Stephen Nover is on an epic 15-0 run on his last 15 NHL premium/free plays after cashing an easy Wednesday winner with the Over in the Wild-Predators game! Stick with sizzling Stephen and make it 16 consecutive winners as he's found another totals winner on the Thursday NHL card.
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Today’s Free Picks
| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| CBB | (769) Penn State at (770) Michigan | 6:30pm EST - Feb 5/2026 |
The PLAY: Penn State +25.5 (-110)
Michigan is fat and happy following victories against arch-rival Michigan State and Nebraska, two top-10 teams, last week.
Now the Wolverines get to step way down in class facing Penn State. The lopsided point spread certainly reflects that.
Let us not forget, though, that Michigan was favored against Penn State in this point range a month ago and barely won, 74-72. Yes, that game was at Penn State. But keep in mind the Nittany Lions shot only 35 percent from the field and 27 percent from 3-point range yet lost by only a basket.
Penn State ranks 78th in field goal percentage making 47 percent of its shots from the floor. The Nittany Lions earned their first Big Ten win of the season, 77-75, against Minnesota as a short home underdog this past Sunday.
So I find this point spread to be too extreme in Michigan's favor.
(Editor's note: In addition to this free selection, Stephen Nover has an NHL play today. Stephen is 15-0 on his last 15 premium/free NHL plays looking to win for the 16th straight time!)
Consultant Bio
Stephen Nover is unique among professional handicappers. A multiple award-winning sportswriter for numerous newspapers, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nover has one the best combinations of gambling and media sources in the world.
The author of two sports gambling books, "Las Vegas Sports Beat" and "Sports Gaming Beat", along with a book on fantasy football titled, "Winning Fantasy Football", Nover is a former professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas having taught a football handicapping class there. He also was the co-host of the Sunday night sports betting radio show "The Stardust Line" during the 1990's.
Parlaying nearly 50 years worth of professional gambling experience with tremendous knowledge of the players through elite deep-roster Rotisserie leagues and building on copious gaming and media sources - having worked for newspapers in the Midwest, South and West and also for legendary Hall of Fame oddsmaker Roxy Roxborough - Nover is a true Las Vegas wise guy. He helped learn his craft from such masters as Roxborough, Dave Malinsky, Lem Banker and Russ Culver.
Part of what makes Nover so special is the pride he takes in writing his deep-dive analysis, which always is unique, well-researched and sometimes entails out-of-the-box thinking.