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SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Dallas Stars Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena
7:05 PM Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
7:05 PM Vegas Golden Knights Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena
7:35 PM Edmonton Oilers Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena
7:35 PM New Jersey Devils Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
7:35 PM Vancouver Canucks Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
8:05 PM Carolina Hurricanes St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
10:35 PM Anaheim Ducks Los Angeles Kings Staples Center
10:35 PM Minnesota Wild San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose


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NHL Novembers Opinions and Best Bets

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

11/05/2018 4-3-2 57.14% +7.20
11/04/2018 2-3-0 40.00% -5.50
11/03/2018 8-9-0 47.05% -6.75
11/02/2018 3-0-0 100.00% +16.25
11/01/2018 9-8-1 52.94% +7.25

Totals............26-23-3.......53.06%.....+18.45


Best Bets For November

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

11/05/2018.............2 - 2..................+2.70.....................2 - 1...............+4.50..............+7.20
11/04/2018.............0 - 2..................-10.00....................2 - 1...............+4.50...............-5.50
11/03/2018.............2 - 2..................+2.10.....................5 - 4..............+3.00...............+5.10
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.....................7 - 9..................+16.05..................16 - 12............+14.00............+30.05

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Tuesday’s 6-pack

Pac-12 South football standings:

Arizona State 4-3

USC 4-3

Utah 4-3

Arizona State 3-3

Colorado 2-4

UCLA 2-4

Not a great year for the Pac-12 South

Quote of the Day
“We haven’t spent a lot of time focused on [Bell being gone] because it’s not within our control. Those decisions are Le’Veon’s. We need volunteers, not hostages, so we’re focused on the guys who are here and working and James [Conner] is definitely in that mix.”
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin

Tuesday’s quiz
Who played QB for the Dallas Cowboys the first time they played in a Super Bowl?

Monday’s quiz
The second Super Bowl was played at the Orange Bowl, in Miami.

Sunday’s quiz
Chad Kelly holds the single season record for passing yards at Ole Miss, with 4,042.

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Tuesday’s List of 13: Happy Election Day– go vote!!!!

13) Today is Election Day; please go vote, if you already haven’t done so. Its our job as American citizens to go and make our voices heard- its one of the great parts of living in a democracy. Plus, sometimes they have bake sales at polling places so you can get fairly cheap cupcakes or donuts.

Go vote!!! (After you read the rest of this……)

12) There is a TV program on WeTV called “Love After Lockup”; it is described this way:

“Couples meet their potential future spouses for the first time once the bars are removed from the relationship.” In other words, once the future spouse gets out of jail.

What could possibly go wrong?

11) Friday night in the CFL, after Ottawa scored a TD to grab a 23-9 lead with 0:59 left in the 3rd quarter, an Ottawa offensive lineman went to the front row of the stands, grabbed a can of beer from a fan, and chugged the beer— during the game!!!!

When I saw the clip, I figured it was just before the end of the game, but it wasn’t. Yikes.

10) There is a dog walking app called WAG; you pay someone to walk your dog for you. They get the keys to your house, they walk little Scruffy around the block, you can follow their progress on the app, and everyone is happy.

In this day and age, if you think I’m giving the keys to my freakin’ house to some stranger who walks dogs for a living, then you’re bleepin’ goofy. There isn’t anything all that valuable here, but it is valuable to me. I’d get the dog a treadmill like George Jetson before I paid someone.

9) Sig Mejdal is a former NASA engineer and blackjack dealer who worked on the analytical team that helped the Houston Astros win the World Series LY; he’s let his contract with the Astros run out and will now look for another job.

NASA engineer and blackjack dealer? Sounds like an interesting guy.

8) I’m not a big Tom Cruise fan, but his best movie (in my opinion) by far is A Few Good Men, with Risky Business 2nd, and then probably Cocktail.

The scene where Jack Nicholson testifies in court: “You can’t handle the truth!!!!” is still one of my favorite movie scenes ever.

7) ESPN’s Mike Breen had a tremendous euphemism as he tried to gently rip the Washington Wizards in their loss Friday night: “…….just a lack of consistent intensity”

Oklahoma City had 110 points AFTER THE 3RD QUARTER; Wizards weren’t trying real hard, which is why they’re 2-7 this season.

6) Mark Jackson told a neat story during the Wolves-Warriors game Friday night; when he was coaching Golden State, Jackson brought college teammate Chris Mullen in to work with then-rookie Klay Thompson on footwork, how to use screens, stuff like that- it obviously helped.

When Thompson was playing at Washington State, you wouldn’t have figured him to be a star in the NBA, but he sure is now.

5) “Its not who starts, its who finishes.” Lot of basketball coaches say that to subs who might have their feelings hurt when they come off the bench instead of starting.

Actions speak louder than words; JJ Redick hasn’t started a game yet for the 76ers, but he is 4th on the team in minutes played, second on team in shots taken and scoring (18.4 ppg). And his $12,250,000 salary (#3 on team) speaks pretty loudly, too.

4) Arizona Cardinals cut QB Sam Bradford, who has earned roughly $129M in his football career, while accumulating a career record of 34-48-1. Arizona wound up paying him $13.5M and he only played three games for them. No bueno.

Bradford is better than any QB Buffalo has, but he’d last about 10 minutes behind that offensive line, thats 10 minutes of regular time, not game time.

Bradford had some success playing for Giants’ coach Pat Shurmur when Shurmur was OC up at Minnesota, so there are rumors Bradford could be heading to the Big Apple.

3) A big reason of why college basketball has changed so much in the last decade; freshmen played 81.2% of Kentucky’s minutes last year- freshmen played 67.5% of Duke’s minutes.

In the last four seasons, of the 20 freshmen Kentucky had, 12 of them stayed only one year. 11 of Duke’s last 19 freshmen have left school after one season.

If you’re good enough to start for Kentucky/Duke, you probably already have one eye on the NBA, so it becomes difficult to tell who is invested in playing college ball and who is counting the minutes until they can bolt college and go to the NBA Combine.

2) Average ticket prices and team payrolls this past baseball season:
Red Sox $206M payroll, $56.97 average ticket
Astros $172M payroll, $40.25 average ticket
Bronx Bombers $161M payroll, average ticket $47.62
Indians: $137M payroll, average ticket $30.04

1) Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt hosted a 4-minute video last week urging all Americans to go vote on November 6th- it was a little odd seeing actors speak as themselves, we’re so used to seeing them play different roles.

But their point is valid— please go vote!!!!

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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, November 6

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DALLAS (8-5-0-0, 16 pts.) at COLUMBUS (7-6-0-1, 15 pts.) - 11/6/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 17-41 ATS (+63.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 55-34 ATS (+18.6 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 41-23 ATS (+10.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 173-160 ATS (+373.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 4-0 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 4-0-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.0 Units)

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MONTREAL (7-4-0-2, 16 pts.) at NY RANGERS (6-7-0-1, 13 pts.) - 11/6/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 7-5 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 7-5-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.3 Units)

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VEGAS (6-7-0-1, 13 pts.) at TORONTO (9-5-0-0, 18 pts.) - 11/6/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 71-46 ATS (+15.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 32-19 ATS (+51.5 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 40-25 ATS (+12.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 4-10 ATS (-11.1 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 385-401 ATS (-79.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 1-1-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (5-5-0-1, 11 pts.) at OTTAWA (5-6-0-3, 13 pts.) - 11/6/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 51-48 ATS (+107.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 101-86 ATS (-10.8 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 1-7 ATS (-6.8 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 8-24 ATS (+38.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 3-13 ATS (-10.0 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
OTTAWA is 4-2 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 4-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY 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=-0.3 Units)

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VANCOUVER (9-6-0-0, 18 pts.) at DETROIT (4-8-0-2, 10 pts.) - 11/6/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 8-28 ATS (+47.2 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 382-364 ATS (-117.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 9-6 ATS (+19.2 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 9-6 ATS (+19.2 Units) first half of the season this season.
VANCOUVER is 157-136 ATS (+303.4 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DETROIT is 5-12 ATS (-8.0 Units) in home games in November games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 17-30 ATS (-21.4 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 118-140 ATS (-121.4 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.
DETROIT is 10-29 ATS (+45.2 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 9-28 ATS (+40.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-1 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.1 Units)

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EDMONTON (8-4-0-1, 17 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (10-3-0-1, 21 pts.) - 11/6/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 11-25 ATS (-16.9 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 38-14 ATS (+18.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 41-16 ATS (+17.8 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 21-5 ATS (+14.6 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
EDMONTON is 2-2 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 2-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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CAROLINA (6-6-0-2, 14 pts.) at ST LOUIS (4-5-0-3, 11 pts.) - 11/6/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 42-54 ATS (-17.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 6-16 ATS (-10.2 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 70-134 ATS (+232.7 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-1 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 3-1-0 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)

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MINNESOTA (8-3-0-2, 18 pts.) at SAN JOSE (7-4-0-3, 17 pts.) - 11/6/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 196-150 ATS (+38.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-0 (+6.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-0-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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ANAHEIM (6-6-0-3, 15 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (4-8-0-1, 9 pts.) - 11/6/2018, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 6-4 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 6-4-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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NHL

Tuesday, November 6

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Trend Report
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Dallas Stars
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Dallas is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Columbus
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas


Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games
Montreal is 5-19 SU in its last 24 games on the road
Montreal is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
Montreal is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
NY Rangers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
NY Rangers is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of NY Rangers's last 16 games
NY Rangers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 7 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal


Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Vegas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Vegas's last 10 games
Vegas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Vegas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games


Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 16-6 ATS in its last 22 games
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Vancouver's last 12 games
Vancouver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Vancouver is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games on the road
Vancouver is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Detroit
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Detroit's last 22 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home
Detroit is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Vancouver
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Vancouver


New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
New Jersey is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
New Jersey is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New Jersey's last 13 games on the road
New Jersey is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
New Jersey is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of New Jersey's last 18 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Ottawa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Ottawa is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Ottawa's last 23 games at home
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Ottawa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Ottawa is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Ottawa's last 18 games when playing at home against New Jersey


Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Edmonton is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Edmonton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Edmonton is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Edmonton's last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing Edmonton
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing at home against Edmonton


Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Carolina's last 9 games
Carolina is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games on the road
Carolina is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Carolina is 5-12-1 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games at home
St. Louis is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Carolina
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina


Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Anaheim is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Anaheim's last 14 games
Anaheim is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Anaheim is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Anaheim's last 21 games on the road
Anaheim is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Los Angeles
Anaheim is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Anaheim is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Anaheim is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Los Angeles is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 7 games
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games at home
Los Angeles is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Anaheim
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Los Angeles is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Los Angeles is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Anaheim


Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Minnesota is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games
San Jose is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games at home
San Jose is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
San Jose is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
San Jose is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
San Jose is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Minnesota
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

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NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, November 6


Dallas @ Columbus

Game 51-52
November 6, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
11.256
Columbus
9.364
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+130); Under

Montreal @ NY Rangers

Game 53-54
November 6, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
9.869
NY Rangers
13.300
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+105); Under

Vegas @ Toronto

Game 55-56
November 6, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
11.296
Toronto
13.603
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-135); Under

New Jersey @ Ottawa

Game 57-58
November 6, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
11.176
Ottawa
9.141
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(-130); Under

Vancouver @ Detroit

Game 59-60
November 6, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
11.556
Detroit
10.036
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-110
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(-110); Over

Edmonton @ Tampa Bay

Game 61-62
November 6, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
13.048
Tampa Bay
9.549
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-180
6
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(+160); Over

Carolina @ St. Louis

Game 63-64
November 6, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
11.267
St. Louis
10.386
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(-115); Under

Minnesota @ San Jose

Game 65-66
November 6, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
10.271
San Jose
11.797
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-145); Over

Anaheim @ Los Angeles

Game 67-68
November 6, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
11.405
Los Angeles
7.890
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(+105); Under

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This weeks NHL betting predictions and picks: Vegas' magic evaporated on road

The Golden Knights haven't had the same magic they did last season, especially on the road. Things won't get any easier when they visit the Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. We cover this game and much more in our NHL betting cheat sheet with need-to-know betting notes, goalie profiles and injury news to help you crack the NHL odds for the early week matchups.

VEGAS ROAD SHOW

The Vegas Golden Knights have been terrible on the road this season, going just 2-5 in their first seven contests away from home with a -10-goal differential and face one of the league’s best home teams in the Toronto Maple Leafs Tuesday. Toronto is still loaded offensively even without Auston Matthews and they’ve been dominant against Western Conference opponents with an 11-4 mark in their last 15 games. The magic seems to be gone from the Golden Knights and on the road, they look pedestrian at best. Take the Leafs at home at a reasonable price.

SINGING THE BLUES

The St. Louis Blues and Carolina Hurricanes are both in the midst of an early season swoon. While both teams need to focus on their defensive shortcomings, it leaves bettors in a nice position with the total as there is plenty of evidence to support another Over in this one. The Over is 5-0 in the last five for St. Louis and is 4-0 for the Hurricanes against a team with a losing record. Jake Allen and Scott Darling are expected to start in goal for their respective teams and both goaltenders have a sub .900 save percentage with a goals against average over 3.00. Take the Over on Tuesday night in St. Louis.

SPECIAL TEAMS

The Sharks offense deserves a better fate as they rank 10th in the NHL in goals for but are in second in total shots per game as they continue to pepper opposing goaltenders. Minnesota meanwhile is 14th in shots per game and goals per game but on average they give up the 10th most shots per contest. Expect the goaltenders to be busy in their matchup as both teams have a knack for getting the puck towards goal and that’s a good sign for Over bettors. The Over is 4-0 in the last four meetings between these two teams in San Jose and Tuesday night adds to that trend.

EXTRA ATTACKERS

The Oilers and Lightning meet up on Tuesday night as Connor McDavid and Steven Stamkos face off in Florida in a game many are expecting to go Over the number. The Oilers are hoping they can take advantage on the power play against a Lightning side that rarely gives up goals in bunches, but they’ll have to solve the leagues second best penalty killing unit. Edmonton is 20th in the NHL in goals for and while Tampa sits fourth in the league they will have to contend with Mikko Koskinen who has been playing ridiculously well of late for the Oilers. Stay conscious of special teams when wagering on this one.

GOALIE PROFILE

Mikko Koskinen, Edmonton Oilers: Speaking of Koskinen, the 2009 Islanders draft pick is enjoying a resurgence with the Oilers after spending most of his career in the KHL. The Finnish national has been excellent playing in Russia as he has never had a GAA over 2.42 and while competition in the KHL is not at the level of the NHL it is still quite impressive. Koskinen is 3-0 for Edmonton and faces off with Andrei Vasilevskiy of Tampa Bay who has been exceptional since the beginning of last season. The Under is 6-2 in the last eight meetings between these two teams and Tuesday night is no different.

