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Best Sports Betting Picks Today: NHL, NBA Predictions for February 2nd
Sunday February 2nd's top sports betting picks and predictions include our expert bets for NHL and NBA slate of games....
The NFL Pro Bowl Games Are Back—But Should They Be?
The NFL Pro Bowl is on Sunday after a long weekend of festivities. Eli and Peyton Manning will coach the NFC and AFC, but nobody cares about this fallen All-Star game....

High-flying Grizzlies look to stay hot vs. slumping Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks return home after a strenuous road trip to welcome the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night.,It was a 1-3 trip out West for the Bucks, who lost to the Clippers, Trail Blazers and 144-118 to the Spurs in San Antonio on Friday night.,The Spurs set a season-high in scoring, le...

Out to avenge holiday loss, Celtics face undermanned Sixers
After the Boston Celtics lost at home to the Philadelphia 76ers on Christmas Day, Jayson Tatum was honest in his assessment that the defending champions had plenty of room for improvement., ,The Celtics have been inconsistent since that performance, although they have won five of seven heading into ...

Streaking Stars host another hot team in Blue Jackets
Amid a surplus of injuries, the Dallas Stars continue to thrive.,However, they could face a stiff test with the surging Columbus Blue Jackets up next.,The host Stars can record their fifth straight victory by keeping the Blue Jackets from a fourth consecutive win on Sunday.,Though currently without ...

Avs starting to mesh ahead of clash vs. low-scoring Flyers
The Colorado Avalanche routed one struggling team on Friday and will welcome another on Sunday when the Philadelphia Flyers visit Denver.,The Avalanche beat St. Louis 5-0 in their first home game since trading Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes in a three-team deal on Jan. 24. The two players...

Sabres aim to play spoiler in matchup with visiting Devils
The New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres will see each other Sunday afternoon for the first time in almost four months -- and receive reminders their initial clashes this season were a sign of things to come for both teams.,The Devils will try to build off one of their most convincing wins of the se...

All-Star Cade Cunningham, Pistons welcome Bulls
Cade Cunningham validated his All-Star selection with a 40-point eruption. Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons will try for an encore performance when they host Chicago on Sunday afternoon.,Cunningham's outburst lifted the Pistons to a 117-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. He was selec...

John Calipari preparing for boos when Arkansas visits No. 12 Kentucky
The atmosphere promises to be charged when Arkansas meets No. 12 Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.,The Wildcats are returning home after an uplifting win at No. 8 Tennessee. It's a prime-time national TV game. And, most of all, it is the first trip back to Rupp Arena for Arkansas coach John Cal...

No. 13 Texas A&M aims to crash glass vs. struggling South Carolina
No. 13 Texas A&M aims to lean on its strengths and move up in the league standings when it battles struggling South Carolina on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference contest in Columbia, S.C., ,The Aggies (16-5, 5-3 SEC) have won three of their past four games, including a gritty 75-68 decision at h...

Rockets hope All-Star C Alperen Sengun plays vs. Nets
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun earned his first career All-Star selection on Thursday, but the fourth-year veteran's achievement came on a rough day for him and his team.,Not only did Sengun miss a game for the first time this season due to a bruised calf, but the Rockets fell 120-119 at Memp...

No. 9 Marquette aims for more success against No. 25 UConn
No. 25 UConn faces a tough road challenge against No. 9 Marquette in a matchup of ranked Big East foes Saturday night in Milwaukee.,Marquette (18-3, 9-1) extended its winning streak to three with a 78-69 road win at Butler on Tuesday, overcoming a seven-point halftime deficit. The Golden Eagles, who...

Wizards aim to avoid historic losing streak vs. Wolves
For the first time in months, the Minnesota Timberwolves are starting to resemble the team that reached the Western Conference finals last season.,Riding a season-high five-game winning streak, the Timberwolves welcome the Washington Wizards for a Saturday matchup in Minneapolis.,The lowly Wizards f...

Oilers hope to take advantage of sliding Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs carry a three-game losing streak into Saturday night's road showdown with the Edmonton Oilers.,Toronto has struggled to create offense during its current slide, tallying just a single goal in each of the three contests.,"I think when you're not scoring and things aren't going...

Islanders shoot for seventh straight win vs. Lightning
No NHL team is playing better right now than the surging New York Islanders, who will hunt for their seventh straight win when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.,New York owns the league's longest active winning streak and has soared up the Eastern Conference standings after finis...

Jets take on Capitals in showdown of conference leaders
The teams with the two highest point totals in the NHL will face off on Saturday night when the Winnipeg Jets visit the Washington Capitals.,The Western Conference-best Jets recorded their fifth straight win and eighth in their last 10 games with a 6-2 romp over the host Boston Bruins on Thursday.,T...

Hurricanes getting used to new personnel with slumping Kings up next
Saturday night's game between the host Carolina Hurricanes and the Los Angeles Kings in Raleigh, N.C., features two teams going in opposite directions.,The Hurricanes have won six of their last seven and the Kings have lost eight of their last 10.,Carolina defeated the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 3-...

Wild meet Senators in battle of road savvy vs. strength at home
While the Minnesota Wild continue their season-long success on the road, the Ottawa Senators remain a strong outfit at home.,Looking for a fifth straight road win, the Wild aim to keep the Senators from winning their fifth in a row at home Saturday night.,Minnesota is an NHL-best 20-5-3 on the road,...

Magic, Jazz hope new month brings better results
Not much has gone right for the Utah Jazz and Orlando Magic since they last faced each other nearly a month ago.,Utah has lost eight in a row and 11 of 12 since winning back-to-back games at Miami and Orlando on Jan. 4-5. The Magic, meanwhile, haven't been much better, dropping nine of 12 since that...

Oklahoma St. hopes much-needed turnaround starts against Utah
When they play each other Saturday in Stillwater, Okla., Oklahoma State can only hope to match what Utah did in the aftermath of their last meeting.,The Cowboys (10-10, 2-7 Big 12) take a three-game losing streak into their matchup against the visiting Utes (12-8, 4-5) and need a dramatic shift.,Tha...