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

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CHI at VAN 10:00 PM

CHI -125

O 6.0

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CANUCKS 4, BLACKHAWKS 2


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SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
2:05 PM Winnipeg Jets Florida Panthers Hartwall Arena
7:05 PM Dallas Stars Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena
7:05 PM Pittsburgh Penguins New York Islanders Barclays Center
7:35 PM Buffalo Sabres Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
7:35 PM Nashville Predators Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena
7:35 PM New Jersey Devils Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
7:35 PM Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
8:05 PM Vegas Golden Knights St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
9:05 PM Chicago Blackhawks Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
9:05 PM Colorado Avalanche Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome
10:05 PM New York Rangers Anaheim Ducks Honda Center
10:35 PM Columbus Blue Jackets San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose
10:35 PM Philadelphia Flyers Los Angeles Kings Staples Center

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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

10/31/2018 0-1-1 0.00% -6.25
10/30/2018 4-11-0 26.67% -49.00
10/29/2018 2-2-0 50.00% -2.20
10/28/2018 4-4-1 50.00% -1.40
10/27/2018 9-8-0 52.94% +5.60
10/26/2018 2-5-0 28.57% -16.25
10/25/2018 11-5-0 68.75% +28.50
10/24/2018 1-5-0 16.67% -21.35
10/23/2018 12-4-0 75.00% +38.15
10/22/2018 2-5-0 28.57% -15.80
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............140-141-1....49.82%.....-105.69


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Best Bets:

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

10/31/2018..........0 - 1.................-6.25......................0 - 0................+0.00............-6.25
10/30/2018..........1 - 2.................-4.30......................3 - 6................-18.00............-22.30
10/29/2018..........1 - 0.................+6.65.....................0 - 1................-5.50.............+1.15
10/28/2018..........1 - 1.................+0.50.....................2 - 3................-6.50..............-6.40
10/27/2018..........1 - 3.................-7.40......................6 - 5................+2.50.............-4.90
10/26/2018......... 0 - 1.................-5.00......................2 - 2................-1.00...............-6.00
10/25/2018..........0 - 2.................-10.00....................7 - 3................+18.50............+8.50
10/24/2018..........1 - 1..................-0.65.....................0 - 4................-22.00.............-21.35
10/23/2018..........2 - 2.................+1.90.....................7 - 1...............+29.50............+30.40
10/22/2018..........1 - 2..................-4.30......................1 - 3..............-11.50..............-15.80
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................28 - 40..................-20.30.................67 - 77...............-98.05.............-118.35

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Betting favorites for the PGA tournament in Las Vegas this weekend:

10-1— Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler

11-1— Bryson DeChambeau, Jordan Spieth

12-1— Webb Simpson

16-1— Patrick Cantlay

18-1— Gary Woodland

25-1— Aaron Wise


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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud…….

13) Packers traded RB Ty Montgomery to Houston Tuesday, less than 48 hours after he fumbled a kickoff that cost the Packers a chance to rally in the last 2:00 of a 29-27 loss in LA.

Green Bay coaches apparently told Montgomery NOT to run the ball out of the end zone, but he was annoyed because he hadn’t played as much as he thought he should earlier in the game, so he took matters into his own hands, but then the ball was knocked out of his hands.

Now Montgomery plays for Houston.

12) If you like basketball and you haven’t seen ESPN’s historical basketball series that runs on Tuesday nights, you should— lot of great history.

Interviews, clips with the guys we’ve been watching on TV for decades— good stuff.

11) One of the clips was an exhibition game between a bunch of college all-stars and some NBA all-stars in Phoenix. Michael Jordan/Patrick Ewing were on the college team; one of the other players on the college team was Leon Wood from Cal State-Fullerton, who wound up playing parts of seven years in the NBA— for the last 22 years, Wood has been an NBA referee.

10) My all-time starting five for NBA players:
C- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
F- Bill Russell
F- Lebron James
G- Michael Jordan
G- Magic Johnson

Coming up with a second team could start a lot of arguments……..

9) So far in the NFL this season, an average of 48.2 points/game have been scored, teams have thrown for an average of 252.5 yards/game and averaged 5.7 yards per pay, all-time highs thru eight games for any season ever.

Despite all that, over is 60-60-1 in NFL games this season.

8) NFL suspended Seattle LB Mychal Hendricks until Week 14 for off-field issues that revolve around insider trading in the stock market.

7) Big 14 Conference hasn’t won a national title in basketball since Michigan State in 2000.

6) Big Sky Conference was the most improved basketball conference in the country LY; their RPI jumped from 28th to 17th. Lot of good, experienced teams; can they maintain their ranking this winter?

5) Iona released one of its basketball players who got into a scuffle with an assistant coach and sent the coach to the hospital- the kid averaged 11 points, five rebounds a game LY, so it’ll be a pretty big loss for the Gaels.

4) Milwaukee Brewers had a terrific season, but they’ve already lost three coaches since the season ended; their pitching coach, hitting coach and bullpen coach have all either quit or been fired, which seems odd for a team that did so well this season.

3) This from football expert Warren Sharp: Cleveland Browns are +11 in turnover ratio with a 2-5-1 record; since 2006, there have been 38 teams whose turnover ratio was +8 or better after eight games- none of the 38 teams had a losing record.

Since 1975, 71 teams had a +11 or better turnover ratio thru eight games; none of the 71 teams had a losing record.

2) With Hue Jackson getting fired, this is the 4th year in a row that the team drafting the first QB in the NFL Draft fired its coach during that year or just after the season.

2015: Lovie Smith/Jameis Winston
2016: Jeff Fisher/Jared Goff
2017: John Fox/Mitch Trubisky
2018: Hue Jackson/Baker Mayfield

1) RIP to the great Willie McCovey, who passed away Monday at age 80. McCovey hit 521 home runs homers in his Hall of Fame career- he led the NL in homers in 1968 and 1969.

RIP, sir.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, November 1

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WINNIPEG (7-4-0-1, 15 pts.) vs. FLORIDA (2-4-0-3, 7 pts.) - 11/1/2018, 2:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 3-1 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 3-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA 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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DALLAS (6-5-0-0, 12 pts.) at TORONTO (8-4-0-0, 16 pts.) - 11/1/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 14-29 ATS (+43.7 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 12-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 28-41 ATS (-19.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 16-31 ATS (-22.4 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 3-10 ATS (+13.2 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 94-105 ATS (-55.5 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
TORONTO is 4-9 ATS (-9.6 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-1 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-1-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (6-2-0-2, 14 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (6-4-0-1, 13 pts.) - 11/1/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 4-0 ATS (+4.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 19-12 ATS (+33.1 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 55-24 ATS (+17.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 18-4 ATS (+12.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 12-25 ATS (+38.7 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 44-81 ATS (+141.2 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 4-5 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 5-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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BUFFALO (6-4-0-2, 14 pts.) at OTTAWA (4-5-0-2, 10 pts.) - 11/1/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 289-265 ATS (+558.7 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
OTTAWA is 100-85 ATS (-10.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 6-25 ATS (+37.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 54-60 ATS (-38.3 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 6-3 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 6-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.9 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (5-3-0-1, 11 pts.) at DETROIT (3-7-0-2, 8 pts.) - 11/1/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 51-46 ATS (+105.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 27-20 ATS (+49.6 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 4-11 ATS (-8.0 Units) in home games in November games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 16-29 ATS (-23.2 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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WASHINGTON (5-3-0-2, 12 pts.) at MONTREAL (6-3-0-2, 14 pts.) - 11/1/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 71-46 ATS (+4.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 44-22 ATS (+13.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 16-3 ATS (+11.4 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 43-25 ATS (+12.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 35-59 ATS (-40.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-2-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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NASHVILLE (9-3-0-0, 18 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (8-2-0-1, 17 pts.) - 11/1/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 36-13 ATS (+18.5 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 40-15 ATS (+17.0 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 20-4 ATS (+14.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 69-39 ATS (+15.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 17-4 ATS (+12.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 18-6 ATS (+11.7 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 44-20 ATS (+19.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 20-7 ATS (+11.5 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
NASHVILLE is 3-1 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 3-1-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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VEGAS (5-6-0-1, 11 pts.) at ST LOUIS (3-4-0-3, 9 pts.) - 11/1/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 2-1 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 2-1-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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COLORADO (7-3-0-2, 16 pts.) at CALGARY (7-5-0-1, 15 pts.) - 11/1/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 53-48 ATS (+118.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 13-9 ATS (+25.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 32-27 ATS (+70.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 189-161 ATS (+351.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 6-1 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 6-1-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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CHICAGO (6-4-0-3, 15 pts.) at EDMONTON (6-4-0-1, 13 pts.) - 11/1/2018, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 4-3-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.5 Units)

