ANALYSIS: The Yankees open at home vs. the Giants. ...

ANALYSIS: This was much lower earlier today, but the Heat have ruled out All-Star Jimmy Butler (22.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 5.1 apg) in the front end of a back-to-back. Toronto has an opportunity to return to the .500 mark for the first time since Dec. 9 when it was 13-13 and without Butler should accomplish that.

ANALYSIS: Nashville is down just about every good offensive player it has with Matt Duchene the latest key player to suffer an injury. Thus, I could easily see the Preds held to one goal or none here against Linus Ullmark, so we'd need Juuse Saros to hold Boston to at most four, which he's capable of doing. Saros is tied for fourth in NHL save percentage since Nov. 12. This may well push in a 4-2 final, and I thought about the Boston puckline.

ANALYSIS: No Jarrett Allen for the Cavs, and that makes a huge difference on the boards and defensively. Cleveland is 6-5 without him this year compared to 42-23 with. The Hawks have won four straight over the Cavaliers in Atlanta by an average of 16.8 ppg. In 16 games since the All-Star break, the Hawks are averaging an NBA-leading 18.4 second chance points, +1.9 points better than the next closest team. More second-chance points should be available without Allen in there. Atlanta is 7-3 ATS in its past 10 at home vs. a team with a losing road record (Cleveland is two games under .500 away). I am looking at some Evan Mobley props with Allen out.

ANALYSIS: The Flyers are 4-1-1 during their current homestand and have won three straight. Philly has killed 10 straight penalties after a stretch of allowing at least one opposing power play goal in seven straight games. The Flyers are 9-3 in their last 12 vs. a team with a losing record. It's the second of a back-to-back and third game in four nights for the Habs so they called up Cayden Primeau from the AHL to start in net. He has a 4.18 GAA in 19 career NHL games.