Thursday Men’s College Basketball Pick

The Purdue Boilermakers will be heavy favorites tonight when they spot the visiting Valparaiso Crusaders 16 points. Purdue is 8-2 on the season and one of their two losses was against a team they should have easily beaten, Western Kentucky, where they were laying 19 points. The Crusaders are off to a great start, at a perfect 8-0. Both teams have similar numbers. Valparaiso is averaging 82.2 points per game and allowing an average of 64.7. On the flip side, Purdue is averaging 86.5 points per game and allowing an average of 67.1. The Crusaders are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall, 10-4 ATS in their last 14 road games, and the Boilermakers are just 1-8 ATS in their last 9 against the Missouri Valley Conference. Take the points and the Crusaders.
TONIGHT’S PICK: VALPARAISO CRUSADERS +16

Wednesday NBA Pick

The New York Knicks have lost two in a row and were blown out by Indiana on Monday, 115-97, but tonight they return home to face a really bad Memphis Grizzly team. The Griz are 3-7 on the road and just 1-9 in their last 10 games overall. Away from home, Memphis is averaging 100.2 points per game and allowing an average of 104.6. The Knicks are 10-5 at MSG, where they are averaging 107.9 points per game and allowing an average of 101.5. New York should get one of their top scorers back tonight, Kristaps Porziņģis, who has been out with an ankle injury. The line in this game is New York -2.5, with a Money Line of -140. Don’t let the hook burn you, consider the M/L.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK KNICKS M/L

Tuesday NHL Pick

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are red hot and will seek their fifth straight win tonight when they host the New York Rangers. The Penguins are tough at PPG Paints Arena, with a record of 9-2-1-0, and will be playing on two days’ rest where they are 8-1 in their last 9 games. Take the Rangers out of MSG and they are a dismal 3-5-0-0, and are 1-4 in their last 5 meetings with the Penguins. Pittsburgh keeps rolling.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Monday Men’s College Basketball Pick

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

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