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

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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, December 17


Vegas @ Columbus

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

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
10.704
Columbus
11.764
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-135
6
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(-135); Under

Anaheim @ Pittsburgh

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

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
9.444
Pittsburgh
12.814
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-170
6
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-170); Over

Nashville @ Ottawa

Game 55-56
December 17, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
11.226
Ottawa
9.833
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-185
6
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-185); Over

Boston @ Montreal

Game 57-58
December 17, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
9.999
Montreal
11.929
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-135
6
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-135); Over

NY Islanders @ Colorado

Game 59-60
December 17, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
8.718
Colorado
12.457
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-170
6
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-170); Under

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This week's NHL betting predictions and picks: Opposite trends collide in Preds-Sens game
Monty Andrews

The Nashville Predators have gone 7-0 to the Under in their last seven games against Atlantic Division opponents but face an Ottawa side that has been the best Over play in the NHL.

Competing totals trends will go head-to-head in Ottawa on Monday, as the Nashville Predators look to continue their red-hot Under streak against the top Over play in the league. That game highlights a fun early-week schedule that includes the No. 1 team in the NHL looking to extend its hot streak in Vancouver, and two of this generation's greatest players resuming their rivalry in D.C. We cover these games 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 odds for the early-week action in the NHL.

Total Opposites

After a brief dalliance with low-scoring games, the Ottawa Senators are back to their early-season form as they host the Nashville Predators on Monday night. The Senators have seen an average of 6.5 goals scored in their last two games after racking up three consecutive Unders. Ottawa remains the best Over play in the NHL to this point in the season, rocking a 22-9-3 O/U mark. The Predators are 15-17-1 O/U for the season but have been a solid situational Under play, having gone below the number in seven straight games vs. Atlantic Division opponents.

Cat Scratch Fever

The Buffalo Sabres remain one of the most pleasant surprises of the season – but there's a tricky foe awaiting them this week as they host the Florida Panthers in a Tuesday night encounter. The Panthers come into this one having lost four consecutive road games but have dominated the Sabres in recent history, having won 20 of the past 26 meetings overall. That said, this is an entirely different Sabres team than in the past, one that enters Tuesday's showdown with wins in eight of its past 10 home games.

TB's OK in B.C.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been difficult to beat this season – but the Vancouver Canucks found a winning recipe back in October and will look to duplicate that success Tuesday at Rogers Arena. The Canucks used four third-period goals to steal a 4-1 win over the Lightning on Oct. 12, and will go for the sweep against a Lightning team that has won five of its previous six visits to British Columbia. It's worth noting that these teams have combined for three or more third-period goals in four straight meetings, so look at the Over on the third-period total as a strong option.

Crosby vs. Ovechkin

Two of the greatest players of the 2000s will tangle Wednesday as Alex Ovechkin and the defending-champion Washington Capitals host Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. You certainly couldn't go wrong taking either player to record a point in this one; Crosby has amassed 66 points in 47 career games against the Capitals, while Ovechkin – who leads the NHL with 29 goals – has 58 points, including 35 goals, in 54 games vs. Pittsburgh. Also worth mentioning: The winning team has scored seven or more goals in four of the last nine meetings.

Goalie Profile: Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets

The Blue Jackets have fallen back to the pack in the Metropolitan Division standings, and Bobrovsky is at least partly to blame. The normally dependable netminder has gone 2-3-1 with a 3.93 goals-against average in December – the second-highest mark among any player with at least five appearances. Bobrovsky is also sporting an .863 save percentage for the month, contributing to the Blue Jackets falling six points behind division-leading Washington. But despite the slump, the Blue Jackets are -145 favorites for Monday's game against visiting Vegas (+125).

Injury Update

More bad news for the Chicago Blackhawks, who have lost Corey Crawford to another concussion. Crawford is expected to miss time after San Jose's Evander Kane shoved Chicago forward Dylan Strome into him during the first period of the Sharks' 7-3 triumph. Crawford had been out since just before Christmas 2017 with a concussion before returning to action in mid-October. He has struggled mightily on the ice, going 6-14-2 with a 3.28 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage. The Blackhawks are 7-2 O/U in his previous nine appearances.

Hat Trick Trends

Things are looking up for the Capitals, who have fashioned a five-game winning streak coming into the week. Washington is now +1,200 to repeat as Stanley Cup champion, the sixth-best odds in the league.

