The Niagara Purple Eagles will host the Grambling State Tigers today at Gallagher Center. The Tigers are winless on the road, at 0-2, where they are averaging 71 points per game and allowing an average of 83. The Purple Eagles sit on top of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, at 2-1, with impressive wins over St. Bonaventure and Wyoming. Niagara is 1-0 at home, where they are averaging 80 points per game and allowing an average of 72. The Purple Eagles cover, going 3-0 ATS on the season and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 at Gallagher Center. Lay the 8 and take Niagara.
TODAY’S PICK: NIAGARA PURPLE EAGLES -8
Month: November 2018
Thursday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Abilene Christian Wildcats will have their 3-0 record on the line today when they face the Elon Phoenix at the Alex Spanos Center in Stockton, California. The Wildcats can score, averaging 89.3 points per game and allowing an average of 62.7. The Phoenix, with a record of 2-1, are averaging 75.7 points per game and allowing an average of 81.0. Abilene will have the edge in Points/Game, Field Goal %, Free Throw %, Defense, Rebounding, Turnovers and Bench. Elon has not been covering, going 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games overall and 4-13 ATS in their last 17 at a neutral site. Abilene is currently laying 3.5 and the numbers say they will cover, but the hook is involved, so play it safe and consider the Wildcats on the money line.
TODAY’S PICK: ABILENE WILDCATS M/L
Wednesday NHL Pick
The St. Louis Blues have lost two in a row, with shutouts in both losses, and the last team they want to face to get back on track is the Nashville Predators but that is who their opponent will be tonight when the two clubs square off at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators are the best team in hockey and rarely lose at home, with a record of 7-3-0. The Blues have been awful on the road, at 2-3-2, and especially at Bridgestone Arena, where they are 0-8 in their last 8 games and are 0-5 in their last 5 overall against Nashville. St. Louis fired their coach, Mike Yeo, on Monday. The interim coach, Craig Berube, will be making his debut as the Blues skipper tonight and he’ll need all the luck he can get.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NASHVILLE PREDATORS
Tuesday NHL Pick
The Edmonton Oilers are just 1-6 in their last 7 games overall and tonight they will have their hands full when they travel to SAP Center to face the San Jose Sharks. The Oilers are 0-4 in their last 4 road games and when not at Rogers Place, they are averaging 2.55 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.45. On the flip side, the Sharks are 5-1 in their last 6 home games and at the Shark Tank they are averaging 3.45 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.73. San Jose has the edge in Offense, Defense, Penalty Kill, Discipline, Goaltending and are the side to take in this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN JOSE SHARKS
Monday NHL Pick
The Buffalo Sabres are the real deal and they will take their 5-game winning streak into PPG Paints Arena tonight to face a Pittsburgh Penguin team that’s starting to unravel. Pittsburgh has lost 3 in a row and are just 1-8 in their last 9 overall. The Penguins have had the Sabres’ number in the past but that was then and this is now. Take the Western New Yorkers tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES
Sunday NFL Pick
The Carolina Panthers will be well rested when they head to the Motor City today to take on the Detroit Lions. Carolina will look to bounce back from the throttling Pittsburgh put on them their last time out and when you need to get back on track, Detroit is always a good opponent. The Lions are 3-6, with an offense that is ranked 23rd in the league, and they are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games against teams with a winning record. The Panthers come into today’s game with a record of 6-3 and are ranked 3rd in the league in rushing, averaging 138.4 yards per game, and that does not bode well for Detroit who is weak against the run. Carolina is resilient. After a straight up loss, they are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games. Lay the 4 and take Newton and Company.
TODAY’S PICK: CAROLINA PANTHERS -4
Saturday NHL Pick
To notch a win against the Winnipeg Jets at Bell MTS Place is always a difficult task, but that is what the Buffalo Sabres did last night, extending their winning streak to 4. Today they will be playing back-to-back games, and that’s always tough, when the Sabres make the short trip to Xcel Energy Center to face the Minnesota Wild. The Wild are a force at home, with a record of 6-1-1-1, and the Western New Yorkers are just 2-8 in their last 10 meetings with the Wild.
TODAY’S PICK: MINNESOTA WILD