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NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, October 23

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NY ISLANDERS (4-2-0-0, 8 pts.) at BOSTON (4-4-0-0, 8 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 354-338 ATS (-76.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
BOSTON is 144-123 ATS (+276.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 3-3 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (3-1-0-0, 6 pts.) at DETROIT (3-1-0-2, 8 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 8-18 ATS (-15.1 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 2-1 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 2-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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ARIZONA (2-2-0-1, 5 pts.) at MINNESOTA (2-2-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 152-139 ATS (+294.1 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-2 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 4-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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CHICAGO (4-0-0-1, 9 pts.) at NASHVILLE (4-0-0-2, 10 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 14-19 ATS (-15.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 0-7 ATS (-8.0 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 9-19 ATS (-13.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 16-10 ATS (+28.3 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 4-6 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-4-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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VANCOUVER (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) at ST LOUIS (2-2-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 39-48 ATS (-17.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 115-103 ATS (+225.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 4-1 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 4-1-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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CAROLINA (0-3-0-2, 2 pts.) at CALGARY (4-3-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 50-94 ATS (+161.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 2-0 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 2-0-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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COLUMBUS (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) at SAN JOSE (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 74-150 ATS (+285.1 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 25-6 ATS (+11.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 163-121 ATS (+38.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 2-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 2-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)

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BUFFALO (1-5-0-0, 2 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (4-1-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 22-66 ATS (+129.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 1-1 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 1-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, October 23

Hot teams
-- Boston won three of its last four games.
-- Penguins won three of their first five games.
-- Nashville won three of its four home games. Blackhawks won four of their first five games.
-- Kings won last four games, allowing three goals.
-- Columbus won three of its first five games.

Cold teams
-- Islanders lost last two games, scoring three goals, after winning first four.
-- Detroit lost three of its last five games.
-- Vancouver lost last two games after winning first three. St Louis lost three of its first five.
-- Coyotes lost last two games, allowing ten goals. Minnesota lost its last two, both 2-1 games.
-- Carolina is 0-5 this season, outscored 18-11. Calgary lost its first two home games.
-- Sabres lost five of their first six games.
-- San Jose lost three of its last four games.

Series records
-- Islanders won three of last four games with Boston.
-- Penguins won six of last eight games with Detroit.
-- Canucks won six of last eight games with St Louis.
-- Predators won four of last six games with Chicago.
-- Coyotes lost four of last five games with Minnesota.
-- Flames won four of last five games with Carolina.
-- Kings lost three of last four games with Buffalo.
-- Blue Jackets lost three of last four visits to San Jose.

Totals
-- Five of six Islander games went over the total.
-- Under is 5-0-1 in Detroit games this season.
-- Under is 13-1-1 in last 15 Vancouver-St Louis games; four of five Canuck games this year have gone over the total.
-- Four of five Chicago games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 4-0-1 in Arizona games this season.
-- Last five Calgary games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Buffalo-Los Angeles games.
-- Five of last seven Columbus-San Jose games went over.

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NHL

Thursday, October 23

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. BOSTON
NY Islanders are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Islanders last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games
Boston is 17-7 SU in their last 24 games when playing NY Islanders

7:30 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. DETROIT
Pittsburgh is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

8:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. MINNESOTA
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games

8:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. NASHVILLE
Chicago is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Nashville
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Nashville
Nashville is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games

8:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. ST. LOUIS
Vancouver is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver

9:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. CALGARY
Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina

10:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. LOS ANGELES
Buffalo is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Buffalo is 2-9-1 SU in its last 12 games ,when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

10:30 PM
COLUMBUS vs. SAN JOSE
Columbus is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
San Jose is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of San Jose's last 20 games when playing Columbus

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NHL

Thursday, October 23


Jake Allen to get the nod for the Blues

After a 0-3 loss with Brian Elliot in net, the St. Louis Blues are sending Jake Allen to the crease. In Allen's one start this season he posted a .960 SV% against the Coyotes.

The Blues host Vancouver Thursday.


Penguins to give Greiss first start of season

Marc-Andre Fleury will get his first rest of the season, as the Pittsburgh Penguins are giving Thomas Greiss his first start of the season.

While playing for the Coyotes last season, Griess was 9-14 against the moneyline and had an over/under record of 8-13-1.

The Penguins travel to Detroit Thursday.


