Jim Feist

 Both these clubs having fine seasons, with the Colorado Avalanche now at 11-7 on the season and the Edmonton Oilers at 12-8. Colorado has won three straight games including last time out at Winnipeg, 4-0. Their recent 3-game win streak is in contrast to the prior five-game losing streak. The Oilers look to rebound from a road loss at San Jose, 3-6. They had won the prior two games by a 10-2 margin. Both these clubs playing good, but I like the home team here tonight. Play Edmonton.

Dallas Mavericks are off to a 6-4 S/U and 4-6 ATS season. The NY Knicks are just 2-9 S/U and 5-6 ATS to star the year. Dallas is coming off at loss at Boston, 106-116, failing to cover the 3-point dog line. The Mavs are a very good road team though, posting a 4-1 S/U and ATS mark this year and outscoring opponents 121.4 to 114.2. The Knicks wins are few and far between this year. They have lost two straight both S/U and ATS getting blown out at Chicago, 102-120 and also at home vs the Cavs, 87-108. The Knicks are just 1-3 both S/U and AT at home this year and getting outscored 94.8 to 109.3. Mavs tough road team and I don’t mind laying those points here tonight. Play Dallas.

Chicago Bulls are 4-7 S/U and 5-6 ATS on the season while the Milwaukee Bucks are 7-3 S/U and 5-5 ATS. Chicago coming off a win at home over the Knicks, 120-102. Still, they are just 2-3 their last five games. The Knicks are 2-4 on the road both S/U and ATS but averaging 108.7 ppg while allowing 108.5 ppg. The Bucks saw their four game win streak snapped two games ago by Utah, 100-103. They rebounded last game though with a win at Oklahoma City, 121-119. The Bucks won’t be happy with anything less than an NBA Finals appearance this year. Milwaukee is 2-1 S/U and ATS at home and outscoring teams 123.3 to 116. I expect a lot of points tonight out of the Bucks and I don’t believe Chicago will be able to keep up. Play Milwaukee.

Miami Heat 7-3 S/U and 6-2-2 ATS to start the season. The Heat have won five of their last seven games including last time out over Detroit, 117-108. The Heat are averaging 111.7 ppg and allowing 105.7 ppgs. The Cleveland Cavaliers are 2-1 S/U and 3-0 ATS their last three games – all on the road. Now they return home where they are 2-2 on the season but allowing 115.0 ppg. Miami the much better team here tonight. I’ll lay the points with the Heat. Play Miami.

Both Siena and Harvard have started their respective seasons at 2-1 S/U. Siena opened with a home win over American, 96–80 and then lost on the road to Xavier, 63-81 and followed up with a home win vs St Bonny’s, 78-65. Siena is 3-0 ATS on the season. They begin a four-game road trip here tonight at Harvard. Harvard one of the best Ivy league teams. They opened with a laugher against MIT, 84-27 and then lost on the road to Northeastern, 79-84 before returning home for a win over Maine, 68-46. This will be another tough test for Harvard here tonight. Harvard laying a lofty 10.5-points here tonight. Plus, Harvard has injuries. Guard Bryce Aiken is questionable with a calf injury and he’s their best player, averaging 22.2 ppg. They are are going to be without Forward Seth Towns also. Not sure why this line is so big with a hurting Harvard team against a decent Siena squad. I’ll take the points though. Play Siena.

The Pittsburgh Steelers pulled another upset win last week, beating the Rams at home 17-12. The Steelers won the way they have most of this year, with defense. The win improved the Steelers to 5-4 on the season and 2-games back of division leading Baltimore. However, they are in the thick of things right now for a Wild Card slot in the AFC as just Buffalo has a better record at 6-3. So much hope was put into the Cleveland Browns this year with the addition of Odell Beckham Jr to the receiving corps. However, that really has not materialized as the Browns are just 3-6 on the season. The Browns did win last week, snapping a four-game losing streak with a 19-16 victory over the Bills. The Browns pushed the 3-point chalk line, making them just 2-6-1 ATS on the season. The Steelers are 5-1 ATS their last six vs the AFC North and 9-2-1 ATS their last 12 following a ATS Win. The Browns are 5-21-2 ATS against winning teams their last 28 tries. They are also 0-6-1 ATS their last seven on grass. The dog is 3-1-1 ATS the last five in this series. I expect a good defensive battle here this week and with that I’ll be taking the points on Thursday night. Play Pittsburgh.