Thursday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 12/4

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Trends and Indexes

Thursday, December 4

Good Luck on day #338 of 2014!

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

NFL trends with Week 14 sneaking up on us.......

-- Colts covered eight of last ten as a road favorite.

-- Eagles covered seven of last eight as a home favorite.

-- Arizona is 10-3-1 vs spread in last 14 home games.

-- Buffalo is 3-12 vs spread in game following last 15 wins.

-- Patriots are 2-6 in last eight games as a road favorite.

-- Bengals covered five of last six divisional home games.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud.........

13) UAB shut down its football program for financial reasons, the first I-A team to do that since Pacific in 1995. Blazers are 6-6 this year, could still go to a bowl game, but after that the players are free to transfer ansd be elighible to play next year.

12) Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze leveraged the Florida opening into a pay raise from the Rebels. Would've been a huge slap in the face had Freeze gone to another school in the SEC. He's making over $4M a year now-- wow.

11) Remember this when interleague play is discussed in April: nine of the first ten baseball free agents to sign went with AL teams, as if the AL wasn't already much stronger than the Senior Circuit. The big-name pitchers haven't signed on yet, which obviously will also influence the balance of power.

10) Buffalo Bills won't be playing any more "home" games in Toronto; they had been playing one game a year there, but under new ownership, they'll be playing eight home games a year in Buffalo, a good thing for fans in western New York.

9) Brady Hoke got $4.95M to leave Michigan; I'm leaving my day job in two weeks; ain't no one giving me a check stuffed with zeros like that. Hope Coach Hoke uses bit of that cash to buy himself a winter jacket; I got the chills watching him stand outside on cold November days with no coat on.

8) You don't think college sports is big business? Crowd for Michigan-Ohio State game was 108,610, winning creates huge money. Losing makes lot of that money go away and also makes coaches go away.

7) Arkansas coach Bret Bielema lost his last 12 games that were decided by 7 or less points; his last close win was two years ago for Wisconsin, against a Utah State squad coached by Gary Andersen, who wound up taking his place with the Badgers.

6) If you're the Cleveland Browns and you plan on switching to Johnny Manziel as your QB, you make the switch when you're about to play a bad defensive team, a defense he can have success against. Indianapolis is not that team, and thats who the Browns are playing this week.

5) Serious question: If you were an NFL owner, would you hire Rex Ryan as your head coach? I don't think he cares enough about offense to be a good head coach, but he will almost certainly get another chance at some point.

4) Would college football be better off moving its Rivalry Saturday to September and leaving the end of the season to conference games with implications towards the national championship playoff? I mean, USC could play Notre Dame, UCLA and then the Pac-12 title game on three consecutive Saturdays; why is that good?

3) Congrats to the 76ers, who won 85-77 in Minnesota, avoiding an infamous 0-18 start that would've tied an NBA record. There are some teams we'd enjoy seeing lose 18 games in a row, but the 76ers aren't one of them.

2) Highlight of the NFL Draft this spring will be where Jameis Winston winds up, much like Johnny Manziel was a big part of LY's draft. What if Florida State runs the table and Winston never loses a college football game?

Tremendous reality TV would be NFL Network airing his interviews with NFL teams at the combine. Now that would be fun to watch to see how they questioned him.

1) My friend Scott knows more about football than anyone I know: he doesn't like Winston's release throwing the ball and compares him to former Oregon QB Akili Smith, who was an NFL flop in Cincinnati. Will be fascinating to follow.

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NHL
Dunkel

NY Islanders at Ottawa
The Islanders head to Ottawa tonight following a 3-2 win over the Senators at home and come into the contest with a 15-2 record in their last 17 games after allowing 2 goals or less in the previous game. New York is the pick (-125) according to Dunkel, which has the Islanders favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: NY Islanders (-125). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4

Game 51-52: Washington at Carolina (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 12.434; Carolina 10.718
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Washington (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-115); Over

Game 53-54: Vancouver at Pittsburgh (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 10.749; Pittsburgh 12.233
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-170); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-170); Under

Game 55-56: New Jersey at Toronto (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 11.720; Toronto 10.663
Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto (-165); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (+145); Over

Game 57-58: NY Islanders at Ottawa (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 12.099; Ottawa 10.458
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Islanders by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Islanders (-120); Over

Game 59-60: Columbus at Florida (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 10.212; Florida 11.775
Dunkel Line & Total: Florida by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Florida (-140); 5
Dunkel Pick: Florida (-140); Over

Game 61-62: Buffalo at Tampa Bay (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 11.889; Tampa Bay 10.912
Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-300); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+250); Under

Game 63-64: Dallas at Detroit (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 10.332; Detroit 11.889
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-185); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-185); Under

Game 65-66: St. Louis at Nashville (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 12.217; Nashville 11.332
Dunkel Line & Total: St. Louis by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-145); 5
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+125); Under

