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NHL
Short Sheet

Wednesday, November 9

Anaheim at Columbus, 7:05 PM ET
Anaheim: 1-9 SU in road games revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 3 goals or more
Columbus: 34-28 SU after a non-conference game

Ottawa at Buffalo, 7:35 PM ET
Ottawa: 20-10 SU after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game
Buffalo: 4-15 SU in home games after playing a game where 4 or fewer total goals were scored

Chicago at St Louis, 8:05 PM ET
Chicago: 66-53 SU in road games off an home win scoring 4 or more goals
St Louis: 1-7 SU in home games off a home win by 2 goals or more

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NHL RECORD:

11/01/2016 9-7-1 56.25% +1300
11/02/2016 3-3-0 50.00% -50
11/03/2016 10-3-0 76.92% +4280
11/04/2016 3-2-0 60.00% +450
11/05/2016 10-4-2 71.43% +3030
11/06/2016 3-5-1 37.50% -855
11/07/2016 1-3-0 25.00% -1100
11/08/2016 5-7-2 41.67% -985

WLT PCT UNITS

M/L Picks 43-59-0 42.16% -4055

O/U Picks 76-70-13 52.05% -500

TRIPLE PLAYS - ***** 49 - 49 - 4

M/L-.......... 23 - 33 - 0

O/U-..........27 - 19 - 3


WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ANA at CLB 07:00 PM

CLB +107 *****

O 5.5 *****

OTT at BUF 07:30 PM

U 5.0 *****

CHI at STL 08:00 PM

CHI +120 *****

U 5.0 *****

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NHL Capsules
November 9, 2016

ST. LOUIS (AP) Artemi Panarin scored 25 seconds into overtime and Corey Crawford made 27 saves, leading the Chicago Blackhawks over the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Wednesday night for their seventh straight win.

Crawford won his sixth consecutive game and improved to 15-5-5 against the Blues. Chicago has earned a point in nine straight games.

Panarin scored on a wrist shot from the slot for his sixth goal of the season.

St. Louis' Alex Pietrangelo tied it with 2:11 left in the third on a drive from the point that squeezed past Crawford, who got a piece of the shot.

Jake Allen made 28 saves for the Blues.

BLUE JACKETS 3, DUCKS 2, OT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Zach Werenski scored 1:21 into overtime after Columbus blew a two-goal lead before escaping with a victory over Anaheim.

Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist and Boone Jenner got his first score this season for Columbus, which won its fourth straight at home and stretched its point streak to five (4-0-1). Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves.

Anaheim's Nick Ritchie tied it at 2 early in the third period after Rickard Rakell scored late in the second. John Gibson made 15 stops.

SENATORS 2, SABRES 1, SO

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Bobby Ryan and Kyle Turris scored during a shootout, helping Ottawa beat Buffalo.

Turris scored in the first round to match Sam Reinhart's tally, and then Ryan put Ottawa ahead in the second round. Mike Condon stopped Brian Gionta on Buffalo's final attempt and finished with 31 saves.

Ryan Dzingel got a tying goal for Ottawa 7:15 into the second period.

Nicholas Baptiste scored for Buffalo, and Robin Lehner made 28 saves while the Sabres lost their second in a row.

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Thursday’s six-pack

College football trends for Week 10..……

— Underdogs covered last five NC State-Syracuse games.

— Auburn lost its last four visits to Georgia.

— Kentucky is 2-7 vs spread in its last nine games at Tennessee.

— Underdogs covered six of last eight Stanford-Oregon games.

— Michigan lost its last three visits to Iowa; Wolverines’ last win in Iowa City was in ’05.

— Underdogs are 10-4 vs spread in last 14 Oregon State-UCLA games.


Thursday’s List of 13: College basketball thoughts……..

Vacation is over; time for me to get back to work, with college basketball tipping off Friday night– ton of games. Here are some random preseason thoughts:

13) Blue Ribbon Magazine’s top 4 teams: Duke-Oregon-Kansas-Kentucky. They have defending champ Villanova at #5, Louisville at #8, Saint Mary’s all the way up at #17.

12) Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s have dominated the WCC so much that four of the other eight teams changed coaches last spring. Former NBA players Damon Stoudamire/Terry Porter are at Pacific/Portland, but Herb Sendek at Santa Clara is the best of the new WCC hires.

11) UNLV has almost a whole new team; they’ve had four head coaches in the last 10 months, but Marvin Menzies will do well there, eventually. Problem is, Rebels only had 3 or 4 players left by time he got the job- the work he did to re-stock the roster in the spring was impressive. Menzies can recruit, so as long as he avoids one/done-type kids, UNLV will be back soon.

10) Johnny Dawkins went from Stanford to Central Florida; his son transferred from Michigan to join him at UCF, Jerod Haase left behind a solid team at UAB to replace Dawkins at Stanford.

9) Mike Dunleavy Sr has coached 1,400 NBA games, but zero college games; he is the new coach at Tulane. Wonder if it’ll help his recruiting that his son is Lebron James’ teammate with the Cavaliers? Dunleavy Sr will do just fine on his own, but the AAC is pretty tough.

8) Jamie Dixon wasn’t feeling appreciated at Pitt, so he went back to his alma mater TCU, which has new facilities but has an uphill climb in the brutal Big X. Dixon has recruited his butt off so far and the Horned Frogs may be on the rise.

Kevin Stallings went 66-54 in SEC games the last few years at Vanderbilt, but the natives at Vandy got restless for more, so Stallings replaced Dixon at Pitt and Bryce Drew bolted Valparaiso and a likely Horizon League champ to become Vandy’s new coach.

7) Yale won the Ivy league LY for the first time since 1962, but their best returning player Makai Mason is already out for the year (foot). Mason had 31 against Baylor in the NCAAs.

Ivy League joined the 21st century and will have a 4-team conference tournament this year, so the upper half of the league in the regular season gets to play in the conference tournament.

6) UConn-Cincinnati-SMU are expected to be the best teams in the AAC. Tim Jankovich takes over at SMU for Larry Brown, who skipped town early, as usual. Jankovich is a very good coach so the Mustangs are OK.

5) NC State had a great recruiting year; their new 7-footer Omer Yurtseven from Europe isn’t eligible until Dec 15 but the Wolfpack will hold their own in the 15-team ACC. Josh Pastner has a total rebuild at Georgia Tech after leaving a toxic situation at Memphis. ACC is really tough; Pitino-Williams-Krzyzewski-Boeheim-Bennett, all in the same league and thats leaving out Larranaga and Mike Brey, who are also really good coaches.

4) It still bothers me that half the Big East is in western Ohio or further west, but Xavier is supposed to be really good this year, right behind defending national champ Villanova. I was in Las Vegas for the national title game LY; what a fun night that was, with the two 3-pointers hit in the last 0:10 changing the fortunes of various investors in the room. Good stuff. Curious to see how St John’s is in Chris Mullin’s second year at his alma mater.

3) Five different teams have won the Big Sky title in the last decade; 20 of the league’s top 30 scorers are back from LY. This is as good as the league has been in years, with so many really good returning players. North Dakota is supposed to challenge perennial kingpins Weber State and Montana for the conference championship.

2) For some bizarre reason, the Big 14 is having its conference tournament in Washington DC this year (I know, Maryland is in the league, but still….); the ACC is having its tournament in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn- there are no ACC teams in the NY/NJ area. The A-14 will have its tournament in Pittsburgh, which seems like a bad idea.

1— For me, there are three great Opening Days: baseball, NFL, college hoop. Good twinbill from Hawai’i on Friday; ESPN’s 24-hour marathon starts Monday night. Lot of games to watch, boxscores to look over, things to learn.

Order some pizzas and enjoy the games!!!

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NHL BETTING TRENDS

Money Line

8:05 pm 11/10/2016
(15) ST LOUIS @(16) NASHVILLE
Play ON NASHVILLE using the money line in Home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season.
The record is 14 Wins and 2 Losses for the last three seasons (+11.75 units)
BET NOW
7:35 pm 11/10/2016
(7) SAN JOSE @(8) FLORIDA
Play ON SAN JOSE using the money line in All games in a road game where where the total is 5 or less.
The record is 25 Wins and 10 Losses for the last two seasons (+16.6 units)
BET NOW
7:05 pm 11/10/2016
(3) MINNESOTA @(4) PITTSBURGH
Play AGAINST MINNESOTA using the money line in All games when playing with 3 or more days rest.
The record is 2 Wins and 10 Losses for the last two seasons (-11.05 units)
BET NOW

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NHL BETTING TRENDS

Puck Line


8:05 pm 11/10/2016
(15) ST LOUIS @(16) NASHVILLE
Play OVER NASHVILLE using the puck line in Home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season.
The record is 14 Overs and 2 Unders for the last three seasons (+11.75 units)
BET NOW
7:35 pm 11/10/2016
(7) SAN JOSE @(8) FLORIDA
Play OVER SAN JOSE using the puck line in All games in a road game where where the total is 5 or less.
The record is 25 Overs and 10 Unders for the last two seasons (+16.6 units)
BET NOW
7:05 pm 11/10/2016
(3) MINNESOTA @(4) PITTSBURGH
Play UNDER MINNESOTA using the puck line in All games when playing with 3 or more days rest.
The record is 2 Overs and 10 Unders for the last two seasons (-11.05 units)
BET NOW

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NHL BETTING TRENDS

Over


9:05 pm 11/10/2016
(19) DALLAS @(20) CALGARY
Play OVER CALGARY on the total in Home games after a division game.
The record is 14 Overs and 4 Unders for the last two seasons (+10.8 units)
BET NOW

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NHL BETTING TRENDS

Under


7:35 pm 11/10/2016
(7) SAN JOSE @(8) FLORIDA
Play UNDER SAN JOSE on the total in All games in all games.
The record is 1 Overs and 11 Unders this season (+10.35 units)
BET NOW
7:35 pm 11/10/2016
(7) SAN JOSE @(8) FLORIDA
Play UNDER SAN JOSE on the total in All games first half of the season.
The record is 1 Overs and 11 Unders this season (+10.35 units)
BET NOW
7:05 pm 11/10/2016
(5) ANAHEIM @(6) CAROLINA
Play UNDER ANAHEIM on the total in Road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season.
The record is 0 Overs and 8 Unders for the last two seasons (+8.3 units)
BET NOW

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NHL RECORD:

11/01/2016 9-7-1 56.25% +1300
11/02/2016 3-3-0 50.00% -50
11/03/2016 10-3-0 76.92% +4280
11/04/2016 3-2-0 60.00% +450
11/05/2016 10-4-2 71.43% +3030
11/06/2016 3-5-1 37.50% -855
11/07/2016 1-3-0 25.00% -1100
11/08/2016 5-7-2 41.67% -985
11/09/2016 4-1-0 80.00% +1585

WLT PCT UNITS

M/L Picks 45-62-0 42.06% -4420

O/U Picks 80-72-15 52.63% +400

TRIPLE PLAYS - ***** 53 - 50 - 4

M/L-.......... 25 - 33 - 0

O/U-..........29 - 20 - 3

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NHL

Thursday, November 10

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. CAROLINA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games on the road
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing 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

8:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. BOSTON
Columbus is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games on the road
Boston is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games when playing at home against Columbus

8:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

8:30 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. MONTREAL
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
Los Angeles is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Montreal is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Montreal is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

8:30 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. TAMPA BAY
NY Islanders are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Islanders are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Islanders

8:30 PM
SAN JOSE vs. FLORIDA
San Jose is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Florida
Florida is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing San Jose

8:30 PM
VANCOUVER vs. DETROIT
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

9:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games
St. Louis is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games

10:00 PM
DALLAS vs. CALGARY
Dallas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
Calgary is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Calgary's last 13 games when playing Dallas

10:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games
Winnipeg is 2-10-1 SU in its last 13 games ,when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona10-2-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg

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NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, November 10

Dallas @ Calgary

Game 19-20
November 10, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
10.541
Calgary
9.667
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+110); Under

Winnipeg @ Arizona

Game 17-18
November 10, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
11.922
Arizona
8.416
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(-115); Over

St. Louis @ Nashville

Game 15-16
November 10, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
13.695
Nashville
12.805
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+105); Under

NY Islanders @ Tampa Bay

Game 13-14
November 10, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
11.370
Tampa Bay
12.740
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-185
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-185); Over

Los Angeles @ Montreal

Game 11-12
November 10, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
13.020
Montreal
12.108
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(+125); Under

Vancouver @ Detroit

Game 9-10
November 10, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
9.160
Detroit
10.972
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-200
5
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-200); Over

San Jose @ Florida

Game 7-8
November 10, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
9.828
Florida
11.310
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-130
5
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(+110); Under

Anaheim @ Carolina

Game 5-6
November 10, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
14.372
Carolina
9.785
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 4 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-125); Over

Minnesota @ Pittsburgh

Game 3-4
November 10, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
12.390
Pittsburgh
11.416
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-180
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+150); Over

Columbus @ Boston

Game 1-2
November 10, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
9.667
Boston
11.211
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-170
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-170); Under

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NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, November 10

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COLUMBUS (6-3-0-2, 14 pts.) at BOSTON (7-6-0-0, 14 pts.) - 11/10/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-4 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 4-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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MINNESOTA (6-4-0-1, 13 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (9-2-0-2, 20 pts.) - 11/10/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 46-53 ATS (-21.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 2-10 ATS (-11.3 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 15-22 ATS (-12.8 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 16-22 ATS (-15.2 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 73-46 ATS (+20.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 4-0 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-0-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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ANAHEIM (6-5-0-3, 15 pts.) at CAROLINA (3-5-0-4, 10 pts.) - 11/10/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 3-1 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 3-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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SAN JOSE (7-6-0-0, 14 pts.) at FLORIDA (6-6-0-1, 13 pts.) - 11/10/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 7-14 ATS (-13.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 32-35 ATS (-20.4 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 46-44 ATS (-25.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 25-10 ATS (+14.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 8-1 ATS (+6.8 Units) in road games in November games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 121-157 ATS (+296.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
FLORIDA is 51-75 ATS (-40.5 Units) in home games in November games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 96-145 ATS (+263.3 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
FLORIDA is 139-213 ATS (-77.5 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 2-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 2-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)

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VANCOUVER (5-8-0-1, 11 pts.) at DETROIT (7-6-0-1, 15 pts.) - 11/10/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 151-121 ATS (+274.9 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DETROIT is 12-16 ATS (-13.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 6-12 ATS (-15.3 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
DETROIT is 2-2-0 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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LOS ANGELES (7-6-0-0, 14 pts.) at MONTREAL (11-1-0-1, 23 pts.) - 11/10/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 96-86 ATS (-36.4 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 32-46 ATS (-22.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 15-20 ATS (-13.3 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 11-2 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 11-2 ATS (+7.6 Units) first half of the season this season.
LOS ANGELES is 12-2 ATS (+9.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 9-21 ATS (-16.8 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (5-6-0-2, 12 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (7-5-0-1, 15 pts.) - 11/10/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 10-17 ATS (-11.6 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 344-394 ATS (+850.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 155-192 ATS (-71.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-5 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 7-5-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.2 Units)

