Hornets +5.5

Minnesota (14-4, 5-3 AWAY, 10-8 ATS) clashes with Charlotte (6-11, 3-6 HOME, 7-10 ATS) tonight at the Spectrum Center, in Charlotte, NC with tip-off at 5pm ET. Examining the initial NBA odds reveals the Moneyline (ML): Timberwolves -250 | Hornets +195, (ATS): Timberwolves -5.5 (-115), and the Over/Under (O/U): 220.5. This marks the first face-off of the season between these two teams, with Charlotte claiming W's in both matchups in 2022/23. 121-113 covering +7, and 110-108, covering +6.5. In their most recent games, Minnesota secured its third consecutive win, 101-90 against Utah Thursday. Charlotte pulled off a stunning 129-128 victory over the Nets, covering as a 9.5-point underdog. As is customary in NBA matchups, monitoring injury reports is crucial. Currently, Gobert is questionable (recently added to the pre-game injury report), while Edwards is doubtful. Meanwhile, McDaniels is out, and McLaughlin is also sidelined. On Charlotte's side, Ball, Martin, and Ntilikina are unavailable, while Miller and Richards' status remains uncertain. If Gobert sits I really LOVE this play. With him in the lineup I just "like it a lot!" LOL. Gobert has played 18 games so far this season and he's putting up 12PPG, 11RPG, and 2.3 Blocks per game. Not easy stats to replace. (in fact they won't) For Charlotte Terry Rozier is on fire of late. 7x 3's at Brooklyn, and he's 70 points in the L3 after being out for a couple weeks. Charlotte have won 3 of 5 and are playing some good ball right now. They average 113PPG, to MINN's 112PPG, of course Minni is the #1 defensive team in the league so it won't be easy. (GOBERT) Where they can make their mark is on the offensive glass, they're #8 in the NBA. They also don't turn the ball over much, certainly not as much as MINN does #17 to #25. Trends: MINN are 1-4 ATS in their L5 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record, and are 0-6-1 ATS in their L7 games against Charlotte. Plus they're 1-6 SU in their L7 games vs. Charlotte. Charlotte are 5-1 ATS in their L6 vs. Western Conference teams. Fingers crossed Rudy sits tonight. Play Charlotte ATS tonight. Hop on. Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Saturday 7* NBA ATS Play

Lakers -4.5

Tonight in LA the Houston Rockets (8-8, 10-4-2 ATS, 0-7 AWAY) take on the LA Lakers (11-9, 8-12 ATS, 7-2 HOME). Tip off is at 10:30pm ET, from the Crypto Arena. Here are the latest odds: Moneyline (ML): Rockets +170, Lakers -210. Against the spread (ATS): Lakers -5.5 (-105), and the initial Over/Under (O/U) total is 222.5. Looking at their season series, it's tied 1-1. The Lakers had a tough loss, falling 133-110 to the Thunder on Thursday, not managing to cover as 4.5-point road underdogs. Houston comes in losers of their last 2. (Sure the Mavs/Nuggets are pretty good teams) but they gave the Lakers coaching staff some pretty good blue print for what it takes to make the Rockets look less than stellar. Houston can defend the 3, but they have problems defending the glass. The LA team is back home after a 4-game road trip where they won 2 and lost 2. Their main focus in December is to find consistency. Tonight's game depends a lot on how well Davis performs. He needs to step up on offense and also make sure to contain Alperen Sengun effectively. HELLO!!!! Anthony Davis. Dude is going to have a game tonight. He has too, especially if the Lakers supporting cast keep missing games. (Hachimura, Hayes, Reddish, Vanderbilt, and Vincent). LeBron has been in great form and is favored to score over 24.5 points against the Rockets. I think he goes for 35+! Stats: Lakers come in averaging 113PPG, HOU 110PPG, LAL 49% FG%, HOU 47%, 3PT HOU 35%, LAL 33%, FT LAL 76%, HOU 75%, REB. LAL 44RPG, HOU 43. H2H L10 games Lakers 7-3 SU, 3-7 ATS. On the road Houston's defensive rating is 26th in the NBA. Trends: Rockets 2-5 SU L7, 3-13 SU L16 vs. Lakers, 0-7 L7 on the road, 0-7 L7 vs. Los Angeles, on the other side, LAL 8-4 SU L12, LAL 4-2 L6 Saturday games. Saturday night in LA?! Sign me up. Lakers win by 9-12. Hop on, Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Saturday 8* NBA ATS Play

