Cappers Sports Picks

This is a play on the BOSTON BRUINS for our NHL Wednesday Breakaway. Philadelphia was on a 1-9 run before rolling over Minnesota on Monday 7-4. The Flyers had scored seven goals total in their previous four games prior to that eruption but it will be a difficult transition into tonight as the Bruins have allowed 2.59 gpg which is third fewest in the league thanks to goalie Jaroslav Halak who is allowing just 2.39 gpg. Boston was on a 5-1 run before losing at home against Montreal on Monday in overtime. The Bruins have been significantly better at home than on the road but that is keeping this number down and they have won four of their last five games on the highway. Meanwhile, the Flyers are 3-13 in their last 16 games after scoring five goals or more in their previous game. Here, we play on road favorites of -200 or less in the second half of the season with a winning percentage between .501 and .600 that are playing their 4th game in seven days, playing a losing team. This situation is 111-49 (69.4 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (23) Boston Bruins

This is a play on the BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES for our CBB Wednesday Enforcer. Louisville is coming off a monumental upset as it went to Chapel Hill and beat North Carolina by 21 points as an 11-point underdog. It was even more shocking considering its previous game resulted in a loss against Pittsburgh, a team that did not win a single conference game last season. The Cardinals are 0-3-1 ATS in their last four games following a straight up win. Boston College has opened 0-3 in the ACC but two of those games came against Virginia and Virginia Tech, two top ten teams, while the other came at Notre Dame, which is a difficult venue, by just three points. The Eagles have covered all five games away from home this season and they are 6-0 ATS in their last six games after having lost four of their last five games. Here, we play on road underdogs of 10 to 19.5 points off a road cover where the team lost straight up as an underdog going up against an opponent off an upset win as a road underdog. This situation is 73-36 ATS (67 percent) since 1997. 10* (797) Boston College Eagles

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS as part of our NBA Wednesday Triple Play. We played on the Clippers on Monday as they lost at home to New Orleans having no answer for Anthony Davis and turning the ball over 16 times did not help. They have now lost three straight games including two in a row at home where they are now 14-8 and this includes a 12-4 record when favored. With Golden St. on deck, this is a big game to avoid dropping down further as they are currently tied for sixth place in the Western Conference. The Jazz have played a tough schedule this season but they have not exactly been proving to be good against top level competition as their 15 losses against teams ranked within the top 16 are tied for the most in the NBA among teams ranked in that group. Utah is 14-6 against everyone else. The Jazz are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games against teams with a home winning percentage of greater than .600. Here, we play against underdogs with a winning percentage between .501 and .600 after three or more consecutive wins, playing a winning team. This situation is 77-39 ATS (66.4 percent) over the last five seasons. 9* (540) Los Angeles Clippers

This is a play on the NEW ORLEANS PELICANS as part of our NBA Wednesday Triple Play. We played against the Warriors last night and a 51-point first quarter doomed us as Denver never led and trailed by as many as 38 points. Golden St. has won five straight games and this is a pretty short price at home which is putting close to three-quarters of the consensus on the Warriors as well as two-third of offshore action. The Warriors have dominated the poor teams this season, going 12-4 ATS when laying double-digits but they are just 3-15 ATS on the season when favored between 3.5 and 9.5 points. It has been a struggle for New Orleans this season but it does have some momentum going with wins in four of its last five games including a win against the Clippers two nights ago. The Pelicans road struggles are well documented but facing a Golden St. team coming off a road win last night to take the lead in the Western Conference is an ideal situation. Here, we play against home teams in the second half of the season that are averaging 102 or more ppg going up against allowing 102 or more ppg, after scoring 110 points or more three straight games. This situation is 82-44 ATS (65.1 percent) since 1996. 9* (537) New Orleans Pelicans

This is a play on the BOSTON CELTICS as part of our NBA Wednesday Triple Play. This line came out late because of the Kyrie Irving injury situation but he is now probable. Toronto has won five straight games to take over first place in the Eastern Conference, one game in front of Milwaukee. One of those wins came on the road against the Bucks, the first of two straight road wins but the Raptors are just 3-5 in their last eight road games. Additionally, the Raptors are 0-8 ATS in their last eight games after scoring more than 125 points in their previous game. Boston is back home following a three-game roadtrip where it dropped all three games and it is now seven games behind the Raptors in the Atlantic Division. The Celtics have won six straight home games and they have had success against the elite teams, going 17-5-1 ATS in their last 23 home games against teams with a road winning percentage of greater than .600. Here, we play against underdogs with a winning percentage between .600 and .750 after going over the total by more than 18 points in their previous game, playing a team with a winning record. This situation is 61-23 ATS (72.6 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (530) Boston Celtics