Yesterday, Ben Burns gave you an EASY complimentary winner with Brooklyn. (The underdog Nets won outright vs. the Raptors.) Today, Burns offers his opinion from the Colorado/Tampa hockey game:

Admittedly, the Avs have been playing well. Their 39 points is tied for the most in the Western Conference. However, they're up against the top team in the entire league today and I'm not sure that they're ready. Tampa checks in with 45 points and on a 5-game winning streak. While the Lightning tend to get fired up for other top teams, the same cannot necessarily be said for Colorado. Over the past couple of seasons, the Avs are 40-61 (-7.8) against teams with a winning record. During the same span, the Bolts were 63-45 (+8.8). The Avs would surely like to avenge an earlier 1-0 loss at Colorado. They're only 22-34 the past 56 times that they attempted to avenge a home loss though. With the Lightning at 38-15 (+6.7) the past couple of seasons, when playing a home game with an O/U line of six or greater, this line could easily be higher. Consider Tampa. 

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