Bruins vs Stars Pick
NHL Betting action sees the Boston Bruins taking on the Dallas Stars on Tuesday January 20th at the American Airlines Center. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.
NHL Betting action sees the Boston Bruins taking on the Dallas Stars on Tuesday January 20th at the American Airlines Center. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.
The UCLA Bruins finished second in the Pac-12 during the regular season and first in the Pac-12 Tournament. As a result, they’ve drawn the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the second round of the Big Dance.
Boston Goes For Tenth Straight Tuesday Night
The hottest team in the NHL, the Boston Bruins head to Newark on Tuesday night looking to make it 10 straight wins. Standing in their way is the New Jersey Devils – a desperate team sitting five points out of a playoff spot and in need of every single point from here on in.
Wild Hope to Tame Sizzling Bruins Monday Night
The hottest team in the NHL returns to the ice Monday night when the Boston Bruins, winners of eight straight games host the Minnesota Wild who have been climbing the NHL overall standings themselves.
Championship Week has nearly reached its conclusion, and in the Pac-12, the title game comes down to a matchup between the No. 1 Arizona Wildcats and the No. 2 UCLA Bruins.
The UCLA Bruins are coming off of a five-point win over the Oregon State Beavers, which was quite the relief following their four-point, double-overtime loss to the Oregon Ducks.
The Oregon Ducks and UCLA Bruins both began the 2013-14 NCAA basketball season on fire, but it’s the latter that has kept momentum going with the year now coming to an end. Both UCLA and Oregon have four games remaining, but it’s the Ducks who have the most on the line.
The Montreal Canadiens will make the trek down to TD Garden on Thursday for a date with Atlantic Division rival the Boston Bruins. The Bruins enter in fine form, winning each of their last four contests, while the Canadiens aren’t enjoying the same kind of success, dropping four of their last five.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will make the trip over to the TD Bank Garden to take on Original Six rival the Boston Bruins on Tuesday evening.
The Virginia Tech Hokies and UCLA Bruins are set to face off in the Hyundai Sun Bowl in a game that is going to come down to one major matchup: UCLA’s offense vs. Virginia Tech’s defense.
The UCLA Bruins have looked far from elite throughout the 2013-14 college basketball season, but their 10-2 record shows they have it in them to be a competitor in conference play.
The unranked 9-1 UCLA Bruins look for a little respect as they play the number 8 ranked Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden on ESPN.
UCLA Bruins (9-1) vs Duke Blue Devils (8-2)
When: Thursday, December 19th, 2013, 7:30 PM ET
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Broadcast: ESPN
Spread: Duke Blue Devils -3
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On December 7th, the then ranked number 18 UCLA Bruins took on the unranked Mizzouri Tigers on the road. After getting off to a hot start in that game, the Bruins struggled in the second half. At halftime, the Bruins were up by 8, but the end result was the Missouri Tigers winning by 9. Led by a 45 point effort and shutting down UCLA to only 28 points in the second half.
It was UCLA’s first real test of the season and they didn’t really pass. Again, they had a good first half, but a terrible second half. Which cost the Bruins the game and their ranking. Now, UCLA can redeem themselves a bit by taking on the Duke Blue Devils on a neutral arena in the Madison Square Garden.
For Duke, this will be their 4 or 5th big test already in the early season. Duke played the Kansas Jayhawks for their second game and got beat. They got beat by 11, but 5 games later they played the Alabama Crimson Tide and Duke beat them.
Now, granted, you can decide for yourself whether or not Alabama is a notable team, but Duke were only -9 point favorites going into that game, and the Blue Devils did cover.
Two days later on November 29th, Duke went to New York to play the Arizona Wildcats and they came up short losing 72-66. But, they bounced back at home versus the then number 22 ranked Michigan Wolverines and beat them by 10.
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Players to watch: This game features two of the higher scoring players in college basketball. Super freshman forward Jabari Parker is tied for 15th in all of college basketball at 22.0 points per game. And UCLA sophomore guard Jordan Adams is scoring at a 21.2 points per game clip which is good for 22nd in college basketball.
Going back to Jabari Parker, he also leads his team in rebounds with 7.6 rebounds per game. Sophomore forward Rodney Hood is second on Duke with 18.9 points per game and junior guard Quinn Cook is third with 14.7 points per game.
For UCLA, freshman guard Zach LaVine is second on the team with 13.8 points per game, and sophomore Kyle Anderson does a little bit of everything on the Bruins. He’s scoring 13.8 points per game, pulling down 8.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists a game. Anderson leads his team in both rebounds and assists.
All in all, it’s another interesting early college basketball game. Just as a note, this year has been fantastic with all these good/great teams all facing each other. It’s been very exciting to watch.
Now, back to my pick, I believe the best pick is Duke at -3. Duke is more battle tested so far and I believe they are the more talented team of the two. UCLA hasn’t really been tested yet, and the only game that they were tested in, they ended up losing. So, give me the tested Duke Blue Devils at -3.
Pick: Duke Blue Devils -3
The Boston Bruins are coming off two fantastic wins over the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs. Now, they’ll look took to avoid a letdown versus a struggling Calgary Flames team.
Rangers conclude Road Trip With Black Friday Matinee in Boston
The Boston Bruins will attempt to rebound from their worst outing of the season – a 6-1 loss at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings Wednesday when they host the New York Rangers.
Rivalry Week is at its finest when the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins are both relevant, and that’s exactly what college football fans can look forward to entering Week 14.
Eastern Powers Clash – Bruins Host Penguins Monday Night
The marquee matchup on the NHL Monday night schedule takes place in Boston where the Pittsburgh Penguins return to Boston where they saw their playoff dreams end last year.