The Tampa Bay Lightning will go for 9 straight and who better to face than their cross-state rival, the Florida Panthers. The Bolts won the last meeting with the champs, blanking them 4-0. TB is hot, ride them ’til they are not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Sunday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
Cornell Big Red will be at home today when they host the Princeton Tigers and the Big Red is the side consider. The Red are averaging 83.3 points per game as opposed to the Tigers’ 73.6 and have won their last two, racking up 175 points over that span. They already whacked the Tigers in their last meeting in New Jersey, 85-76, and now they have them in the Finger Lakes.
TODAY’S PICK: CORNELL BIG RED M/L
Saturday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The 15-14 Incarnate Word Cardinals will take a 3-game winning streak into Commerce Texas today to face their Southland Conference foe, the 4-25 East Texas A&M Lions. The Word should cruise to a victory this afternoon. The Cardinals won their last meeting with the Lions back in December, 65-53. They also average almost 10 points a game more than the Lions and have the edge in 3-pointers, free throws, rebounds, and blocks. The Lions are a dismal 3-9 as the home team and only 2-16 in conference play. Depending on where you shop, the line is floating around -4.5 Cardinals, with a money line around -190. Don’t monkey with the hook and consider the Word on the money Line.
TODAY’S PICK: INCARNATE WORD CARDINALS M/L
Friday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The top seed in the MAC, the Akron Zips, will be on their home court tonight when they host the #3 seed Kent State Golden Flashes. The Zips are a perfect 14-0 as the home team and have won 4 straight against the Golden Flashes. In their last meeting with Kent State on January 31st at Kent State, the Zips cruised to an easy 85-71 victory and now they have them at the JAR. Expect more of the same.
TONIGHT’S PICK: AKRON ZIPS M/L
Thursday NHL Pick
The Buffalo Sabres will be in Raleigh tonight to take on the Carolina Hurricanes. Buffalo is getting no respect in this one, and if there is an upset on the slate tonight, this is it. The Canes are currently -225 and they shouldn’t be. Carolina has lost 2 straight and 5 of their last 6. The Sabres have won 2 straight and 6 of their last 7. They are also 6-1 in their last 7 against the Metropolitan Division and have won the last 2 meetings with Carolina.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES
Wednesday NHL Pick
When the Los Angeles Kings take the ice at home, they are always the side to consider and that is where they will be tonight when they host the Vancouver Canucks. LA has almost been a lock at the CRYPT this season, where they are an unbelievable 19-3-2. The Kings have also won 2 straight, 5 of their last 6, and beat the Canucks convincingly, 5-1, in their last meeting on January 16th in Vancouver.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES KINGS
Tuesday NHL Pick
The Edmonton Oilers are in a funk, losing 3 straight and 5 of their last 7. It won’t get any easier for them tonight when they travel to Amalie Arena to face off against the red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts have won 5 straight and have outscored their opponents 24-11 over that span. Tampa and Edmonton are similar in many ways and match up well. Both can score and have great goaltending; however, the Lightning are hot at home, where they are 19-7-2, and they will be extra motivated to even the score with the Oilers who beat them in a close one, 2-1, back on Dec 10th in Edmonton.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING