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Wednesday 3-27-19 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc
Chip's NBA Free Winner
Washington at Phoenix 10:00 ET
Wizards over Suns- Both these clubs enter this fray on losing streaks with Washington's streak at five after getting wasted by the Lakers last night, while the Suns have dropped their last four. But, it just want to make note that the Wizards are 5-1 SU in their last six visits to Phoenix. The Suns who are 8-21 ATS in their last 29 home games against teams with losing records. But, the Suns are 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings and are an underdog here. Take PHOENIX!
I've nailed 16 of 21 complimentary winners - including nine of 11 on ice - and for Wednesday I'm rolling out the skates for an easy winner in the NHL after hitting the Arizona Coyotes over the Chicago Blackhawks last night.
Tonight I'm back on the Toronto Maple Leafs with a puck line play over the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Flyers' faint playoff hopes will get worse tonight, as Toronto is going come into Philadelphia and skate circles around a team that has dropped two in a row. Sunday's road loss to the Washington Capitals led to frustration within the locker room, and things could be unraveling at this point.
Consecutive losses to the New York Islanders at home and then at Washington have not only hurt its chances, but also the morale of a Philadelphia team that has lost three straight home games to the Islanders, Canadiens and Capitals.
The Flyers, who are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games, don't have neat the offensive firepower as Toronto, which got a four-goal effort from John Tavares on Monday in a 7-5 victory at Florida.
Toronto - which is 2-0-0 against Philly this season - needs just one period to warm up, as it outscores teams in the second period 96-77 and 98-77 in the third stanza. The Maple Leafs, who are 22-11-4 on the road this season, defeated the Flyers by a 6-0 score on Nov. 24 in Philadelphia.
My free play for Wednesday is the Pacers plus the points in their game against the Thunder.
Indiana is back on the road after a much-needed home win on Sunday against Denver, as the Pacers blasted the Nuggets, 124-88 to snap a 4-game losing streak.
The Pacers have dropped 8 in a row on the road, covering only one time in those 8 highway setbacks, so it is important Indiana competes hard in this spot, as it will not get any easier come postseason time away from their home floor.
The Thunder is mired in a 1-5 slide both straight up and against the spread, and when listed as a favorite between -5 to -6 1/2 points, stand at just 5-9 against the spread for the year.
Indiana has been the straight up winner in 5 of the last 8 series meetings, and that does include a March 14th home win over Oklahoma City, 108-106 as the -1 1/2 point home favorite.
This one could well be another 2-point game either way, so give me the Pacers plus the points to keep it close.
Wednesday's comp play will be the Memphis Grizzlies plus the points in their home game against the puzzling Golden State Warriors.
The Dubs appear to be a little disinterested in locking down the # 1 seed in the Western Conference, as they come into Bluff City with just a 9-8 straight up mark their last 17 games, and they happen to be a money-burning 6-14 against the spread over their last 20 games contested!
The Grizzlies will not be playing in the postseason this year, but at least Memphis is coming out on a nightly basis and competing hard as evidenced by their 5-4 straight up mark over their last 9 games that includes a home win and cover over Oklahoma City in their last game.
The Grizzlies have gone 8-3 against the spread over their last 11 games so getting a freight-train full of points tonight at the Grind House as the new-look Grizzlies look to end a 4-game series losing streak to the Warriors is something that has my attention.
This is the first meeting between the teams in Tennessee since Memphis bested Golden State in October of 2017.
No outright win tonight, but I do like the underdog at home to cover this generous impost.
My free play is on the Dallas Stars against the Calgary Flames, as I like the scrappy road dog to bark loud tonight.
The Stars earned just one win during a five-game homestand, leaving their playoff hopes hinging on their four-game road trip through Western Canada.
First step, a 5-2 win over the Central Division-leading Winnipeg Jets on Monday.
Next step, a win over Pacific Divison-leading Flames, who have all but wrapped up the division.
And as wild a shooting team as Calgary is, things will be tough against a goalie like big Ben Bishop, who is in after recording the 200th victory of his career. Bishop owns an 8-6-1 record with a .921 save percentage and a 2.12 goals against average in 15 career appearances against Calgary.
Dallas steps to the ice while sitting in the first wild-card slot in the West, holding a three-point edge on the Colorado Avalanche. Both teams have six games remaining, so the Stars need to win.
Calgary saw its three-game winning streak snapped on Monday with a disappointing 3-0 loss to the last-place Los Angeles Kings. The Flames could have clinched home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs, but blew it. Now they'll have their hands full against a much better goalie and much better Stars team that has won five straight road games.
Oh and by the way, Dallas is 2-0-0 so far against the Flames this season, including a 1-0-0 mark at Scotiabank Saddledome. Dallas has also logged points in 14 of its last 18 games against the Flames, boasting a 12-4-2 record over that span. The Stars have recorded wins in each of the last two games (2-0-0) at Scotiabank Saddledome, while the team has also logged points in seven of its last eight trips to Calgary (6-1-1).
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