Matt's Picks (6 Live)
Jakub Dobes has been sensational for Montreal. ...
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I believe this is light a good 25 cents or so and that's why not playing -1. Well, I believe it's light if the Penguins' projected goaltender is correct in rookie Joel Blomqvist, who is 3-5-0 with a 3.60 GAA. It's the second of a B2B so I don't think the Pens have much choice in the matter as they tried to release former No. 1 Tristan Jarry but no one wanted him. Top blueliner Kris Letang is out. Washington's Logan Thompson might win the Vezina at 20-2-3 with a 2.13 GAA and .924 SV.
If I had a mistress (please God don't let the missus read this), her name would be Columbus. Only as I doubt any female is named Blue Jackets. Or probably Columbus, but my point is the team has probably been my most profitable of the season. But at home. People often wonder why I generally only play home teams in any sport. This is why: 16-5-3 on home ice and 6-12-3 away. When a team gets down early on the road, it tends to fold. This may push but can't tell you how much I love -1 over -1.5 -- obviously knew it was out there and have been doing it for years but now that can on here. 60-minute line is fine ...
Well, shoot. I was hoping to be done for today with Georgia covering and then presumably Brown winning as a sizable favorite but it appears Brown will not comply and I don't feel like being underwater today so we'll play this on Alumni Day at Bucknell. The Bison easily swept the season series last year. In league play this season, Bucknell is 3-0 at home and 0-2 on the road.
After the Furman debacle earlier this week, I plan to cap my plays on here in college hoops at -200 unless I am just crazy confident. Believe parlay options are coming down the road. So what can Brown do for me? Simply win. At least via the models, this is a good 50 cents light. Harvard used to own the Ivy League in men's hoops but those days are gone. On top of obviously being at home, Brown should have the best player on the court in Kino Lilly Jr., who today might become only the third player in Ivy League history with 300 career three-pointers made.
It's the biggest basketball game at Georgia in years ... maybe since Dominque's days. Auburn All-American and former Player of the Year favorite Johni Broome remains out. The Tigers blew the doors off No. 15 Mississippi State on Tuesday in their first game without him, but that was at home. Remember that Office episode at the beginning where they are waiting for that balloon to fall? Not one of the better episodes (post-Michael Scott they mostly were not good) but that's how I feel like Auburn is here. Played awesome first game without Broome but I believe it catches up to them today on the road. Balloon falls/the VHS thing hits the corner.
This feels a good 30 cents light for the Mountain West Toilet Bowl -- both are 0-6 in league play, but FSU has played a much tougher slate. KenPom ranks Fresno 32 spots higher. Air Force really hasn't come close to a win since early December, while FSU at least pushed a good Nevada team to OT last time out and is on extra rest. The Bulldogs are one of three teams in the MW to have four players in double figures scoring-wise: Zaon Collins (12.9), Alex Crawford (11.0), Jalen Weaver (10.9), Mykell Robinson (10.8).
I believe Memphis is clearly superior but it's so rare for a club to sweep one of these baseball-type series on the road -- the Grizz won by 14 in San Antonio on Wednesday. Maybe we get lucky tonight and Ja Morant doesn't play as he's questionable. It is the end of a four-game trip so a possible letdown spot as it is for Memphis.
This is the new number with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander downgraded to questionable. Generally when guys are downgraded this late, they are out. I was actually looking at Dallas regardless as this felt like a trap game for OKC anyways. So sometimes it's kinda karma "when" you push the button because if I had three minutes ago, I would have gotten +8.
When the Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns had a homecoming game in the Twin Cities a while back, KAT put up massive numbers. The Wolves' Julius Randle isn't in his class but it's a homecoming for him in New York from that trade and I tend to think Randle will be jacking up a few more shot attempts than normal -- and he averages 19.5 PPG. There may be a few more shots to go around with the other former Knick in that trade, Donte DiVincenzo, ruled out.