UNDER 6.5

Probable Goalies: Husso (7-4-1, 3.43 GAA, 0.892 SV%) vs. Montembeault (5-3-1, 2.73 GAA, 0.910 SV%)

On Saturday, we've got a showdown on the ice as Detroit (12-7-3, 4-4-1 AWAY) faces off against the Montreal Canadiens (10-11-2, 5-7 HOME) at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kicking off at 7:00 PM ET. Taking a look at the NHL Betting Lines for Saturday, the Red Wings are the favorites at -153, while the Canadiens are the underdogs at +129. The opening Over/Under (O/U) total is set at 6.5. Notably, on November 30th, the Red Wings had a commanding 5-1 victory over the Hawks on their home turf, while the Canadiens had a less fortunate outcome with a 5-1 loss to the Panthers. This matchup promises some excitement but we're betting on the UNDER. Habs are 29th scoring at 2.69 GPG, Wings 4th at 3.6 GPG. Wings on D allow 2.90 GPG, Habs 3.4 GPG. Both are bottom 18 in the league in shots and shots against. For Montreal, Montembeault and Jake Allen have been sharing duties this season, but Monte is currently on a 2-game win streak. He made 26 saves in a 4-2 win over CBUS on WED. He's won 3 of his L4. And hasn't allowed more than 3 goals in about 12 days. There are Jake Allen trade rumors circling, and Monte just inked a new 3-year contract, so he's clearly the "guy". Youngster Cayden Primeau is also in the mix. The Habs went 0/6 on the PP last game out, and those types of struggles will help us here with the UNDER on Saturday. For the Wings, in Husso last action he stopped 38/41 vs. NYR, but the game ended for him with a 3-2 loss. He's not been a liability for sure, and has shown improvement.  Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's L6. For Montreal, the total has gone UNDER in 4 of their L5, and 6 of their L7 vs. the Red Wings. Plus the Under is 4-1 in Canadiens L5 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their prior game. The last time they met was 11/9/23 a 3-2 Habs win in OT. Before that 4/4/23 a 5-0 Wings win. I'm backing the UNDER on Saturday. Hop on. Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Saturday 7* NHL O/U Play

UNDER 6.5

(Both Confirmed) Probable Goalies: Soderblom  (2-7 3.78 GAA, .882 SV%) vs. Hellebuyck (10-6-1, 2.58 GAA, 0.911 SV%, 1SO)

The Jets (12-8-2, 6-5-1 HOME) face off against the Blackhawks (7-14, 4-8 AWAY) Saturday at 3:00 PM ET in the Canada Life Center in Winterpeg, and you can catch the action on NBC Sports. In terms of NHL betting odds, the Jets are the favorites (-277), while the Blackhawks are the dogs (+222), with the over/under set at 6.5. Winnipeg's recent game ended in a 3-1 home loss to the Oilers on November 30. They held a lead deep into the 3rd period, but unfortunately, the Jets couldn't hold on, allowing Edmonton to snatch the victory. Hellebuyck, despite stopping 55 out of 59 shots in his last two games ended up losing both. He'll be looking for better support from his team, and I think he'll get it. Chicago currently ranks 30th in offense this season, scoring an average of only 2.57 GPG. The Jets are eager to put an end to their 3-game losing streak and currently rank 14th in the NHL in terms of goals per game, averaging 3.0GPG. Meanwhile, Chicago's most recent outing was a road defeat, with a final score of 5-1 against the Red Wings.Soderblom is set to begin for the Hawks Saturday. So far this year, he has played in 10 games and has a record of 2-7. Trends: Jets are 4-0 in their last 4 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game. HOT: Jets are 6-1 in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400 so I think they'll be in charge most of this game, and the UNDER is 5-0 in the Jets L5, and its 5-0 in the L5 when the Jets play on 1 day rest. PLUS, the UNDER is 4-0 in the Jets L4 when their opponent allows 5 or more goals in their previous game. For the Hawks, the UNDER is 8-2-2 L12 vs. Central division teams. You know what to do. Hop on! Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Saturday 8* NHL O/U Play

