This is a play on the SAN JOSE SHARKS as part of our NHL Thursday Hat Trick. San Jose has lost five straight games but the last four all came on the road where it is 12-18-3. The Sharks are a much more respectable 14-15-1 at home and they will be playing their second straight game with captain Logan Couture who was out since January 7th with a broken ankle. The Sharks are 5-1 in their last six games against teams with a losing record. The Devils continue their five-game roadtrip following their third straight win including a 4-1 win at Detroit on Tuesday. This run matches their longest winning streak on the season as they have failed to make it four straight. New Jersey is 13-17-0 on the road and going back, the Devils are 9-25 in their last 34 games after allowing two goals or less. Here, we play against road underdogs after successfully covering the spread in two or more consecutive games, in a game involving two teams with winning percentages between .400 and .499. This situation is 207-92 (69.2 percent) since 1996. 10* (52) San Jose Sharks

This is a play on the OTTAWA SENATORS as part of our NHL Thursday Hat Trick. Vancouver has won two straight games including an overtime win at Montreal on Tuesday to open a four-game roadtrip. The Canucks are in good position out west as they are four points behind Vegas in the Pacific Division and are in fifth place in the Western Conference. Vancouver is just 14-15-2 on the road. The Canucks are 1-13 against the money line in their last 14 road games after winning their previous game in overtime. Ottawa has dropped four straight games including the last two on the road by one goal each. The Senators are out of the playoff picture but they are a respectable 15-13-6 at home. Ottawa is 5-0 at home when playing its 3rd game in 4 days this season. Here, we play on teams after a loss by one goal in their previous game going up against an opponent after three straight games where both teams scored three goals or more. This situation is 38-21 (64.4 percent) over the last five seasons. 9* (42) Ottawa Senators

This is a play on the BOSTON BRUINS as part of our NHL Thursday Hat Trick. The Bruins look to snap out of their first regulation losing streak in over two months when they host the Stars on Thursday. Boston dropped its second straight regulation game on Tuesday with a 5-2 loss to Calgary. The defeat snapped a seven-game home winning streak and gave Boston its first run of regulation losses since early December. The Bruins are an NHL best 21-3-9 at home and they are 10-3 in their last 13 games against teams with a winning record. The Stars have won seven of their last nine games and six of their last eight road games and they kicked off a three-game roadtrip with a 4-1 victory at Carolina on Tuesday. They are in fourth place in the Western Conference and catch Boston at the wrong time. Here, we play on teams in the second half of the season that are averaging 3.0 or more gpg, after two straight losses by three goals or more. This situation is 36-15 (70.6 percent) over the last five seasons. 9* (40) Boston Bruins

This is a play on the PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS for our NBA Thursday Enforcer. Portland is coming off a loss against Boston to conclude a 1-2 homestand and tonight starts a three-game roadtrip. The Blazers are 2.5 games behind Memphis for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with an upcoming schedule that is doable as they wait for the return of Damian Lillard. They have played the second toughest schedule in the NBA thus far and going back, the Blazers are 6-2 ATS in their last eight games against teams with a winning straight up record. Indiana is coming off a 39-point win over Charlotte on Tuesday to make it three wins over its last four games. Still, the Pacers are 3-7 over their last 10 games and have played the third easiest schedule in the NBA. The Pacers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games as a home favorite. 10* (523) Portland Trail Blazers

This is a play on the UCLA BRUINS for our CBB Thursday Late Night Cash. UCLA is playing its best basketball of the season as it is riding a season high five-game winning streak. The Bruins are in a three-way tie for second place in the Pac 12 standings at 10-5, with Oregon and Arizona St., just one half-game behind Colorado at 11-5. They are 11-4 at home including five straight wins. UCLA has gone 16-0 this season when limiting the opposition to 73 points or fewer and that is big here considering the Sun Devils average 71.3 ppg on the road. The Bruins are ranked second the Pac 12 in rebounding margin (+5.9 rpg) and No. 29, nationally. UCLA is playing with revenge following an 18-point loss earlier this month in Tempe. Arizona St. has won each of its last seven games to move into that tie for second place. Three of those wins came on the road but two of those came against two of the four worst teams in the conference and the other coming against 7-7 Stanford. 9* (680) UCLA Bruins

This is a play on the PURDUE BOILERMAKERS for our CBB Thursday Star Attraction. Purdue has lost four straight games including two on the road and two home losses against No. 16 Penn St. and No. 19 Michigan. The Boilermakers have fallen to 7-10 in the Big Ten but they remain at home where they are 10-4 with the only other conference loss coming against 10-6 Illinois. Purdue's 16 games against Quad-1 opponents are the most in the country and Indiana will be Quad-1 opponent number 17. Since the start of last year, Purdue has held 19 of 29 opponents at Mackey Arena under 40.0 percent shooting. Indiana has won and covered two straight games to move to 8-8 in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers are just 2-6 on the road with two wins coming against teams a combined 9-23 in the conference. The last victory for Purdue came against Indiana earlier this month and while revenge is in play for the Hoosiers, road revenge is not an option here. 10* (616) Purdue Boilermakers