Sports Handicapper Doc's Sports's Picks & Predictions

The Jets have lost 11 straight. But this is legit probably the best performance we have ever seen from a team on an 11-game losing streak. Four of those losses were in OT and ten were by a single goal. The one that wasn’t was a two-goal loss to the Senators where Ottawa scored late. There defense and goaltending has been sufficient during this bad stretch. They have played a very tough schedule and they really should have won a few of those games. This has involved some bad luck. But the value on this team is at an all time high for a team of this caliber. They are relatively healthy compared to the Kings and they are very good at home. They are desperate to end their franchise biggest losing streak in history. This could be a bad spot for the Kings who are coming off a game with their biggest rival where they gave it their all and still came up short.

The Clippers have resorted back to a mediocre team after their six-game winning streak and they have lost two of three, with both losses coming in blowout fashion. We think the Nets have a great chance to win here. Kawhi is hurt again, and that is probably the most predictable thing we could expect with this team this season. He is listed as questionable as of this writing, but we think this will be a close game with or without Leonard. The Nets have covered in five of their last eight games and this is a team we targeted for ATS value at the start of the season. They did not play well to start but have been a much better team lately, and we expect them to compete hard tonight.

2 Unit Play. Take #893 Over 147 in UNLV @ Colorado State (10p.m., Friday, January 9 CBS Sports Network) This line has been coming down all morning and now I believe the value lies with the over. The over has hit 60% of the time over the last 10 meetings between the Rebels and Rams. Colorado State’s last game featured 150 points and that is how I expect this game to go as well.

3 Unit Play. Take #276 Indiana Hoosiers over Oregon Ducks (Peach Bowl, 7:30p.m., Friday, January 9 ESPN) The Hoosiers seem to be the team of destiny this season, and we will back them on Friday night in Atlanta. Indiana is the only team that received a bye in the last two years to win their quarterfinal game. They have already have beaten the Ducks in Eugene and I am just not sold on the Oregon offense being explosive like their past years. Indiana will be able to move the football and put up points on this Oregon defense. Coach Cignetti has not let Indiana get complacent and I see them pulling away at some point in this game and winning it comfortably. Beating Ohio State and Alabama has prepared them to beat Oregon in a neutral site (Indiana will have more fans).

Free Soccer Play from Doc’s Sports. Liga MX Take Tijuana/America DRAW (+270) (10 p.m. EST, Friday January 9) Doc’s is thrilled that their top league, Liga MX, is returning to action this Friday, and we get a very intriguing matchup tonight from Estadio Caliente in Tijuana. The Baja California side looks like a team on the rise, and they made the playoffs last season. Their success was a result of their play at home, as they were a completely different team at home vs. away fixtures. We see the same results this season. The playoffs were a prime example of their stark contrast between away and home performance for Tijuana. In their first leg against runner up Tigres UANL, they won 3-0 at home and just needed to not lose by more than two goals in the road leg, but Tigres bounced Tijuana in a 5-0 match. Tijuana collected points in all their home matches last season. They usually had to settle for a point against top sides, as they drew with eventual champion Toluca and also Monterrey. We don’t see them losing this match, but we also think it would be a little far fetched for them to beat mighty America from Mexico City outright. Three of the last four meetings have ended in a draw, including the last two in Tijuana. This is a really good price for that trend to continue on opening night.