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NY RANGERS (4-7-0-1, 9 pts.) at ANAHEIM (5-6-0-2, 12 pts.) - 11/1/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 2-13 ATS (+15.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 248-198 ATS (+34.7 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 81-60 ATS (+141.7 Units) in road games in November games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 2-2-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (5-7-0-0, 10 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (3-7-0-1, 7 pts.) - 11/1/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 2-11 ATS (-9.7 Units) in November games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 419-375 ATS (-125.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 9-16 ATS (-10.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 87-93 ATS (-23.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 161-162 ATS (-17.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 0-6 ATS (+0.0 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 129-135 ATS (-87.4 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-1 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-1-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.2 Units)

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COLUMBUS (6-5-0-0, 12 pts.) at SAN JOSE (6-3-0-3, 15 pts.) - 11/1/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 24-11 ATS (+9.2 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 196-149 ATS (+39.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 54-32 ATS (+14.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 172-158 ATS (+344.2 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 9-3 ATS (+12.3 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 3-1 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-1-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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NHL

Thursday, November 1

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Trend Report
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Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 10 games
Winnipeg is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Winnipeg is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 11 games when playing Florida
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida Panthers
Florida is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Florida is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 11 games when playing Winnipeg
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg


Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Pittsburgh's last 23 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games
NY Islanders is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
NY Islanders is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh


Dallas Stars
Dallas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Dallas is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Dallas
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas


New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
New Jersey is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games on the road
New Jersey is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
New Jersey is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing Detroit
New Jersey is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games
Detroit is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing New Jersey
Detroit is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing New Jersey
Detroit is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing at home against New Jersey


Washington Capitals
Washington is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 18-4 ATS in its last 22 games on the road
Washington is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington


Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Buffalo is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Buffalo is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Ottawa
Buffalo is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Buffalo's last 13 games when playing Ottawa
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games
Ottawa is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Buffalo
Ottawa is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Ottawa's last 13 games when playing Buffalo
Ottawa is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games when playing at home against Buffalo


Nashville Predators
Nashville is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Nashville is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Nashville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Nashville is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
Tampa Bay is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Nashville
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against Nashville


Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
Vegas is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vegas's last 8 games
Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vegas's last 10 games on the road
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of St. Louis's last 16 games


Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Calgary
Colorado is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Calgary
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary Flames
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games
Calgary is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Colorado
Calgary is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Colorado
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado


Chicago Blackhawks
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games
Chicago is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Chicago is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Edmonton is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Edmonton is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Edmonton is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago


New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
NY Rangers is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games
NY Rangers is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
NY Rangers is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games on the road
NY Rangers is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Anaheim
NY Rangers is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Rangers's last 12 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Anaheim is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Anaheim's last 12 games
Anaheim is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Rangers
Anaheim is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Anaheim's last 12 games when playing at home against NY Rangers


Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 13 games
Philadelphia is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Los Angeles is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Los Angeles is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia


Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Columbus's last 9 games
Columbus is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Columbus is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Columbus's last 17 games on the road
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Columbus is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
San Jose is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games
San Jose is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Jose's last 13 games at home
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
San Jose is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Columbus
San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing at home against Columbus

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NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, November 1


Winnipeg @ Florida

Game 1-2
November 1, 2018 @ 2:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
8.475
Florida
12.033
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(+105); Under

Dallas @ Toronto

Game 3-4
November 1, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
11.632
Toronto
10.134
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-140
6
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+120); Under

Pittsburgh @ NY Islanders

Game 5-6
November 1, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
14.314
NY Islanders
11.618
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-150
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-150); Over

Buffalo @ Ottawa

Game 7-8
November 1, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
10.898
Ottawa
9.923
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(-130); Under

New Jersey @ Detroit

Game 9-10
November 1, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
11.406
Detroit
9.236
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-150
6
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(-150); Over

Washington @ Montreal

Game 11-12
November 1, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
11.945
Montreal
10.615
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-125); Under

Nashville @ Tampa Bay

Game 13-14
November 1, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
13.209
Tampa Bay
11.953
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(+110); Over

Vegas @ St. Louis

Game 15-16
November 3, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
12.616
St. Louis
8.785
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(+105); Over

Colorado @ Calgary

Game 17-18
November 1, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
9.746
Calgary
13.325
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-130); Under

NY Rangers @ Anaheim

Game 21-22
November 1, 2018 @ 10:05 am

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
10.505
Anaheim
8.810
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-155
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+135); Under

Philadelphia @ Los Angeles

Game 23-24
November 1, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
10.127
Los Angeles
8.985
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+100); Over

Columbus @ San Jose

Game 25-26
November 1, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
10.142
San Jose
11.674
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-160
6
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-160); Over

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PIT at NYI 07:00 PM
NYI +142
O 6.5

DAL at TOR 07:00 PM
O 6.0

WAS at MON 07:30 PM
MON +105
O 6.0

NJ at DET 07:30 PM
O 6.0

NAS at TB 07:30 PM
O 6.0

BUF at OTT 07:30 PM
U 6.0

VEG at STL 08:00 PM
VEG +104
U 6.0

CHI at EDM 09:00 PM
U 6.0

COL at CAL 09:00 PM
COL +109
O 6.0

NYR at ANA 10:00 PM
O 5.5

PHI at LA 10:30 PM
PHI +111
U 5.5

CLB at SJ 10:30 PM
CLB +147
U 6.0

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Domi, Kotkaniemi help Canadiens beat Capitals
November 1, 2018
By The Associated Press

MONTREAL (AP) Max Domi broke a tie with 21 seconds left and Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored his first two NHL goals in the Montreal Canadiens' 6-4 victory over the Washington Capitals 6-4 on Thursday night.

After Domi's goal, Joel Armia added an empty-netter two seconds later for the fastest two goals in NHL history.

Kotkaniemi tied it with his second of the night with 3:04 remaining. Surrounded by three Capitals players, the Finn got his stick on the puck and his shot trickled past Holtby. At 18 years and 118 days old, Kotkaniemi became the second-youngest goal scorer in franchise history.

Domi gave the Canadiens the lead when Holtby fanned on his wrist shot.

Brendan Gallagher also had two goals, and Carey Price stopped 27 shots for his fifth victory of the season to help the Canadiens improve to 7-3-2.

Alex Ovechkin and Lars Eller each scored twice for the Capitals, and Braden Holtby made 38 saves.

PREDATORS 4, LIGHTNING 1

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Pekka Rinne made 42 saves in his return after missing five games with an injury, and Nashville beat Tampa Bay.

Rinne was hurt in the third period of a 5-3 win at Calgary on Oct. 19. He was stretching to try and stop the puck when teammate Kevin Fiala landed on top of the goalie in an awkward-looking collision.

Kyle Turris, Roman Josi, Calle Jarnkrok and Miikka Salomaki scored, and Ryan Johansen had two nifty assists for the Predators. Slater Koekkoek scored for Tampa Bay.

JETS 4, PANTHERS 2

HELSINKI (AP) - Finnish star Patrik Laine had a hat trick and Winnipeg beat Florida in tbe Finnish capital.

Laine scored in the second period and twice in the third, including an empty-netter. The teams will meet again Friday night.

Mathieu Perreault also scored for the Jets. Keith Yandle and Evgenii Dadonov scored for Florida.

ISLANDERS 3, PENGUINS 2, SO

NEW YORK (AP) - Josh Bailey scored a short-handed goal in the second period and then the only goal in a shootout to lift New York past Pittsburgh.

Thomas Greiss made 29 saves as the Islanders swept a home-and-home set with the Penguins. New York also improved to 5-0-0 against Metropolitan Division rivals this season.

Anders Lee also scored for New York. Dominik Simon and Evgeni Malkin scored for Pittsburgh.

RED WINGS 4, DEVILS 3

DETROIT (AP) - Justin Abdelkader scored a short-handed goal midway through the third period and Trevor Daley put the puck in an empty net for another short-handed score in the final minute, and Detroit beat New Jersey for its third straight victory.

Michael Rasmussen amd Martin Frk also scored for Detroit. Marcus Johansson, Blake Coleman and Sami Vatanen scored for New Jersey.

STARS 2, MAPLE LEAFS 1

TORONTO (AP) - Bbackup goalie Anton Khudobin made 31 saves to help Dallas beat Toronto.

Jamie Benn and Devin Shore scored, and Tyler Seguin added two assists. Patrick Marleau scored for Toronto, and Frederik Andersen made 17 saves.

SENATORS 4, SABRES 2

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Craig Anderson made 21 of his 46 saves in the third period and Ottawa held off Buffalo in the first game of a home-and-home series.

