The San Jose Sharks are on a roll, winning 7 in a row, and will seek their 8th straight win tonight when they travel to the desert to take on the Arizona Coyotes. The Sharks will face a team with a host of injuries and the Coyotes are just 3-11 in their last 14 home games. San Jose is getting it done on the road, winning 6 of their last 7 and they are 4-0 in their last 4 trips to Gila River Arena. The Sharks are hot, ride them ’til they’re not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN JOSE SHARKS
Month: January 2019
Tuesday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Akron Zips should roll to a victory tonight at home over the Eastern Michigan Eagles. The Zips are currently laying 6.5 and they should cover the number. Akron is 7-1 at home, where they are averaging 76 points per game and allowing an average of 57. Eastern Michigan is just 1-5 on the road, where they are averaging 60.8 points per game and surrendering an average of 80.7. The Eagles are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games and 2-7 ATS in their last 9 overall. Lay the 6.5 and take the Zips.
TONIGHT’S PICK: AKRON ZIPS -6.5
Monday NHL Pick
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a solid 13-9-1 at home this season but have lost their last two games at Scotiabank Arena and 4 of their last 5. Toronto should be able to fix their home woes tonight because the Colorado Avalanche come to town. The Avs are going in the wrong direction, notching just 3 wins in their last 16 overall, and they have lost 7 straight on the road. The Leafs could see the return of their #1 goalie tonight, Frederik Andersen, who has been sidelined since December 22nd with a groin injury. Toronto’s young stud, Auston Matthews, has just 1 tally in his last 9 games so he is due for a big night.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Sunday NHL Pick
The Arizona Coyotes will be a huge dog tonight when they travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the red hot Calgary Flames. The Flames have won four in a row and are a force at home, with a record of 14-4-4. But, the Coyotes come into this one also hot, winning 3 in a row. Arizona is a pretty good road team, at 12-9-1, and they will have a slight edge in goaltending tonight, with Adin Hill expected between the pipes. Hill is 7-4-0, with a 2.36 GAA and a .916 SV%. Mike Smith is expected to get the start for Calgary. Smith is 12-9-1, with a 3.09 GAA and a .886 SV%. Arizona has won the last two out of three meetings with Calgary and are worth a shot in this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ARIZONA COYOTES
Saturday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Saint Joseph’s Hawks will be spotted 3 points when they pay a visit to A.J. Palumbo Center this afternoon for a match-up with the Duquesne Dukes. The Hawks have not been getting it done on the road, with a record of 1-3, where they are averaging 70.5 points per game and allowing an average of 78. The Dukes have only one loss at home, with a record of 9-1, where they are averaging 79.1 points per game and allowing an average 70.8. Duquesne has the edge in points per game, field goal %, defense, rebounding and bench. Don’t sweat the points. Consider the Dukes on the money line.
TODAY’S PICK: DUQUESNE DUKES M/L
Friday NHL Pick
The Carolina Hurricanes saw their 5-game winning streak come to a halt last night, falling to Tampa Bay 3-1, and just like winning, losing can also be contagious. Tonight they will be playing back-to-back games when they host the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres’ Jeff Skinner, who is second in the league in scoring with 29 goals, will be facing the team that traded him in the off-season, so you know he will want to put on a show. The Sabres are coming off of an impressive win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday and could also see the return of their captain, Jack Eichel, tonight. Buffalo has lost the last 6 meetings with Carolina so it’s time for them to snap the trend.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES
Thursday NHL Pick
The Carolina Hurricanes are red hot, winning 5 straight, but they will be hard pressed to make it 6 because they will be at Amalie Arena tonight to face the NHL’s best – Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning own a home record of 18-4-0, where they are averaging 4.41 goals per game, and surrendering an average of 2.64. On the flip side, the Canes are 9-10-1 on the road, where they are averaging 2.45 goals per game, and allowing an average of 3.05. Carolina’s record against Tampa is not good, going 7-22 in the last 29 meetings, and they are 0-8 in their last 8 trips to Tampa.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING