Handicapper Profile

#417 5* Iowa State Cyclones +3 (8:00 est) Longhorn Network

Iowa State is on an awesome roll winning 5 straight games, 2 of those as underdogs and getting 4 covers in those 5 games.  The Cyclones are 3-1 ATS on the road this season while the Longhorns are just 2-3 ATS at home.  Texas has failed to cover in their last 4 games against a conference team with revenge and they have also failed to cover the last 4 years in their final home game.  Take Iowa State here.  Thank you and good luck.

#325 7* Wisconsin Badgers +5.5 (3:30 est) Big 10 Network

Wisconsin has owned this series winning the last 12 games SU and the Boilermakers have failed to cover their last 3 games this season.  The road team has covered the last 4 games in this series and Purdue has covered only 1 of their last 4 Last Home Games.  Just not convinced Purdue deserves favoritism here - especially with in-state rival Indiana up next.  Take the Badgers and the points here.  Thank you and good luck.

#333 4* Penn State Nittany Lions -27 (noon est) Big 10 Network

Throw out the trends here this one is all about motivation.  Penn State will be very interested in a huge win to improve their bowl positioning and to keep alive the dream of a 3 straight double digit SU win season.  They love beating up the Scarlet Knights since they have covered 5 of their last 6 games against them.  No way Rutgers has any motivation other than to end this dismal season as they have lost 9 straight games SU after opening the season with a win against lowly Texas State.  The Scarlet Knights have scored 17 or fewer points in every loss this season and with Penn State's defense a shutout is a distinct possibility.  Lay the lumber here with Penn State.  Thank you and good luck.

#316 4* SMU Mustangs +8.5 (9:00 est) ESPN2

SMU is actually ahead of Memphis in the AAC standings and they are still very alive for the AAC West crown so they will bring a full effort to this game.  Also SMU still needs a win to get bowl eligible so they have a ton of motivation.  The Mustangs are 3-1 ATS at home this season and add on revenge from a loss to Memphis last season giving up 66 points in that game.  Memphis got bowl eligible by winning their last game and they need a ton of things to go right to win the AAC West so don't see them being super motivated here.  Also they are just 1-3 ATS on the road this season.  Take SMU and the points here.  Thank you and good luck.

#308 4* Seattle Seahawks -2.5 (8:20 est) FOX

This is a tough road trip for Green Bay on a short week and a long way to go.  Green Bay struggled on the road this season at 0-4 SU and 1-3 ATS and this week will be very difficult to improve on that record.  This is only Seattle's 4th home game of the season so they will be ready to put on a good show for the home crowd and they are 2-1 ATS at home this season. Seattle loves Thursday night as they are 7-2 ATS on Thursday.  Lay this short number with Seattle to win with Jimmy.  Thank you and good luck. 

#721 4* Portland Trail Blazers +2.5 (10:35 est) ESPN

Have to love the Blazers getting points here from the struggling Lakers.  This is a road team dominated series with the road team covering 16 of the last 21 games between these games and the LeBron led Lakers only have 1 cover at home all season long.  Portland is on a roll winning and covering 7 of their last 8 games and you know they will be motivated to beat the Lakers on national TV.  Take Portland here.  Thank you and good luck.

#3 Pittsburgh Penguins ML -120 (7:00 est)

Love the Penguins here since they score more goals than the Devils and they give up fewer goals on average than the Devils as well.  Jersey is in a bad spot here since they are 1-6 in games after giving up 4 or more goals and this is their first home game off of a west coast road trip.  Pittsburgh has some revenge for a 5-1 loss to the Devils on home ice just last week.  Look for a motivated Pittsburgh team here to get this win.  Thank you and good luck.

 #275 4* New York Giants +3.5 (8:20 edt) ESPN

Lousy teams off a bye has actually been a profitable angle in the NFL with teams with a winning % of .125 or less covering 19 of their last 23 games playing an opponent off of a SU win.  The 49ers are not a good favorite as they have only covered 1 of their last 13 games when laying points.  Don't be fooled by the Niners good showing last game out - that was against the Raiders so it can't really be trusted.  Take the G-Men and the points here.  Thank you and good luck.

#274 5* Philadelphia Eagles -7 (8:20 edt) NBC

This is a great spot here for the Eagles since they have covered their last 8 games as a division favorite off of their bye week and they will be super motivated here for a win since they have failed to cover their last 3 games in Philly.  Dallas is a dumpster fire right now and they are just 1-3 ATS on the road with only a half point cover at Houston.  This is the wrong place at the wrong time for Dallas.  Thank you and good luck.

#269 7* Los Angeles Chargers -10 (4:05 est)

Love the Chargers here even laying this big a number since they are 3-1 ATS in road games played in the US and they have covered 4 of their last 5 (including the last 3 on the road) against the Raiders.  Oakland is in big time tank mode trading away good players for draft picks so they really are not concerned with winning and they don't really care about the home town crowd since they are lame duck in Oakland with the move to Vegas coming up.  Oakland has just 2 covers all season - at Denver and at home against Cleveland.  No way they are going to get a cover against a strong Chargers team.  Thank you and good luck.