Ryan Dzingel, Dylan DeMelo, Colin White and Bobby Ryan, into an empty net, scored for the Senators. Thomas Chabot and Mark Stone each had two assists.

Jason Pominville, playing in his 1,000th NHL game, and Jeff Skinner scored for the Sabres, and Carter Hutton made 28 saves.

BLUES 5, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Oskar Sundqvist scored twice to lead St. Louis past Vegas.

Vladimir Tarasenko, Tyler Bozak and Colton Parayko also scored, and Jake Allen stopped 31 shots. Alex Tuc, Erik Haula and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored for Vegas.

RANGERS 3, DUCKS 2, SO

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Mats Zuccarello and Mika Zibanejad scored in the shootout, Alexandar Georgiev made 22 saves and New York completed a four-game road swing with a victory over Anaheim.

Brett Howden and Kevin Hayes scored in regulation for the Rangers, who went 2-2 on the trip while improving to 3-0 in shootouts. Georgiev denied both Ducks attempts in the tiebreaker.

Jakob Silfverberg and Rickard Rakell scored for Anaheim, which is 0-5-2 in its last seven games. John Gibson made 28 saves.

Rakell tied it with 25.3 seconds remaining in the third period after the Ducks pulled Gibson for an extra skater.

FLYERS 5, KINGS 2

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Oskar Lindblom had a goal and an assist as Philadelphia defeated Los Angeles.

Ivan Provorov scored for the second straight game and the Flyers won consecutive games for the first time this season. Brian Elliott made 25 saves, and Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds each had a goal.

Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and an assist, and Jeff Carter scored a power-play goal for the Kings, who have lost seven of eight.

Jack Campbell, who will be the starting goalie for three to six weeks as Jonathan Quick recovers from knee surgery, made 26 saves.

BLUE JACKETS 4, SHARKS 1

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Nick Foligno scored twice and Anthony Duclair had a goal and an assist in Columbus' win over San Jose.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 44 saves as the Blue Jackets won for the third time in four games. Seth Jones also scored.

It was San Jose's first regulation loss since Oct. 14 at New Jersey. The Sharks were 4-0-2 in their last six games since dropping three of four during a road trip.

Kevin Labanc scored a power-play goal in the first period for San Jose.

OILERS 4, BLACKHAWKS 0

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Mikko Koskinen made 40 saves for his first NHL shutout, Drake Caggiula scored twice and Edmonton blanked Chicago.

Jason Garrison and Alex Chiasson also scored for the Oilers (7-4-1), who have won four of five.

Cam Ward made 25 saves for the Blackhawks (6-5-3), who have lost four straight.

FLAMES 6, AVALANCHE 5

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Mark Giordano had a goal and two assists, and Calgary scored five straight times in the third period to rally past Colorado.

Giordano scored the go-ahead goal at 13:47 of the third when he took a pass from Mikael Backlund and snapped a shot over the blocker of goaltender Semyon Varlamov. Calgary was down 4-1 after two periods.

Backlund, Elias Lindholm, Sean Monahan, James Neal and Michael Frolik also scored for the Flames (8-5-1), who have won three straight. Matthew Tkachuk added three assists.

It's already the fourth time this season the Flames have come back to win when trailing after two periods.

Colin Wilson, Vladislav Kamenev, Sheldon Dries, Carl Soderberg and Gabriel Landeskog scored for Colorado (7-4-2).

Mike Smith got the win despite giving up five goals on 26 shots.

Varlamov, who entered with a 1.62 goals-against average and .950 save percentage, made 31 saves. The five goals he allowed in the third period came on just 11 shots.

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SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
2:05 PM Florida Panthers Winnipeg Jets Hartwall Arena
10:05 PM Carolina Hurricanes Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena
10:05 PM Colorado Avalanche Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena


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NHL Best Bets and Opinions for November


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

11/01/2018 9-8-1 52.94% +7.25



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Best Bets For November

DATE........................ATS..................U NITS....................O/U................UNITS..............TOTAL

11/01/2018..............2 - 3................+15.00...................5 - 6.................-8.00...............+7.00

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Friday’s 6-pack

— Louisiana Tech covered eight of last 10 games vs SEC teams.

— Cal Bears covered four of their last five road games.

— Air Force covered eight of its last nine visits to West Point.

— Home side covered last five Iowa State-Kansas games.

— Over is 7-1 in South Alabama’s last eight games.

