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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, December 4

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CALGARY (16-9-0-2, 34 pts.) at COLUMBUS (15-9-0-2, 32 pts.) - 12/4/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 63-38 ATS (+10.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 176-160 ATS (+373.2 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
CALGARY is 68-62 ATS (+141.9 Units) in road games in December games since 1996.
CALGARY is 22-14 ATS (+38.7 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-1 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-1-0 straight up against CALGARY 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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COLORADO (16-6-0-5, 37 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (10-10-0-5, 25 pts.) - 12/4/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 62-54 ATS (+132.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 89-69 ATS (+163.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 35-30 ATS (+69.9 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 26-19 ATS (+50.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 28-17 ATS (+49.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 10-15 ATS (-10.6 Units) in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 5-8 ATS (-7.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
PITTSBURGH is 10-15 ATS (-17.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 22-25 ATS (-16.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 3-9 ATS (-10.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
PITTSBURGH is 1-6 ATS (-9.2 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-1 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 4-1-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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WINNIPEG (16-8-0-2, 34 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (13-9-0-3, 29 pts.) - 12/4/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 9-14 ATS (-10.1 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 2-7 ATS (-8.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WINNIPEG is 2-7 ATS (-8.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 23-16 ATS (+5.4 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 29-21 ATS (+56.4 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 2-2 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 2-2-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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BOSTON (14-8-0-4, 32 pts.) at FLORIDA (10-10-0-5, 25 pts.) - 12/4/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-3 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-3-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.6 Units)

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TORONTO (19-8-0-0, 38 pts.) at BUFFALO (17-8-0-3, 37 pts.) - 12/4/2018, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 4-5 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-4-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.7 Units)

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OTTAWA (12-12-0-3, 27 pts.) at MONTREAL (12-10-0-5, 29 pts.) - 12/4/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 12-27 ATS (+40.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 97-78 ATS (+178.4 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
MONTREAL is 41-69 ATS (+113.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 52-64 ATS (-36.2 Units) in home games in December games since 1996.
MONTREAL is 19-46 ATS (-32.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 6-4 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-4-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (20-7-0-1, 41 pts.) at DETROIT (12-12-0-3, 27 pts.) - 12/4/2018, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 10-0 (+10.0 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 10-0-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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WASHINGTON (15-8-0-3, 33 pts.) at VEGAS (14-13-0-1, 29 pts.) - 12/4/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 79-52 ATS (+4.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 11-3 ATS (+6.2 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 40-25 ATS (+13.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 16-5 ATS (+9.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 42-28 ATS (+8.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 15-4 ATS (+9.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 81-52 ATS (+6.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 70-54 ATS (+124.5 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 30-16 ATS (+8.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-3 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-3-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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MINNESOTA (14-10-0-2, 30 pts.) at VANCOUVER (11-15-0-3, 25 pts.) - 12/4/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 20-9 ATS (+9.6 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 8-29 ATS (+52.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 5-3 (+5.6 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 5-3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.1 Units)

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ARIZONA (12-11-0-2, 26 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (10-16-0-1, 21 pts.) - 12/4/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 21-45 ATS (+83.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 94-102 ATS (+231.6 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 165-168 ATS (-19.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 16-25 ATS (-11.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 203-251 ATS (-69.5 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 112-116 ATS (-59.8 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 5-4 (+5.5 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 5-4-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.6 Units)

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NHL

Tuesday, December 4

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Trend Report
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Calgary Flames
Calgary is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Calgary is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Calgary's last 11 games on the road
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Calgary's last 22 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Columbus is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Columbus's last 22 games when playing at home against Calgary

Boston Bruins
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 11 games on the road
Boston is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing Florida
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida Panthers
Florida is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 10 games
Florida is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing Boston
Florida is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Florida is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

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

Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Colorado is 7-1 SU in its last 8 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 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games on the road
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Colorado is 12-5-1 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Pittsburgh is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Pittsburgh is 5-12-1 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Colorado

Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Toronto is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Toronto is 5-19 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Buffalo is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Buffalo is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Buffalo is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Buffalo is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Detroit
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games
Detroit is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Ottawa Senators
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 8 games
Ottawa is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Ottawa is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Ottawa's last 13 games on the road
Ottawa is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing Montreal
Ottawa is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
Montreal is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Montreal is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Montreal is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Montreal is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing at home against Ottawa

Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing Vancouver
Minnesota is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Minnesota is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games
Vancouver is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games
Vancouver is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games at home
Vancouver is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Vancouver's last 25 games at home
Vancouver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Vancouver's last 10 games when playing Minnesota
Vancouver is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Vancouver is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Washington Capitals
Washington is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Vegas
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games at home
Vegas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Vegas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 7 games when playing Washington

Arizona Coyotes
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 12 games on the road
Arizona is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Los Angeles
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games
Los Angeles is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Los Angeles is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Arizona
Los Angeles is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Los Angeles is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona

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NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, December 4


Calgary @ Columbus

Game 1-2
December 4, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
11.204
Columbus
12.337
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(-130); Under

Colorado @ Pittsburgh

Game 3-4
December 4, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
11.839
Pittsburgh
10.218
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-140
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+120); Under

Winnipeg @ NY Islanders

Game 5-6
December 4, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
13.109
NY Islanders
9.537
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-135
6
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(-135); Over

Boston @ Florida

Game 7-8
December 4, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
11.533
Florida
10.415
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-105); Over

Toronto @ Buffalo

Game 9-10
December 4, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
10.454
Buffalo
12.533
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-165
6
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+145); Under

Ottawa @ Montreal

Game 11-12
December 4, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
9.499
Montreal
11.586
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-175
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-175); Under

Tampa Bay @ Detroit

Game 13-14
December 4, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
9.626
Detroit
13.244
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-160
6
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+140); Under

Washington @ Vegas

Game 15-16
December 4, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
10.900
Vegas
12.845
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-145
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-145); Under

Minnesota @ Vancouver

Game 17-18
December 4, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
10.130
Vancouver
11.176
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-160
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+140); Under

Arizona @ Los Angeles

Game 19-20
December 4, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
10.016
Los Angeles
12.345
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-120); Under

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

COL at PIT 07:00 PM
COL +123
O 6.5

BOS at FLA 07:00 PM
U 5.5

CAL at CLB 07:00 PM
CAL +122
U 6.0

WIN at NYI 07:00 PM
O 6.0

OTT at MON 07:30 PM
OTT +166

TB at DET 07:30 PM
TB -178

TOR at BUF 07:30 PM
O 6.0

MIN at VAN 10:00 PM
O 6.0

WAS at VEG 10:00 PM
WAS +130
O 6.0

ARI at LA 10:30 PM
O 5.5

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Matthews nets 2nd goal late in OT as Maple Leafs edge Sabres
December 5, 2018
By The Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Auston Matthews scored his second goal with three seconds on the clock in overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs matched their best start in 84 years with a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.

The Maple Leafs won their fifth straight game and improved to 20-8. The only other time it took them just 28 games to reach 20 wins was when they opened the 1934-35 season at 20-6-2.

Patrick Marleau scored with 5:13 remaining in regulation to force overtime, and Kasperi Kapanen set up the decisive goal. Jake Gardiner also scored and Mitchell Marner had an assist to give him 11 in five games. Frederik Andersen stopped 38 shots to win his fourth straight.

Jack Eichel scored twice for Buffalo, which dropped to 0-2-2 since equaling the franchise record with a 10-game winning streak. Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist.

PENGUINS 6, AVALANCHE 3

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Patric Hornqvist's natural hat trick in the third period powered Pittsburgh past Colorado.

The Avalanche had erased a three-goal deficit to tie the game going into the third when Hornqvist went to work.

His power-play goal 6:11 into the final period gave the Penguins the lead. Hornqvist beat Semyon Varlamov again 1:21 later to push Pittsburgh's advantage to two, and the veteran from Sweden completed the hat trick on his next shift when he fired a wrist shot by Varlamov less than 90 seconds later.

Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin and Derick Brassard also scored for the Penguins, who halted Colorado's 11-game point streak. Kris Letang added two assists, and Casey DeSmith made 42 saves.

Tyson Barrie, Carl Soderberg and Matt Nieto scored for the Avalanche, who had their six-game road win streak snapped.

LIGHTNING 6, RED WINGS 5, SO

DETROIT (AP) - Nikita Kucherov and defenseman Victor Hedman scored in a shootout to give Tampa Bay a comeback win over Detroit.

The Lightning, who have won seven of eight, erased a 5-3 deficit in the third period and overcame Frans Nielsen's hat trick.

