Friday NBA Pick

The Toronto Raptors are on a 2-game skid but a trip to Denver tonight should get them back on track. Toronto is 7-4 on the season, 3-1 on the road and when away from Air Canada Centre, they are averaging 113.8 points per game and giving up 109.2. Denver comes in tonight’s contest with a record of 4-7 on the season, 1-3 at home, and are averaging 107.2 points per game at Pepsi Center and allowing 112.5. The Raptors are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games. Toronto is laying 3.5 with a money line of only -160. The hook always burns you, so I’m rolling with Toronto and the money line.

Tonight’s pick:

Toronto Raptors M/L -160

Thursday NHL Pick

The red hot New Jersey Devils will take their 5-game winning streak to Southern California tonight to face Ryan Getzlaf and the Anaheim Ducks. The Devils are 3-3-2-0 on the road this season and will be without their top scorer, Taylor Hall, who is sidelined for 3-4 weeks with a torn meniscus. Anaheim, who is 5-2-0-0 at home, opened a 5-game home stand on Tuesday with a decisive 4-1 victory over Edmonton. The Devils edged the Ducks 2-1 on October 18th but are 1-5 in their last 6 meetings with Anaheim and 2-7-1 in their last 10 at Honda Center. I like the Ducks chances tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

Anaheim Ducks

Wednesday NCAA Men’s Basketball Pick

The 0-1 Illinois State Redbirds will have their home opener tonight when they host the 1-1 IUPU-Fort Wayne Mastodons in Normal, Illinois. In the Mastodons’ first two contests, they averaged 100 points and allowed an average of 76. In the Redbirds’ road loss to Murray State, they put up 70 points and gave up 73. The Mastodons are 37-15-2 ATS in their last 54 road games and like playing on Wednesdays, covering 10 of their last 12 games. I like the ‘Dons in this one, +6.5

Tonight’s pick:

IUPU-Fort Wayne Mastodons +6.5

Tuesday NCAA Men’s Basketball Pick

The 1-0 Fairfield Stags will try to make it 2-0 when they travel to New Hampshire tonight to take on the 0-1 Dartmouth Big Green. In their win over Sacred Heart on Friday, the Stags scored 85 points, allowed 63 and are ranked 27th in offensive field goal percentage. On the flip side, the Big Green scored 61 points in their loss to the Rhode Island Rams, gave up 84 and are ranked 287th in offensive field goal percentage. Fairfield has the edge in points per game, field goals, defense, rebounds and turnovers. These two teams met once last year in a Fairfield 97-85 victory. I’m taking the road favorite, Stags -2.

Tonight’s pick:

Fairfield Stags -2

Monday NBA Pick

The 5-4 Boston Celtics are on a 2-game winning streak and will try to make it 3, when they travel to New Orleans tonight to take on the 1-9 Pelicans. The Pelicans are 0-5 at home and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games. Head to head, Boston is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings. The line in this game is Boston -4.5, which they should cover, but I’m playing it safe and taking the Celtics money line.

Today’s pick:

Boston Celtics -185

Sunday NCAA Men’s Basketball Pick

The 0-1 Niagara Purple Eagles will travel to Rhode Island today to take on the 0-1 Brown Bears. In Niagara’s first game against Buffalo, they put up 66 points and gave up 76. On the flip side, in their first game the Brown Bears scored 55 points against Cincinnati and gave up 84. Comparing offensive field goal percentages, the Brown Bears are ranked 246 while the Purple Eagles are ranked 173. The Western New Yorkers have the edge in points per game, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, defense and rebounding. I like the road dog Niagara, +6.

Today’s pick:

Niagara Purple Eagles +6

Saturday NHL Pick

The Montreal Canadiens are a perfect 9-0 at home this year and with a win today, they will set a franchise record of 10 straight home wins to start the season, but they have a problem; they are hosting the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings might be 2-8 in their last 10 meetings with the Habs and 0-5 in their last 5 in Montreal, but in 1953 the Canadiens were a perfect 9-0 to start the campaign and you know who stopped them from going 10-0? The Detroit Red Wings. The Wings spoil it again.

Today’s pick:

Detroit Red Wings