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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CHI at NYI 07:00 PM

U 5.0 ***** ( TOTAL OF THE NIGHT )

ANA at BOS 07:00 PM

ANA +110 *****

O 5.0 *****

ARI at TOR 07:30 PM

ARI +200 ***** ( DOG OF THE NIGHT )

U 5.5

LA at DET 07:30 PM

DET +110 *****

U 5.0 *****

NJ at STL 08:00 PM

U 5.0

FLA at WIN 08:00 PM

U 5.0

MIN at NAS 08:00 PM

MIN +110 *****

U 5.0 *****

NYR at DAL 08:30 PM

O 5.5

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NHL Capsules
December 15, 2016

BOSTON (AP) Josh Manson and Rickard Rakell scored second-period goals to lead Anaheim to a 4-3 victory over Boston on Thursday night.

Andrew Cogliano and Kevin Bieksa also scored for the Ducks, who won for the seventh time in nine games. Jonathan Bernier stopped 31 shots.

Zdeno Chara, Austin Czarnik and David Krejci had Boston's goals. It was the Bruins' fifth loss in six games (1-3-2).

Boston's backup goaltender Anton Khudobin made 23 saves. The Bruins have won just one game that regular netminder Tuukka Rask hasn't started.

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BLACKHAWKS 5, ISLANDERS 4

NEW YORK (AP) - Richard Panik scored the tiebreaking goal with 6:13 left in the third period for Chicago.

Panik's eighth of the season gave Chicago its fourth victory in five games and eighth in the last 10 meetings with the Islanders.

Scott Darling made 28 saves as the Blackhawks (20-8-4) rallied from an early 2-0 deficit.

Anders Lee scored his ninth goal of the season for New York, and eighth in the last 11 games, to break a 3-all tie 22 seconds into the second period. That followed a wild first period in which each team scored three times.

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COYOTES 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2, SO

TORONTO (AP) - Former Toronto forward Peter Holland scored the shootout winner for Arizona.

Traded to the Coyotes last week, Holland was the only one of the three shooters for each team to score in the tiebreaker.

Jordan Martinook and Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored in regulation for Arizona, and Mike Smith made 44 saves. The Coyotes have won three of their last four games to improve to 10-14-6.

Arizona product Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner scored for Toronto, and Frederik Andersen made 27 saves. The Leafs have lost four straight at home and are 12-11-6 overall.

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KINGS 4, RED WINGS 1

DETROIT (AP) - Nic Dowd had a tie-breaking goal late in the second period and Tyler Toffoli scored twice in the third for Los Angeles.

Derek Forbort scored 21 seconds into the game on the Kings' first shot and Dowd scored off his own rebound with 17 seconds left in the second period. Toffoli scored with 6:10 left in the game, giving Los Angeles a two-goal cushion that was safe against a team that is struggling to score and he added an empty-net goal with 3:34 to go.

The Red Wings had two shots in the first, their lowest total for any period this season and added just six more in the second.

Jeff Zatkoff made 17 saves for the Kings. Detroit's Jimmy Howard stopped 27 shots.

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WILD 5, PREDATORS 2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Devan Dubnyk made 34 saves, Eric Staal scored twice and Minnesota won its sixth straight.

Dubnyk's best save came with 8:30 remaining in the third period when he denied Ryan Johansen from the left faceoff dot with the Predators on a power play and Minnesota holding a one-goal lead.

Jonas Brodin, Charlie Coyle and Mikael Granlund also scored for Minnesota, which extended its longest winning streak of the season.

Ryan Ellis and Mike Fisher had the goals for the Predators, who have lost three of four.

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BLUES 5, DEVILS 2

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and two assists and Alex Pietrangelo scored the go-ahead goal for St. Louis.

Jori Lehtera, Nail Yakupov and Patrik Berglund also scored for the Blues, who overcame an early two-goal deficit. Jake Allen made 24 saves as St. Louis improved to 13-1-3 on home ice.

Adam Henrique and Miles Wood scored for the Devils, while Cory Schneider made 26 saves. New Jersey's losing streak is at a season-high four games and the Devils dropped their seventh straight game against St. Louis.

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JETS 4, PANTHERS 3, SO

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Mathieu Perreault scored the deciding goal in the sixth round of the shootout for Winnipeg.

Perreault did some slow stickhandling before flipping a forehand shot past Roberto Luongo to end Winnipeg's four-game losing streak.

Dustin Byfuglien had a goal and an assist, Adam Lowry and Bryan Little also scored in regulation, and Connor Hellebuyck made 41 saves.

Aleksander Barkov, Reilly Smith and Vincent Trocheck scored power-play goals - with Jets defenseman Toby Enstrom in the penalty box for each one - in the second period for Florida. Luongo made 29 saves.

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RANGERS 2, STARS 0

DALLAS (AP) - Rick Nash scored an unassisted, short-handed goal in the third period and two New York goalies combined for the shutout.

Nash broke up a pass by Jamie Benn near the Rangers' blue line, skated down the ice and put a snap shot past Dallas goalie Antti Niemi at 7:08.

Mats Zuccarello added an empty-net goal.

Henrik Lundqvist started in net for New York for the first time in six games, but left for 5:31 of the first period after Dallas' Cody Eakin hit him behind the net. Eakin received a major penalty for charging and a game misconduct.

Lundqvist finished with 27 saves. His brief replacement, Antti Raanta, had none.

Niemi made 28 saves for Dallas.

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Friday’s six-pack

— Seahawks 24, Rams 3– Seattle clinches the NFC West title.

— Rams were first NFL team with a logo on their helmet; it was designed by Fred Gehrke, who played for the Rams and whose grandson is Christian Yelich, the Marlins’ left-fielder.

— Former Villanova/NBA star Kerry Kittles is now an assistant coach at Princeton.

— Monmouth 82, Memphis 79— Statement win for the Hawks.

— 5-9 Marcus Keene has been a dynamo for Central Michigan this season; when he played at Youngstown State, he was listed at 5-11. Apparently the move to CMU cost him a couple of inches.

— Michael Floyd gets a DUI, is cut by Arizona, gets signed by the 1st-place Patriots. Players on cruddy teams will be driving drunk all weekend, trying to get cut so they can hook up with good teams.

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

13) RIP Craig Sager; the TNT sideline reporter passed away Thursday at age 65, after a courageous battle with leukemia. Known for his colorful wardrobe, Sager inspired us with his toughness as he would commute from chemo treatments to NBA playoff games last spring, then go back for chemo treatments the next day.

“Time is something that cannot be bought, it cannot be wagered with God, and it is not in endless supply, time is simply how we live our lives.” RIP sir.

12) Derek Dooley is the Cowboys’ WR coach; he was fired as Tennessee’s football coach four years ago. This month he got the last of his payments from Tennessee for having coached there. Four years of checks without stepping foot in Knoxville; not bad.

11) Jordy Nelson has 17 red zone receptions (plays inside opponents’ 20-yard line), the most of anyone in the NFL.

10) Tom Brady’s career record against Denver is 6-9, the only NFL team he is under.500 against.

9) Our thoughts and prayers are with baseball great Rod Carew, who received both a new heart and a new kidney Thursday. What a hitter Carew was, a career .328 batter.

8) Chicago Bulls are the only NBA team this season that has scored more points on the foul line than they have on the 3-point arc.

7) Ole Miss signed a new offensive coordinator from I-AA Sam Houston State, a team that ran the Air Raid offense. Ole Miss HC Hugh Freeze was once a high school coach, so hiring a guy from a I-AA program is no big deal.

6) Sean Woods “resigned” as basketball coach at Morehead State, which probably means they gave him some money so he would go away and they wouldn’t have to fire him. One parent claimed Woods head-butted his son, one of the Morehead players, which obviously is not good.

5) NFL salary cap is expected to go up around $12M next year, so next time Richard Sherman whines about Thursday night games, maybe he should say whether or not he would be willing to take less of a salary if the NFL eliminated Thursday games. Maybe he would, maybe not.

4) 20 of 80 teams playing in bowl games had a 6-6 or worse record, part of the reason ESPN is having a harder time finding title sponsors for these games that featured such mediocre teams.

3) SEC Network is showing lot of basketball this month, but by God, except for Kentucky, does anyone in the SEC go to any of these games? Games at Alabama-Tennessee-Miss State-LSU, they seemed more like funerals than games on a college campus. After New Year’s, when conference games start, things will pick up but these December games have had practice-like atmospheres.

2) If you care about such things, Golden State Warriors are 4-0 as a road favorite when laying 7 or less points, 3-8 when laying 8+ points.

1) Given what happened earlier today, I’m not sure how any NBA player can simply take a day off now to “rest”. Live your life, use the gifts God gave you to entertain the public. Ron Boone played in 1,041 consecutive ABA/NBA games and his team didn’t travel on a chartered plane. Life is short, we need to do what we can, while we can.

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NHL BETTING TRENDS
Money Line

9:05 pm 12/16/2016
(11) COLUMBUS @(12) CALGARY
Play ON COLUMBUS using the money line in All games on Friday nights.
The record is 6 Wins and 0 Losses this season (+7.4 units)
BET NOW

7:35 pm 12/16/2016
(7) WASHINGTON @(8) CAROLINA
Play ON CAROLINA 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 6 Wins and 0 Losses this season (+6.5 units)
BET NOW

7:35 pm 12/16/2016
(7) WASHINGTON @(8) CAROLINA
Play ON CAROLINA using the money line in Home games when playing against a team with a winning record.
The record is 6 Wins and 0 Losses this season (+6.5 units)
BET NOW

7:35 pm 12/16/2016
(5) SAN JOSE @(6) MONTREAL
Play ON SAN JOSE using the money line in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record.
The record is 20 Wins and 6 Losses for the last two seasons (+16.25 units)

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NHL BETTING TRENDS
Puck Line

9:05 pm 12/16/2016
(11) COLUMBUS @(12) CALGARY
Play OVER COLUMBUS using the puck line in All games on Friday nights.
The record is 6 Overs and 0 Unders this season (+7.4 units)
BET NOW

7:35 pm 12/16/2016
(7) WASHINGTON @(8) CAROLINA
Play OVER CAROLINA using the puck line in Home games when playing against a team with a winning record.
The record is 6 Overs and 0 Unders this season (+6.5 units)
BET NOW

7:35 pm 12/16/2016
(5) SAN JOSE @(6) MONTREAL
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 29 Overs and 13 Unders for the last two seasons (+16.75 units)
BET NOW

7:35 pm 12/16/2016
(7) WASHINGTON @(8) CAROLINA
Play OVER CAROLINA 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 6 Overs and 0 Unders this season (+6.5 units)
BET NOW

7:35 pm 12/16/2016
(5) SAN JOSE @(6) MONTREAL
Play OVER SAN JOSE using the puck line in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record.
The record is 20 Overs and 6 Unders for the last two seasons (+16.25 units)
BET NOW

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NHL BETTING TRENDS
Over

7:05 pm 12/16/2016
(3) LOS ANGELES @(4) PITTSBURGH
Play OVER PITTSBURGH on the total in All games after 3 or more consecutive overs.
The record is 10 Overs and 1 Unders this season (+9.5 units)
BET NOW

7:05 pm 12/16/2016
(3) LOS ANGELES @(4) PITTSBURGH
Play OVER PITTSBURGH on the total in All games first half of the season.
The record is 20 Overs and 6 Unders this season (+14.65 units)
BET NOW

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NHL BETTING TRENDS
Under

9:05 pm 12/16/2016
(11) COLUMBUS @(12) CALGARY
Play UNDER COLUMBUS on the total in Road games in non-conference games.
The record is 0 Overs and 7 Unders this season (+7.5 units)
BET NOW

7:35 pm 12/16/2016
(5) SAN JOSE @(6) MONTREAL
Play UNDER SAN JOSE on the total in All games first half of the season.
The record is 5 Overs and 18 Unders this season (+13.2 units)
BET NOW

7:35 pm 12/16/2016
(7) WASHINGTON @(8) CAROLINA
Play UNDER CAROLINA on the total in Home games on Friday nights.
The record is 2 Overs and 13 Unders for the last three seasons (+11 units)
BET NOW

7:35 pm 12/16/2016
(5) SAN JOSE @(6) MONTREAL
Play UNDER SAN JOSE on the total in All games in all games.
The record is 5 Overs and 18 Unders this season (+13.2 units)
BET NOW

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nhl record: ( like in baseball i only play dogs and totals )

12/01/2016 8-8-1 50.00% +350
12/02/2016 1-1-1 50.00% +0
12/03/2016 3-3-0 50.00% +175
12/04/2016 7-4-0 63.64% +1725
12/05/2016 1-4-1 20.00% -1600
12/06/2016 7-6-3 53.85% +600
12/07/2016 4-2-0 66.67% +1325
12/08/2016 8-6-0 57.14% +1500
12/09/2016 2-2-5 50.00% +100
12/10/2016 6-9-1 40.00% -1650
12/11/2016 3-8-1 27.27% -2725
12/12/2016 0-3-0 0.00% -1600
12/13/2016 3-11-0 21.43% -3900
12/14/2016 4-3-0 57.14% +500
12/15/2016 5-6-1 45.45% -150

WLT Pct Units

M/L Picks 92-136-0 40.35% -10120

O/U Picks 175-173-62 50.29% -7650

M/L Picks 89-135-0 39.73% -11720

oct- nov triple plays - ***** 102 - 111 - 27
dec triple plays - ***** 36 - 47 - 4

big plays
record based on 5 units

m/l-...........9 -22 - 0 - 1995

o/u-.......... 6 - 10 - 4 - 2500

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, December 16

Islanders won three of last four visits to Buffalo; road team won four of last five series games. Four of last five series games stayed under the total. Islanders lost 6-2/4-2 in last two games; they lost three of last four road games. Four of last five New York games went over. Buffalo lost three of last five games; they’re 4-3 in last seven home games. Over is 4-1-2 in last seven series games.

Kings won last three games with Pittsburgh; last two were in OT/SO. Under is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Teams split last four series games played here. Los Angles won three of last four road games; over is 3-1-2 in their last six games. Kings are 1-2 if they played night before. Penguins won their last seven games, scoring 39 goals; over is 12-0 in their last dozen games.

San Jose won seven of last eight games with Montreal; teams split last four series games here. Under is 8-2 in last ten series games. Sharks won three in row, six of last eight games; their last two wins were both in SOs. Over is 3-1-1 in San Jose’s last five games. Canadiens won three of last four home games; they lost last four times they scored less than five goals. Over is 3-1-1 in last five Montreal games.

Home side won six of last seven Washington-Carolina games; Caps lost three of last four visits to Raleigh. Under is 5-3 in last eight series games. Washington won its last five games, allowing total of three goals in last three games- they won 4-1/4-2 in last two road games. Hurricanes are are 0-3 in game following their last three wins, but they did win last three home games; three of their last four games went over the total.

Florida/Colorado split last ten home games; over is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Panthers lost two of last three visits to Denver. Florida lost eight of last ten games; they were outscored 18-9 in losing last four road games. Panthers are 2-2 if they played night before. Over is 5-0-1 in their last six games. Avalanche lost eight of last ten games; they’ve lost last six home games. Four of last five Colorado games went over total.

Road team won seven of last eight Columbus-Calgary games; Blue Jackets won last four games in the Saddledome. Under is 5-1 in last six series games. Columbus won its last seven games, outscoring foes 28-10; blue Jackets won five of last six road games. Under is 3-1-1 in their last five games overall. Calgary won six of last seven games, three of last four at home; their last three home games went over total.

Road team won seven of last nine Tampa Bay-Vancouver games; Lightning won last four games in this building, with two wins in OT. Over is 6-2-1 in last nine series games. Tampa Bay lost seven of last nine games, four of last five on road; over is 7-2-1 in his last seven games. Vancouver are off a 1-4 road trip; they lost last game 8-6. Canucks are 4-3 in last seven home games. Three of their last four games overall went over total.

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NHL

Friday, December 16

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. PITTSBURGH
Los Angeles is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games on the road
Los Angeles is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games

8:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. BUFFALO
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the NY Islanders last 8 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
NY Islanders are 2-10 SU in their last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing NY Islanders

8:30 PM
SAN JOSE vs. MONTREAL
San Jose is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing San Jose
Montreal is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Jose

8:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. CAROLINA
Washington is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Carolina
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Carolina is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Washington

10:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. CALGARY
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

10:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. COLORADO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games
Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games

11:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. VANCOUVER
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Vancouver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

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NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, December 16

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NY ISLANDERS (11-13-0-5, 27 pts.) at BUFFALO (11-11-0-6, 28 pts.) - 12/16/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 3-3 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 3-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS 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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LOS ANGELES (15-12-0-2, 32 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (20-7-0-3, 43 pts.) - 12/16/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 104-94 ATS (-39.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 19-25 ATS (-15.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 84-52 ATS (+19.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 16-6 ATS (+8.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 2-7 ATS (-10.6 Units) in home games on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-2-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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SAN JOSE (18-11-0-1, 37 pts.) at MONTREAL (19-6-0-4, 42 pts.) - 12/16/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 0-4 ATS (-6.7 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak this season.
MONTREAL is 14-3 ATS (+8.8 Units) in home games first half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 29-13 ATS (+15.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 20-10 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 36-19 ATS (+13.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 9-3 ATS (+12.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 12-25 ATS (-18.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 4-1 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 4-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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WASHINGTON (18-7-0-3, 39 pts.) at CAROLINA (12-11-0-6, 30 pts.) - 12/16/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CAROLINA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 80-42 ATS (+18.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 46-19 ATS (+18.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 16-6 ATS (+9.6 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 43-15 ATS (+15.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 26-8 ATS (+12.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 69-82 ATS (-59.4 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-3 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-3-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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FLORIDA (13-13-0-5, 31 pts.) at COLORADO (11-16-0-1, 23 pts.) - 12/16/2016, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 3-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 3-2-0 straight up against COLORADO 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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COLUMBUS (18-5-0-4, 40 pts.) at CALGARY (16-14-0-2, 34 pts.) - 12/16/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 14-5 ATS (+8.0 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 18-9 ATS (+27.2 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 16-9 ATS (+28.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 20-12 ATS (+33.5 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 18-9 ATS (+27.2 Units) first half of the season this season.
COLUMBUS is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) on Friday nights this season.
COLUMBUS is 11-4 ATS (+15.0 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
COLUMBUS is 40-32 ATS (+78.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 29-24 ATS (+60.8 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 29-20 ATS (+51.8 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 15-6 ATS (+21.7 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-2 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-2-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (15-13-0-2, 32 pts.) at VANCOUVER (12-16-0-2, 26 pts.) - 12/16/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 1-8 ATS (-7.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
TAMPA BAY is 349-397 ATS (-118.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 160-195 ATS (-64.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 2-3 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 3-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

LA at PIT 07:00 PM

LA +155 *****

U 5.5 *****

NYI at BUF 07:00 PM

NYI +140 *****

U 5.5

WAS at CAR 07:30 PM

U 5.0

SJ at MON 07:30 PM

SJ +130 ***** ( DOG OF THE NIGHT )

U 5.0

FLA at COL 09:00 PM

O 5.5 *****

CLB at CAL 09:00 PM

U 5.5

TB at VAN 10:00 PM

VAN +100 *****

U 5.0 *****

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NHL Capsules
December 17, 2016

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Sam Gagner got his fifth goal in five games, Zach Werenski continued his impressive rookie season with two assists and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Friday night for their eighth straight win.

Boone Jenner, Brandon Saad and Matt Calvert also scored for Columbus, which owns the NHL's best winning percentage at .750. The streaking Blue Jackets are 13-1-2 in their last 16.

The streak is tied for the second-longest ever for Columbus, which is in third place in the highly competitive Metropolitan Division with 42 points.

Werenski has 20 points on the season, tied for fourth among rookies. He has six more points than the closest defenseman.

Sergei Bobrovsky had 22 saves and won his seventh straight start.

Sean Monahan scored for Calgary, and Chad Johnson stopped 25 shots.

CAPITALS 4, HURRICANES 3, SO

RALEIGH, N.C. - T.J. Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored in the shootout and Washington earned its sixth straight win.

Oshie also scored the tying goal on a deflection with 6:04 left, Alex Ovechkin scored his team-leading 14th goal and Justin Williams also scored for the Capitals.

Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist, Jeff Skinner and Justin Faulk scored and rookie Sebastian Aho had two assists, but the Hurricanes had their seven-game home winning streak snapped.

Oshie beat Cam Ward high on Washington's first attempt in the shootout, and after Jaccob Slavin hit the post with a backhand to start the second round, Kuznetsov put a backhand high past Ward to end it.

Ward made 23 saves for the Hurricanes. Philipp Grubauer stopped 27 shots for Washington.

KINGS 1, PENGUINS 0, OT

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Tyler Toffoli scored a minute into overtime, helping Los Angeles end Pittsburgh's seven-game winning streak.

The Kings have won three of four overall and four straight against the Penguins. Toffoli got his eighth goal, and Peter Budaj stopped 39 shots for his third shutout of the season.

Matt Murray made his fifth straight start and had 27 saves for the Penguins. Pittsburgh had won nine of 11 and six straight at home.

Toffoli scored on a 3-on-1, taking a pass from defenseman Alec Martinez before skating to the top of the crease and lifting a wrist shot that beat Murray to the glove side.

SHARKS 4, CANADIENS 2

MONTREAL (AP) - David Schlemko, Patrick Marleau, Timo Meier and Melker Karlsson scored to chase Carey Price in the second period, and San Jose beat Montreal.

Looking for his 250th victory, Price was pulled after conceding the four goals on 18 shots. Al Montoya made five saves in relief.

