Two of the Original Six will face each other tonight when the Boston Bruins host the Toronto Maple Leafs. These clubs are evenly matched and both possess identical records at 41-19-5 but Boston has been on fire. The Bruins have won 4 straight, 14 of their last 17, and the home team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings. Also, Boston fell to the Leafs back in November, north of the border, 5-2, which should give them extra incentive to put it to their rival. Boston is hot, ride ’em ’til they are not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON BRUINS
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Sunday NHL Pick
Both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Islanders will be playing back-to-backers when they take the ice today in Elmont, New York. The Lightning finally snapped their 3-game skid with a 2-1 OT win over the Red Wings yesterday while the Islanders fell to the Bruins, 6-3. Tampa has won 5 of the last 7 with their rival and are 4-0 in their last 4 on zero days rest. Tampa is great value at the current price of only -155.
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Saturday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Houston Cougars will have plenty of swagger heading into today’s game with the Villanova Wildcats, after taking down #1 Arizona in impressive fashion on Thursday, 72-60. They are currently laying 3 points, average more points per game than Villa, and give up less.
TODAY’S PICK: HOUSTON COUGARS -3
Friday NHL Pick
The New York Rangers will be at home tonight to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Rangers are 20-6-3 at MSG and are expected to have the best in the business between the pipes, Igor Shesterkin. Consider New York.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK RANGERS
Thursday NHL Pick
The Los Angeles Kings get overshadowed in the Pacific by the likes of Calgary, Edmonton, and Vegas, but guess who resides in the second spot in that division? LA. Tonight they will take on the Chicago Blackhawks, who played last night and are 5-16 in their last 21 on zero days’ rest. Moreover, Chicago is a dismal 2-8 in their last 10 against LA and 1-7 in their last 8 trips to Crypto.com Arena.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES KINGS
Wednesday NHL Pick
Not suprisingly, the Buffalo Sabres will be a home dog tonight when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Sabres have always had the talent but were not able to put it together. Things are changing. Buffalo has won 4 of the last 5 games and the wins were against some formidable foes: Calgary, Toronto, Vegas and Vancouver. Pittsburgh showed their talents last night in a 5-1 win over the Blue Jackets but are playing a back-to-backer which is always tough. Buffalo is well rested, at home, playing well, and have nothing to lose.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES