Jim Feist Handicapper Review & Free Sports Picks

 It's a battle of the bottom dwellers as the last place team in the East, Detroit, takes on the last place team from the West, Houston. The Pistons are 13-37 on the season. They are coming off a rare win at Brooklyn, 130-122, as a 8.5-point dog. It was the second straight game the Pistons have scored 130 points, though they gave up 150 to Milwaukee on Monday. The Pistons allow the most points in the East, coming in at 120.3 ppg. The Rockets are 11-38 on the season adn have lost two straight after beating Minnesota last Saturday. They have lost 15 of their last 16 games. Houston also allows a lot of points per game, 117.1 ppg. These teams have gone over in nine of the last 12 meetings in Detroit. I expect a lot of points in this one today. Take the OVER.

The No 12 ranked Xavier Musketeers stay on the road here on Saturday for an early game at Creighton. Xavier is 17-4 on the season and coming off a win at Connecticut, 82-79, as a 6-point dog. They have won 12 of their last 13 games and covered six of the last eight. They are also leading the Big East with a 9-1 conference record, one game ahead of both Marquette and Providence. Creighton is 12-8 overall on the season and 10-10 vs the spread. They are 4th in the Big East with a 6-3 conference record. Creighton has won three straight, covering two of those games. That includes a win over St Johns, 104-76, as a 10.5 point favorite. These teams met back on January 11th in Xavier with Creighton losing a close game, 87-90, as a 2.5-point dog. The dog has covered 14 of the last 19 meetings in this series. I like the dog here today as I expect Xavier to possibly walk away with the straight-up win. Play Xavier.

Non-Conference clash here on Saturday has SEC's Arkansas taking on the Big 12 Baylor Bears. Baylor is 15-5 overall on the season and tied for fourth in the Big 12 with a 5-3 record. Arkansas is 14-6 overall and 3-5 in the SEC. Arkansas snapped a four-game losing streak with back-to-back wins over Ole Miss and last game over LSU, 60-40, as a 12.5-point favorite. Baylor has won five straight games after their last win over Kansas, 75-69, as a 2-point favorite. The Bears usually don't do well putting back-to-back covers together, evidenced by their 3-7-1 ATS mark the last 11 ATS wins. My numbers show a close game here on Saturday and with that I'll take the points with the dog. Play Arkansas.