— Navy is 7-3-1 in last 11 games as a double digit underdog.

Quote of the Day
“First of all, if you can’t play hungover you probably shouldn’t be in the league.”
NHL player Ryan Reaves

Friday’s quiz
Who was the Raiders’ QB the first time they won a Super Bowl?

Thursday’s quiz
Martin Sheen played the President of the United States in the old TV show The West Wing.

Wednesday’s quiz
Shaquille O’Neal played his college basketball at LSU.


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Friday’s List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here…….

13) 49ers 34, Raiders 3— Last Battle of the Bay with Raiders moving to Las Vegas in two years; in his first NFL start, 49ers QB Nick Mullens looked like Daryle Lamonica, completing 16-22 passes for 262 yards and three TD’s- not a bad debut.

So if the 49ers put Mullens on the market today after that impressive display Thursday, what kind of draft pick could they get for him? He appears to be better than anyone Buffalo has, and he did break some of Brett Favre’s records at Southern Miss.

As for the Raiders, not a great effort- you could make a strong argument that they’ve quit.

12) We read about coaches making huge money in the NFL and in college ball, but lot of guys at lower levels struggle like hell to get to the top, or just to make a living where they are.

Back when he started out as a coach, from 1989-91, Mike Leach was an assistant coach at Iowa Wesleyan, making $12,000 a year. Leach was the team’s SID, video coordinator and the equipment coordinator- he also taught history and criminal law classes.

From there it was on to Valdosta State and Kentucky with Hal Mumme, then Oklahoma for a while before he landed the head coaching job at Texas Tech.

Now Leach makes a couple million a year, but he’s earned his way to this spot.

11) Four players who were teammates of both Michael Jordan and Lebron James:

Brendan Haywood, Larry Hughes, Jerry Stackhouse and Scott Williams.

Would be fun to see an hour TV show where those four guys tell some stories.

10) Someday in 5-6 years, Eli Manning is going to come up for a vote for the Pro Football Hall of Fame; he has won two Super Bowls, but his career record is 120-114, counting playoff games. His regular season record: 112-110.

If he starts every game the rest of the year, chances are his regular season record will wind up under .500, which isn’t very Hall of Fame-ish.

Jim Plunkett won two Super Bowls, had a 72-72 regular season record with an 8-2 playoff record but is nowhere near the Hall of Fame. Manning’s career is better than that, but not all that much better, just that he played in New Jersey and his brother/father are also famous.

9) Gonzaga’s big man Killian Tillie will be out around eight weeks after undergoing surgery for a stress fracture in his ankle. He averaged 12.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg LY and made 47% of his 3’s.

8) CBSSports.com ran an article Thursday on how Jordan Spieth didn’t win a tournament last year and what was wrong with his game?

Spieth earned $2,793,536 last year, not counting endorements; we should all struggle like that.

7) Mariano Rivera is part-owner of a Japanese company that recycles broken baseball bats into chopsticks; I’m not nearly creative enough to make that up.

6) Thru seven games, Steelers’ RB James Conner is averaging 5.8 yards/touch on 22.6 touches per game; last year thru seven games, Le’Veon Bell averaged 4.4 yards/touch on 28.9 touches per game, which may be part of why Bell is still sitting on the sidelines this year, and isn’t getting his $855,000 weekly salary.

5) In 37 states, you can vote before Election Day; this seems like a better way to do things.

4) Evidence that we might have too many TV channels, or not enough quality programming to fill those channels: The first National College Cornhole Championship, for $25,000 in scholarship money, will take place in Myrtle Beach on Dec. 29-30- it will be broadcast live on ESPN & ESPN2.

3) Winnipeg Jets beat Florida Panthers 4-2 in an NHL regular season games played Thursday over in Finland. Long road trip.

2) Marv Albert compared Thursday’s Bucks-Celtics game to an old ABA game, and he wasn’t being critical, just stating his opinion. Fast-paced, lot of 3’s, not a lot go great defense.

1) Handicapping 101- You like to wager on college football; how do you handicap the Michigan State-Maryland game Saturday?

Maryland had a player die during off-season trailing; as a result, the coach was suspended, but he was re-instated this week and he held his first practice Tuesday. The coach was re-instated even though a player DIED under his watch- not everyone was happy about this.

Around 6:30pm Tuesday, Maryland bowed to public pressure (and maybe internal pressure) and fired that coach, something that probably should’ve happened a while ago.

