The Vancouver Canucks will need all the luck they can get when they visit the strip today for a matinée with the Vegas Golden Knights. The Canucks have lost 2 in a row. They are a dismal 13-17-5 on the road and will face a Vegas team that is on a roll. The Golden Knights are 19-10-4 at home and, since acquiring Mark Stone from Ottawa, they have won 3 straight. Take them while they are hot.
TODAY’S PICK: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Saturday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons came up lame in their last home stand, falling to the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, 82-88, in a game where they were heavily favored and should have won easily. Today they will have a chance to redeem themselves in front of the home crowd when they host the North Dakota State Bison. Despite their last home loss, the Mastodons are still a good bet when they take the court at Hilliard Gates Sports Center. PFW is 11-4 at home, where they light up the scoreboard, averaging 83.1 points per game, allowing an average of 76.7, and are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 at home. NDS comes into today’s game just 3-9 on the road, averaging 65.3 points per game and allowing an average of 77.5. The Bison are 5-17 ATS in the last 22 meetings with the Mastodons and 2-9 ATS in their last 11 trips to Purdue Fort Wayne. The Mastodons will be laying 4.5 and should cover the number.
TODAY’S PICK: FORT WAYNE MASTODONS -4.5
Friday NHL Pick
Two hot teams will butt heads tonight when the St. Louis Blues pay a visit to PNC Arena for a match-up with the Carolina Hurricanes. Carolina is 8-2 in their last 10, have won 3 straight, and are coming off a 6-1 trouncing of the Los Angeles Kings in their last outing. St. Louis is also 8-2 over their last 10 but have lost their last 2 on the road. The Blues have dominated the Hurricanes in the past, but that was then and this is now. The Canes will have the edge in goaltending, offense, defense, and let’s not leave out the home ice advantage.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CAROLINA HURRICANES
Thursday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
When the San Francisco Dons host the San Diego Toreros tonight at War Memorial Gymnasium, it will be electric, as it should be. The Dons are 13-1 at home, averaging 79.4 points per game, allowing an average of 65.8, and will be out for revenge after falling to the Toreros in San Diego on January 26th, 63-67. San Diego has been weak on the road, with a record of 4-7, averaging 67.7 points per game and allowing an average of 69. The Dons have the edge in points per game, field goal %, defense, rebounding, turnovers and bench. The line is currently San Francisco – 6. Lay it and take the Dons.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN FRANCISCO DONS -6
Wednesday NBA Pick
The San Antonio Spurs will be glad to get back home after a disastrous road trip where they were just 1-7. Tonight they will host a red hot Detroit Pistons team, who have won 3 straight and 8 of their last 10. However, Detroit has mustered just 2 wins in it’s last 10 meetings with San Antonio and their road record has not been good, at 11-17, where they are averaging 105.6 points per game and allowing an average of 109. On the flip side, the Spurs have been dominating opponents at AT&T Center, where they are 22-7, averaging 113.9 points per game and allowing an average of 107. Pop gets his team back on track.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN ANTONIO SPURS M/L
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Monday NBA Pick
The San Antonio Spurs are in a funk, losing 6 of their last 7 games, including a 130-118 loss last night to the lowly New York Knicks. Tonight they will make the short trip to Barclays Center for a matchup with the Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn will be laying 2 points in this one and have been getting it done at home, where they are 14-4 in their last 18. The Nets should cover the number but consider the money line at only -130.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BROOKLYN NETS M/L