Not surprisingly, the Ottawa Senators will be a home dog tonight when they wrap up a quick 2-game set with the Calgary Flames at Canadian Tire Centre. Ottawa may be one of the worst teams in hockey but at home they are no pushover, with a record of 7-6-2-1. The Flames enter tonight’s game with a less than stellar road record, at 7-10-2-0, and have lost 3 of their last 4. Ottawa has had the upper hand with Calgary at home, winning 4 of the last 5 meetings, and are worth a consideration tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: OTTAWA SENATORS
Month: March 2021
Tuesday NHL Pick
After an 8-game road trip, the Nashville Predators finally return home tonight to Bridgestone Arena to face the Detroit Red Wings. The Predators have won 3 of their last 4, with two of those wins coming against the League’s elite, the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Detroit has been playing better of late and has had success in Nashville in the past but let’s not forget, they are just 3-10-1-0 on the road this season. Nashville is 8-1 in their last 9 at Bridgestone as a favorite and when a team returns home after a lengthy road trip, you know what happens? They usually win.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NASHVILLE PREDATORS
Monday NHL Pick
The Minnesota Wild are in need of a win after being humiliated in Colorado, losing both games to the the Avs by a combined score of 11-1, but they return home tonight and are in luck. The hapless Anaheim Ducks come to town. The Ducks are a far cry from the Perry/Getzlaf days and find themselves dead last in the West. Anaheim is a dismal 4-6-2-1 on the road and have gone 3-11-3 in their last 17 with all 3 wins coming in overtime. Not good. The Wild, who sit in the third spot in the West, have been nothing but stellar at Xcel Energy Center, where they are 10-3-0. Minnesota has won 3 straight against Anaheim this year, all at Honda Center, and should cruise to a victory tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MINNESOTA WILD
Sunday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles will have confidence and swagger when they enter tonight’s game against the Florida Gators. The Golden Eagles surprised everybody Friday when they knocked off the #2 seed Ohio State Buckeyes, 75-72. With Friday’s win, they have now won 6 in a row and this team covers. They are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 overall, 4-0 ATS in their last 4 as an underdog, and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 at a neutral site. Florida was just 1-3 going into Friday’s game against the Hokies, it took OT for them to down VT, 75-70, and they have not been covering. The Gators are just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 overall and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 as a favorite.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES +9
Saturday Men’s NCAA Pick
Rick Pitino’s 12-5 Iona Gaels are hot, winning 6 straight, and will be a huge dog today against the 24-6 Alabama Crimson Tide but they will make a game of it. This is not Pitino’s first rodeo and he will stress the fact they are getting no respect. Alabama can light it up, averaging 79.6 points per game, but so can the Gaels, averaging 74.7. Iona is 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 overall and as an underdog they are 8-1 ATS in their 9. Take the points and the Gaels.
TODAY’S PICK: IONA GAELS +17
Friday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Mountain West Champion San Diego State Aztecs will take their 14-game winning streak into Hinkle Fieldhouse tonight to face the Syracuse Orange. The 23-4 Aztecs offense is led by the Mountain West player of the year, Matt Mitchell. They average 74.4 points per game and, as always, have a stellar defense, allowing a stingy 60.1 points per game. The 16-9 Orange average 75.6 points per game, allow an average of 70.8, and were 13-1 at home, but when not playing at the Carrier Dome they were just 3-8. The Aztecs head coach, Brian Dutcher, might get overshadowed by the Q’s Jim Boeheim, but he shouldn’t. In his first four years with the Aztecs, they are 96-30. Impressive.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS M/L
Thursday NHL Pick
The 9-13-1-3 New Jersey Devils, who are just 3-10-0-2 at home, finally got a win at Prudential Center on Tuesday but it was against the pathetic bottom dwelling Buffalo Sabres – nothing to get excited about. Tonight the Devils will host the 18-10-1-0 Pittsburgh Penguins and will have their work cut out for them. The Penguins have been hot, winning 6 of their last 7, and usually prevail when they are the favorite, going 14-2 in their last 16. Pittsburgh could be without one of their top performers, Evgeni Malkin, but it shouldn’t matter against a Devils team that is just 1-4 in their last 5 and 2-9 in their last 11 overall.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PITTSBURGH PENGUINS