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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CLB at WAS 12:30 PM

CLB +170 *****

O 5.0 *****

WIN at CAR 05:00 PM

WIN +135*****

FLA at NYR 07:00 PM

O 5.5 *****

CAL at DET 07:30 PM

CAL +130 *****

O 5.0 *****

LA at ANA 08:00 PM

O 5.0 *****

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NHL Capsules
November 20, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) Alexander Wennberg's power play goal with 53.6 seconds remaining gave the Columbus Blue Jackets their fourth straight win, 3-2 over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

Washington's Nicklas Backstrom was called for high-sticking Nick Foligno with 1:34 remaining. Wennberg took a pass from Foligno and slammed it past Capitals goalie Braden Holtby. It was Wennberg's third goal of the season.

The goal was confirmed after a video review. It was the Blue Jackets' second power play goal of the game.

Alex Ovechkin's ninth goal of the season midway through the second period gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead, but the Blue Jackets tied it 14 seconds into the third period on Brandon Dubinsky's second goal of the season.

PANTHERS 3, RANGERS 2, SO

NEW YORK (AP) - Vincent Trocheck and Aleksander Barkov scored in the shootout to lift Florida over New York.

James Reimer made 33 saves and two more in the shootout, backing goals from Keith Yandle and Aaron Ekblad for Florida.

This is the first time this season the Rangers have dropped back-to-back games after losing to Columbus on Friday. It's the first time Florida has beaten New York at Madison Square Garden since April 18, 2013.

Henrik Lundqvist made 28 saves in his 700th start. He is only the fifth goaltender in NHL history to play 700 games with one franchise.

Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad scored for New York.

KINGS 3, DUCKS 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Jeff Carter scored twice and got his 600th career point, Peter Budaj made 28 saves and Los Angeles beat Anaheim.

Carter assisted on Drew Doughty's score early in the second period and then added power-play goals 71 seconds apart to make it 3-0. The first goal got him to 600 points.

Antoine Vermette and Rickard Rakell scored for Anaheim, and John Gibson made 26 saves.

FLAMES 3, RED WINGS 2

DETROIT (AP) - Mikael Backlund scored with 7:46 left in the third period to give Calgary a victory over slumping Detroit.

Garnet Hathaway got his first career goal and Matt Stajan also scored for Calgary. Flames defenseman Dougie Hamilton had three assists, and Chad Johnson stopped 21 shots.

Tomas Tatar and Anthony Mantha scored for Detroit, which lost its fourth straight. Jimmy Howard made 23 saves.

Backlund broke a 2-all tie when he slammed Michael Frolik's pass from the left circle past Howard and into the open side of the net. It was Backlund's second goal.

HURRICANES 3, JETS 1

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Victor Rask got his eighth goal of the season and 19-year-old Noah Hanifin scored his first, helping Carolina beat Winnipeg for its fourth straight win.

Elias Lindholm also got his first goal this season in the first period, and the Hurricanes kept up the pressure from there, challenging goalie Connor Hellebuyck with 40 shots.

Rask made it 2-0 on a power play early in the third, and after Mark Scheifele got his 11th goal for the Jets, Hanifin put it away with a power-play score with 1:43 left.

Cam Ward had 28 saves for Carolina, which finished 4-1-0 on this homestand.

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Monday’s six-pack

Six most popular picks this week in the Westgate Super Contest:

6) Raiders -5.5 (430)

5) Buccaneers +7.5 (434)- W

4) Vikings even (400)- W

3) Titans +3 (509)- L

2) Dolphins -2.5 (516)- W
1) Ravens +7 (596)- L

season record: 20-44-2

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

Colts 24, Titans 17— Indy led 21-0 19:35 into game, held on for dear life; they’ve now won 11 in row over the Titans and 24 of last 28. Tennessee lost its last nine visits here. Indy stays within 1.5 games of Texans in AFC South. Colts have now covered 10 of their last 12 post-bye games, eight in row when favored.

Lions 26, Jaguars 19— Detroit has still trailed every game this year in 4th quarter; all ten of their games were decided by 7 or less points- they actually covered this game on a late FG. Jax lost its last five games; in two games since changing OC’s, Jaguars lost by 5-3-7 points, scoring 18 pts/game while turning ball over nine times on 34 possessions.

