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NHL

Saturday, October 29

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Trend Report
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2:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. BUFFALO
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing at home against Florida

8:00 PM
BOSTON vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Boston
Detroit is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

8:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. PHILADELPHIA
Pittsburgh is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

8:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. NEW JERSEY
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing New Jersey
Tampa Bay is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
New Jersey is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay

8:00 PM
TORONTO vs. MONTREAL
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Montreal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Montreal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

9:00 PM
DALLAS vs. MINNESOTA
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Minnesota is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Dallas
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

9:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

10:00 PM
COLORADO vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Colorado's last 11 games
Colorado is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

11:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. VANCOUVER
Washington is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Vancouver
Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Vancouver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games

11:30 PM
NASHVILLE vs. SAN JOSE
Nashville is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games at home
San Jose is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home

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NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, October 29

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FLORIDA (3-3-0-1, 7 pts.) at BUFFALO (1-3-0-2, 4 pts.) - 10/29/2016, 1:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 7-2 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 7-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.5 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (5-2-0-1, 11 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (3-4-0-1, 7 pts.) - 10/29/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 15-25 ATS (-17.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 27-21 ATS (+48.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-8 ATS (+24.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 29-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-3 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 5-3-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (5-2-0-0, 10 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (3-2-0-2, 8 pts.) - 10/29/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 342-392 ATS (-117.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 153-190 ATS (-64.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 32-14 ATS (+12.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 5-2 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 5-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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TORONTO (2-2-0-3, 7 pts.) at MONTREAL (7-0-0-1, 15 pts.) - 10/29/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 61-110 ATS (+203.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 13-46 ATS (+83.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 2-21 ATS (+35.7 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 7-27 ATS (+41.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 39-20 ATS (+9.8 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 8-0 (+8.0 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 8-0-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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BOSTON (3-4-0-0, 6 pts.) at DETROIT (6-2-0-0, 12 pts.) - 10/29/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 7-2 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 7-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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DALLAS (3-3-0-1, 7 pts.) at MINNESOTA (5-2-0-1, 11 pts.) - 10/29/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 42-32 ATS (+75.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 187-149 ATS (+31.3 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
DALLAS is 19-8 ATS (+9.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 19-3 ATS (+15.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 29-20 ATS (+54.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 12-4 ATS (+16.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 45-51 ATS (+97.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 20-27 ATS (-19.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 9-7 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 9-7-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.7 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (4-3-0-0, 8 pts.) at ST LOUIS (4-2-0-2, 10 pts.) - 10/29/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 93-83 ATS (-36.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 32-44 ATS (-21.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-3 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 3-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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COLORADO (3-3-0-0, 6 pts.) at ARIZONA (2-5-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/29/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 16-7 ATS (+25.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 17-12 ATS (+33.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 13-6 ATS (+20.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 9-29 ATS (+48.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 4-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.4 Units)

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WASHINGTON (3-2-0-1, 7 pts.) at VANCOUVER (4-3-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/29/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 160-203 ATS (-72.9 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 31-12 ATS (+14.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

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

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NASHVILLE (2-4-0-1, 5 pts.) at SAN JOSE (5-3-0-0, 10 pts.) - 10/29/2016, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 50-53 ATS (-19.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 10-21 ATS (-12.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 20-25 ATS (-13.5 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 202-151 ATS (+26.4 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 5-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 17-21 ATS (-16.7 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 13-15 ATS (-12.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 86-71 ATS (-65.7 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
SAN JOSE is 7-6 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 7-6-0 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=+1.3 Units)

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NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, October 29


Nashville @ San Jose

Game 69-70
October 29, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
9.640
San Jose
13.124
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-165); Over

Washington @ Vancouver

Game 67-68
October 29, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
10.125
Vancouver
13.059
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-190
5
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+165); Over

Colorado @ Arizona

Game 65-66
October 29, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
9.659
Arizona
12.134
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-125); Under

Los Angeles @ St. Louis

Game 63-64
October 29, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
13.465
St. Louis
12.047
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(+125); Over

Dallas @ Minnesota

Game 61-62
October 29, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
12.596
Minnesota
9.134
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+130); Under

Boston @ Detroit

Game 59-60
October 29, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
9.478
Detroit
10.910
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-125); Over

Toronto @ Montreal

Game 57-58
October 29, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
13.076
Montreal
11.925
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-190
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+165); Under

Tampa Bay @ New Jersey

Game 55-56
October 29, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
14.077
New Jersey
9.956
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 4
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-140
5
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-140); Under

Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia

Game 53-54
October 29, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
10.987
Philadelphia
12.106
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+110); Over

Florida @ Buffalo

Game 51-52
October 29, 2016 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
11.955
Buffalo
9.948
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(-130); Over

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Georgia vs. Florida
October 28, 2016

It used to be called the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. Here at VegasInsider.com, we still call it The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, regardless as to what CBS and the respective schools want to term it these days.

The eye candy is always spectacular and the weather usually coincides with the co-eds on the last Saturday afternoon of October by the St. John’s River in Jacksonville. While the ladies decked out in red and black will be looking stellar, the same can’t be said for Kirby Smart’s first Georgia team.

Smart, Nick Saban’s long-time defensive coordinator on four national-championship teams, took over for Mark Richt at his alma mater. This is his first head-coaching gig at UGA, where he was an All-SEC defensive back and played from 1995-98.

His counterpart, Jim McElwain, also tutored under Saban and was a part of two of those national-title winners. McElwain replaced Will Muschamp, another UGA alum who played in the same secondary with Smart at Georgia, in 2015 and immediately led Florida to an SEC East title and basically handed Richt his pink slip when the Gators beat the Bulldogs down by a 27-3 count as three-point favorites last year.

McElwain is 15-5 at UF, while Smart is just 4-3 with two of his wins coming by three combined points. Georgia (4-3 straight up, 3-4 against the spread) is 1-3 in SEC play after dropping a 17-16 decision to Vanderbilt in Athens as 14.5-point favorite two weeks ago. Hence, the Bulldogs are unranked and out of the picture in the SEC East race.

Florida (5-1 SU, 2-4 ATS) leads the SEC East with a 3-1 record in league play. McElwain’s bunch will repeat as SEC East champs if it can run the bale in league play.

UF has had a pair of open dates over the last three weeks due to the postponement of the LSU game. In between those, UF captured a 40-14 win over Missouri as a 13-point home favorite. The 54 combined points went ‘over’ the 51-point total thanks to a pair of pick-sixes by cornerbacks Quincy Wilson and Teez Tabor.

Gamblers backing the ‘under’ had to be furious. Not only were there two defensive TDs, but there were two more TDs scored in the last 1:23 of the game. Missouri’s Ish Witter’s one-yard TD run cut the deficit to 33-14, setting up an onside kick opportunity for the Tigers. UF’s Antonio Callaway took the onside kick and dashed 44 yards for a TD to give ‘over’ supporters a miracle victory.

Sophomore quarterback Luke Del Rio returned to the lineup after missing back-to-back games with a sprained MCL. Del Rio wasn’t nearly as sharp as he looked before the injury in September. He completed just 18-of-38 passes for 236 yards with one TD and three interceptions.

Lamical Perine rushed 11 times for 106 yards, while Jordan Scarlett had 101 rushing yards and one TD on 12 carries. Juco transfer Mark Thompson added 65 rushing yards on 10 totes, while true freshman WR Tyrie Cleveland had three catches for 79 yards, including a 20-yard TD grab.

UF has played a soft schedule to date, posting wins vs. UMass (24-7), vs. Kentucky (45-7), vs. North Texas (32-0) and at Vanderbilt (13-6). The Gators’ lone defeat came at Tennessee when the Volunteers snapped an 11-game losing streak to UF by rallying from a 21-0 deficit to win 38-28.

Florida ranks second in the nation in total defense, pass defense and scoring defense, holding opponents to an average score of 12.0 points per game. The Gators have 19 sacks led by redshirt freshman Jabari Zuniga’s five tackles on opposing QBs.

UF got great news Wednesday when five key players were able to practice. The Gators’ leading tackler, senior LB Jarrad Davis, sprained his ankle in the win over Missouri, but McElwain sounded optimistic about Davis’s chances of playing. He will be a game-time decision. Davis has recorded 48 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, three QB hurries and four passes broken up.

Starting DE Jordan Sherit missed the Missouri game with a knee injury, but he was upgraded to ‘probable’ after practicing all week. Sherit has 20 tackles, 3.5 TFL’s, three sacks and a pair of QB hurries. Another d-line starter, senior DT Joey Ivie, is also listed as ‘probable’ after missing consecutive games with a thumb injury. Before getting injured at UT, Ivie had nine tackles, 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL’s and two QB hurries.

Senior DE Bryan Cox Jr. injured his thumb vs. Missouri, but UF is hopeful that he’ll be able to go vs. UGA. Cox has 14 tackles, two TFL’s, one forced fumble and four QB hurries. Finally, TE DeAndre Goolsby is nursing a finger injury but will be in uniform against the Bulldogs.

Georgia opened the season by rallying from a nine-point deficit late in the third quarter to beat North Carolina 33-24 as a 3.5-point favorite at the Ga. Dome in Atlanta. After suffering a bad knee injury at UT last year, RB Nick Chubb made a triumphant return to the field by rushing for 222 yards and two TDs on 32 carries.

Since then, Smart’s squad has won vs. Nicholls (26-24), at Missouri (28-27) and at South Carolina (28-14). However, UGA has lost at Ole Miss (45-14), vs. Tennessee (34-31 on a walk-off Hail Mary) and vs. Vandy (17-16).

In the loss to the Commodores in Athens two weeks ago, the ground game struggled again. Chubb was held to 40 rushing yards on 16 carries, while Sony Michel managed just 28 yards on 13 attempts. True freshman QB Jacob Eason played well, connecting on 27-of-40 throws for 346 yards with one TD and no interceptions.

For the season, Eason has completed 113-of-208 (54.3%) passes for 1,366 with a 9/5 TD-INT ratio. His favorite target is Isaiah McKenzie, who has 30 receptions for 415 yards and five TDs. Chubb has rushed for 586 yards and five TDs while averaging 5.1 yards per carry. Michel has 358 rushing yards and one TD on 73 carries for a 4.9 YPC average.

Del Rio should be 100-percent healthy coming off the open date. He has connected on 80-of-139 throws (57.6%) for 998 yards with a 7/5 TD-INT ratio. Callaway has 23 catches for 399 yards and two TDs, while Goolsby has 25 receptions for 215 yards and one TD. Brandon Powell has 23 grabs for 206 yards and a pair of scores.

Jordan Scarlett has rushed for a team-high 375 yards and five TDs while averaging 5.6 YPC. Perine (6.3 YPC) has 300 rushing yards and one score, while juco transfer Mark Thompson has 262 rushing yards, two TDs and a 4.6 YPC average. However, Thompson has been suspended for the UGA game.

As of Friday afternoon, most books had Florida listed as a 7.5-point ‘chalk’ with a total of 43.5 points. Gamblers can take UGA on the money line for a +245 return (risk $100 to win $245).

When these schools met in Jacksonville last season, Florida cruised to a 27-3 win behind a dominant defensive performance. Callaway caught a 66-yard TD pass from Treon Harris, while safety Nick Washington recovered a fumble for a TD on special teams. Marcus Maye and Davis both has interceptions, while Michel was held to 45 rushing yards on 13 attempts.

The ‘under’ is 4-1 in the last five head-to-head meetings between these bitter border rivals.

Totals have been a wash (3-3 overall) for UF so far this year. Meanwhile, UGA has seen the ‘under’ go 4-3.

Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Eastern on CBS.

**B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets**

Updated Odds to win the SEC at Sportsbook.ag:

Alabama -400
Florida +550
Tennessee 8/1
Auburn 10/1
Texas A&M 10/1
LSU 12/1
Kentucky 1,000/1

Updated Games of the Year from Sportsbook.ag:

Alabama -10 at LSU
LSU -14 at Arkansas
Florida +7 at FSU
Alabama -17 vs. Auburn
Ole Miss -13.5 vs. Mississippi State

-- Auburn is absolutely on fire after producing one of the top performances of the season in a 56-3 beatdown of Arkansas as a 10-point home ‘chalk’ in Week 8. Now Gus Malzahn’s squad will take its act to Oxford to take on an Ole Miss team that’s somehow lost four games despite leading in all four of the defeats and leading by double digits in three of those setbacks. Most spots have Auburn as a 4.5-point favorite. The Rebels are 6-2 ATS with three outright wins in eight games as a home underdog during Hugh Freeze’s tenure.

-- Kentucky’s 40-38 comeback win over Mississippi State represented the first win over the SEC West by an SEC East school in eight games this year. The Wildcats, who are 4-3 both SU and ATS, have covered the spread in four straight outings. They’ll be looking to improve to 4-2 in SEC play with a win at Missouri. As of Thursday, most spots had the Tigers listed as five-point home favorites. The Wildcats have compiled a 6-9 spread record as road underdogs on Mark Stoops’s watch.