INJURY UPDATE

The Canucks are expected to be without of their best players in Brock Boeser on Tuesday as he suffered a groin injury in Colorado over the weekend. Boeser has 11 points so far this season and that greatly hurts the offense of the Canucks who are currently ranked 11th in the NHL in goals for. The Wings meanwhile have the 25th ranked offense in the NHL and have trouble scoring against everyone which makes this a candidate for the Under.

HAT TRICK TRENDS

The Oilers are winless in last six against Tampa Bay and the home team is 13-3 in last 16 meetings.
The Road team is 5-1 in last six meetings between Vancouver and Detroit. The Red Wings are 0-7 in last seven vs Pacific division opponents.
The Under is 9-0 in Toronto’s last nine games overall and 8-2 in Vegas’ last 10.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MON at NYR 07:00 PM
MON -100
U 5.5

DAL at CLB 07:00 PM
CLB -152
U 5.5

VEG at TOR 07:00 PM
VEG +118
U 5.5

VAN at DET 07:30 PM
VAN +118
U 5.5

EDM at TB 07:30 PM
EDM +166
U 6.0

NJ at OTT 07:30 PM
NJ -133
O 6.0

CAR at STL 08:00 PM
STL +102
O 5.5

ANA at LA 10:30 PM
ANA +131
U 5.5

MIN at SJ 10:30 PM
MIN +137
O 5.5

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Kucherov, Vasilevskiy lead NHL-best Lightning past Oilers
November 7, 2018
By The Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 33 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Tuesday night.

Steven Stamkos had a goal and two assists, and Brayden Point and Yanni Gourde also scored for the Lightning, who have the best record in the NHL at 11-3-1.

Edmonton got goals from Ryan Strome and Leon Draisaitl, and Mikko Koskinen stopped 30 shots. Connor McDavid was kept off the scoresheet for just the second time this season as his eight-game point streak ended (six goals, five assists).

MAPLE LEAFS 3, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1

TORONTO (AP) - Frederik Andersen made 36 saves to lift Toronto over Vegas.

Connor Brown, Mitch Marner and Nazem Kadri scored for the Maple Leafs (10-5-0). Brown also had an assist.

Cody Eakin scored for the Golden Knights (6-8-1), who got 18 stops from Marc-Andre Fleury.

SENATORS 7, DEVILS 3

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Mark Stone had two goals and three assists, Colin White scored twice and Ottawa beat New Jersey in the Senators' first game since the emergence of an embarrassing viral video.

The clip showed seven players during an Uber ride in Phoenix last month insulting the team and assistant coach Martin Raymond. Earlier in the day, Stone dismissed the latest Senators drama as a ''hiccup'' and said the team is already repairing the frayed relationship between players and coaches that was laid bare in the video.

Thomas Chabot, Ryan Dzingel and Magnus Paajarvi had the other goals for the Senators (6-6-3). Craig Anderson made 30 saves before he was replaced by Mike McKenna (six saves) for the final five minutes. Chabot also had two assists, and Matt Duchene had three.

Taylor Hall, Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac scored for the Devils (6-6-1), who haven't won consecutive games since starting the season with four straight wins. Cory Schneider started in goal but was replaced by Keith Kinkaid in the second period after allowing four goals on 22 shots.

BLUE JACKETS 4, STARS 1

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves to lead Columbus past Dallas.

Anthony Duclair, Markus Nutivaara, Nick Foligno and Ryan Murray scored for the Blue Jackets, who snapped a two-game skid.

Ben Bishop stopped 30 shots and Jamie Benn scored for the Stars, who lost their second straight after winning three in a row.

Bobrovsky, who has struggled lately, withstood a 6-on-5 surge after Dallas pulled Bishop late in the game.

RANGERS 5, CANADIENS 3

NEW YORK (AP) - Neal Pionk scored the tiebreaking goal on a sensational, end-to-end rush late in the third period and New York rallied to beat Montreal for its fourth straight win.

Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider each had a goal and an assist, Tony DeAngelo and Pavel Buchnevich also scored, and Kevin Hayes had three assists for the Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves.

New York trailed 3-1 early in the second period before scoring the last four goals - three in the third.

Tomas Tatar had two goals and Max Domi also scored for the Canadiens, who were 7-3-1 in their previous 11 games. Brendan Gallagher and Jeff Petry each had two assists, and Carey Price stopped 27 shots.

RED WINGS 3, CANUCKS 2, SO

DETROIT (AP) - Dylan Larkin scored the only goal in a shootout to give Detroit a comeback win over Vancouver.

