PICK OF THE DAY

The Leafs have won two in a row and everyone is ready to plan the parade. But look which team they just happen to play tonight. The Sens.

As any inveterate Leaf supporter knows, of all teams in the NHL, there is but one whom the Leafs just cannot beat the last two years and that is the one from Ottawa.

The Sens have been playing fabulous for the better part of two months and after a slow start are now in position to challenge even the Sabres for the division and conference over all first seed.

Raycroft's slight resurgance is nothing but a case of smoke and mirrors. Emery is by far the better goaltender and Ottawa is by far the better team. The only edge Toronto has is behind the bench, but the last time I checked Paul could not play.

The Leafs get bombed tonight.

SENS -200 at www.BetBug.com

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The Big Game is just two short days away, so let's get started with our picks for it right now.

The first wager I like in this year's Super Bowl is on Indy for the First Half.

If, and I repeat IF, Chicago is going to win this game, they're going to do it by grinding away at Indy with their D coming up big late. Indy's O is made for a quick strike type of offense and that's exactly how I see them starting out the game. Probably in some 5 receiver sets looking to immediately put points on the board and force Grossman to play from behind.

This is certainly their recipe for success and it exactly what I think will transpire. At least for the first 30 minutes.

COTLS -4 -110 FIRST HALF at www.BetBug.com

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Tonight we look to the future. Specifically the NHL's future.

Last season the league opened up the game with new rules designed to increase scoring, and it worked.

This season coaches have adapted (ie begun trapping again) and we find ourselves back to more boring hockey than exciting hockey. It's still better than the dead puck era, but no where near what it could be.

Whom does this favor? Why the team that won 3 Stanley Cups by being the most boring team out there. The New Jersey Devils. They are going to win their division easily and with Brodeur playing well, are this man's pick for the cup.

Mind you this is one bet I hope I lose, as I just cannot stand their style of play. They are more responsible than anyone else for setting the game of hockey back into the stone age.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS TO WIN THE STANLEY CUP +800 at www.BetBug.com

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Just two games tonight in the NHL, but one of them has certainly caught my attention. The Rangers are in Beantown to take on the Bruins. This is a rivalry from way back, the original 6 in fact, and the salient point about said rivalry is it's incredible LACK OF DEFENCE whenever these two teams take to the ice together.

Neither team has exactly been stellar defensively this year so we'll look for that trend to continue tonight.

RANGERS/BRUINS OVER 6 -120 at www.BetBug.com

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The Suns, on yet another EXTENDED winning streak head into Cleveland to face the Cavs tonight.

Even if Lebron were a sure thing to play I would like the Cavs, and as it is, with James being a question mark, I see no reason Mr. Nash and the Suns won't extend their winning streak yet another game.

Phoenix is going to win the NBA Championship this year and today they'll show just how good they are in a nationally televised game.


SUNS -6 at www.BetBug.com

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The Toronto Raptors face off against the Indiana Pacers tonight. Toronto finally has achieved mediocrity with their victory over Boston last evening and theis ascension the vaunted level of a .500 basketball team.

But this recent lack of success is a bit of a mirage. The combined strength of the teams on their current homestand was .360!

It's not so much that they have gotten better, but that their opposition has become that much worse.

Tonight, on the road, in Indiana, their recent run will come to an end. They have been unable to cover at home against the dregs of the league, surely on the road against a tought home team, they will fall away quickely.

Sorry Sam, it's back to under .500 for your boys after tonight.

PACERS -6 -105 at www.BetBug.com

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NHL resumes tonight with a bunch of games.

Vancouver was the hottest team in the league heading into the break and the Kings are one of the worst. This however is exactly the kind of spot to take a huge price on the underdog. The Canucks will have relaxed (probably on a beach somewhere) for the last 5 days while the Kings probably used the break to bear down and focus.

Vancover with Luongo may well be one of the best team's in the league, but tonight, in this particular instance, I think we are looking at some very big value for the underdog.

KINGS +220 at www.BetBug.com

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