Jim Feist

USC Upstate Spartans are 4-13 S/U and 7-8-1 ATS on the season. The Spartans are just 1-6 S/U and 4-3 ATS on the road. The Spartans snapped their four game losing streak with a win last time out vs Gardener Webb, 77-69. They are 3-3-1 ATS in their last seven games. The Campbell Fighting Camels are 10-9 S/U and 8-9 ATS on the season they are 5-3 S/U and 2-5 ATS at home. The Camels have won two straight and four of their last six games. I’m going into the extra board tonight and playing Campbell.

PAC 12 action here on Thursday has the Utah Utes playing at the Cal Bears. The Utes are 8-7 S/U and 7-8 ATS on the season. The Utes have won two straight games over Colorado and then last game at home over Arizona, 73-58 as a 1.5-point dog. The Cal Bears are 7-14 S/U and have lost six straight games. They are covering better though at 5-2 ATS their last seven. The Bears have been a very good home team, going 14-5 ATS in their last 19 home games and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 as home dog. Utah likely the slightly better team, but can’t overlook the way this Cal team covers spreads. Play California.

The Orlando Magic near the bottom of the Eastern Conference, just three up from the bottom with a 9-16 overall record. They have lost two straight and eight of their last 10 games. The Magic have covered just one of their last five road games and are 1-6 their last seven as a dog. The Warriors are 13-12 both S/U and ATS. They are coming off a win at San Antonio, 114-91. The Warriors have covered four of their last five as a home favorite. I’ll lay the points here tonight with the hosts. Play Golden State.

The Toronto Raptors look to climb back to the .500 mark tonight with a win at Boston as they sit at 12-13 S/U and 11-14 ATS on the season. The Raptors are 6-8 S/U and 7-7 ATS on the road. The Raptors are currently 5th in the East. The Celtics are 4th in East and one game ahead of the Raptors. The Celtics look too snap a two-game losing streak here tonight. They finished the last two games of their road trip with losses at Utah and Phoenix. They return home here tonight where they are 5-1 ATS in their last six home games both overall and as a favorite. The Celtics are also a good bounce back team, going 14-6-1 ATS in their last 21 times they are coming off a spread loss. The Celtics have covered seven of the last nine meetings in this series and I look for them to do so here tonight. Play Boston.

San Jose Sharks and the LA Kings hold the bottom two spots in the West Division of the NHL with the Kings last at 3-6-3 and just 9-points. The Kings have lost 5-straight games and have a -8 goal differential this season. The Sharks are just ahead of the Kings with a 5-5-1 record and 11-points but are coming off a win and also have a -8 goal differential. The Sharks beat the Kings on Tuesday, 4-3 and are 2-2 in their last four games. The Kings have to go back to Jan 26 at Minnesota for their last win. Since then they have lost to Minnesota, twice at Vegas to Anaheim and last game to the Sharks, 3-4. The road team has won 10 of the last 14 in this series. The Sharks are also 8-3 in their last 11 games with the Kings. I expect a close game here tonight, but I give the edge to San Jose.

FA Cup action here today has Barnsley hosting Chelsea. Barnsley is coming off a 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest last Saturday in the EFL Championship. Chelsea is coming off over Sheffield United, 2-1, in the English Premier League. These teams last met last year in the 3rd round of the EFL Cup with Chelsea pounding Barnsley, 6-0. Barnsley has played well in the EFL, but have struggled of late. Chelsea has been in fine form and I expect Chelsea to get at least two goals here if not more. I’m taking the OVER.