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ST LOUIS (7-4-0-3, 17 pts.) at NASHVILLE (4-5-0-3, 11 pts.) - 11/10/2016, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 6-4 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 6-4-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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WINNIPEG (6-7-0-1, 13 pts.) at ARIZONA (5-7-0-0, 10 pts.) - 11/10/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 18-8 ATS (+29.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 11-5 ATS (+16.7 Units) in November games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-2 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.2 Units)

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DALLAS (4-6-0-3, 11 pts.) at CALGARY (5-8-0-1, 11 pts.) - 11/10/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 0-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
DALLAS is 32-45 ATS (-25.2 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 8-1 ATS (+6.8 Units) in home games in November games over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 187-153 ATS (+27.5 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
DALLAS is 110-97 ATS (+213.0 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 19-5 ATS (+13.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-3 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 3-3-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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Habs, Oilers start strong north of border
November 9, 2016

A season after every Canadian team was shut out of the NHL playoffs for the first time since 1970, two teams north of the border are off to strong starts.

The Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers made major moves in the offseason that have panned out so far, helping them build the largest divisional leads in the league.

Montreal began the season 9-0-1, creating a cushion in the Atlantic and re-establishing itself as a contender in the Eastern Conference. Edmonton won seven of its first eight, shooting to the top of the Pacific and making a rare appearance atop the Western Conference standings.

''It's great that we've created a buzz back in Canada, where hockey is the No. 1 sport,'' Oilers winger Milan Lucic told The Associated Press. ''There's definitely a buzz in Edmonton, where it's been a long time since fans have been able to root for a team that has won.''

Connor McDavid has made the Oilers relevant again, restoring pride to a five-time Stanley Cup-winning franchise that has endured a 10-season postseason drought. The 19-year-old center was named the NHL's first star in October after opening the season with three points in each of his first two games, scoring two game-winning goals and having 12 points in nine games.

McDavid played in his 14th game of the season Tuesday night at Pittsburgh, a year after a breaking his left clavicle 13 games into his rookie season. He was out for nearly three months last season but didn't miss a beat when he returned, finishing with 48 points in 45 games.

He draws attention from opponents like he's already a superstar and responds like a savvy veteran, giving up the puck to open teammates as he did to set up a winning goal Sunday night in Detroit. McDavid, the No. 1 pick last year, simply shrugs his shoulders and gives aw-shucks answers when asked to explain his knack for knowing when to shoot and when to pass.

''I've done it my whole life,'' he said.

Even though McDavid hasn't played an entire season yet, Oilers coach Todd McLellan doesn't hesitate to say he's one of the NHL's top players.

''The way teams are paying attention to him, checking him, and making him a focal point, I think that would indicate that a lot of the league agrees,'' McLellan said.

McDavid can't win alone, though.

Lucic has provided an instant return on the franchise's $42 million, seven-year investment in him during free agency over the summer, giving the team an established veteran to lean on in his 10th season. Every good team needs at least a solid goaltender and the Oilers have one in Cam Talbot, who is in his second season with the team and fourth in the league.

The Canadiens might have the best goalie in the world, and he's healthy again and so is the team's outlook. A blockbuster trade that went their way has helped, too.

Price missed much of last year with a knee injury, tuned up for the season with a World Cup-winning performance for Canada and looks like he did when he won the Vezina Trophy two years ago.

Shea Weber has never won the Norris Trophy, but this might be the year he's recognized as the league's top defenseman in his 12th season after being acquired in a jaw-dropping deal with Nashville for P.K. Subban. Weber was named the league's second star of October after leading all defensemen with 10 points, including a 10-day stretch in which he scored a league-high three game-winning goals last month.

Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin said Weber, ''changes everything,'' for the franchise.

''What he brings, you obviously see it on the ice, but off the ice, in the room, everywhere, it's his attitude, his behavior, the little details that show he's a real leader,'' Bergevin said.

SHARK ATTACK

The defending Western Conference-champion San Jose Sharks snapped a three-game losing streak by opening a six-game road trip with a 3-0 shutout of the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. It was the kind of game coach Peter DeBoer wants to see from his team.