Mathieu Joseph had two goals and an assist for Tampa Bay. Steven Stamkos, J.T. Miller and Cedric Paquette also scored.

Ryan Callahan had two assists and Edward Pasquale made 19 saves to win his NHL debut. He stopped Nielsen and Thomas Vanek in the tiebreaker.

Despite the shootout goal, Kucherov's 10-game point streak came to an end.

Nielsen scored three times for his second career hat trick. Gustav Nyquist scored twice for the Red Wings, plus a shootout goal.

JETS 3, ISLANDERS 1

NEW YORK (AP) - Jacob Trouba and Adam Lowry scored 22 seconds apart early in the third period to rally Winnipeg over New York.

Nikolaj Ehlers added an empty-net goal with 2.1 seconds left and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 27 shots as Winnipeg won for the fifth time in six games. The Jets have three straight road wins for the first time this season after completing a sweep of their three-game trip to the New York area.

Anders Lee scored for the Islanders, who have lost three of four.

PANTHERS 5, BRUINS 0

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Roberto Luongo made 33 saves in his 77th career shutout, Mike Hoffman scored twice and Florida blanked Boston.

Luongo, who returned to the lineup after missing five games with a knee injury, passed Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito for sole possession of ninth place on the NHL's shutout list.

Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and two assists, while Mike Matheson and Evgenii Dadonov also scored. Aleksander Barkov had three assists and Keith Yandle added two.

Jaroslav Halak stopped 39 shots as the Panthers had a season-high 44 shots on goal. The Bruins lost for the third time in four games.

FLAMES 9, BLUE JACKETS 6

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau had two goals and two assists, and Calgary scored five times in the second period to rally past Columbus.

Cam Atkinson netted a hat trick to extend his point streak to 11 games, but the Blue Jackets lost their second straight.

Sean Monahan also had two goals and two assists for Calgary, which scored five straight goals for a 6-4 lead during the second period. Monahan opened that barrage 1:55 into the second, and Elias Lindholm, Matthew Tkachuk, Noah Hanifin and TJ Brodie followed with goals. Tkachuk, Hanifin and Brodie scored in a span of 1:53.

Monahan, Gaudreau and Austin Czarnik each scored in the third period for Calgary.

David Rittich and Mike Smith combined to stop 24 shots for the Flames. Calgary earned a point in its fifth straight game to stay atop the Pacific Division and improved to 17-9-2.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 18 of 26 shots before being replaced in the third period by Joonas Korpisalo.

Zach Werenski, Josh Anderson and Nick Foligno also scored for Columbus.

CANADIENS 5, SENATORS 2

MONTREAL (AP) - Max Domi had two goals and an assist and Jonathan Drouin added a goal and two assists as Montreal defeated Ottawa.

Artturi Lehkonen and Brendan Gallagher also scored for the Canadiens, who won for the second time in eight games. Carey Price stopped 28 shots.

Mark Stone and Dylan DeMelo scored for the Senators, whose three-game winning streak was halted. Craig Anderson made 36 saves.

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SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 5, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
8:05 PM Edmonton Oilers St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
10:35 PM Carolina Hurricanes San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose
10:35 PM Chicago Blackhawks Anaheim Ducks Honda Center


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NHL DEC. RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

12/04/2018 6-7-0 46.15% -5.90
12/03/2018 1-4-0 20.00% -16.00
12/02/2018 2-5-0 28.57% -13.70
12/01/2018 8-10-0 44.44% -12.25

Record:...........17-26-0......39.54%.....-47.85


BEST BETS:

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

12/04/2018.............1 - 3....................-8.90...................3 - 1..................+9.50..............+0.60
12/03/2018.............0 - 1....................-5.00...................1 - 2..................-6.00...............-11.00
12/02/2018.............1 - 1...................+3.30...................2 - 4..................-12.00.............-8.70
12/01/2018.............1 - 3....................-8.75...................5 - 7..................-13.50.............-22.25

Record:...................3 - 8....................-19.35.................11 - 14................-22.00.............-41.35

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Wednesday’s 6-pack

If the NFL Draft was today, the first six picks would be…….

1) 49ers 2-10

2) Raiders 2-10

3) Jets 3-9

4) Cardinals 3-9

5) Lions 4-8

6) Jets 4-8

Tweet of the Day
“Ponder this… what Championship teams have are great leadership! Period! It’s not the offensive guru trend, it’s not the safe trend. Find somebody that is going to hold #12 and everybody in this building to a #LombardiStandard! Period! #losingsucks!”
Green Bay assistant coach Winston Moss, WHO WAS FIRED because of this tweet. Seriously, Green Bay fired the guy because of this tweet Tuesday.

Wednesday’s quiz
When George H. W. Bush was President, who was the Vice President?

Tuesday’s quiz
Ray Malavasi, Dick Vermeil and Mike Martz have coached the Rams in a Super Bowl.

Monday’s quiz
Bill Callahan coached the Oakland Raiders last time they played in a Super Bowl.

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

13) Washington Nationals signed lefty pitcher Patrick Corbin to a 6-year, $140M deal Tuesday; Corbin is 56-54 in his career- he was 14-8 in 2013, then missed the next year with an injury. He was 14-13 in ’17, 11-7 LY. He’s allowed 944 hits in 945.2 IP in his career.

Say this for Corbin; he was smart enough not to go to Philly, whose small ballpark isn’t good for a pitcher’s well-being, or his stats. Same thing for avoiding the American League and the DH.

12) If you’re a free agent starting pitcher, why wouldn’t you sign with an NL team, so you don’t have to face the DH? Wouldn’t your stats automatically be a little better?

Also, if you’ve got a little kid who is just starting to play ball, shouldn’t he bat lefty? You’re two steps closer to first base; there is no advantage to batting right-handed.

11) Urban Meyer, the most humorless person in America, stepped down as Ohio State’s football coach Tuesday and was replaced by Ryan Day, who will make $4.5M a year.

It is hard to believe that Meyer and Les Miles have the same job; both do their jobs well, but Meyer looks like he could have a stroke at any minute, while Miles can say funny things and appears to be an enjoyable person to talk to.

10) USC named former Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury as its new OC; Trojans have a long tradition of great running backs- are they going to run the Air Raid now?

9) Seattle Mariners have traded ten guys in the last 28 days, and it sounds like that number is going to get a lot higher before spring training.

8) Seattle’s baseball team is going in the ashcan for the next couple years, but the city was awarded an NHL expansion franchise Tuesday; the unnamed team will be the NHL’s 32nd franchise and it will begin play in 2021-22.

You can actually wager on what the team will be called; Totems is the current favorite, followed by Emeralds, then Sockeyes, Kraken or Rainiers.

7) Steelers’ RB James Conner’s ankle injury is worse than first thought; he won’t be in the lineup for Pittsburgh in this week’s game at Oakland.

6) We mentioned Adrian Peterson had a 90-yard TD run Monday night, but gained only 98 rushing yards for the game; he is only 2nd RB since 1950 to do that, joining Herschel Walker.

5) Joey Chestnut holds the world record for eating shrimp cocktails; he ate 43 of them in eight minutes last year. Not sure who decided that should become a contest, but how is that good for you? I like eating as much as anyone, but speed eating ain’t my thing.

4) Louisville’s football team was 1-11 against the spread this year, the worst record of any team in the country; UConn, New Mexico State and Georgia State were all 2-9-1.

3) 106 undergraduates declared for the NFL Draft last year; as recently as 2012, only 64 kids came out early. This year’s number is expected to be right around 106 again.

2) Former Clemson QB Kelly Bryant, who bolted Clemson as soon as he got benched, transferred to Missouri, so he’ll remain a Tiger. Mizzou graduates QB Drew Lock after this season, so Bryant should step right in and start next year.

1) Providence 100, Boston College 95 OT— This was a really fun game, and underscores the mistake BC made leaving the Big East for the ACC, though we know football was the reason that happened. Regional rivalries like this game should be played twice a year.

This was a hard fought, foul-filled couple of hours; Eagles were 36-45 on charity stripe, Friars were 23-34. Three Providence players fouled out.

