Making on a bet on this NHL game featuring the Blackhawks versus the Predators? The puck drops at 8:00 ET, and you can watch it all unfold on ESPN+. The game will be played at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN. The over/under for this matchup is currently set at 6 goals and the Predators are the -1.5 favorite to win at home vs. the Blackhawks. With a 4-2 win over the Ducks, the Blackhawks improved to 14-28-2 this season. Chicago, as underdogs on the puck line, covered the +1.5 goals. The total was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 6 goals fell just short of that mark. Four different Blackhawks players found the net in this one. Chicago built

The New York Rangers will try to build on their recent improvement when they visit the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night in Salt Lake City. Both teams enter the game sitting at .500 and chasing a wild-card spot in their respective conferences. The Rangers (20-20-3) are five points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the final playoff position in the Eastern Conference, while Utah (18-18-6) trails the Calgary Flames by six points in the Western Conference. After a rough 4-15-0 stretch in November and December, New York has started to stabilize, going 4-1-2 in its last seven games. The Rangers have collected points in five straight contests (3-0-2), including a 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.

Nebraska will look to make history on Thursday night when it hosts Rutgers in Lincoln, Neb., with a chance to set a program record for consecutive home wins. The Cornhuskers (12-4, 2-3 Big Ten) are riding a 20-game home winning streak and will attempt to extend that mark to 21 against the Scarlet Knights (9-8, 2-4). Nebraska is undefeated at Pinnacle Bank Arena this season (8-0) and will be eager to get back on track after two tough road losses to Iowa (97-87 in overtime) and Purdue (104-68). Despite the lopsided loss to Purdue, Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg remains confident in his team’s ability to respond. Brice Williams has been Nebraska’s go-to scorer, averaging 18.8 points per game, which ranks

Making on a bet on this NHL game featuring the Devils versus the Maple Leafs? The puck drops at 7:00 ET, and you can watch it all unfold on ESPN+. The game will be played at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON. In this Eastern matchup, the Devils are favored by -1.5 goals against the Maple Leafs. The over/under for the game is 5.5 goals. New Jersey fell to 26-16-5 after a 3-0 loss to the Flames. The Devils were favored on the puck line, but failed to cover. The total was set at 6.5 goals, but the combined score reached only 3. The game was scoreless until the third period, when the Flames broke through at 14:26. Calgary added another