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Nhl October Best Bets & Opinions

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

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............50-56-1.......47.16%......-48.74


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Best Bets:

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

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................11 - 15................-0.65...................23 - 32................-60.00.............-60.65


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MONDAY, OCTOBER 15
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DET at MON 07:30 PM
O 6.0

LA at TOR 07:30 PM
LA +153
O 6.0

DAL at OTT 07:30 PM
OTT +158
U 6.5

MIN at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -190
O 6.0

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Maple Leafs beat Kings 4-1 for 5th straight win
October 15, 2018
By The Associated Press

TORONTO (AP) Garret Sparks made 33 saves in a surprise start, Kasperi Kapanen scored twice and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 Monday night for their fifth straight win.

Patrick Marleau and Mitch Marner also scored to help Toronto win for the sixth time in seven games. Auston Matthews and Jake Gardiner each added two assists.

Ilya Kovalchuk scored for the Kings, who have lost four of six (2-3-1). Jack Campbell stopped 21 shots for Los Angeles.

Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock announced Sparks as the game's starter ahead of No. 1 goalie Frederik Andersen after the morning skate. Toronto then announced about 2 1/2 hours before puck drop that Andersen has a lower-body injury and is listed as day-to-day.

PREDATORS 4, WILD 2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Ryan Johansen and P.K. Subban each had two assists, and Nashville won for the fifth time in six games.

Craig Smith, Mattias Ekholm, Filip Forsberg and Miikka Salomaki scored for Nashville, and Pekka Rinne finished with 29 saves.

Minnesota lost for the fourth time in five games. Mikko Koivu had a goal and an assist for the Wild, and Matt Dumba also scored.

Alex Stalock finished with 24 saves for the Wild in his first start of the season.

CANADIENS 7, RED WINGS 3

MONTREAL (AP) - Jonathan Drouin scored twice, Tomas Plekanec had a goal in his 1,000th game, and Montreal beat winless Detroit.

Tomas Tatar, Brendan Gallagher, Charles Hudon and Paul Byron also scored for the Canadiens. With Carey Price still out with the flu, backup goalie Antti Niemi stopped 25 shots for his second consecutive victory.

Andreas Athanasiou had two goals and Thomas Vanek also scored for the rebuilding Wings, who are 0-4-2 for their worst start in franchise history.

Jimmy Howard gave up five goals on 20 shots before being replaced by Jonathan Bernier in the second period. Bernier finished with 13 saves.

The Red Wings, who were coming off an 8-2 loss to Boston, have now allowed an NHL-worst 29 goals over six games.

SENATORS 4, STARS 1

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Craig Anderson made 37 saves to lead Ottawa past Dallas.

Maxime Lajoie scored in the second period, and Brady Tkachuk, Mikkel Boedker and Zack Smith all tallied in the third for the Senators.

John Klingberg had the lone goal for Dallas, which was playing its first road game after opening the season with four at home. Ben Bishop made 21 saves while losing in regulation against Ottawa for the first time (9-1-4) in his career.

With the score tied 1-1, the Senators went ahead for good early in the third as Dylan DeMelo put a shot on goal and Tkachuk, right in front, redirected it past Bishop at 1:27.

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SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY OCTOBER 16, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
7:05 PM Dallas Stars New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
7:05 PM Florida Panthers Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
7:05 PM Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena
7:35 PM Carolina Hurricanes Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena
8:05 PM Arizona Coyotes Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center
8:05 PM Edmonton Oilers Winnipeg Jets Bell MTS Place
10:05 PM Buffalo Sabres Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena


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Nhl October Best Bets & Opinions

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

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............54-58-1.......48.21%......-36.34


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Best Bets:

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

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................12 - 16................+2.25...................25 - 33................-55.50.............-53.25

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Tuesday’s six-pack

Some interesting college football games this weekend:

— Stanford (-2.5) @ Arizona State

— Michigan (-7) @ Michigan State

— Oregon @ Washington State (-1)

— Minnesota @ Nebraska (-3.5)

— Oklahoma (-7.5) @ TCU

— USC @ Utah (-6.5)

Quote of the Day
“My brother was a remarkable individual on every level. While most knew Paul Allen as a technologist and philanthropist, for us he was a much loved brother and uncle, and an exceptional friend. Paul’s family and friends were blessed to experience his wit, warmth, his generosity and deep concern. For all the demands on his schedule, there was always time for family and friends. At this time of loss and grief for us — and so many others — we are profoundly grateful for the care and concern he demonstrated every day.”
Jody Allen, sister of Seahawks/Blazers’ owner Paul Allen, who died on Monday

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the coach of the San Francisco 49ers last time they made the playoffs?

Monday’s quiz
Jets beat the Baltimore Colts 16-7 when they won their only Super Bowl title.

Sunday’s quiz
Duke’s David Cutcliffe was Eli Manning’s college coach at Ole Miss.


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

13) I mentioned a few weeks ago how USC QB JT Daniels skipped his senior year of HS so he could play QB for the Trojans this season, and how it seemed a little odd to rush a kid thru school like that, especially since so many college players red-shirt their first year in college, so they’re often 19-20 years old before ever playing in a game.

Well, it turns out that Daniels’ father had his son repeat 8th grade (this also happens a decent amount in Texas) so that he would be older and better suited to compete when his time came to play high school ball. JT Daniels will be 19 soon, so he isn’t that far behind the curve, age-wise, he just gave back the year he gained four years ago.

How long will Daniels’ father let his son stay in college before he tests the NFL’s waters?

12) Just under $184M was bet on sports in New Jersey in September, $88.6M of it on football. More than half of the $184M was wagered online.

New Jersey books showed a $24M profit last month, $9.4M of that coming from football.

11) This was the first time since 1990 there were no winless NFL teams after five weeks of the season.

10) Los Angeles Angels are looking for a new manager; from Jon Morosi:

“#Angels administering 2-hour written test to managerial candidates, sources say, with questions spanning analytical, interpersonal and game-management aspects of the job.”

So far, six major league teams are looking for a new manager for next year.

9) Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale has a stomach ailment, spent Sunday night in Mass General Hospital. The team was hoping Sale would accompany the ballclub to Houston on Monday.

8) Last golf season, Henrik Stenson became the first golfer to lead the PGA Tour in driving accuracy and greens in regulation in the same season since Calvin Peete, in 1983.

7) Knicks dumped Joakim Noah, but they still owe him $38M going forward; as far as the hit on the salary cap goes, they’ll stretch the cap hit out over three years.

6) There is a hotel in Boston, the Liberty Hotel, which is a converted jail. It used to be called the Charles Street Jail; wouldn’t it be at least a little weird staying there overnight?

5) There are only four players left in the NHL who played against Wayne Gretzky:
Zdeno Chara, Matt Cullen, Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton

4) Rick Barry’s son Canyon Barry, who played college ball at Charleston/Florida, will play for Minnesota’s G-League team, the Iowa Wolves this winter.

3) Ole Miss has only 28 plays in its offensive playbook; there are obviously options off of those plays, but their playbook is much thinner than most college teams.

2) TV guys are gushing about how Alex Bregman is the Astros’ best player, but from July 27-August 20, Houston went 8-13- they allowed 3 or less runs in all eight wins; they were 0-10 during that stretch when allowing 4+ runs.

That 21-game stretch was when Jose Altuve was out with an injured knee; make no mistake about it, Altuve is the Astros’ best player.

1) RIP to Paul Allen, 65, who passed away Monday. Mr Allen passed away shortly after it was announced that he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma for the third time.

One of the co-founders of Microsoft, Allen bought the Portland Trailblazers in 1987, and the Seattle Seahawks in 1995. He was worth $20B at the time of his passing, and is said to have donated over $2B to charity.

RIP, sir.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Some interesting college football games this weekend:

— Stanford (-2.5) @ Arizona State

— Michigan (-7) @ Michigan State

— Oregon @ Washington State (-1)

— Minnesota @ Nebraska (-3.5)

— Oklahoma (-7.5) @ TCU

— USC @ Utah (-6.5)


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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) I mentioned a few weeks ago how USC QB JT Daniels skipped his senior year of HS so he could play QB for the Trojans this season, and how it seemed a little odd to rush a kid thru school like that, especially since so many college players red-shirt their first year in college, so they’re often 19-20 years old before ever playing in a game.

Well, it turns out that Daniels’ father had his son repeat 8th grade (this also happens a decent amount in Texas) so that he would be older and better suited to compete when his time came to play high school ball. JT Daniels will be 19 soon, so he isn’t that far behind the curve, age-wise, he just gave back the year he gained four years ago.

How long will Daniels’ father let his son stay in college before he tests the NFL’s waters?

12) Just under $184M was bet on sports in New Jersey in September, $88.6M of it on football. More than half of the $184M was wagered online.

New Jersey books showed a $24M profit last month, $9.4M of that coming from football.

11) This was the first time since 1990 there were no winless NFL teams after five weeks of the season.

10) Los Angeles Angels are looking for a new manager; from Jon Morosi:

“#Angels administering 2-hour written test to managerial candidates, sources say, with questions spanning analytical, interpersonal and game-management aspects of the job.”

So far, six major league teams are looking for a new manager for next year.

9) Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale has a stomach ailment, spent Sunday night in Mass General Hospital. The team was hoping Sale would accompany the ballclub to Houston on Monday.

8) Last golf season, Henrik Stenson became the first golfer to lead the PGA Tour in driving accuracy and greens in regulation in the same season since Calvin Peete, in 1983.

7) Knicks dumped Joakim Noah, but they still owe him $38M going forward; as far as the hit on the salary cap goes, they’ll stretch the cap hit out over three years.

6) There is a hotel in Boston, the Liberty Hotel, which is a converted jail. It used to be called the Charles Street Jail; wouldn’t it be at least a little weird staying there overnight?

5) There are only four players left in the NHL who played against Wayne Gretzky:
Zdeno Chara, Matt Cullen, Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton

4) Rick Barry’s son Canyon Barry, who played college ball at Charleston/Florida, will play for Minnesota’s G-League team, the Iowa Wolves this winter.

3) Ole Miss has only 28 plays in its offensive playbook; there are obviously options off of those plays, but their playbook is much thinner than most college teams.

2) TV guys are gushing about how Alex Bregman is the Astros’ best player, but from July 27-August 20, Houston went 8-13- they allowed 3 or less runs in all eight wins; they were 0-10 during that stretch when allowing 4+ runs.

That 21-game stretch was when Jose Altuve was out with an injured knee; make no mistake about it, Altuve is the Astros’ best player.

1) RIP to Paul Allen, 65, who passed away Monday. Mr Allen passed away shortly after it was announced that he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma for the third time.

One of the co-founders of Microsoft, Allen bought the Portland Trailblazers in 1987, and the Seattle Seahawks in 1995. He was worth $20B at the time of his passing, and is said to have donated over $2B to charity.

RIP, sir.

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NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, October 16


Dallas @ New Jersey

Game 1-2
October 16, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
10.600
New Jersey
14.058
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(-130); Under

Florida @ Philadelphia

Game 3-4
October 16, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
10.798
Philadelphia
9.720
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-120
6
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(+100); Under

Vancouver @ Pittsburgh

Game 5-6
October 16, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
12.060
Pittsburgh
10.553
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-230
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+190); Over

Colorado @ NY Rangers

Game 7-8
October 16, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
9.293
NY Rangers
11.597
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-135
6
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+115); Under

Carolina @ Tampa Bay

Game 9-10
October 16, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
12.895
Tampa Bay
10.124
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-170
6
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+150); Over

Edmonton @ Winnipeg

Game 11-12
October 16, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
10.073
Winnipeg
12.541
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-190
6
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(-190); Under

Arizona @ Minnesota

Game 13-14
October 16, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
10.858
Minnesota
10.074
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+125); Under

