The Buffalo Sabres are the real deal and they will take their 5-game winning streak into PPG Paints Arena tonight to face a Pittsburgh Penguin team that’s starting to unravel. Pittsburgh has lost 3 in a row and are just 1-8 in their last 9 overall. The Penguins have had the Sabres’ number in the past but that was then and this is now. Take the Western New Yorkers tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES
Sunday NFL Pick
The Carolina Panthers will be well rested when they head to the Motor City today to take on the Detroit Lions. Carolina will look to bounce back from the throttling Pittsburgh put on them their last time out and when you need to get back on track, Detroit is always a good opponent. The Lions are 3-6, with an offense that is ranked 23rd in the league, and they are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games against teams with a winning record. The Panthers come into today’s game with a record of 6-3 and are ranked 3rd in the league in rushing, averaging 138.4 yards per game, and that does not bode well for Detroit who is weak against the run. Carolina is resilient. After a straight up loss, they are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games. Lay the 4 and take Newton and Company.
TODAY’S PICK: CAROLINA PANTHERS -4
Saturday NHL Pick
To notch a win against the Winnipeg Jets at Bell MTS Place is always a difficult task, but that is what the Buffalo Sabres did last night, extending their winning streak to 4. Today they will be playing back-to-back games, and that’s always tough, when the Sabres make the short trip to Xcel Energy Center to face the Minnesota Wild. The Wild are a force at home, with a record of 6-1-1-1, and the Western New Yorkers are just 2-8 in their last 10 meetings with the Wild.
TODAY’S PICK: MINNESOTA WILD
Friday NCAA Men’s Basketball Pick
The Stony Brook Seawolves will be laying 1 point tonight when they face the Holy Cross Crusaders at Mohegan Sun Arena. Holy Cross is 1-2 on the season, averaging 63.7 points per game and allowing an average of 69.0. Stony Brook is off to a 2-0 start with impressive road wins over the George Washington Colonials and the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Seawolves can score, racking up 83 points against South Carolina and 77 against George Washington. They are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall, but why risk a push with a M/L of only -115? Take Stony Brook on the money line.
TONIGHT’S PICK: STONY BROOK SEAWOLVES M/L
Thursday NFL Pick
The Green Bay Packers are still winless on the road, at 0-4, but with a guy like Aaron Rogers at the helm that will change. Tonight they will be at CenturyLink Field to face the Seattle Seahawks, who have lost two in a row and are 1-2 on the season at home. The Packers are coming off a 31-12 thumping of the Miami Dolphins and the other Aaron, Aaron Jones, has been tearing it up in the backfield for Green Bay. In his last 3 games, Jones has rushed for 306 yards with 3 TDs and that doesn’t bode well for Seattle, whose defense is allowing an average of 5 yards per carry. The Packers will be spotted 3 points in this one and are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings with the Seahawks.
TONIGHT’S PICK: GREEN BAY PACKERS +3
Wednesday NHL Pick
If the Chicago Blackhawks are going to end their 8-game skid, it should be at United Center tonight when they host the St. Louis Blues. The bottom dwelling Blues are 6-6-3 on the season and only 1-4 in their last 5 road games. Chicago is 2-1 against St. Louis this season and should be motivated in front of the home crowd to give their new skipper, Jeremy Colliton, his first win.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
Tuesday NHL Pick
The Toronto Maple Leafs are still getting it done, even without their young phenom Auston Matthews, and tonight they will be at Staples Center to face the Los Angeles Kings. Toronto is 11-6-0 and suffered their first road loss Saturday, falling to Boston, 5-1. The Leafs are an impressive 6-1 on the road and have been a scoring machine away from Scotiabank Arena, averaging 4.71 goals per game. The Los Angeles Kings are off to a rocky start at 5-10-1 and are averaging just 2.06 goals per game, not good. The Kings are a dismal 4-9 in their last 13 home games and lost to the Leafs on October 15th, 4-1, in Toronto. The Leafs have won 5 out of their last 6 against the Pacific Division and should notch another one tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS