Matt Fargo

This is a play on the NEW YORK KNICKS for our NBA Wednesday Enforcer. New York was coming off a last second win over the Lakers on Sunday and to no surprise, the Knicks were unable to keep the momentum going as they were blown out in Toronto the next night. They are back home getting an absurd number and taking nothing away from Utah, but there is no reason it should be laying this price. New York has been a double-digit home underdog only three times this season and those games were against Golden St., Boston and Toronto. New York is 15-3 ATS in its last 18 games after trailing in their previous game by 15 or more points at the half. Utah is riding a four-game winning streak, covering all of those games as well, and currently sitting in a tie for seventh place in the Western Conference. The Jazz have been road favorites in their last four games and 20 times overall on the season and this is the biggest they have been favored by in all of those games. Here, we play on home teams coming off a loss against a division rival going up against an opponent after two consecutive covers as a favorite. This situation is 46-18 ATS (71.9 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (570) New York Knicks

This is a play on the TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS for our NHL Wednesday Breakaway. We won with Buffalo on Sunday as it won in a shootout against St. Louis to snap a seven-game losing streak but we will be fading the Sabres tonight with motivation being much bigger on the other side. The Sabres have not won consecutive games since mid-December, going 0-12 in their last 12 games following a win. The Maple Leafs are coming off a loss last night which was their second straight and fourth in their last five games. Toronto is third in the NHL at +40 in scoring differential so it has been more dominating than its place in the standings where it sits tied for fourth with the Islanders in the Eastern Conference. Toronto has been a great bounce back team this season that has avoided long losing streaks as it is 10-1 after two or more consecutive losses this season. Here, we play on road favorites of -150 or less in the second half of the season that are outscoring their opponents by 0.5 or more gpg, after a loss by three goals or more in their previous game. This situation is 27-6 (81.8 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (21) Toronto Maple Leafs

This is a play on the ARIZONA ST. SUN DEVILS for our CBB Wednesday NCAA Tournament Opener. Arizona St. is in a unique situation where it is playing a play in game for the second straight season after losing to Syracuse last year. The Sun Devils lost four of their last five games and went down in the first round of the Pac 12 Tournament so they came in with no momentum but this year is a different story. Arizona St. is back on track after winning six of its last eight games with both losses coming against Oregon, the last coming in overtime in the conference tournament. The Sun Devils are 4-0 ATS in their last four games following a straight up loss. St. John's stumbled badly down the stretch as it lost five of its last seven games heading into the NCAA Tournament, the latest being a 32-point loss against Marquette in the Big East Tournament. St. John's biggest weakness this year has been on the glass, where it gets out-rebounded by an average of 5.8 boards per game while Arizona St. is 15th in the nation in rebounding. That is bad news as St. John's is 3-12 ATS in its last 15 games away from home after three straight games being outrebounded by its opponent by six or more. 10* (713) Arizona St. Sun Devils

This is a play on the PITTSBURGH PENGUINS for our NHL Thursday Breakaway. While dropping out of the playoffs is unlikely for the Penguins, they are still just six points out from doing so with eight games remaining in the season. Pittsburgh has lost three straight games, the last two coming in extra time, while scoring just four goals in total over that stretch. The Penguins average 3.41 gpg on the road which is fourth most in the NHL and going back, they are 8-2 in their last 10 games when their opponent allows two goals or less in their previous game. Nashville meanwhile has won three straight games to keep pace with Winnipeg in the Central Division as it trails the Jets by three points. The Predators play Winnipeg in their next game on Saturday so the lookahead possibility is there. Nashville is 23-13-1 at home but it is outscoring opponents by just 0.08 gpg at home so it has been far from dominant. Nashville is 5-16 in its last 21 games after three straight wins by two goals or more. Here, we play against teams after allowing two goals or less in two straight games going up against an opponent after losing two consecutive games in overtime. This situation is 75-46 (62 percent) since 1996. 10* (37) Pittsburgh Penguins

