Today’s Best Free Sports Betting Picks and Predictions From Our Experts

1* Free Pick on Northern Colorado -3½

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[1%] Free Play on Loyola Marymount -1 -110

1* FREE INFO PLAY Heat -5½ -115

For my best free pick on the board here for the big time college football playoff game I am looking at the total here on Thursday and I am liking a rare over for me here. We have seen a pretty good concentration of bets and money go in on the UNDER here and I think we are going to see the offenses open it up here especially in the second half of this game. Miami had one of the best defenses in college this season and while its true Ole Miss has put up big numbers on offense I think that the offense of Miami will also be putting up touchdowns here on Thursday.

Play on the OVER in the Miami and Ole Miss game

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PSP Data Driven 1* Canucks.

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Our models suggest that the value is on the Underdog. The Canucks are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games. The Red Wings are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games.

*Free Play Over* The Denver Pioneers are a tremendous over team. Denver is 361st out of 365 teams in the country in defensive efficiency. Denver is 82nd in offensive efficiency. Carson Johnson and Zane Nelson have been playing really well on offense for this crew. Denver has scored 85 points or more in four straight games.

South Dakota State has allowed 87 points or more in three of their last four games. The Jackrabbits offense has been better at home though, and they should go off against this very weak Denver defense.

Take the over.

(92-60 in CBB this season. 61% CBB wins. Thursday Totals Trio is up. Get on board!)

David's College Basketball Free Pick

We really like the road underdog in this matchup. The line appears to be influenced by Maine's 2-14 record straight up and 5-10 against the spread, but we think this is an overreaction. UMBC is 1-4 against the spread as favorites, 0-3 against the spread as home favorites.

This is a 1% FREE PLAY on MAINE.

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.

1* Free Wiseguy Play on Oilers/Jets over 6 -110

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1* Free Sharp Play on Utah Tech +9½ -110

Free Pick on Cal-Riverside +3½ -110

1* Bet on Georgia State +1½

1* Best Bet on Flames/Bruins over 6 -105

No analysis provided.

1* Free Pick on Drexel -4½ -115

1* Free Play on Ohio State +3 -110

Thursday Card has the Bowl Play of the Year headlining along with a Top Soccer Play. NHL Comp play below

The NHL Comp play is on the Under in 5.5 goals in the NY. Islanders at Nashville game at 8:05 eastern. NY is off a 9-0 win over the NJ. Devils in their last game and Road teams off a home win that scored at least 8 goals and shutout their opponent have gone under all 6 times since 2007. These games average under 4 goals per game. NY has gone under in 9 of the last 10 on the road. Nashville is finally home after 7 game 2 week road trip. Look for this game to play under here tonight. GL Rob V-

This is a play on the SOUTH DAKOTA JACKRABBITS for our Thursday Free Play. Denver is coming off a rather impressive loss at St. Thomas on Sunday as it lost by four points as an 11.5-point underdog to even up its record at 1-1 in the Summit League with that first win coming at home against a very bad Kansas City team. The Pioneers are 8-9 including a 3-7 record on the road with those three wins being pretty good against Montana St., Colorado St. and Northern Colorado and they come in No. 252 at KenPom. Their 4-0 ATS run presents the time to fade. South Dakota St. is also 8-9 overall and 1-1 in the conference following a loss at North Dakota in overtime in a game where they were favored by 7.5 points. The Jackrabbits are now 3-8 away from home but are back in Brookings where they are 5-1, the loss coming against Idaho by three points, a Big Sky Contender, but All-Summit guard Kalen Garry played only 12 minutes due to foul trouble. Play (788) South Dakota St. Jackrabbits

11-6 L2 Days. CFB 27-13 run. Bowls resume Thursday/Friday with the CFP Semifinals. CBB 109-92-1 Run with SEVEN winners for Thursday. NBA 16-6-1 Run extended tonight. 246-212-10 NFL Run. Playoff winners posted soon.

Thursday's NBA Free Pick

PLAY ON: Bulls +7.5

Thursday CBB Free play. My selection is on Chicago State plus the points over Fairleigh Dickinson at 5 pm et on Thursday.

