Struggling Teams Clash Tuesday Night – Habs Host Coyotes
The Phoenix Coyotes, losers of three of their last five games travel to Montreal Tuesday night to play a Habs team that had looked unbeatable about a week ago when they were in the midst of a 9-0-1 stretch.
The Capitals and Flyers are back at it again Tuesday night and if this game is half as good as Sunday’s game, well, we are in for a treat.
The 16th-ranked Florida Gators will do battle with the 15th-ranked Memphis Tigers on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. Memphis brings a six-game winning streak into this one, while Florida has won six of their last seven, with their lone loss coming against UConn.
The Denver Nuggets host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night in what should be an entertaining affair. Oklahoma City has scored 110.6 points per game in their last eight meetings with Denver, while the Nuggets have countered with an average of 108.0 points in those eight games.
The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl may not be the most coveted of bowl games, but it features two teams who have got off to similar starts and have had similar years throughout the 2013 college football season.
The 2013 New Mexico Bowl features two teams who are making their returns to bowl games this season: the Washington State Cougars and the Colorado State Rams.
The No. 20 Fresno State Bulldogs and the No. 25 USC Trojans are slated to face off on Saturday, Dec. 21 in the Las Vegas Bowl. For Fresno State, it will try and prove that it can take down a talented team from a bigger conference following a relatively easy schedule.
Minnesota started off really strongly but has been slumping over the last three weeks. As a result they have dropped to 4th in the Northwest Division standings.
Maple Leafs and Penguins in Rubber Match of their Season Series Monday Night
The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to build some kind of momentum when they travel to Pittsburgh Monday night to take on a banged up Penguins team.
Los Angeles vs Atlanta NBA Picks
Kobe Bryant is back but the Lakers have only won one of the 4 games since his return. It was the last one so maybe they are getting used to having him back in the lineup, though I doubt it because he has looked pretty off playing more of a distributor role than scorer.
Ravens and Lions Clash in Key Monday Night Matchup
Two teams battling for their playoff lives meet in what is sure to be an intriguing Monday Night affair when the Baltimore Ravens head to the Motor City to take on the Lions.
AFC North Takes center Stage – Steelers Host Bengals on Sunday Night
It’s hard to believe that half way through December and the Steelers are out of the playoff race! But there are still three games remaining for Pittsburgh and one of them comes our way Sunday night against heated, hated rivals Cincinnati who are poised to make the playoffs for the third straight year and look like a lock to win the always-competitive AFC North.
The number 11 ranked Kentucky Wildcats travel to Chapel Hill to take on the number 18 Tar Heels of North Carolina.
Kentucky Wildcats (8-2) @ North Carolina Tar Heels (6-2)
When: Saturday, December 14th, 2013, 5:15 ET PM
Where: Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Broadcast: ESPN
Spread: North Carolina -3
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The Kentucky Wildcats take on their third big test of the year and they are hoping third time is a charm. In their first test Michigan State got out of the gate early and Kentucky never really recovered. In their second test they played Baylor, and it was a back and forth game, but they came up on the short end of the stick.
Now, they play a North Carolina Tar Heels team that has been up and down so far in the young season. In their third game of the season – as -14 point favorites – the Belmont Bears ended up upsetting the Tar Heels at home. But, North Carolina would bounce back by beating the Richmond Spiders and going into Louisville, Kentucky, and beating the Louisville Cardinals as 10 point underdogs.
The good vibrations didn’t last long though as North Carolina ended up getting upset once again, this time on the road to UAB. But, once again, North Carolina would bounce back as 10 point underdogs and beat the Michigan State Spartans on the road.
North Carolina in their last 5 games North Carolina has won straight up in 4 of those games and ATS they are 4-1 as well. Kentucky in their last five games are 4-1 straight up and 2-3 ATS.
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Key Players: Freshman Kentucky forward Julius Randle has had a great season so far. He’s averaging 17.8 points per game, and 12 rebounds a game. Freshman guard James Young has been very dynamic himself he’s averaged 13.9 points per game and in his last game he scored 21 points and pulled down 9 rebounds. Freshman guards Aaron Harrison and Andrew Harrison are having pretty identical season. Aaron Harrison is scoring 13.8 points per game and Andrew Harrison is scoring 10.3 points per game.
On the other side, sophomore guard Marcus Paige is averaging a team high 18.8 points per game, averaging 3.3 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game. Sophomore forward Brice Johnson is pulling down a team high 6.9 rebounds per game and scoring 13.6 points per game. Last, but not least, junior forward James Michael McAdoo is scoring 13.0 points per game, and averaging 5.9 rebounds per game.
All in all, this should be a good game. Both of Kentucky’s losses have come against top 25 teams in the Michigan State Spartans and the Baylor Bears. North Carolina is a top 25 team as well and while they have had a couple of bad losses, they have two great wins as well. It seems as though North Carolina gets up for these big games. I’m looking for North Carolina to get up for this game and they get the job done versus the very talented, but not yet tournament ready Kentucky Wildcats.
Pick: North Carolina Tar Heels -3
Betting the favorites in Week 14 of the NFL regular season proved to be a profitable endeavor with 10 of 16 covering against the spread. Despite the cold and snowy weather in many of the games, the total went OVER in 10 of those contests as well.
With their win over Detroit in the snow last week the Philadelphia Eagles are in the pole position in the NFC East right now just ahead of Dallas.
This game is not going to mean much but at least the Buffalo Bills will be able to get out of the cold for a week. They are looking to show a little face after an embarrassing loss to Tampa Bay last week in which their young QB looked just awful.