This is a play on the NEW MEXICO AGGIES for our NCAA Tournament Early Shocker. Auburn enters the Big Dance 26-9 overall after winning four games in four days in the SEC Tournament to claim an automatic bid. Despite this, Auburn is just a No. 5 seed. The Tigers are at a huge disadvantage on the glass as New Mexico St. is one of the top rebounding teams in the nation and it is ranked No. 1 in Total Rebounding Percentage. Auburn is 1-8 ATS in its last nine games against teams outrebounding their opponents by seven or more per game. No one comes into the NCAA Tournament hotter than New Mexico St. as it has not lost a game since Jan. 3, when it fell to California Baptist, 82-76. It was the worst loss on the Aggies resume this season but since then, they have won 19 consecutive games. The level of competition has had a lot to do with this as the Aggies have not played an actual, real team since they lost to Kansas on December 2. But it needs to be noted than they lost that game by just three points on a neutral floor in Kansas City. 9* (781) New Mexico St. Aggies

This is a play on the VERMONT CATAMOUNTS for our NCAA Tournament Ultimate Underdog. Vermont owns impressive wins over Yale, Harvard, St. Bonaventure and Northeastern while sticking around against Kansas and Louisville. The Catamounts do the right things to win as they are ranked 2nd in the country at keeping opponents off the offensive glass, grabbing 78.2 percent of the available defensive rebounds. Vermont also excels at defending two-point shots, limiting opponents to 46.5 percent inside the arc, good for 38th in the nation. Impressively, they play good defense without fouling, ranking 22nd in the nation in terms of opponents FTA/FGA. Florida St. closed the season strong before running up against Duke and the Seminoles have been an historic disappointment in the NCAA Tournament. The underdog is 14-1 ATS with 11 outright wins in Florida State's last 15 NCAA Tournament games. And in Leonard Hamilton's 15 NCAA Tourney games as head coach, the underdog is 15-4 ATS with 11 outright wins. He is 3-8 ATS with 6 SU losses as a favorite. 9* (763) Vermont Catamounts

This is a play on the YALE BULLDOGS for our NCAA Tournament Afternoon Dominator. We played against LSU in its first game in the SEC Tournament as there are a lot of distractions with this team right now and we see it continuing. The Tigers will be without their head coach, Will Wade, who was suspended by the school due to recruiting violations. This is just the second NCAA Tournament appearance for the Tigers in the last 10 years. Interim coach Tony Benford was able to lead the Tigers to a convincing win in the regular season finale but that came against Vanderbilt which did not win a single game in the SEC this season. LSU beats teams by turning them over, but Yale has the guards that can take care of the ball. Yale can make shots, and that will keep them in this game. The Bulldogs have won three straight games that included taking the two games in the Ivy League Tournament. Yale was able to pull off an upset over Baylor in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, and this team has the same type of feel. The Bulldogs are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games against teams with a winning percentage above .600. 10* (767) Yale Bulldogs

This is a play on the MURRAY ST. RACERS for our NCAA Tournament Enforcer. This is an intriguing matchup between two teams that have the top two scorers in the nation among teams playing in the NCAA Tournament. Murray St. matches up well here and has the ability on both sides of the ball to pull off the outright upset. Ja Morant, who is averaging 24.6 ppg, 10 apg and 5.5 rpg and is projected to be a top-three pick in the NBA draft this summer in leading the Racers to the OVC Championship. For as great as Morant is at scoring, no one in college basketball plays as critical of a role in complementing the entire team. Morant is No. 1 overall in assist rate per KenPom, which contributes directly to the Racers' No. 5 national ranking in two-point field-goal percentage. Marquette got off to a great start this season but is wilting at the wrong time as the Golden Eagles have lost five of their last six games coming into the NCAA Tournament. The offense is very good but the Racers were undefeated (17-0) this season when holding teams below 70 points. Murray St. is 11-3 ATS away from home after one or more consecutive wins this season. 10* (761) Murray St. Racers