Buccaneers 19, Chiefs 17— Tampa Bay is 4-1 on road, 1-4 at home; go figure- they converted 11-16 on 3rd down which is huge in a low scoring game. KC had won 18 of previous 21 games, but in their last three games, have scored three offensive TDs on 30 drives, with nine FGAs. Bucs outgained KC by 99 yards.

Giants 22, Bears 16— Chicago led 16-9 at half, never scored again. Big Blue’s seven wins are by total of 27 points; their biggest win was 17-10 over Rams in London, when one of their two TD’s was scored by defense. Only one of ten Giant games was decided by more than 7 points. Chicago lost five of last six games, is 0-6 on road, 1-4 as a road dog, losing away games by 9-14-6-16-26-6 points.

Vikings 30, Cardinals 24— Minnesota had TD on both defense/special teams, now has six such TDs this year; they snap 4-game skid, are 4-1 at home are tied for first with Lions in NFC North. Arizona allowed 28.5 pts/game in losing three of first four road games, with only win at SF; Cardinals turned ball over eight times in last three games, is 0-2-1 this year in games with spread of 3 or less points.

Bills 16, Bengals 12— When Houston Texans were on Hard Knocks in 2015, Bill O’Brien said this to his team: “You’re a part of the most competitive business in the world.” There is such a fine line between winning/losing these games. One play, one bounce of the ball makes all the difference. Bengals are 1-4-1 in last six games and their season is in freefall.

Cowboys 27, Ravens 17— Baltimore had 136 penalty yards, Cowboys 45. Dallas won/covered nine games in row; Cowboys are 4-1 at home, 3-1 as home favorites, winning home games by 14-14-6-7 points, heading into a Thanksgiving game with their rivals from Washington. NFC East teams are now 16-7 vs spread outside their division. Meanwhile Joe Flacco is taking grief from former Ravens; we’re a fickle society.

Steelers 24, Browns 9— Not only is Cleveland terrible (outscored 70-17 in second half of last four games), they haven’t had their bye yet so they’re tired too. Browns are 1-6-1 vs spread in its last eight games; QB kessler got KO’d, so it is McCown’s turn to get pummeled. All five Steeler wins this year are by 8+ points (wins by 22-8-29-18-15 points).

Dolphins 14, Rams 10— On their first 11 drives, Miami ran 42 plays for 92 yards; they were totally inept. Trailing 10-0 with 6:40 left, they won game with drives of 77-75 yards on 15 plays (10.1 yards per play, with penalties added in). Dolphins have now won/covered five games in a row; playoff teams find a way to win, cruddy teams find a way to lose. Miami is only a game out of the Wild Card slot.

Patriots 30, 49ers 17— There were three 4:00 games Sunday; funny thing is, only one of the three were it didn’t rain was the game in Seattle. 49ers are now 6-20 since Jim Harbaugh took off for Michigan; they were 44-19-1 while he was with Niners. Maybe they should’ve kept him.

Seahawks 26, Eagles 15— Wilson looks like his old self (almost); speed of new RB Prosise (was WR in college) makes Seahawk offense lot more dangerous. Seattle is 5-0 at home this year, 2-3 as home favorites, winning at home by 2-19-2-6-11 points. Eagles lost five of last seven games after a 3-0 start; they lost last five road games, allowing 27.7 pts/game.

Redskins 42, Packers 24— Green Bay is in free fall, losing last four games while allowing 153 points, most they’ve allowed in any 4-game stretch since the year before Vince Lombardi came to Green Bay (1958)— Pack lost last four road games, by 3-1-22-18 points; their only road win was in opener at Jacksonville. Redskins are 6-1-1 in last eight games after an 0-2 start (two home losses).

Under is 11-2 in NFL games this weekend. There were 12 extra points missed today; three of them in domes. Kicking is mental.

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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
11/10/2016 4-8-1 33.33% -2250
11/11/2016 5-3-1 62.50% +980
11/12/2016 4-6-4 40.00% -1155
11/13/2016 4-3-1 57.14% +475
11/14/2016 0-1-0 0.00% -550
11/15/2016 11-2-2 84.62% +4965
11/16/2016 1-1-0 50.00% -50
11/17/2016 3-7-4 30.00% -2150
11/18/2016 4-1-1 80.00% +1500
11/19/2016 3-9-4 25.00% -2915
11/20/2016 2-2-3 50.00% +450

WLT PCT UNITS

M/L Picks 56-79-0 41.48% -5820

O/U Picks 110-98-36 52.88% +1100

TRIPLE PLAYS - ***** 73 - 74 - 19

M/L-.......... 34 - 48 - 0

O/U-..........40 - 30 - 17

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Monday, November 21

Columbus won six of last eight games with Colorado; road team won five of last seven meetings. Teams split last four meetings here, with all four staying under total. Colorado lost three of last four road games, scoring six goals; under is 3-0-2 in their last five games overall. Blue Jackets won eight of last ten games; over is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

Home side won nine of last ten Calgary-Buffalo games; Flames lost four of last five visits to western NY. Four of last five series games went over total. Calgary won three of its last four games; under is 6-1-2 in its last nine games- they’re 3-2 in last five road tilts. Buffalo lost six of last seven games, four of last five at home; under is 7-1-2 in their last ten games.

Rangers lost seven of last eight games with Pittsburgh; over is 4-1-2 in last seven series games. Rangers lost three of last four visits to Steel City. New York lost last two games after winning seven of previous eight; they won four of last five road games. Over is 6-3 in their last nine games. Penguins are 2-3 in last five games; three of their last four games stayed under total.

Nashville won seven of last nine games with Tampa Bay (over 6-2-1); Lightning lost last five visits to Music City- home team won eight of last ten series games. Tampa Bay won its last four games, outscoring foes 15-4; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Lightning won five of last six road games. Predators won four of last six games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.

Dallas Stars are 5-3 in last eight games with Minnesota; over is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Teams split last four series games played here. Wild is 3-5 in last eight games but they’ve won three of last five on road. Under is 7-1-2 in their last ten games. Dallas Stars lost three of their last four games, also three of last four at home; under is 3-1 in their last four home games.

Blackhawks won nine of their last ten games with Edmonton; over is 7-2 in last nine series games. Chicago won four of its last five games in this building. Blackhawks won eight of last ten games; three of their last five wins came in OT. Under is 4-2-3 in their last nine games. Edmonton lost five of its last six games; over is 2-0-1 in their last three games.

Road team won last five New Jersey-San Jose games; Devils won three of last five visits here. Over is 6-4 in last ten series games. New Jersey lost last two games after a 5-game winning streak that included three wins in OT/SO. Over is 3-3-4 in their last 10 games. San Jose lost last three games, scoring four goals- they lost last two home games; under is 6-1-3 in their last ten games overall.

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NHL

Monday, November 21

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
CALGARY vs. BUFFALO
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 9 games
Calgary is 1-10-1 SU in its last 12 games ,when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Buffalo's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Buffalo's last 9 games at home

8:00 PM
COLORADO vs. COLUMBUS
Colorado is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Columbus is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Columbus is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Colorado

8:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 10 of the NY Rangers last 14 games on the road
NY Rangers are 11-4 SU in their last 15 games
Pittsburgh is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing NY Rangers

9:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. NASHVILLE
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games at home
Nashville is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home

9:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. DALLAS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Minnesota is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home
Dallas is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Minnesota

10:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 9 games when playing Edmonton
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Edmonton is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games at home

11:30 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. SAN JOSE
New Jersey is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Jose
New Jersey is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games on the road
San Jose is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Jose's last 15 games

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NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, November 21

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COLORADO (8-9-0-0, 16 pts.) at COLUMBUS (10-4-0-2, 22 pts.) - 11/21/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-1 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-1-0 straight up against COLORADO 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=-0.6 Units)

