The Appalachian State Mountaineers will be a road favorite tonight, laying 5.5, when they take on the Western Carolina Catamounts. App State should be able to cover this one. The Mountaineers are averaging 89.3 points per game and allowing an average of 74. On the flip side, the Catamounts are averaging 66.4 points per game and allowing an average of 81.4. The Mountaineers have the edge in points per game, field goal %, free throw %, defense, rebounding, turnovers, and bench. Numbers don’t lie.
TONIGHT’S PICK: APPALACHIAN STATE -5.5
Sunday NHL Pick
The Arizona Coyotes got a rare win last night by knocking off the New Jersey Devils, 5-0, and tonight they’ll be playing back-to-back games when they travel to Vegas to take on the Golden Knights. Vegas has lost 3 in a row and who better to have come to town than the Coyotes to get back on track? The Golden Knights are 9-2-0-0 at home and 5-0 in their last 5 against the Pacific. The Coyotes are 4-10-2-1 on the road and 1-7 in their last 8 against the Pacific. Vegas gets this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Saturday College Football Picks
These teams came up in the system. Let’s nail it.
Today’s Picks:
Troy -1
North Texas +12.5
Fresno State +9
U Mass -2
Friday NHL Pick
The Ottawa Senators are in a funk and it won’t get any easier for them tonight because they travel to Brooklyn to take on the New York Islanders. The Sens have lost 7 in a row, have a road record of 4-4-0-1, and have lost their last 4 road games. The Islanders have yet to lose at home in regulation, with a record of 8-0-1-1, and are a scoring machine. New York is averaging 3.67 goals per game overall and at Barclays Center they are averaging 4.60. That’s impressive!
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Thursday Men’s College Basketball Pick
The Pacific Tigers will have the edge tonight when they take it on the road to play the UC Riverside Highlanders. The Tigers are ranked #82 in offensive field goal percentage shooting as opposed to the Highlanders at #301. Pacific is averaging 75.9 points per game and allowing an average of 74.7. On the flip side, Riverside is averaging 65.5 points per game and allowing an average of 80.8. The Highlanders are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games overall and a miserable 4-17 ATS in their last 21 home games. Pacific is 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 visits to Riverside. The spread is Pacific -3.5 with a M/L of -165 but that will probably climb. Get on Pacific early and consider the money line.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PACIFIC TIGERS M/L
Wednesday Men’s College Basketball Pick
Two Western New York teams will meet tonight when the 3-2 Buffalo Bulls make the short trip to Gallagher Center to take on the 3-4 Niagara Purple Eagles. The Bulls usually prevail over the Purple Eagles, winning 7 of the last 10 contests, and are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 trips to Niagara. The Purple Eagles can put up some numbers and proved that when they stunned St. Bonaventure, 77-75, but take into account the Bonnies were without their star player. Niagara has not fared well against the Mid-American Conference, going 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games. Buffalo will be laying 2.5 in this one and should cover it but with a M/L of just -140, why sweat the points?
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO BULLS M/L
Tuesday NHL Pick
The New York Rangers are on a roll, winning 10 of their last 12 games and 4 in a row, and they will try to add to that tonight when they host the Florida Panthers. The Rangers boast a home record of 10-4-1-1. They are 8-0 in their last 8 games at MSG and 5-0 in their last 5 against the Atlantic Conference. The Panthers have struggled on the road, with a record of 4-8-0-0. They are 3-10 in their last 13 meetings with the Rangers and are 3-8 in their last 11 visits to MSG. New York is hot – ride them ’til they’re not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK RANGERS