The Rangers and Blue Jackets are set to face off at 7:00 ET on ESPN+. The Blue Jackets will host the game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. The Rangers come into this Metropolitan division matchup as the -1.5 goal favorite to pick up the win. Currently, the over/under for the game is at 6.5 goals. Bettors considering the Rangers’ motivation and Columbus’ recent struggles will find valuable angles in tonight’s NHL Betting Picks. The Rangers improved to 32-28-6 with a 5-2 win over the Islanders. Entering as -1.5 goal favorites, they covered the puck line. The total was set at 6 goals, and the combined 7 goals surpassed that mark. Four different players scored for the Rangers, with Artemi

Fresh off his 37th birthday celebration, Stephen Curry leads the surging Golden State Warriors (38-28) against the visiting New York Knicks (42-23) on Saturday night in San Francisco. The Knicks will be looking to avenge a 114-102 home loss to the Warriors on March 4 while closing out a five-game road trip. Golden State continued its red-hot form with a 130-104 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. Curry had an uncharacteristically quiet night with 11 points, but he dished out five assists and watched seven teammates score in double figures. One of those teammates was Jonathan Kuminga, who returned from a 31-game injury absence to post 18 points in 20 minutes. His explosiveness gives the Warriors another weapon alongside

The Oklahoma City Thunder have officially clinched a playoff spot, but their focus remains on peaking at the right time as they visit the Detroit Pistons on Saturday. Oklahoma City (54-12) secured its postseason spot with a 118-112 win over the defending champion Boston Celtics on Wednesday, completing a season sweep of one of the NBA’s toughest teams. Despite holding a 12-game lead in the Western Conference, the Thunder refuse to get complacent. Gilgeous-Alexander continues to lead the way, strengthening his MVP case with a 34-point, seven-assist, five-rebound performance in Boston. He’s averaging 32.8 points, 6.2 assists, and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 52.5% from the field this season. Detroit (37-30) has been one of the NBA’s most improved teams but

Two familiar Western Conference rivals meet once again as the Houston Dynamo host Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. This matchup marks the 10th meeting between these teams in the past three years, more than any other Western Conference rivalry in that span. However, RSL (1-2-0, 3 points) has struggled mightily against the Dynamo (0-2-1, 1 point), managing just one regulation victory over Houston in the last two seasons—a 3-2 comeback win in Utah last July. Houston has had RSL’s number, including: Real Salt Lake suffered a 3-1 home loss to expansion side San Diego FC last Saturday, giving San Diego its first-ever MLS win. Ariath Piol provided an early spark for RSL, scoring his first MLS goal in the