Long-time NBA maven Stephen Nover is looking to go 7-3-1 on his last 11 NBA premium plays finding his strongest total this week on today's menu. Get the inside scoop and cash this winner knowing you have Stephen's expertise, elite information and hot hand in your corner!
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Today’s Free Picks
| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | (45) Seattle Kraken at (46) Utah Mammoth | 5:07pm EST - Jan 17/2026 |
The PLAY: Over +5.5 (-135)
Both teams have been trending upward in their scoring. Seattle is averaging 3.5 goals in its last nine games while Utah is averaging 3.5 goals during its last eight games.
There has been a strong Over bias, too, in the short history between these two teams. There have been at least six goals scored in every game with the average being a combined 7.4 goals scored.
Utah defeated the Kraken, 5-3, at home in the first meeting this season on Dec. 12.
Consultant Bio
Stephen Nover is unique among professional handicappers. A multiple award-winning sportswriter for numerous newspapers, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nover has one the best combinations of gambling and media sources in the world.
The author of two sports gambling books, "Las Vegas Sports Beat" and "Sports Gaming Beat", along with a book on fantasy football titled, "Winning Fantasy Football", Nover is a former professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas having taught a football handicapping class there. He also was the co-host of the Sunday night sports betting radio show "The Stardust Line" during the 1990's.
Parlaying nearly 50 years worth of professional gambling experience with tremendous knowledge of the players through elite deep-roster Rotisserie leagues and building on copious gaming and media sources - having worked for newspapers in the Midwest, South and West and also for legendary Hall of Fame oddsmaker Roxy Roxborough - Nover is a true Las Vegas wise guy. He helped learn his craft from such masters as Roxborough, Dave Malinsky, Lem Banker and Russ Culver.
Part of what makes Nover so special is the pride he takes in writing his deep-dive analysis, which always is unique, well-researched and sometimes entails out-of-the-box thinking.