''Our foundation is being hard to play against and not giving up too much,'' DeBoer said. ''We haven't scored, but we don't want to play a 6-5 game. I think even on the stretches where we didn't score last year, you could always rely on that foundation.''

GAME OF THE WEEK

Montreal will get tested perhaps more than it has been this season Sunday night on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks, who have won six straight going into Wednesday night's game at St. Louis.

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Sabres forward Kane set to return, Eichel not far behind
November 9, 2016

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane is set to return after missing 11 games with broken ribs.

Coach Dan Bylsma also said Wednesday that star center Jack Eichel might soon be cleared for practice. Bylsma said Eichel was meeting with a doctor to have his sprained left ankle evaluated, and could be cleared for on-ice workouts within days.

Bylsma said Kane will play later in the day when Buffalo hosts Ottawa.

Kane was hurt when he crashed into the end boards during the second period of Buffalo's season-opening 4-1 loss to Montreal on Oct. 13. Eichel was hurt a day earlier during practice.

Bylsma said center Tyler Ennis is being evaluated for what he called ''a mid-body injury,'' and won't play against Ottawa.

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NHL
Short Sheet

Thursday, November 10

Columbus at Boston, 7:05 PM ET
Columbus: 6-2 SU after a non-conference game
Boston: 2-7 SU off a close loss by 1 goal to a division rival

Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 7:05 PM ET
Minnesota: 2-10 SU when playing with 3 or more days rest
Pittsburgh: 37-18 SU after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6

Anaheim at Carolina, 7:05 PM ET
Anaheim: 1-6 SU in non-conference games
Carolina: 15-10 SU after 2 consecutive division games

San Jose at Florida, 7:35 PM ET
San Jose: 14-4 SU after having lost 3 of their last 4
Florida: 23-44 SU after having won 2 of their last 3 games

Vancouver at Detroit, 7:35 PM ET
Vancouver: 5-1 SU in road games after having lost 8 or more of their last 10 games
Detroit: 2-10 SU after winning their previous game in overtime

Los Angeles at Montreal, 7:35 PM ET
Los Angeles: 4-13 SU in road games after allowing 2 goals or less in 3 straight games
Montreal: 8-0 SU in home games

NY Islanders at Tampa Bay, 7:35 PM ET
New York: 0-5 SU revenging a loss vs opponent of 2 goals or more
Tampa Bay: 31-14 SU when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days

St Louis at Nashville, 8:05 PM ET
St Louis: 13-3 SU off a home loss against a division rival
Nashville: 17-29 SU after a win by 2 goals or more

Winnipeg at Arizona, 9:05 PM ET
Winnipeg: 5-0 SU in road games off a home win against a division rival
Arizona: 5-18 SU after having won 3 of their last 4

Dallas at Calgary, 9:05 PM ET
Dallas: 0-6 SU in a road game where where the total is 5.5
Calgary: 22-15 SU after a blowout loss by 3 goals or more in their previous game

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NHL RECORD:

11/01/2016 9-7-1 56.25% +1300
11/02/2016 3-3-0 50.00% -50
11/03/2016 10-3-0 76.92% +4280
11/04/2016 3-2-0 60.00% +450
11/05/2016 10-4-2 71.43% +3030
11/06/2016 3-5-1 37.50% -855
11/07/2016 1-3-0 25.00% -1100
11/08/2016 5-7-2 41.67% -985
11/09/2016 4-1-0 80.00% +1585

WLT PCT UNITS

M/L Picks 45-62-0 42.06% -4420

O/U Picks 80-72-15 52.63% +400

TRIPLE PLAYS - ***** 53 - 50 - 4

M/L-.......... 25 - 33 - 0

O/U-..........29 - 20 - 3


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIN at PIT 07:00 PM

O 5.5 *****

CLB at BOS 07:00 PM

CLB +162 *****

O 5.0 *****

ANA at CAR 07:00 PM

O 5.0

LA at MON 07:30 PM

O 5.0 *****

VAN at DET 07:30 PM

VAN +151 *****

O 5.0 *****

SJ at FLA 07:30 PM

O 5.0 *****

NYI at TB 07:30 PM

O 5.5

STL at NAS 08:00 PM

STL +129 *****

O 5.0

DAL at CAL 09:00 PM

U 5.5

WIN at ARI 09:00 PM

O 5.5

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Friday’s six-pack

My six favorite Bill Murray movies:

6) Quick Change– Saw this on my first date with my future ex-wife.

