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Huberdeau helps Panthers beat Capitals for 1st win
October 20, 2018
By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal, two assists and the shootout winner as the Florida Panthers recovered after giving up a three-goal lead in the second period and beat the Washington Capitals 6-5 on Friday night for their first victory of the season.

In a wacky, back-and-forth game, Florida squandered a 4-1 advantage and allowed the tying goal with 1:25 left. The Panthers couldn't score in overtime despite a power play but celebrated a win for the first time this season in their fifth game after Huberdeau beat Copley in the fourth round of the shootout.

Vincent Trocheck also had a goal and two assists and scored in the shootout for the Panthers. Backup goaltender Michael Hutchinson stopped 10 of the 11 shots he faced in regulation and overtime and made a couple of more saves in the shootout after replacing starter James Reimer.

Evgenii Dadonov, Colton Sceviour and Jared McCann also scored for the Panthers, who chased Stanley Cup winning goalie Braden Holtby with four goals on 11 shots. Holtby was hardly to blame as the victim of a handful of inexplicable mistakes and turnovers by his teammates.

Following John Carlson's early goal, the Capitals tied it in the second period when Brett Connolly, Jakub Vrana and Devante Smith-Pelly scored in a span of less than 12 minutes.

WILD 3, STARS 1

DALLAS (AP) - Ryan Suter scored the winning goal in the third period and had two assists as Minnesota beat Dallas.

Dallas goalie Ben Bishop had stopped a shot by Eric Staal, but the puck went into the left corner. Suter sent the puck back in front, and it ricocheted in off the Stars' Esa Lindell with 7:06 left.

Devan Dubnyk made 33 saves for Minnesota in a game that was scoreless until 36 seconds into the third period, when the Stars' Jason Spezza scored his first of the season. He tipped in Miro Heiskanen's shot from the left point.

Matt Dumba put in a loose rebound past Bishop at 9:37 of the third to tie the score.

Bishop also finished with 33 saves, and Zach Parise scored into an empty net with 1 minute left.

PREDATORS 5, FLAMES 3

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Zac Rinaldo scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period to lead Nashville to its fourth straight win.

Kevin Fiala and Filip Forsberg each had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Johansen and Craig Smith also scored for the Predators.

After Noah Hanifin got caught pinching, Rinaldo broke out on a 2-on-1 with Ryan Hartman and hung onto the puck the whole way before beating Flames goalie Mike Smith on his blocker side with a perfect wrist shot into the top corner at 6:31 of the third to give Nashville a 4-3 lead.

Forsberg sealed the win with an empty-netter with 32 seconds left.

Pekka Rinne had 15 saves on 18 shots before leaving with just under 15 minutes left in the third. Juuse Saros stopped all nine shots he faced.

Elias Lindholm got his team-leading fifth goal for Calgary, and Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett also scored. Smith finished with 25 saves.

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SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY OCTOBER 20, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:05 PM Colorado Avalanche Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
1:05 PM New Jersey Devils Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
3:35 PM Buffalo Sabres Los Angeles Kings Staples Center
4:05 PM Arizona Coyotes Winnipeg Jets Bell MTS Place
7:05 PM Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena
7:05 PM Detroit Red Wings Florida Panthers BB&T Center
7:05 PM Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
7:05 PM St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena
8:05 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center
10:05 PM Anaheim Ducks Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
10:05 PM Boston Bruins Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
10:05 PM Nashville Predators Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
10:35 PM New York Islanders San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose


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Nhl October Best Bets & Opinions

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

10/19/2018 5-1-0 83.33% +22.40
10/18/2018 5-11-0 31.25% -35.65
10/17/2018 3-4-0 42.86% -6.50
10/16/2018 2-5-0 28.57% -16.00
10/15/2018 4-2-1 66.67% +12.40
10/14/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +10.65
10/13/2018 11-16-1 40.74% -43.50
10/11/2018 9-12-0 42.86% -12.15
10/10/2018 3-3-0 50.00% +0.90
10/09/2018 3-8-0 27.27% -29.35
10/08/2018 5-3-0 62.50% +12.80
10/07/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.50
10/06/2018 0-2-1 0.00% -11.30
10/05/2018 2-1-0 66.67% +6.30
10/04/2018 9-7-1 56.25% +7.50

Totals............69-79-1.......46.62%......-72.09


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Best Bets:

Date......................Ats...................Un its......................O/U.................Units...............Total

10/19/2018..........2 - 0.................+12.90...................2 - 1................+4.50.............+17.40
10/18/2018..........2 - 2.................+3.05.....................2 - 7................-28.50.............-25.45
10/17/2018..........0 - 1..................-5.00.....................2 - 2................-1.00...............-5.00
10/16/2018..........0 - 3.................-15.00.....................2 - 2...............-1.00...............-16.00
10/15/2018..........1 - 1.................+2.90.....................2 - 1................+4.50.............+7.40
10/14/2018..........1 - 0.................+6.70.....................2 - 1................+4.50.............+11.20
10/13/2018..........1 - 4.................-15.00.....................6 - 7................-8.50..............-23.50
10/11/2018..........3 - 4.................+3.70.....................4 - 7.................-18.50............-14.80
10/10/2018..........1 - 1.................+1.90.....................1 - 2.................-5.00..............-3.10
10/09/2018..........2 - 2.................+1.45.....................1 - 5.................-22.50............-21.05
10/08/2018..........2 - 1.................+8.80.....................2 - 2.................-1.00..............+7.80
10/07/2018..........0 - 1..................-5.00.....................2 - 1.................+4.50..............-0.50
10/06/2018..........0 - 0..................+0.00....................0 - 1.................-5.50...............-5.50
10/05/2018..........1 - 0.................+6.80.....................1 - 1.................-0.50...............+6.30
10/04/2018..........0 - 2..................-10.00...................4 - 5..................-7.50..............-17.50

Totals................16 - 22................-1.80...................33 - 45................-81.50.............-83.30

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Saturday’s six-pack

— I’m not a big fan of 9:30 Sunday morning NFL games from London.

— Former Tennessee coach Butch Jones is now an assistant at Alabama.

— Raptors 113, Celtics 101— Really good game, better with Hubie Brown as analyst.

— Nets 107, Knicks 105— Caris LeVert with GW hoop; Knicks had only 3 turnovers (+19).

— Warriors 124, Jazz 123— Utah led this game 81-68 at halftime.

— NBA’s salary floor is $91.6M; the salary cap is $101.8M.

Quote of the Day
“Um, not as fast as you guys think it’s going to happen. I always kind of compare it to like instant oatmeal. It is not that fast. It takes a while to get to where you can close your eyes and know exactly where your guys are.”
Lebron James, on how long it will take for the Lakers’ chemistry to develop

Saturday’s quiz
Which four NBA teams came over from the ABA when the ABA folded in 1976?

Friday’s quiz
Olympia is the state capital of Washington.

Thursday’s quiz
Five current major league managers have won a World Series as a manager; Bochy, Hinch, Francona, Maddon, Yost.

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Saturday’s List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind…..

13) G-League President Malcolm Turner announced that the league is implementing a “professional path” for would-be one and done college basketball players. The G-League will be offering $125,000 contracts, as well as access to NBA infrastructure and development tools.

Curious how many kids take this route, instead of playing college ball for a year?

12) Random movie trivia; remember when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was a co-pilot with Peter Graves in the classic comedy Airplane!?

Kareem was on The Rich Eisen Show Wednesday; he said when the writers of Airplane! were casting the movie, they wanted Pete Rose to be the co-pilot, but they were filming during the summer and obviously, Rose was unavailable since that is also baseball season, so they chose Kareem to play the role.

11) More trivia from the past; New Orleans Saints had the first pick in the 1981 Draft; Dallas Cowboys called the Saints and offered them a ton for the #1 pick, but the Saints kept the pick and took South Carolina RB George Rogers.

Turns out the Cowboys wanted the guy who got picked #2; a linebacker named Lawrence Taylor. Wonder whatever happened to him?

10) There are players from 43 countries in the NBA; for the 5th year in a row, every NBA team had at least one international player.

9) NFL stuff:
— QB Brock Osweiler will start again for the Dolphins this week.
— Buffalo will start QB Derek Anderson at Indianapolis. Anderson has started only four times (2-2) since 2010- his career W-L record is 20-27.
— Arizona Cardinals fired OC Mike McCoy Friday.
— Browns traded RB Carlos Hyde to Jacksonville for a 5th-round draft pick.

8) Tremendous catch by Andrew Benitendi to end Game 4 of the Red Sox-Astros series late Wednesday night; he misses that ball, and Houston ties the game, maybe wins it right there.

It is also an example of how a ballpark with a very short LF fence occasionally takes hits away from the batter. No way is Benitendi that shallow if he’s playing in a ballpark other than Houston or Fenway.

7) Wednesday, Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff became 8th reliever in postseason history to strike out 8+ batters in a game. Before him, Pedro Martinez, was the last to do that, in the ’99 ALDS, Game 5 at Cleveland.

Of course, Woodruff wasn’t really a reliever, but Wade Miley walked the first hitter, a lefty, and was then lifted, so technically Woodruff relieved.

6) Falcons’ WR Julio Jones has the 2nd-most receiving yards (707) in the NFL this season but hasn’t scored a touchdown yet; he’s now gone 11 straight regular-season games without a TD catch, which is really odd for someone with his ability.

5) My Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook came in the mail yesterday; time to get serious studying college basketball.

In the last seven years, seven different teams have won the Big West conference tournament.

4) Speaking of the Big West, Mark Gottfried is the new basketball coach at Cal State-Northridge; one of his assistants is 80-year old Jim Harrick, who won a national title with UCLA in 1995.

3) Jaguars’ owner Shad Khan dropped his attempt to buy Wembley Stadium in London, which means the Jaguars won’t be playing half their home games there anytime soon.

2) Thru six games, Kansas City Chiefs have allowed 2,042 passing yards, the most PY any team has allowed thru six games, since 1940.

1) Here’s the thing about stealing signs: if you steal signals in football/baseball with the naked eye, more power to you; if you steal signals via technology, then you’re a cheater. Those are the rules.

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Saturday, October 20

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Trend Report
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Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing Carolina
Colorado is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Carolina's last 12 games
Carolina is 8-16-1 SU in its last 25 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games when playing Colorado
Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado


New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 7 games
New Jersey is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Jersey's last 8 games on the road
New Jersey is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
New Jersey is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
New Jersey is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Jersey's last 14 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Philadelphia is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing New Jersey
Philadelphia is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 14 games when playing at home against New Jersey


Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games
Buffalo is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Buffalo's last 13 games
Buffalo is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Buffalo is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games on the road
Buffalo is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo


Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 16-6 ATS in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Winnipeg
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games
Winnipeg is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona


Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Chicago is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Columbus
Chicago is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Chicago's last 25 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing Chicago
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
Columbus is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Columbus's last 25 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago


Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Detroit's last 15 games
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games on the road
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Florida
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida Panthers
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Florida is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Florida is 6-13-2 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Detroit


Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Montreal is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
Montreal is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Montreal is 4-17 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Montreal is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Montreal is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 9 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games
Ottawa is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
Ottawa is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ottawa's last 9 games when playing at home against Montreal


St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
St. Louis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 12 games
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
St. Louis is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Toronto is 2-11-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against St. Louis


Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 13 games when playing Minnesota
Tampa Bay is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 13 games when playing Tampa Bay
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay


Boston Bruins
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Boston is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games
Vancouver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Vancouver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Vancouver's last 18 games at home
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing Boston
Vancouver is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston


Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Anaheim is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Anaheim's last 18 games on the road
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Vegas is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games
Vegas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Vegas is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Vegas's last 10 games at home


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


New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
NY Islanders is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Islanders's last 12 games
NY Islanders is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
NY Islanders is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Islanders's last 9 games on the road
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
NY Islanders is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Jose
NY Islanders is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
San Jose is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games
San Jose is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
San Jose is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Jose's last 11 games at home
San Jose is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
San Jose is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Islanders
San Jose is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

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Saturday, October 20

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NEW JERSEY (4-1-0-0, 8 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (3-4-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/20/2018, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 50-43 ATS (+101.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 26-17 ATS (+45.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 20-14 ATS (+36.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 10-3 ATS (+13.5 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 6-3 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 6-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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COLORADO (4-1-0-2, 10 pts.) at CAROLINA (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/20/2018, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 50-46 ATS (+112.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 85-66 ATS (+156.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 22-15 ATS (+42.3 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 22-15 ATS (+42.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 188-159 ATS (+348.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
CAROLINA is 65-95 ATS (+161.6 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
CAROLINA is 110-126 ATS (-66.5 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
CAROLINA is 44-58 ATS (-34.7 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-1 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 3-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.2 Units)

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ARIZONA (2-4-0-0, 4 pts.) at WINNIPEG (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/20/2018, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 11-36 ATS (+63.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 44-115 ATS (+233.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 26-5 ATS (+20.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 5-1 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 5-1-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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BUFFALO (3-4-0-0, 6 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (2-4-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/20/2018, 3:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-1 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO 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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DETROIT (0-5-0-2, 2 pts.) at FLORIDA (1-2-0-2, 4 pts.) - 10/20/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 5-3 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 5-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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CHICAGO (3-1-0-2, 8 pts.) at COLUMBUS (4-2-0-0, 8 pts.) - 10/20/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 36-53 ATS (-27.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 14-30 ATS (+45.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 5-13 ATS (-9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 52-29 ATS (+7.5 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 171-156 ATS (+364.4 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 2-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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ST LOUIS (1-3-0-2, 4 pts.) at TORONTO (6-2-0-0, 12 pts.) - 10/20/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 117-97 ATS (+215.7 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 21-12 ATS (+33.1 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 385-399 ATS (-44.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-0 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 4-0-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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MONTREAL (4-1-0-1, 9 pts.) at OTTAWA (3-2-0-1, 7 pts.) - 10/20/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 33-56 ATS (-28.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 53-51 ATS (+110.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 99-84 ATS (-10.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 151-129 ATS (-51.8 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 166-149 ATS (-116.8 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 6-3 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (4-1-0-0, 8 pts.) at MINNESOTA (3-2-0-2, 8 pts.) - 10/20/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 2-2 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 2-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY 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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ANAHEIM (5-1-0-1, 11 pts.) at VEGAS (3-4-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/20/2018, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 3-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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NASHVILLE (6-1-0-0, 12 pts.) at EDMONTON (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/20/2018, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 6-0 (+6.3 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 6-0-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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BOSTON (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) at VANCOUVER (4-3-0-0, 8 pts.) - 10/20/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 42-51 ATS (-22.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 14-9 ATS (+27.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 124-129 ATS (-69.2 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.3 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (3-3-0-0, 6 pts.) at SAN JOSE (3-3-0-1, 7 pts.) - 10/20/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 13-7 ATS (+21.0 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 53-49 ATS (+118.8 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 3-2 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 3-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE 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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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

COL at CAR 01:00 PM
COL +121
U 6.0

NJ at PHI 01:00 PM
NJ +108
O 6.0

ARI at WIN 04:00 PM
WIN -185
U 5.5

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NHL EVENING BEST BETS:


MON at OTT 07:00 PM
OTT +106
U 6.0

CHI at CLB 07:00 PM
CHI +133
O 6.0

DET at FLA 07:00 PM
FLA -189
U 6.5

STL at TOR 07:00 PM
TOR -160
O 6.0

TB at MIN 08:00 PM
TB -138

BOS at VAN 10:00 PM
U 6.0

ANA at VEG 10:00 PM
ANA +155
U 5.5

NAS at EDM 10:00 PM
NAS -127

NYI at SJ 10:30 PM
SJ -230

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Skinner's hat trick leads Sabres over struggling Kings
October 20, 2018
By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) Jeff Skinner scored three goals for his fifth career hat trick and the Buffalo Sabres' reconfigured top line keyed a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

Jason Pominville had a goal and two assists for his 700th career point, and Jack Eichel added three assists after Sabres coach Phil Housley shuffled his lines in an effort to revive an offense that was held to one goal in three of the past four games.

Zach Bogosian also scored and Linus Ullmark made 19 saves for Buffalo.

Drew Doughty had a goal and Jonathan Quick made 21 saves for the Kings, who lost their fourth straight game. Quick has allowed 10 goals on 54 shots in two starts since returning from a lower-body injury.

AVALANCHE 3, HURRICANES 1

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Gabriel Landeskog scored twice to give him six goals in three games, Nathan MacKinnon added a goal and two assists and Colorado beat Carolina.

Landeskog, fresh off a hat trick against New Jersey, opened the scoring late in the first period and added another goal midway through the second. His seven goals through eight games this season are tied for third most in the NHL.

MacKinnon scored late in the third and assisted on both of Landeskog's goals for the Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer stopped 42 shots.

Micheal Ferland scored and Curtis McElhinney made 19 saves for the Hurricanes, who have lost three straight after a 4-0-1 start.

Carolina outshot Colorado 43-22. The Hurricanes have outshot their opponents in all three games during their losing streak.

FLYERS 5, DEVILS 2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jake Voracek had a goal and had two assists, and Philadelphia played some solid defense to beat New Jersey.

Voracek, who was demoted from the Flyers' top line, took a loose puck at center ice and kept it himself on a 2-on-1 breakaway, beating Keith Kinkaid for his third goal of the season to put the Flyers ahead 3-2 with 3:10 remaining.

Travis Konecny and Nolan Patrick also scored, and Scott Laughton and Wayne Simmonds added empty-net goals for the Flyers, who limited the Devils to just 21 shots. Philadelphia had allowed four goals or more in five of its first seven games.

Brian Elliott, who was pulled after giving up four goals to the Florida Panthers last Tuesday, bounced back to make 19 saves and earn his second win of the season.

Damon Severson and Brian Boyle scored for the Devils, who have lost two straight games after winning their first four. Kinkaid made 16 saves.

COYOTES 5, JETS 3

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Three Jets scored their first goals of the season, defenseman Jacob Trouba had three assists and Winnipeg beat Arizona.

Tyler Myers, Josh Morrissey and Mathieu Perreault each found the net for the first time. Adam Lowry scored his fourth of the season and Blake Wheeler added an empty-netter.

Backup goalie Laurent Brossoit stopped 42 shots for his second victory in two starts as the Jets improved to 3-0-1 on their six-game homestand.

Clayton Keller scored twice and Christian Fischer had a goal for Arizona.

Antti Raanta made 27 saves for the Coyotes, who haven't won in Winnipeg since the Jets moved from Atlanta to Manitoba in 2011.

BLACKHAWKS 4, BLUE JACKETS 1

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Patrick Kane had two goals and an assist, Corey Crawford stopped 37 shots to get his first win in nearly 10 months, and Chicago beat Columbus.

Alex DeBrincat and Marcus Kruger also scored for the Blackhawks, who earned a point for the sixth time in seven games (4-1-2).

Crawford was playing his second game since a concussion suffered in a win at New Jersey last Dec. 23.

Zach Werenski scored for Columbus and Sergei Bobrovsky finished with 22 saves.

Kruger put the Blackhawks ahead for good when he tipped a wrister from Alexander Fortin past Bobrovsky at 7:43 of the third. Kane then scored twice 2:37 apart.

BLUES 4, MAPLE LEAFS 1

TORONTO (AP) - Ryan O'Reilly scored his first goal with St. Louis, and Jake Allen made 22 saves to lead the Blues.

Robert Bortuzzo, Zach Sanford and Ivan Barbashev also scored, and David Perron added two assists as St. Louis picked up its second victory in seven games this season.

Morgan Rielly scored for Toronto. Frederik Andersen stopped 21 of 24 shots as the Leafs dropped consecutive games after five straight wins.

Toronto had scored an NHL-high 33 goals in seven games to open the season. But the Maple Leafs were shut out by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday and were scoreless in two periods against the Blues, going 116 minutes 37 seconds without a goal until Rielly cut the deficit to 3-1 early in the third.

RED WINGS 4, PANTHERS 3

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Gustav Nyquist scored 3:44 into overtime to lift Detroit to its first win of the season.

Dennis Cholowski had a goal and an assist, and Thomas Vanek and Dylan Larkin also scored for the Red Wings, who were 0-5-2 in their first seven games. Jimmy Howard stopped 34 shots.

On the winner, Nyquist grabbed a loose puck and his shot from the slot beat goalie Michael Hutchinson on the left side.

Trailing 3-2, Florida's Mike Hoffman tied the score with 1:16 left in the third as his shot from the left circle went between Howard's pads.

Nick Bjugstad had a goal and an assist, and Keith Yandle also scored for the Panthers, who played into overtime for the fourth time in their six games. Hutchinson finished with 27 saves.

SENATORS 4, CANADIENS 3, OT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Mark Stone scored his second goal of the game 2:30 into overtime and Ottawa rallied from a two-goal deficit.

Stone's one-timer from the face-off circle beat Carey Price for the winner.

Stone had a goal and an assist in regulation, while Mikkel Boedker and Matt Duchene also scored for the Senators. Craig Anderson made 24 saves in the win.

The Canadiens got first-period goals from Paul Byron, Max Domi and Phillip Danault. Price made 30 saves.

WILD 5, LIGHTNING 4, OT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Mikael Granlund scored 3:43 into overtime to lead Minnesota.

Charlie Coyle, Marcus Foligno, Zach Parise and Jason Zucker all scored in regulation as the Wild rallied again in the third period. Alex Stalock made 27 saves for Minnesota, which has allowed the first goal in six straight games but is 4-1-1 in those contests.

Yanni Gourde and J.T. Miller each had a goal and assist for Tampa Bay, which lost in its first road game of the season. Ryan Callahan scored his first of the season for the Lightning and Anton Stralman pushed the game into overtime with his first goal of the season with 4:58 left in the third after the Wild took their first lead of the game.

Andrei Vasilekskiy made 29 saves for Tampa Bay, which had it's three-game winning streak snapped as it played on the road after a season-opening, five-game homestand.

CANUCKS 2, BRUINS 1, OT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Bo Horvat scored at 3:12 of overtime and Vancouver edged Boston.

Brandon Sutter scored for the Canucks in regulation, and Joakim Nordstrom scored for the Bruins.

Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped 30 shots. Jaroslav Halak turned away 20 of 22 shots for the Bruins.

PREDATORS 3, OILERS 0

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Juuse Saros made 31 saves in the shutout and Nashville ran its winning streak to five games.

P.K. Subban, Viktor Arvidsson and Roman Josi scored for the Predators, who are a perfect 4-0-0 on the road and have won seven of eight games this season. Mattias Ekholm had a pair of assists.

The Oilers had a three-game winning streak halted.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3, DUCKS 1

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 17 shots to lead the Golden Knights to their third straight win.

Fleury got his 408th career win to move into sole possession of 10th place on the NHL's all-time wins list. The 15-year-veteran has allowed just two goals in his last three starts.

William Karlsson, Ryan Reaves and Jonathan Marchessault scored for the Golden Knights, who outshot the Ducks 45-18.

Ben Street had the lone goal for the Ducks, and John Gibson finished with 42 saves.

SHARKS 4, ISLANDERS 1

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Brent Burns scored San Jose's first goal from a defenseman this season and Logan Couture scored his fourth goal in two games to lead the Sharks.

Timo Meier and Joonas Donskoi also scored to help the Sharks wrap up a brief two-game homestand with a second straight win and avenge a 4-0 loss at the Islanders earlier this month in a game that got testy down the stretch.

Martin Jones made 24 saves to earn his second straight win after opening the season with three regulation losses in his first four starts.

Brock Nelson scored the lone goal for the Islanders, who finished a road trip 1-3. Robin Lehner made 37 saves after shutting out San Jose on Oct. 8.

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SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY OCTOBER 21, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Calgary Flames New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
7:05 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks United Center
8:05 PM Buffalo Sabres Anaheim Ducks Honda Center


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Nhl October Best Bets & Opinions

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

10/20/2018 10-10-0 50.00% -8.85
10/19/2018 5-1-0 83.33% +22.40
10/18/2018 5-11-0 31.25% -35.65
10/17/2018 3-4-0 42.86% -6.50
10/16/2018 2-5-0 28.57% -16.00
10/15/2018 4-2-1 66.67% +12.40
10/14/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +10.65
10/13/2018 11-16-1 40.74% -43.50
10/11/2018 9-12-0 42.86% -12.15
10/10/2018 3-3-0 50.00% +0.90
10/09/2018 3-8-0 27.27% -29.35
10/08/2018 5-3-0 62.50% +12.80
10/07/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.50
10/06/2018 0-2-1 0.00% -11.30
10/05/2018 2-1-0 66.67% +6.30
10/04/2018 9-7-1 56.25% +7.50

Totals............79-89-1.......47.02%......-80.94


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Best Bets:

Date......................Ats...................Un its......................O/U.................Units...............Total

10/20/2018..........3 - 2.................+8.00.....................4 - 5................-7.50..............+0.50
10/19/2018..........2 - 0.................+12.90...................2 - 1................+4.50.............+17.40
10/18/2018..........2 - 2.................+3.05.....................2 - 7................-28.50.............-25.45
10/17/2018..........0 - 1..................-5.00.....................2 - 2................-1.00...............-5.00
10/16/2018..........0 - 3.................-15.00.....................2 - 2...............-1.00...............-16.00
10/15/2018..........1 - 1.................+2.90.....................2 - 1................+4.50.............+7.40
10/14/2018..........1 - 0.................+6.70.....................2 - 1................+4.50.............+11.20
10/13/2018..........1 - 4.................-15.00.....................6 - 7................-8.50..............-23.50
10/11/2018..........3 - 4.................+3.70.....................4 - 7.................-18.50............-14.80
10/10/2018..........1 - 1.................+1.90.....................1 - 2.................-5.00..............-3.10
10/09/2018..........2 - 2.................+1.45.....................1 - 5.................-22.50............-21.05
10/08/2018..........2 - 1.................+8.80.....................2 - 2.................-1.00..............+7.80
10/07/2018..........0 - 1..................-5.00.....................2 - 1.................+4.50..............-0.50
10/06/2018..........0 - 0..................+0.00....................0 - 1.................-5.50...............-5.50
10/05/2018..........1 - 0.................+6.80.....................1 - 1.................-0.50...............+6.30
10/04/2018..........0 - 2..................-10.00...................4 - 5..................-7.50..............-17.50

Totals................19 - 24..................+6.20.................37 - 50................-89.00.............-82.80

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Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Top 6 picks in Week 7 of Westgate SuperBook NFL handicapping contest (3,123 entries)

1) Vikings, -3 (1,192)

2) Patriots, -3 (966)

3) Chiefs, -6 (886)

4) Lions, -2.5 (841)

5) Ravens, -3.5 (837)

6) Buccaneers, -3 (743)

Season record: 15-19-2


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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a college football Saturday

13) Purdue 49, Ohio State 20— Boilermakers led this game 14-3 at halftime; Ohio State threw 73 passes, ran ball only 25 times in an ugly loss.

Ohio State threw 73 passes? Woody Hayes must be turning over in his grave.

Chances are there is lot going on behind the scenes in Columbus:
— Urban Meyer didn’t coach the first three games (suspended) this season.
— Star DE Joey Rosa bolted school this week to get ready for the NFL Draft
— Buckeyes have a freshman QB from Las Vegas sitting on the bench who is more of a runner; could it be they’re going to use him in packages, to balance out their offense?

12) Michigan 21, Michigan State 7— Spartans ran 51 plays in this game, for only 94 yards- they were 0-12 on third down, completed only 7-28 passes, ran ball 23 times for 15 yards. Just total domination by Michigan’s defense.

In their last two games, Michigan opponents completed 14-48 passes.

There was a 65-minute lightning delay in the first quarter; don’t think it had an effect on the outcome.

11) Washington State 34, Oregon 20— ESPN’s Game Day was in Pullman Saturday morning; the crowd was estimated at “over 40,000 people” and the show started before the sun came out in the western time zone. These are the glory days for Wazzu football, and they had Drew Bledsoe play there in the 90’s.

Mike Leach makes $2.95M a year; he went 84-43 at Texas Tech, is 43-39 at Washington State; ain’t easy to win at the big-time level in Lubbock and/or Pullman. Wazzu was 9-40 the four years before Leach arrived— keep that in mind.

10) LSU 19, Mississippi State 3— Bayou Bengals have a kicker named Cole Tracy who is a grad transfer from Assumption, a small school in Worcester, MA. He may be the only person in the history of man to transfer from Assumption to LSU, especially to play football.

9) Old Dominion 37, Western Kentucky 34— You won’t see a stranger end to a game.

Hilltoppers scored a TD run to go ahead 34-27 with 1:37 left.

Old Dominion came back and tied the game 34-34 on a TD pass with 0:10 left.

WKU missed a long FG at the gun, but the Monarchs had 12 men on the field, so Hilltoppers got another try to win the game.

WKU misses the next kick short; Old Dominion runs the ball all the way back to the Hilltopper 15-yard line, and there is a facemark penalty on the play against WKU, so they get to kick the game-winning FG.

Damn, thats a brutal way to lose.

8) Marshall 31, Florida Atlantic 7— Yardage was about even here, but Owls were -5 in turnovers; Marshall’s first three TD drives were only 43-27-13 yards.

You go minus-5 in turnovers, you’re going to lose.

7) Upsets of the Week:
— Purdue (+13.5) 49, Ohio State 20— Fun night in West Lafayette, ya think?
— Virginia (+7) 28, Duke 14
— SMU (+7) 27, Tulane 23
— Old Dominion (+5) 37, Western Kentucky 34

6) Syracuse 40, North Carolina 37 OT— Orangemen tied game on a 42-yard TD pass with 1:39 left in regulation, then won the game in OT to improve their record to 5-2. UNC is 1-5, losing its last two games by three points each.

5) Army 31, Miami OH 30 OT— Miami scored TD in OT to make scored 31-30, then went for two points and the win instead of the tying PAT- they didn’t get it, so they lose.

Not a fan of going for two there, especially since Miami was playing a service academy, so chances are Miami has a better kicker than Army.

Akron 24, Kent State 23 OT— Golden Flashes did same damn thing, and they lost, too.

4) Penn State 33, Indiana 28— Hoosiers passed up an easy FG with about 2:00 left in first half, but got ball back, then screwed up their clock management and never got a FG attempt off. They will be sick thinking about the chances they squandered in this game.

Indiana had 32 first downs; they outgained Penn State 554-417. But they lost, turning ball over three times and going 9-21 on third down.

3) Alabama 58, Tennessee 21— Why are Alabama games always on TV? They’re boring as hell; Alabama is so much better than everyone else, their games suck to watch. Total yardage in the first quarter of this game was 217-6.

Crimson Tide’s first TD came 4:02 into the game; that was the longest Alabama has gone all season before scoring their first TD of a game.

That Alabama-Citadel game on November 17 should be awesome.

2) Houston 49, Navy 36— Middies led this game 24-21 at halftime; didn’t even cover the 12.5-point spread. This is Navy’s worst team maybe since a 2-10 team in 2002.

1) Dodgers-Red Sox World Series; the TV moguls have to be pleased.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, October 21

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CALGARY (4-3-0-0, 8 pts.) at NY RANGERS (2-4-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/21/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 19-13 ATS (+34.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 118-118 ATS (+267.2 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 84-103 ATS (-37.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 159-152 ATS (-70.8 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 111-142 ATS (-97.0 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 203-238 ATS (-147.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 4-0 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 4-0-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (4-1-0-1, 9 pts.) at CHICAGO (4-1-0-2, 10 pts.) - 10/21/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 4-0 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 4-0-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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BUFFALO (4-4-0-0, 8 pts.) at ANAHEIM (5-2-0-1, 11 pts.) - 10/21/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 2-2 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 2-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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NHL

Sunday, October 21

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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games
Chicago is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Chicago is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games at home
Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 10 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay


Calgary Flames
Calgary is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Calgary is 6-15 ATS in its last 21 games
Calgary is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Calgary is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Calgary's last 8 games
Calgary is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Calgary is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games on the road
Calgary is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Calgary is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Rangers
Calgary is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Rangers's last 9 games
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
NY Rangers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
NY Rangers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Calgary
NY Rangers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary


Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Buffalo's last 14 games
Buffalo is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
Buffalo is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 8 games on the road
Buffalo is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Buffalo is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing Anaheim
Buffalo is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Anaheim's last 7 games
Anaheim is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Anaheim is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games at home
Anaheim is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Anaheim is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games when playing Buffalo
Anaheim is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against Buffalo


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NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, October 21


Calgary @ NY Rangers

Game 51-52
October 21, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
11.970
NY Rangers
10.280
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-135
6
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-135); Under

Tampa Bay @ Chicago

Game 53-54
October 21, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
9.445
Chicago
12.371
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-150
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+130); Over

Buffalo @ Anaheim

Game 55-56
October 21, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
10.383
Anaheim
12.051
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-165); Under

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CAL at NYR 07:00 PM
NYR +118
U 6.0

TB at CHI 07:00 PM
TB -141
O 6.5

BUF at ANA 08:00 PM
BUF +139
U 5.5

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Lightning have 33-shot 2nd period, rout Blackhawks
October 21, 2018
By The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) Brayden Point had a goal and two assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning peppered the Chicago Blackhawks with 33 shots in a three-goal second period in a 6-3 victory Sunday night.

The 33 shots are the most in a period since 1997-98, when shots by period became an official NHL statistic.

Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman each had a goal and assist, and Anthony Cirelli and Yanni Gourde also scored as Tampa Bay fired a team-record 55 shots. Ryan Callahan added an empty-netter with 2:05 left.

Blackhawks rookie Alexandre Fortin scored his first NHL goal to tie it late in the first. David Kampf and Nick Schmaltz scored late in the third period for Chicago.

SABRES 4, DUCKS 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Rasmus Ristolainen scored a tiebreaking power-play goal early in the third period, and Buffalo overcame a two-goal deficit to complete a Southern California sweep.

Kyle Okposo and Jeff Skinner scored 1:28 apart in the second period to even it before Ristolainen ripped a rising slap shot through traffic and past former Sabres goalie Ryan Miller for his first goal of the season. Patrik Berglund added an empty-net goal as the Sabres followed up a blowout win over Los Angeles with a comeback in Orange County. Okposo had a goal and an assist, and Carter Hutton made 26 saves. Sam Steel scored his first NHL goal and Kiefer Sherwood had his second for the Ducks.

FLAMES 4, RANGERS 1

NEW YORK (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau and Garnet Hathaway each scored twice, backup goalie David Rittich made 44 saves and Calgary beat New York.

Rittich, an undrafted 26-year-old goaltender from the Czech Republic, allowed only Mika Zibanejad's power-play goal in the third period.

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SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY OCTOBER 22, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Colorado Avalanche Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
7:35 PM Carolina Hurricanes Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
8:05 PM St. Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets Bell MTS Place
10:05 PM Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena


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Nhl October Best Bets & Opinions

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

10/21/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +11.45
10/20/2018 10-10-0 50.00% -8.85
10/19/2018 5-1-0 83.33% +22.40
10/18/2018 5-11-0 31.25% -35.65
10/17/2018 3-4-0 42.86% -6.50
10/16/2018 2-5-0 28.57% -16.00
10/15/2018 4-2-1 66.67% +12.40
10/14/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +10.65
10/13/2018 11-16-1 40.74% -43.50
10/11/2018 9-12-0 42.86% -12.15
10/10/2018 3-3-0 50.00% +0.90
10/09/2018 3-8-0 27.27% -29.35
10/08/2018 5-3-0 62.50% +12.80
10/07/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.50
10/06/2018 0-2-1 0.00% -11.30
10/05/2018 2-1-0 66.67% +6.30
10/04/2018 9-7-1 56.25% +7.50

Totals............83-91-1.......47.70%......-69.49


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Best Bets:

Date......................Ats...................Un its......................O/U.................Units...............Total

10/21/2018..........1 - 1.................+1.95.....................2 - 1...............+4.50..............+6.45
10/20/2018..........3 - 2.................+8.00.....................4 - 5................-7.50..............+0.50
10/19/2018..........2 - 0.................+12.90...................2 - 1................+4.50.............+17.40
10/18/2018..........2 - 2.................+3.05.....................2 - 7................-28.50.............-25.45
10/17/2018..........0 - 1..................-5.00.....................2 - 2................-1.00...............-5.00
10/16/2018..........0 - 3.................-15.00.....................2 - 2...............-1.00...............-16.00
10/15/2018..........1 - 1.................+2.90.....................2 - 1................+4.50.............+7.40
10/14/2018..........1 - 0.................+6.70.....................2 - 1................+4.50.............+11.20
10/13/2018..........1 - 4.................-15.00.....................6 - 7................-8.50..............-23.50
10/11/2018..........3 - 4.................+3.70.....................4 - 7.................-18.50............-14.80
10/10/2018..........1 - 1.................+1.90.....................1 - 2.................-5.00..............-3.10
10/09/2018..........2 - 2.................+1.45.....................1 - 5.................-22.50............-21.05
10/08/2018..........2 - 1.................+8.80.....................2 - 2.................-1.00..............+7.80
10/07/2018..........0 - 1..................-5.00.....................2 - 1.................+4.50..............-0.50
10/06/2018..........0 - 0..................+0.00....................0 - 1.................-5.50...............-5.50
10/05/2018..........1 - 0.................+6.80.....................1 - 1.................-0.50...............+6.30
10/04/2018..........0 - 2..................-10.00...................4 - 5..................-7.50..............-17.50

Totals................20 - 25..................+8.15.................39 - 51................-84.50.............-76.35

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Monday’s six-pack

Top 6 picks in Week 7 of Westgate SuperBook NFL handicapping contest (3,123 entries)

1) Vikings, -3 (1,192)- W

2) Patriots, -3 (966)- W

3) Chiefs, -6 (886)-W

4) Lions, -2.5 (841)- W

5) Ravens, -3.5 (837)- L

6) Buccaneers, -3 (743)- T

Season record: 18-20-3

Quote of the Day
“Coach Gase is incompetent — period — and not telling the truth when it comes to DeVante, who is totally healthy and was needed big-time today. This is the third game he has done this to DeVante this year. It’s sickening and a grossly unfair characterization of my client.”
DeVante Parker’s agent Jimmy Gould

Monday’s quiz
What is the only NFL team to play in a Super Bowl the same year they played a regular season game in England?

Sunday’s quiz
James Harden played his college basketball at Arizona State.

Saturday’s quiz
Nets-Spurs-Pacers-Nuggets are the four NBA teams came over from the ABA when the ABA folded in 1976.

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

13) Saints 24, Ravens 23— Justin Tucker was only NFL kicker who hadn’t missed a PAT since they moved it back 15 yards- he had made something like 222 in a row, but he missed a PAT with 0:24 left here that would’ve tied the game.

Drew Brees threw his 500th career TD pass in this game; Saints are 5-1, and lead Carolina by a game in the NFC South.

12) Panthers 21, Eagles 17— Carolina trailed this game 17-0 in fourth quarter:

Carolina’s first five drives: 29 plays, 106 yards, five punts, zero points.
Carolina’s last three drives: 28 plays, 236 yards, three TD’s, 21 points.

Cam Newton looked like freakin’ John Elway in the 4th quarter.

I’m guessing you’ll hear the word “finish” a lot around Philly the next few days; they blew a 17-3 lead in an earlier loss to Tennessee.

11) Chargers 20, Titans 19— Fans in England haven’t had many chances to see a real tight NFL game, so this was good for them, and good for the league.

We went thru this with a MAC game yesterday, but Tennessee scored a TD with 0:31 left, then went for two points and the win- they didn’t get either. Titans did run the ball for 164 yards in this game and converted 9-15 third down plays, so i understand their confidence in being able to make it, but just kick the PAT and play overtime.

Chargers’ two TD’s in this game were on plays of 75, 55 yards.

10) Patriots 38, Bears 31— Chicago completed a Hail Mary to the 1-yard line on the last play of the game, but the WR couldn’t get in the end zone.

New England’s special teams dominated this game; they scored TD’s on a kick return and a blocked punt- that doesn’t happen much, two special teams TD’s in the same game.

9) Buccaneers 26, Browns 23 OT: Lot of interesting stuff about this game:
— Chandler Catanzaro won this game with a 59-yard FG with with 1:55 left in OT; he had missed a PAT and a 40-yard FG earlier in the game.
— Cleveland is 2-4-1; four of their seven games went to overtime.
— Tampa Bay led this game 16-2 at halftime.
— Bucs turned ball over four times (-3); Cleveland had a 17-yard advantage in field position.
— Browns’ TD drives were 26-75-16 yards.
— Cleveland has now lost 24 consecutive road games.

8) Lions 32, Dolphins 21— Detroit evens its record at 3-3 after an 0-2 start; they ran ball for 248 yards. Defensive-oriented coaches like to run the ball more, to keep their defense off the field, and it seems like Matt Patricia did that very well in this game. When they did throw the ball, Detroit averaged 9.1 yards/attempt.

7) Texans 20, Jaguars 7— QB Deshaun Watson couldn’t fly with the Texans to Jacksonville on Friday night because of concerns about his partially collapsed lung; instead, he took a 12-hour bus ride to Jacksonville.

Bus? Really? Hopefully they at least rented him a limo or something he could sleep in, and he wasn’t riding on a Greyhound, wth stops all over the gulf coast.

As for this game, Blake Bortles was benched in the 3rd quarter in favor of Cody Kessler, and the Jaguars head to England next week with some serious problems.

6) Vikings 37, Jets 17— Turnovers were a big story this week; Jets were -4 here (0-4), which is a big part of why Minnesota had a 14-yard edge in field position. Total yardage was only 316-263; three of the Vikings’ four TD’s came on plays longer than 30 yards.

5) Colts 37, Bills 5— Read something this week that this was the first time EVER that a 1-6 NFL team was favored by 7+ points over a team with a better record.

Colts were +5 in turnovers, ran ball for 220 yards. In their last four games, Buffalo has scored two offensive TD’s on 42 drives, with 12 turnovers.

4) Rams 39, 49ers 10— Rams are first NFL team to win three consecutive weeks on road since the 2014 Bengals; things get tougher the next two weeks- LA hosts the Packers next week, and visit New Orleans the week after that.

3) Redskins 20, Cowboys 17— Dallas’ 52-yard FG try hit the left upright as time expired to give Redskins their 4th win (4-2) of the year. Cowboys are 0-3 on road, 3-0 at home. Washington has a two-game lead in the loss column in the NFC East.

2) Broncos 45, Cardinals 10— Arizona fired its offensive coordinator less than 12 hours after this game ended Thursday night; former NFL QB Byron Leftwich takes over- it’ll be his first stint as OC in the NFL. He is 38 years; he started 50 NFL games as a quarterback for four teams.