Matt Fargo

This is a play on the BOSTON BRUINS for our NHL Thursday Breakaway. We lost with Boston last night in Philadelphia as it was in a good spot, outshot the Flyers 42-19, yet lost its second straight game despite outshooting the opposition by more than 20 shots. Tuukka Rask is back in net tonight and he looks to shake off that loss to Montreal which snapped a personal five-game winning streak. Boston is 10-1 in its last 11 games following a loss by one goal. St. Louis was on a roll with three straight wins but lost in overtime in New York on Tuesday against the Islanders. The Blues had also won four straight road games prior to that defeat but are now back under .500 on the highway for the season. St. Louis is 1-8 in its last nine games when playing its 8th game in 14 days. Here, we play against teams in the second half of the season that are allowing 3.0 or more gpg on the season, after allowing two goals or less in two straight games. This situation is 93-49 (65.5 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (34) Boston Bruins

This is a play on the INDIANA PACERS for our NBA Thursday Enforcer. Indiana is on a solid roll right now but it has not defeated any team of significance since mid-December which makes this a fair test tonight. The Pacers are not at fault however as the schedule has just set up this way and going back, they are 19-9 ATS in their last 28 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. Indiana has won nine of its last 10 games at home and overall, the Pacers are outscoring opponents by 10.3 ppg here. The Sixers have also won two straight games including a 42-point win over Minnesota on Tuesday but they hit the road where they are two games under .500 on the season compared to their 19-4 record at home. Keeping that momentum going has been difficult for Philadelphia as it is 0-7 ATS in seven road games after a win by 10 points or more this season. Here, we play against road teams where the line is +3 to -3 in a game in the second half of the season involving two teams allowing between 43.5-45.5 percent, after a game where it made 55 percent of their shots or better. This situation is 28-6 ATS (82.4 percent) since 1996. 10* (544) Indiana Pacers

This is a play on the ARIZONA ST. SUN DEVILS as part of our CBB Thursday Triple Play. The biggest early surprise in the PAC 12 is Oregon St. which is off to a 3-0 start which includes wins over USC and UCLA at home last week. The Beavers are up to 11 wins on the season which is just five fewer than all of last season and they are one of the remaining three teams undefeated in conference play along with Arizona and Washington. This is their best conference start since 1992-93 but going back, Oregon St. is 5-19 ATS in its last 24 games after four or more consecutive wins. Arizona St. got some momentum going with a pair of double-digit wins over Colorado and California but fell to Stanford by 14 points on Saturday. It returns home where it is 7-2 on the season including a win over then No.1 Kansas. The Sun Devils are 7-0 ATS in their last seven home games after allowing 85 points or more. 9* (652) Arizona St. Sun Devils

This is a play on the UAB BLAZERS as part of our CBB Thursday Triple Play. UAB opened the conference season with a pair of wins over Florida Atlantic and Florida International but lost both games last week on the road to fall to 2-2 in C-USA. The Blazers are back home where they are 8-1 with the lone defeat coming against Troy by just one-point. They are extremely balanced with seven players averaging between 6.6 and 12.4 ppg and going back, the Blazers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games following a straight up loss. UTEP snapped a three-game losing streak with an unimpressive one-point win over Rice on Saturday, considered by most as the worst team in the conference. That was the third straight home game for the Miners where they are 6-4 but they hit the road after dropping their first five games by an average of close to 18 ppg. The Miners are 0-5 ATS in their last five road games following three or more consecutive home games. 10* (636) UAB Blazers

This is a play on the NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS as part of our CBB Thursday Triple Play. Michigan St. has gotten off to a 6-0 start in the Big Ten as it has now won 10 straight games while covering their last six. The Spartans are 3-0 on the road within the conference but this is their biggest test from an unlikely candidate. Michigan St. is 0-7 ATS in its last seven road games in the second half of the season against teams outscoring opponents by eight or more ppg. Nebraska has shook off a 1-3 start in the Big Ten with a pair of wins including a 15-point win at Indiana on Sunday. The Huskers are a perfect 9-0 at home including impressive wins over Creighton and Seton Hall by double-digits and going back, they are 8-1 ATS in their last nine home games against teams with a winning road record. Additionally, Nebraska is 6-0 ATS in its last six games against teams averaging 84 or more ppg. 9* (634) Nebraska Cornhuskers