ASA NHL Free Play ON Chicago Blackhawks +1.5 (-125) at Winnipeg Jets @ 8:07 ET - Great set up here for a closer game than most would expect. Winnipeg off that fantastic 6-0 win over the Oilers at Edmonton even though they were outshot 30 to 20 in the game. Hellebuyck was fantastic between the pipes and now this is their home opener. A Blackhawks team that is coming off a miserable season plus lost their first game of the new season at Utah Tuesday is in town. Chicago lost that game 5 to 3 and will be underestimated here. The Hawks do have an extra day of rest compared to Winnipeg plus the Jets have another tough game with Minnesota on deck. Facing the Blackhawks right between facing the Oilers and Wild absolutely could have Winnipeg underestimating here. They may still gut out a win but it won't be easy the way we see it and we are grabbing the value with the puck line here. FREE PLAY Chicago +1.5 goals

#919 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* San Diego Padres +120 over Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday at 8:08 PM ET - Action on pitchers. The Padres are expected to go with Yu Darvish while the Dodgers are expected to go with Yoshinobu Yamamoto. San Diego's Darvish gave up only 1 earned run on 3 hits in 7 innings in his start against them in this series.  He has now given up only 4 earned runs in 22.2 innings his last 4 outings against LA.  Also, that dominant post-season outing against the Dodgers was in Los Angeles.  We expect another gem here while we also certainly feel Yamamoto can not be trusted in this spot.  This is a high-pressure spot and the Dodgers right-hander (in his first season in MLB) does not have the level of MLB experience that Darvish (long-time MLB veteran) has.  Also, Yamamoto allowed 5 earned runs in 3 innings when he faced the Padres in Game 1 of this series.  He also allowed 8 earned runs in 6 innings against them in the regular season.  The Dodgers are favored here because they are at home but San Diego had the best record in MLB after the All-Star break and also is 17-4 the last 21 times they have entered a game off a loss.  Grab the underdog value here with the Padres and look for them to bounce back off the ugly Game 4 loss. Considering all of the above, this is solid underdog line value here with the road team. Take San Diego!

#115/116 ASA PLAY ON Over 45.5 Points – Northwestern vs Maryland, Friday at 8 PM ET - Northwestern’s pass defense is one of the worst in the nation (110th) and we expect them to get torched here by Maryland’s passing game which ranks 17th averaging over 300 YPG through the air.  Last week the Cats faced Indiana in Evanston in windy conditions right on Lake Michigan (NW temporary stadium is right on the lake) and despite those conditions the Hoosiers put up 41 points and over 300 yards passing.  The Terps offense ranks in the top 35 averaging 452 YPG and they have not been held below 24 points this season (they average 33 PPG).  NW starting QB Lausch has made some real noticeable progress since taking over for previous starter Wright a few weeks ago.  Lausch struggled in his first road start vs Washington (who has a top 10 defense) but looked really good last week vs the Hoosiers.  In that game Lausch threw for 243 yards and 2 TD’s in less than ideal conditions (windy).  NW put up 24 points in that loss.  We expect Lausch to have more success on Friday evening vs a Maryland defense that ranks 120th defending the pass allowing 270 YPG.  When these 2 met last year the total was set in the high 40’s and they flew over the total with 60 points.  These teams have faced off 4 times since Maryland joined the Big 10 and all 4 have totaled at least 46 points with an average of 55 total points.  The weather looks perfect in College Park on Friday night with temps in the low 60’s and light winds.  Over is the call.