At 10:05 pm, our selection is on the Colorado Avalanche over Los Angeles.  The Avalanche are in a tight battle with the Minnesota Wild for home ice advantage in the Playoffs' opening round, so they will remain focused down the stretch of this season.  Tonight, Colorado will look to bounce back off a loss to the San Jose Sharks, 3-2, on Wednesday.  But, if history is any indication, the Avs will bounce back, as they're 12-4 this season off a loss.  Los Angeles has won its last two games, but is a wallet-breaking 7-13 (minus 5 games on the moneyline) its last 20, and 28-50 (minus 11 games on the moneyline) its last 78, off a win in its previous game.  And the Kings are 11-24 (minus 9 games on the moneyline) their last 35 off a road win.  Take Colorado.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 9:45 pm, our selection is on the San Francisco Giants over San Diego.  Anthony DeSclafani is quietly having a solid season for San Francisco.  He's made six starts, and has compiled a 2.00 ERA and 0.94 WHIP.  Even better:  in his two home starts, he's yet to allow a run, and has allowed just 11 baserunners over 15 innings (0.73 WHIP).  Blake Snell has been merely pedestrian this season, as his ERA is 3.51, while his WHIP is 1.48.  On the road, those numbers take a severe hit, as his Road ERA is 7.50, and his Road WHIP is 2.33.  The Giants are 10-3 this season at home; 9-2 off a loss; and 9-6 as an underdog.  Take San Francisco.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 9:40 pm, our selection is on the Oakland A's over Tampa Bay.  Rich Hill has been ineffective this season, as his ERA is 6.40.  And, away from home, it's 12.00.  In contrast, southpaw Sean Manaea will attempt to lead the A's to victory in his sixth straight start, as the A's have won each of his last five outings, by a combined score of 30-12.  One of those victories was against this Tampa Bay team, on April 26, when Manaea gave up just 1 run over five innings.  That game lowered his career ERA vs. Tampa to 3.67.  Meanwhile, Hill's 1-2 in three starts vs. Oakland, with a 5.25 ERA.  Take the A's.

At 8:05 pm, our selection is on the Seattle Mariners over the Texas Rangers.  When we last saw the Mariners on the baseball field, it was on Wednesday afternoon and they were being no-hit over nine innings by John Means in a 6-0 drubbing by the Orioles.  Means might just be the best pitcher in the AL right now and there is no John Means-caliber pitcher starting games for the Rangers currently.  It appears the M's are now using a six-man rotation and tonight it will be RH Chris Flexen taking the ball.  Far from a household name, the 26-year-old has been quietly effective this season, going 2-1 with a 3.33 ERA in five starts covering 27 innings.  Most importantly, Seattle is 4-1 in Flexen's five trips to the hill.  This weekend series marks the first meetings of these two teams this year and the Mariners have dominated play between them recently.  In the last seven meetings, Seattle is 7-0 going back to last August 21.  Take the Mariners.

At 10:10 pm, our selection is on the San Antonio Spurs minus the points over Sacramento.  San Antonio dropped its fifth straight game on Wednesday, 126-94, at Utah, while the Kings won for the fourth straight time, 104-93, at Indiana.  The Spurs are in the 10th spot right now, and need to stay ahead of Sacramento and New Orleans to qualify for the play-in round.  Coming into tonight, the Spurs are 1.5 games in front of the Pelicans, and 2.5 games clear of Sacramento.  This game is the only match-up left on the schedule which pits two of the three teams, so this game will be critical in determining which of the three teams earns a post-season berth.  We'll take the Spurs minus the points, as the Silver and Black have gone 42-12 ATS as a favorite off a loss by 18+ points, if their opponent was off a point spread win in its previous game.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 10:10 pm, our selection is on the Phoenix Suns minus the points with New York.  Last week, we took the Suns at the Knicks, and were rewarded with an 8-point win, 118-110.  And we'll come right back with Phoenix in this rematch.  The Suns were upset by Atlanta, 135-103, on Wednesday.  But they're 45-14 ATS their last 59 off an upset road loss.  Take Phoenix.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 8:40 pm, our selection is on the Cleveland Cavaliers + the points over Dallas.  The Cavaliers come into this game on an 8-game SU/ATS losing streak, and will play the Mavericks twice this weekend (today, and Sunday).  We'll grab the points with Cleveland in this game, as rested road underdogs off a SU/ATS loss, and 7 ATS losses in a row, are a solid 88-54-3 ATS, including 29-10 ATS vs. foes playing their third game in four nights.  And that's the situation here, as the Mavericks played last night vs. Brooklyn, as well as on Tuesday, at Miami.  Take Cleveland + the points.

At 9:10 pm, our selection is on the Utah Jazz minus the points over Denver.  The Nuggets blew out New York, 113-97, on Wednesday, for their 18th win over their last 22 games.  But off that 16-point blowout, we will fade the Nuggets tonight, as they're 16-38 ATS on the road off a win by more than 8 points.  Lay the points with the Jazz.