Matt Fargo

This is a play on the CAROLINA HURRICANES for our NHL Thursday Breakaway. Carolina is coming off a costly loss against the Rangers on Tuesday as it is now one point behind Columbus for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. That snapped a three-game winning streak for the Hurricanes which going back, are playing well, winning six of their past eight games. In fact, since Dec. 31, Carolina is 16-6-1. The Hurricanes are 5-1 in their last six games after scoring two goals or less in their previous game. Florida meanwhile has won three straight games but it is still nine points out of the final playoff spot. This is the sixth game of a seven-game homestand where the Panthers have lost 15 of their 30 games on the season. Florida is 26-44 in its last 70 games after two straight wins by two goals or more. Here, we play on teams against the money line off a loss against a division rival going up against an opponent off two consecutive wins by two goals or more against division rivals. This situation is 32-12 (72.7 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (7) Carolina Hurricanes

This is a play on the BROOKLYN NETS for our NBA Thursday Enforcer. We waited on this game and as expected, news broke late this morning that Damian Lillard will be available to play and also as expected, the line adjusted because of it. The number moved up a point and a half which adds to the value for the Nets. The Blazers are 10-15 on the road compared to being 24-8 at home and being favored in this spot is a little questionable. The Blazers are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games against teams with a winning home record. Brooklyn is in sixth place in the Eastern Conference, two games ahead of Charlotte, 2.5 games ahead of Detroit and Miami and three games in front of Orlando. At 30-29, the Nets headed into the All-Star break with a winning record for the first time since the 2012-13 season. They are 17-13 at home and they are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 home games against teams with a losing road record. Additionally, Brooklyn is 14-4 ATS in its last 18 games after scoring 105 points or more in three straight games. 10* (506) Brooklyn Nets

This is a play on the UCLA BRUINS as part of our CBB Thursday Trifecta. It has been a tough season for UCLA as it came in with high expectations and after an average start, the Bruins let head coach Steve Alford go despite a very successful tenure. Losses against Michigan St. and North Carolina were nothing bad but losing to Belmont and Liberty were horrible defeats and the inconsistency continues. They are coming off a roadtrip where they needed overtime to defeat a bad California team and then lost to an average Stanford team by 24 points. The Bruins are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games following a straight up loss of more than 20 points and while head coach Murray Bartow is just the interim coach, his teams are 23-8 ATS revenging a road loss of 10 points or more. Oregon St. is coming off a pair of wins including a 15-point victory over rival Oregon last time out. The Beavers are in a tough spot after three straight home games and going back, the Beavers are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 road games following three or more consecutive home games. 9* (646) UCLA Bruins

This is a play on the UC SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS as part of our CBB Thursday Trifecta. UC Santa Barbara returns home following a pair of double-digit losses on the road to extend its three-game losing streak to fall to 6-5 in the Big West Conference. The last time the Gauchos dropped three games in a row was in February of 2017 and prior to the current three-game losing streak, Santa Barbara had never lost more than two in a row, which they did so twice in 2017-18 under head coach Joe Pasternack. They are 10-2 at home with the two losses coming against UC Irvine on Jan. 31, 66-62 in overtime and then 61-57 on Feb. 9 vs. UC Davis, two of the top four teams in the conference. UC Santa Barbara is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games when playing against a team with a winning record. Hawaii is coming off a pair of wins at home where it has played five of its last seven games and this is just the second roadtrip in a month. The Warriors are just 2-3 on the road and going back, they are 3-12 ATS in their last 15 road games off a home win by 20 points or more. 10* (940) UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

This is a play on the ARIZONA WILDCATS as part of our CBB Thursday Trifecta. Arizona has been in quite the rut as it has lost seven straight games following a 5-1 start in the Pac 12. The Wildcats have failed to cover any of those games on top of that and while they have to take the blame, the schedule has not been on their side as five of these games have come on the road and one of the home games came against conference leader Washington. Arizona returns home where it is 10-4 and could not ask for a better opponent to turn things around. California has dropped all 13 conference games with the majority of those games turning ugly. Additionally, the Golden Bears are winless on the road at 0-8 and this season cannot get over quick enough. The Golden Bears are 2-7 ATS in their last nine games against teams with a winning straight up record and here, we play on home teams after failing to cover the spread in seven or more consecutive games. This situation is 42-17 (71.2 percent) over the last five seasons. 9* (632) Arizona Wildcats