-- Missouri’s tough season took another turn south this week when it announced the season-ending losses of leading tackler Michael Scherer and DL Terry Beckner Jr. to torn ACL’s. Scherer, a senior LB, had 53 tackles, 3.5 TFL’s, 0.5 sacks, one interception, two PBU and two QB hurries. Beckner had recorded 24 tackles, two TFL’s and three QB hurries.

-- Vanderbilt is 4-4 with an open date ahead of next week’s trip to The Plains to take on red-hot Auburn.

-- If you don’t incorporate Pro Football Focus into your handicapping, I suggest you check it out. The website uses a detailed grading system of every snap from each player and churns out lots of interesting content. In this week’s update of the best college football QBs in 2016, three SEC QBs made the Top 10. In this order, Alabama’s Jalen Hurts, Arkansas’ Austin Allen and Ole Miss’s Chad Kelly rank No. 8, 9 and 10. U of L’s Lamar Jackson is The Uno, followed by Baker Mayfield, Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson and Jake Browning.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PIT at PHI 07:00 PM

PHI +112 *****

O 5.5

BOS at DET 07:00 PM

BOS +118 *****

O 5.5

TOR at MON 07:00 PM

U 5.5

TB at NJ 07:00 PM

U 5.0

LA at STL 08:00 PM

LA +148 *****

U 5.0

DAL at MIN 08:00 PM

U 5.5

COL at ARI 09:00 PM

O 5.5

WAS at VAN 10:00 PM

O 5.0

NAS at SJ 10:30 PM

NAS +147 *****

O 5.5

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NHL Capsules
October 29, 2016

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Evgeni Malkin scored twice, including the tiebreaker in the third period, and Sidney Crosby also had two goals to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.

Matt Cullen also scored for the Penguins, who scored three times in a 55-second span in the first period while opening a four-game trip with their fourth win in the last five. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 38 shots while making his ninth straight start (6-2-1).

Malkin's game-winner was his 300th career goal.

Jakub Voracek scored twice for the Flyers, and Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds each had one for Philadelphia. Steve Mason started and gave up three goals on 13 shots in the first period. Michal Neuvirth replaced him to start the second and finished with 12 saves on 14 shots.

CANADIENS 2, MAPLE LEAFS 1

MONTREAL (AP) - Shea Weber scored a power-play goal in the third period, lifting Montreal to its seventh straight victory.

Alex Galchenyuk also scored for Montreal, which is 8-0-1 and the only NHL club without a regulation loss this season.

Nazem Kadri scored for the Leafs, who were coming off a 3-2 win Thursday over Florida.

Toronto outshot Montreal 37-31, but Carey Price made 37 saves for the Canadiens. Frederik Andersen had 29 stops for the Leafs.

WILD 4, STARS 0

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Devan Dubnyk stopped 29 shots for his third straight shutout and 22nd of his career to lift Minnesota.

Mikael Granlund, Nino Niederreiter, Eric Staal and Tyler Graovac scored for Minnesota, which improved to 6-2-1.

Kari Lehtonen made 11 saves for Dallas, which has just four goals in its last four games.

Dubnyk didn't have to make any spectacular saves in establishing a new personal best scoreless stretch of 180 minutes. The last goal he allowed was in overtime last Saturday.

BRUINS 1, RED WINGS 0

DETROIT (AP) - Tuukka Rask made 23 saves for his 31st career shutout with Boston.

Tim Schaller scored for the Bruins, who snapped a three-game losing streak and ended Detroit's six-game winning streak.

It was Rask's first game back after missing the previous three with a lower-body injury.

Jimmy Howard stopped 35 shots for the Red Wings, who lost at home for the first time.

BLUES 1, KINGS 0

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jake Allen stopped 27 shots and Jaden Schwartz scored early in the third period, leading St. Louis over Los Angeles.

It was the first shutout for Allen this season and the 12th in his career.

Schwartz got the first goal by a Blues forward in 169 minutes, 22 seconds. He scored 3:43 into the third off a pass from Jori Lehtera, swiping the puck from in front past goalie Peter Budaj. Vladimir Tarasenko also assisted on Schwartz's first goal of the season.