Brian Flynn and Jeff Petry scored in the third period for Montreal. The Canadiens are 1-7-1 against San Jose in the last six years.

Martin Jones made 26 saves for San Jose. The Sharks have won four in a row, starting their four-game trip with shootout victories in Toronto and Ottawa on Tuesday and Wednesday night.

SABRES 3, ISLANDERS 2, OT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Rasmus Ristolainen scored 42 seconds into overtime to give Buffalo a victory over New York.

Johan Larsson and Matt Moulson also scored, and Ristolainen had his team-leading 19th assist to help the Sabres win their second straight game. Robin Lehner made 33 saves.

Ryan Strome and Alan Quine scored for New York, and Jean-Francois Berube made 34 saves in his first start of the season. The Islanders have lost four in a row.

PANTHERS 3, AVALANCHE 1

DENVER (AP) - Reilly Smith scored a short-handed goal to break a third-period tie, and Florida beat reeling Colorado.

Jason Demers had a goal and an assist, and Michael Matheson also scored for the Panthers. James Reimer made 30 saves.

Jaromir Jagr didn't assist on any of the Florida goals and remains three points behind Mark Messier for second place on the NHL's career scoring list. Jagr has 1,884 points and now returns home for five games as he tries to pass the Hall of Famer.

CANUCKS 4, LIGHTNING 2

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Bo Horvat scored the go-ahead goal off a lucky bounce in the third period, helping Vancouver beat Tampa Bay.

Ryan Miller had 25 saves and Brandon Sutter, Luca Sbisa and Alexandre Burrows also scored for Vancouver. Loui Eriksson and Markus Granlund added two assists.

Victor Hedman and Cory Conacher scored for Tampa Bay, which is 2-7-1 over its last 10.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 stops.

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NFL trends for Week 15 games

— Baltimore is 1-5-1 in last seven games vs NFC teams.

— Panthers are 14-6 in last 20 games as a road dog.

— Texans are 8-1-1 vs spread in last ten divisional games.

— Vikings covered nine of last ten as a home favorite.

— New England covered nine of its last 12 games.

— Redskins are 13-4 vs spread in their last 17 games.

Saturday’s List of 13: Random thoughts on a damn cold day

13) NBA has a problem on their hands; teams are routinely sitting stars when they play back/back games, and fans who are paying serious money to watch these games aren’t happy. I’m not talking about players who are legitimately injured, I’m talking about guys being given nights off to “rest”. Rest from what?

Seems like most teams try to rest their stars on the road, so their fans don’t get screwed out of seeing the hometown heroes play, but what about when the Cavaliers or Warriors or Rockets go on the road?

People pay a LOT OF MONEY to see Lebron play or Steph Curry or James Harden play and if they don’t play, thats bad for future business. Bad for current business, too.

“I never thought this would happen in our sport.” Allen Iverson said that about players resting during Friday night’s Lakers-Philly broadcast.

12) Gregg Popovich is the man most responsible for implementing this practice, but the media won’t call him on it because he’s won a lot and he’s a grumpy human on a good day.

But I remember walking into the Mandalay Bay sportsbook just before Christmas 2012 and there was a kerfuffle because the Spurs were on TNT that night and Parker/Duncan/Ginobili weren’t playing.

Spurs won anyway that night and now that practice has spread all over the league. Guys who played 2-3 games a day in their teen/AAU years can’t play a game one night, get on a private plane and fly to another city to play again the next night, its too much for them.

I sound like the old guy telling kids to get off his lawn but I’m right; modern NBA players make a bleeping fortune and they sit out games when they’re not hurt and it sucks.

11) I didn’t even mention people like myself who pay $200 for the Full Court package on TV; I want to watch ball, if a star sits out, I’ll just put another game on, so it isn’t as big a deal as if you go buy game tickets, then travel to the arena for that one game.

But when the average salary in the NBA is set to jump to $9M (AVERAGE!!!!) pretty soon, you’d think guys would suck it up and actually play in all the games, so people who drove 300 miles and use their savings to let their kid see Lebron or Dwyane Wade play wouldn’t go home disappointed.

10) There is a big mess up in Minnesota; 10 Golden Gopher football players were suspended for their bowl game, after an investigation into an alleged sexual assault at an off-campus apartment in September was re-opened. That opened a huge can of worms.

As a result of the investigation being re-opened, the rest of the Gophers are boycotting football activities, which puts their Holiday Bowl game with Washington State in jeopardy.

There is the potential for a lot of collateral damage here; bowls generally benefit charities, so that would be bad, Washington State would be negatively impacted, the people who work at Qualcomm Park and at ESPN would lose work.

There is the chance Minnesota could drop out of the bowl and be replaced by another team, but plans have been made and it would be cumbersome for another team to re-gather and begin bowl prep. Curious to see how this one plays out.

9) Elsewhere in Minnesota, Adrian Peterson will play this week against the Colts, coming back a little earlier than expected from his knee surgery.

8) This from Mr Bill Deacon on the Interweb:

“…..At the age of 52, Bill Wyman, Sir Mick (Jagger)’s former bandmate, married an 18-year-old called Mandy Smith. A few years later, Wyman’s grown-up son from a previous marriage married Mandy’s mother.

Which meant that Wyman’s mother-in-law was also his daughter-in-law.”

7) Louisville suspended its offensive coordinator as a result of the Wake Forest scandal, where a disgruntled former coach leaked gameplay info to Demon Deacon opponents.

I’ll say this, whether I’m right or wrong who knows, but it is how I feel: if a friend of yours does this and contacts you with gameplay info, no one on this planet is turning his friend in. You may ask him if anything is wrong, you may take the info and toss it away, but who would rat out their friend? It is unrealistic to think that would happen. A “friend” would not do that.

6) Austin Wiley, a top-20 basketball prospect in the class of 2017, has enrolled at Auburn and will be immediately eligible; this means the kid gave up his senior year of high school to play college hoop right now. Decisions like this are tough; you’re giving up a piece of your normal childhood, but for what?

Chances are he is a lot younger than his new teammates; from a social standpoint, is it a positive? He has to leave home; hopefully this turns out to be a good decision for the player, and is not a reaction to two Auburn players being suspended earlier this week after they got busted by the cops with weed.

5) Good news: Rod Carew is expected to make a full recovery from his heart/kidney transplants that took place Thursday night into Friday- whole thing took 13 hours. Medicine is an amazing thing.

4) Former NBA player Darius Miles is 35 years old; he made $62M in his 11-year playing career, which ended seven years ago. Unfortunately, Miles has declared for bankruptcy; this week his sports memorabilia was auctioned off near St Louis. You make $62M in 11 years, you shouldn’t be broke seven years later. Guys need to learn how to handle their money.

A guy like Shaquille O’Neal has been brilliant with his money; he owns close to 100 fast-food places and some car washes, plus she still banks a fortune each year doing commercials. Junior Bridgman owns 70 or 80 Wendy’s, but most athletes squander their money and that is a tragedy.

3) North Carolina is 8-4 vs Kentucky when they’ve played, with both teams in the top ten.

2) We will never see anything like this, but would love to hear a President’s candid thoughts (any President) after he leaves office.

— Was it what he thought it would be like?
— Did the time fly by?
— Did he enjoy it at all?
— Did he miss being able to drive his own car?
— Would he do it all over again, if he could?
— What advice would he give to future Presidents?

1) Nothing brings out hostility in people like getting stuck in traffic jams at Christmastime, when everyone is in a hurry to do the same thing; where I live, traffic jams are uncommon, but there was one today around 1:45 in the afternoon and people were salty about it. Horns blaring, near-accidents, people cutting off other cars, great fun.

Guy in lane next to me in a red Mercedes banged his horn so hard it looked like he might’ve hurt his hand. Why? Because the car in front of him let someone cut in front of them from a parking lot. Hey buddy, you drive a Mercedes, you’re probably rich. Chill. Merry Christmas!!!

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NHL BETTING TRENDS
Money Line

2:05 pm 12/17/2016
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7:05 pm 12/17/2016
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Under

8:05 pm 12/17/2016
(67) CHICAGO @(68) ST LOUIS
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nhl record: ( like in baseball i only play dogs and totals )

12/01/2016 8-8-1 50.00% +350
12/02/2016 1-1-1 50.00% +0
12/03/2016 3-3-0 50.00% +175
12/04/2016 7-4-0 63.64% +1725
12/05/2016 1-4-1 20.00% -1600
12/06/2016 7-6-3 53.85% +600
12/07/2016 4-2-0 66.67% +1325
12/08/2016 8-6-0 57.14% +1500
12/09/2016 2-2-5 50.00% +100
12/10/2016 6-9-1 40.00% -1650
12/11/2016 3-8-1 27.27% -2725
12/12/2016 0-3-0 0.00% -1600
12/13/2016 3-11-0 21.43% -3900
12/14/2016 4-3-0 57.14% +500
12/15/2016 5-6-1 45.45% -150
12/16/2016 6-5-0 54.55% +725

