There are two teams that want the #1 pick in the NHL draft and one of them is the Arizona Coyotes. Tonight the Coyotes will be in Florida, taking on the Panthers. Florida needs this win and Arizona doesn’t. The Panthers will roll over the Coyotes tonight. Florida is 16-5 in their last 21 home games. They have the edge in offense, defense, power play and face offs. The home team between these two clubs is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.
TONIGHT’S PICK: FLORIDA PANTHERS
Month: March 2018
Friday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
There have been a lot of upsets so far during this NCAA tournament but I don’t see that happening today when the #1 seed Villanova Wildcats take on the #5 seed West Virginia Mountaineers. Villanova has not lost at a neutral site, going 11-0, where they are averaging 84.3 points per game and allowing an average of 64.3. The Mountaineers are 7-2 at a neutral site, where they are averaging 78.7 points per game and allowing an average of 70.9. In their first two games of the tournament, the Wildcats were dominant, blowing out Alabama, 81-58, and Radford, 87-61. Lay the 5 and take Villanova.
TONIGHT’S PICK: VILLANOVA WILDCATS -5
Thursday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners have been a force on their home court and that is where they will be tonight when they face the Sam Houston State Bearkats. At the Convocation Center, the Roadrunners are 12-3, where they are averaging 74.0 points per game and allowing an average of 67.4. Texas-San Antonio has covered their last 6 home games and are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 non-conference games. The Bearkats have not been effective on the road. They are 4-9, where they are averaging 70.3 points per game, allowing an average of 74.6, and are 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 non-conference games. The line is currently Roadrunners -4, a line they should cover, but why sweat the points? Consider Texas-San Antonio on the money line.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO ROADRUNNERS M/L
Wednesday NHL Pick
Two bottom feeders will face each other tonight in Western New York when the Buffalo Sabres play host to The Arizona Coyotes. Arizona is 9-17-7 on the road this season, 1-5 in their last 6 meetings with the Sabres, and 2-5 in their last 7 trips to Buffalo. These two clubs met in the desert on November 2nd, with Buffalo prevailing, 5-4. One of these two teams will get the overall pick in the draft so what are they playing for – a win or a number one pick? I say a win. Hockey players have pride.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES
Tuesday NHL Pick
The Columbus Blue Jackets have been on a roll, winning 8 in a row, and will seek their 9th when they travel to Manhattan tonight to the face the New York Rangers. The Blue Jackets road record is mediocre at 16-17-0-3 and they have struggled at MSG, going 2-5 in their last 7 games there. New York is tough on their home ice, with a record of 20-13-2-2, and have won their last 2 games at home, downing Pittsburgh and Carolina. Columbus last visited MSG in November and lost, 5-3. I like the Rangers chances in this one and they are a home underdog.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK RANGERS +135
Monday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The San Francisco Dons will be laying 1 point tonight when they host the Utah Valley Wolverines. The Dons are 13-6 at home, where they are averaging 69.3 points per game, and allowing an average of 66.7. The Wolverines are 6-8 on the road, where they are averaging 72.8 points per game, and allowing an average of 71.5. The numbers indicate a close game, with a slight edge in favor of the Dons.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN FRANCISCO DONS M/L
Sunday NHL Pick
The Anaheim Ducks are fighting for their post-season lives, so from now on down the stretch they will be pulling no punches, which will make them a very dangerous opponent. The New Jersey Devils will roll into Honda Center tonight with an impressive road record of 19-12-2-3, but this is where it ends. The Devils have not fared well in Anaheim, going 2-8-1 in their last 11 and the Ducks are 5-1 in their last 6 at home. Add to the mix, the home team is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings between these two clubs. Ducks look like the side to take in this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ANAHEIM DUCKS