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Las Vegas - Looking to sweep a hat trick into the bank account and gonna give you one college hoop game, one hockey game and one NBA game.

Start out in the desert this afternoon where Arizona pays a visit to Arizona State. This delicious intrastate rivalry was not much of a rivalry last season, with the Wildcats winning both games, 105-60 at home in Tucson and 85-67 up in Tempe. 'Zona had a bit of a rough start this year, struggling to a 4-5 record. However, something clicked in the middle of December, and the Wildcats went on a 7-0 run and have won 10 of the last 11. They've also covered four of the last five. The Sun Devils are heading in the opposite direction, losing five of the last seven.

And if you have a minute to skate on the ice, we're buying the Senators over the Wild. Ottawa comes into this game on a sweet three game winning streak and has won a very impressive 10 of the last 13 at home. Gimme the Sens for the money.

Close out the day in the NBA. Gotta go back to Portland and grab the Blazers after they made a solid deposit into the Bank of Ecks. The 119-90 win over Orlando on Thursday night made it six of the last seven straight up. But on the only board that counts, Portland is now on a gorgeous 7-0 spread run, SEVEN & OH! The Suns are coming in from San Francisco last night where they played the Warriors, and they have NOT been good in back-to-back games, losing six of eight this season. Gotta have the Blaze.

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