Los Angeles challenged the play for offsides, but the goal was upheld.

Budaj had 24 saves. He had won five straight dating to last season.

DEVILS 3, LIGHTNING 1

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Adam Henrique and Damon Severson set each other up for first-period goals and New Jersey ended a five-game losing streak against Tampa Bay.

Cory Schneider had 32 saves following a rare night off and Devante Smith-Pelly got his first goal of the season, helping New Jersey rebound from an overtime loss to Chicago on Friday. Henrique scored his 100th career goal.

Tyler Johnson scored in the third period for Tampa Bay, which has lost two straight. Andrei Vasilevskiy had 20 saves and lost for the first time in three starts this year.

SABRES 3, PANTHERS 0

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Anders Nilsson made 33 saves in his second NHL shutout and Buffalo beat Florida.

Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist for Buffalo. Johan Larsson and Kyle Okposo also scored. The Sabres snapped a four-game winless streak and earned their first home victory of the season.

Roberto Luongo stopped 22 shots for Florida. The Panthers have lost five of six and are winless in the first three of a four-game trip.

Nilsson, starting his third straight game in place of Robin Lehner, made 13 saves in the third period. Florida's Vincent Trocheck shot wide on a penalty shot with 57 seconds left in the third period.

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Sunday’s six-pack

Here are the six most popular picks in Week 8 of the Westgate Super Contest in Las Vegas:

1– Patriots (742) -6.5

2– Chargers (631) +5.5

3– Raiders (627) +1.5

4– Falcons (463) -3

5– Saints (460) +2.5

6– Eagles (434) +4.5

Season record: 14-27-1

Sunday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…..

13) Wyoming 30, Boise State 28— Wyoming coach Craig Bohl won three consecutive I-AA national titles at North Dakota State; this is his third year in Laramie- he went 4-8/2-10 in his first two years, but behind the terrific soph QB Allen, Cowboys are 6-2 and on a serious roll. This is a great, great win for Wyoming, which trailed 21-7 early.

12) Clemson 37, Florida State 34— This was a great college football game.

Showtime will have tough time whittling highlights of this game into their Tuesday night reality show on the Seminoles. I said this once before this year and I’ll say it again; Dalvin Cook is the best college RB in the country. He is a beast and he plays every game.

Trivia: Rex Ryan’s son is Clemson’s long snapper.

Florida State QB Francois got pummeled in this game; he was like the QB in the movie Friday Night Lights in the climactic state championship game— he got crushed, but that was a movie and this was very real. Young Francois is a freshman and a damn tough kid.

11) Temple 34, Cincinnati 13— Why hasn’t Temple coach Matt Rhule gotten a better job? Guy is 21-13 in his last 34 games at Temple, where winning one game used to be a big deal. Owls outgained Cincy 474-186 in this one- they’ve won five of their last six games.

10) Auburn 40, Ole Miss 29— Brent Musburger is 77 years old; if I’m lucky enough to live that long, I pray to God that I have Brent’s enthusiasm and energy for what he does. He is still the best at his job. This wasn’t an easy game to call, with not many huddles and lot of scoring, but Brent and analyst Jesse Palmer are a great team and a pleasure to listen to.

9) Texas 35, Baylor 34— Bears lost a fumble inside the Texas 10 and kicked FGs of 24 and 27 years, meaning they failed in the red zone and that cost them this game.

8) Notre Dame 30, Miami 27— Hurricanes are now 4-4 after a 4-0 start; they stormed back from down 20-0 to lead 27-20, but couldn’t finish the job. There was a time when this was THE GAME of the regular season in college football; that seems like a long time ago, because it was.

7) Texas Tech 27, TCU 24 OT— Last year, Horned Frogs beat Tech 55-52; two years ago, it was 82-28, so you know Kliff Kingsbury has to be a happy man today.

6) South Carolina 24, Tennessee 21— I was at this game in 2008; what a great day. Sat all day in a folding chair in a field next to a Winnebago, watching a flatscreen TV that was in the luggage compartment of the Winnebago and attached to a satellite dish. Ate Church’s fried chicken, the best fried chicken ever and talked football for 6 or 7 hours before going across the street to the stadium. It was 75-80 degrees in late October; good stuff.

5) Houston 31, Central Florida 24— UCF led this game 21-3 at the half; Knights were winless last year, but are 4-4 and will be very good soon if they can keep coach Frost in Orlando. As for Houston, they’ve lost their confidence/swagger with two losses- maybe this will help them get it back.