Crawford will not make trip with Blackhawks

After missing the a start against the Philadelphia Flyers, Corey Crawford will not make the weekend trip with the Chicago Blackhawks due to an upper body injury.

Antti Raanta will assume the starting role in net for the 'Hawks. The Finnish netminder shutout the Flyers in his first start this season.

Chicago plays in Nashville Thursday and in St. Louis Saturday.

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NHL
Dunkel

Pittsburgh at Detroit
The Penguins look to bounce back from last night's 5-3 loss to Philadelphia and come into tonight's contest in Detroit with a 7-3 record in their last 10 games versus the Red Wings. Pittsburgh is the pick (-105) according to Dunkel, which has the Penguins favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-105). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23

Game 51-52: NY Islanders at Boston (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 9.873; Boston 11.376
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-170); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-170); Over

Game 53-54: Pittsburgh at Detroit (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 12.402; Detroit 10.873
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-105); Over

Game 55-56: Arizona at Minnesota (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona 19.812; Minnesota 11.475
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota (-190); 5
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-190); Under

Game 57-58: Chicago at Nashville (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 13.221; Nashville 10.870
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 2 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-130); 5
Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-130); Over

Game 59-60: Vancouver at St. Louis (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 10.447; St. Louis 11.923
Dunkel Line & Total: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: St. Louis (-175); 5
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-175); Under

Game 61-62: Carolina at Calgary (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 11.582; Calgary 10.497
Dunkel Line & Total: Carolina by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Calgary (-160); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Carolina (+140); Over

Game 63-64: Columbus at San Jose (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 12.612; San Jose 11.729
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbus by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-180); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Jose (+160); Over

Game 65-66: Buffalo at Los Angeles (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 9.837; Los Angeles 12.309
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 2 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-340); 5
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-340); Over

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NHL

Thursday, October 23


Calgary has not been welcoming to Hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes don't travel to Calgary often, but when they do it has not ended well. The 'Canes are 0-5 in their last five games at the Saddledome.

The Hurricanes have been outscored by the Flames 17-8 during those past visits.

The Hurricanes are currently +140 road dogs Thursday.


Bruins expected to send Svedberg to crease Thursday

The Boston Bruins are expecting to give starting goalie Tukka Rask rest Thursday by sending Niklas Svedberg to the net. The young Swede is sporting a .969 SV% and .910 GAA in his two starts this season, which have both gone under.

The Bruins are currently -170 favorites when they host the New York Islanders Friday.

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Thursday, October 23

Game Score Status Pick Amount

NY Islanders - 7:00 PM ET Boston -157 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Boston - Under 5.5 500

Pittsburgh - 7:30 PM ET Pittsburgh -117 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Detroit - Over 5.5 500

Vancouver - 8:00 PM ET St. Louis -150 500 HAT TRICK
St. Louis - Under 5 500

Chicago - 8:00 PM ET Chicago -131 500 *****
Nashville - Over 5.5 500

Arizona - 8:00 PM ET Minnesota -173 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Minnesota - Under 5 500

Carolina - 9:00 PM ET Carolina +140 500 *****
Calgary - Under 5.5 500

Buffalo - 10:30 PM ET Los Angeles -335 500
Los Angeles - Over 5 500

Columbus - 10:30 PM ET San Jose -169 500 *****
San Jose - Over 5.5 500

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RATED PLAYS

NHL October Rated Picks

*****............... 12 - 10 - 2 ......... - 2.17

Double Play.............. 7 - 12.............- 10.56

Triple Play................ 9 - 8 ............ + 0.81

HAT TRICK.................5 - 5............ - 3.21


Rated Picks and Opinions

Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

10/23/14 7-*8-*1 46.67% -*1720 Detail

10/22/14 2-*4-*0 33.33% -*865 Detail

10/21/14 11-*9-*0 55.00% +*475 Detail

10/20/14 1-*1-*0 50.00% +*170 Detail

10/19/14 1-*7-*0 12.50% -*3355 Detail

10/17/14 4-*8-*0 33.33% -*2240 Detail

10/16/14 8-*6-*0 57.14% +*570 Detail

10/15/14 4-*1-*1 80.00% +*2145 Detail

10/14/14 7-*11-*0 38.89% -*3160 Detail

10/13/14 2-*2-*0 50.00% -*50 Detail

10/12/14 1-*2-*1 33.33% -*875 Detail

10/11/14 18-*10-*2 64.29% +*3330 Detail

10/10/14 1-*1-*0 50.00% 0 Detail

10/09/14 6-*10-*1 37.50% -*3240 Detail

10/08/14 3-*5-*0 37.50% -*1310 Detail

Totals 76-*85-*6 47.20% -*10125

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

NFL trends to ponder with Week 8 upon us.........

