Handicapper Profile

#521 4* Denver Nuggets pick (9:00 est)

Love the rich, creamy Nuggets here since Denver is always a tough place to play for visiting teams as shown by Denver's 14-7 ATS record at home this season.  Denver is 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games against the defending champs as well.  Golden State is 6-19-1 ATS on Tuesday games and they have only covered 5 of their last 16 games overall.  Take Denver here to win with Jimmy.  Thank you and good luck.

#5 4* Carolina Hurricanes ML -140 (7:05 est)

Love the 'Canes here since they are 6-1 in their last 7 games and they are 8-4 when playing off of a win of 2 or more goals.  The Rangers are struggling winning only one of their last 7 games, they are 6-12 against losing teams and they are a dreadful 3-10 in division games.  Love Carolina here.   Thank you and good luck.

#873 4* Texas Longhorns +8 (9:00 est) ESPN

Give me the Longhorns and the points here since the road team has covered the last 8 games between these 2 teams and Texas has a tenacious defense that will keep the within this number.  Kansas is the better team no doubt but they are just 4-5 ATS at home since they are always laying big numbers and not sure of their motivation here since Texas is not a storied college basketball program and not a traditional rival for Kansas.  Look for the Longhorns to slip in within this number to get the cover.  Thank you and good luck.

#306 10* New England Patriots -4 (1:05 est) CBS

Have to LOVE The Patriots at home in a playoff game with a week off and only laying 4 points!!!  Especially since they get to go against a Chargers team playing their 2nd week in a row in the eastern time zone in a 1:00 eastern start time (10:00 AM west coast body clock).  The Chargers will be playing their 3rd consecutive road game and they enter this one off of an upset win in the Wild Card round - teams in that spot have gone a lousy 20-34 ATS over the years.  New England was 6-2 ATS at home in the regular season and in this QB matchup Brady has dominated Rivers going 7-0 SU (6-1 ATS) against him.  When have the Patriots been less than a TD home favorite in the Divisional round???  Not often - jump all over New England here.  Thank you and good luck.

#303 - #304 10* Dallas Cowboys - Los Angeles Rams UNDER 49.5 (8:15 est) FOX

Love the low side of the total in this game since the Cowboys have gone under in 6 of their 8 road games this season and they were 2-4 to the Under in the regular season against teams that made the playoffs with both overs coming against the Eagles.  You remember what they did to the Saints offense earlier this season.  On offense the 'Boys are averaging only 21 points per game and they are content to have a run-oriented attack that will keep the clock ticking.  The Rams have gone under in 3 of their last 5 games with one push and one over.  Goff has looked much more human in the latter part of the season and the Rams defense has been solid.  Love the under here as my NFL playoff total of the year!!!  Thank you and good luck.

#31 4* Pittsburgh Penguins ML -145 (10:05 est)

Love Pittsburgh here since they will be focused on starting their long west coast road trip on a winning note here and they are 13-5 against Western Conference teams.  Anaheim is 2-10 after 3 or more losses in a row and they have found a way to lose their last 9 games.  Play the Pens here to win with Jimmy.  Thank you and good luck.

#5 4* New York Islanders ML -130 (7:05 est)

Talk about series domination.  The Islanders have beaten the Rangers 8 of the last 10 games but in this case they do have revenge motivation since the Rangers beat them 5-0 in their last meeting.  That will have the Islanders the more motivated team here and they are in a good spot since they are 10-5 in divisional games.  The Rangers are just 4-10 off of a loss by 2 or more goals and they are a lousy 2-8 in division games.  Love the Islanders here at this surprisingly low favorite price.  Thank you and good luck.

#524 7* Houston Rockets +1.5 (8:00 est) ESPN

Love the Rockets here as a home underdog since the Rockets are playing amazingly well right now covering 7 of their last 8 games and the underdog has covered 9 of the last 13 games in this series.  Houston is 12-6-1 ATS at home and the Bucks are under .500 ATS on the road this season.  Houston will be very ready to show their stuff to the big, bad Bucks on national TV here.  Thank you and good luck.

#59 Dallas Stars ML -110 (8:00 est)

Have to love the Stars here since they will be super motivated for a good showing here coming off of a 5-1 loss in their last game and they are a solid 8-4 this season playing off of a loss by 2 or more goals.  The Blues are in a tough scheduling spot here playing their 3rd game in 4 days and playing Monday night in Philadelphia.  The Blues are just 2-7 in home games with a total of 5.5 and they are 5-9 in division games.  Love the Stars here.  Thank you and good luck.

 #613 4* Texas Longhorns -3 (7:00 est) ESPNU

Love Texas here since they are playing well lately winning 5 of their last 6 games SU and they get to take on a very disappointed Oklahoma State team coming off of a 10 point loss to their arch-rival Oklahoma.  The Cowboys are just 2-4 ATS at home on the season and the Longhorns hold the statistical edge both on offense and on defense.  Lay this very small number with Texas here to win with Jimmy on $20 Tuesday.  Thank you and good luck.