The Blackhawks are 0-5 in their last 5 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game and 0-5 versus the Western Conference.

Coyotes Darcy Kuemper (13-6-2, 1.96 goals-against average, .932 SP) is having a Vezina Trophy type season as he backbones the second-stingiest defense in the league. Garland (12 goals) has scored twice in the last four contests after a seven-game drought. Phil Kessel has three of his seven goals in the last four games and Arizona is very good on the Power Play.
Take the Arizona Coyotes here on Thursday night.

The Celtics are 10-0 at home and shoot the ball well in their arena. They also played last night so the defense might be lacking on a back-to-back games. Philly has won seven of their last eight and are finally starting to play like the team we all expected coming off a heart breaker last season. The 76ers are averaging 114 points/game in their last 6 and shooting well and the Celtics averaging 112 at home their last 7. Getting Hayward back is going to be great for this team and the fact that they didn’t miss a beat or give up any positioning shows that they are a strong and deep group that is capable of making a very deep run in the playoffs. Look for a high scoring game and the OVER to get the cash.

Teh Celtics are 10-0 at home and shoot the ball well in their arena.
They also played last night so the defense might be lacking on a back-to-back games.

Philly has won seven of their last eight and are finally starting to play like the team we all expected coming off a heart breaker last season. The 76ers are averaging 114 points/game in their last 6 and shooting well and the Celtics averaging 112 at home their last 7.
Getting Hayward back is going to be great for this team and the fact that they didn’t miss a beat or give up any positioning shows that they are a strong and deep group that is capable of making a very deep run in the playoffs.

Look for a high scoring game and the OVER to get the cash.

Iowa St is very good at home and this is a big revenge game for them. They lost last year badly and allowed Iowa to shoot 58% for the game. Iowa will not shoot that good on the road and Iowa St will be ready at home where they are a perfect 5-0.

The Iowa State Cyclones have had a similar start to the season as their rival as the Cyclones stand 6-3 overall with some of their better wins coming against teams like Alabama and Seton Hall. Iowa State has also came up short in a tough test against the likes of Oregon State and Michigan on the road. Iowa State likes to play fast averaging 82 points per game and guard Tyrese Haliburton leads the team averaging 16.2 points per game.

I look for Iowa St to get off to a fast start and not look back.

Golden State is better RIGHT NOW than they’ve been at any point this year. For the first time since preseason, Steve Kerr has 12 healthy, available players to use. They’ve got Draymond Green back in the lineup, DeAngelo Russell too – a pair of All Stars. Kevin Looney, a key contributor to their run to the Finals last year is back as well.

With that trio back in the lineup, the Warriors showed a will to win at Chicago in the finale of their just concluded road trip. I expect more of the same tonight against a Knicks team who played last night and lost at Portland. They dont have much offense and I look for the Golden St Warriors to get the win here at home versus a deflated NY squad.

IN this matchup we have two slow tempo teams but I make the O/U line around 125 so there is plenty of value. Cal is rated #309 in tempo with the ball while Fresno St is #324. We also have Fresno off some misleading scores as they played 3 OT’s in their last two games. Cal, meanwhile, just faced Santa Clara with their #20 tempo and SF with their #77 tempo so I look for a low grind it out type of game here. Take the UNDER.

TheT-Wolves' bad defense should be the tonic for the struggling Jazz, who have lost six of eight. Minnesota has given up an average of 128.4 points during its five-game skid and the Jazz should push the tempo and try and get some easy buckets. Look for Bojan Bogdanovic to bounce back from a poor shooting night in OKC and help push this TOTAL OVER.
Play the OVER!

The Wisconsin Badgers looked a lot better in their Big Ten opener as Wisconsin blitzed past Indiana at home by a final of 84-64. Perhaps this is the result that can spur the Badgers in the right direction as we’ve seen some very up and down showings from Wisconsin to open the year. Wisconsin now stands 5-4 overall, but they’ve shown a high ceiling as is evident by their double digit wins over teams like Marquette and Indiana. Rutgers hasn’t faced a particularly challenging non-conference slate and the Scarlet Knights currently stand 6-3 overall. Rutgers is coming off back to back road defeats against Pitt and Michigan State by double digits. Rutgers is an athletic team but when they play smart teams that was well coached and can break the pressure, they are in trouble.

I see the Badgers winning here as they build off their strong conference opening win.

The Edmonton Oilers need to find a win here after dropping their last decision against the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 2-3. Riley Sheahan scored once for the Edmonton Oilers. The Hurricanes are one of the best shot suppressing teams in the league. They've had trouble with their system on the road and this is a good spot for EDM to grab a win.

Edmonton Oilers will likely suit up Mikko Koskinen for this match-up in the net.
This is a great bounce back spot for the Oilers and we'll back them for 3 units.

Butler prefers to play at a fairly quick tempo, but when teams of equal strength and opposing styles match up, it’s more often the home side that sets the pace as Baylor will try to go. Baylor goes more slowly moving the ball around and milking the clock. Each side has shined on defense and the Bulldogs limited opponents to between 52 and 67 points and their yield per possession ranks 32nd. The Bears stand 15th in defensive efficiency which should lead to an UNDER play here.