The Over play has taken over as the dominant totals option yet again. After starting the season strong, the Over is making a major comeback, having cashed better than 65 percent of the time over the previous seven days.

Don't expect to see the Los Angeles Kings take a lead into the second period this week. The Kings have been ahead through the opening 20 minutes just three times in their first 34 games this season.

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Henrique, Getzlaf help Ducks win again, beat Penguins 4-2
December 17, 2018
By The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH (AP) Adam Henrique and Ryan Getzlaf each had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks rallied past the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Monday night.

The Ducks won for the ninth time in 10 games despite spotting the Penguins a two-goal lead. Henrique started the comeback with a power-play goal early in the second period and Getzlaf's empty net tally in the final minute pushed Anaheim to its sixth straight road win. Ondrej Kase and Kiefer Sherwood also scored for the Ducks.

John Gibson, a Pittsburgh native, stopped 28 shots, including the final 24 he faced to pick up the victory in his hometown.

Evgeni Malkin got his 11th goal of the season for Pittsburgh and Bryan Rust added his sixth but the Penguins couldn't cool off the Ducks. Casey DeSmith finished with 32 saves but lost for only the third time in his last 11 starts.

BLUE JACKETS 1, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 0

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Nick Foligno scored 40 seconds into the third period, Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves and Columbus beat Vegas.

Foligno found the rebound after Seth Jones' shot and knocked it past goalie Malcolm Subban from the doorstep.

Bobrovsky got his 25th career shutout and first this season. He repelled a late attack by the Golden Knights after Subban was pulled for an extra skater with a minute left.

Subban performed well starting in place of Marc-Andre Fleury in the second game of a back-to-back. He made 30 saves.

ISLANDERS 4, AVALANCHE 1

DENVER (AP) - Goaltender Thomas Greiss bottled up Colorado's fast-flying offense and Johnny Boychuk scored his first goal of the season for New York.

Jordan Eberle and Anders Lee also scored while Valtteri Filppula added an empty-netter as the Islanders began a four-game trip in fine fashion. Greiss made 30 saves and helped put an end to Mikko Rantanen's string of 14 straight games with at least a point. The streak was tied for the Avalanche's third-longest since the team moved to town in 1995-96.

Gabriel Landeskog scored Colorado's only goal.

Semyon Varlamov struggled yet again, allowing three goals on 20 shots. He's surrendered 21 over his last five appearances.

SENATORS 4, PREDATORS 3, OT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Thomas Chabot scored 21 seconds into overtime and Ottawa recovered after blowing a three-goal lead.

Ottawa led 3-0 after the first period, but Roman Josi got two goals and Craig Smith also scored to tie it for Nashville.

Maxime Lajoie, Brady Tkachuk and Ryan Dzingel scored for the Senators, who handed Nashville its first loss against an Eastern Conference opponent. Craig Anderson stopped 31 shots.

Pekka Rinne started in net for Nashville but was pulled after allowing three goals on 11 shots. That ended his seven-game unbeaten streak against the Senators. Juuse Saros relieved and made 11 saves.

BRUINS 4, CANADIENS 0

MONTREAL (AP) - Jaroslav Halak stopped 22 shots for his third shutout of the season and Boston beat Montreal.

Joakim Nordstrom, Colby Cave, David Krejci and Brad Marchand scored for the Bruins, who snapped a two-game skid. Boston was on the second game of a back-to-back after losing 4-2 in Buffalo on Sunday.

Halak improved to 5-0-0 when facing former teammate Carey Price, and helped the Bruins leapfrog the Canadiens for the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Price, vying for his 300th career victory, finished with 31 saves as the Canadiens lost for just the second time in seven games.

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 17
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ANA at PIT 07:00 PM
ANA +150
O 6.0

VEG at CLB 07:00 PM
VEG +130
O 6.5

BOS at MON 07:30 PM
BOS +125
U 6.0

NAS at OTT 07:30 PM
O 6.5

NYI at COL 09:00 PM
O 6.5

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SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY DECEMBER 18, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Anaheim Ducks New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
7:05 PM Detroit Red Wings Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
7:05 PM Florida Panthers Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center
7:05 PM Toronto Maple Leafs New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
8:05 PM San Jose Sharks Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center
8:35 PM Calgary Flames Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
8:35 PM Nashville Predators Chicago Blackhawks United Center
9:05 PM New York Islanders Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena
9:05 PM St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
10:05 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
10:35 PM Winnipeg Jets Los Angeles Kings Staples Center