Canucks +108

The Canucks (15-8-1, 7-6 AWAY) are heading to Calgary to face the Flames (10-10-3, 5-3-1 HOME) Saturday at 10:00PM ET. In their previous game, the Flames secured a 4-3 victory at home against Dallas, while Vancouver faced a challenging bout against the reigning champions, Vegas, resulting in a 4-1 loss on their home ice. These two teams have already clashed once this season, and back on November 16, Calgary had a relatively smooth ride, defeating Vancouver with a final score of 5-2. Calgary actually has less losses in their L10 than Van City (4 to VAN's 5) but Van just passes the eye test for me for tonight. Demko has been a rock so far this season. Sure the LV game was a blemish. Demko stopped 40 of 44 shots in Thursday's 4-1 loss though. The D let him down in that one. He's only allowed 15 goals in his L6. Before LV he was 3-1 with a 1.75 GAA in L4. Canucks have a winning record away from home. Calgary while a 75 minute flight away has a ton of Vancouver fans that regularly show up to CGY games so this is a road game, but it's a Saturday night in a Canadian city. Every one of these matchups are big. Van City will have no problem getting up for this one, especially since they want to erase the sting of the loss to LV a couple days ago. Defenseman Nikita Zadorov will debut tonight for VAN too, that'll be interesting considering they traded for him this week from CGY. For CGY, Markstrom has won 5 of 7, so he's no slouch either. He also had the 20-save effort in a 5-2 victory over Van a couple weeks ago. But Van knows all about him (seeing as how he used to play for them). This won't be an easy matchup, but I'd be remiss if I didn't wish Markstrom missed this game! LOL Stats: VAN #2 in GPG with 3.8GPG, CGY is 22nd with 2.95GPG. Goals against per game, VAN #6 2.54 GAA, CGY #17 3.26 GAA. VAN has the #1 shooting % in the NHL at 13.14, CGY #28 9.16. Canucks also have the #5 Save % in the NHL with .917, to CGY's .888 (#23). Canucks are also #3 on the PP, to CGY's #28 ranking. Nucks are bigger faster and stronger, and it will show tonight. Trends, Canucks are 13-7 SU L20, and 13-5 SU L18 vs. Western Conference teams. On the other side for Calgary, they're 1-5 in their L6 Saturday games. Nucks have lost 5 of 8, and it the bad run stops tonight. Back Van City. Hop on. Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Saturday 9* NHL ML Play