-- Texans are 4-8-1 vs spread in their last 13 road games.

-- Saints covered 15 of their last 20 home games.

-- Seattle is 7-3 in its last 10 games as a road favorite.

-- Colts covered nine of their last twelve road games.

-- Tampa Bay is 7-15-1 in its last 23 home games.

-- Buffalo is 8-16 vs spread in its last 24 road games.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: What we're looking for this weekend.......

13) Back in May, who thought Eagles-Cardinals would be battle of 5-1 teams? Nick Foles comes back to Arizona as a much better player than he was for the Arizona Wildcats in college. This is Sunday’s best game.

12) LSU is a home underdog for the 5th time (2-2 in first four) in 9+ years under Les Miles; Ole Miss covered its last nine visits to Baton Rouge, but most of those were as pretty substantial underdogs.

11) Steelers scored 24 points in 2:54 Monday night against a Houston team that imploded. Indy has won five games in row and will not implode, but they’re 2-11 in last 13 games vs Pittsburgh, though this will be Luck’s first visit to Heinz Field.

10) West Virginia knocked Baylor from ranks of unbeaten last week, but now have a long road trip to Oklahoma State, which got bamboozled at TCU. OSU’s starting QB is out for the year; they’re 4-0 at home, but against all stiffs. WVU won both its true road games by three points each.

9) Oakland fired Dennis Allen when the Raiders got home from London; if the Falcons lose to Detroit across the pond, will Mike Smith get the Ziggy too? Atlanta has been playing terrible defense.

8) Mississippi State is #1 in the country, which just looks strange; they’ve got a trap game in Lexington, as a double digit favorite in Lexington, against improved Kentucky. Lot more media distractions when you’re ranked #1. Bulldogs haven’t been on road in over a month, either.

7) World Series shifts to San Francisco, where Ned Yost gets to test his magical managerial run while playing under National League rules. Yost used to manage in Milwaukee, so he’s done it before, but Billy Butler has to sit now, with no DH for three games.

6) USC has a tricky road game at Utah, which is having a hard time picking a starting QB- Utes are back to Wilson this week. Utah’s last three games were all decided by 6 or less points. Trojans allowed 26+ points in each of their last three games.

5) Rookie Zach Mettenberger gets his first start at QB for offensively-challenged Tennessee, with Houston in town after falling apart Monday night. Texans have to be really disappointed to be 3-4; they’re close to having a much better record.

4) Lane Kiffin’s going to be in Knoxville this weekend, which should have the locals out in full force. Young Vols are a 17-point home dog to Alabama, which looked really good at home last week after struggling to win 14-13 at Arkansas.

3) Ravens rallied from a 15-0 deficit to take a 16-15 at home against the Bengals in Week 1, before Cincy won it on a long pass with 5:00 left; now teams meet again in the Queen City, with Bengals on an 0-2-1 downer after their 3-0 start. Ravens are quietly 5-2; do you think they will re-sign Ray Rice if he gets reinstated?

2) South Carolina is getting 18 points at Auburn? Have to look up the last time Spurrier got 18 points in a game, has to be a decent amount of years, but his defense is sub-par this year and that’s bad news against a Malzahn team.

1) I think the Saints are going to break out and beat Green Bay Sunday night; nothing I’ve seen on TV this year endorses that opinion, just a feeling I have.

Think the Jets will beat Buffalo too, but you cannot give points with a team that’s lost its last six games.

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NHL
Dunkel

Tampa Bay at Winnipeg
The Lightning (4-2-1) head to Winnipeg tonight to face a Jets team that is 1-7 in its last 8 games versus a team with a winning record. Tampa Bay is the pick (-125) according to Dunkel, which has the Lightning favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-125). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24

Game 1-2: Dallas at New Jersey (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 10.452; New Jersey 11.894
Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-130); 5
Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (-130); Over

Game 3-4: Tampa Bay at Winnipeg (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay 12.221; Winnipeg 10.733
Dunkel Line & Total: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-125); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-125); Under

Game 5-6: Vancouver at Colorado (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 10.429; Colorado 11.810
Dunkel Line & Total: Colorado by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Colorado (-130); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-130); Under

