Friday 2/8/19 thread for free handicapping service plays and expert predictions for Friday's NCAAB, NHL & NBA games.
Mike Wynn
Free Play: Free Pennsylvania -1 Over Brown
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John Anthony Sports
Friday's Free Selection: Harvard - 11 1/2
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Kenny Towers
FREE PLAY FOR FRIDAY - CLEVELAND/WASHINGTON UNDER 220½
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High Stakes Syndicate
Free Selection for Friday: Rider Broncs - 8 1/2
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Vegas Steam Line
Your free winner for Friday: CLEVELAND +10 over Washington
Arthur Ralph
FREE play FRI Over the total New Orleans /Timberwolves
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Huddle Up Sports
Free Play: Cleveland/Washington over 220 Friday
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Hawkeye Sports
Friday's Free Pick: Carolina Hurricanes - 120
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Golden Dragon
FREE WINNER for Friday
Chicago/Brooklyn over 223'
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Nevada Sharpshooter
Your free winner for Friday: Take MIAMI/SACRAMENTO OVER 218½
Bobby Conn
Feb 08 '19, 7:00 PM in 5h
NCAA-B | St. Louis vs St. Joe's
Play on: St. Joe's +3 -109 at GTBets
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Info Plays
Feb 08 '19, 7:00 PM in 5h
NCAA-B | Canisius vs Rider
Play on: Canisius +8½
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Kenny Walker
Feb 08 '19, 7:00 PM in 5h
NCAA-B | Niagara vs Marist
Play on: Niagara +4
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Mike Williams
Feb 08 '19, 7:00 PM in 5h
NCAA-B | Canisius vs Rider
Play on: Canisius +8½
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Dave Price
Feb 08 '19, 7:00 PM in 5h
NCAA-B | St. Louis vs St. Joe's
Play on: St. Louis -2 -111 at pinnacle
Dave’s Friday Free Play:
1* on Saint Louis -2
The Key: Saint Louis (15-8) is by far the superior team over St. Joe’s (10-13) this season. The Billikens beat the Hawks 68-57 as 8-point home favorites already this season to continue their dominance in this series. The Billikens are 13-0 ATS in their last 13 meetings with the Hawks, including 6-1 SU & 7-0 ATS in their last 7 road meetings. Saint Louis is 9-1 ATS against poor shooting teams that make 42% or less of their shots over the last 3 seasons. The Billikens are 20-7 ATS in their last 27 games against a team with a losing record. Take Saint Louis.
Dustin Hawkins
Feb 08 '19, 7:00 PM in 5h
NCAA-B | Princeton vs Yale
Play on: UNDER 139½
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Hunter Price
Feb 08 '19, 7:00 PM in 5h
NCAA-B | St. Louis vs St. Joe's
Play on: St. Joe's +3 -109
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Steve Janus
Feb 08 '19, 7:00 PM in 5h
NCAA-B | Canisius vs Rider
Play on: Canisius +8½
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Brandon Lee
Feb 08 '19, 7:05 PM in 5h
NBA | Cavs vs Wizards
Play on: Wizards -9½ -105 at Bovada
10* FREE NBA PICK (Wizards -9.5)
I'll take my chances here laying the big number with the Wizards at home against the Cavs. I know Washington might be a little short-handed here after making a few trades, but there is a chance they could see both Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker make their debuts after coming over in a trade with Chicago. Either way the Wizards are still playing the Cavs and it doesn't take much to beat Cleveland by double-digits. I also think there's a little extra incentive here for Washington, who will want revenge from a loss at Cleveland a little over a week ago. Cavs are 5-22 on the road this season and are losing by an average of 12 ppg. Give me the Wizards -9.5!
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John Martin
Feb 08 '19, 7:05 PM in 5h
NBA | Knicks vs Pistons
Play on: Pistons -8½ -104 at pinnacle
1 Unit FREE PLAY on Detroit Pistons -8.5
The Detroit Pistons just won 105-92 in New York on February 5th. Now they get the Knicks at home and should be able to win by double-digits again. This is an obviously tanking Knicks team that has lost 14 straight games with each of their last seven losses coming by 9 points or more, or by more than this 8.5-point spread. Emmanuel Mudiay and Frank Ntilikina are both out, and the Knicks just waived two of their better players in Enes Kanter and Wesley Mathews. New York is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games off a loss by more than 10 points. Detroit is 7-2 ATS in its last nine games against a team that wins less than 40% of their games. The favorite is 19-7 ATS in the last 26 meetings. Give me the Pistons.