Louisville +2

Saturday in the 2023 ACC Championship Game we get the (10-2, 6-5-1 ATS) Louisville Cardinals taking on the (12-0, 7-5 ATS) FSU Seminoles. Kickoff is at 8pm ET from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC. Yup, this is a neutral site game. FSU won 35-31 at LVille in 2022 and lead the all-time series 17-6. The line opened with Louisville as a +6.5 pt underdog, so we're a little late to the party on this one, but nevertheless we're rolling with LVille as our free play. The O/U is set at 53.5 so I think we can expect a good game with quite a bit of offense here, and we're backing Louisville, grabbing the points, even though this is a massive game for FSU. (Hoping to win an ACC championship for the first time since 2014) Louisville comes into this one off of a 38-31 loss to Kentucky. While FSU enters off of a 24-15 win over rival Florida. Florida State has been the center of the playoff talk, but not for good reason. They lost QB Jordan Travis with just two games left and now will turn to Tate Rodemaker in this spot. There has been talk asking if Florida State even deserves a shot at the Playoff should they win, putting a lot of doubt in the air. This Louisville team is not one you want to face when you have question marks. They have been a surprise team all season long, They are going to come out hungry after falling to Kentucky in their final game of the season too. As we've seen, they haven't let losses pile up and they have the playmakers on both sides of the ball to frustrate FSU. The Cards rank 26th in total offense and 19th in total defense. They are a team that plays with a lot of emotion and they get to play the underdog card here too. They have a TON to play for too. It looks like the Orange Bowl is where the Cards could end up if they grab a win. No conference titles since the 2012 Big East title. With so many issues surrounding this FSU side, the Cardinals can get out early and put all the doubts into the Seminoles minds. We're backing the better team with the better playmakers. Hoping Florida gets frustrated and takes lots of penalties in this one too. They average 60 penalty yards per game (to LVille's 48) Trends, the Cardinals are 5-1-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record, are 11-2 SU in their L13, and are 5-2 ATS in their L7 vs. FSU, lastly, they're 8-1 SU in their L9 against ACC teams. For FSU, they're  1-5 ATS in their L6 after accumulating less than 100 yards rushing in their prior matchup. You know what to do! Hop on! Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Saturday 5* FREE NCAAF Play

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Over 34 

It's the Big Ten Championship Game. A neutral site game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN at 8pm ET on Saturday. Iowa (10-2, 6-5-1 ATS) vs. Michigan (12-0, 6-5-1 ATS) for all the marbles. Oh, and Coach Jim is back on the sidelines for Michigan. UM is a 21.5pt favorite. The O/U is set at 34. Get your popcorn ready. Last game out Michigan took down Ohio State 30-24, before that they beat Maryland 31-24. On the other side Iowa got past Nebraska 13-10 last week, and before that a 15-13 win over Illinois. These two met up on 10/1/22, a 27-14 Michigan win. Before that on 12/4/21, a 42-3 Michigan win. This total is comically low for a Conference Title Game. But it does come with good reason. However, this game can feature more scoring than the oddsmakers think. The Wolverines come in off a 31 point performance against the Buckeyes as they are in such a nice groove right now. They also get a huge spark with Jim Harbaugh returning to the sidelines. This Wolverines offense has played much better with him on the sidelines and they can produce a lot of big plays against the Hawkeyes. Iowa is going to have to open things up themselves to have any chance here. They have prided themselves on the defensive end and here they're going to have to take chances. This is the kind of game where one big turnover or a broken play can open the game up. With a lower total like this, both teams have the chance to strike early and give us a good chance at this one going over. This isn't your typical matchup. Michigan can put up a bunch of points (13th in the Nation on offense 37PPG, Iowa can't (I don't think 18PPG), but they can run the ball and keep the score low and try to control the TOP. (4th in the Nation on D 12PPG) CAN THEY? is the $1000000 question. My money says NO. Two of the top defensive teams in the Nation and we're looking OVER. You have to love football! Trends, the total has gone OVER in 7 of the L8 for Michigan, and in 5 of Michigan's L6 in December. Plus the OVER has hit for 6-0-1 ATS in the Wolverines L7 following an ATS win. For Iowa, the total doesn't go over much, but it did go OVER in 6 of their L9 games vs. East Division teams in the Big Ten. Michigan has allowed 24, 24, 15, and 13 the L4 games. We're hoping Iowa can score a couple TD's here to help us out. Hop on. Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Saturday 8* NCAAF O/U Play