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Long Sheet

Wednesday, December 5

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EDMONTON (13-12-0-2, 28 pts.) at ST LOUIS (9-13-0-3, 21 pts.) - 12/5/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 4-2 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 4-2-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.9 Units)

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CAROLINA (12-10-0-4, 28 pts.) at SAN JOSE (13-10-0-5, 31 pts.) - 12/5/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 48-60 ATS (-20.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 18-36 ATS (+58.3 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 16-25 ATS (-12.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 17-25 ATS (-12.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 13-15 ATS (-10.5 Units) in all games this season.
SAN JOSE is 13-15 ATS (-8.4 Units) first half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 5-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) in non-conference games this season.
SAN JOSE is 5-10 ATS (-11.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
SAN JOSE is 219-159 ATS (-58.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 3-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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CHICAGO (9-14-0-5, 23 pts.) at ANAHEIM (14-10-0-5, 33 pts.) - 12/5/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 42-69 ATS (-38.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 9-21 ATS (-13.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 362-365 ATS (-147.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 252-201 ATS (+14.4 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 32-20 ATS (+10.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 33-18 ATS (+12.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 4-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 4-3-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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Wednesday, December 5

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Trend Report
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Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games
Edmonton is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Edmonton is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Edmonton is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Edmonton is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Edmonton is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of St. Louis's last 13 games
St. Louis is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home
St. Louis is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Edmonton
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Edmonton
St. Louis is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Edmonton

Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games
Chicago is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Chicago is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Anaheim is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Anaheim's last 17 games
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Anaheim's last 10 games at home
Anaheim is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing Chicago

Carolina Hurricanes
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games on the road
Carolina is 2-14 ATS in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games
Carolina is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Carolina is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 8 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Carolina's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
San Jose is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
San Jose is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
San Jose is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 8 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Jose's last 9 games when playing at home against Carolina

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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, December 5


Edmonton @ St. Louis

Game 51-52
December 5, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
8.617
St. Louis
12.197
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-115); Over

Carolina @ San Jose

Game 53-54
December 5, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
11.916
San Jose
8.587
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 3 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+130); Under

Chicago @ Anaheim

Game 55-56
December 5, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
11.276
Anaheim
10.029
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+125); Over

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

EDM at STL 08:00 PM
U 5.5

CHI at ANA 10:30 PM
U 5.5

CAR at SJ 10:30 PM
O 5.5

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Ducks extend win streak to 5, nip Chicago
December 6, 2018
By The Associated Press

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Ondrej Kase scored four minutes into the third period to lift the Anaheim Ducks over the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight win.

Anaheim matched Toronto for the longest active winning streak in the league. Brandon Montour and Daniel Sprong, who was making his Ducks debut, scored 20 seconds apart in the first period, and Jakob Silfverberg added an empty-net goal. John Gibson made 25 saves.

Erik Gustafsson and Alex DeBrincat scored in the second period, and Corey Crawford stopped 28 shots for the Blackhawks, who have dropped five straight and seven of eight.

The Ducks came into the game next-to-last in the NHL in first-period goals but scored a pair in the first 20 minutes for only the third time this season. Montour took a pass from Pontus Aberg near the blue line and fired a 54-foot wrist shot past a screened Crawford for his third of the season less than six minutes in. Sprong, who was acquired in a trade from Pittsburgh on Monday, then beat Crawford top shelf with a shot at a sharp angle.

SHARKS 5, HURRICANES 1

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Timo Meier had a goal and two assists in his return to San Jose's lineup, Martin Jones made 39 saves and the Sharks bounced back from a rough road trip by beating Carolina.

Barclay Goodrow and Tomas Hertl got San Jose started with goals in the first period, captain Joe Pavelski added his team-leading 18th in the second period and Marcus Sorensen scored in the third to give the Sharks a convincing victory.

Lucas Wallmark scored on the power play for the Hurricanes, who have scored just five goals in the past five games, losing four of them. Curtis McElhinney made 18 saves.

The Sharks had been outscored 20-7 in losing the first four games on their recent road trip before salvaging it a bit with a 3-1 win in Montreal. They built on that momentum against the Hurricanes with Kevin Labanc setting up two goals in the first 10:10 and Jones stopping 17 shots in the first.

OILERS 3, BLUES 2, SO

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Connor McDavid scored in the shootout after Oscar Klefbom tied it late in the third period, and Edmonton beat St. Louis.

Klefbom scored with 55.2 seconds remaining to tie the game at 2, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid scored in the shootout. Nugent-Hopkins also scored in the second period, and Edmonton won for the fourth time in five games.

Cam Talbot made 28 saves, plus two more in the shootout to win for the first time in seven tries dating to Oct. 28.

