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1* Free Play on Lakers -2½ -110

Tuesday's Free NBA Pick

PLAY ON: Nets/Celtics OVER 221

1* Free Pick on Canadiens +108

1* NBA - Kings/Spurs FREE PICK on OVER 231

1* Free Wiseguy Play on Lakers -2½ -110

*All picks are based on situations, trends, statistics and injuries among many other factors*

Ricky's 1* play on PHI.

Key Angle: It's important to remember that Ricky never makes a bet on any game based on just one angle. In order to make the grade, all his premium picks must meet several important criteria. He doesn't share all his secrets within his analysis, instead he chooses to reveal only the angle that he feels is the most significant. Here in this game the recent history of these two teams is particularly significant.

- The Flyers are 3-1 in their last 4 games.

- The Blue Jackets are 4-6 in their last 10 games.

- The Blue Jackets are 0-3 in their last 3 road games.

Verdict: The value is on the home Underdog.

1* Free Pick on Sam Houston/Missouri State: over 50½

Missouri State can't stop anybody, and this total is priced like two real defenses show up tonight.

The Bears are allowing 34.86 points per game through 7 games this season.

Over their last 5 it's gotten worse, 36 a game.

Add in the 24.43 they score and Missouri State's games are averaging more than 59 combined points.

That clears this number with room to spare.

Last time out tells the story.

Missouri State lost 61-38 at Delaware.

That's 99 points on the board in one game.

And this isn't a one-sided thing.

Missouri State's offense holds up its end.

They hung 24 on SMU and 24 on Marshall earlier this year, and they're putting up 24.6 a game over the last 5.

They move the ball, they just don't guard anybody.

Sam Houston's offense has been inconsistent at 20.14 points per game this season, but the spots where they've struggled came against real defenses.

Liberty and Western Kentucky shut them down.

Missouri State is not that.

This is the softest defense the Bearkats have seen in weeks.

Sam Houston's last game cleared this total on its own.

They lost 30-24 to New Mexico State, 54 combined points.

Before that, the Texas Tech game landed at 63 and the Nicholls game at 59.

So the recipe is simple.

One team that gives up 36 a game lately and scores enough to keep pace, another team catching its best defensive matchup in a month.

Both sides contribute, and 50.5 falls in the fourth quarter if not sooner.

I like the Over

1* Best Bet on Lakers -2½

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1* Free Sharp Play on Brewers vs Rays over 7 -109

My selection is on the 'under' between Detroit and New York at 8:10 pm et on Tuesday.

Bettors figure to be confident taking a leap of faith with the 0-3 Knicks against the 3-0 Pistons on Tuesday. It's a leap to be sure as New York has really struggled offensively in the early going, connecting on 38 or fewer field goals in all three games despite getting off 93+ attempts in two of those contests. The good news is, New York has held all three opponents to 40 made field goals or fewer and has really kept its opponents' pace in check. The Pistons had one standout performance offensively against the reeling Heat but have played relatively slow and have been held to fewer than 40 made field goals in two of three contests overall. Defensively, Detroit has been on point, yielding 40 or fewer made field goals in all three games and trending in the right direction having held the 76ers to 36-of-90 from the field in Sunday's victory. Take the under (8*).

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Canucks vs Ducks NHL Free Pick

The Angle(s): The Vancouver Canucks' defense has completely unraveled during a 10-game winless skid, allowing 44 goals over that stretch, or 4.4 per game. They've been finding the net at a decent clip though, and they now face an Anaheim Ducks team that won five of its first six games by scoring three or more goals.

Anaheim has issues of its own in the crease, with Lukas Dostal posting a rough save % and the Ducks as a team allowing 3.5 goals per game. The Ducks also return home from a five-game road trip after a 5-4 win in Philadelphia. With two shaky goaltending situations and two teams giving up chances in bunches, I expect a back-and-forth game that clears this number. 

The Bet: Over (3%). 

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Free Pick on Stars -116

FREE PLAY on Sam Houston/Missouri State over 50½