It is a horribly sad story, but if you’re in the handicapping business, how do you deal with this game? Michigan State is -2.5 at Maryland Saturday.

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NHL
Dunkel

Friday, November 2

Florida @ Winnipeg

Game 51-52
November 2, 2018 @ 2:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
11.856
Winnipeg
8.751
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-150
6
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(+130); Over

Colorado @ Vancouver

Game 53-54
November 2, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
9.391
Vancouver
13.278
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 4
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-120
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+100); Under

Carolina @ Arizona

Game 55-56
November 2, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
10.957
Arizona
14.433
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-120); Over




NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, November 2

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FLORIDA (2-5-0-3, 7 pts.) at WINNIPEG (8-4-0-1, 17 pts.) - 11/2/2018, 2:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 2-8 ATS (-7.6 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 2-8 ATS (-7.6 Units) first half of the season this season.
FLORIDA is 166-245 ATS (+429.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 10-2 ATS (+7.0 Units) in home games in November games over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 28-10 ATS (+15.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-1 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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COLORADO (7-4-0-2, 16 pts.) at VANCOUVER (8-6-0-0, 16 pts.) - 11/2/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 53-49 ATS (+119.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 87-67 ATS (+159.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 189-162 ATS (+352.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 7-28 ATS (+46.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 4-2 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 4-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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CAROLINA (6-5-0-1, 13 pts.) at ARIZONA (6-5-0-0, 12 pts.) - 11/2/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 42-52 ATS (-15.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 70-132 ATS (+230.6 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
CAROLINA is 12-35 ATS (+59.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 8-23 ATS (+37.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 15-37 ATS (+70.2 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-2 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 2-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA 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=-0.3 Units)

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NHL

Friday, November 2

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Trend Report
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Florida Panthers
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Florida is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Florida is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 12 games when playing Winnipeg
Florida is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Winnipeg is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Winnipeg is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Winnipeg's last 18 games at home
Winnipeg is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 12 games when playing Florida
Winnipeg is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing at home against Florida


Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Carolina is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games
Carolina is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games on the road
Carolina is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Carolina is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing Arizona
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 12 games
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games at home
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Arizona is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Carolina
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina


Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Colorado is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing Vancouver
Colorado is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Vancouver's last 11 games
Vancouver is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Vancouver is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Vancouver's last 23 games at home
Vancouver is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Vancouver is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Colorado
Vancouver is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Colorado

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NHL Best Bets and Opinions for November


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

11/01/2018 9-8-1 52.94% +7.25


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Best Bets For November

DATE........................ATS..................U NITS....................O/U................UNITS..............TOTAL

11/01/2018..............2 - 3................+15.00...................5 - 6.................-8.00...............+7.00


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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CAR at ARI 10:00 PM
O 5.5

COL at VAN 10:00 PM
VAN +125
O 6.0

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Luongo makes 32 saves, Panthers beat Jets 4-2 in Finland
November 2, 2018
By The Associated Press

HELSINKI (AP) Roberto Luongo made 32 saves in his return from a knee injury and the Florida Panthers rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Friday night for a two-game split in the Finnish capital.

Keith Yandle, Mike Hoffman, Evgeni Dadonov and Frank Vatrano scored and Jonathan Huberdeau added two assists. The Panthers overcame an early 2-1 deficit for their first regulation victory and third overall win in the first 11 games.

Coming off a hat trick Thursday night in Winnipeg's 4-2 victory, Finnish star Patrik Laine scored again In front of a capacity crowd of 13,500 at Hartwall Arena. Nikolaj Ehlers also connected, and captain Blake Wheeler had two assists.

Yandle broke a tie on a power play with 26 seconds left in the second period, driving a slap shot past goalie Connor Hellebuyck Hoffman tied it on a power play at 4:59 of the second.

Vatrano scored off a turnover midway through the third.