Game 67-68: Los Angeles at Arizona (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 10.212; Arizona 11.309
Dunkel Line & Total: Arizona by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-145); 5
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+125); Under

Game 69-70: Colorado at Calgary (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 11.040; Calgary 12.563
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Calgary (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-140); Under

Game 71-72: Boston at San Jose (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 10.037; San Jose 11.556
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-135); 5
Dunkel Pick: San Jose (-135); Under

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NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, December 4

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WASHINGTON (10-10-0-4, 24 pts.) at CAROLINA (8-13-0-3, 19 pts.) - 12/4/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 13-25 ATS (-13.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-4 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-4-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

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VANCOUVER (17-7-0-1, 35 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (17-5-0-2, 36 pts.) - 12/4/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 16-30 ATS (+47.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 46-20 ATS (+17.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 17-8 ATS (+7.0 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 8-2 ATS (+5.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
VANCOUVER is 17-8 ATS (+7.0 Units) first half of the season this season.
VANCOUVER is 144-110 ATS (+254.4 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 78-74 ATS (+170.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 2-0-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (9-12-0-4, 22 pts.) at TORONTO (13-8-0-3, 29 pts.) - 12/4/2014, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-1 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (18-7-0-0, 36 pts.) at OTTAWA (10-9-0-5, 25 pts.) - 12/4/2014, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 18-7 ATS (+10.2 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 18-7 ATS (+10.2 Units) first half of the season this season.
OTTAWA is 18-25 ATS (+43.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 4-3 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 4-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.6 Units)

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COLUMBUS (7-15-0-2, 16 pts.) at FLORIDA (10-7-0-6, 26 pts.) - 12/4/2014, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 76-157 ATS (+298.5 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 26-69 ATS (+127.4 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 19-50 ATS (+89.9 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 1-8 ATS (+9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLUMBUS is 1-8 ATS (+9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
FLORIDA is 90-131 ATS (+239.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
FLORIDA is 172-234 ATS (+445.9 Units) after a division game since 1996.
FLORIDA is 286-329 ATS (+642.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 4-0-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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BUFFALO (9-14-0-2, 20 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (17-6-0-3, 37 pts.) - 12/4/2014, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 40-25 ATS (+10.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 25-10 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 248-196 ATS (+31.4 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 289-364 ATS (+788.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 4-4 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 4-4-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.0 Units)

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DALLAS (9-11-0-5, 23 pts.) at DETROIT (14-6-0-5, 33 pts.) - 12/4/2014, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
DALLAS is 170-139 ATS (+25.1 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
DALLAS is 189-126 ATS (+36.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DETROIT is 1-7 ATS (-8.2 Units) in home games in December games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 15-21 ATS (-14.0 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 7-13 ATS (-14.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 2-2-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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ST LOUIS (16-7-0-2, 34 pts.) at NASHVILLE (16-6-0-2, 34 pts.) - 12/4/2014, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 32-22 ATS (+9.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 166-151 ATS (+14.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 9-2 (+5.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 9-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (13-7-0-5, 31 pts.) at ARIZONA (10-13-0-3, 23 pts.) - 12/4/2014, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 6-5 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 6-5-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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COLORADO (9-11-0-5, 23 pts.) at CALGARY (16-8-0-2, 34 pts.) - 12/4/2014, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 2-9 ATS (-7.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLORADO is 2-9 ATS (-7.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 16-10 ATS (+5.9 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 16-10 ATS (-1.0 Units) first half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 19-16 ATS (+40.1 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 9-2 ATS (+12.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CALGARY is 9-2 ATS (+7.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 191-145 ATS (+24.0 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-3-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.5 Units)

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BOSTON (14-11-0-1, 29 pts.) at SAN JOSE (12-10-0-4, 28 pts.) - 12/4/2014, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 167-125 ATS (+38.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
BOSTON is 50-39 ATS (+92.7 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 0-4 ATS (-5.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
SAN JOSE is 4-10 ATS (-10.1 Units) after a non-conference game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-0 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-0-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 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, December 4

Hot teams
-- Pittsburgh, Canucks both won four of their last five games.
-- Maple Leafs won four of their last five games.
-- Islanders won 12 of their last 14 games.
-- Sabres won six of their last seven games. Tampa Bay won four of its last five.
-- Panthers won three of their last four games.
-- Red Wings won six of their last eight games.
-- Predators won nine of their last twelve games. St Louis won three of last four on road.
-- Calgary won seven of its last nine games. Colorado won its last three road games.
-- Sharks won last two games, 6-4/2-1.