OVER 54

2023 SEC Championship game time! The Georgia Bulldogs (12-0, 4-7-1 ATS) take on the Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1, 8-4 ATS) in a battle of conference heavy's. UG/Bama head-to-head stats, Bama has won 7 out of the last 8 since 2008. It might surprise you, but this Saturday marks the 4th SEC Championship clash between these teams since 2012, with Bama taking three of those. However, UG had their moment last year, securing a 33-18 win in the 2022 National Championship Game. When I see something continually happening I usually tend to bet on it. Case in point. The OVER in the SEC Championship game has cashed 12/14 times thru the years. UG's L5 games, 31, 38, 52, 30, 43. Average of 38.8PPG. For Bama 27, 66, 49, 42, 34. Average of 43.6PPG.  Both teams have some nice OVER's on their 2023 resume's so I'm going back to the well here on Saturday. These two teams going back and forth have become the norm and we should see a lot of fireworks here. Looking at Alabama first, they clicked in the middle of the season and have taken off since then. However, it took a miracle for them to win in the Iron Bowl, but that is what this offense can do. They finished the season averaging over 35 points per game as the offense was able to strike for big plays constantly. Georgia isn't the same as they've been in the past seasons either. They have struggled at times on the defensive end, which bodes well for us here. They also have been a dominant team on the offensive end per usual. They are averaging 39.6 points themselves as they will come downhill at opposing defenses. This has the makings of a game that is wide open from start to finish. Neither team is shy about what they want to do and they aren't scared to take chances. Trends, Over has hit in 6 of UG's L9, and in 4 of their L5 in December. For Bama the OVER has hit in 5 of their L5, and in 9 of the L11 when they play UG. Bama's play OVERS on Saturday too. 7 of the L8 SAT games go high! Get my drift? Let's watch some offense. Hop on! Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Saturday 8* CFB O/U Play

Miami-OH +7.5

Get ready for the 2023 MAC Conference Championship showdown! It's the (10-2) Miami (OH) RedHawks facing off against the (11-1) Toledo Rockets. The game is set for Saturday, December 2nd, at 12:00 ET, happening at Ford Field in Detroit, MI. Let's talk numbers: The initial ATS Betting Line had Toledo favored by -8, but it's now adjusted to -7.5 as of Monday. On the Moneyline, Miami (OH) stands at +246, while Toledo is at -315. The Total is set at O/U 46.5. No matchup last year, but they did play each other earlier this season, and Toledo managed to secure a 21-17 victory. Miami owns a 28-23-1 series lead all time in this series. The first game played in 1936. The Redhawks are catching too many points in this spot. The MAC was as close as ever here in 2023 as it seemed like there were more teams than usual who were bunched together at times. However, Miami OH and Toledo were the two stand outs and the Red Hawks are right there with the Rockets. Miami OH comes in winners of 4 straight and their defense was easily one of the best in the conference. They rank 23rd in the entire nation in total defense giving up 322 yards per game. They come into this MAC Championship allowing 16.3 points per game. The Redhawks defense is going to be the difference maker here. They aren't going to allow anything easy and have a revenge factor after falling 21-17 to them earlier this season. That game was there for the taking and Miami wants this to be lower scoring. The RedHawks have been catching my eye lately. They'll have to prove to me that they CANNOT hang with Toledo, I think they can. Looking at the trends, it's clear Miami-OH have got some momentum. They've got a strong 9-2 ATS record in their L11 games and an impressive 10-1 SU record during that same stretch. So, my pick for this one is the underdog to cover the spread at +8. Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Saturday 6* CFB ATS Play