Ivan Barbashev and Brayden Schenn scored for the Blues, who lost for the fourth time in their last five games. Jake Allen made 34 saves

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SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY DECEMBER 6, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Colorado Avalanche Florida Panthers BB&T Center
7:05 PM Columbus Blue Jackets Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
7:05 PM Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena
7:05 PM New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena
7:35 PM Boston Bruins Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena
7:35 PM Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
9:05 PM Minnesota Wild Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome
9:05 PM Washington Capitals Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena
10:05 PM Chicago Blackhawks Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
10:05 PM Nashville Predators Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
10:35 PM New Jersey Devils Los Angeles Kings Staples Center


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NHL DEC. RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

12/05/2018 2-1-0 66.67% +4.50
12/04/2018 6-7-0 46.15% -5.90
12/03/2018 1-4-0 20.00% -16.00
12/02/2018 2-5-0 28.57% -13.70
12/01/2018 8-10-0 44.44% -12.25

Record:...........19-27-0......41.30%.....-43.35


BEST BETS:

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

12/05/2018.............0 - 0...................+0.00...................2 - 1..................+4.50..............+4.50
12/04/2018.............1 - 3....................-8.90...................3 - 1..................+9.50..............+0.60
12/03/2018.............0 - 1....................-5.00...................1 - 2..................-6.00...............-11.00
12/02/2018.............1 - 1...................+3.30...................2 - 4..................-12.00.............-8.70
12/01/2018.............1 - 3....................-8.75...................5 - 7..................-13.50.............-22.25

Record:...................3 - 8....................-19.35...............13 - 15................-17.50.............-36.85

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Thursday’s 6-pack

XFL is going to be a spring football league that starts in 2020 in these cities:

— Dallas (Globe Life Park)

— Houston (TDECU Stadium)

— Carson, CA (where the Chargers play now)

— New Jersey (Met Life Stadium)

— Seattle (Century Link Field)

— St Louis (Edward Jones Dome)

— Tampa (Raymond James Stadium)

— Washington DC (Audi Field)

Tweet of the Day
“Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good, and I got lucky.”
Titans’ QB Marcus Mariota, talking about Sunday’s comeback win

Thursday’s quiz
Who was the Tennessee Titans’ coach in their only Super Bowl appearance?

Wednesday’s quiz
When George H. W. Bush was President, Dan Quayle was the Vice President.

Tuesday’s quiz
Ray Malavasi, Dick Vermeil and Mike Martz have coached the Rams in a Super Bowl.

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

13) Arizona Diamondbacks traded their star 1B Paul Goldschmidt to the Cardinals Wednesday for P Luke Weaver, C Carson Kelly, a minor-leaguer and a draft pick.

12) Denver Broncos’ WR Emmanuel Sanders tore his achilles in practice Wednesday, and is obviously out for the season. Sanders caught 71 balls for 898 yards this season.

Within two hours of Sanders going down, Denver scooped up WR Andre Holmes off waivers from Buffalo. Holmes had previously played for OC Bill Musgrave in Oakland.

11) There are 130 I-A college football teams; 10 of them are now coached by guys who were at one time, assistant coaches at Alabama under Nick Saban. Colorado hired Mel Tucker this week, the latest former Saban aide to get his own program to run.

10) AAF is a spring football that starts in a couple months; they have eight teams and some big name coaches.

XFL is another spring football league that will start in 2020 and won’t be like the goofy XFL that played in 2001, for one year only. Vince McMahon still owns the XFL; they’ll have eight teams, Oliver Luck is the commissioner- they’re going to pay their QB’s around $250,000 a year.

9) San Antonio Spurs are only the 5th team in NBA history to lose three games by 30+ points within a week and they’re the first since the 2005-06 Trail Blazers.

8) Adam Ottavino is a relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies; he was on MLB Network the other day and he was saying how his father is a character actor in Hollywood who has been seen on Law and Order, NYPD Blue and in the movie Presumed Innocent, among others.

7) Washington Redskins signed QB Josh Johnson to back up Mark Sanchez; Johnson was the 5th-round draft pick by Tampa Bay in ’08- he’s played in parts of 29 NFL games, is 0-5 as an NFL starter. He hasn’t appeared in an NFL game since ’14- he hasn’t thrown a pass since ’11.

Johnson played his college ball at the U of San Diego (not San Diego State) where his coach was current Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh.

6) When Notre Dame basketball player Rex Pflueger was in junior high, he was the QB of his 7th grade football team; one of his teammates was Sam Darnold, who is now obviously a QB in the NFL the first-round pick of the Jets last spring.

5) Fresno State is favored over Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl; it is only the 11th time in last 80 meetings between the two leagues that the Mountain West team is favored over a Pac-12 opponent.

