Scott Rickenbach

Rickenbach NHL Tuesday 10* Top Play OVER 5.5 goals in Ottawa Senators vs Vancouver Canucks @ 7:35 ET - Not only are the Ottawa Senators the only team in the Eastern Conference not to have a regulation loss this season, they are scoring goals like crazy right now plus will be getting back Erik Karlsson tonight. After missing the first 5 games of the season, one of the best players in the NHL returns for the Sens Tuesday. Karlsson will help give a boost to a Senators club that has been red hot and has scored 6 goals in each of their past two games. Though the Canucks haven't put up big numbers in terms of goal-scoring so far this season, they have scored at least 2 goals in all 4 of their games. Only 22 of Vancouver's last 65 non-conference games have resulted in an under. As for the Senators, when they enter a game having played each of their 3 prior games on the road, the over is 15-5! Also, in non-conference match-ups the over is 33-22 in Ottawa's games. Keep in mind, East vs West match-ups tend to have a little less defensive intensity and I expect Karlsson and Company to be ready to put on a big show for the rabid Sens fans in this one! Look for the fired up Canucks (3 straight losses) to match the Senators goal for goal however and that sends this one easily flying over the total. 10* OVER the total in Ottawa

Rickenbach NHL Tuesday 8* Pittsburgh Penguins Money Line (-) @ New York Rangers @ 7:05 ET - The Penguins Matt Murray is settling in and has won 3 straight starts. I expect him to get the start here as this is Pittsburgh's only game between his win Saturday versus the Panthers and Friday's rematch at Florida. Of course this is also a divisional game which should bring out the best in the Stanley Cup champions. Last season the Rangers were seeking revenge for getting knocked out of the playoffs by the Pens in the spring of 2016. However, New York still only won 2 of the 5 games and the 3 losses all came when Murray started. The Penguins netminder went a perfect 3-0 against the Blueshirts and Pittsburgh won those games by a combined score of 17 to 6! Considering that as well as the fact that the Pens come into this game having won 3 of 4 while the Rangers have stumbled into this season with losses in 5 of their first 6 games, I really like the value the road pricing offers here! The Penguins have scored 4 goals in 4 of their first 6 games. The Rangers have been held to 2 goals or less in 5 of their first 6 games! 8* PITTSBURGH

Rickenbach NHL Tuesday 8* OVER 5.5 goals in Philadelphia Flyers vs Florida Panthers @ 7:05 ET - The Flyers defensive intensity could certainly be lacking in this one as they get caught still feeling the after-effects of a huge playoff revenge win over Washington, 8-2 on Saturday! The over is 3-2 in Flyers games this season and, other than a shutout loss, Philly has scored at least 3 goals in 4 of their 5 games. In fact, in those 4 games they've averaged scoring 5.2 goals per game! Speaking of scoring, the Panthers are 4-0 to the over this season! Florida is averaging 4 goals per game but allowing 3.8 goals per game. A model of consistency thus far, the Panthers have scored at least 3 goals in all 4 games but they've also allowed 4 goals or more in 3 of their 4 games. Florida is on a 17-9 run to the over on Tuesdays and the Panthers are 15-8 to the over when playing with two days of rest between games. 8* OVER 5.5 goals in Philadelphia

Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach LATE Free Pick NHL Tuesday: OVER 5.5 goals in Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres @ 10:05 ET - Vegas really stepped up in front of goalie Malcolm Subban in his first game replacing the injured Marc-Andre Fleury. Give Subban credit for allowing only 1 goal but also give the Golden Knights credit for only allowing 22 shots. The thing is, a lot of times a team will really step up their efforts in front of a back-up goalie making his first start but in the 2nd game complacency tends to resume. Don't expect any extra special effort in front of Subban tonight and the result should be a high-scoring shootout in the desert because the Sabres are off of a 3-1 win at Anaheim Sunday but had allowed 4.4 goals per game in their first 5 games this season. Only 12 of Buffalo's last 36 Tuesday games (33%) have stayed under the total. The over was 3-1 in the Sabres 4 games prior to the low-scoring win over the Ducks. The first two home games for Vegas averaged 7 goals a game and after the 3rd one was a rare low-scoring game (Subban's debut with the Golden Knights), I look for the high-scoring trend to resume immediately. LATE Free Pick on OVER 5.5 goals in Vegas

Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach EARLY Free Pick NHL Tuesday: Toronto Maple Leafs Money Line (+) @ Washington Capitals @ 7:05 ET - Playoff revenge for the Maple Leafs after they blew a 2-1 series lead in April and lost to Washington. Toronto comes into this game with a 4-1 record this season while the Capitals are already showing some flaws as they've dropped 3 of their last 4 games and just got annihilated by the Flyers 8-2 on Saturday. The hotter team playing with revenge and also available at a solid underdog price is offering significant value here. EARLY Free Pick on TORONTO

TBS Smash Pass - Rickenbach Tuesday MLB 10* Top Play Los Angeles Dodgers Money Line (+) @ Chicago Cubs @ 9 ET - The Dodgers have won 7 straight games dating back to September 30th as they won their final two games of the regular season and are already a perfect 5-0 in the post-season. The Dodgers are 11-1 their last 12 games and all 11 wins have come by 2 runs or more with an average margin of 4.1 runs per victory in those 11 games! The key for the Dodgers has been that they're still hitting the ball fairly well. LA has averaged 5.8 runs and 8.8 hits per game in the post-season. As for the Cubs, they're averaging only 2.9 runs and 5.9 hits per game so far in the play-offs. Chicago is only 3-5 in the month of October and they're in a tough spot here with facing Yu Darvish. The Dodgers right-hander has a 0.74 ERA with only 11 hits against 28 strikeouts in the 24 and 1/3 innings spanning his last 4 starts! It's unlikely that the Cubs hitters suddenly "turn it on" here considering how well Darvish has been pitching. As for Chicago's Kyle Hendricks, he allowed 4 earned runs on 9 hits in just 4 innings of work in his most recent start. That doesn't bode well for him as he now faces a red hot Dodgers team. The Cubs are under .500 when facing teams with a winning record this season while the Dodgers are 13 games above .500 this season when facing teams with a winning record. Look for LA to remain red hot here. 10* LOS ANGELES DODGERS

Earliest Cash - Rickenbach Tuesday NBA 8* Boston Celtics (+) @ Cleveland Cavaliers @ 8:05 ET - Kyrie Irving, former Cav, now in a Celtics uniform. Isaiah Thomas, former Celtic, now in a Cavs uniform. The difference is that Thomas won't be playing tonight. He's out for possibly 2 months dealing with an ankle injury. Additionally, Cleveland's LeBron James is dealing with an ankle injury. I do expect James to play tonight but I don't expect him to be 100%. I know the Cavaliers will have Derrick Rose at point guard tonight but he's truly not quite the same player he was before the injury issues. Remember there was a span of 3 seasons there where played a total of only 49 games! I also look for the Gordon Hayward acquisition to pay off big dividends for Boston as he averaged 22 points a game for Utah last season. The road team has dominated at the betting window in match-ups between these teams in recent season. In last year's playoff series, won 4-1 by Cleveland (and giving Boston a revenge factor here), the road team covered all 5 games. Dating back to last April it is a perfect 6-0 ATS run for the road team in meetings between these teams. Look for 7 in a row tonight! 8* BOSTON