This is a play on the PHILADELPHIA 76ERS for our NBA Star Attraction. The Sixers are coming off a loss against the Nets on Wednesday despite shooting a potent 54.9 percent from the floor and are now 3.5 games behind Toronto in the Atlantic Division. That was just their second home loss of the season and we can expect a bounce back here as they have covered five of their last six games following a loss. Additionally, the Sixers are 24-9 ATS in their last 33 home games against teams with a winning road record. Indiana has won five straight games which is the second longest active winning streak in the NBA behind Boston and the Pacers remain in the No. 4 spot in the Eastern Conference, a half game ahead of the Celtics. Like Philadelphia, most of their damage has come at home and they own just one road win over this stretch which came against Orlando. Indiana lost the first meeting against the Sixers at home and going back, it is 2-12 ATS in its last 14 road games revenging a straight up loss as a favorite. Additionally, the Pacers are 3-13 ATS in its last 16 road games coming off an upset win by 10 points or more as a home underdog. 10* (574) Philadelphia 76ers

This is a play on the COLORADO AVALANCHE as part of our NHL Friday Hat Trick. Playing on road favorites can be tricky but when the situation fits, it is more than fine. Colorado has dropped two straight games and now sits five points behind first place Nashville in the Central Division. The Avalanche have been an excellent road team this season as their 11-6-2 record is the best in the Western Conference and of those eight losses, five have come against Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, Calgary, Winnipeg and Minnesota and this will be the first road game of the season against a team that is worse than two games under .500 at home. St. Louis is just one of five teams from the Western Conference that is negative double-digits in scoring differential and this is not a good matchup. The Blues have gone four straight games without allowing a power play goal, stopping all 15 chances, but they face the second best power play team in the league as Colorado is at 29.7 percent. The Avalanche are even better on the road as their 32.3 conversion percentage is by far the best in the NHL. The Blues are 0-5 in their last five games following a win while Colorado is 5-2 in its last seven games against losing teams. 9* (11) Colorado Avalanche

This is a play on the PITTSBURGH PENGUINS as part of our NHL Friday Hat Trick. Pittsburgh was once again expected to contend in the Eastern Conference but it has been a bad start to the season as the Penguins are 13-11-6 and are currently five points out of the final Wild Card spot. Despite being four games under .500, they are still on the plus side in scoring differential and while injuries have played a part in the slow start, Pittsburgh is healthy and looking for revenge from a loss in Boston last month and going back, the Penguins are 13-2 in their last 15 home games revenging a one-goal loss. Boston has won three straight games which is just the first time this has happened since a 4-1 start to the season that included a four-game winning streak. The Bruins have excelled at home with an 11-3 record but have lost 11 of 17 road games and of the six road wins, four have come against teams with lower point totals than the Penguins. Here, we play against road underdogs with a winning percentage between .501 and .600 in the first half of the season that are coming off a home win by one goal. This situation is 136-61 (69 percent) since 1996. 9* (6) Pittsburgh Penguins

This is a play on the NEW JERSEY DEVILS as part of our NHL Friday Hat Trick. The Devils have had a tough stretch where they have lost eight of their last nine games but six of those games have been on the road where they are a disastrous 3-13 while one of the three home losses came against the Islanders in overtime and the other two came against 25-8 Tampa Bay and 20-11 Winnipeg. Because of this run, New Jersey is in last place in the Eastern Conference but a return home from a west coast roadtrip should help as it is in the top 12 in both goals scored and allowed at home. Vegas has played a difficult schedule with 19 of 33 games taking place on the road but its 8-11 record on the highway should not warrant the role of a road favorite here. Only three wins on the road have come against winning home teams and the Golden Knights are 1-4 in their last five road games against teams with a winning home record. Here, we play against road teams after allowing two goals or less in two straight games going up against an opponent after a loss by three goals or more in their previous game. This situation is 120-63 (65.6 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (2) New Jersey Devils