The Anaheim Ducks are fighting for their post-season lives, so from now on down the stretch they will be pulling no punches, which will make them a very dangerous opponent. The New Jersey Devils will roll into Honda Center tonight with an impressive road record of 19-12-2-3, but this is where it ends. The Devils have not fared well in Anaheim, going 2-8-1 in their last 11 and the Ducks are 5-1 in their last 6 at home. Add to the mix, the home team is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings between these two clubs. Ducks look like the side to take in this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ANAHEIM DUCKS
Author: Roger
Saturday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Buffalo Bulls not only beat 4th seeded Arizona on Thursday, they blew them out, winning 89-68, and they will face another powerhouse today, the Kentucky Wildcats. The win on Thursday was no fluke. This Bulls team can play with anybody. In Thursday’s win, they hit 15 of 30 3-pointers and shot 54.8% overall. We all know Kentucky’s track record and this won’t be an easy one for Buffalo. The Wildcats are 2-0-2 ATS in their last 4 NCAA Tournament games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. On the flip side, the Bulls are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 after a straight up win. Neutral court numbers are similar. Buffalo is 5-2 and 6-1 ATS, averaging 82.1 points per game, and allowing an average of 75.3. Kentucky is also 5-2 and 6-1 ATS, averaging 76.0 points per game, and allowing an average of 68.7. If the Bulls’ Wes Clark is on, like he was on Thursday scoring 25 points, don’t be surprised if Buffalo does it again.
TODAY’S PICK: BUFFALO BULLS +6
Friday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Nevada Wolf Pack will be getting 1.5 points today when they face the Texas Longhorns at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Nevada will try to bounce back from last Friday’s humiliating 90-73 loss to San Diego State and past history says they will. The Pack are 20-7-2 ATS in their last 29 games following an ATS loss. The Longhorns have not been covering in NCAA Tournament games. They are 0-8 ATS in their last 8 and against the Mountain West, they are 0-4 ATS in their last 4. Neutral site numbers have Nevada averaging 76.4 points per game and allowing an average of 75.6 and Texas averages 68.8 points per game, allowing 66.0. This should be a close game but if the Martin twins are on their mark, Nevada should prevail.
TODAY’S PICK: NEVADA WOLF PACK +1.5
Thursday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Austin Peay Governors are tough to beat on their home court and that is where they will be tonight when they face the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks. The Governors are 12-4 at the Winfield Dunn Center, where they are averaging 74.8 points per game and allowing an average of 68.8. On the flip side, the Warhawks have been awful on the road, with a record of 3-10. They are averaging a mere 63.8 points per game and allowing an average of 72.6 on the road. The line in this one has been up and down so consider siding with Peay on the money line.
TONIGHT’S PICK: AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS M/L
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Tuesday NHL Pick
The Minnesota Wild have not been kind to visitors at Xcel Energy Center, with a record of 24-5-5, and tonight they will host the Colorado Avalanche, a team they would really like to put the screws to. The Avalanche won both meetings this year, 7-1 on March 2nd, and 7-2 on January 6th, but both games were in Colorado. The Avalanche have not fared well in Minnesota, going 2-10 in their last 12, and the home team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings. Consider the Wild in this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MINNESOTA WILD
Monday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The IPFW Mastodons will play an early one today at home against the Central Michigan Chippewas. At the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, the Mastodons have been tough on opponents, with a record of 13-2, where they average 85.3 points per game and hold teams to an average of 77.4. The Chips come into this game with a road record of 4-8, where they are averaging 78.4 points per game, and holding teams to an average of 81.3. IPFW are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games against the Mid American Conference. Lay the 5 and take the home team in this one.
TODAY’S PICK: IPFW MASTODONS -5