Rating: 2 Units

The surging Vegas Golden Knights try to increase their Pacific lead when they visit the struggling Anaheim Ducks today. Vegas leads Vancouver in the crowded division by two points after winning its fifth consecutive game, 5-3 over the Florida Panthers on Saturday as the offensive continues to click with 20 goals during the run. The Golden Knights are 9-3-2 since firing Gerald Gallant on Jan. 15 and handing the keys to Peter DeBoer. Anaheim lost 1-0 to Colorado on Friday night for its third straight setback and fourth in five games - two via shutout. Vegas has won nine of the 11 meetings since joining the NHL in 2017-18 after a 5-2 victory Dec. 31 behind a pair of goals by Jonathan Marchessault.

Rating: 2 Units

Following an extended hiccup that caused them to reliquish sole possession of first place in the Central Division, the St. Louis Blues are back on track and looking like the team that hoisted the Stanley Cup last season. The Blues take aim at their fourth consecutive victory when they close out a two-game road trip at the Minnesota Wild tonight. St. Louis turned a showdown for division supremacy into a laugher with a dominating 5-1 victory at Dallas on Friday, just missing out on a third straight shutout to notch its first regulation road win since Dec. 23.

Rating: 3 Unit NCAAB Play of the Day

New Mexico is 18-38 ATS in their last 56 road games vs. a team with a winning home record, 22-48 ATS in their last 70 road games, 16-36 ATS in their last 52 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600, and 8-22 ATS in their last 30 games as a road underdog. Boise State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite, 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games overall, 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, and 13-6 ATS in their last 19 games following a ATS win.

Rating: 2 Units

After dropping their final game before the All-Star break in overtime against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Nuggets fell 113-101 at Oklahoma City in their return to action Friday night. Denver still sits in second place in the Western Confernce, but the back-to-back setbacks have placed it just 2 1/2 games up on fifth-place Houston entering Saturday, with the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah trailing even closer. The Nuggets' 19 turnovers led to 25 points for the Thunder in the 113-101 loss Friday night. Consider that Minnesota is 20-7 ATS in the last 27 meetings in Denver.

Rating: 2 Units

New Orleans remains a longshot for the postseason at four games behind the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies but is clearly a team on the rise and Williamson handed out three of the team's 36 assists in Friday's 128-115 win over Portland to go with a team-high 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting in his 11th game. The Warriors are hoping to find someone like Williamson at the top of this June's draft to throw in the lineup with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins, putting this disappointing season behind them, but in the meantime will try to snap their latest slide at five straight. Golden State came out of the All-Star break on Thursday and was crushed 135-105 at home by the Houston Rockets while allowing 25 made 3-pointers.

Rating: 2 Units

The Edmonton Oilers have done a good job of keeping their heads above water the past six games without superstar forward Connor McDavid as they’ve skated to a 3-2-1 mark. Edmonton is expected to have its captain back in the lineup today when it opens a three-game road trip against the Los Angeles Kings. The Oilers are coming off a pair of disappointing home performances with a 2-1 overtime loss to Boston on Wednesday followed by a 5-3 setback to Minnesota on Friday, and will need a healthy McDavid if they hope to maintain their three-point cushion in the Western Conference playoff race. Consider that Los Angeles is 24-55 in their last 79 games as an underdog, 2-6 in their last eight home games, and 7-19 in their last 26 overall.