Friday College Football Pick

The 6-2 Marshall Thundering Herd will travel to Boca Raton tonight to take on the 5-3 Florida Atlantic Owls. The Herd covers, going 6-2-0 ATS in their last 8 games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games against a team with a winning record. Marshall is averaging 28.4 points per game and holding teams to an average of 17.6. The Owls can put up points, averaging 39.5 points per game but allowing an average of 26.8. Florida Atlantic has trouble covering at home. They are 4-13-1 ATS in their last 18 home games. Depending on where you got the line, it opened at anywhere from -9.5 to -8 FAU and has dropped to -6.5. Sharp money is starting to go on the Herd.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD +6.5

Thursday NHL Pick

The Los Angeles Kings will return home tonight to Staples Center after a 6-game road trip to host the Toronto Maple Leafs and payback will be on their minds. The Kings suffered their first regulation loss to the Leafs, 3-2, on October 23rd in Toronto. Los Angeles is off to a great start at 9-2-1-0 and are 4-0-1-0 at Staples Center. Toronto is 8-5-0-0 and 4-2-0-0 on the road, and will be playing back-to-back games after knocking off Anaheim last night at Honda Center, 3-1. The home team is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings between these two clubs and Jonathan Quick is expected between the pipes for the Kings. If anyone is going to slow down the Leaf’s potent offense, he will, with a .942 SV% and a GAA of 1.89.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES KINGS

Wednesday World Series Pick

It’s been 29 years since the Los Angeles Dodgers last won the World Series and the Houston Astros have yet to win one. Who gets it tonight? I’m leaning Dodgers in this one. Yu Darvish will take the hill for LA and will have a chance to redeem himself after a poor outing in Game 3. Despite that performance, he is is 2-1 in his last 3 turns, with an ERA of 4.15, and a 1.23 WHIP. The other Game 3 starter, Lance McCullers Jr., will get the nod for Houston. Over his last 3 outings, McCullers is 1-1, with an ERA of 5.17, and a WHIP of 1.28. After last night’s loss, Houston is now 1-5 in their last 6 road playoff games, and 2-8 in their last 10 games at Chavez Ravine. LA figured out Houston’s ace last night, Justin Verlander, and should do the same with McCullers tonight, and oh yeah, Dodger Stadium will be electric.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS

Tuesday World Series Pick

Do not put a dagger in the Los Angeles Dodgers just yet because the last two games of the World Series are at Chavez Ravine and the Dodgers are 52-19 in their last 71 home games. Impressive. Houston sends Justin Verlander to the hill and LA counters with the lefty, Rich Hill. We all know Verlander has been delivering this post-season, with a mark of 4-0, and an ERA of 2.05, but Hill has been crisp as well, going 0-0, with an ERA of 2.77. Take the Astros out of Minute Maid Park and they are 1-4 in their last 5 road playoff games and 2-7 in their last 9 trips to SoCal. The Dodgers are 5-1 in Hill’s last 6 starts and 4-1 in his last 5 starts at Dodger Stadium. Does the crowd play a factor in these games? You better believe it and it will tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS

Monday NHL Pick

The Vegas Golden Knights are winners of their last 5 games but all those wins were in Nevada. Tonight they are in Brooklyn to take on a Islanders team that is 3-0-0-1 at home. The party ends tonight for the Golden Knights.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK ISLANDERS