Game 7-8: Carolina at Edmonton (9:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 11.119; Edmonton 10.209
Dunkel Line & Total: Carolina by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Edmonton (-165); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Carolina (+145); Over

Game 9-10: Columbus at Anaheim (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 10.522; Anaheim 12.639
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A




NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, October 24

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DALLAS (3-1-0-2, 8 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (3-2-0-1, 7 pts.) - 10/24/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 167-134 ATS (+26.3 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 4-13 ATS (+18.4 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 8-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 2-0 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 2-0-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) at WINNIPEG (2-4-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/24/2014, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 280-361 ATS (-115.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 123-175 ATS (-64.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 3-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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VANCOUVER (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) at COLORADO (1-4-0-2, 4 pts.) - 10/24/2014, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 39-48 ATS (-17.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 56-40 ATS (-4.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 151-120 ATS (+18.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 47-34 ATS (+84.7 Units) in road games on Friday nights since 1996.
COLORADO is 97-104 ATS (-103.1 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 4-3 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 4-3-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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CAROLINA (0-3-0-2, 2 pts.) at EDMONTON (2-4-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/24/2014, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 50-94 ATS (+161.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
EDMONTON is 148-144 ATS (-44.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
EDMONTON is 67-73 ATS (-55.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 2-0 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 2-0-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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COLUMBUS (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) at ANAHEIM (6-1-0-0, 12 pts.) - 10/24/2014, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 2-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 2-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.1 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, October 24

Hot teams
-- Dallas Stars won three of their last four games.
-- Tampa Bay won two of its three road games.
-- Canucks won four of their first six games.
-- Oilers won last two games (both 3-2) after losing first five games.
-- Anaheim won its last six games, allowing eight goals. Blue Jackets won four of last six games.

Cold teams
-- Devils lost last three games, allowing 14 goals.
-- Winnipeg lost four of its last five games.
-- Colorado lost its last four games, allowing 15 goals.
-- Carolina is 0-6; they scored two goals in last three games.

Series records
-- Devils won four of their last five games with Dallas.
-- Lightning lost four of last five games with Winnipeg.
-- Avalanche won three of last four games with Vancouver.
-- Oilers won five of their last seven games with Carolina.
-- Blue Jackets won three of last four games with Anaheim.

Totals
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Dallas-New Jersey games.
-- Three of last four Tampa Bay games stayed under.
-- Under is 7-2-2 in last 11 Colorado-Vancouver games.
-- Four of last five Carolina-Edmonton games went over.
-- Last three Anaheim games stayed under the total.




NHL

Friday, October 24

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7:00 PM
DALLAS vs. NEW JERSEY
Dallas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Dallas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. WINNIPEG
Tampa Bay is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing Winnipeg
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing Tampa Bay
Winnipeg is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home

9:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. COLORADO
Vancouver is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Vancouver is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games when playing Colorado
Colorado is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against Vancouver

9:30 PM
CAROLINA vs. EDMONTON
Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Carolina's last 21 games
Edmonton is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing Carolina

10:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. ANAHEIM
Columbus is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Columbus's last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 9 games when playing at home against Columbus
Anaheim is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Columbus

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NHL

Friday, October 24


Chara to miss 4-6 weeks With ligament damage in knee

The Bruins are about to get a taste of what it's like to live without their most indispensable player.

According to Joe McDonald of ESPN Boston, Zdeno Chara, who left Thursday night's loss to the Islanders in the first period after a huge, open ice hit of Islanders' captain John Tavares, is out 4-6 weeks.


Offenses just barely staying under on ice

Action on the ice has an over/under record of 3-7-1 between Tuesday and Wednesday. Despite this, teams have frequently come close to topping the total.

Six of those seven unders only failed to go over by a single goal, all of which had five goals at a closing line of 5.5. Only two games through those two days have scored less than five goals.

Five games will take to the ice Friday.


Hurricanes remain lone team without a win

After getting annihilated by the Calgary Flames Thursday, the Carolina Hurricanes remain the only winless team in the NHL.

The 'Canes (0-4-2 SU, 2-4 puckline) have only managed to score two goals in their past three games and have a goal differential of -12 on the season.

Carolina visits the lowly Edmonton Oilers Friday.


Offensive defensemen make Devils top over

Though it is early in the NHL season, the New Jersey Devils have been a profitable over play. Through six games, the Devils are 5-1 over/under thanks in large to a combination of their offense-minded defensemen.

