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NY Islanders +1.64 over PHILADELPHIA Pinnacle
It sure is nice to see the Flyers buying into a new system under its new coach, Peter Laviolette. Since taking over two games ago the Flyers dropped the first one, 8-2 at home to the Caps and last night they managed 15 shots on net in a 3-1 loss to the Canadiens. Now the Flyers will play its third game in four nights against a rested and dangerous Islander team and they’ll play it as a -1.75 favorite. Are you kidding me? Win or lose, this one is a giant overlay and must be played for three reasons. One, the Flyers are a complete grease-fire right now; two, the tag and three, its goaltending remains as unreliable as any team in the league. Play: NY Islanders +1.64 (Risking 2 units).

OTTAWA -½ +1.00 over Montreal Pinnacle
This one is a play only if Jaroslav Halak is in net for the visitor. Thus, I’ll update or delete this play as soon as that info becomes available.

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Milwaukee +12 over BOSTON Pinnacle
This is an extremely vulnerable spot for the Celtics. They’re on cruise control with a 16-4 record after sweeping a four-game trip through Miami, Charlotte, San Antonio and Oklahoma City. They returned home after Friday’s game and have not played since. They won all four games of its road trip and barely broke a sweat in three of them. Boston could be feeling a little complacent here and certainly there’s no urgency whatsoever. The C’s stock is high while the Bucks has hit a season low, thus creating an inflated line. Remember, Milwaukee shot out of the gate to an 8-3 record but has lost seven of eight and now sit a game under .500 at 9-10. There’s some urgency for them for sure and one has to trust they’ll be ready to play here. The Celtics are a team that ranks near the bottom of the league in every rebounding category including allowing second chance opportunities. At this level you can’t keep winning so easily when you get dominated on the glass and those shortcomings for the C’s has to catch up to them at some point. Play: Milwaukee +12 (Risking 2.1 units to win 2).

CHICAGO –7 +1.02 over New Jersey Pinnacle
The best thing about this game is that the Bulls are coming off a 32-point loss at home to the Raps. In fact, Chicago has dropped seven of eight and now sit four games under .500. This is no time to be taking anyone lightly and who better to take its frustrations out on than the New Jersey Nets. Of those seven recent losses by the Bulls, five of tem were by double-digits and one other was by nine. In other words, the Bulls have been manhandled and embarrassed by a slew of different opponents and no way do they not show up for this one after they hit rock bottom in its last game. Because of its recent slump the Bulls are undervalued here. Thing is they played some of the toughest teams in the NBA including three in succession against the Lakers, Nuggets and Blazers and all three were on the road. The Bulls will welcome this intruder and they won’t be in a sympathetic mood. Remember, against Toronto in its last game the Bulls were a 6-point favorite and now they’re a single point higher against this 1-19 dumpster-fire. Play: Chicago –7 +1.02 (Risking 2 units).