4) Thursday night was Upset Night in the MAC this week; 16.5-point dog Ohio U won 31-26 at Toledo, 18-point underdog Buffalo won at home over the Akron Zips.

3) Michigan 32, Michigan State 23— Spartans had bedeviled Michigan for most of the last decade and gave them fits here, but Wolverines held on and State is 0-5 in the Big 14 for the first time since 1982.

2) Washington 31, Utah 24— Huskies are 8-0 but because they play in the northwest, no one in the media cares too much. Washington coach Chris Petersen was the Boise State coach who won that bowl game against Oklahoma with a trick play- he is building a powerhouse in the Pac-12. Their Apple Cup game with Washington State will be a huge game nationally.

1— Kent State 27, Central Michigan 24— Golden Flashes kicked a FG at the gun to win it; their kicker wears #57 but doesn’t look like a LB or a center. Didn’t have lot of faith in him to make the kick but he did, so tonight, he is big man on campus, which must be a happy campus with the nearby Indians leading the World Series 3-1.

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Sunday’s games

Winnipeg won seven of last ten games with Buffalo (over 2-0-1 in last three); Sabres lost four of last five visits here (under 3-2). Buffalo snapped a 4-game skid with home win over Florida yesterday. Sabres are 1-3 on the road. Jets won their last two games, allowing one goal; ftheir last four games stayed under. Winnipeg is 3-2 at home.

Florida won six of last nine games with Detroit; Panthers won three of last four visits to Motor City. Over is 4-3-2 in last nine series games. Florida lost its last three games, scoring total of four goals (over 3-3-2)- they’re 0-4 on road. Red Wings had six-game won streak snapped by Boston Saturday; four of their last six games stayed under the total.

Flyers won four of last five games with Carolina; under is 5-2-2 in last nine series games. Philly lost four of last five visits here (under 4-0-1) in series where home side won eight of last ten in series. Flyers lost six of last eight games; four of their last five went over. lost five of first seven games (over 5-2) but beat the Rangers 3-2 in their only home game so far.

Islanders are 5-3 in last eight games with Toronto; over is 8-2 in last ten series games. Leafs split their last four visits to Brooklyn (over 2-2). Toronto lost five of its last six games (under 3-2); they’re 0-5 on the road. Islanders lost last two games, are 3-5 this month, 3-2 at home. Over is 2-0-1 in their last three games.

Road team won five of last seven Ranger-Lightning games; Tampa Bay won three of last four visits to Manhattan. Over is 5-3-1 in last nine series games. Lightning lost its last two games after a 5-1 start; four of their last five games stayed under. Rangers won three of last four games; they’re 4-1 at home. Over is 4-3-1 in New York’s games this month.

LA-Chicago split their last ten games (over 6-0-4). Kings are 2-3 in last five visits here (over 3-0-2). LA won four of its last five games but is 1-3 on road after losing 1-0 in St Louis last night. Kings’ last three games stayed under. Blackhawks won four of their last six games (over 4-2-2).

Ottawa won three of its last four games with Edmonton; over is 6-3 in last nine series games. Senators won four of their last five visits here. Ottawa is 4-3 so far this month, 1-2 on road; five of their seven games went over. Edmonton won its last five games, outscoring foes 15-4, with all five games staying under the total. Oilers are 4-1 at home.

Washington is 5-3 in its last eight games with Calgary; road team won last four series games. Caps won three of last four visits here. Over is 6-3 in last nine series games. Washington won four of last six games after winning in Vancouver last night; three of their last four games went over total. Flames won their last three games, allowing five goals; four of their last six games went over the total.

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NHL RECORD:

10/26/2016 4-1-1 80.00% +1720
10/27/2016 3-9-0 25.00% - 3005
10/28/2016 5-4-1 55.56% +1050
10/29/2016 7-6-0 53.85% +440

WLT PCT UNITS

M/L Picks 26-44-0 37.14% -7460

O/U Picks 44-49-9 47.31% -4950

TRIPLE PLAYS - ***** 16 - 30 - 1

M/L-.......... 11 - 21 - 0

O/U-..........9 - 14 - 1

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NHL

Sunday, October 30

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Trend Report
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4:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. WINNIPEG
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 12 games when playing Buffalo
Winnipeg is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Buffalo

6:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games on the road
Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida

6:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. CAROLINA
Philadelphia is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games at home
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. NY ISLANDERS
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Toronto's last 14 games when playing NY Islanders
Toronto is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 12 of the NY Islanders last 14 games when playing Toronto
NY Islanders are 3-9 SU in their last 12 games

8:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. CHICAGO
Los Angeles is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 12 games when playing Los Angeles

8:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. NY RANGERS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
NY Rangers are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

10:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 8 games
Ottawa is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton is 6-13-1 SU in its last 20 games ,when playing Ottawa
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

10:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. CALGARY
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Calgary
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Calgary is 5-11-2 SU in its last 18 games ,when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing Washington

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NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, October 30

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BUFFALO (2-3-0-2, 6 pts.) at WINNIPEG (4-4-0-0, 8 pts.) - 10/30/2016, 3:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 2-2 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 2-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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FLORIDA (3-4-0-1, 7 pts.) at DETROIT (6-3-0-0, 12 pts.) - 10/30/2016, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 6-3 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 6-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (3-5-0-1, 7 pts.) at CAROLINA (2-3-0-2, 6 pts.) - 10/30/2016, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 1-13 ATS (+17.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-26 ATS (-14.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 7-16 ATS (-11.4 Units) 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
CAROLINA is 5-5-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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TORONTO (2-3-0-3, 7 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (3-5-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/30/2016, 6:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-3 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 3-3-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (5-3-0-0, 10 pts.) at NY RANGERS (5-3-0-0, 10 pts.) - 10/30/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 15-5 ATS (+9.0 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 183-215 ATS (-147.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 8-5 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 8-5-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.6 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (4-4-0-0, 8 pts.) at CHICAGO (4-3-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/30/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 3-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES 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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OTTAWA (4-3-0-0, 8 pts.) at EDMONTON (7-1-0-0, 14 pts.) - 10/30/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 7-1 ATS (+5.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 22-13 ATS (+37.0 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 34-25 ATS (+62.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 19-10 ATS (+29.6 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 16-29 ATS (-19.0 Units) in home games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 3-1 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 3-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.3 Units)

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WASHINGTON (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) at CALGARY (4-4-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/30/2016, 9:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 2-2 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 2-2-0 straight up against WASHINGTON 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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NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, October 30

Washington @ Calgary

Game 15-16
October 30, 2016 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
12.582
Calgary
11.708
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-140); Under

Ottawa @ Edmonton

Game 13-14
October 30, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
11.708
Edmonton
9.657
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+125); Over

Los Angeles @ Chicago

Game 11-12
October 30, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
9.453
Chicago
12.686
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-160
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-160); Over

Tampa Bay @ NY Rangers

Game 9-10
October 30, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
12.686
NY Rangers
11.795
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(+125); Under

Toronto @ NY Islanders

Game 7-8
October 30, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
11.264
NY Islanders
9.650
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+115); Over

Philadelphia @ Carolina

Game 5-6
October 30, 2016 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
9.910
Carolina
11.364
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(-135); Under

Florida @ Detroit

Game 3-4
October 30, 2016 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
11.300
Detroit
12.331
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-140); Over

Buffalo @ Winnipeg

Game 1-2
October 30, 2016 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
11.649
Winnipeg
9.472
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-170
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+150); Over

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BUF at WIN 03:00 PM

O 5.5

FLA at DET 05:00 PM

FLA +124 *****

O 5.0

PHI at CAR 05:00 PM

PHI +127 *****

U 5.5

TOR at NYI 06:00 PM

U 5.5

TB at NYR 07:00 PM

TB +127

O 5.0 *****

LA at CHI 07:00 PM

LA +149

U 5.0

OTT at EDM 09:00 PM

OTT +136 *****

O 5.5

WAS at CAL 09:30 PM

U 5.5

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Sunday’s six-pack

Here are the six most popular picks in Week 8 of the Westgate Super Contest in Las Vegas:

1– Patriots (742) -6.5- W

2– Chargers (631) +5.5- L

3– Raiders (627) +1.5- W

4– Falcons (463) -3- L

5– Saints (460) +2.5- W

6– Eagles (434) +4.5

Season record: 17-29-1

Monday’s List of 13: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday

Raiders 30, Buccaneers 24 OT— Oakland is 5-0 on road for first time since 1977; all five of their wins are east of Mississippi- they outgained Tampa Bay 626-270 in a game that went OT, but Raiders set an NFL record with 23 penalties for 200 yards. Jameis Winston has regressed; he was not an accurate passer in this game.