Buffalo @ Vegas

Game 15-16
October 16, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
9.138
Vegas
12.366
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-185
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-185); Under

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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, October 16

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DALLAS (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (3-0-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/16/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 13-27 ATS (+41.1 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 11-22 ATS (-14.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 49-42 ATS (-0.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 25-16 ATS (+7.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 19-13 ATS (+32.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 9-2 ATS (+11.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 55-40 ATS (+95.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 249-160 ATS (+57.6 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 217-144 ATS (+39.3 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 2-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 2-2-0 straight up against DALLAS 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=-0.5 Units)

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FLORIDA (0-2-0-1, 1 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (2-3-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/16/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 110-165 ATS (+279.3 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 5-12 ATS (-7.8 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 3-13 ATS (-13.3 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 417-374 ATS (-81.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 7-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-2 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 4-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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VANCOUVER (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (2-1-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/16/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 54-23 ATS (+19.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 75-54 ATS (+131.2 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 13-8 ATS (+25.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 2-2 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 2-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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COLORADO (3-1-0-1, 7 pts.) at NY RANGERS (1-4-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/16/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 49-45 ATS (+110.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 84-65 ATS (+154.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 21-14 ATS (+39.8 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 83-103 ATS (-38.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 12-20 ATS (-13.5 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 8-24 ATS (-20.2 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 3-14 ATS (-12.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 202-238 ATS (-136.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 2-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 2-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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CAROLINA (4-1-0-1, 9 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/16/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 13-27 ATS (-14.5 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 12-34 ATS (+58.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 30-11 ATS (+10.2 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 16-4 ATS (+10.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 4-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 4-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA 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=-0.4 Units)

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EDMONTON (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) at WINNIPEG (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/16/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 10-23 ATS (-16.1 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 16-4 ATS (+10.1 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 25-7 ATS (+14.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 3-3 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 3-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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ARIZONA (1-3-0-0, 2 pts.) at MINNESOTA (1-2-0-2, 4 pts.) - 10/16/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 10-35 ATS (+60.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 2-13 ATS (+19.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 37-91 ATS (+175.9 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 186-120 ATS (+22.1 Units) in home games first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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BUFFALO (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) at VEGAS (2-4-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/16/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 67-42 ATS (+118.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 28-15 ATS (+4.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 38-22 ATS (+12.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 14-5 ATS (+8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 67-65 ATS (+151.5 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 2-1 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 2-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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NHL

Tuesday, October 16

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Trend Report
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Dallas Stars
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games
Dallas is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Dallas is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
New Jersey is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
New Jersey is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
New Jersey is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Dallas


Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Colorado is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 7 games
NY Rangers is 7-14-1 SU in its last 22 games when playing Colorado
NY Rangers is 4-10-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado


Florida Panthers
Florida is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Florida is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Florida's last 23 games when playing Philadelphia
Florida is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Florida's last 12 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Florida
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Philadelphia's last 23 games when playing Florida
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 12 games when playing at home against Florida


Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games
Vancouver is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vancouver's last 9 games
Vancouver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Vancouver is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Vancouver's last 14 games on the road
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 9 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing at home against Vancouver


Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Carolina is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games on the road
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Carolina's last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 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 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing Carolina
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina


Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games on the road
Arizona is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Minnesota
Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Arizona
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona


Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Edmonton is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Edmonton's last 8 games
Edmonton is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Edmonton's last 10 games when playing Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 7 games
Winnipeg is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Winnipeg is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games at home
Winnipeg is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 10 games when playing Edmonton


Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Buffalo is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Buffalo's last 11 games
Buffalo is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games on the road
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Vegas is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Vegas is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Vegas's last 9 games at home

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Nhl October Best Bets & Opinions

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

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............54-58-1.......48.21%......-36.34


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Best Bets:

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

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................12 - 16................+2.25...................25 - 33................-55.50.............-53.25

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CAR at TB
CAR +147
O 6.5

ARI at MIN 08:00 PM
ARI +144
O 5.5

EDM at WIN 08:00 PM
O 6.0

BUF at VEG 10:00 PM
BUF +175
U 5.5

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Devils still perfect and off to best start in 23 years.
October 16, 2018
By The Associated Press

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Kyle Palmieri scored his seventh goal in four games, Keith Kinkaid stopped 24 shots for his second shutout and the New Jersey Devils continued their perfect start, beating the Dallas Stars 3-0 on Tuesday night.

Late pickup Jean-Sebastien Dea tallied for the third straight game and Blake Coleman added a goal as the Devils (4-0) remained the NHL's only unbeaten team. The 4-0 start is their best since 1995-96.

Palmieri also became the first player in NHL history to score his team's opening goal in four consecutive games to begin a season, the league said.

Anton Khudobin made 31 saves as Dallas lost for the second time in as many nights. It marked the first time it had been shut out.

RANGERS 3, AVALANCHE 2, SO

NEW YORK (AP) - Kevin Shattenkirk scored the deciding goal in a shootout to lift the Rangers over the Avalanche.

Mats Zuccarello scored for the Rangers in the first round of the tiebreaker, and Mikko Rantanen tied it in the second. Shattenkirk then beat Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov in the third round, and Henrik Lundqvist denied Gabriel Landeskog to secure New York's second win in six games this season (2-4-0).

Kevin Hayes and Chris Kreider scored in regulation for the Rangers, and Lundqvist stopped 31 shots through overtime. Zuccarello and Shattenkirk each had two assists.

Nathan MacKinnon, who also had an assist, scored for Colorado to set the franchise record with a goal in each of the first six games to open a season. Tyson Jost also had a goal for the Avalanche. Varlamov, who came in 3-0-1 with a 1.75 goals-against average, made 41 saves.

CANUCKS 3, PENGUINS 2, OT

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Brock Boeser fired a wrist shot by Casey DeSmith's stick and into the net 34 seconds into overtime to lift the Canucks to a victory over the Penguins.

The Penguins tied it late in regulation when Carl Hagelin took a perfect pass from Phil Kessel and slipped it past Anders Nilsson with 3:14 to go.

Vancouver, however, responded in the extra period.

Boeser took the puck and drifted through center ice as the Canucks worked through a line change behind him. Rather than drop it off to a teammate, he let one go just inside the right circle for his second goal of the season.

Ben Hutton and Brandon Sutter also scored for the Canucks. Nilsson finished with 26 saves as Vancouver won its third straight. The Canucks played without 19-year-old rookie Elias Pettersson, who was diagnosed with a concussion after getting slammed to the ice in a game against Florida on Saturday.

FLYERS 6, PANTHERS 5, SO

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jordan Weal scored in the shootout to lift the Flyers over the Panthers.

Weal had a goal and an assist, and Jakub Voracek also scored in the shootout for the Flyers. Philadelphia had to rally to earn two points after leading by three goals late in the second period.

Wayne Simmonds and Claude Giroux each had two goals for the Flyers.

Aleksander Barkov and Frank Vatrano scored two apiece for the Panthers (0-2-2), who remained one of two winless teams in the NHL. Evgenii Dadonov also scored and Keith Yandle had two assists.

Voracek opened the scoring in the shootout by beating Michael Hutchinson with a forehand shot. Hutchinson was making his Panthers debut in place of Roberto Luongo (knee), who missed his third straight contest.

Barkov, Florida's second shooter, shot past Calvin Pickard with a backhander to even the score. After Hutchinson denied Giroux, Weal beat the goalie through the five-hole. The Flyers secured the win when Pickard stopped Vatrano.

WILD 2, COYOTES 1

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Eric Staal and Mikael Grandlund scored and Devan Dubnyk stopped 27 of 28 shots to lead the Wild to a win over the Coyotes.

Brendan Perlini scored and Darcy Kuemper stopped 30 shots in his season debut for Arizona. Kuemper was making his first appearance against the franchise that drafted him in 2009. He spent parts of five seasons in Minnesota before leaving as a free agent in 2017.

Staal scored the game-winner with 13:42 to play by converting after a mad scramble in front of the net. After Kuemper stopped Ryan Suter's initial shot, Jason Zucker tapped it across the crease to Staal, who buried it for his second goal of the season.

The Coyotes entered the night having scored just two goals in four games, including three shutout losses. But they opened the scoring midway through the first period when Perlini scored his first of the season on the power play.

LIGHTNING 4, HURRICANES 2

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tyler Johnson had three goals, Yanni Gourde scored on a power play to put Tampa Bay ahead in the third period and the Lightning beat the Hurricanes.

Johnson scored in all three periods, completing the hat trick on an empty-netter with 1:56 remaining.

After Carolina defenseman Calvin de Haan fanned on a clearing attempt, Gourde made it 3-2 on a pass from Ondrej Palat at 7:02 of the third.

Lightning backup Louis Domingue stopped 38 shots in his first start of the season. He made strong saves on Sebastian Aho and Micheal Ferland soon after Gourde's goal.

Ferland and Martin Necas had goals, and Petr Mrazek turned aside 23 shots for the Hurricanes.

Aho picked up an assist to extend his season-opening point streak to seven games (eight assists, 12 points), which is tied for third-longest in the history of the Carolina/Hartford franchise. Only Victor Rask (eight games, 2016-17) and Ron Francis (11 games, 1984-85) had longer runs.

OILERS 5, JETS 4, OT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Connor McDavid had four points and Darnell Nurse scored his first goal of the season 1:25 into overtime as Edmonton overcame a three-goal deficit to beat Winnipeg.

McDavid scored twice and added a pair of assists for the Oilers, who were down 4-1 to start the third period.

Ty Rattie ignited the comeback when he scored 18 seconds into the third. McDavid got his second power-play goal of the game at 2:28, and Jesse Puljujarvi tied it at 13:39.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl each had two assists for Edmonton. Cam Talbot stopped 29 shots in his 200th game with the Oilers.

McDavid set an NHL record by being in on his team's first eight goals to start a season, breaking Adam Oates' record of seven with Detroit in 1986-87. McDavid's second assist of the game gave him nine points (four goals, five assists).

Jets forward Adam Lowry had two goals during a three-minute span in the first period. Mark Scheifele and defenseman Ben Chiarot also scored. Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves.

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SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM New York Rangers Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
7:05 PM St. Louis Blues Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
9:35 PM Boston Bruins Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome
10:05 PM New York Islanders Anaheim Ducks Honda Center


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Nhl October Best Bets & Opinions

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

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............56-63-1.......47.05%......-52.34


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Best Bets:

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

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................12 - 19................-12.75...................27 - 35................-56.50.............-69.25

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Wednesday’s six-pack

Six top college football teams, in terms of Las Vegas bookmakers’ ranking:

— Alabama 137.3

— Clemson 128.3

— Ohio State 127.1

— Michigan 124.8

— Georgia 124.0

— Oklahoma 123.8

Quote of the Day
“I wish he would create the headlines by his play on the field as opposed to what he says and what he does off the field. I think he needs to do a little more playing and a little less talking.”
New Jersey Giants owner John Mara, talking about WR Odell Beckham

Wednesday’s quiz
Raiders drafted LB Khalil Mack with the 5th pick of the 2014 NFL Draft; which current starting QB was the 3rd pick in the draft that year?

Tuesday’s quiz
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh was the coach of the San Francisco 49ers last time they made the playoffs, in 2013.

Monday’s quiz
Jets beat the Baltimore Colts 16-7 when they won their only Super Bowl title.

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

13) Buffalo Bills’ rookie QB Josh Allen has an injured elbow, may need Tommy John surgery, which would obviously finish him for this season; best-case scenario is that he’ll miss several weeks, which leaves newly-signed Derek Anderson or Nathan Peterman as the new starter.

Word out of Buffalo is that the Bills’ players don’t want Peterman playing, probably because they prefer winning- he’s thrown 10 INT’s in 82 career passes.

12) Ohio State’s star DE Nick Bosa has withdrawn from college and will prepare for next spring’s NFL Draft; Bosa was injured anyway and probably wouldn’t have returned until next month at the earliest, so the announcement wasn’t a big surprise.

11) Tampa Bay Buccaneers told defensive coordinator Mike Smith to take a hike Monday, after Bucs allowed 40-21-30-48-34 points in their first five games. Only once in five games did the Bucs hold an opponent under 8.2 yards/pass attempt- they had zero takeaways in their last two games, just five for the season (-7 TO ratio).

10) Not only are Titans-Chargers playing in England Sunday, they’re playing at 9:30am ET, which is 6:30am for Charger fans in California. Whats the point of that?

Last week’s Colorado-USC game ended around 2:20am ET; if that happens again this week, not a lot of time to sleep before the 9:30 kickoff. Guess I’ll just have to sleep faster.

9) David Price allowed four runs in less than five innings Sunday night, and got a standing ovation as he walked to the dugout; the bar isn’t real high for Price these days in Beantown.

8) This is the definition of a bad day:

Police in Bristol, TN say a 76-year old man was run over with a lawn mower while trying to kill his son with a chainsaw- the older man had to have his leg amputated.

Can’t we all just get along?

7) Teddy Valentine is out as a Big 14 basketball ref; he’ll still work AAC, ACC and SEC games, but a guy who has worked 28 NCAA tournaments and 10 Final Fours isn’t good enough anymore to work in the Big 14.

6) 20 years ago, when he was coaching the Lakers, Pat Riley trademarkedthe term “three-peat,” so if Golden State wins its third straight NBA title next spring, Riley will cash in on it, too.

There have been three “3-peats” since Riley trademarked the term; the Jordan-Bulls did it twice, and the Shaq-Kobe Lakers did it, too.

Random stats: Warriors led the NBA last year, making 39.1% of their 3’s and 81.5% of their foul shots.

5) Derek Carr threw 31 passes for Oakland Sunday in their 27-3 loss to Seattle in London; only five of those 31 passes travelled more than five yards downfield, and he completed only two of those five passes. No bueno.

4) Josh McCown and Julius Peppers are the only two players still active from the 2002 NFL Draft.

3) I don’t give a rat’s ass about the royal family, and I’m not sure why anyone does. The young lady who recently married the prince was on one of my favorite TV shows, Suits. Still don’t care about the royal family; what exactly do they even do?

2) Interesting how crew chiefs are behind the plate for Games 3, 7 for divisional series, then World Series; Joe West doing the plate for Game 7 of the ALCS could be good theater.

1) Patriots set an NFL record Sunday night; they’re the first team in the Super Bowl era to not punt or commit a penalty in an entire game- they scored 43 points at home but still couldn’t cover the spread. Awesome.

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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, October 17

NY Rangers @ Washington

Game 51-52
October 17, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
10.271
Washington
12.315
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
N/A

St. Louis @ Montreal

Game 53-54
October 17, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
11.885
Montreal
9.296
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-105); Over

Boston @ Calgary

Game 55-56
October 17, 2018 @ 9:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
13.174
Calgary
11.959
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-110
6
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-110); Over

NY Islanders @ Anaheim

Game 57-58
October 17, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
9.276
Anaheim
12.819
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
N/A

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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, October 17

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NY RANGERS (2-4-0-0, 4 pts.) at WASHINGTON (2-2-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/17/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-3 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-3-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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ST LOUIS (1-2-0-2, 4 pts.) at MONTREAL (3-1-0-1, 7 pts.) - 10/17/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 21-11 ATS (+32.2 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 32-56 ATS (-41.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 9-22 ATS (-14.4 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-0 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 4-0-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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BOSTON (4-1-0-0, 8 pts.) at CALGARY (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/17/2018, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 4-12 ATS (-13.0 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-1 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-1-0 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=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (2-2-0-0, 4 pts.) at ANAHEIM (4-1-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/17/2018, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 2-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS 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)