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NHL DEC. RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

12/17/2018 4-3-1 57.14% +7.75
12/16/2018 6-5-1 54.55% +3.50
12/15/2018 7-8-0 46.67% -5.10
12/14/2018 4-7-1 36.36% -20.55
12/13/2018 9-6-0 60.00% +13.50
12/12/2018 2-6-0 25.00% -25.10
12/11/2018 8-8-0 50.00% +2.40
12/10/2018 3-3-0 50.00% -0.50
12/09/2018 1-4-1 20.00% -16.00
12/08/2018 1-2-0 33.33% -6.15
12/07/2018 2-5-0 28.57% -21.85
12/06/2018 9-8-0 52.94% +0.95
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:...........75-92-0......44.91%.....-110.50


BEST BETS:

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

12/17/2018.............2 - 1...................+8.75...................2 - 2.................-1.00...............+7.75
12/16/2018.............0 - 1....................-5.00...................3 - 3.................-1.50...............-6.50
12/15/2018.............2 - 2....................+2.90..................3 - 6.................-18.00.............-15.50
12/14/2018.............0 - 2....................-10.00.................4 - 3..................+3.50..............-6.50
12/13/2018.............0 - 2....................-10.00.................4 - 3..................+3.50..............-6.50
12/12/2018.............0 - 2....................-10.00.................1 - 3..................-11.50..............-21.50
12/11/2018.............2 - 3.....................-0.10..................5 - 5..................-2.50...............-2.60
12/10/2018.............0 - 2....................-10.00.................3 - 1..................+9.50..............-0.50
12/09/2018.............0 - 2....................-10.00.................1 - 2..................-6.00...............-16.00
12/08/2018.............0 - 0....................+0.00..................1 - 1..................-0.50...............-0.50
12/07/2018.............1 - 1....................+0.10..................1 - 3..................-11.50.............-11.40
12/06/2018.............1 - 4....................-14.90..................8 - 3...................+23.50............+8.60
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:................11 - 30..................-77.60..................49 - 50..............-30.00.............-107.60

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Henrique, Getzlaf help Ducks win again, beat Penguins 4-2
December 17, 2018
By The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH (AP) Adam Henrique and Ryan Getzlaf each had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks rallied past the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Monday night.

The Ducks won for the ninth time in 10 games despite spotting the Penguins a two-goal lead. Henrique started the comeback with a power-play goal early in the second period and Getzlaf's empty net tally in the final minute pushed Anaheim to its sixth straight road win. Ondrej Kase and Kiefer Sherwood also scored for the Ducks.

John Gibson, a Pittsburgh native, stopped 28 shots, including the final 24 he faced to pick up the victory in his hometown.

Evgeni Malkin got his 11th goal of the season for Pittsburgh and Bryan Rust added his sixth but the Penguins couldn't cool off the Ducks. Casey DeSmith finished with 32 saves but lost for only the third time in his last 11 starts.

BLUE JACKETS 1, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 0

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Nick Foligno scored 40 seconds into the third period, Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves and Columbus beat Vegas.

Foligno found the rebound after Seth Jones' shot and knocked it past goalie Malcolm Subban from the doorstep.

Bobrovsky got his 25th career shutout and first this season. He repelled a late attack by the Golden Knights after Subban was pulled for an extra skater with a minute left.

Subban performed well starting in place of Marc-Andre Fleury in the second game of a back-to-back. He made 30 saves.

ISLANDERS 4, AVALANCHE 1

DENVER (AP) - Goaltender Thomas Greiss bottled up Colorado's fast-flying offense and Johnny Boychuk scored his first goal of the season for New York.

Jordan Eberle and Anders Lee also scored while Valtteri Filppula added an empty-netter as the Islanders began a four-game trip in fine fashion. Greiss made 30 saves and helped put an end to Mikko Rantanen's string of 14 straight games with at least a point. The streak was tied for the Avalanche's third-longest since the team moved to town in 1995-96.

Gabriel Landeskog scored Colorado's only goal.

Semyon Varlamov struggled yet again, allowing three goals on 20 shots. He's surrendered 21 over his last five appearances.

SENATORS 4, PREDATORS 3, OT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Thomas Chabot scored 21 seconds into overtime and Ottawa recovered after blowing a three-goal lead.