Redskins 27, Bengals 27 OT— Second tie in two weeks; Washington was awful in red zone (4 trips, 10 points), missed a 34-yard walk-off FG in OT. Cousins threw for 458 yards, but Redskins had 106 penalty yards in game where teams combined to convert 16 of 32 on third down. Cincy had 35 first downs, Washington 30.

Titans 36, Jaguars 22— I’m not sure how Jax coach Bradley still has a job after this debacle on Thursday, but he does. Jaguars fired the OC instead. When the sideline reporter asks you at halftime, “Do you think your team has quit on you?” it is a pretty good indication you should lose your job, but Bradley is still employed. What a country.

Texans 20, Lions 13— Sometimes life is simple; Houston is 5-0 at home, 0-3 on the road. Texans had a 17-yard edge in field position in this game- teams like that very seldom lose. In a domed stadium, neither team gained 300 yards, which is odd. All eight tDetroit games have been decided by 7 or less points.

Saints 25, Seahawks 20— Seattle’s offense is banged-up; when you score only one offensive TD against the Saints, thats a huge red flag. New Orleans won three of last four games, is 5-1 vs spread in last six. Russell Wilson ran ball three times for 11 yards; until those numbers get better, Seattle is off-limits for me. Wilson’s mobility makes him great.

Patriots 41, Bills 25— Brady’s four games this year: W33-13, W35-17, W27-16, W41-25. Yards per pass in those games: 9.6, 9.4, 8.5, 7.5.

There were 129 offensive plays in this game and 22 accepted penalties for 200 yards, In the TCU-Texas Tech game Saturday, there were 175 offensive plays, with 5 accepted penalties for 35 yards. NFL is terribly over-officiated; no one pays to watch men in striped shirts throw flags.

Jets 31, Browns 28— Cleveland led 20-7 at the half, but they’ve now been outscored 131-51 in second half of games. Browns hired a “genius” from Harvard to run their front office, same guy who was Billy Beane’s right-hand guy for a while with the Oakland A’s (Jonah Hill’s character in Moneyball). Browns are 0-8; wonder what Hue Jackson thinks of his boss, the genius, the guy who gets him players?

Chiefs 30, Colts 14— Nick Foles came on in relief of a banged-up Alex Smith, was 16-22/223 in his first significant action as a Chief. As a Ram fan, I’m happy for Foles, who got a raw deal from the Rams- when protected, he is pretty good. KC was +2 in turnovers in this game; since Week 2, NFL teams that are +2 or better in turnovers are 36-3.

Panthers 30, Cardinals 20— Eight sacks for Carolina in this game; have to be worried for the Arizona offense- they outgained Seattle 443-257 last week, but tied 6-6. Cardinals ran ball only 10 times for 24 yards- no balance. This game was 24-7 at the half. NFC West teams are 5-11 vs spread in non-divisional games this season.

Falcons 33, Packers 32— Dan Quinn has coached 24 games for Atlanta; underdogs are 20-3 vs spread in those games (one game at Tampa LY was pick ‘em). Over is 7-1 in Falcon games this year, because a) their defense sucks and b) they’ve got a good passing game and they play home games in a dome. For three of four Packers who caught a TD pass in this game, it was their first career TD catch.

Broncos 27, Chargers 19— This has been a weird week; in first 10 games of the week other than this one, there were a total of 15 turnovers in 10 games- not many. In this game, both teams turned ball over three times, with each team scoring on a pick-6. Denver DC Wade Phillips (age 69) was taken to hospital after a sideline collision in second quarter- looked like his head hit the ground after the collision. Obviously, we hope he is feeling better.

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NHL RECORD:

10/26/2016 4-1-1 80.00% +1720
10/27/2016 3-9-0 25.00% - 3005
10/28/2016 5-4-1 55.56% +1050
10/29/2016 7-6-0 53.85% +440
10/30/2016 7-6-0 53.85% +735

WLT PCT UNITS

M/L Picks 29-46-0 38.67% -6525

O/U Picks 48-53-9 47.52% -5150

TRIPLE PLAYS - ***** 20 - 30 - 1

M/L-.......... 11 - 21 - 0

O/U-..........10 - 14 - 1