The Vancouver Canucks know that there is absolutely zero room for error down the stretch of the NHL Regular Season and on Wednesday night they get a chance to make up a little ground on one of the teams they must leap-frog in order to qualify for the playoffs.
As recently as a couple of months ago, the NHL’s Metropolitan division was the undisputed laughing stock of the league. Aside from the Pittsburgh Penguins, all the division’s other teams were playing horrendously.
The first weekend of action in the NCAA Tournament has provided many thrilling moments. Upsets were anything but rare, and a few Cinderellas made an appearance.
The NCAA Tournament picture looks considerably clearer following the first weekend. Several teams have tried on the Cinderella slipper, while some of the top seeds have asserted their dominance.
The Anaheim Ducks head out on the road Wednesday night to takes on a surprisingly good Calgary Flames team – the same Calgary squad that beat the Ducks 7-2 at home two weeks ago.
The Grizzlies are playing some really good basketball right now. They are 13-5 since the All-Star break and have climbed all the way to seventh in the West standings. Phoenix, Dallas and them are separated by just a half game but only two of those three can make the playoffs.
These two teams are like that kid that gets accepted into his or her first choice of college; once that acceptance letter is retrieved out of your mailbox, it’s party time and to hell with the consequences.
Nuggets are 32-39 ATS with an O/U record of 35-36 and the Spurs are 38-32 ATS with an O/U record of 40-29-1. This season the Spurs are 27-8 at home and the Nuggets are 13-23 on the road.
The Toronto Raptors end a brief two-game road trip at TD Garden on Wednesday night where they will take on the Boston Celtics. Toronto has dropped four of its last five games, while Boston has dropped 13 of its last 17 games.
The NBA regular season close out the month of March and turning to this Wednesday’s schedule there is plenty to choose from when it comes to wagering on the games. We’ve got the Suns vs. Wiz, and Clippers vs. Pelicans.
Philadelphia had a solid run in the NL East a few seasons back and Washington won the title in 2012, but the Atlanta Braves have pretty much owned this division since 1991 with 17 postseason appearances over the span of 23 years.
Lost in the glitz and glamour of the NCAA Tournament is the fact that there have been some very good games in the 2014 NIT. The third-seeded Clemson Tigers are coming off of a dramatic one-point win (50-49) over the No. 2 Illinois Fighting Illini, while the fifth-seeded Belmont Bruins are coming off of a solid 82-71 win over No. 8 Robert Morris.
Only a few more weeks to go in the NHLs Regular Season and while some of the top dogs have stumbled the last couple of weeks some other elite teams are making quite a statement during this stretch run.
The St. Louis Blues and the Toronto Maple Leafs meet on a busy night in the NHL Tuesday with each team having a ton to play for. For the Blues – they are in a battle with the Boston Bruins for the President’s Trophy while the Leafs are in a battle just to make the playoffs.
Dayton is 19-12 ATS with an O/U record of 16-14 and Stanford is 19-12-2 ATS with an O/U record of 14-18-1. In their last games Stanford beat Kansas 60-57 and Dayton beat Syracuse 55-53.
The Thunder are playing their usual high quality brand of basketball and are looking really good having won their last three road games after dropping a couple in a row.