New Jersey has scored 20 goals through six games, with 25 percent of them coming by their defensemen. That goal scoring prowess has meant a lack of defense as the Devils have allowed 20 goals against as well. That's an average of 6.7 goals scored per Devils game.

New Jersey hosts the Dallas Stars Friday.

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Friday, October 24

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Dallas - 7:00 PM ET Dallas +106 500 DOUBLE PLAY
New Jersey - Under 5.5 500

Tampa Bay - 8:00 PM ET Tampa Bay -111 500
Winnipeg - Under 5.5 500

Vancouver - 9:00 PM ET Colorado -141 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Colorado - Under 5.5 500

Carolina - 9:30 PM ET Edmonton -155 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Edmonton - Over 5.5 500

Columbus - 10:00 PM ET Columbus +167 500 HAT TRICK
Anaheim - Under 5.5 500

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RATED PLAYS

NHL October Rated Picks

*****............... 12 - 10 - 2 ......... - 2.17

Double Play.............. 8 - 12.............- 8.44

Triple Play................ 11 - 8 ............ + 6.81

HAT TRICK.................5 - 6............ - 7.21

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, October 25

Hot teams
-- Sabres lost last four games and seven of first eight.
-- Montreal won six of first seven games. Rangers won their last three games, allowing four goals.
-- Ottawa won last four games, allowing seven goals.
-- Islanders won five of their first seven games. Dallas Stars won four of last five.
-- Red Wings won three of their last four games.
-- Blackhawks won four of their last six games.
-- Nashville won five of its first seven games.
-- Minnesota is 3-2 in first five games, allowing four goals. Lightning won three of last four.
-- Calgary won four of its last six games.

Cold teams
-- San Jose lost its last three games, outscored 14-7.
-- Bruins are 4-5 in first nine games, 2-2 on road. Toronto lost three of first four home games.
-- Devils lost their last four games, allowing 17 goals.
-- Philly lost its first three home games, allowing 14 goals.
-- Blues lost three of their last four games.
-- Pittsburgh lost three of its last four games.
-- Coyotes lost last three games, outscored 12-4. Florida lost four of first six games.
-- Washington split its first six games (1-1 on road).

Series records
-- Sabres won their last six games with San Jose.
-- Bruins won 16 of last 22 games with Toronto.
-- Rangers beat Montreal 4-2 in last spring's Eastern Conference final.
-- Senators won five of last six games with Ottawa.
-- Islanders won three of last four games with Dallas.
-- Flyers won three of last four games with Detroit.
-- Chicago beat St Louis in LY's playoffs, after being down 2-0.
-- Penguins won last three games with Nashville, outscoring them 12-3.
-- Minnesota won six of last nine games with Tampa Bay.
-- Coyotes won their last four games with Florida.
-- Flames lost three of last four games with Washington.

Totals
-- Last four Buffalo games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in Boston games this season.
-- Under is 11-2-2 in last fifteen Ranger-Montreal games.
-- Under is 14-5-1 in last twenty Devil-Senator games.
-- Five of last six Dallas-Islander games went over.
-- Five of last six Flyer games went over total.
-- Five of six Chicago games stayed under the total.
-- Six of seven Nashville games stayed under total.
-- Last five Minnesota-Tampa Bay games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Florida-Arizona games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Washington-Calgary games went over.

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NHL

Saturday, October 25

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4:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. SAN JOSE
Buffalo is 4-5-4 SU in its last 13 games ,when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 9 games when playing San Jose
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
San Jose is 1-4-1 SU in its last 6 games ,when playing at home against Buffalo

7:00 PM
BOSTON vs. TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Boston is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Boston

7:00 PM
DALLAS vs. NY ISLANDERS
Dallas is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Islanders last 6 games at home
NY Islanders are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas

7:00 PM
DETROIT vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games

7:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. OTTAWA
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Jersey's last 12 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
New Jersey is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Ottawa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Ottawa is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games

7:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. MONTREAL
NY Rangers are 3-10 SU in their last 13 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 7 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Rangers

8:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Chicago

8:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Nashville is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Nashville is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

8:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. MINNESOTA
Tampa Bay is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay

9:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. ARIZONA
Florida is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Florida is 3-6-3 SU in its last 12 games ,when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games

10:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. CALGARY
Washington is 3-5-3 SU in its last 11 games ,when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games
Calgary is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games