Matt Fargo

This is a play on the OTTAWA SENATORS for our NHL Friday Breakaway. Ottawa averages 3.27 gpg at home which is good for tenth highest in the NHL which is a positive sign after getting shutout last night in New Jersey 4-0. This concluded a 1-3 roadtrip and the Senators fell to 8-21-1 on the road for the season which is the worst road record in the league. They are a much more respectable 14-12-4 at home and going back, the Senators are 6-1 in their last seven home games following a road trip of seven or more days. Columbus has lost two straight games as it is now on the outside looking in for the Eastern Conference playoffs following the win by Carolina last night. The Blue Jackets have played well on the road to their credit but this is a massive number to be laying on the highway, especially for a team that has had trouble of late finding the net. Columbus is 8-16 against the money line in its last 24 games after a loss by one goal in its previous game. Here, we play on teams in the second half of the season averaging three or more gpg on the season, after getting shutout in their previous game. This situation is 50-22 (69.4 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (24) Ottawa Senators

This is a play on the OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER for our NBA Friday Enforcer. Utah closed the first half by going 13-3 over its last 16 games and can make a big push down the stretch as it plays just eight of its final 25 games against teams with a winning record. The Jazz face one of those opponents tonight however and going back, they are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games against teams with a winning percentage above .600. Currently, Utah is in sixth place in the Western Conference which at this point would mean another matchup against Oklahoma City in the playoffs. An Oklahoma City win would clinch the season series for the Thunder after Utah eliminated Oklahoma City in the first round of the playoffs last season. The Thunder won 11 of their last 13 games although one of those losses came at New Orleans in the final game before the break. They are 20-7 at home and going back, they are 18-9 ATS as favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points this season. Here, we play against underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points revenging a straight up loss as a favorite, off a cover where the team lost the game straight up as an underdog. This situation is 122-72 ATS (62.9 percent) since 1996. 10* (530) Oklahoma City Thunder

This is a play on the ILLINOIS-CHICAGO FLAMES for our CBB Friday Enforcer. It is a logjam for third place in the Horizon League as two games separate six teams and two of those square off tonight with the bigger opportunity falling on the home team. Illinois-Chicago and Green Bay are tied at 8-6 and a loss here for the Flames would essentially put them two games behind the Phoenix because of getting swept in the season series, thus losing the head-to-head. Illinois-Chicago is coming off a three-game roadtrip where it went 2-1 but had a four-game winning streak snapped in the final game with a tough loss at Youngstown St. The Flames are 11-3 at home and going back, they are 28-13 ATS in their last 41 games as a home favorite of 3.5 to 6 points. Green Bay is coming off a pair of wins at home but it now hits the road where it has struggled to a 3-11 record including a 2-5 record in the conference, both wins coming against Milwaukee and Cleveland St., the two worst teams which are a combined 7-23. The Phoenix are 1-5 ATS in their last six road games against teams with a home winning percentage of greater than .600. 10* (862) Illinois-Chicago Flames