I managed to go 2-1 with my free NBA picks last night but I missed on the big one thanks to a 32-point 3rd quarter in the Magic/Bulls game. Those two were on pace to fly well over the total after 106 points in the first half, but that 32-point frame out of the break killed it as we ended up 3 points shy. That will happen in the NBA, but thankfully I hit with my other two selections and managed to come out ahead for the night. That’s all you can ask for and tonight I’m hoping for a similar result with these free plays.

All lines taken from Pinnacle Sports with bet amounts ‘to win’ on favorites and flat on underdogs

Play of the Day in Bold

Free Play Records

CFL YTD: 6-8 (-$266)

NCAAF YTD: 18-20 ATS (-$899) 

NFL YTD: 9-12 ATS (-$932)

NHL YTD: 7-3 (+$1218)

NBA YTD: 5-1 (+773)

NHL free play

Montreal/Buffalo Over 5 (+102) $300 to win $306

Nine straight games the Sabres have either pushed on the total or stayed under (0-7-2 O/U) as this team is taking futility to new heights. Buffalo has been shutout five times during that span, but they are showing signs of coming around and host a Montreal team that’s allowed 11 goals in their last two games. The Habs are turning to backup Dustin Tokarski tonight in hopes that Price can regroup with a night off, but this could be one of those games where we see these two teams trade goals back and forth and we get a 3-2 score at worst.

NBA free play

Denver +4 (-108) $216 to win $200

Back end of a home-and home for these two teams after the Kings went into Denver on the tail end of their own back-to-back and beat the Nuggets 110-105. Denver were 6.5-point favorites that day and even with the change of venue it’s tough for me to believe that the spread should be 10 points different. It’s always tough to sweep a home-and-home series and while the Denver ML (+144) is tempting, I’m staying safe here and grabbing the points.