The eighth-seeded Kansas Jayhawks will make the trip over to Manhattan to kick off Rivalry Week against the Kansas State Wildcats. The teams met once earlier this season, a game the Jayhawks won handily, 86-60.
The Portland Trail Blazers and Indiana Pacers are scheduled to face off Friday on ESPN, and if all goes according to plan, it will be the perfect display of offense versus defense.
Columbus Aims to Maintain Recent Dominance Over San Jose Sharks
The Columbus Blue Jackets head to San Jose Friday night to take on a Sharks team that they have inexplicably have owned the last couple of seasons – winning four straight against the perennial powers of the West.
The Seton Hall Pirates will make the trip over to The Pavilion on Friday night for a Big East showdown with the sixth-ranked Villanova Wildcats. Seton Hall enters having alternated wins and losses over their last six games, while Villanova has won four in a row and nine of their last 10.
The Timberwolves are 26-23 ATS with an O/U record of 23-24-2 and the Pelicans are 22-24-2 ATS with an O/U record of 24-23-1.
San Antonio is going through a bit of a lull right now. This is still one of the top contenders btu some nights they look pretty old, especially when the young guns who powered their playoff run last year are absent.
After a tough start to the AAC schedule the Huskies are playing much better lately with wins in 6 of their last 7 games. This is a good team but they have not been very strong on the road this season.
Penn State will aim to pull off another shocking road vistory this season when they take on No. 9 Michigan State in a Big Ten showdown on Thursday night in East Lansing.
The Chicago Bulls continue their West Coast trip on Thursday when they head out to Oakland for a prime time showdown with the Golden State Warriors. Chicago bounced back from one of their worst shooting performances in nearly a decade in their last outing, while Golden State will look to do the same on Thursday.
Struggling Canadian Teams Attempt Head Into Break In Style – Canucks Visit Habs
The Vancouver Canucks will try to avoid a sixth straight loss Thursday night when they head to Montreal to take on a Canadiens team that has had their share of troubles lately as well.
Chara-less Bruins Head to St. Louis Thursday Night
The Hot Boston Bruins travel to St. Louis Thursday night in a battle of the NHL Heavyweights. While both teams have been fixture in the top 10 in the NHLs overall standings virtually all year, the bigger story may be the fact that Boston will play without Zdeno Chara who has been given two games to get to Sochi early and bask in the glory of being Slovakia`s flag bearer for the Opening Ceremonies.
The races in the NBA’s Eastern and Western conferences are heating up as the playoffs inch ever closer. With teams looking to solidify home court or just back their way into postseason contention we are seeing their true colors.
The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am comes our way this week – three courses will be played before the final round Sunday. They include Pebble Beach (PB), Spyglass Hill (SH) and Monterey Peninsula (MP).
The first Wednesday in February is loaded with opportunities to bet on the NBA, but I have narrowed down my plays to a pair of contests that come together perfectly to form this week’s ‘NBA Wednesday Parlay’.
The Heat are 20-27 ATS with an O/U record of 28-19 and the Clippers are 29-22 ATS with an O/U record of 28-23.
SDSU is 10-7 ATS O/U record of 3-13 Boise State is 6-11 ATS with an O/U record of 5-10.