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CALGARY (8-11-0-1, 17 pts.) at BUFFALO (6-8-0-4, 16 pts.) - 11/21/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 3-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO 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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NY RANGERS (13-5-0-1, 27 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (11-4-0-3, 25 pts.) - 11/21/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 9-9-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (12-6-0-1, 25 pts.) at NASHVILLE (7-7-0-3, 17 pts.) - 11/21/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 43-88 ATS (+147.6 Units) in road games in November games since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 186-165 ATS (+366.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 14-2 ATS (+11.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 41-18 ATS (+10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 55-58 ATS (-38.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 25-30 ATS (-18.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 3-1 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 3-1-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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MINNESOTA (9-7-0-1, 19 pts.) at DALLAS (7-7-0-5, 19 pts.) - 11/21/2016, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 49-56 ATS (-22.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 21-32 ATS (-28.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 13-18 ATS (-12.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 20-5 ATS (+14.3 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 9-8-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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CHICAGO (13-4-0-2, 28 pts.) at EDMONTON (10-8-0-1, 21 pts.) - 11/21/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 420-407 ATS (+849.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
EDMONTON is 9-28 ATS (+39.7 Units) in November games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-1 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.3 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (9-5-0-3, 21 pts.) at SAN JOSE (9-8-0-1, 19 pts.) - 11/21/2016, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 2-2 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 2-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY 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, Under=-0.2 Units)

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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, November 21

New Jersey @ San Jose

Game 63-64
November 21, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
9.580
San Jose
12.032
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-175
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-175); N/A

Chicago @ Edmonton

Game 61-62
November 21, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
11.839
Edmonton
8.968
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 3
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-115); Under

Minnesota @ Dallas

Game 59-60
November 21, 2016 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
10.791
Dallas
12.198
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-110
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-110); Over

Tampa Bay @ Nashville

Game 57-58
November 21, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
12.138
Nashville
9.519
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(+100); Under

NY Rangers @ Pittsburgh

Game 55-56
November 21, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers

Pittsburgh
12.788
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-150); Over

Calgary @ Buffalo

Game 53-54
November 21, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
10.420
Buffalo
8.990
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
-130
5
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(+110); Under

Colorado @ Columbus

Game 51-52
November 21, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
9.758
Columbus
10.903
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(-105); Over

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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
11/10/2016 4-8-1 33.33% -2250
11/11/2016 5-3-1 62.50% +980
11/12/2016 4-6-4 40.00% -1155
11/13/2016 4-3-1 57.14% +475
11/14/2016 0-1-0 0.00% -550
11/15/2016 11-2-2 84.62% +4965
11/16/2016 1-1-0 50.00% -50
11/17/2016 3-7-4 30.00% -2150
11/18/2016 4-1-1 80.00% +1500
11/19/2016 3-9-4 25.00% -2915
11/20/2016 2-2-3 50.00% +450

WLT PCT UNITS

M/L Picks 56-79-0 41.48% -5820

O/U Picks 110-98-36 52.88% +1100

TRIPLE PLAYS - ***** 73 - 74 - 19

M/L-.......... 34 - 48 - 0

O/U-..........40 - 30 - 17


MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NYR at PIT 07:00 PM

NYR +145 *****

U 5.5 *****

COL at CLB 07:00 PM

O 5.5 *****

CAL at BUF 07:00 PM

O 5.0 *****

TB at NAS 08:00 PM

O 5.0 *****

MIN at DAL 08:30 PM

MIN +100 *****

O 5.5 *****

CHI at EDM 09:00 PM

O 5.5 *****

NJ at SJ 10:30 PM

NJ +195 *****

O 5.0 *****
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NHL Capsules
November 22, 2016

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Leon Draisaitl scored twice and Cam Talbot made 31 saves for his third shutout of the season, helping the Edmonton Oilers beat the Western Conference-leading Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 on Monday night.

Oscar Klefbom, Andrej Sekera and Anton Slepyshev also scored for the Oilers.

Corey Crawford made 22 saves in the loss as the Blackhawks had a two-game winning streak snapped.

Teenage captain Connor McDavid had two assists for Edmonton. The 19-year-old set up a goal 2:39 in by skating the length of the ice before centering the puck for Klefbom, who blasted a shot past Crawford.

McDavid also assisted late in the first when Draisaitl tipped in Klefbom's shot from the point on a power play for a 2-0 lead.

RANGERS 5, PENGUINS 2

PITTSBURGH (AP) - J.T. Miller scored short-handed to cap a second-period rally, helping New York overcome an early two-goal deficit to beat Pittsburgh.

The teams play again Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden to complete a pivotal, early season home-and-home between Metropolitan Division contenders. The Penguins have lost four of six and trail the first-place Rangers by four points.