Cold teams
-- Hurricanes lost seven of their last ten games. Washington lost four of its last five.
-- New Jersey lost last five games, scoring nine goals.
-- Ottawa lost five of its last six games.
-- Blue Jackets lost six of their last seven games.
-- Dallas Stars lost last three games, allowing 15 goals.
-- Arizona lost six of its last eight games. LA lost eight of its ten road games.
-- Bruins lost four of their last five games.

Series records
-- Carolina lost three of last four games with Washington.
-- Penguins won last three games with Vancouver, last three in SOs.
-- Devils lost six of last seven games with Toronto.
-- Islanders won three of last four games with Ottawa.
-- Blue Jackets won last nine games with Florida.
-- Sabres won four of last seven visits to Tampa Bay.
-- Red Wings won seven of last nine games with Dallas.
-- Blues won six of their last seven games with Nashville.
-- Kings lost four of last five games with Arizona.
-- Avalanche won six of last nine games with Calgary.
-- Sharks lost their last three games with Boston.

Totals
-- Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Carolina games.
-- Eight of last eleven Penguin games stayed under.
-- Eight of last ten New Jersey games stayed under.
-- Five of last six Islander games stayed under total.
-- Last eight Columbus-Florida games stayed under total.
-- Four of last five Buffalo games stayed under.
-- Six of last eight Dallas games went over total.
-- Last three Nashville games stayed under total.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Arizona-LA games.
-- Four of last five Colorado games went over.
-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Boston games.

Back-to-back
-- St Louis is 3-1 when it played the night before.

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NHL

Thursday, December 4

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Vancouver is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Pittsburgh is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Vancouver

7:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. CAROLINA
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games at home
Carolina is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games

7:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 9 games on the road
Buffalo is 5-19 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Tampa Bay's last 19 games
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

7:30 PM
COLUMBUS vs. FLORIDA
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus

7:30 PM
DALLAS vs. DETROIT
Dallas is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Detroit is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games

7:30 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. TORONTO
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New Jersey's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

7:30 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. OTTAWA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 5 games on the road
NY Islanders are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ottawa's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

8:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. NASHVILLE
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
St. Louis is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Nashville's last 25 games when playing at home against St. Louis

9:00 PM
COLORADO vs. CALGARY
Colorado is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Colorado is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games when playing Colorado

9:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. ARIZONA
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Los Angeles is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games at home
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home

10:30 PM
BOSTON vs. SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing Boston
San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games


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NHL

Thursday, December 4


Brodeur expected to make first start for Blues tonight

Now that he's seen his first game as a member of the St. Louis Blues from the bench, newly-signed goaltender Martin Brodeur will get his first start Thursday night against the Central-leading Nashville Predators. Head coach Ken Hitchcock made the announcement after the Blues fell 4-1 to the Chicago Blackhawks Wednesday night with Jake Allen in net.


Oilers skid hits 11 games, still winless vs. the West

The Edmonton Oilers were downed 3-2 in overtime by the Winnipeg Jets Wednesday, extending their losing streak to 11 consecutive games.

The Oilers have failed to register a win against a Western Conference opponent this season, falling to 0-12-4.

Edmonton will try once again to defeat a team for the West Friday night when they host the San Jose Sharks.

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NHL
Short Sheet

Thursday, December 4

Washington at Carolina, 7:05 ET
Washington: 7-17 SU after 2 or more consecutive overs
Carolina: 29-22 SU when playing their 4th game in 7 days

Vancouver at Pittsburgh, 7:05 ET
Vancouver: 11-28 SU as an underdog
Pittsburgh: 46-20 SU first half of the season

New Jersey at Toronto, 7:35 ET
New Jersey: 3-14 SU in road games after playing a game where 3 or fewer total goals were scored
Toronto: 11-3 SU in home games after a non-conference game

NY Islanders at Ottawa, 7:35 ET
NY Islanders: 11-2 SU as a favorite
Ottawa: 18-25 against the money line (-13.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5

Columbus at Florida, 7:35 ET
Columbus: 1-10 SU after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games
Florida: 185-167 SU as a home favorite

Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:35 ET
Buffalo: 7-41 SU when playing their 4th game in 7 days
Tampa Bay:40-25 SU first half of the season

Dallas at Detroit, 7:35 ET
Dallas: 4-17 SU in road games when playing their 4th game in 7 days
Detroit: 18-1 SU in home games after 5 or more consecutive overs

St Louis at Nashville, 8:05 ET
St Louis: 0-7 SU off a road loss against a division rival
Nashville: 187-172 SU vs. division opponents

Los Angeles at Arizona, 9:05 ET
Los Angeles: 11-8 SU as a favorite
Arizona: 6-11 SU as an underdog

Colorado at Calgary, 9:05 ET
Colorado: 21-1 SU off a home loss
Calgary: 50-77 SU after covering 6 or 7 of their last 8 against the spread

Boston at San Jose, 10:35 ET
Boston: 229-300 SU as an underdog
San Jose: 4-10 SU after a non-conference game