A fairly good night last night picking both Dallas and Minnesota to win by one in regulation and both events occurring bang on. The other picks did not fair so well, however the Montreal game was a value play and the under did indeed cash with a low number of shots on goal. I recommended the wrong basketball pick as Kansas State was not able to cover the +9 spread but both NC State and Notre Dame covered easily but we will try and correct that with another pick tonight.

Here are the picks.

New Jersey 1.77 vs Detroit
Brodeur may be playing his last game as a Devil, he may not be, who really knows but either way I think just as he did last game he will play a shutdown game against a Detroit squad missing out on Zetterberg and Datsyuk. Given the home ice advantage and New Jersey being 9-3-1 in the last 13 games at home vs Detroit, I am comfortable laying the money to take a home win. Pick New Jersey at 1.77 odds.

Ottawa 1.83 vs Edmonton
Look for the birth of Anderson's child to motivate him to play at the top of his game and handle the Oilers with relative ease. Ottawa will outshoot Edmonton by a fair margin and that gives Ottawa a big advantage to come away with a win. Scrivens has played well but has not been winning as has been the case with the Oilers for years and I am looking for it to be one more loss to the record.

Winnipeg 1.80 in regulation vs NY Islanders
Without Tavares, trades looming and the Islanders bound to fall I am fading them until I see a reason to do otherwise. The goaltending matchup is a huge advantage to Winnipeg especially on home ice being one of the toughest rinks to play in. Plus Winnipeg is on a tear and continues to prove they are playing like the real deal. Lets go with Winnipeg to win in regulation.


Those are the picks everybody! I will be back later with an NCAA BB pick as well as perhaps another NHL pick or two as I like a lot of the matchups tonight.