Author: Roger

Monday NBA Pick

The San Antonio Spurs are riding a 7-game winning streak but that could be in jeopardy tonight when they play host to the Houston Rockets. Houston has won 8 out of their last 10 games and are a good road team, with a record of 21-11, and they average 114.0 points per game on foreign turf. The Rockets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 against the Southwest and the visiting team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 match ups between these two clubs. I’ll take the 3.5 points and the Rockets in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

Houston Rockets +3.5

Saturday NCAA Men’s Basketball Pick

The Duquesne Dukes might have dropped 4 in a row, but today they’ll host the St. Joseph Hawks, who have lost 9 in a row. The Dukes are 8-9 at home, where they average 72.1 points per game and give up an average of 72.2. The Hawks come into this game with a road record of 3-9, where they average 67.0 points per game and give up an average of 74.3. The line is Dukes -1.5. Why worry about the points?

Today’s pick:

Duquesne Dukes M/L

Friday NHL Pick

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been on the road and lost their last 2 games but tonight they return home to PPG Paints Arena to host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Pittsburgh has been ruthless against visiting opponents, with a home record of 25-4-2-1 this season, and are 50-15 in their last 65 home games, and that is not a typo. The Lightning have struggled against the Penguins, going 0-4 in their last 4 meetings, and 3-10 in their last 13 in Pittsburgh. These 2 clubs met on January 8th and the Penguins prevailed 6-2. The Penguins are a little nicked up but they should win tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday NHL Pick

The Buffalo Sabres have lost 4 in a row and now trail the Toronto Maple Leafs by 6 points for the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. One of Buffalo’s losses was to the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday in Arizona, but tonight they can avenge that loss when they host the Coyotes at Key Bank Center. Arizona has been awful on the road, at 8-19-4-0, and are 3-10 in their last 13 meetings with the Sabres. The Sabres backs are against the wall, they cannot afford to lose this game and they know it. Look for Sabres leading scorer Evander Kane (with 22 goals) and young phenom Jack Eichel to get things turned around tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday NCAA Men’s Basketball Pick

The Robert Morris Colonials and the LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds will square off tonight at the Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Blackbirds are ranked second in the Northeast Conference, with a record of 20-11, and are 8-4 at home. The Colonials are ranked fifth in the Northeast Conference, with a record of 13-18, and are 5-11 on the road. Brooklyn averages 70.8 points per game on their home court and allow an average of 69.0. On the flip side, the Colonials average 64.6 points on the road and give up an average of 69.0. The Blackbirds are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a home favorite. Brooklyn has the edge in points per game, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, rebounding and turnovers. The line in this one is jumping around, so it’s a play on Brooklyn on the money line.

Tonight’s pick:

LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds M/L

Tuesday NHL Pick

The Toronto Maple Leafs have lost two in a row and it won’t get any easier for them when they open a 3-game West Coast stint in San Jose tonight. The Leafs have struggled miserably against the Sharks, going 1-12 in the last 13 meetings, and 1-5 in their last 6 at SAP Center. The Sharks are expected to have Martin Jones between the pipes and he is 29-15-6, with a GAA of 2.31, and a .915 SV%. Toronto should counter with Frederik Andersen, who is 24-13-12, with a GAA of 2.77, a .914 SV% and he’s 2-6-1 lifetime against San Jose. Toronto did bolster their offense by signing veteran center Brian Boyle but I don’t see that helping them tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

San Jose Sharks