UNDER 37

Sunday the Carolina Panthers (1-10, 1-8-2 ATS, 0-6 AWAY) visit the Tampa Bay Bucs (4-7, 7-4 ATS, 2-3 HOME) in NFC South action. I'm with the PUBLIC on this one. How does this game go OVER? Will a team with a rookie QB and an entirely new offensive coaching staff be able to put any pieces in place to suddenly resurrect this offense? Young has 1877 yards on the season, a 5.4 YPC, and averaging 187 YPG thru the air. He's been picked 8x, sacked 40x and has a 61% completion percentage. Hubbard is struggling to run behind an O-line that can't get anyone out of the way. He's got 450 yards, averages 3.8 YPC, and only has 2 TD's. Miles Sanders isn't any better (he fumbles too). Thielen started the season looking like a pro-bowler, but last week was brutal. 1 catch 2 yards. Hardly inspiring. He did have 8 for 74 vs. Dallas the week before, but this is painful. Now for the Bucs. The one bright spot with the Panthers is that it seems like their defense is still playing hard. That has to be a win. So I think the Panthers can actually keep the Bucs down in this one. We don't know if Mayfield is going to play at this point either. His ankle is hurting, but the MRI was negative. Last week he was 20/30 for 199 2 TD's and 1 INT. I'm secretly hoping we see Kyle Trask this week! White, Evans, Godwin present issues for any offense, but if the main man is hobbled I'm not sure how good they can be. The Bucs average 19PPG, the Panthers 15PPG. The Bucs D is pretty good too only allowing 20PPG. (Panthers 26PPG). Neither team is good in the red zone. (CAR 19th, TB 27th), and on 3rd down they both struggle too. CAR 20th, TB 15th. When they last played 1/1/23 we saw a 30-24 scoreline, but you know who the QB's were in that one, this is much different. On 10/23/22 the Panthers won 21-3, so there's that. Trends, Under is 5-0 in the Panthers L5, 4-1 L5 vs. NFC South teams, and 5-0 in Panthers L5 vs. a team with a losing record. While the UNDER is also 4-0 in the Bucs L4 home games, and 4-0 in their L4 games following an ATS loss, and lastly the UNDER has hit in 7 of the L9 TB matchups. I'm banking on the defenses on Sunday. Hop on! Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Sunday 9* NFL O/U Play

Broncos +3.5

On Sunday, the Broncos (6-5, 2-2 AWAY, 4-6-1 ATS) are set to face off against the Texans (6-5, 4-2 HOME, 5-6 ATS) at NRG Stadium, with the game scheduled to kick off at 1pm ET CBS for TV. The initial odds for the Moneyline (ML) indicated the Broncos at +135 and the Texans at -160. The Texans were also initially favored by -3 points, and the Over/Under (O/U) for the game was set at 46.5 points. Nice matchup between two AFC contenders?! I didn't see that coming! Last game out the Broncos kept their hot streak alive with a conclusive 29-12 W over the Browns at home. Call me crazy but I'm actually buying what Russell Wilson is selling of late. (His stats while not AMAZING me are good enough to deliver wins, and that's all I can ask for right now) Maybe the Broncs have Sean Payton's magic touch to thank? He's clearly having an effect on the team, and isn't washed up yet as so many were saying after the way DVR started the year. Maybe it's the run game. The Perine/Williams combo seems like a match made in heaven as a 1-2 punch. More than likely though its the Broncos defense. The DVR pass rush is all world currently. These guys are really getting home. As a result the Broncs are a TURNOVER machine. 20 takeaways now (has them 4th in the NFL). Ball Hawk U! Stroud will have to have his head on a swivel in this one. On the other side the Texans are one of the surprise teams this year, but I'm not convinced yet. They were good, but not good enough to take out the Jags on Sunday and lost 24-21. The Jags got some revenge for the earlier loss to Houston (37-17 Week 3). The Broncos will have a gameplan ready for Dell and Stroud though, there's plenty of film on these guys now, and I don't foresee too many surprises. Past matchups: 9/18/22 Denver 16, Houston 9. 12/8/19 Denver 38, Houston 24. Since 2007 8 matchups, Denver leads 5-3. Some trends, Texans are 1-4 ATS in their L5 after allowing less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game. Plus, the Texans are 1-4 ATS in their L5. On the visiting side, Denver are 4-1 ATS in their L5, lastly, they're 5-0 SU L5, 4-1 SU L5 vs. Texans. My money is on the Broncos coming thru and covering the 3.5 on Sunday. I trust Sean Payton in this spot to put just enough wrinkles in to keep the rookie QB on his toes all day long. Hop on. Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Sunday 7* NFL ATS Play