Sports Betting Notes: Thursday, Jan. 28th

Thursday night offers an attractive menu of betting options.  Fourteen games are scheduled in the NHL.  Four games are scheduled in the NBA.

Here's the latest odds at SPREADS.CA, along with some notable angles and trends to keep in mind when making bets on tonights action:

NHL

Pittsburgh at Boston

Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Pittsburgh's last 15 games when playing Boston

Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

NY Rangers at Buffalo

NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 13-2 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games on the road

Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
Buffalo is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Rangers

Tampa Bay at Carolina

Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games at home
Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Florida at Columbus

Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games
Florida is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

Columbus
Columbus is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Florida
Columbus is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home

Philadelphia at New Jersey

Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games

New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
New Jersey is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games at home

NY Islanders at Washington

NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games

Washington
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games

Calgary at Montreal

Calgary
Calgary is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing Montreal

Montreal
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
Montreal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary

Los Angeles at Minnesota

Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Los Angeles is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

Detroit at Dallas

Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games on the road

Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

Anaheim at Arizona

Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games

Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arizona's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games at home

San Jose at Colorado

San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Jose's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 8 games on the road

Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose

St. Louis at Las Vegas

St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Vegas

Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games at home

Toronto at Edmonton

Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton

Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games at home
Edmonton is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games

Ottawa at Vancouver

Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 9 games when playing on the road against Vancouver

Vancouver
Vancouver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games

NBA

Portland at Houston

Trailblazers (9-7)
— Portland lost three of its last five games.
— Blazers are 4-2 ATS on road this season, 1-1 as a road dog.
— Over is 3-0 in Portland’s last three games.
— Starting G McCollum/C Nurkic are both out.

Rockets (7-9)
— Houston won/covered its last three games.
— Rockets lost three of last four home games SU.
— Under is 10-2-1 in their last 13 games.

— Portland won last four series games.
— Blazers are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Houston.
— Under is 7-2 in last nine series games.

LA Lakers at Detroit

Lakers (14-5)
— Lakers won eight of last ten games, covered six of last nine.
— Lakers are 7-3 ATS on road this season.
— Under is 12-4 in their last sixteen games.

Pistons (4-14)
— Detroit lost 10 of its last 13 games.
— Pistons are 6-2 ATS as a home underdog,
— Over is 6-1 in Detroit’s last seven games overall.

— Home side won last six series games.
— Lakers lost last four visits here, by 14-6-19-20 points.
— Four of last five series games stayed under.

LA Clippers at Miami

Clippers (13-5)
— Clippers won seven of their last seven games, covered four of last six.
— Clippers are 4-3 ATS on road.
— Three of their last four games stayed under the total.
— Unsure if Leonard/George (COVID protocol) will play here

Heat (6-11)
— Miami lost four in row, seven of last nine games.
— Heat is 4-4 SU/3-4-1 ATS at home.
— Four of their last five games stayed under.

— Clippers won last three series games.
— LA covered four of its last five visits to South Beach.
— Under is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Golden State at Phoenix

Warriors (10-8)
— Golden State split its last eight games SU.
— Warriors are 3-3-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Five of Golden State’s last six games went over.

Suns (8-8)
— Phoenix lost five of its last six games.
— Suns lost four of their last five home games.
— Over is 4-1 in last five Phoenix home games.
— Booker (hamstring) missed last night’s game

— Teams split last six series games.
— Golden State covered four of last five visits to Phoenix.
— Eight of last nine series games stayed under.