Simply Amazin.....

In the NHL tonight take the Devils over the Panthers. Despite their recent three game losing streak, the Devils have owned the Panthers in recent years (35-10-3) and should be able to turn their fortunes around starting tonight. Meanwhile the Panthers, who are on a modest three game winning streak, lack the discipline, defense, and goaltending to get the job done against a superior Devils team.

In Big East action tonight the Georgetown Hoyas visit the Pitt Panthers. The discipline throughout the years has been to take the home team in these closely contested rivalry games. However, as we saw recently with Syracuse beating both West Virginia and Notre Dame on the road, there appears to be exceptions to this golden rule. With the road team winning 11 of the last 15 games and the underdog going 6-2 during their recent head to head matchups, I will take Georgetown +2 tonight.

More good news for the Mets. Less than a week after the Carlos Beltran surgery debacle, San Francisco Giants catcher Bengie Molina turned down an offer to play for the Amazin's despite being offered a substantially larger amount of money from the Mets (on a percentage basis). Making matters worse, ESPN's Peter Gammon's reported that the Red Sox were so concerned about Jason Bay's knees that they were afraid to guarantee him anymore than a two year deal. While I do not consider the Red Sox medical staff beyond reproach, I would have to give them a substantial edge over their counterparts from Queens.