The Southern Illinois Salukis and the Northern Iowa Panthers will clash tonight in Conference tournament play at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The Salukis enter tonight’s game riding a 3-game winning streak and have won 4 of their last 5. The Panthers are on a 2-game skid and lost both meetings with the Salukis this year. Southern Illinois is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings with Northern Iowa. The Salukis are laying 3.5, however, this game is at a neutral site so play it safe and consider Southern Illinois on the money line.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SALUKIS M/L
Author: Roger
Thursday NBA Pick
The Portland Trail Blazers will return home tonight for a match-up with the struggling Oklahoma City Thunder after a successful road trip where they went 6-2. The Trail Blazers have lost all 3 meetings with the Thunder this year but will be catching a team that has lost 5 of its last 6. Portland gets it done at Moda Center, where they are 24-8, averaging 116.7 points per game, and allowing an average of 107.9. Paul George, who was out with a shoulder injury, did return to the lineup for OK City in Tuesday’s loss to Minnesota but it was obvious he is not at 100%. The Trail Blazers are due for a win over the Thunder.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS M/L
Wednesday NHL Pick
The Toronto Maple Leafs are young, fast and surging. Toronto has won 2 straight, 5 of their last 6, and will be at Rogers Centre tonight for a matchup with the lowly Vancouver Canucks. The Leafs have been lighting up the scoreboard, notching 29 tallies in their last 6 games. The Canucks have just 1 victory in their last 7 games and it is obvious they have thrown in the towel for the 2018-2019 campaign. Toronto keeps rolling. TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Tuesday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
With a win tonight against the Ohio Bobcats, the Buffalo Bulls will clinch their second straight MAC title. Buffalo is ranked #19 in the nation, have won 7 straight, and destroyed Ohio back on February 19th, 114-67. The Bulls are laying 12 points in this one and the Bobcats have not been covering. Ohio is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games and 8-20 ATS in their last 28 overall. Lay the points and take the Bulls.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO BULLS -12
Monday NBA Pick
When the San Antonio Spurs hit the road, they are just 11-22 but when they take the court at AT&T Center they dominate, with a record of 24-7, and that’s where they will be tonight when they take on the Denver Nuggets. The Spurs are laying 1 in this one and are riding a 2-game home winning streak. San Antonio is averaging 113.6 points per game at AT&T and allowing an average of 106.4. Denver has been mediocre on the road, with a record of 15-14, where they are averaging 107.9 points per game and allowing an average of 109.7. The Nugs are 2-7 ATS in the last 9 meetings with the Spurs and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 trips to San Antonio. The numbers indicate a Spurs cover, but with a money line of only -120, why sweat it?
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN ANTONIO SPURS M/L
Sunday NHL Pick
The Vancouver Canucks will need all the luck they can get when they visit the strip today for a matinée with the Vegas Golden Knights. The Canucks have lost 2 in a row. They are a dismal 13-17-5 on the road and will face a Vegas team that is on a roll. The Golden Knights are 19-10-4 at home and, since acquiring Mark Stone from Ottawa, they have won 3 straight. Take them while they are hot.
TODAY’S PICK: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Saturday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons came up lame in their last home stand, falling to the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, 82-88, in a game where they were heavily favored and should have won easily. Today they will have a chance to redeem themselves in front of the home crowd when they host the North Dakota State Bison. Despite their last home loss, the Mastodons are still a good bet when they take the court at Hilliard Gates Sports Center. PFW is 11-4 at home, where they light up the scoreboard, averaging 83.1 points per game, allowing an average of 76.7, and are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 at home. NDS comes into today’s game just 3-9 on the road, averaging 65.3 points per game and allowing an average of 77.5. The Bison are 5-17 ATS in the last 22 meetings with the Mastodons and 2-9 ATS in their last 11 trips to Purdue Fort Wayne. The Mastodons will be laying 4.5 and should cover the number.
TODAY’S PICK: FORT WAYNE MASTODONS -4.5