Cappers Sports Picks

NHL NO-BRAINER

The New York Islanders have proven extremely hard to beat of late, entering this contest with a 21-5-2 record through their last 28 games. 

We can however note that they're 5-12 in their last 17 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600, and here they'll face a Calgary team that is 18-5-3 home at Scotiabank Saddledome. The Flames have answered a four-game slide with back-to-back triumphs over Pittsburgh and Arizona, scoring five goals in both games and they do not want to lose that momentum. 

The favorite is 8-1 in the last nine meetings and this looks like a reasonable price on the home team. 

8* play on Calgary Flames. 

TOP RATED 10* PAC-12 BOOKIE BREAKER

The Washington Huskies are a perfect 5-0 SU and ATS home at Alaska Airlines Arena in PAC-12 play this season.

Here they get get an opportunity to show off for the home town crowd for the first time in almost three weeks, and I expect the home team to come out focused and run away with this game rather comfortably. 

Utah had a three-game winning streak come to an end with a 98-87 home loss to Arizona State on Saturday and has given up 90+ points in two of its last three games. Sure, Utah can put points on the board, but such sloppy defending will make it extremely difficult to keep up with a Washington side that has averaged 73.3 ppg while holding opponents to 59.9 ppg for a +13.4 point differential in its own building.

The Utes took a 69-53 beating by Washington as a 1.5-point home underdog on January 10. They are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600 while the Huskies are 7-1-1 ATS in their last nine games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.

10* play on Washington Huskies. 

NHL MONEYMAKER

The Boston Bruins travel to Vegas a riding a season-high six-game winning streak, but I think it'll come to an end here against a Golden Knights team desperate to break out of a slump. 

Wins have been few and far between for Vegas lately. The Knights have dropped four of their last five and failed to build on the momentum of a 5-1 win over Nashville on Saturday as they were blanked by the Avs two days later. "Just a reality check I guess," defenseman Jon Merrill said after that loss. "Now we go back home and get back to the drawing board and hope to get another win on Wednesday." 

Boston is in a let down spot and the Golden Knights are a solid 17-4 in their last 21 games as a home favorite. 

8* play on Vegas Golden Knights.