Marc Lawrence
Feb 08 '19, 8:35 PM in 6h
NBA | Bucks vs Mavs
Play on: Mavs +8 -105 at pinnacle
Play - Dallas Mavericks (Game 510).
Edges - Mavericks: 18-7-1 ATS at home this season, including 9-1 ATS as a dog … Bucks: the visiting team is 2-8 ATS in this series … With Milwaukee just 5-9 SUATS in games after facing Washington, we recommend a 1* play on Dallas. Thank you and good luck as always.
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Cole Faxon
Feb 08 '19, 9:00 PM in 7h
NCAA-B | Georgia State vs UL - Lafayette
Play on: UL - Lafayette +2
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Totals Guru
Feb 08 '19, 9:00 PM in 7h
NCAA-B | Kent State vs Akron
Play on: UNDER 134 -105
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Jack Jones
Feb 08 '19, 9:05 PM in 7h
NBA | Warriors vs Suns
Play on: Warriors -15½ -105 at pinnacle
Jack’s Free Pick Friday: Golden State Warriors -15.5
It’s rare I lay this big of a number in the NBA, but I think the Warriors are worth it tonight. They have gone 13-1 SU & 8-5-1 ATS in their last 14 games overall. They have appeared unstoppable since DeMarcus Cousins made his debut as seven of their 13 wins during this stretch have come by 14 points or more.
The Phoenix Suns are 0-12 SU & 4-8 ATS in their last 12 games overall. They are battling injuries right now as they are without TJ Warren and De’Anthony Melton, and they could be without Devin Booker, who is questionable with a hamstring injury. They just don’t have the horses to compete with Golden State.
That has been evident in recent meetings. The Warriors have won 17 straight meetings with he Suns. They are actually 7-1 ATS in the last eight meetings despite laying double-digits almost every time. They have won by 15 points or more in seven of their last nine meetings with the Suns.
The Warriors are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400. Golden State is 5-1 ATS in its last six road games. The Warriors are 17-5 ATS int heir last 22 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400. The Suns are 7-21 ATS in their last 28 vs. NBA Pacific Division opponents. Phoenix is 1-11 ATS in home games with a total of 230 or more over the last two seasons. Bet the Warriors Friday.
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Alex Smart
Feb 08 '19, 10:05 PM in 8h
NBA | Heat vs Kings
Play on: Kings -2½ -115 at BMaker
Sacramentos acquisition of F Harrison Barnes sends a message to the league that they want a place in the play offs and an opportunity to upend the explosive Golden State Warriors. I expect Barnes will mesh well, with the explosive young backcourt of Buddy Hield and De'Aaron Fox making the Kings ( if thats possible) an even more explosive opponent than they were prior to this trade. Coming off their first home loss in 9 games last time out, I now expect the Kings to come out here like their hair is on fire, and to take out a foe that they have owned of late winning 3 straight meetings including a DD win in Miami.Yes, I know Miami is dangerous and in revenge mode as they just proved in their last effort , via a brilliant underdog win vs the Portland Blazers , however. ... from a league wide trend perspective this not a profitable situation for Heat backers considering that NBA Road teams vs. the money line (MIAMI) - revenging a same season loss vs opponent, off a double digit win as a underdog of 6 points or more are 4-27 L/5 seasons for a go against 87% conversion rate for bettors on the blind with the average margin of defeat coming by 5.5 ppg
SACRAMENTO is 11-2 ATS as a favorite this season and is 15-5 ATS when the line is +3 to -3 this season.
Kings are 26-9 ATS in their last 35 vs. Eastern Conference.Kings are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.Kings are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 vs. NBA Southeast.
The Heat are 0-9 ATS/SU as a dog with more than one day of rest off a win when they lost 3 straight vs current opponent. ( The Kings won the last three meetings . in this seires, including a 123-113 win in Miami on Oct. 29.)
Play on the Sacramento Kings to cover
Jimmy Boyd
Feb 08 '19, 10:05 PM in 8h
NBA | Heat vs Kings
Play on: Kings -3 -108 at pinnacle
1* Free NBA Pick on Kings -3
We are getting a great price here on the Kings as a small home favorite against the Heat. I think this line has a lot to do with the fact that Sacramento comes in off an ugly 26-point loss at home to the Rockets, while Miami enters off a 10-point win as a 7.5-point dog at Portland.