CANUCKS 7, AVALANCHE 6

COYOTES 4, HURRICANES 3


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SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
2:05 PM Ottawa Senators Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center
7:05 PM Dallas Stars Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
7:05 PM Edmonton Oilers Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
7:05 PM New Jersey Devils New York Islanders Barclays Center
7:05 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
7:05 PM Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena
8:05 PM Boston Bruins Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena
8:05 PM Minnesota Wild St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
10:05 PM Carolina Hurricanes Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
10:05 PM Chicago Blackhawks Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome
10:35 PM Columbus Blue Jackets Los Angeles Kings Staples Center
10:35 PM Philadelphia Flyers San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose

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NHL Novembers Opinions and Best Bets

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

11/02/2018 3-0-0 100.00% +16.25
11/01/2018 9-8-1 52.94% +7.25

Totals..............12-8-1.........60.00%.....+23.50


Best Bets For November

DATE........................ATS..................U NITS....................O/U................UNITS..............TOTAL

11/02/2018.............1 - 0..................+6.25.....................2 - 0..............+10.00.............+16.25
11/01/2018.............2 - 3.................+15.00....................5 - 6...............-8.00...............+7.00

Totals.....................3 - 3..................+21.25....................7 - 6...............+2.00..............+23.25

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Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

— Thunder 134, Wizards 111— Wiz trailed 79-50 at half, were booed off home court.

— Pacers 107, Bulls 105— Indiana’s bench was minus-28 in this game.

— Knicks 118, Mavericks 106— NY outscored Dallas 33-18 in third quarter.

— Rockets 119, Nets 111— Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points off the bench.

— Arizona 42, Colorado 34— Buffs lost four in a row after their 5-0 start.

— Warriors 116, Wolves 99— Minnesota was +11 in TO’s, only 13-45 behind arc.


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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind……

13) Since 1950, NFL QB’s with 250+ passing yards, 3+ passing TD’s and no INT in their NFL debut:

— 1961, Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton
— 1986 Hall of Famer Jim Kelly (played in USFL before NFL)
— 2018 Nick Mullens, Thursday night

12) Golfer Bryson DeChambeau will go against the grain this coming season and putt with the pin in the hole, in every tournament except the US Open, where apparently the flagsticks are thicker than at regular Tour events.

DeChambeau said this: ”It depends on the COR, the coefficient of restitution of the flagstick. In U.S. Opens, I’ll take it out, and every other Tour event, when it’s fiberglass, I’ll leave it in and bounce that ball against the flagstick if I need to.”

Alrighty then.

11) South Carolina Gamecocks will play a home football game vs Akron December 1 to make up for the game vs Marshall that was canceled on September 15 due to Hurricane Florence.

10) Cubs traded lefty P Drew Smyly to Texas for a couple of broken bats, then picked up Cole Hamels’ $20M option for next season.

9) Clayton Kershaw had two years for around $71M left on his Dodgers contract; they tore that up and now he has a three-year, $93M deal- its good to be him.

8) Oakland A’s won 97 games this year but had only one bunt hit the whole season, by Jed Lowrie in Minnesota.

Since 1988, they’re just second team (’95 Cardinals) to go whole season with only one bunt hit.

7) How does Joe Girardi not have a managing job in the major leagues?

11 years experience, a record of 988-794, albeit only 28-24 in playoffs with Bronx Bombers. His one losing season was in 2006 with the 78-84 Marlins, who went 71-91 the year after he left.

The most fascinating part of modern baseball is the internal tug-of-war between analytics people and old-school baseball people— who/where are the decisions made? Interesting stuff.

6) College basketball starts Tuesday night; research is in full swing.

Last year, the Penn Quakers won the Ivy League tournament and got a 16-seed in the NCAA tournament, the Ivy League’s first 16-seed since 1989. Ivy teams had been on an upswing, but when upsets happen in the conference tournament, you get lower seeds in the NCAA’s.

5) Tom Crean is the new basketball coach at Georgia, which is a tough place to win; in the last 25 years, Tubby Smith, Jim Harrick, Mark Fox among others have swung, mostly missed trying to make the Dawgs winners at a school that is football-centric- they drew 80,000 fans for the spring football game.

Crean is a good coach; when he was at Marquette, his first booster meeting drew 17 people, not a good start, but then he recruited Dwyane Wade and wound up in the Final Four.

Georgia hasn’t won an NCAA tournament game since 1996; this will be fun to follow.

4) Kentucky spent $19,180,059 on men’s basketball in the latest fiscal year; Georgia spent $6,237,492, so you get the idea of the scope of Crean’s job.

3) Mid-American Conference (MAC) hasn’t had an at-large team in NCAA’s since 1999, but this could be the year; league is expected to be stronger than it has been in years.

2) Missouri Valley teams won their last nine first round games in NCAA tournament.

1) Looking for an improved NBA team that is fun to watch on League Pass? Sacramento Kings won their last five games, are fun to watch- they scored 146 points in their last game and six of their nine games have been on the road.