and allowing an average of 71.5. They have not been covering either, going 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 on the road. The numbers point to a Rider win and cover.
TONIGHT’S PICK: RIDER BRONCS -6.5

Thursday NHL Pick

The stumbling Carolina Hurricanes will be north of the border tonight for a match-up with the Montreal Canadiens. With losses to Pittsburgh and Vegas, the Canes have now lost two in a row and are just 3-8 in their last 11 overall. Montreal was able to snap the Avalanche’s 10-game winning streak on Tuesday, with an impressive 4-2 victory at Bell Centre. Carolina won the last meeting with the Habs on December 27th, 3-1, but are 5-11 in their last 16 meetings with the Canadiens and just 1-7 in their last 8 in Montreal. The Canadiens make it two in a row going into the break.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MONTREAL CANADIENS