We'll grab the points with Chicago State on Thursday as it looks to snap its four-game losing streak on the road against Fairleigh Dickinson. There's really nothing to fear in this matchup. The Cougars may own the worse overall record but they've faced the far more difficult schedule. I think we'll see Chicago State push the pace a little bit in this game, noting that it has gotten off 58 or more field goal attempts in nine straight games - somewhat matchup immune in that department. Fairleigh Dickinson does like to play at a slower pace but hasn't really been able to dictate proceedings this season. Offensively, the Knights are limited. They do check in 3-1 ATS over their last four games but that comes on the heels of an 0-8 ATS start to the campaign. Take Chicago State.

Our selection is on the Tarleton State Texans to cover the spread against the Abilene Christian Wildcats on Thursday at 8:00pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

We won our WAC Underdog Game Of The Year on Abilene Christian in it's last game but now play against it.

The Wildcats are just 5-12 over their L17 games played on the road -- 2-4 this season.

They also are 1-5 straight up and against the spread over their L6 games played against Tarleton State.

Tarleton State has been terrific versus the spread all year long -- 10-2 so far.

The Texans are also 9-1 against the spread over their L10 games played at home.

We're on TARLE tonight.

AAA Sports

1* on Tenn-Martin -2½

These two teams are very familiar with each other, and I'm expecting an all-out battle until the end, where the last team to have its hands on the ball last will come out on top, and because of that, I'm grabbing the points.

Fernando Mendoza has been unbelievable this year for the Hoosiers, but in the win over Oregon, he was extremely mediocre, for his lofty standards, finishing 20 of 31 for 215 yards, one touchdown, and one interception.

Oregon quarterback Dante Moore wasn't much better in the loss, finishing 21 of 34 for 187 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions.

It's tough to beat a good team twice in the same year. Oregon DID have the home-field advantage in the first matchup, though, and still lost.

But the Ducks' defense has taken another big step up since that loss, in my opinion.

Mendoza is almost assuredly the better quarterback in this matchup, but note that Moore threw for more yards this season.

Also note that the Ducks are third in the nation in adjusted net EPA per play on the defensive end, one spot ahead of Indiana, which sits in fourth.

Oregon has the secondary to slow down Mendoza, as the unit also ranks eighth in opponent dropback EPA and ninth in opponent dropback success rate, conceding just 5.3 yards per pass attempt, which is the third-lowest in the country.

Indiana is an amazing team, but I don't see the Hoosiers running away with this one. Each team is extremely well-coached, and the team that wins the turnover battle is likely going to be the one that moves on.

But as I said from the beginning, I think the rematch will be even more competitive, with the winner being the one who has their hands on the ball last.

Because of that, my FREE PLAY in the Peach Bowl is to grab as many points as you can with OREGON.

Good luck, NP

Pacers vs Hornets NBA Free Pick 

The Angle: The Charlotte Hornets have exceeded expectations more often than not this season, but this looks like a tough spot after losing to Toronto on a last-second three-ball last night.

Sure, they're perfect 7-0 against the spread on no rest, but again, last night's loss was brutal and they'll face a desperate Indiana team looking to end an ugly 13-game losing streak. The Pacers can't be anything but undervalued right now, and I think they can steal this one.

The Bet: PACERS (2%). 

24-17 (59%) NBA RUN: For Thursday, Mike has a solid premium pick on Heat/Bulls!

Ricky's 1* play on CLB.

Key Angle: It's important to remember that Ricky never makes a bet on any game based on just one angle. In order to make the grade, all his premium picks must meet several important criteria. He doesn't share all his secrets within his analysis, instead he chooses to reveal only the angle that he feels is the most significant. Here in this game the recent history of these two teams is particularly significant.

- The Blue Jackets are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games.

- The Golden Knights are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games.

- The Blue Jackets are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.

Verdict: The value is on the Road Underdog.

3* on Sabres

(#800) Eastern Illinois Panthers | ATS | . 

I know that Tennessee Tech owns the slightly stronger record coming into this game. But, I'm going to say it. I don't believe that the Golden Eagles are as good as the Panthers. Tennessee Tech did win its first conference game. But, since then, the Golden Eagles have looked absolutely horrendous. They lost consecutive home games by an average of 16.0 points and then followed that up with another double digit road loss.

Illinois State had a pretty bad start to the season which is never something that a team wants to have happen. However, the Panthers have played, much, much better since the mid-way points of last month, winning consecutive hoe games and then barely losing two road contests (covering ATS in both.) Now, this is a game where defense should be key. I don't see TNTC matching EIU stride for stride in the final minutes. Expect the Panthers to open the game up in the final minutes en route to an out right win.

Burns' Prediction: 74-65 Eastern Illinois.