ASA play on OVER 221.5 LA Lakers @ Golden State Warriors, 10PM ET
Hasta la vista Lakers! This roster was put together by LeBron and was destined to fail right from the start. Los Angeles will miss the playoffs and will have to make major moves in the offseason if they expect to compete next season. Was it a coincidence that LeBron sat several games down the stretch against good defensive teams and when his team was in dire need of him to make the playoffs? He needs to play in the final three games to be eligible for the scoring title so I’d be surprised if he doesn’t play here. The Lakers are 12th in scoring at 111.6PPG and 7th in overall FG% offense and if they get to 110 or more this game goes Over. A big reason why will be the points the Warriors put up. Golden State is still playing for a better playoff position, so we know what kind of effort we’ll get from them. The Warriors should score plenty here against a Lakers defense that is 26th in points allowed, 22nd in FG% defense and 16th in defending the 3. The Lakers have allowed 1.230-points per possession in their last five games and 122.9PPG. The Warriors are 10th in both overall FG% and 3PT%. The three meetings this season between these two teams has ended with 240, 232 and 235 total points. More of the same here.
Rickenbach NHL Free Pick Philadelphia +115 @ Columbus @ 7:05 ET – Flyers Martin Jones has allowed 3 or less goal in 6 of his last 8 starts. He is coming off a strong effort against the Rangers. In those 6 solid efforts he has allowed only 2.3 goals per start! Philadelphia has revenge from a home loss to the Blue Jackets Tuesday and I look for them to return the favor here by knocking off the Jackets in Columbus. To me this line looks a little funny with the home team a small favorite. Don’t let the number fool you. Priced this way because the road dog gets revenge against a Blue Jackets team that had lost 7 in a row before beating the Flyers Tuesday. Payback! Free Pick PHILADELPHIA +115
Scott Rickenbach Sunday NHL Free bets OVER 7 in Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers @ 1:05 ET – The Sabres are off an emotional 4-3 win on RJ Night in Buffalo Friday night. 5 of the last 6 Buffalo games have totaled 7 or more goals. That game Friday against the Predators was a 3-3 game by end of the first period! The Sabres will be unable to stop the highest scoring team in the league here. The Panthers got a 7-6 SO win at New Jersey yesterday as they rallied late against the Devils and high-flying Florida enters this game with 20 of their last 27 games having totaled 7 or more goals. More of the same is expected here. NHL Free Pick OVER 7 in Sabres vs. Panthers
ASA FREE BET – FURMAN -7.5 versus Mercer – 6PM ET – Furman has been the best team in the conference this season with a 20-11 SU record and a +/- of +9.3PPG overall after playing the 150th schedule in the nation. Furman has the 19th most efficient offense in the nation and are 1st in the SoCon averaging 1.177-points per possession. Mercer has struggled offensively with the 6th best offensive efficiency numbers in confernce play at 1.065PPP. Mercer doesn’t compare defensively either as they allow 1.101 points per possession, Furman is 2nd in league play at .998PPP. Furman has won 14 straight in the series which includes a 30-point win earlier in the season. Lay the points.
ASA NBA free bet Milwaukee Bucks -4.5 over Miami Heat – 8:10PM ET
HUGE game in the Eastern Conference with Miami Heat 1st at 41-21 while the Bucks are 4th at 37-25. Home team has won 7 of last ten AND all 3 meetings this season were won by an average of 24PPG. Bucks were favored by -6.5 points at home last meeting without Giannis, now laying LESS than that with him? Miami’s current 9-1 SU hot streak has driven this number down from where it is. Milwaukee is 124-36 SU their last 160 at home with a +10PPG average. Bucks hold an advantage offensively with the 4th most efficient offense in the NBA at 1.139-points per possession compared to the Heat’s 1.131PPP which ranks 7th. The Heat are better defensively with the 6th best DEFF numbers allowing 1.081PPP versus the Bucks who rank 13th allowing 1.103PPP. Bucks 4-2 ATS the last 6 meetings. No Lowry for the Heat on Wednesday which will shorten their rotation and we like the Bucks to win a close game by 8 or more points.