Saturday NHL Pick

The Chicago Blackhawks will host the struggling Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at United Center. The Leafs are just 1-4 on the road, and have lost 4 straight. They will be without their superstar Auston Matthews and that doesn’t bode well for them against a Blackhawks team that is allowing just 2.59 goals per game. 
TONIGHT’S PICK: CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

Friday NHL Pick

The 9-5-3 Pittsburgh Penguins and the 5-9-4 Nashville Predators will face off in Sweden this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. EST. The Penguins have lost two straight, are due for a win, and should come out on top in this one. Simply put, the Predators are not a very good hockey team. They have lost five straight, are averaging just 2.56 tallies per game and allowing an average of 3.61. On the flip side, Crosby and company are averaging 3.35 goals per game and allowing a stingy 2.65 goals per game. 
TONIGHT’S PICK: PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Thursday NHL Pick

The Winnipeg Jets will continue their lengthy West Coast road trip when they visit the Seattle Kraken tonight. The Jets are back to their winning ways after snapping a 3-game skid with a 5-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. The Jets will be catching a Kraken team that has lost its last 2 and 5 of their last 7. Winnipeg scores more goals per game than Seattle, gives up less, and has won 5 of the last 6 meetings against them.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WINNIPEG JETS

Wednesday NHL Pick

The Philadelphia Flyers will be a home dog when they host the Edmonton Oilers tonight and that’s perplexing. The Oilers are just 2-5-2 away from Rogers Place and have lost their last four on the road. The Flyers have lost their last three at home so they are due for a win on Broad Street and despite those losses they are still 6-3-1 at the X. Philadelphia’s goaltending has been stingy, allowing an average of just 2.6 goals per game, and should keep McDavid and company in check.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

Tuesday NHL Pick

The Winnipeg Jets’ west coast road trip is not going well after losing the first 3 games to the California teams. Tonight they will try to get back on track when they head north of the border to face the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. Winnipeg usually gets the better of Vancouver, winning 7 of the last 9 meetings, and despite only getting 2 tallies over their last 3 losses they are still averaging 3.13 goals per game. The Canucks have been inconsistent all year, are upside down at home with a record of 3-4-1, and have trouble stopping the puck, allowing an average of 3.41 goals per game. The Jets are a really good team; they have just hit a bump in the road (it happens), and if they are going to get back on the rails, tonight is their opportunity.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WINNIPEG JETS

Monday NHL Pick

The New York Rangers are still winless at home with a record of 0-6-1 but that should end tonight when they host the struggling Nashville Predators at MSG. The Predators are in a tailspin, losing 4 straight and 7 of their last 8. The Rangers are coming off a 5-0 shutout loss at home to the New York Islanders but have won 4 of their last 6. Nashville is 1-3-2 on the road and is allowing 3.47 goals per game. Both teams have trouble finding the back of the net but New York has a huge edge in goals allowed, surrendering just 2.5 per game.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK RANGERS

Sunday NFL Pick

The 7-2-0 New England Patriots will go for their seventh consecutive win today when they visit Baker Mayfield and the 6-2-0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. If you look at the Patriots six straight wins, the only quality opponent was the Buffalo Bills. The other wins were against the Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, and Carolina Panthers – nothing to get too excited about. The Bucs have won 3 of their last 4, they are 2-1 at Raymond James Stadium, and Baker Mayfield is having an MVP type year. Mayfield has thrown for 1,919 yards with 13 TDs and only 2 interceptions. The Bucs give the Patriots a dose of reality today.
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS M/L