After going 2-3 on their 5-game road trip, the Buffalo Sabres will be glad to return home tonight to KeyBank Center when they take on the Ottawa Senators. The Sabres have been hot at home, winning their last 3, and after tonight it should be 4. The Senators, who are just 11-20-2 on the road, know their season is over so all they have to play for now is to be a spoiler. On the flip side, Buffalo is still alive in the wild card hunt but cannot afford to lose to teams like Ottawa if they want to get in and they are aware of that. The Sabres have won 2 of the 3 meetings with the Sens this year and will have an arena full of Sabres fans behind them.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES
Tuesday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The High Point Panthers and the Arkansas State Red Wolves will meet in the CBI Tournament tonight on a neutral court in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Panthers are a scoring machine and they showed it again last night when they crushed Cleveland State, 93-74. High Point is averaging 84.5 points per game and outscoring their opponents by an average of 10.3 points. I don’t think Arkansas State has a chance in this one. The Panthers score a lot more per game than the Red Wolves, give up less, and also have the edge in free throws and rebounds. Depending on where you do your shopping, the line has been floating around High Point -2.5 with a money line of -140.
TONIGHT’S PICK: HIGH POINT PANTHERS M/L
Monday NHL Pick
The St. Louis Blues will be a home dog when they host the Vegas Golden Knights tonight at Enterprise Center. These two teams match up well. The Blues are 38-30-3 on the season and the Golden Knights come in at 38-25-7. The Blues have been on a roll, winning 2 straight, 6 of their last 7, and have played well at home with a record of 21-12-1. They will also have payback on their minds after losing in their last meeting to Vegas in front of their home crowd back in December, 6-3.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ST. LOUIS BLUES
Sunday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The USF Bulls will be on their home court tonight when they host the VCU Rams in the NIT Tournament in Tampa. The Bulls have been on a roll, going 8-2 over their last 10 and averaging 78.2 points per game. On the flip side, the Rams are 6-4 over their last 10, averaging 71.1 points per game. As the home team, USF is an impressive 15-2. You know for certain Yuengling Arena will be packed to the rafters with Bulls supporters and USF will not let them down. Currently the line is Bulls -3.5 with a money line of only -165 so it makes no sense to sweat the points.
TONIGHT’S PICK: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS M/L
Saturday’s NHL Pick
When the Vancouver Canucks take the ice at Rogers Arena, they are always the side to consider and that is where they will be tonight when they host the Calgary Flames. The best in the West Canucks boast a 44-18-8 overall record and are 23-7-4 on their home ice. The Flames, who need lots of prayers and help if they want to make the postseason, enter tonight’s game with an overall record of 33-30-5 and are 15-14-4 when away from the Scotiabank Saddledome. Vancouver is rolling and Calgary is not. The Canucks are 6-1-1 over their last 8 and the Flames have just 2 wins in their last 6 games. The Canucks will be without their #1 goalie, Thatcher Demko, again but no worries, Casey DeSmith has filled in just fine. Vancouver won the last meeting with the Flames in Calgary back in December and I expect they notch another one tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Friday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The #12 seed James Madison Dukes and the #5 seed Wisconsin Badgers will square off tonight in a late one at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Going into the tournament, there was no one hotter than James Madison. The Dukes are riding a 13-game win streak, finishing the regular season with 31 wins, and I don’t care what conference you play in, that’s impressive. They also finished the season by ripping Arkansas State to shreds, 91-71. On the other hand, the Badgers fell to Illinois, 93-87, in their last outing and will have their tail between their legs entering tonight’s game. The Dukes are the real deal and are currently getting 5.5. Consider them.
TONIGHT’S PICK: JAMES MADISON DUKES +5½
Thursday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Nevada Wolf Pack and the Dayton Flyers will square off in the NCAA tournament today in Salt Lake City. Being in Salt Lake favors the Wolf Pack since Reno is a lot closer to Utah than Dayton so you know the arena will be filled with Pack fans. Nevada was also hot down the stretch, winning 8 of their last their 10. The Wolf Pack has the edge in points scored per game, 3-pointers, free throws, rebounds, steals, and blocked shots. The line is currently Nevada -1.5 with a money line of only -120.
TODAY’S PICK: NEVADA WOLF PACK M/L