Thursday NBA Pick

The San Antonio Spurs will put their 9-game winning streak on the line tonight when they travel to Chesapeake Energy Arena to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Spurs will be playing back-to-back games after knocking off the lowly Sacramento Kings last night, 114-104. San Antonio will be laying 3 points in this one and they have not been covering. The Spurs are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall, 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games against the Thunder and 3-13 ATS in their last 16 games in Oklahoma City. I’ll take the home dog in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

Oklahoma City Thunder +3

Wednesday NCAA Men’s Basketball Pick

Tonight the Lamar Cardinals and the Southeastern Louisiana Lions square off in the Southland Conference Tournament in Katy, Texas. Lamar is ranked 6th in the Southland Conference, with a record of 18-13, and are 6-4 in their last 10 games. On the flip side, the Lions are ranked 7th in the Southland Conference, with a record of 16-15, and are 4-6 in their last 10 games. The Cardinals have the edge in points per game, field goal percentage, turnovers and bench. The Cardinals won easily over the Lions at home on January 7th, 74-54. Why not again tonight? The line is Lamar -1 so avoid the push and take the Cardinals on the money line.

Tonight’s pick:

Lamar Cardinals M/L

Tuesday NHL Pick

The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to stop the bleeding tonight when they host another original 6 team, the Detroit Red Wings. The Leafs now find themselves 1 point back for the second Wild Card spot after dropping their last 5 games. Toronto is 6-2-2 in the last 10 meetings with Detroit and won the last contest 4-0 on January 25th in Detroit. Frederik Andersen is expected between the pipes tonight for the Leafs and he is 3-0 with a 1.96 GAA against the Red Wings. Toronto has had 3 days off to heal so they should be well rested. I like their chances in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

Toronto Maple Leafs

Monday NBA Pick

The San Antonio Spurs are riding a 7-game winning streak but that could be in jeopardy tonight when they play host to the Houston Rockets. Houston has won 8 out of their last 10 games and are a good road team, with a record of 21-11, and they average 114.0 points per game on foreign turf. The Rockets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 against the Southwest and the visiting team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 match ups between these two clubs. I’ll take the 3.5 points and the Rockets in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

Houston Rockets +3.5

Saturday NCAA Men’s Basketball Pick

The Duquesne Dukes might have dropped 4 in a row, but today they’ll host the St. Joseph Hawks, who have lost 9 in a row. The Dukes are 8-9 at home, where they average 72.1 points per game and give up an average of 72.2. The Hawks come into this game with a road record of 3-9, where they average 67.0 points per game and give up an average of 74.3. The line is Dukes -1.5. Why worry about the points?

Today’s pick:

Duquesne Dukes M/L

Friday NHL Pick

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been on the road and lost their last 2 games but tonight they return home to PPG Paints Arena to host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Pittsburgh has been ruthless against visiting opponents, with a home record of 25-4-2-1 this season, and are 50-15 in their last 65 home games, and that is not a typo. The Lightning have struggled against the Penguins, going 0-4 in their last 4 meetings, and 3-10 in their last 13 in Pittsburgh. These 2 clubs met on January 8th and the Penguins prevailed 6-2. The Penguins are a little nicked up but they should win tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

Pittsburgh Penguins