Justin Abdelkader and Gustav Nyquist scored in regulation for the Red Wings, who have won four of five. Jimmy Howard stopped 40 shots before denying Elias Pettersson, Nikolay Goldobin and Bo Horvat in the tiebreaker.

Pettersson and defenseman Ben Hutton scored for the Canucks, who had won three straight. Jacob Markstrom made 28 saves.

BLUES 4, HURRICANES 1

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Ryan O'Reilly had his first NHL hat trick and Robby Fabbri added his first goal in almost two years, sending St. Louis over Carolina.

Chad Johnson, starting his second game of the season, made 38 saves in his first win since March 31, 2018, for Buffalo.

O'Reilly has five goals in the last four games. He extended his scoring streak to eight games, with seven goals and eight assists during that span.

Jaccob Slavin scored his first goal of the season for the Hurricanes, who outshot the Blues 39-19. St. Louis had just seven shots after taking a 3-1 lead in the first period.

Carolina goalie Curtis McElhinney fell to 1-6-1 against the Blues in his career.

KINGS 4, DUCKS 1

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists, and Los Angeles opened the tenure of interim coach Willie Desjardins with a win over Anaheim.

Dustin Brown and Kyle Clifford scored first-period goals, while Jack Campbell made 30 saves and picked up his first career assist as the Kings comfortably won the first Freeway Faceoff of the season for these two struggling Southern California rivals.

Desjardins has run just one practice since getting his new job Sunday after the Kings fired John Stevens early in his second season in charge.

Tyler Toffoli's empty-net goal clinched the Kings' first back-to-back victories of the season. Los Angeles has won three of four overall following a six-game skid with a huge boost from newcomer Kovalchuk, who has nine points during that four-game stretch.

Ryan Kesler scored and John Gibson stopped 23 shots for the injury-wracked Ducks, who have lost eight of nine and earned points in just three games during that span.

SHARKS 4, WILD 3

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Marcus Sorenson had a goal and two assists as San Jose beat Minnesota.

Barclay Goodrow's second goal of the season broke a 3-all deadlock at 7:25 of the third period. Goodrow also had an assist and Martin Jones made 23 saves for the Sharks, who had dropped six straight to Minnesota.

Joe Thornton and Antti Suomela scored the other San Jose goals.

Jared Spurgeon and Matt Dumba scored 2:05 apart for the Wild to tie it at 3 early in the third. Zach Parise also had a goal for Minnesota, and Devan Dubnyk turned back 18 shots.

Minnesota (8-4-2) had won seven of eight overall.

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SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:35 PM Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
10:05 PM Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center
10:35 PM Calgary Flames Anaheim Ducks Honda Center


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NHL Novembers Opinions and Best Bets

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

11/06/2018 8-10-0 44.44% -13.05
11/05/2018 4-3-2 57.14% +7.20
11/04/2018 2-3-0 40.00% -5.50
11/03/2018 8-9-0 47.05% -6.75
11/02/2018 3-0-0 100.00% +16.25
11/01/2018 9-8-1 52.94% +7.25

Totals............34-33-3.......50.74%.....+5.40


Best Bets For November

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

11/06/2018.............1 - 5..................-20.95....................6 - 3...............+13.50.............-7.45
11/05/2018.............2 - 2..................+2.70.....................2 - 1...............+4.50..............+7.20
11/04/2018.............0 - 2..................-10.00....................2 - 1...............+4.50...............-5.50
11/03/2018.............2 - 2..................+2.10.....................5 - 4..............+3.00...............+5.10
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.....................8 - 14.................-4.90.....................22 - 15............+27.50............+22.60

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Wednesday’s 6-pack

Some college hoop players on the shelf to start the season:

— USC – Elijah Weaver (ankle) out 2-3 weeks.

— BYU – Nick Emery (NCAA) suspended for nine games.

— Gonzaga – Killian Tillie (stress fracture in ankle) out eight weeks.

— Western Kentucky – Lamonte Bearden (academics) out until mid-December.

— Auburn – Austin Wiley (foot) will miss the season-opener. Danjel Purifoy (NCAA) will miss the first nine games.

— Baylor – Mario Kegler (suspended) for six games for violation of team rules. Makai Mason (ankle) questionable for season-opener.

Quote of the Day
“Go through the list and this team, over a long period of time, has been what it’s been. It hasn’t always mattered who the head coach has been. So to me, if you’re asking me, I’d say there has to be a complete overhaul of the entire organization.”
Troy Aikman, talking about the Cowboys

Wednesday’s quiz
Craig Morton started in Super Bowls for Dallas and what other team?

Tuesday’s quiz
Craig Morton played QB for the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V, the first time they played in a Super Bowl.

Monday’s quiz
The second Super Bowl was played at the Orange Bowl, in Miami.

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Wednesday’s Den: Wrapping up Opening Night in college hoop

13) Kansas 92, Michigan State 87— Jayhawks led this game the whole way, were up 50-36 at halftime, but Spartans fought back late and made the Kansas fans sweat.

