50* Powerhouse Play on Toledo +8 -110

The Toledo Rockets (3-1) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1) both have a single loss through the opening stretch of the 2019-20 season. Tonight, these two teams will go head to head.

The Rockets enter this contest 1-1 on the road after suffering a two-point loss to Valparaiso in the season opener. Since then, Toledo has earned comfortable wins over Marshall, Robert Morris, and Howard. Toledo has scored at least 96 points in two games.

On average, the Rockets are scoring 88.8 points while allowing 68.3 points per game.

Led by the 18.8 points and eight assists per game of Marreon Jackson, Toledo has four players scoring at least 13 points per contest. Both Luke Knapke and Spencer Littleson are scoring 15.8 points per game.

The Fighting Irish have jumped out to four wins, but they dropped the season opener to North Carolina by a score of 76-65. Notre Dame’s last two victories against Marshall and Presbyterian came by just 10 points.

On average, the Fighting Irish are scoring 74.6 points while allowing 60 points per game.

John Mooney leads Notre Dame by averaging 16.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. TJ Gibbs is shooting 41.4% from three to score 12.4 points per game.

100* Sharp Money Syndicate Play on Suns -4 -110

With only two games on the NBA’s Thursday slate, the late offering will feature the Pelicans (5-9) and Suns (7-6) in Phoenix.

Although Phoenix hasn’t been able to keep up their form after a great start to the season, they’re still 5-4 at home. The Suns have lost three of their last four, but only failed to score at least 115 points in one of those games. Phoenix has also been very good against weaker competition, as the majority of their losses have come against future playoff teams.

On average, the Suns are scoring 115 points and allowing 110.4 points per game.

Devin Booker has been on an All-Star level for most of this season. Booker leads the team with 25.4 points per game while adding 5.9 assists. Ricky Rubio leads Phoenix with 8.1 assists per game in addition to his 12.5 points per contest.

Although they’re still not yet at full strength, the Pelicans have managed to win three of their last four games. However, all three wins were in New Orleans and the lone loss in that stretch was an away game at Miami.

On average, the Pelicans are scoring 115.6 points and allowing 118.9 points per game.

Over New Orleans’ last seven games, a Pelican has scored more than 27 points just once.

1* Free Play on Loyola Marymount +2½ -109

The Loyola Marymount Lions (1-2) will play just their second home game of the season this evening as they aim to get back to .500 against the visiting Air Force Falcons (2-2).

Air Force has started the year with mixed results. After losing to Idaho State by 10 in the season opener, the Falcons won a pair of games against Texas State and Army before falling to TCU in their most recent contest. Air Force is 1-1 on the road.

On average, the Falcons are scoring 70 points and allowing 70.5 points per game.

Against TCU, Air Force didn’t have a single player reach double-digit points. Ryan Swan led the way with his nine points and five assists.

Loyola Marymount topped 100 points in the season opener against Westcliff, but has since dropped two in a row against Nevada and Colorado State. However, the Lions were able to score at least 64 and hold their opponent to 74 points or fewer in both losses.

On average, the Lions are scoring 78.7 points while allowing 69.3 points per game.

Forward Ivan Alipiev and guard Eli Scott lead Loyola in scoring. Alipiev averages 16.3 points and six rebounds while Scott adds another 15.7 points and 6.3 assists per game.

50* Powerhouse Play on Flames +130

The Flames (10-11-3, 23 points) will get a shot at the defending champs this evening when they go into St. Louis to take on the Blues (13-4-5, 31 points).

To put it simply, Calgary is due for a win. The Flames have lost five straight, although two losses have come by a single goal, one of which came in overtime. On the bright side, Calgary has allowed three goals or fewer in nine of their last 12 games.

On average, the Flames are scoring 2.50 goals per game (tied for 28th) while allowing 3.04 goals per game (18th).

Although he’s scored just one goal on the power play, left winger Matthew Tkachuk leads the Flames with 10 goals. He’s also added 10 assists for a team-high 20 points.

The Blues are atop the Central standings with a three-point gap separating them and the Avalanche. However, before Tuesday’s 3-1 win over Tampa Bay, St. Louis had lost three straight to Arizona, Columbus, and Anaheim. In those three losses, the Blues scored a total of five goals.

On average, the Blues are scoring 2.95 goals per game (17th) while allowing 2.73 goals per game (7th).

Jordan Bennington leads this St. Louis team from between the pipes. Bennington has won 10 games while allowing 2.32 goals per game with a .920 save percentage.