5) St Vincent– Any time a guy takes a little kid he is babysitting to the racetrack, the movie has a chance.

4) Caddyshack– This was more of a Rodney/Chevy Chase movie.

3) Stripes– The late Harold Rams should’ve acted in more movies.

2) Meatballs– Morty, the guy who ran the summer camp, later wound up as a judge on Law and Order.

1) Lost in Translation– Underrated movie with Scarlett Johansson.

Friday’s List of 13: Bottom 5, Top 8 in the NFL

32) Browns— Cleveland is 0-10, but not the only team that has trailed all its games in 4th quarter. 5-4 Lions have trailed all nine of their games in 4th quarter- they easily could be 0-9, or 8-1.

31) 49ers— Allowed a 100-yard rusher in each of their last seven games, which doesn’t happen very often.

30) Jaguars— Ran ball better last week than they have all season but teams that turn ball over four times almost never win. Host a Houston team this week that is 0-3 on the road.

29) Bears— They should start playing better with Cutler back at QB and Bucs-Titans-49ers on schedule in next month. For what it is worth, Jay Cutler grew up in a town called Santa Claus, IN; wonder what the high school’s mascot is?

28) Rams— I let this slide Monday because there were so many other things to be annoyed about, but Rams’ only TD against the Panthers came on a 4th-and-goal play from the 10 in last 0:40 when LA trailed 13-3. Going for it on 4th-and-goal from the 10, when you had an easy FG and you needed 10 points, was coaching malpractice.

Just because the play worked doesn’t make it a good decision; in a lot of ways, this ticked me off more than losing the damn game.

8) Broncos— Wade Phillips feels better, may be back on sidelines for this week’s game; if his defense doesn’t create opportunities for the Denver offense, it’ll be a long second half of the season— Broncos’ offense isn’t very good.

7) Giants— One of three teams (Cards, Jags) that haven’t scored a point yet on their first drive of the game. Wentz threw INTs on Eagles’ first two drives, so Giants got TDs on drives of 31-30 yards on their 2nd/3rd drives of the game, but when the coach is also the playcaller, shouldn’t they do better on their first drive?

6) Seahawks— Long trip east to Foxboro on a short week Sunday nite; they play Patriots for first time since their Super Bowl loss to New England. Seahawks’ rushing attempts in last three games: 19-17-12- they need more balance on offense. They also need a more mobile Wilson.

5) Chiefs— Have NFL’s best record (17-3) in their last 20 games, but only one of those wins was a playoff game. Alex Smith is back at QB this week, which should improve their play in red zone.

4) Falcons— 6-3 with bye week in Week 11, so they should be well-rested for stretch run, with little bit of a soft schedule, other than the KC game. Will Kyle Shanahan be a head coach elsewhere in ’17?

3) Raiders— Last time they were in the playoffs was 2002, when they lost Super Bowl to Tampa Bay. They’ll be there this year. First game after their bye is against the Texans on a Monday night in Mexico City.

2) Cowboys— If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it; at 7-1, no reason for Dallas to change QBs; they seem to be set there for the next 10-12 years. Interesting game in Pittsburgh this week, against the banged-up Steelers.

1— Patriots— After playing Seattle this week, their next three games are against 49ers-Jets-Rams; they’ll have to guard against boredom, playing those three stiffs in a row.

I’m not kidding; closest game they’ve had since Brady came back is 11 points- you need to play in close games during season to tighten up for the playoffs, when games will be close.

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