Dick Vitale started his 40th season on ESPN with this game; he surprised me by saying that he thinks college basketball season starts too early, and shouldn’t begin until after Thanksgiving Day. Don’t think I agree with that; after Thanksgiving would be too late.

I liked the early season basketball marathon ESPN used to run for 24 hours, but they’ve done away with it now. That would’ve been early next week. Who needs sleep?

12) Duke 118, Kentucky 84— Blue Devils led this game 34-13 at one point, and then it got worse; impressive display by a very young Duke team- game was 59-42 at halftime, 85-52 with 12:22 left. Wildcats don’t get whacked like that very often.

11) Texas Southern 72, Baylor 69— When you pay an opponent to come to your gym and play, they’re not supposed to win. Last year, Texas Southern played its first 13 games on the road- their first home game was New Year’s Day. TSU started last year 0-13, lost by 31 at Baylor, but the Jonny Jones era gets off to an excellent start here.

10) Arizona State 102, Cal State-Fullerton 94 2OT— Titans made NCAAs LY but weren’t given a big chance here; Ahmad/Allman combined for 64 points, but no other Titan scored more than 11 points- they’ll need a third scorer to emerge.

ASU was only 26-44 on foul line; they took 18 more FT’s than Fullerton.

9) North Carolina 78, Wofford 67— This game was tied 46-all with 10:30 left, but reality set in down the stretch. Credit to Roy Williams for going to Wofford’s gym and playing a real road game— it’ll make the Tar Heels better. Wofford has to be encouraged by this game.

More teams need to have some guts and play some true road games.

8) Georgia State 74, East Tennessee State 68— Couple of solid mid-majors hooked up here; ETSU had 27 offensive rebounds, but were just 4-23 on arc, 17-27 on charity stripe. Four Georgia State starters played 35:00+, so not a lot of depth there.

7) Bills-Jets total this week is 36.5; it is the lowest NFL total since 2012.

6) Penn 72, George Mason 71— Quakers win a nail biter despite going 6-18 on the foul line.

5) Stony Brook 77, George Washington 74 OT— GW led this game 22-0 but lost; not exactly the best way to start your season. Stony Brook’s first points came 10:14 into the game; they were only 6-26 on arc, 17-27 on foul line, but they out-rebounded the Colonials 46-38, who were 16-34 on the foul line in at overtime loss.

4) Providence 77, Siena 67— Friars made 13-25 on arc, Saints 12-28 in relatively foul-free game; only 20 FT’s were tried in this game. Siena started a soph and two frosh in coach Christian’s Siena debut; they have to be somewhat encouraged by this game.

3) There are now 353 Division I basketball teams; Cal Baptist (WAC) and North Alabama (Atlantic Sun) are the two new teams this season.

2) Boston College 73, Milwaukee 53— BC was down 10 at the half in this game; they outscored the Panthers 46-16 in second half.

1) Louisiana Tech 71, Wichita State 58— Could be more of a rebuilding job than people thought for the Wheatshockers- they were a 10-point favorite here.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, November 7

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PITTSBURGH (6-4-0-3, 15 pts.) at WASHINGTON (6-4-0-3, 15 pts.) - 11/7/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 25-28 ATS (-18.2 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 20-23 ATS (-14.1 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 72-48 ATS (-10.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 45-23 ATS (+11.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 31-15 ATS (+9.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 34-13 ATS (+14.3 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 43-53 ATS (-39.7 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 11-11-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
10 of 21 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.7 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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NASHVILLE (11-3-0-0, 22 pts.) at COLORADO (7-4-0-3, 17 pts.) - 11/7/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 53-50 ATS (-17.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 20-9 ATS (+32.1 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 13-4 ATS (+17.5 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 15-7 ATS (+22.1 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 7-1 ATS (+8.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 189-163 ATS (+352.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 71-39 ATS (+17.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 18-4 ATS (+13.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games first half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 209-175 ATS (+386.2 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 13-2 (+8.1 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 13-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
10 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.2 Units)

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CALGARY (9-5-0-1, 19 pts.) at ANAHEIM (6-6-0-3, 15 pts.) - 11/7/2018, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 10-3 (+7.3 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 10-3-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.1 Units)

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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Pittsburgh's last 24 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games at home
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh


Nashville Predators
Nashville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Nashville is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Nashville is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Nashville is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Nashville's last 19 games when playing Colorado
Nashville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Nashville is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Nashville's last 10 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
Colorado is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Colorado's last 19 games when playing Nashville
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Nashville
Colorado is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games when playing at home against Nashville


Calgary Flames
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games
Calgary is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Anaheim
Calgary is 3-17 SU in its last 20 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Calgary is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Calgary is 1-24 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Anaheim is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games
Anaheim is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Anaheim is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Anaheim's last 8 games at home
Anaheim is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Calgary
Anaheim is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing Calgary
Anaheim is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
Anaheim is 24-1 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against Calgary


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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, November 7


Pittsburgh @ Washington

Game 1-2
November 7, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
8.582
Washington
12.279
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-120
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-120); Under

