Wednesday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick

The 10-5 St. Bonaventure Bonnies will head south to Virginia tonight to take on the 9-6 Richmond Spiders. The Bonnies are 2-0 on the road, where they are averaging 85.0 points per game and holding teams to an average of 76.0. St. Bonny can cover – they are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog. The Spiders have a home record of 5-3, where they are averaging 72.0 points per game and holding teams to an average of 69.4. Richmond is just 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games against a team with a winning record. I’ll take the 4 points and side with the Western New Yorkers in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

St. Bonaventure Bonnies +4

Tuesday NHL Pick

I like the Anaheim Ducks chances for a victory tonight when they host the Dallas Stars at Honda Center. The Ducks dropped the first 2 meetings between these clubs, falling 6-2 and 4-2, but that was in Dallas. The Ducks are 13-5-2 at home and have won 3 out of their last 4 at Honda Center. John Gibson is expected between the pipes for Anaheim and he is 15-10-7 with a GAA of 2.46 and a .915 SV%. The Stars are expected to counter with Antti Niemi and he is 8-6-4 with a GAA of 2.93 and a SV% of .908. Dallas is 6-10-4 on the road and just 1-5 in their last 6 in Anaheim. Ryan Getzlaf is questionable tonight for Anaheim due to a lower body strain. With or without Getzy, I like the Ducks chances in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

Anaheim Ducks

Monday NCAA Men’s Basketball Pick

The road dog Quinnipiac Bobcats will make the short trek from Connecticut to New Jersey tonight to take on the St. Peter’s Peacocks. The Bobcats come into this game 2-3 on the road, averaging 72.2 points per game, and holding teams to 75.4. The Peacocks own a home record of 3-3, where they are averaging 68.3 points per game and holding teams to an average of 67.7 points. Quinnipiac is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 against the Metro Atlantic and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Bobcats can put up some numbers, and if they are on, they should be able to get under the number against a tough St. Peter’s defense.

Tonight’s pick:

Quinnipiac Bobcats +7

Sunday NHL Pick

The Columbus Blue Jackets were the winners of 16 straight games but since that run, they have dropped two in a row. Today they can get back on track when they host the Philadelphia Flyers at Nationwide Arena. The Flyers are playing back-to-back games after knocking off the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 in a matinee yesterday. Philadelphia has struggled against Columbus, going 2-8 in the last 10 meetings, and they are 0-8 in their last 8 at Nationwide Arena. I like Columbus in this spot.

Today’s pick:

Columbus Blue Jackets

Saturday NCAA Men’s Basketball Pick

The 9-7 UC Davis Aggies will host the 5-9 Cal Poly SLO Mustangs tonight at The Pavilion. The Aggies are a perfect 4-0 at home, where they are averaging 78 points per game and allowing just 58. On the flip side, the Mustangs are 1-7 on the road, averaging 62.6 points per game and allowing 77.5. The Aggies have the advantage in points per game, field goal percentage, defense, rebounding and bench. The Mustangs are 0-6 ATS in the last 6 meetings with the Aggies and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 at the Pavilion. The Aggies should cover the 5.5.

Tonight’s pick:

UC Davis Aggies -5.5

Friday NHL Pick

The New York Islanders are picking up momentum and there’s no better place than the Pepsi Center to face the Colorado Avalanche to keep it going. Colorado is a pathetic 4-13-0-1 at home this season, losers of their last 10 at Pepsi Center and just 1-10 in their last 11 overall. The Islanders have won 4 of their last 5 games and have found the back of the net 55 times in their last 16 games. I’ll side with the road favorite in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

New York Islanders

Thursday NHL Pick

With a win tonight, the Columbus Blue Jackets can post their 17th consecutive victory, but they have a problem – they have to travel to Washington to face Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby is expected between the pipes for the Caps and he has had success against Columbus, owning a record of 8-3-2 with a 2.83 GAA. Evgeny Kuznetsov broke out of his slump on Tuesday after not finding the net for 17 games. If Kuzy heats up, this could be a problem for the Blue Jackets. Columbus won both match-ups this year, but they weren’t easy, winning 2-1 in overtime at home and 3-2 in Washington. With the Blue Jackets at just 2-6 in their last 8 at Verizon Center, I see their streak ending tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

Washington Capitals