WLT Pct Units

M/L Picks 95-137-0 40.95% -8695

O/U Picks 178-177-62 50.14% -8350

oct- nov triple plays - ***** 102 - 111 - 27
dec triple plays - ***** 40 - 49 - 5

big plays
record based on 5 units

m/l-...........12 -23 - 0 - 520

o/u-.......... 7 - 11 - 4 - 2550

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, December 17

Flyers lost three of last four games with Dallas Stars; Philly won three of last five visits to Dallas, in series where visitor is 5-4 in last nine meetings. Three of last four series games stayed under the total. Flyers won their last ten games, allowing five goals in last three; over is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Dallas Stars lost three of last four games, split their last four at home. Under is 5-5 in their last ten games.

Arizona won its last two games with Minnesota, after losing previous six; Coyotes lost three of last five visits to Twin Cities. Under is 6-2-1 in last nine series games. Arizona won three of last four games (the loss was 7-0); seven of their last eight games stayed under the total. Minnesota won its last six games, allowing a total of nine goals; over is 5-3-2 in their last ten games.

Penguins won eight of last nine games with Toronto, winning last three visits here by combined score of 11-3. Under is 4-1-1 in last six series games. Penguins had their 7-game win streak snapped last night; they won 5-1/4-3 in last two road games. Over is 10-1 in their last 11 games. Maple Leafs lost six of last seven games; their last two losses were both in SO’s. Toronto lost its last four home games; under is 4-0 in their last four games.

Devils won last four games with Ottawa, winning last three games in this building. Under is 5-2 in last seven series games. New Jersey lost its last four games, outscored 19-5; they lost six of last seven on road- over is 6-0-4 in their last ten games. Senators lost three in row, six of last eight games, three of last four at home. Over is 4-0-1 in their last five games.

Anaheim won five of last six games with Detroit; they won last three visits to Motor City- over is 3-1 in last four meetings here. Ducks won four of last five games, but lost three of last four on road. Over is 5-0-1 in their last six games. Red Wings lost last four games, all at home, outscored 13-3; under is 2-0-1 in their last three games.

Washington won three of last four games with Montreal, in series where road team won seven of last ten meetings. Canadiens won three of last five games in this building. Montreal is 3-5 in its last eight games, 1-3 in last four road games, 3-1 if they played night before. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Washington won its last six games; they’re 2-2 if they played night before. Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

Sabres won last four games with Carolina but are 2-3 in last five visits to Raleigh; over is 6-0-4 in last ten series games. Buffalo is 5-3 in its last eight games; they beat Islanders in OT last nite. Sabres are 2-1 if they played night before. Hurricanes lost six of last nine games but won three of last four at home. Four of last five Carolina games went over the total.

Road team won six of last eight Chicago-St Louis games; Blackhawks won three of last four games in this building. Over is 4-1-1 in last six series games. Chicago won four of last five games, winning 2-1/5-4 in last two road games. Under is 8-2 in their last ten games. St Louis is 3-4 in last seven games but 5-1 in last six at home; over is 5-2-3 in their last ten games.

Rangers are 5-3 in last eight games with Nashville; home team won last four series meetings. Rangers lost 3-2/5-3 in last two visits here after winning previous three visits. Under is 6-1-2 in last nine series games. New York won four of last five games; they allowed one goal in winning last three road games. Under is 4-0-1 in their last five games. Nashville lost five of last seven games, three of last five at home. Over is 7-1 in Predators’ last eight games.

Tampa Bay won five of last seven games with Edmonton; home side won seven of last eight series games. Lightning lost four of last five visits here; three of last four series games stayed under total. Tampa Bay lost eight of last ten games, five of last six on road; over is 8-2-1 in their last 11 games. Edmonton lost five of its last six games, four of last six at home. Under is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.

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Saturday, December 17

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3:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona

3:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. DALLAS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Philadelphia's last 19 games when playing Dallas
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Dallas is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games

8:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. DETROIT
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Anaheim is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Anaheim

8:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. CAROLINA
Buffalo is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

8:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. WASHINGTON
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal

8:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. OTTAWA
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games on the road
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games

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

9:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Chicago

9:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games on the road
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
Nashville is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games at home

11:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
Edmonton is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Edmonton's last 13 games at home