Scott Rickenbach

Total Annihilation - Rickenbach MLB Rotation #953 Tuesday 10* Top Play OVER the total in Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies @ 7:05 ET - The Nationals Erick Fedde is 0-3 with a 6.50 ERA in his last 3 starts against the Phillies and those were all last season and he allowed 5 homers in those 3 starts. The Phillies Chase Anderson is winless with a horrific 16.40 ERA in his 3 career starts in Washington DC. He also enters this start with a 9.39 ERA on the road this season. Fedde enters this start with an 8.48 ERA at home this season. It is the ideal set up for a slugfest as the Phillies bullpen has struggled this season. Although the Nationals bullpen has been better than the Phillies this season they have still taken the loss in 4 of last 5 decisions while also blowing their only save opportunity over the past 7 days. I know recent trending for these teams has been to the under but that changes in a big way in this one and truly it is merely helping to keep this total lower than it should be. 10* OVER the total in Washington

Earliest Cash - Rickenbach NBA Rotation #531 Tuesday 10* Top Play OVER the total in Charlotte Hornets vs Denver Nuggets @ 7 ET - The over is 4-1 in last 5 meetings between these teams. Denver has scored at least 110 points in 8 of last 9 games. The Nuggets have averaged 118 points in those 8 games. The Hornets have scored 107 points or more in 7 of last 10 games. Overall, Charlotte has averaged 110 points per game in these 10 games. Given the history between these teams and the fact this is a non-conference match-up and the recent high-scoring trending for each team, this total is set too low. Grab the value on the high side of this one! 10* OVER the total in Charlotte

Contrarian Crusher - Rickenbach NHL Rotation #25 Tuesday 10* Top Play OVER 5.5 goals in Winnipeg Jets vs Vancouver Canucks @ 8:05 ET - Though Connor Hellebuyck could be back for the Jets tonight there is cause for some concern either way. Why was Winnipeg's #1 goalie unavailable last night? The Jets started Laurent Brossoit and his back-up last night was Eric Comrie. That said, Vancouver is still playing hard even though their playoff fate is sealed. The Canucks will not be making the playoffs while the Jets are trying to hold off Montreal for the #3 spot in the division. Keep in mind the #4 spot will have to face top seed Toronto and Winnipeg would rather avoid that. With that said, the Jets did pepper the Canucks with a ton of shots yesterday but Thatcher Demko was fantastic between the pipes. I doubt he'll play again in the 2nd game of a back to back and that means a struggling Braden Holtby likely to get the call here. Holtby has allowed 4 goals in each of his last two starts. The Canucks, prior to yesterday's 3-1 win, had lost 7 of 8 games and had allowed an average of 4.4 goals per game in last 7 games. The Jets have lost 9 of 10 games and allowed 4 goals per game in those 9 defeats. It all adds up to great value with this total posted at a great low number and we'll take advantage. 10* OVER 5.5 goals in Winnipeg

Daytime Dominator - Rickenbach EPL Tuesday 10* Top Play OVER 2.5 goals in Southampton vs Crystal Palace @ 3:15 ET - With no pressure on either club, I am expecting a rather wide open match here. Southampton is now safe from any relegation threat courtesy of Fulham and West Bromwich both losing their matches to join Sheffield United as the 3 clubs that have been relegated for next season. As for Crystal Palace, they are higher in the table than Southampton but not high enough to have any real incentive to move higher. The point being that both clubs play with no pressure here and I expect plenty of good scoring opportunities as a result. Southampton has Danny Ings very close to returning and he might even be back for this game. Also, the hosts should have Takumi Minamino back for this one after he missed the match with Liverpool. Southampton will be stronger on the attack here as a result. The injury situation for Crystal Palace has also recently improved as well and with some fresh legs coming in for both clubs in this one, and the rather open and attacking style I expect to see in a match with no real bearings in the table, we should certainly see at least 3 goals in this one. 10* OVER 2.5 goals in Southampton

Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach EPL Tuesday Free Pick Leicester Money Line +190 @ Manchester United @ 1 ET - Though still mathematically alive for the top spot in the table, Manchester United knows Manchester City has too big of a lead and will be crowned as champions this season. That said, this is a very tough scheduling spot for Manchester United as it is part of a heavy slate of fixtures in a short period of time. I look for Leicester to take advantage and, while Manchester United is off a 3-1 win, Leicester is off a 4-2 loss. Note that Manchester United has tasted defeat on 4 occasions on their home pitch this season while Leicester has only lost twice on enemy soil in this campaign. All things considered, we are getting great value here for taking a shot with the 2 to 1 underdogs on the road. Free Pick LEICESTER +190