Jason Green is back with Cappers Picks again to give out his free sports plays. As always he's hoping the Braves and Redskins can win a championship since their last one in the 90’s was long ago. He’s starting to know the pain of Cubs fans.
In this Atlantic 10 match up Butler is the ranked team, but St. Louis has the 1 game lead in the conference over the Bulldogs, have won 8 straight games, and crushed Butler a few weeks back. NCAAB lines have Butler as 2.5-point home favorites with a total of 126.
Both Minnesota and Ohio State have lost 3 of their last 4 games and their last one. The Buckeyes 3 losses have come against ranked teams and they are favored to get back on track tonight with a W. Minnesota has 18 wins, but they are at 6-7 in Big 10 play and they need a few more wins to get off the Big Dance bubble.
Miami is the hottest team in the nation, as they have won 12 straight games and are the only undefeated team in the ACC. The Hurricanes have a 3-game cushion over Duke in conference play with Virginia at 4 games back.
Wisconsin has won 3 straight games and in their last game they scored a HUGE upset with a win over Michigan. .
Oh what a last game before the All Star break, as this is a match up of last season’s final and there is a good chance these 2 teams will meet in the finals this season.
The North Carolina vs. Duke match up is the biggest rivalry in the nation and the Tar Heels were spanked in their last game and are unranked. On the other side of the coin Duke has won 5 straight and they are undefeated at home this season.
Things just keep getting worse for the Celtics, as they are not only coming off a shocking loss to the weak Charlotte Hornets, but they lost another guard in Leandro Barbosa, who was recently lost for the season with a knee injury.
The Blazers have lost 3 straight and they are on the outside looking in being 2 games back of the Houston Rockets for the 8th spot in the Western Conference. However, while they are big double-digit underdogs in this game they did beat the Heat at home earlier this season.
Kansas is the nation’s 5th ranked teams and Kansas State is ranked 13th, but those rankings will definitely change when they come out on Monday.
The Nets have had a few days off and they needed it since they have lost 2 straight and 6 of their last 10 games. Tonight they face a Pacers’ team that is coming off a loss, but has won 6 straight home games against Brooklyn.
Pitt is on an impressive run winners of 6 of their last 7 games and they upset a top 10 Syracuse the last time they faced a ranked team.
Louisville got over their 3-game losing streak and they have won their last 3 games including beating a ranked Marquette team.
Both the Grizzlies and the Warriors have lost 2 straight games, but both of the losses for Golden State have come against solid teams. The Griz have won 8 straight against the Warriors and 7 straight against them at home.
Indiana regained the #1 ranking in the nation with their last game where they knocked Michigan from the top spot.
The first pitch is still a while from now, but it is never too early to make your MLB futures bets.
Houston’s offense has simply been en fuego and they have won 2 straight and scored 140 points in their last win.