Pittsburgh's Jake Guentzel scored twice in the first period of his first NHL game, but Rick Nash and Michael Grabner made it 2-2 before Miller, a Pittsburgh native, got his eighth of the season.

Kevin Hayes added his ninth goal midway through the third, and Derek Stepan also scored into an empty net.

Antti Raanta, starting the second game of a back-to-back for New York, rebounded after the first period and made 29 saves for his fifth win in six games.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 31 shots for Pittsburgh.

STARS 3, WILD 2, OT

DALLAS (AP) - Jamie Benn flicked in a goal 1:23 into overtime, lifting Dallas over Minnesota.

Benn took a cross-ice pass from Tyler Seguin in the left faceoff circle and shot over goalie Darcy Kuemper's right shoulder.

The Stars had lost five straight overtime games and nine in a row going back to last season. Their last overtime win at home was on Nov. 14, 2015 - also 3-2 against the Wild.

Dallas twice took one-goal leads, but the Wild answered each time.

The Stars' Jamie Oleksiak scored his first in more than two years on a rebound at 7:19 of the second period. Nino Niederreiter tied the game on the power play at 17:22 of the second.

Brett Ritchie gave Dallas a 2-1 lead at 1:01 of the third, but 3 minutes later, Erik Haula scored for Minnesota.

SHARKS 4, DEVILS 0

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Martin Jones made 26 saves, Chris Tierney and Patrick Marleau each scored early and San Jose sent New Jersey to its third straight loss.

Logan Couture and Brent Burns also scored for the Sharks, who had just one point in their last three games.

Keith Kinkaid saved 37 of 41 shots for the Devils, who ended their California trip winless in three games.

Tierney scored a short-handed goal two minutes into the contest after he stole a pass and raced unguarded to beat Kinkaid. Tierney later left the game after getting hit in the face by the puck.

PREDATORS 3, LIGHTING 1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - P.K. Subban scored twice in the second period and Pekka Rinne made 23 saves, helping Nashville to a win over Tampa Bay.

Viktor Arvidsson also scored and Ryan Ellis added three assists for the Predators, winners of two of three.

Rinne continued his hot November, improving to 6-1-2 on the month.

Tyler Johnson scored and Ben Bishop made 27 saves for Tampa Bay, which got its only defeat in the final game of a five-game trip.

AVALANCHE 3, BLUE JACKETS 2, OT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Matt Duchene scored 1:49 into overtime in his first game back from a concussion, helping Colorado snap Columbus' seven-game home winning streak.

The victory improved Colorado's record to 9-9-0, while Columbus, playing its second game in two days, fell to 10-5-2.

Colorado led 2-1 before Columbus' Cam Atkinson tied it with 6.5 seconds left, assisted by Sam Gagne and Zach Werenski.

It was Atkinson's second goal of the night and seventh of the season. His first score came at 9:00 of the first period.

Semyon Varlamov stopped 40 of 42 shots, while Curtis McElhinney, starting in relief of Sergei Bobrovsky, stopped 24 attempts.

SABRES 4, FLAMES 2

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Kyle Okposo had a goal and an assist, helping Buffalo bust an offensive slump with three power-play goals in a victory over Calgary.

Johan Larsson, Matt Moulson and Marcus Foligno also scored for the Sabres, who reached three goals in a game for the first time in 11 chances, since a 3-1 win at Winnipeg on Oct. 30. Buffalo has won consecutive games for just the second time this season.

Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist and Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary, which is coming off a 3-2 win at Detroit on Sunday night. Buffalo got two assists each from Sam Reinhart and Taylor Fedun, who now has four assists in three games since being called up from the AHL.

Robin Lehner had 29 saves for the Sabres, and Brian Elliott turned away 28 shots for Calgary.

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Tuesday’s six-pack

Six interesting college basketball scores from Monday:

— Wisconsin 74, Tennessee 62- Badgers were up 17 early; Vols caught up early in second half, went head for a while, but the more veteran team prevailed.

— Northwestern 77, Texas 58– Could be a huge win for Wildcats, who have never been in NCAA tournament.

— Bucknell 75, Vanderbilt 72— Oy. Bryce Drew’s old team (Valparaiso) is better than his new one (Vandy). Could be a long winter in Nashville.

