Da Bum's 2018 NHL Picks/News/Trends/Best Bets - Thru The Stanley Cup !

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NHL's Top OVER Teams (based on Over %):

t1. Senators 31-18-3
t1. Blackhawks 31-18-4
3. Sharks 31-20-2
4. Panthers 26-19-5
5. Flames 30-22-1
6. Devils 27-20-4
7. Sabres 28-22-1


NHL's Top UNDER Teams (based on Under %):

1. Stars 31-16-6
2. Islanders 31-17-3
3. Ducks 32-19-2
4. Bruins 30-19-3
5. Kings 29-22-1
6. Blue Jackets 26-20-5
7. Habs 29-23-1
8. Hurricanes 27-22-3

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CAR at PIT 07:00 PM
U 6.5

NYI at BOS 07:00 PM
BOS -164
U 5.5

LA at NJ 07:00 PM
LA +140
O 5.5

MIN at BUF 07:00 PM
U 6.0

STL at FLA 07:00 PM
O 6.0

VAN at WAS 07:00 PM
O 6.5

ANA at MON 07:30 PM
ANA +187
U 5.5

VEG at TB 07:30 PM
VEG +137
O 6.5

ARI at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -279
U 5.5

SJ at WIN 08:00 PM
SJ +111
O 6.5

CHI at EDM 09:00 PM
U 6.5

CLB at COL 09:00 PM
CLB +109
O 6.5

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Bergeron scores 2 in 1,000th game, Bruins beat Islanders 3-1
February 5, 2019
By The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) Patrice Bergeron celebrated his 1,000th career game with a pair of goals as the Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday night.

Bergeron, just the fifth player in Bruins' history to play 1,000 games with the club, scored early in the second period and added an empty-netter in the final minute.

Peter Cehlarik also scored and Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots for the Bruins, who handed the Metropolitan Division-leading Islanders their first regulation loss in more than three weeks.

Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak assisted on both of Bergeron's goals.

Jordan Eberle scored for the Islanders and Robin Lehner finished with 24 saves.

CAPITALS 3, CANUCKS 2

WASHINGTON (AP) - T.J. Oshie scored as part of a dominant performance, Braden Holtby made 30 saves and stopped a penalty shot, and Washington beat Vancouver in Jay Beagle's return to his old home arena.

Alex Ovechkin assisted on Oshie's 16th goal of the season to pick up his 1,180th career point and become NHL's career scoring leader among Russian players. Ovechkin went into the game tied atop that list with former teammate Sergei Fedorov.

Holtby made 13 saves and denied Bo Horvat on a penalty shot in a busy second period to help the struggling Capitals pick up two important points. Holtby was run over by Horvat prior to Elias Pettersson's goal with 7.6 seconds remaining and was attended to by a team athletic trainer before finishing the game.

Brett Connolly and Jakub Vrana scored third-period goals for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who had lost eight of their previous nine games.

SHARKS 3, JETS 2, OT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Joe Pavelski scored a short-handed goal 2:49 into overtime to lead San Jose over Winnipeg.

Pavelski's 29th goal of the season came on a 2-on-1 with Brent Burns after a Winnipeg turnover, giving the Sharks a three-game winning streak to start off a four-game trip.

Logan Couture and Marcus Sorensen also scored for San Jose. Kevin Labanc had a pair of assists and Pavelski also had an assist. Martin Jones stopped 25 shots.

Blake Wheeler and Mathieu Perreault scored for the Jets, who had their three-game winning streak snapped and their run of seven consecutive victories at home ended. Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves.

HURRICANES 4, PENGUINS 0

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Curtis McElhinney stopped 23 shots, Brett Pesce and Jordan Martinook scored from way out, and Michael Ferland and Andrei Svechnikov poured it on late as Carolina began a pivotal five-game trip with a victory over Pittsburgh.

McElhinney collected his first shutout of the season and ninth of his 11-year career by stuffing Jared McCann and Jake Guentzel with sprawling saves in the first period and never letting up as the Hurricanes picked up two big points as they try to stay in the mix for their first playoff berth in nearly a decade.

Matt Murray made 28 saves for the Penguins but lost for the third time in four starts since the All-Star break. Pittsburgh struggled to generate any consistent offensive pressure against McElhinney while playing without injured star Evgeni Malkin, who missed his third consecutive game with an upper-body injury.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3, LIGHTNING 2, SO

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Alex Tuch scored the only goal in a shootout and Vegas halted a four-game losing streak with a victory over Tampa Bay.

Vegas got goals from Cody Eakin and Valentin Zykov in regulation. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 24 shots.

Brayden Point and Mathieu Joseph scored for the NHL-leading Lightning, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 35 saves. Steven Stamkos had two assists to give him 14 points over his last 10 games.

KINGS 5, DEVILS 1

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Tyler Toffoli scored twice in 35 seconds early in the third period to spark Los Angeles.

Toffoli, who had the overtime winner Monday against the Rangers, helped send the Kings to their third win in four games. Adrian Kempe, Dion Phaneuf and Ilya Kovalchuk also scored for Los Angeles. Jack Campbell made 29 saves and Anze Kopitar had three assists.

Pavel Zacha scored for New Jersey, and Keith Kinkaid stopped 20 shots.

CANADIENS 4, DUCKS 1

MONTREAL (AP) - Brendan Gallagher had two goals and an assist, and Montreal beat slumping Anaheim.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Phillip Danault also scored for the Canadiens, who improved to 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Jonathan Drouin had three assists. Carey Price made 24 saves for his sixth straight victory - his longest winning streak since the 2016-17 season.

Captain Ryan Getzlaf scored for the Ducks, who have lost five in a row. Chad Johnson stopped 28 shots.

PREDATORS 5, COYOTES 2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Craig Smith, Filip Forsberg and Ryan Ellis scored in the second period, and Nashville beat Arizona to snap a three-game skid at home.

Pekka Rinne made 24 saves as Nashville avoided being swept by Arizona this season, though the Coyotes did take the series 2-1.

Roman Josi scored an empty-net goal with 2:50 left and had two assists, Calle Jarnkrok had a goal, and Ellis also had an assist.

SABRES 5, WILD 4, SO

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Sam Reinhart scored the lone shootout goal and Buffalo won for just the third time in nine games.

Reinhart also had a goal and an assist in regulation for the Sabres, who led by two in the second period before giving up Zach Parise's tying goal with 1:37 left in the third. Linus Ullmark stopped 41 shots through overtime in a game Buffalo never trailed.

Jack Eichel set up two goals and C.J. Smith also scored. Buffalo's once anemic power-play unit converted both opportunities on goals from Evan Rodrigues and Rasmus Dahlin.

BLACKHAWKS 6, OILERS 2

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and Chicago scored four goals in less than a three-minute span of the third period.

Erik Gustafsson, John Hayden, Dylan Strome, Drake Caggiula and Dominik Kahun also scored for the Blackhawks, who have won five straight. Cam Ward stopped 25 shots.

Leon Draisaitl scored both goals for Edmonton, which matched a season-high with its sixth-straight loss. Cam Talbot turned aside 23 of 27 shots before giving way to Mikko Koskinen, who made six saves.

BLUE JACKETS 6, AVALANCHE 3

DENVER (AP) - Josh Anderson scored the tiebreaking goal with 9:31 remaining, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 27 shots and Columbus snapped a five-game skid by beating Colorado.

Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice for Columbus, including an empty-netter. Oliver Bjorkstrand, Cam Atkinson and Alexander Wennberg also had goals.

Nikita Zadorov, Samuel Girard and defensemen Erik Johnson scored for Colorado, which dropped its fourth straight and fell to 3-12-2 since Dec. 21.

BLUES 3, PANTHERS 2

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Vince Dunn scored with 3:53 left to cap a third-period rally from a two-goal deficit and lift St. Louis over Florida.

Aleksander Barkov put Florida ahead 2-0 with a goal 30 seconds into the final period, but Colton Parayko, Ryan O'Reilly and Dunn brought St. Louis flying back for its third straight win. Dunn beat James Reimer with a shot from the slot.

Jordan Binnington stopped 22 shots for St. Louis. Henrik Borgstrom also scored for Florida, and Reimer made 31 saves.

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SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:35 PM Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena
8:05 PM Boston Bruins New York Rangers Madison Square Garden


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NHL FEB. RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

02/05/2019 11-8-0 57.89% +16.35
02/04/2019 2-4-0 33.33% -11.00
02/03/2019 1-4-0 20.00% -16.40
02/02/2019 11-8-1 57.89% +11.50
02/01/2019 4-9-0 30.77% -25.75

Totals.............29-33-1......46.77%......-25.30


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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS

02/05/2019...............4 - 1..................+19.85..................5 - 7.................-13.50..............+6.35
02/04/2019...............0 - 2..................-10.00...................2 - 2.................-1.00................-11.00
02/03/2019...............1 - 1..................+0.10....................0 - 3................- 16.50..............-16.40
02/02/2019...............2 - 2..................+2.50....................8 - 4................+18.00.............+20.50
02/01/2019...............1 - 3...................-7.75....................2 - 6.................-23.00..............-30.75


Totals.......................8 - 7...................+4.70..................17 - 22................-36.00..............-31.30

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

— Happy birthday to the great Hank Aaron, who turned 85 Tuesday.

— Pacers 136, Lakers 94— Lebron James’ worst loss in the NBA.

— Illinois 79, Michigan State 74— Third straight loss for the Spartans.

— St John’s 70, Marquette 69— Very big win for Chris Mullin’s team.

— Kansas State 74, Kansas 67— This was the Wildcats’ Super Bowl.

— New Mexico 83, San Diego State 70— Aztecs are 1-4 on Mountain West road.


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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings…….



13) Happy New Year to any Chinese friends we may have reading this: 2019 is Year of the Pig. This is from chinesenewyear.net:

“The Pig is the twelfth of all zodiac animals. According to one myth, the Jade Emperor said the order would be decided by the order in which they arrived to his party. Pig was late because he overslept. Another story says that a wolf destroyed his house. He had to rebuild his home before he could set off. When he arrived, he was the last one and could only take twelfth place.”

12) Looks like the bubble for the Field of 68 in March isn’t going to be very strong; Indiana just lost seven games in a row, and they’re still hanging on to one of the play-in spots.

Nebraska has been awful recently, losing their last five games; they’re 3-8 in the Big 14 and they’re not even listed as a 10-seed, not even a play-in team. They’re not a good team.

St John’s lost five of its last eight games, losing by 30 at Duke, but they’re an 11-seed.

A lot of this will play itself out, but the quality of college basketball has dropped a lot the last few years— just not as many real good teams, even with the big boys poaching role players from low major schools. Too many kids leave school early, hoping to get to the NBA, but they wind up in the G-League or in Europe. Staying in school would help them, and would help college ball.

11) Washington is the best team in the Pac-12; right now, they’re listed as an 8-seed, which means they probably don’t get out of the first weekend, if they even win a game. The Pac-12 is having a terrible season, in large part because they have a ton of inexperienced players.

10) Washington Wizards’ star John Wall ruptured an achilles tendon, is out for a year; he last played Dec 26, had one procedure Jan 8 for a lesser achilles injury, then fell in his home and thats when his achilles tendon ruptured.

Wall has four years left on his contract after this year; he is scheduled to make $169.2M during those four years. No pressure on the surgeon who fixes his Achilles.

9) Michigan State loses G Joshua Langford for the season with an ankle injury; he was averaging 28.6 mpg, scoring 15.0 ppg, 2.3 assists/game and 3.6 rebounds/game. Spartans lost their last three games, at Purdue, Illinois and at home to Indiana, after an 18-1 start.

8) Eagles put the franchise tag on Nick Foles, in hopes of getting a 3rd-round draft pick in a trade for him, but then Foles negated that option by saying he’d pay Philly $2M to become a free agent.

There are several teams who need a quarterback.

7) Tennessee is #1 in country in basketball, but the last time Tennessee won the SEC basketball tournament was 1979; ten other schools have won the SEC tourney since then.

6) Why did Texas dump Rick Barnes? Longhorns are 16-29 in Big X games the last three years, and don’t play the “havoc” style that made Shaka Smart’s VCU teams successful. Smart seems out of place at Texas; at VCU, he out-recruited his league and pressed successfully.

Barnes is 31-15 in SEC games the last three years at Tennessee.

5) Right now, Cal-Irvine and Stony Brook are the only two college basketball teams with ten road wins this season.

4) NBA teams with worst records vs spread on second night of back/backs:
Celtics 0-7, Nets 1-9, Kings 2-8, 76ers 2-6

NBA teams with best records vs spread on second night of back/backs:
Raptors 7-2, Wizards 6-2, Hornets 5-2, Nuggets 5-2-1

3) The new AAF that starts this weekend has no kickoffs, and teams that score TD’s have to go for 2 points every time- no PAT’s. No TV timeouts; games are expected to last 2:30 at most.

2) Odd fact: Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts have played in four Super Bowls, all of which were played in Miami. Next year’s Super Bowl is in Miami.

1) Sports Illustrated throws a party the night before the Super Bowl every year; saw a clip on Twitter of this year’s party, where Snoop Dawg was talking to Urban Meyer for a couple minutes. Would’ve been fun to listen in on that; talk about worlds colliding. Snoop does know his football, though.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, February 6

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OTTAWA (19-28-0-5, 43 pts.) at TORONTO (32-17-0-3, 67 pts.) - 2/6/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 10-0 ATS (+10.0 Units) in home games in February games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 15-4 ATS (+7.9 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
TORONTO is 39-20 ATS (+15.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 57-62 ATS (+145.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 150-153 ATS (-83.0 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
TORONTO is 399-409 ATS (-81.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TORONTO is 190-211 ATS (-105.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 6-3 (+5.7 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 6-3-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.9 Units)

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BOSTON (29-17-0-7, 65 pts.) at NY RANGERS (22-22-0-8, 52 pts.) - 2/6/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 49-56 ATS (-27.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 91-110 ATS (-37.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 20-31 ATS (-17.9 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 81-90 ATS (-53.3 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 117-149 ATS (-100.1 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 208-246 ATS (-149.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 118-140 ATS (-52.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 6-1 (+7.2 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 6-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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NHL

Wednesday, February 6

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Trend Report
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Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games
Ottawa is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Ottawa is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Ottawa is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games on the road
Ottawa is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
Ottawa is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Ottawa is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games
Toronto is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Toronto is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
Toronto is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Toronto is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa

Boston Bruins
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Boston's last 22 games on the road
Boston is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing NY Rangers
Boston is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing NY Rangers
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
NY Rangers is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 8 games at home
NY Rangers is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Boston
NY Rangers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Boston
NY Rangers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston


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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, February 6


Ottawa @ Toronto

Game 25-26
February 6, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
9.881
Toronto
11.762
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-300
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-300); Under

Boston @ NY Rangers

Game 27-28
February 6, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
10.362
NY Rangers
11.338
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-145
6
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+125); Over

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

OTT at TOR 07:30 PM
OTT +277
O 6.5

BOS at NYR 08:00 PM
NYR +137
O 6.0

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Rangers rally to stun Bruins in SO
February 6, 2019
By The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) Tony DeAngelo scored the decisive goal in the seventh round of the shootout and the New York Rangers rallied from two goals down in the third period to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Wednesday night.

Mika Zibanejad, Kevin Hayes and Filip Chytil scored for New York and Alexandar Georgiev finished with 27 saves. The Rangers won for the second time in five games (2-2-1) after a stretch in which they won four of five.

Danton Heinen, David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron scored for Boston, Brad Marchand had two assists, and Jaroslav Halak stopped 36 shots. The Bruins had a two-game winning streak end, but earned a point for the fifth straight game (2-0-3).

Zibanejad and Marchand each scored in the third round of the tiebreaker, and the Rangers won it when David Krejci missed on the Bruins' last attempt.

MAPLE LEAFS 5, SENATORS 4

TORONTO (AP) - Morgan Rielly broke a tie midway through the third period and Toronto beat Ottawa.

Rielly started a rush after an Ottawa turnover, passed to Zach Hyman, and took Hyman's backhand pass alone in front of the goal for his 14th of the season. It also was Rielly's career-high 53rd point.

Auston Matthews, fresh off news of a contract extension, Hyman, Andreas Johnsson and John Tavares also scored for Toronto. Magnus Paajarvi scored twice, and Thomas Chabot and Matt Duchene added goals for Ottawa. Toronto won its third straight and handed Ottawa its fifth straight loss.

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SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Carolina Hurricanes Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center
7:05 PM Colorado Avalanche Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
7:05 PM Los Angeles Kings Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
7:05 PM New York Islanders New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
7:05 PM Pittsburgh Penguins Florida Panthers BB&T Center
7:35 PM Anaheim Ducks Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
7:35 PM St. Louis Blues Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena
7:35 PM Vegas Golden Knights Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
7:35 PM Winnipeg Jets Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
8:05 PM Dallas Stars Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena
8:05 PM Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center
8:35 PM Vancouver Canucks Chicago Blackhawks United Center
9:05 PM Columbus Blue Jackets Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena
9:05 PM San Jose Sharks Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome


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NHL FEB. RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

02/06/2019 3-1-0 75.00% +11.85
02/05/2019 11-8-0 57.89% +16.35
02/04/2019 2-4-0 33.33% -11.00
02/03/2019 1-4-0 20.00% -16.40
02/02/2019 11-8-1 57.89% +11.50
02/01/2019 4-9-0 30.77% -25.75

Totals.............32-34-1......48.48%......-13.45


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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS

02/06/2019...............1 - 1..................+1.85....................2 - 0.................+10.00............+11.85
02/05/2019...............4 - 1..................+19.85..................5 - 7.................-13.50..............+6.35
02/04/2019...............0 - 2..................-10.00...................2 - 2.................-1.00................-11.00
02/03/2019...............1 - 1..................+0.10....................0 - 3................- 16.50..............-16.40
02/02/2019...............2 - 2..................+2.50....................8 - 4................+18.00.............+20.50
02/01/2019...............1 - 3...................-7.75....................2 - 6.................-23.00..............-30.75


Totals.......................9 - 8...................+6.55..................19 - 22................-26.00..............-19.45

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Thursday’s 6-pack

— Colorado 84, UCLA 73— Is possible both UCLA/Arizona jobs will be open soon.

— TCU 70, Oklahoma State 68— JD Miller hit a tough runner at the buzzer for the win.

— LSU 92, Mississippi State 88 OT— Really good game that felt like a March game.

— Vermont 86, Maine 63— Vermont leads by a game in America East.

— UNLV 83, Boise State 72— Rebels made 14-26 three-pointers.

— Villanova 66, Creighton 59 OT— First meeting was 90-78; go figure. This game ended on a hoop that was well after the buzzer, but was allowed- that hoop covered the spread.

Quote of the Day
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”
David Brinkley


Thursday’s quiz
Where was the Oklahoma City Thunder franchise located, before they moved to Oklahoma?

Wednesday’s quiz
TV analyst Bill Raftery used to be basketball coach at Seton Hall.

Tuesday’s quiz
St Louis Blues made the Stanley Cup finals in its first three years in existence, in the late 60’s/early 70’s, but went 0-12 those three Finals series.

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Thursday’s List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud

13) MLB has suggested a rule requiring pitchers to face a minimum of three batters in each appearance, to lessen the tedious lefty/righty pitching changes that make the end of games drag out endlessly. In one game last year, a team used five relievers in one inning, with each pitcher facing one guy.

12) Also looks like the DH could be in the NL soon, as soon as in this year or next, which makes the Mets’ acquiring Robinson Cano look better. The players’ union would like the DH to be put into place this season in the NL, probably because DH’s make a lot more money than the average player.

Last season, pitchers batted .115 with a .144 on-base %age and .149 slugging %age in 4,524 at-bats.

11) Big trade in the NBA late Tuesday night; Clippers traded Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanovic, Mike Scott to the 76ers for Landry Shamet, Wilson Chandler, Mike Muscala, a ’20 1st-round draft pick, ’21 unprotected 1st round pick and two 2nd round picks.

Elton Brand is Philly’s GM, and he is being very aggressive in his trading.

10) Kansas-Kansas State game Tuesday night was a joy to listen to; Jon Sciambi calling the action, with Stan Van Gundy/Chauncey Billups doing analysis. Really good team of guys, no screaming, no BS, they talked about basketball with enthusiasm and it was great.

9) Tuesday night also was the 20th anniversary of the first time Mike Breen/Walt Frazier worked together on a Knicks’ telecast; they’re an excellent team.

I was lucky enough to meet Walt Frazier at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas a few years ago; he was friendly, enjoyed talking when he really had no reason to be nice to me, a stranger. He’s a good guy, a great ambassador for the NBA and the Knicks.

8) Atlanta Falcons released 43-year old kicker Matt Bryant, who had two years left on his contract; he was 20-21 on FG’s this past season, and had been with the Falcons for the last decade.

7) Odds to win the AAF, the new football league:
5-2: Arizona Hotshots
4-1: Salt Lake Stallions
5-1: Atlanta, Orlando, San Antonio
10-1: Birmingham, Memphis, San Diego

Not sure how you come up with odds for a brand-new league, but they did.

6) One thing that will be coming up soon that is a little odd; Conference USA has left the last four games of its teams’ conference schedules blank. After the games of Feb 16, the league will then schedule those games, with top teams playing each other, to increase all their power rankings, in hopes of getting an at-large (they ain’t getting one).

Maybe the C-USA survivor will get a better NCAA seed; this is the first time this approach has been tried, so we’ll see how it works.

5) Roger Staubach turned 77 this week; typing that made me feel old.

He is my sleeper answer to the question: “If you had the ball on your 20 with 2:00 left, down 3, who would you want as your QB?” I’m not a Dallas fan, but he was a great player.

4) Former Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops re-emerged Wednesday as the coach/GM of the Dallas franchise in the XFL, a new league that will begin play in the spring of 2020.

3) This is an interesting number: 40% of all men’s basketball players who enter Division I directly out of high school leave their first college by the end of their sophomore year.

2) Damn, that happened fast; one of Kirk Herbstreit’s sons signed on to play DB at Clemson next season. I remember when Herbstreit would bring his kids on the College GameDay set, and they were all little kids. Time flies.

1) Next year is the NFL’s 100th season, and it sounds like they’re going to start with a Packers-Bears Thursday night matchup in Week 1, the oldest rivalry in the league.

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In the Crease - Week 20
Joe Williams

Philly Cheese Stakes
The Philadelphia Flyers continues to rack up victories and they're showing no signs of letting up. The goaltending duo of Carter Hart and Anthony Stolarz have stepped up, and the offense is providing more than enough support. Philadelphia hockey is fun again, and the Flyers are no joke. They'll look to make it nine in a row against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. The Kings have won a pair of road games on this trip, but they're still just 5-11 in the past 16 games as a favorite and 3-8 in the past 11 against Eastern Conference foes. For Philly, they have won just once in the past seven on home ice against the Kings, and the road team is 12-3 in the past 15 in this series.

Leaking Oil
The Edmonton Oilers fired their coach a few weeks ago, but there hasn't been much of a change in results. The Oilers are 0-4-2 over the past six games, and they'll look to stop the leaking in St. Paul on Thursday night against the Minnesota Wild. The Oilers have confirmed goaltender Cam Talbot will be in between the pipes, and he has been a train wreck this season, letting in more than three goals per outing. Edmonton has won just six of their past 19 on the road, and they're 5-16 in the past 21 as an underdog. They're also playing in a 4-in-6 (fourth game in six days) situation, and they're 7-18 in the fourth game in the past 25 tries.

Looking Ahead

Thursday, Feb. 7

Carolina at Buffalo: The Hurricanes pay old pal Jeff Skinner a visit in his new digs, and Carolina is projected to start Curtis McElhinney in between the pipes. He posted his first shutout of the season, and ninth of his career, in Tuesday's 4-0 road win in Pittsburgh. Speaking of goose eggs, the Hurricanes are 7-0 in their past seven meetings against the Sabres, too. Buffalo would certainly like to turn that ugly number around. Carolina is also 11-5 in the past 16 games overall, while Buffalo is just 4-12 in the past 16 against the Eastern Conference and 0-7 in their past seven trying to follow up a straight-up win.

San Jose at Calgary: The Sharks skate into Calgary looking to extinguish the Flames. San Jose has won six of their past seven against Western Conference foes, so this will be a big test for the homestanding Flames. The Sharks are also 6-1 in the past seven against teams with a winning overall record. Calgary has won six of the past seven at the Saddledome, and they're 20-8 in the past 28 games overall while cashing in 21 of the past 27 as a favorite. San Jose has won six of the past seven in this series, but the favorite is 8-2 in the past 10 meetings and the home team has also cashed in eight of the past 10 in this series. The over is also 3-1-1 in the past five battles in Calgary.

Friday, Feb. 8

Carolina at N.Y. Rangers: The Hurricanes hit the New York Thruway after Thursday's game (OK, they're probably flying) to battle the Rangers in MSG in the only game on the slate for Friday. Carolina will be playing the third game of a 3-in-4 (three games in four days) situation, and they're a perfect 6-0 in the third outing. While that's certainly a favorable trend, the Canes are a dismal 5-25-1 in their past 31 battles against the Rangers in Madison Square Garden, and the home team has hit in 16 of the past 21 overall. New York has won just four of their past 14 games at home, however.

Saturday, Feb. 9

Nashville at St. Louis: The Predators and Blues hook up for the first time since they played a home-and-home back on Nov. 21-23. The home team has defended their ice in both matchup, with the Blues winning 6-2 in the most recent battle as a slight home 'dog. While the last battle in this series went 'over', the 'under' has dominated lately. The under is 8-3-2 in the past 13 in this series, including 4-1-1 in the past six meetings on the banks of the Mighty Mississippi...the ol' Miss...the Old Man...deeeeeeep River. The home team has also cashed in each of the past four in this series.

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay: The Penguins hit the road for the Suncoast to battle the Lightning, and this could be a potential Eastern Conference playoff preview. The last time these teams met, Vegas set the line at 6 1/2. The Penguins came away with a 4-2 victory as the 'under' hit. That wouldn't be a big deal, normally, but that under snapped a 14-0 over streak in this series dating back to Nov. 29, 2014. The Lightning have won six of the past seven at home against the Penguins.

Calgary at Vancouver: The Canucks will look to snuff out the Flames, but that's easier said than done lately. Of course, Vancouver has won two of three against Calgary so far this season, including a 3-2 overtime win on Saddledome ice last time these two hooked up. The over has connected in six of the past seven meetings in this series since the start of the 2017-18 season, too. The road team is actually 5-2 in the past seven in this series, so that bodes well for the high-octane Flames.

Sunday, Feb. 10

Tampa Bay at Florida: The Lightning and Panthers hook up in the Sunshine State Battle, and plenty of goals are sure to follow. The 'over' has connected in six of the past seven meetings in this series since the start of the 2017-18 NHL campaign. Florida has had surprising success against Tampa, going 5-1-1 in their past seven at the BB&T Center in Sunrise against the Lightning since the start of the 2015-16 season. However, Tampa Bay has won five straight in this series, and seven of the past eight overall.

