Doc’s Sports

These teams have averaged more than seven goals per game in the last four meetings. Whenever we see a total of 5.5 we always see if there is a chance to beat it, and we think there is a great chance here tonight. This should be a very competitive game, and it wouldn’t shock us to see this one go to extra time. Detroit has given up at least three goals in three of their last four defensively. New Jersey is coming off a nine-goal game last time out and seven the game before that.

Houston is a Top 5 defense and the Spurs are the No. 7 scoring defense in the league that has been playing like a Top 5 defense lately. We think this will be a defensive battle. If you have ever been to Texas, you know there is a lot of state pride. When Texas teams get together to battle, they usually up the intensity, and we could see a playoff type atmosphere today in San Antonio. Both meetings this year went under this total, and we could see this one being even lower scoring than those two matchups.

2 Unit Play. Take #780 Maryland +15.5 over Illinois (3p.m., Sunday, March 8 FOX) Just see Maryland putting forth a decent effort in this game on senior day. The Illini are playing for a double bye and will enter having lost 2 of their last 3 games. I see this going being around 10-12 points and we will grab the points with the home dog, hoping David Coit can get out of his shooting slump.