Jim Feist Handicapper Reviews & Picks

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 Bradley Braves look to get back to the .500 mark with a win today over their neighbors and rivals, Illinois State. The Braves are just 8-9 S/U and 9-7 ATS on the season. They are 1-4 S/U and 3-2 on the road where they have been outscored by a 69 to 73.6 average. Illinois State Redbirds also look to keep their heads above the .500 mark today as they sit at 8-8 overall. The birds are 7-6-1 vs the number. At home they are 7-2 S/U and 3-3-1 and outscoring their visitors by a 77.8 to 70.8 average. You can throw out numbers in this rivalry as both teams give their all in this matchup. I'll take Illinois State here.

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 Pittsburgh Steelers slid their way into this postseason thanks to the LV Raiders deciding to go for the win instead of the tie in their OT with the Chargers. Big Ben lives to play another game, though this looks to be the last of his luxurious career. And, you get two of the elder statesmen in coaches with the Steelers Tomlin and Chiefs Reid. That being said, I don't see the Chiefs running away with this game. Reid won't want to embarrass Ben on what is likely his last game. I look for the Steelers to play ball control and do their best to keep the Chiefs potent offense off the field. I look for a lower scoring game here on Sunday. I'll play 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.