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Long Sheet

Thursday, February 7

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NY ISLANDERS (30-16-0-6, 66 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (20-25-0-7, 47 pts.) - 2/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 30-22 ATS (+54.5 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 13-6 ATS (+20.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NEW JERSEY is 7-18 ATS (+26.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
NEW JERSEY is 6-19 ATS (+27.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 7-4 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 7-4-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (28-19-0-6, 62 pts.) at FLORIDA (21-22-0-8, 50 pts.) - 2/7/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 6-1 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 6-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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CAROLINA (26-21-0-6, 58 pts.) at BUFFALO (26-20-0-6, 58 pts.) - 2/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 62-73 ATS (-21.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 9-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in February games over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 30-58 ATS (-33.3 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
BUFFALO is 19-14 ATS (+36.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 7-0 (+7.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 7-0-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (22-27-0-4, 48 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (24-23-0-6, 54 pts.) - 2/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 209-256 ATS (-83.0 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-3 ATS (+8.0 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 38-28 ATS (+4.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 22-10 ATS (+11.6 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 8-17 ATS (-9.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 427-385 ATS (-182.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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COLORADO (22-22-0-8, 52 pts.) at WASHINGTON (29-18-0-6, 64 pts.) - 2/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 22-30 ATS (-14.6 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 3-9 ATS (-7.8 Units) second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 95-65 ATS (+202.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 91-78 ATS (+175.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 256-218 ATS (+27.0 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 32-23 ATS (+59.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 40-41 ATS (+101.3 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 5-10 ATS (-10.3 Units) second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-1 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-1-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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ANAHEIM (21-24-0-9, 51 pts.) at OTTAWA (19-29-0-5, 43 pts.) - 2/7/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 2-11 ATS (+15.8 Units) second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 3-15 ATS (+18.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
ANAHEIM is 257-211 ATS (+31.6 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 63-47 ATS (+12.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 124-124 ATS (+272.7 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 109-96 ATS (-13.8 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 105-116 ATS (-81.8 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 168-152 ATS (-46.1 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
OTTAWA is 17-30 ATS (+50.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 3-2 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 3-2-0 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=+2.7 Units)

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WINNIPEG (34-16-0-3, 71 pts.) at MONTREAL (30-18-0-6, 66 pts.) - 2/7/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 30-24 ATS (+5.3 Units) in all games this season.
WINNIPEG is 95-58 ATS (+22.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 17-10 ATS (+29.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 2-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
MONTREAL is 19-43 ATS (-34.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 5-22 ATS (+30.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 2-2-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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ST LOUIS (24-22-0-5, 53 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (39-11-0-3, 81 pts.) - 2/7/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 39-14 ATS (+57.2 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 17-4 ATS (+10.5 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
ST LOUIS is 10-4 ATS (+15.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 37-26 ATS (+65.2 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 122-101 ATS (+225.5 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 16-9 ATS (+25.3 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 404-427 ATS (+892.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 3-1-0 straight up against ST LOUIS 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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VEGAS (30-21-0-4, 64 pts.) at DETROIT (21-25-0-7, 49 pts.) - 2/7/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 95-63 ATS (+14.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 3-13 ATS (+22.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 1-1 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 1-1-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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DALLAS (28-21-0-4, 60 pts.) at NASHVILLE (32-19-0-4, 68 pts.) - 2/7/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 23-47 ATS (+77.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 9-26 ATS (+40.8 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 28-38 ATS (-19.0 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 39-18 ATS (+15.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 16-6 ATS (+6.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DALLAS is 26-16 ATS (+9.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 7-5 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 7-5-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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EDMONTON (23-25-0-5, 51 pts.) at MINNESOTA (26-22-0-5, 57 pts.) - 2/7/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 60-76 ATS (-27.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 22-37 ATS (-20.1 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 24-33 ATS (-22.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-3 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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VANCOUVER (24-24-0-6, 54 pts.) at CHICAGO (21-24-0-9, 51 pts.) - 2/7/2019, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 390-373 ATS (-118.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 54-83 ATS (+151.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 36-47 ATS (-31.9 Units) in home games in February games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 10-20 ATS (-18.3 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 28-50 ATS (-23.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 365-370 ATS (-104.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 4-13 ATS (-13.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 5-2 (+5.1 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 5-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+7.1 Units)

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COLUMBUS (29-20-0-3, 61 pts.) at ARIZONA (23-25-0-5, 51 pts.) - 2/7/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 50-27 ATS (+15.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 180-166 ATS (+358.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 4-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 4-1-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.0 Units)

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SAN JOSE (31-16-0-7, 69 pts.) at CALGARY (34-14-0-5, 73 pts.) - 2/7/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 34-19 ATS (+54.5 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 14-7 ATS (+3.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SAN JOSE is 18-9 ATS (+8.2 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 222-237 ATS (+501.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
CALGARY is 5-18 ATS (+24.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 7-4 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 7-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Carolina's last 10 games
Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Carolina is 7-14 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
Carolina is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 9 games on the road
Carolina is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Buffalo is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Buffalo's last 10 games
Buffalo is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Carolina
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing Carolina

Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Pittsburgh is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida Panthers
Florida is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Florida is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games
Florida is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Islanders is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Islanders's last 10 games
NY Islanders is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 8 games on the road
NY Islanders is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
NY Islanders is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing New Jersey
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
NY Islanders is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
New Jersey is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
New Jersey is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
New Jersey is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
New Jersey is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
New Jersey is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Los Angeles is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Philadelphia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Colorado's last 12 games
Colorado is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Colorado's last 11 games on the road
Colorado is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Colorado is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing Washington
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games
Washington is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Colorado
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado

Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Vegas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games on the road
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Detroit is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games

Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Winnipeg is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Winnipeg is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Winnipeg is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games when playing Montreal
Winnipeg is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games
Montreal is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Montreal's last 15 games
Montreal is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing Winnipeg
Montreal is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Anaheim is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Anaheim is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Anaheim is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games on the road
Anaheim is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Anaheim is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games
Ottawa is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Ottawa is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing at home against Anaheim

St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 12 games
St. Louis is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of St. Louis's last 23 games on the road
St. Louis is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
St. Louis is 4-7-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Edmonton is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games on the road
Edmonton is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Minnesota
Edmonton is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Minnesota
Edmonton is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 11 games at home
Minnesota is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Edmonton
Minnesota is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Edmonton
Minnesota is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton

Dallas Stars
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 10 games
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Nashville
Dallas is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Nashville
Dallas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville Predators
Nashville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games
Nashville is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Nashville is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home
Nashville is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Dallas
Nashville is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Dallas
Nashville is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas

Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games
Vancouver is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Vancouver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games on the road
Vancouver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chicago's last 11 games
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
Chicago is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing at home against Vancouver

Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Columbus is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Columbus is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Columbus is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Columbus
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus

San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
San Jose is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
San Jose is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games
San Jose is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games on the road
San Jose is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Calgary
San Jose is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Calgary
Calgary Flames
Calgary is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Calgary is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Calgary's last 10 games
Calgary is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Calgary's last 7 games at home
Calgary is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing San Jose
Calgary is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Jose

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NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, February 7


NY Islanders @ New Jersey

Game 29-30
February 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
10.151
New Jersey
11.674
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(+115); Over

Pittsburgh @ Florida

Game 31-32
February 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
10.554
Florida
11.612
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-125
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(+105); Under

Carolina @ Buffalo

Game 33-34
February 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
12.122
Buffalo
10.567
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(-115); Under

Los Angeles @ Philadelphia

Game 35-36
February 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
10.212
Philadelphia
12.533
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-180
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-180); Over

Colorado @ Washington

Game 37-38
February 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
8.776
Washington
10.717
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-160
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-160); Under

Anaheim @ Ottawa

Game 39-40
February 7, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
10.909
Ottawa
9.871
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-115); Under

Winnipeg @ Montreal

Game 41-42
February 7, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
10.779
Montreal
12.215
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(+105); Over

St. Louis @ Tampa Bay

Game 43-44
February 7, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
11.989
Tampa Bay
10.775
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-190
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+165); Under

Vegas @ Detroit

Game 45-46
February 7, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
9.926
Detroit
11.952
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-160
6
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+140); Over

Dallas @ Nashville

Game 47-48
February 7, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
12.259
Nashville
11.402
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+145); Under

Edmonton @ Minnesota

Game 49-50
February 7, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
9.779
Minnesota
10.665
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-200
6
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-200); Under

Vancouver @ Chicago

Game 51-52
February 7, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
10.842
Chicago
13.021
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-135
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-135); Over

Columbus @ Arizona

Game 53-54
February 7, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
10.021
Arizona
11.512
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+110); Under

San Jose @ Calgary

Game 55-56
February 7, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
11.469
Calgary
10.338
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-135
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(+115); Over

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PIT at FLA 07:00 PM
PIT -117
O 6.5

LA at PHI 07:00 PM
LA +144
U 5.5

COL at WAS 07:00 PM
O 6.5

CAR at BUF 07:00 PM
O 6.0

NYI at NJ 07:00 PM
U 5.5

WIN at MON 07:30 PM
WIN -108
O 6.0

ANA at OTT 07:30 PM
OTT -113
U 6.0

VEG at DET 07:30 PM
U 6.0

STL at TB 07:30 PM
STL +162
U 6.0

EDM at MIN 08:00 PM
U 5.5

DAL at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -159
O 5.5

VAN at CHI 08:30 PM
VAN +114
O 6.5

CLB at ARI 09:00 PM
U 6.0

SJ at CAL 09:00 PM
SJ +122
U 6.5