Nashville @ Colorado

Game 3-4
November 7, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
12.570
Colorado
11.112
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-115); Over

Calgary @ Anaheim

Game 5-6
November 7, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
00.000
Anaheim
00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary

Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, November 7


Calgary @ Anaheim

Game 5-6
November 7, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
9.635
Anaheim
10.996
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(+120); Under

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PIT at WAS 07:30 PM
WAS -128
O 6.5

NAS at COL 10:00 PM
O 6.0

CAL at ANA 10:30 PM
ANA +125
U 5.5

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Sissons nets hat trick to lead Predators past Avalanche 4-1
November 7, 2018
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DENVER (AP) Colton Sissons got his second career hat trick and Colorado had two apparent goals nullified on replay review as the Nashville Predators beat the Avalanche 4-1 Wednesday night.

Ryan Hartman added an empty-net goal with 2:54 left in Nashville's 11th consecutive regular-season victory against Colorado, which has lost four straight overall.

Trailing 2-0, the Avalanche had an apparent goal at 1:29 of the second period waived off after a replay review showed the puck had drifted across the blue line, making it offside. Samuel Girard was straddling the blue line when he passed to Ian Cole, whose shot zoomed into the net past goalie Pekka Rinne only to have it erased after the Predators' challenge was upheld.

A second Avalanche goal was disallowed, on a shot by Colin Wilson, with 12:33 remaining in the third following a Predators challenge. Officials took away the score after the replay review, saying the Avs were offside when the play started.

Girard was at the center of the only goal that counted for Colorado, a power-play score. He fired a pass down the middle of the ice that Matt Calvert redirected past Rinne to pull the Avalanche to 2-1 at 7:08 of the second period. The goal was upheld after a replay review.

Nashville rebuilt its lead on the power play. Kyle Turris, off a feed from Kevin Fiala, wristed a shot from inside the right circle that Sisson tipped into the net past goalie Semyon Varlamov for his third of the night at 19:57 of the second.

Sisson got the first two thirds of the hat trick in the first period. At 13:39 of the period, Varlamov stopped a shot from Nick Bonino but the rebound trickled out and Sissons was there with his stick to tap it in.

Four minutes later, Sissons gathered a cross-ice pass from Roman Josi and wristed a shot past Varlamov from in close.

NOTES: Sisson has four multigoal games in his career, including his first hat trick last Jan. 5 against Tampa Bay. ... Avalanche forward Sheldon Dries took a puck off the side of his face late in the first period. He stayed down on the ice stunned for several moments before managing to get up and skate off under his own power. He went to the dressing room for further examination and treatment before returning in the second period. ... It was the first of four meetings this season between the Central Division rivals.

UP NEXT

Predators: Continue their five-game road trip in Dallas on Saturday night.

Avalanche: At the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.


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Oshie leaves twice, scores winner to lift Caps over Pens 2-1
November 7, 2018
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WASHINGTON (AP) T.J. Oshie watched the clock in the training room hoping he'd get back on the ice.

Oshie was back there for a second time Wednesday night after he took a shoulder to the head from Evgeni Malkin that made an earlier stick to the face seem like an afterthought. With Malkin ejected for the illegal check to the head, Oshie returned to score late and lift the Washington Capitals over the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in a meeting of the two most recent Stanley Cup champions.

The Capitals forward needed two stitches to close a cut by his left eye and went through concussion protocol before returning to the game and becoming the hero by scoring with 1:14 left. Oshie doesn't care much what happens next to Malkin, who could get a hearing with the NHL department of safety. Oshie's focus is solely on Washington winning its second in a row.

''My face is a little messed up, but I'm feeling pretty good now,'' Oshie said. ''He caught me there, and it is what it is. I passed my concussion test, went out and won the game.''

After Oshie took Olli Maatta's stick to the face in the opening minutes, Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin traded power-play goals in a vintage showcase of their career-long rivalry. While he sat waiting to return to the game, Oshie heard about how goaltender Braden Holtby was standing on his head to keep the Capitals in the game.

Holtby stopped 41 of the 42 shots he faced for his first win since Oct. 22. He got some help from the post on almost a half-dozen occasions, but Holtby also turned in his best performance of the season.

''I felt comfortable as the game moved on,'' Holtby said. ''I got some breaks, too, early on. The posts obviously was a break we weren't getting in the past.''

The Penguins dominated for much of the night and still lost their fifth consecutive game. They have just one point during the skid and face the possibility of being without Malkin in the near future.

With Pittsburgh on the power play early in the third period, Malkin passed the puck and lifted his right shoulder into Oshie's head and kept skating. The officials conferred before deciding to give Malkin a five-minute major penalty.

''He maybe thought I was coming to hit him and so he threw the reverse shoulder out there, which I try to do that all the time,'' Oshie said. ''I just wasn't expecting it being on the PK.''

Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said it didn't matter what he thought of Malkin's hit and added he's not concerned about the star Russian center facing further discipline. Sullivan was more optimistic about his team's play than in previous games since returning from a successful trip to Western Canada.

''I thought it was a solid effort by everybody in the locker room, everybody on the bench,'' Sullivan said. ''I thought our guys played extremely hard. We deserved a better fate tonight.''

Pittsburgh outshot Washington 42-22 and got 20 saves from Casey DeSmith in his first career start against the Capitals. He was powerless to stop Oshie's goal after a pass from John Carlson gave him a wide-open net.

Late in a sloppy game full of turnovers and whiffs on the puck, Oshie just wanted to make sure he didn't shoot so high he missed the net. After missing most of the first and third periods, Oshie made the most of his only shot in 13:51 of ice time.

''I barely saw him on the bench there,'' center Nicklas Backstrom said. ''He came back right in time. That's what big players do. They come back, they score the game-winner.''

NOTES: F Zach Aston-Reese made his season debut and LW Garrett Wilson made his Penguins debut after being called up Tuesday. ... Penguins C Derick Brassard missed his sixth consecutive game with a lower-body injury. ... Capitals D Brooks Orpik missed his fourth game with a lower-body injury. ... Capitals C Nicklas Backstrom was honored before the game for recording his 600th NHL assist. He's the first player in franchise history to reach that milestone. ... NASA engineer and Apollo 13 flight director Gene Kranz was in attendance and got a standing ovation when shown on the video boards during the second period.

UP NEXT

Penguins: Return home to face the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.

Capitals: Continue their home stand Friday against the Columbus Blue Jackets.


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Getzlaf leads Anaheim to 3-2 victory over Calgary
November 7, 2018
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Ryan Getzlaf scored 27 seconds after Calgary got a tying goal in the third period, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Flames 3-2 on Wednesday night.

The Flames trailed 2-0 in the first but rallied to tie it six minutes into the third on Mark Jankowski's short-handed goal.

Getzlaf then was able to corral a loose puck in front of the goal and directed a backhand through Mike Smith's legs for his second game-winner of the season.

It was only the fourth time in 17 games the Ducks have led after the second period. They are unbeaten when they lead after 40 minutes.

Jakob Silfverberg and Adam Henrique also scored for Anaheim. Ryan Miller made 37 saves and tied Andy Moog (372) for 17th on the career wins list.

Matthew Tkachuk also scored for Calgary, and Smith stopped 21 shots.

Anaheim got on the board at 8:37 of the first when Silfverberg carried the puck into the Calgary zone and ripped a slap shot for his fifth goal of the season. Henrique gave the Ducks a two-goal lead three minutes later when he pounced on a rebound after Smith stopped Josh Manson's shot from near the blue line.

With less than three minutes left in the first, Calgary scored on the power play when Tkachuk redirected Elias Lindholm's drive past Gibson.

Jankowski tied it when he stole the puck from Anaheim's Brandon Montour in the neutral zone and shot it just over Miller's glove while leading a 2-on-1 rush.

Notes: Anaheim D Jacob Larsson got an assist on Silfverberg's goal for his first NHL point. Larsson was the Ducks' first-round selection in the 2015 draft. ... Ducks are 3-1 during the second game of back to backs ... Tkachuk has a point in four straight games with two goals and four assists. ... Lindholm's assist extending his points streak to six (three goals, six assists).

UP NEXT

Flames: Continue their California swing at Los Angeles on Saturday.

Ducks: Host Minnesota on Friday.

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SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Arizona Coyotes Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
7:05 PM Edmonton Oilers Florida Panthers BB&T Center
7:05 PM Vancouver Canucks Boston Bruins TD Garden
7:35 PM Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
7:35 PM New York Islanders Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena
7:35 PM Vegas Golden Knights Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
8:35 PM Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks United Center
8:35 PM San Jose Sharks Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
10:35 PM Minnesota Wild Los Angeles Kings Staples Center


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NHL Novembers Opinions and Best Bets

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

11/07/2018 3-2-0 60.00% +5.25
11/06/2018 8-10-0 44.44% -13.05
11/05/2018 4-3-2 57.14% +7.20
11/04/2018 2-3-0 40.00% -5.50
11/03/2018 8-9-0 47.05% -6.75
11/02/2018 3-0-0 100.00% +16.25
11/01/2018 9-8-1 52.94% +7.25

Totals............36-35-3.......50.70%.....+10.65


Best Bets For November

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

11/07/2018.............1 - 0..................+6.25.....................1 - 2...............-6.00...............+0.25
11/06/2018.............1 - 5..................-20.95....................6 - 3...............+13.50.............-7.45
11/05/2018.............2 - 2..................+2.70.....................2 - 1...............+4.50..............+7.20
11/04/2018.............0 - 2..................-10.00....................2 - 1...............+4.50...............-5.50
11/03/2018.............2 - 2..................+2.10.....................5 - 4..............+3.00...............+5.10
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.....................9 - 14.................+1.35...................23 - 17............+21.50............+22.85