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 It's the front end of a back-to-back for Tampa Bay, which apparently will give backup Brian Elliott his first start of the year. The Lightning are far from two-time Stanley Cup champion form -- they haven't led a game yet in regulation. That's crazy. Of course, the Bolts remain without former Hart Trophy winner Nikita Kucherov. Buffalo appears quite a bit better this season and at worst the Sabres should be able to hang within a goal (puckline is -135 but may go up a bit with Tampa starting Elliott) at home.

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Both teams played Sunday and won, with the Celtics getting their first win at woeful Houston while the Hornets won at Brooklyn to go 3-0 SU and ATS. The Hornets are unselfish and someone new is stepping up each game. Take the Hornets at home to cover Monday.

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 The Pelicans are a mess right now with Zion Williamson (foot) out. They lost their first two games by at least 16 points before falling to the Timberwolves by seven points on Saturday. They did so despite Anthony Edwards and D’Angelo Russell shooting a combined 13-for-36 (36.1 percent) from the field. If they catch fire in this rematch, things could get out of hand in a hurry.

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Does this line look funny? Yes! I feel like the Bulls should be -5. I’ll take them in Canada vs a Raptors team that has bounced back from a rough opening night vs the Wizards. The Bulls could be in the Eastern Conference Finals this year. I love their starting five.

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These were the two teams that played matinee games on Saturday and both had completely different results. The Senators were up 2-0 with 5 minutes left in the third period then allowed a goal where their starting goalie, Matt Murray got hurt. Anton Forsberg then came in and allowed 2 more goals in 3 minutes for the Senators to lose the game 3-2. The Caps went down 3-0 early in their last game before tying it 3-3 in the second and losing it in OT. I think the Caps will be focused more after the loss while the Senators will be reeling from their blown lead. However, this is mainly a bet against Anton Forsberg who looked more than shaky in his 5 minutes of play.

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The Stars just won their home opener but now have to head right back on the road for their fifth road game in 6 games while the Blue Jackets are 3-1-0 at home so far this season. Neither of these teams scores many goals so I am going to go with the home dog, because I think this game is much closer to a toss up.

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What the heck is wrong with the Maple Leafs? They have dropped three in a row and were embarrassed on Saturday in Pittsburgh. Carolina, meanwhile, is 4-0 but has played just once at home -- where it was dominant last year (until the playoffs). This game will be personal for Canes netminder Frederik Andersen as he spent the previous five seasons with Toronto but the Leafs didn't try to re-sign him this offseason.

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 Milwaukee will be without starters Jrue Holiday and Brook Lopez so I give Indiana a good shot of winning outright much less covering this number. The Pacers impressively beat Miami in their home opener on Saturday. Chris Duarte, the No. 13 overall pick out of Oregon, has been maybe the most impressive rookie in the NBA thus far, averaging 20.3 points per game. Indiana is 6-0 ATS in its past six as a home dog.

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Geno Smith, following last week’s winning ticket, is 8-5 ATS as a dog in games in which his team is coming off a loss. Seattle was losing 14-0 at intermission, as they produced just 65 net yards of offense compared to 177 for the Steelers, as Pittsburgh was in complete control of the game. However, Seattle made some amazing adjustments at halftime. The bottom line is we can’t ignore the fact that head coach Pete Carroll is 33-13 SU and 30-13-3 ATS at home in games in which his team does not sport a winning record, including 14-5-1 ATS as a dog.

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The Rangers enter on a four-game winning streak and those all came away. Netminder Igor Shesterkin has been terrific in the early going with a 3-0-1 record, 1.47 GAA and 9.53 SV. Center Ryan Strome might return for this one, too, after missing the past four in COVID protocols. It's the front end of a B2B for the Flames so that may affect which goaltender they use. They are 1-10 in their past 11 playing on one day of rest.