By Stephen Nover Illinois minus 6 at Northwestern Here’s my ticket. Now boarding the Northwestern fade train. The Wildcats have lost 11 in a row going 4-7 ATS during this span with eight of those defeats being by at least nine points. Illinois is 18-9, 10-6 in the Big Ten. The Illini remain in the […]
By Stephen Nover Wisconsin minus 4 1/2 hosting Rutgers Wisconsin is another one of those Big Ten teams that is much better at home. The timing works here to back the Badgers. Rutgers is at low ebb. The Scarlet Knights are 2-4 this month. They also are a bit shell shocked having just lost for […]
By Stephen Nover Rangers plus $1.17 at Blackhawks Face it Chicago it’s not going to happen. The Blackhawks aren’t going to make the playoffs. Not after going 1-6 in their last seven games. The Blackhawks return home for the first time in two weeks. They are 0-2 in their previous two home games. Chicago hosts […]
By Stephen Nover Lightning minus $1.14 at Avalanche It’s the regular season. That means things are going well for Tampa Bay. The Lightning have won 10 in a row. They’ve been beating good teams, too, going 12-1 the past 13 times versus above .500 opponents. Colorado was hot – for a while. But now the […]
By Stephen Nover Wichita State minus 3 at Central Florida Sometimes it takes a come-to-Jesus moment for a good college basketball team to get turned around. I see that happening with Wichita State here at Central Florida. The Shockers are 17-6. But they have lost three straight with the last defeat being their worst in […]
By Stephen Nover Middle Tennessee State minus 1 hosting Rice I understand there are better things to do on a Saturday – or any other day of the week for that matter – than pay attention to a Rice-Middle Tennessee State basketball game. But I see value backing Middle Tennessee State for these reasons: The […]