— Creighton 86, Ole Miss 77— High-octane Bluejays win Paradise Jam.

— Oklahoma State 98, UConn 90— Brad Underwood is a really good coach. UConn is 1-3.

— Winthrop 84, Illinois 80 OT— Losses like this get coaches fired.

Tuesday’s List of 13: Nobody asked me, but……

13) Watching the Maui Classic Monday, got to hear Bill Walton do two games, along with Roxy Bernstein on ESPN2. Walton is a classic, a true original. Here is a partial list of the things he was discussing during the Tennessee-Wisconsin and Oregon-Georgetown games:

— Scrabble
— Grateful Dead and his love of music
— the Dakota Pipeline (Roxy got him off this subject pretty quickly)
— Banana bread
— the world record for amount of time holding your breath (24 minutes?)
— the origin of Georgetown’s mascot (Hoya)
— Davey Crockett (he is from Tennessee)

Walton does a lot of prep; I learn something new every time I listen to him, just that often it has zero to do with basketball. He is upbeat and fun to listen to.

12) Get well soon to Arizona Cardinals’ coach Bruce Arians, who was hospitalized Monday with chest pains. Original prognosis was apparently positive; hopefully he’ll be back on the sidelines very soon.

11) NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets have a player named Matt Calvert, who got 36 stitches in his face during a game with the Rangers last week. Mr Calvert got his stitches, came back into the game and wound up scoring the game-winning goal. Hockey players are tough.

10) Ryan Fitzpatrick is back at QB for the Jets this week; they play New England Sunday, in a game that was supposed to the Sunday night game until NBC flexed out of it and into the Chiefs-Broncos game.

9) LSU has to hire a football coach soon; Les Miles leaves big shoes to fill, but rumors are out there that big-name candidates are shying away from LSU, because AD Joe Alleva has a bad rap amongst coaches and administrators. People are hesitant to work for a guy who fired a coach with a record as good as Miles has.

8) Bears QB Jay Cutler may be out for the year with a shoulder issue; Matt Barkley is the backup right now— he’s played in five NFL games, but has never started one.

7) Quick basketball story: Long time ago I’m watching a high school basketball tournament with some friends; this is the first night of the tournament. Best player on the team that is losing gets his layup blocked, and he goes down in a heap, pounding the floor in pain. Three people carry him off and help him to the locker room.

One of my friends speaks up: “He isn’t hurt; his pride is hurt. He was getting his ass kicked and didn’t want to play anymore.” It was a bold statement bordering on rude, but we’re there again the next night, and the kid is out there against a lousy team, scores 30 points without a limp.

My friend was right; the kid had begged out of the game the first night. Go figure.

6) UCLA’s football team is not having a great year, in part because they had eight kids drafted by the NFL in April, the most Bruins picked in one draft since 1988.

5) Jim Grobe is the Interim football coach at Baylor this year, where one of the two best players they’ve had is Robert Griffin III. It is ironical that RGIII’s first game at Baylor was against Wake Forest, where the coach at the time was……Jim Grobe.

4) Mexico City is twice as big a city as Houston and Oakland….combined.

3) West Virginia got spanked at home by Oklahoma Saturday, but RB Justin Crawford ran ball 24 times for 330 yards, creating 11 missed tackles. He also fumbled near the goal line, which hurt West Virginia when they still had a chance to win, but 13.8 yds/carry is damn good.

2) FS1 (channel 219 on DirecTV) mainly televises just Big East basketball, which means you get to see a lot of low or mid-majors from now until Christmas, since Big East teams mostly take it easy with their pre-conference schedules.

It is fun to watch how low-major teams who are usually getting whacked use the game as an education, calling timeouts to teach certain situations; that’ll hopefully pay off for them when their conference play starts in January. But there are other reasons these games are played, too……

1) Speaking of which, I may not have these numbers exactly right, but if not I’m close; I got into a Twitter dialogue about this with ESPN’s Seth Greenberg last year.

Long Beach State pays basketball coach Dan Molson roughly $200K a year, but he actually makes around $600K, lot of money for a guy who has taken the 49ers to one NCAA tourney in his nine years in Long Beach. Where does the extra $400K come from?

