The UNLV Runnin’ Rebels will be a home favorite tonight, laying 8 points against the New Mexico Lobos. This is a number they should be able to cover. The Rebels are 9-3 at the Thomas & Mack Center, where they are a scoring machine, averaging 91.9 points per game and allowing an average of 76.3. The Lobos are still winless on the road at 0-6, where they are averaging 67.5 points per game and allowing an average of 82.3. UNLV gets it done tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: UNLV RUNNIN’ REBELS -8
Month: January 2018
Tuesday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Vanderbilt Commodores have yet to win on the road, with a record of 0-4, and tonight they will be in Starkville, Mississippi to face a Mississippi State Bulldogs team that is 12-1 on their home court. The Commodores have not won in Mississippi since 2013. They are 1-15 ATS in their last 16 games overall and are 2-10-3 ATS in their last 15 meetings with the Bulldogs. On the road, Vandy is averaging 64.5 points per game and allowing an average of 74.2. On the flip side, the Bulldogs are averaging 78.8 points per game in Starkville and boast a staunch defense that is ranked 15th in the nation in field goal defense. Mississippi State has the edge in points per game, field goal %, defense and rebounding. Consider a money line bet on the Bulldogs in this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS M/L
Monday NBA Pick
Internal bickering and finger pointing has the Cleveland Cavaliers in a funk, losing 3 in a row, and tonight they will host the best in the business, the Golden State Warriors. Cleveland will be a home dog, getting 6 points, which shows no respect to the Cavs, and this will give LeBron more incentive to prove he still is the best at this game. LeBron and the Cavs will be playing on overdrive tonight and the home team is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings. Consider the Cavaliers and the points.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CLEVELAND CAVALIERS +6
Sunday NHL Pick
The Minnesota Wild are a force on their home ice and they showed that dominance last night, when they knocked off a really good Winnipeg Jets team, 4-1. Tonight they will be back at Xcel Energy Center to host the Vancouver Canucks. The Wild are 15-4-3 at home and are 10-2 in their last 12 at Xcel Center. Early in the season, Vancouver was getting the job done on the road but things have changed. They are now 1-6 in their last 7 road games. These two clubs last met in Minnesota on October 24th, with the Canucks getting the win, 1-0. The Wild won’t let that happen again.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MINNESOTA WILD
Saturday NHL Pick
The Pittsburgh Penguins will have revenge on their minds tonight when they host the Detroit Red Wings and the reason for that is because Pittsburgh ended 2017 with a 4-1 loss in Detroit. The Penguins are tough at PPG Paints Arena, boasting a record of 13-7-1-0. The Red Wings come into tonight’s game with a road record of 7-10-1-0 and are just 3-9 in their last 12 trips to Pittsburgh. Crosby and company get it done tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Friday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Canisius Golden Griffins will be laying 4 tonight at home against the St. Peter’s Peacocks and should cover the number. The Griffins are 5-1 at Koessler Athletic Center, where they average 78.5 points per game, and allow an average of 70.3. The Griffins have been a covering machine at home, going 7-0-1 ATS in their last 8 games. The Peacocks have struggled on the road, with a record of 2-6, where they are averaging 64.9 points per game and allowing 71.5. The numbers favor the Griffins in this one. Lay the 4 and take Canisius.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CANISIUS GOLDEN GRIFFINS -4
Thursday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks are still winless on the road and that trend should continue tonight when they visit the Western Illinois Leathernecks. The Mavericks are 0-10 away from home, where they average 73.9 points per game and allow an average of 94.4, which is not good. Omaha is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 visits to Western Illinois. On the other side of the coin, the Leathernecks are 7-1 at Western Hall, where they average 75.6 points per game and allow an average of 66.4. The Leathernecks have covered 4 of their last 5 games at home and the home team between these Summit rivals is 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings. The line is Western Illinois -4 and will probably move so don’t sweat the points and consider the Leathernecks on the money line.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WESTERN ILLINOIS LEATHERNECKS M/L