Situational Slaughter - Rickenbach NHL Rotation #70 Saturday 10* Top Play Nashville Predators Money Line (+) vs Carolina Hurricanes @ 8:05 ET - The Hurricanes have now locked up the #1 spot in the division. The Predators can clinch a playoff spot with a win tonight. With the Preds having won 16 of 26 on home ice and the Hurricanes having won 16 of 26 on enemy ice this season, one could argue that this line should be a pick'em under normal circumstances. That said, there is huge value here because these are not normal circumstances and yet Nashville, even after some early line movement this morning, are still a small dog here. I will grab the value with the highly motivated home dog here. Of course the Hurricanes have been hot and want to keep winning heading into the post-season, but I just do not see the Canes as being able to match the intensity of the Preds in this one as they look to punch their ticket to the post-season. 10* NASHVILLE

Contrarian Crusher - Rickenbach MLB Rotation #911 Saturday 10* OVER the total in Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies @ 7:20 ET - I know that Ian Anderson has solid numbers for the Braves this season but this will be the 3rd time already that the Phillies are seeing him this year. Philadelphia got to him for 4 earned runs in 5 and 1/3 innings in most recent chance against him. Also, the Phillies lineup is getting healthier again with both Bryce Harper and Jean Segura returning yesterday. Additionally, Philly is red hot with 5 straight wins and the Phillies have scored an average of 6 runs per game last 6 games. Vince Velasquez gets the start for Philadelphia here. I do not trust this guy. I know he has had a couple of decent starts recently but he'll struggle here. He is 1-6 with a 5.02 ERA against the Braves and has allowed 6 earned runs in 7 and 1/3 innings spanning his last two starts at Atlanta. With yesterday's 12-2 Phillies win, the Braves O/U is 11-3-1 in their 15 home games this season. Look for that high-scoring trend to continue here. 10* OVER the total in Atlanta

Earliest Cash - Rickenbach NBA Rotation #569 Saturday 10* Top Play OVER the total in Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons @ 7:10 ET - The Sixers could rest some players here, particularly Joel Embiid, coming off last night's game. However, keep in mind, people always seem to underestimate the defensive value of a player like that. So the total drops in cases like this but yet the weakened defense is an issue. Last night Philadelphia and New Orleans had a high-scoring game through early 4th quarter but then the game just died at that point and stayed under the total. Why? Because it ended up being a tight game late with key possessions featuring plenty of defense during the stretch run of the 4th quarter. I just do not see this game playing out that way. 7 of the last 8 meetings between the Pistons and 76ers have resulted in an over and I do not expect much defense in this one. Philly expended a lot of energy on the defensive end and now hosts a Detroit team that is simply playing out the string on the season. In other words, what do they care about defense? Exactly! So even though the Pistons come in on off a couple of unders and overall trending under in recent weeks, the play here is the over as these teams make it 8 overs in the last 9 meetings. 10* OVER the total in Philadelphia

Game of the Week - Rickenbach EPL Saturday 10* Top Play Liverpool Goal Line -1.5 goals -125 vs Southampton @ 3:15 ET - Liverpool has played better than their recent results would indicate. They have simply just missed converting after creating some fantastic scoring chances. I feel confident they will get their just rewards in this one and come up with a multi-goal victory over Southampton. For one thing this is a revenge match because of what happened in the reverse fixture earlier this season. Additionally, Southampton is horrible in terms of conceding goals as travelers as they have allowed 38 goals on the road this season and that is the worst mark in the league! Look for Liverpool, hungry for a dominant win to avenge the earlier season defeat with a convincing victory here. Liverpool, as host versus Southampton, has won the two most recent matches by a combined score of 7 to 0. Look for a victory for them on their home pitch by at least a 2-goal margin in this one. 10* LIVERPOOL

Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach EPL Saturday Free Pick Chelsea +338 @ Manchester City @ 12:30 ET - This is simply too much line value to pass up on. Chelsea has been a fantastic club since Thomas Tuchel took over as manager. Even including their full season numbers, this is a Chelsea club that has only 4 losses on enemy pitch this season. Yes, Manchester City is at the very top of the table but they have 3 defeats on their home pitch. This is simply not enough of a variance to warrant this road dog price on Chelsea. Also, the visitors are arguably the more motivated club here as Manchester City has all but locked up the top spot in the table for this campaign while Chelsea is still gunning hard for an all-important top four finish. That said, the visitors are absolutely worth a look in this one in my opinion. Free Pick CHELSEA +338