Jim Feist

Oklahoma State Cowboys take on the Baylor Bears in a Big 12 matchup here today. The Cowboys are just 8-7 and look to keep from falling back to the .500 mark with a win tonight. The Cowboys have been slumping, losing two straight and six of the last eight games. They are coming off a loss at Texas Tech, 57-78, their second straight road loss. Ok State is just 1-2 S/U and 0-3 on the road this season and being outscore by 10-points per game. The Baylor Bears having another fine season. The Bears are 15-1 S/U and 9-6-1 ATS on the season. Their only loss of the season coming last game at home to Texas Tech, 63-65 as a 11.5-point favorite. The Bears should be plenty mad here today after that loss and looking to take it out on someone. Sorry Cowboys, that looks like you. Play Baylor.

The Liberty Flames are 11-6 S/U and 6-7-1 ATS on the season. The Flames have won three straight games and gone 2-0-1 ATS in their last four games. They are coming off a win over North Florida, 71-56, just failing to cover the 15-point favorite line. Florida Gulf Coast also has a 11-6 S/U record with a 7-8 ATS mark. The Eagles have lost two straight games, including last time out at Kennesaw State, 53-77 as a 4.5-point favorite. Florida Gulf Coast is a very nice 9-1 S/U at home, but just 4-4 vs the number. I'll take Liberty here tonight.

Big 12 action here today has 13-3 Texas taking on Iowa State. The Longhorns have lost just one game in their last eight games. However, they aren't as good vs the number where they are 3-5 ATS the last eight. Texas isn't as good on the road where all their losses have come, going 1-3 S/U and ATS and getting outscored by a 63.8 to 67.8 average. Iowa State also having a very good year with a 13-3 S/U record and 10-6 spread mark. They Cyclones are trying to snap a two game losing streak here tonight. They have lost both on the road at Oklahoma and last game at Kansas, 61-62. They have covered four of their last six games. They have also been very good at home, going 10-1 S/U and 6-5 ATS. I like Iowa State at home where they are very tough. Play Iowa State.

The Vermont Catamounts look to extend their four game win streak here tonight at Md Baltimore County. The Catamounts are 10-4 overall on the season and 7-6 vs the number. They have held their opponents to just 61 ppg this year. Vermont has done well vs the number of late, covering four straight and five of their last six games. The MD Baltimore County Retrievers look to get back to the .500 mark with a win today. They are just 6-7 overall on the season and snapped a five game losing streak with a win at New Jersey Tech last game, 76-56. They have also covered just one of their last six games. The Retrievers are 2-2 at home and 1-2 vs the number. They will have their hands full today with a very good Vermont team. I'll take the visitor in this one. Play Vermont.

The Dayton Flyers hit the road today for a game at Duquesne. The Flyers are 10-6 S/U and 8-8 ATS on the season. They are outscoring their opponents by a 69.9 to 63.2 average. The Flyers have won two straight games over George Washington and last time out over St Louis, 68-63, covering the three-point favorite line. Duquesne not having a good season as they sit at just 6-8 S/U. The Dukes are also 6-8 ATS on the Season. The Dukes are 3-3 S/U and 1-5 ATS at home. The Dukes are coming off a loss at Fordham, 71-72 as a 2-point favorite. Two teams going in opposite directions here today. I'll stick with the better team. Take Dayton.

The Raiders had to win down the stretch to get here and they did it with an interim coach, something not done in 60-years. They also had a chance to tie and send the Chargers to the playoffs too, but they were able to get into Field goal range late in OT and get the win. The weather looks to be cold here on Sunday with a 50% chance of snow, something Vegas isn't used to playing in. The lowest temp Vegas has played this year was 40 degrees and that was a Vegas win at Cleveland, 16-14. The Bengals will host their first playoff game since 2015. I don't think any team has gone through as much controversy this year as the Raiders have. Yet, they seem to be able to come out all right. The weather is going to be somewhat of a factor here. While the snow should hold off until after the game, it will be below freezing for the entire game. Vegas hasn't played below 40 degrees this year and as such I'm expecting a lower scoring game here today. Play UNDER.

 Ok, we know Buffalo can be cold, but it's going to be insanely cold in this game. The temp is going to be in the single digits and if you figure in the wind chill, how about minus 10-15 degrees. This will be one of the coldest games in NFL history on Saturday. That being said, I expect to see the ball run a lot here on Saturday night. I don't expect to see a lot of long passes in this game. I'm going to play this game under solely on the teams and their ability to run the ball. Take the UNDER.

The Raiders had to win down the stretch to get here and they did it with an interim coach, something not done in 60-years. They also had a chance to tie and send the Chargers to the playoffs too, but they were able to get into Field goal range late in OT and get the win. The weather looks to be cold here on Sunday with a 50% chance of snow, something Vegas isn't used to playing in. The lowest temp Vegas has played this year was 40 degrees and that was a Vegas win at Cleveland, 16-14. The Bengals will host their first playoff game since 2015. I don't think any team has gone through as much controversy this year as the Raiders have. Yet, they seem to be able to come out all right. I like playing dogs in the playoffs and the Raiders look to have a excellent shot of winning this game today. Play the Raiders.