4) Georgia State 83, Alabama 80— This game happened Tuesday night, when the Crimson Tide led by 21 at halftime and then lost. Georgia State had lost their previous game to Liberty by 26, so this was a terrible loss for Alabama.

3) Miami, FL was picked to finish in the middle of the pack in ACC basketball this winter, but they’ve now lost four games in a row, the last two to Ivy League teams, so it could be a long winter for the Hurricanes.

2) ACC football teams are 2-5 vs SEC opponents this year, 0-7 vs spread.

1) One of three.soldiers killed by an IED explosion last week in Afghanistan.was a man named Drew Ross, who was the son of former Georgia Tech/Chargers’ coach Bobby Ross. and was in his second tour of duty overseas. RIP to all three people who passed away; very sad thing.

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Long Sheet

Thursday, December 6

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COLORADO (16-7-0-5, 37 pts.) at FLORIDA (11-10-0-5, 27 pts.) - 12/6/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 62-55 ATS (+134.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 89-70 ATS (+164.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 26-20 ATS (+51.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 28-18 ATS (+50.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 168-247 ATS (-84.1 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 2-2-0 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=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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DETROIT (12-12-0-4, 28 pts.) at TORONTO (20-8-0-0, 40 pts.) - 12/6/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 19-49 ATS (+80.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 22-51 ATS (+85.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 20-8 ATS (+32.0 Units) in all games this season.
TORONTO is 20-8 ATS (+8.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 12-3 ATS (+7.8 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
TORONTO is 73-105 ATS (-48.8 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
TORONTO is 391-402 ATS (-72.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 8-1 (+7.0 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 8-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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COLUMBUS (15-10-0-2, 32 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (11-12-0-2, 24 pts.) - 12/6/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 63-39 ATS (+15.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 44-24 ATS (+14.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 22-10 ATS (+10.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-19 ATS (-12.0 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 255-273 ATS (-28.7 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 6-3 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 6-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.3 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (13-10-0-3, 29 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (11-10-0-5, 27 pts.) - 12/6/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 10-2 ATS (+12.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 11-15 ATS (+33.3 Units) in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 11-15 ATS (-13.8 Units) first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 5-5 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 5-5-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

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MONTREAL (13-10-0-5, 31 pts.) at OTTAWA (12-13-0-3, 27 pts.) - 12/6/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 42-69 ATS (-33.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 106-87 ATS (-6.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 10-29 ATS (+47.5 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 12-28 ATS (+48.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 7-4 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 7-4-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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BOSTON (14-9-0-4, 32 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (21-7-0-1, 43 pts.) - 12/6/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 47-56 ATS (-24.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 87-42 ATS (+37.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 14-2 ATS (+10.3 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 49-18 ATS (+21.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 49-20 ATS (+21.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 24-7 ATS (+15.0 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
BOSTON is 8-6 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-6-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.1 Units)

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WASHINGTON (15-9-0-3, 33 pts.) at ARIZONA (13-11-0-2, 28 pts.) - 12/6/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 81-53 ATS (+5.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 30-17 ATS (+7.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 35-17 ATS (+10.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 10-21 ATS (+36.4 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 3-2 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 3-2-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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MINNESOTA (15-10-0-2, 32 pts.) at CALGARY (17-9-0-2, 36 pts.) - 12/6/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 9-3 ATS (+5.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CALGARY is 9-3 ATS (+5.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
MINNESOTA is 21-9 ATS (+10.4 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 30-16 ATS (+12.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-2 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-2-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.3 Units)

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NASHVILLE (19-8-0-1, 39 pts.) at VANCOUVER (11-16-0-3, 25 pts.) - 12/6/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 45-86 ATS (+142.6 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 5-16 ATS (-14.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 79-45 ATS (+16.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 15-3 ATS (+10.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 8-30 ATS (+50.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 4-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 4-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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CHICAGO (9-15-0-5, 23 pts.) at VEGAS (15-13-0-1, 31 pts.) - 12/6/2018, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 4-0 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 4-0-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.0 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (9-12-0-5, 23 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (10-17-0-1, 21 pts.) - 12/6/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 2-11 ATS (+15.6 Units) in road games first half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 2-11 ATS (+14.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
LOS ANGELES is 94-103 ATS (-13.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 165-169 ATS (-20.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 2-2 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 2-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)