The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons should have no problem disposing of the Texas A&M Commerce Lions tonight in Fort Wayne. PFW can light up the scoreboard. At home, they are averaging 88.6 points per game and allowing just 59.2. The Lions are averaging 66.4 points per game on the road, allowing an average of 74.0, and are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 roadies. The Mastodons are licking their chops.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PURDUE FORT WAYNE MASTODONS -9½
Sunday NHL Pick
The Minnesota Wild will be hosting the Ottawa Senators today in a matinée at Xcel Energy Center. Both teams are hot, with 4 wins in a row, but one has to fall and it will be Ottawa. The Senators are 1-10 in the last 11 meetings with the Wild and 0-5 in their last 5 trips to the Twin Cities.
TODAY’S PICK: MINNESOTA WILD
Saturday NFL Pick
The Buffalo Bills will be hosting their archrival tonight, the Miami Dolphins. Western New York is expecting temps in the 20’s with heavy snow and wind gusts to 35 miles per hour. Miami’s gunslinger, Tua Tagovailoa, does not fare well in cold weather. The Dolphins are 0-3 in their last 3, with Tagovailoa at the helm, when the temp is under 50 degrees. The Bills’ record speaks for itself, and with Josh Allen leading the way, how do you not consider Buffalo?
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO BILLS -7
Friday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Manhattan Jaspers should snap their 3-game skid tonight when they host the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils. The Blue Devils are 1-10 overall and winless on the road, at 0-6. When away from New Britain, Central Connecticut is averaging 66.7 points per game and allowing 83.2. The Jaspers come into this one at 3-6 overall and are 2-2 at Draddy Gymnasium. In the Bronx, Manhattan is averaging 77 points per game and allowing 68. The Jaspers are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 and should cover the 3½, but don’t sweat the points when the M/L is -175.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MANHATTAN JASPERS M/L
Thursday NHL Pick
The Montréal Canadiens lost a close one to the Ottawa Senators last night, 3-2, but I expect they will get back on track tonight when they return home to host the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks are the worst team in hockey. Anaheim is 7-20-3 overall and a dismal 2-13-3 on the road. They have also lost 3 straight and have been outscored 16-1 during that span. Not good. The Canadiens are a respectable 14-13-2 and 7-7 at home. They have also won 5 of the last 6 meetings with the Ducks at Bell Centre and the home team is 13-3 in the last 16 meetings. Good value on the Habs at the current price of -150.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MONTRÉAL CANADIENS
Wednesday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Nevada Wolf Pack will be in the friendly confines of Lawlor Center tonight when they host the UC San Diego Tritons. The Pack reside in the Mountain West Conference where they are 8-3, a perfect 4-0 in Reno, and have covered all 4. The Tritons compete in the Big West Conference, where they are just 4-5, and they will be outclassed tonight. Nevada is averaging 79.8 points per game at home and allowing an average of only 57.8. UCSD is averaging 67.0 points on the road and allowing an average of 73.8. The Pack are currently laying 14 but don’t let the number scare you. If they want to cover, they will.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEVADA WOLF PACK -14
Tuesday NHL Pick
The New Jersey Devils are on a rare 2-game losing streak and will look to get back on track tonight when they host the Dallas Stars. The Devils lost yesterday to the Rangers, 4-3, at MSG, due to sloppy and lethargic play, and Coach Ruff will make sure that doesn’t happen again tonight. Dallas also played last night, falling to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, 2-1. The Devils are an impressive 10-4-1 at Prudential Center and do not have to travel, with Jersey a stone’s throw from MSG. The Stars however do, and on zero days rest they are 0-4 in their last 4.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW JERSEY DEVILS