Prior to losing to Houston the Kings had won 7 straight at home. I believe that loss had a lot to do with all the rumors swirling around the trade deadline, as the team knew they were working on a deal to get Harrison Barnes. While Barnes might not play, Sacramento has more than enough pieces in place here to get the win.
Playing the Kings at -3 is basically like playing them on the money line and it's worth noting that underdogs off a double-digit win as a dog of 6 or more are just 6-42 when revenging a same season loss (SAC won @ Mia). Kings are also 15-5 ATS last 20 games with a line of +3 to -3 and 11-2 ATS in their last 13 as a favorite. Take Sacramento!
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Sal Michaels
Feb 08 '19, 10:05 PM in 8h
NBA | Heat vs Kings
Play on: Heat +3½
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Tommy Brunson
It is tempting to back the underdog Tigers tonight in their game at Yale, but there is a reason the oddsmakers have priced this one where it is.
Princeton has won their last 7 games, and they have covered in 7 of their 11 games on the road this season, and they have won outright in 5 of the last 6 series meetings against Yale - splitting the pair last season with both games needed overtime to decide!
Yep, based on those numbers you can certainly see why grabbing the +7 points or so is a very tempting offer, but you also need to consider that Yale has turned in a pretty impressive season as well, as the Elis stand at 13-4, and are winners in 9 of their last 10 games straight up.
Yale has played their last pair of Ivy League games on the road, and did take it on the chin last Friday night at Harvard. At home the Bulldogs have won all 6 of their games straight up, covering in 3 of the 5 on line.
Yale scores it at 80.8 points per game, while Princeton comes in averaging just 68..2 points per game. They also average almost 6 rebounds per game more than the visiting Tigers, and shoot over 48% from the floor while Princeton comes in at 40.4 % from the floor.
Finally, the home team has won 3 in a row and 7 of the last 8 series meetings. The host is also 8-3-1 against the spread the past 12 meetings, and the favorite is on an 18-7-2 spread uptick the last 27 series meetings.
I told you there was a reason Yale is favored by about 7 points.
Don't get suckered into this trap line. Take Yale as the home favorite on Friday.
2* YALE
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Gus Augustine
Your comp play for Friday is St. Louis as the small road favorite over St. Joseph's.
I has been as certain as death and taxes, that is the Billikens covering when they take on the Hawks.
Not only has St. Louis won the last 3 meetings and 9 of the last 10, but they have covered in all 10 of those meetings!
The Billikens do travel to Hawk Hill off a big home win over Dayton to stop a 4 game losing streak. That win improved Travis Ford's team to 15-8 on the season. Included is a 68-57 home win and cover over the Hawks back on January 18th.
As for the Hawks, they play this home game on a 3-8 straight up slide their last 11 - first meeting versus St. Louis included - and they are also just 2-6 against the spread their last 8 at home, and 4-7 overall against the spread on their home court for the year.
While it is true that St. Joseph's averages a slight 2-plus points more per game than visiting St. Louis, the Hawks also allow about 9 points per game more than the Billikens and close to 6 rebounds per game less than St. Louis.
If St. Louis is even thinking about earning an at-large bid in just over a month from now, then this is the type of game they simply cannot afford to slip on a banana peel.
I don't think they will.
Take St. Louis as the small road favorite.
4* ST. LOUIS
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Ray Chadwick
Lone game on the NHL schedule for Friday is this Carolina at New York Rangers contest from Madison Square Garden, and I expect there to be enough offense for this one to play Over the total.
Carolina just played last night at Buffalo in a game that saw them land Over the total for the 8th time over their past 11 games contested. That stretch includes a 6-2 loss at MSG back on January 15th as that game made it 2 Overs in the 2 series meetings this year, and a 6-1-1 Over run between the teams the last 8 times they have dropped the puck.
The Rangers have played their last pair and 6 of their last 9 games overall Over the posted price as they get set for this date with the 'Canes.
New York has scored 3 goals or more in 7 of their last 9 games, including that 6-2 January 15th win at home over Carolina.
Looking for a little deja vu to come through on Friday, as the goals add up to an Over on Friday night in the Big Apple.
Hurricanes-Rangers Over the total.
3* CAROLINA-N.Y. RANGERS OVER