Here are Long Beach State’s first five D-I games this season, all on the road, all coming with sizable guarantee checks attached: Wichita State-North Carolina-Louisville-UCLA-Washington. The extra $400K comes out of the guarantee money Long Beach gets for playing these games.

Long Beach has lost the first four of those this month, allowing 96.8 pts per game, with 26 points the closest loss of the four. Wonder what the players think about getting their butts kicked, just so their coach can fatten his bank account?

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Tuesday’s games

Carolina won five of last seven games with Toronto; last six series games stayed under total. Hurricanes won three of last five visits here. Carolina won its last four games, outscoring foes 12-4; this is their first road game in two weeks (1-4 in last five road games. Maple Leafs won last three home games, scoring 6 goals in all three; five of their last seven games went over the total.

St Louis won four of its last six games with Boston; under is 3-0-1 in last four series games played here. Blues won four of last five visits to Beantown, in series where road team won 7 of last 10 series games. St Louis won its last three games, outscoring opponents 11-4, but they lost last four road games. Under is 3-1-2 in their last six games. Bruins won four of last five games; under is 3-0-1 in their last four games.

Florida won three of last four games with Philly; under is 6-3 in last nine series games. Flyers lost last three visits to Miami by combined score of 14-6. Philly lost five of its last seven games; three of their last four road games went over- they lost 5-4/6-3 in last two road games. Florida won four of its last five games; over is 5-2-2 in their last nine games- they won three of last four at home.

Ottawa won three of last four games with Montreal; seven of last nine series games stayed under. Senators won three of last five visits to Montreal. Ottawa lost three of last four games- they scored 15 goals in their last ten games (under 8-1-1). Canadiens lost three of last four games; under is 1-1-5 in their last seven. Montreal won six of its last seven home games.

Islanders won four of last five games with Anaheim (under 4-1). New York won 4-1/3-2 in its last two visits to Orange County. Islanders lost four games in row and seven of last eight; they lost last thee road games, outscored 11-5. Under is 3-0-1 in their last four games. Ducks are 53 in last eight games; they won four of their last five home games- their last four games overall pushed the total.

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NHL BETTING TRENDS

Money Line

7:35 pm 11/22/2016
(5) PHILADELPHIA @(6) FLORIDA
Play AGAINST PHILADELPHIA using the money line in All games in a road game where where the total is 5.5.
The record is 10 Wins and 38 Losses for the last three seasons (-25.6 units)
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NHL BETTING TRENDS

Puck Line

7:35 pm 11/22/2016
(5) PHILADELPHIA @(6) FLORIDA
Play UNDER PHILADELPHIA using the puck line in All games in a road game where where the total is 5.5.
The record is 10 Overs and 38 Unders for the last three seasons (-25.6 units)
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NHL BETTING TRENDS

Under


7:35 pm 11/22/2016
(7) OTTAWA @(8) MONTREAL
Play UNDER OTTAWA on the total in All games in November games.
The record is 1 Overs and 8 Unders this season (+7.55 units)
BET NOW

7:05 pm 11/22/2016
(3) ST LOUIS @(4) BOSTON
Play UNDER ST LOUIS on the total in All games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season.
The record is 5 Overs and 18 Unders for the last two seasons (+13.2 units)
BET NOW

7:05 pm 11/22/2016
(3) ST LOUIS @(4) BOSTON
Play UNDER ST LOUIS on the total in All games when playing with 2 days rest.
The record is 4 Overs and 18 Unders for the last two seasons (+14.7 units)
BET NOW

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NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, November 22

NY Islanders @ Anaheim

Game 9-10
November 22, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
9.101
Anaheim
12.580
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 3 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-175
5
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-175); Under

Ottawa @ Montreal

Game 7-8
November 22, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
9.788
Montreal
12.927
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 3
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
N/A

Philadelphia @ Florida

Game 5-6
November 22, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
13.257
Florida
10.396
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 3
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+130); Under

St. Louis @ Boston

Game 3-4
November 22, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
12.008
Boston
13.538
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-145); Under

Carolina @ Toronto

Game 1-2
November 22, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
13.008
Toronto
10.549
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+110); Over




NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, November 22

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CAROLINA (7-6-0-4, 18 pts.) at TORONTO (8-7-0-3, 19 pts.) - 11/22/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 11-24 ATS (+36.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 28-49 ATS (+94.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 4-2 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 4-2-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.1 Units)

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ST LOUIS (10-6-0-3, 23 pts.) at BOSTON (11-7-0-0, 22 pts.) - 11/22/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 140-94 ATS (-9.0 Units) in November games since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 30-21 ATS (+8.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 111-82 ATS (+28.3 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 9-3 ATS (+5.8 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 3-9 ATS (-11.1 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 5-11 ATS (-13.3 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 6-11 ATS (-15.8 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 2-2-0 straight up against ST LOUIS 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, Under=-0.3 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (8-8-0-3, 19 pts.) at FLORIDA (10-8-0-1, 21 pts.) - 11/22/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 3-14 ATS (+20.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 7-17 ATS (-10.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 15-6 ATS (+21.3 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 14-3 ATS (+9.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 29-25 ATS (+60.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 80-71 ATS (+166.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
FLORIDA is 162-181 ATS (+364.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
FLORIDA is 52-76 ATS (-40.7 Units) in home games in November games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 172-164 ATS (-29.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 4-2 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 4-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)

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OTTAWA (10-7-0-1, 21 pts.) at MONTREAL (14-3-0-2, 30 pts.) - 11/22/2016, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 8-7 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 8-7-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (5-8-0-4, 14 pts.) at ANAHEIM (9-7-0-3, 21 pts.) - 11/22/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 5-12 ATS (-8.3 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 1-7 ATS (-6.2 Units) in November games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 5-12 ATS (-8.3 Units) first half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 8-1 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 4-1 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 4-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, November 22

Carolina won five of last seven games with Toronto; last six series games stayed under total. Hurricanes won three of last five visits here. Carolina won its last four games, outscoring foes 12-4; this is their first road game in two weeks (1-4 in last five road games. Maple Leafs won last three home games, scoring 6 goals in all three; five of their last seven games went over the total.

St Louis won four of its last six games with Boston; under is 3-0-1 in last four series games played here. Blues won four of last five visits to Beantown, in series where road team won 7 of last 10 series games. St Louis won its last three games, outscoring opponents 11-4, but they lost last four road games. Under is 3-1-2 in their last six games. Bruins won four of last five games; under is 3-0-1 in their last four games.

Florida won three of last four games with Philly; under is 6-3 in last nine series games. Flyers lost last three visits to Miami by combined score of 14-6. Philly lost five of its last seven games; three of their last four road games went over- they lost 5-4/6-3 in last two road games. Florida won four of its last five games; over is 5-2-2 in their last nine games- they won three of last four at home.

Ottawa won three of last four games with Montreal; seven of last nine series games stayed under. Senators won three of last five visits to Montreal. Ottawa lost three of last four games- they scored 15 goals in their last ten games (under 8-1-1). Canadiens lost three of last four games; under is 1-1-5 in their last seven. Montreal won six of its last seven home games.

Islanders won four of last five games with Anaheim (under 4-1). New York won 4-1/3-2 in its last two visits to Orange County. Islanders lost four games in row and seven of last eight; they lost last thee road games, outscored 11-5. Under is 3-0-1 in their last four games. Ducks are 53 in last eight games; they won four of their last five home games- their last four games overall pushed the total.




NHL

Tuesday, November 22

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. TORONTO
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina

8:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. BOSTON
St. Louis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 6-17-2 SU in its last 25 games ,when playing St. Louis

8:30 PM
OTTAWA vs. MONTREAL
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Ottawa's last 11 games
Montreal is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home
Montreal is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games

8:30 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. FLORIDA
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Florida's last 17 games when playing Philadelphia

11:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. ANAHEIM
NY Islanders are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Anaheim
NY Islanders are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Anaheim is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Islanders

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

STL at BOS 07:00 PM

STL +125 *****

O 5.0 *****

CAR at TOR 07:00 PM

CAR +120 *****

U 5.5 *****

OTT at MON 07:30 PM

OTT +175 *****

U 5.0 *****

PHI at FLA 07:30 PM

U 5.5 *****

NYI at ANA 10:00 PM

NYI +160 *****

U 5.0 *****