Navy Midshipmen are 11-5 S/U 10-5 ATS on the season. The Middies had their four game win streak snapped last game by Colgate, 50-69 as a 2-point favorite. That also snapped a four game spread win streak. Still, Navy has done well vs the number this year, especially on the road where they are 6-2 ATS. They are also outscoring their opponents on the road by a 67.6 to 60.5 average. The Boston Terriers are 10-7 S/U and 7-8-2 ATS on the season. The Terriers are 5-2 at home, but have only covered two of those seven games. Boston has won just one of their last three games and two of the last five games. I like the visitor in today's contest. Play Navy.

The Vancouver Canucks look to snap a 3-game losing streak here on Sunday as they head to Washington to play the Capitals. The Canucks are on a long road trip, playing their eighth game in a row on the road. They started out nicely, winning three of their first four on this trip before dropping three straight. The Caps snapped a four-game losing streak with a win on Saturday at the NY Islanders, 2-0. Now they have to turn right around and play again tonight. Both teams playing on no rest here today and that's tough on any team. For me, I can't pass on the big dog price with the Canucks. Take Vancouver.

Niagara Purple Eagles look to stay above the .500 mark today as they travel to Iona. The Eagles are 7-7 S/U and 8-5 ATS on the season and outscoring their opponents by a 69.1 to 64.6 average. The Eagles are also 4-2 ATS on the road in their six games and just being outscored by a 64.7 to 66 average. Niagara has won two straight games including last time out over Canisius, 68-58. You might ask yourself, what ever happened to Rick Patino? Well, he's alive and well as the coach of the Iona Gaels. The Gaels are having a fine season under Pationo with a 13-3 S/U record and a 10-6 spread mark. Iona has won two straight games and seven of their last nine. They have only covered one of their last three however. Iona is a very good team, but double digits are a bit too much here on Sunday. Play Niagara.

The San Francisco 49ers showed a lot of guts in week 18 at the Rams. Down 0-17 they clawed their way back to tie the game in the 4th quarter and had a chance to take the lead before Rams CB Ramsey made a circus interception at the same time the refs missed a roughing on the QB. The Rams took over the ball and marched the field to score the go ahead TD. After a SF punt and defensive stand, they Niners got the ball back with not much time on the clock and no time outs. QB Jimmy Garappolo marched the Niners the length of the field for the TD and forced OT where they kicked a field goal. The Rams threw an INT on the subsequent possession and SFO goes to the playoffs. Look for the Niners to run the ball a lot here today. As such, if they can keep the Cowboys off the field a bit more then this should be a lower scoring game. I'll take the UNDER

 The Philadelphia Eagles got into the playoffs but no thanks to their last regular season game. The Eagles lost last Saturday at home to the Dallas Cowboys, 26-51. Tampa Bay had little trouble with the Carolina Panthers, winning at home 41-17. I see the key to this game as the running game for the Eagles. The Eagles need to run effectively in order to win games. Problem is they are playing one of the best run defenses in the league in the Tampa Bay Bucs. The Bucs look to start defense of their NFL Championship with Tom Brady and a patchwork of receivers. They lost Antonio Brown when he stormed off the field. The already have lost Chris Goodwin to a season-ending injury. Now they have lost Cyril Grayson who was injured in the Panthers win. But, Brady still seems to find the right receivers at the right time. There looks to be some big Thunderstorms headed the way of this game on Sunday and that will make it even tougher on Philly. I look for a lower scoring game, especially out of the Eagles. Play UNDER

The Philadelphia Eagles got into the playoffs but no thanks to their last regular season game.  The Eagles lost last Saturday at home to the Dallas Cowboys, 26-51.  Tampa Bay had little trouble with the Carolina Panthers, winning at home 41-17.  I see the key to this game as the running game for the Eagles. The Eagles need to run effectively in order to win games. Problem is they are playing one of the best run defenses in the league in the Tampa Bay Bucs.  The Bucs look to start defense of their NFL Championship with Tom Brady and a patchwork of receivers. They lost Antonio Brown when he stormed off the field. The already have lost Chris Goodwin to a season-ending injury. Now they have lost Cyril Grayson who was injured in the Panthers win. But, Brady still seems to find the right receivers at the right time. I'll lay the points at home here with the Bucs as their defense comes up big in this game.

The San Francisco 49ers showed a lot of guts in week 18 at the Rams. Down 0-17 they clawed their way back to tie the game in the 4th quarter and had a chance to take the lead before Rams CB Ramsey made a circus interception at the same time the refs missed a roughing on the QB. The Rams took over the ball and marched the field to score the go ahead TD. After a SF punt and defensive stand, they Niners got the ball back with not much time on the clock and no time outs. QB Jimmy Garappolo marched the Niners the length of the field for the TD and forced OT where they kicked a field goal. The Rams threw an INT on the subsequent possession and SFO goes to the playoffs.  Look for the Niners to run the ball down the Cowboys throats and use a physical defense to win this game.  I like the 49ers a lot in this matchup.