50* Powerhouse Play on Connecticut -3 -109

The Buffalo Bulls (2-1) and UConn Huskies (2-1) will no longer share identical records after they go head to head this evening.

After falling by five points to Dartmouth to open the season, Buffalo took down Nazareth and Harvard. In their two wins, the Bull scored at least 88 points. Against Dartmouth, Buffalo could manage only 63 points.

On average, the Bulls are scoring 86.7 points and allowing 72 points per game.

In that Dartmouth game, Buffalo fell too far behind in a 33-26 first half. The Bulls only received five points from their bench in that contest, all of which came from Ronaldo Segu.

UConn will play their fourth-straight home game this evening after taking on Sacred Heart, Saint Joe’s, and Florida. The nine-point loss to St. Joseph is the only blemish on an otherwise impressive UConn resume at this point in the young season.

On average, the Huskies are scoring 79.3 points while allowing 74 points per game.

Christian Vital has been great throughout the first three games of the season. Thus far, Vital is averaging 19.3 points and nine rebounds per game while hitting 35% of his threes. Three other Huskies are scoring 12.7 points or more per game.

100* Sharp Money Syndicate Play on Coyotes -110

The Coyotes (13-7-2, 28 points) are set for their third-straight home game. The Maple Leafs (9-10-4, 22 points) are set for their third-straight road game as they go into Arizona.

Toronto is stuck in the middle of the Atlantic division, and a big reason for that mediocrity is their 3-7-0 away record. The Maple Leafs have lost all of their last six games, four of which came on the road. In those six games, Toronto allowed 27 total goals.

On average, the Maple Leafs are scoring 3.13 goals per game (13th) while allowing 3.43 goals per game (24th).

While goaltender Frederik Andersen has earned nine wins, he’s allowing 2.76 goals per game with a .912 save percentage.

The Coyotes have been climbing the Pacific standings, and now sit behind only Edmonton. A large part of that ascent has been their recent run of four wins out of five games. While scoring at least three goals in each of those four wins, Arizona took down Washington and St. Louis via shootout.

On average, the Coyotes are scoring 2.77 goals per game (tied for 21st) while allowing 2.23 goals per game (1st).

Arizona owns the best defensive record in the NHL, and goaltender Darcy Kuemper deserves a great deal of credit for that. With a .937 save percentage, Kuemper has allowed 1.85 goals per game.

100* Sharp Money Syndicate Play on Coastal Carolina +5 -110

The Utah Utes (3-0) are looking to stay perfect through their first four games of the season, but they’ll be on the road to take on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (2-2) this evening.

Utah has yet to come up against an opponent they haven’t been able to dispatch. Starting with an impressive win over Nevada, the Utes then scored 143 points in a win over Mississippi Valley and took down Minnesota by four. Two of Utah’s wins have come by five points or fewer.

On average, the Utes are scoring 98.3 points and allowing 64 points per game.

Against Minnesota, Utah allowed three double-digit scorers, including 21 points to Daniel Oturu. The Utes had four double-digit scorers themselves, including 19 points from both Timmy Allen and Both Gach.

A grand total of two points have kept the Chanticleers from a perfect record through four games. While they’ve beaten up on Middle Tennessee State and Hampden-Sydney, Coastal Carolina has suffered one-point losses to Campbell and Northern Kentucky.

On average, the Chanticleers are scoring 84.3 points and allowing 70.5 points per game.

Five Coastal Carolina players are scoring 11 points or more per game. Guard Tyrell Gumbs-Frater leads the way with 16.3 points per game.

100* Sharp Money Syndicate Play on NC State/Georgia Tech under49 -109

A pair of disappointing years have left the NC State Wolfpack (4-6) and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-8) in the bottom half of the ACC. They’ll face off tonight with the over/under set at 49 points.

The Wolfpack enter this evening’s contest as losers of their last four games. They put up 24 against Boston College, but NC State has failed to score more than 20 points in five of their last six contests.

On average, the Wolfpack are scoring 23 points per game on 381 yards of offense while allowing 29 points on 377 yards.

Since Devin Leary has taken over at quarterback, he’s thrown for 894 yards, six touchdowns, and three picks. The big issue for Leary is that all four starts have been losses. And in two of those losses, Leary threw for 166 yards or fewer.

NC State has been bad, but Georgia Tech has been even worse. They’ve lost three straight, but that could have easily been eight losses in a row if an overtime win over Miami had ended differently. The Yellow Jackets have scored 10 points or fewer in two of their last three games.

On average, Georgia Tech is scoring 17 points per game on 290 yards of offense while allowing 31 points per game on 411 yards.