Scott Rickenbach

NHL Friday 10* Top Play OVER 6 in Carolina Hurricanes vs San Jose Sharks @ 7 ET - Even if Frederik Andersen plays for the Hurricanes he may not be 100% here as he left his last start with an upper body injury. That game ended up being a 3-2 Carolina win that stayed under the total. But, prior to that, the Hurricanes 9 of last 10 games totaled at least 7 goals! I love the value here with the over 6 because the Sharks are off a couple lower-scoring games but this followed 15 straight San Jose games totaling at least 6 goals. The Sharks are so bad defensively and in goal and note that the Canes have scored an average of nearly 4 goals per game last 18 games. The Sharks have averaged 3 goals per game last 17 games. This one should be a 5-3 Canes win or at least 4-3 and I like the long-term scoring trending of each team that has taken place but the fact we get line value with SJ off B2B unders and the Canes off an under. 10* OVER 6 in Carolina

NHL Friday 10* Top Play OVER 6.5 in Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators @ 7:05 ET - Ottawa is going to be without goalie Cam Talbot until after the All Star break most likely. Anton Forsberg came in for him versus the Islanders and played well in that game but in his last 4 starts he has allowed 18 goals and he is facing a tough Maple Leafs team here. Toronto should certainly score plenty here but the issue for the Leafs is they do have stretches where they do allow too many goals. This has been some case overall in some recent home games plus has been a prevailing trend in recent divisional games. Now they face another divisional foe and the Maple Leafs have allowed about 4 goals per game in last 4 divisional games. 10* OVER 6.5 in Ottawa

CBB Friday 10* Top Play St Louis Billikens -120 @ Davidson Wildcats @ 7 ET - This is a revenge spot for St Louis as they lost in the A-10 Tourney to Davidson by 15 last season plus the Wildcats beat the Billikens by 21 points in the regular season meeting too. St Louis is a 1 or 1.5 point favorite here in this game so the best value is with the money line which is in the -120 range on this one. The Billikens come into this one red hot and rolling with confidence as they have won 5 straight. The Wildcats are off a win but this followed 4 straight losses. We get line value here because many will be looking at Davidson as a home dog here but the Billikens are not 14-6 on the season thus far by pure accident. The road team is the better team in this match-up and the revenge angle helps push this one over the top for me as the motivation angle is a key here too. 10* ST LOUIS Money Line -120

NBA Friday 10* Top Play Memphis Grizzlies -3 @ Minnesota Timberwolves @ 7:40 ET - The last time these teams played the Wolves had both Towns and Gobert on the floor and yet still lost by double digits. I know the Grizzlies are now without Adams but the point is that Towns is going to miss tonight for sure as he has been out for two months. As for Gobert, he is dealing with a groin injury and may not play or might be limited. It adds up to a great to back a road team very hungry to get back to winning ways. The Grizzlies have lost 4 straight and will hit the floor running hard tonight and the Timberwolves just do not have the horses to keep up here. Minnesota has a number of injury issues and the road team is favored here for a reason. Don't let the line fool you. Lay it! 10* MEMPHIS -3

Romania Liga 1 Friday Free Pick UNDER 2 in Universitatea Cluj vs Rapid @ 1 ET - Snow expected for this one and it could be a battle of attrition so to speak. Field could be a bit sloppy and slow. Both teams have been rather solid defensively in most recent matches and, combined with the weather conditions, this is likely to be a chilly battle that ends 1-0 at most. Consider looking at that option in this early match Friday. 

Romania Liga 1 Friday 10* Top Play Rapid Goal Line Pick -115 @ Universitatea Cluj @ 1 ET - Rapid is offering a lot of line value here with this goal line at a pick'em. In their last 10 matches Rapid has only one loss as they have had wins or draws in the other 9 matches. Universitatea Cluj is off a win but, prior to that, had only 1 win in last 8 matches! The value of the pick'em goal line is big here. The line is not a mistake as it is simply priced this way because Rapid is on the road. What I like here though this they have been the much hotter club and have a great shot at the win plus we have the added bonus that any draw is a push rather than a loss for our bet. Rapid has been on a "mission" for some time now and that has catapulted them up the table. They continue that rise with picking up another victory here. 10* RAPID Goal Line Pick -115

English FA Cup, Fourth Round, Friday 10* Top Play OVER 2.5 in Manchester City vs Arsenal @ 3 ET - These two teams are topping the table in the Premier League this season and now this should be a thrilling encounter in the Fourth Round of the English FA Cup. Manchester City averages 3.5 goals scored per game on their home pitch this season in EPL action. Arsenal averages 2 goals scored per game on enemy turf this season in EPL action. These clubs are two of the best on the attack and each has had some defensive deficiencies at times as Manchester City is off a match in which they delivered a clean sheet but this followed 3 straight in which they allowed 2 goals in each match! Arsenal has allowed a pair of goals in 2 of last 4 matches in EPL action. With the attacking prowess of each of these clubs I can just not envision this match ending with less than 3 goals. 10* OVER 2.5 in Manchester City