Ottawa led 3-0 after the first period, but Roman Josi got two goals and Craig Smith also scored to tie it for Nashville.

Maxime Lajoie, Brady Tkachuk and Ryan Dzingel scored for the Senators, who handed Nashville its first loss against an Eastern Conference opponent. Craig Anderson stopped 31 shots.

Pekka Rinne started in net for Nashville but was pulled after allowing three goals on 11 shots. That ended his seven-game unbeaten streak against the Senators. Juuse Saros relieved and made 11 saves.

BRUINS 4, CANADIENS 0

MONTREAL (AP) - Jaroslav Halak stopped 22 shots for his third shutout of the season and Boston beat Montreal.

Joakim Nordstrom, Colby Cave, David Krejci and Brad Marchand scored for the Bruins, who snapped a two-game skid. Boston was on the second game of a back-to-back after losing 4-2 in Buffalo on Sunday.

Halak improved to 5-0-0 when facing former teammate Carey Price, and helped the Bruins leapfrog the Canadiens for the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Price, vying for his 300th career victory, finished with 31 saves as the Canadiens lost for just the second time in seven games.

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Tuesday’s 6-pack

Teams in betting rotation who get highest %age of their points on 3’s:

44.9%- Citadel
43.5%- Detroit
43.1%- Dartmouth
42.3%- Purdue
41.9%- Eastern Washington
41.9%- Creighton

Quote of the Day
“I ain’t worried about nobody but myself.”
Jaguars’ CB Jalen Ramsey, when asked about his coach’s job status

Tuesday’s quiz
Where did Jason Witten play his college football?

Monday’s quiz
The old TV show Homicide was set in Baltimore.

Sunday’s quiz
Baylor University is located in Waco, TX

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

13) Before the NFL season started, a courageous gambler wagered $70,000 on the Cleveland Browns to go over 5.5 wins this season. Now that person can put his/her feet up and relax for the last two weeks of the season with a winning ticket in pocket.

Well done, but wonder how often a team has fired its coach during the season and still went over its win total for the season?

12) My nomination for most underrated sports achievement of the last 20 years; Butler playing for the national title in college basketball two years in a row. Bulldogs are in the Big East now, but they were in the freakin’ Horizon League back then.

In seven years since Butler played for the national title, Horizon League teams are 0-7 in the NCAA tournament, 2-5 vs spread and they were the underdog in all seven games.

Brad Stevens coached Butler back then; now obviously, he is doing well in the NBA in Boston.

11) From Rick Gosselin: The Bill Vinovich officiating crew has called the fewest penalties in the NFL this season. The Vinovich crew also has worked five Sunday night prime-time games. The NFL prefers its primetime games not to have a lot of penalties called.

10) This is pretty cool: Drew Brees sent a customized game ball and a personalized letter to anybody that caught a pass from him or started on the offensive line during his career for their contributions to his all-time NFL passing yardage record.

9) From The Athletic: Since 2014, Houston Texans are 30-1 when leading at halftime; Dallas is 32-11, the Browns are 10-12.

8) Teams leading at halftime have won 76.3% of NFL playoff games since the league expanded to a 12-team playoff field in 1990.

7) Notre Dame’s Rex Pflueger will miss the remainder of this basketball season with a torn ACL; very big loss for a young Fighting Irish team (#282 in experience) that is 7-3.

6) Texas Tech is the only college basketball team in country that still hasn’t allowed more than a point per possession in a game this season; they play Duke Thursday night.

5) Cincinnati Reds sent 61 employees to Las Vegas for the winter meetings; they have all kinds of meetings/trade shows at the winter meetings, from front office people to trainers to souvenir sales. Plus its a reward for lot of hard work during the season.

4) If you’re in a dynasty league in fantasy baseball and you have Daniel Palka on your team, the Yonder Alonso trade is bad for you, because now Palka either plays LF or comes off the bench, with Jose Abreu/Alonso slotted to man the White Sox’ DH/first base spots.

3) Jeurys Familia got $31M from the Mets for three years, and another $1M if he gets traded; is this a great country or what?

2) Big money college sports claimed another casualty last weekend; the seven-year old Hy-Vee Classic, an annual doubleheader with Iowa’s four Division I hoop programs, is done after this week because the Big 14 is going to a 20-game conference schedule. God forbid Iowa play a non-conference team they could actually lose to.

Basically, Iowa is afraid of playing Drake and Northern Iowa every other year; imagine that?

1) Saints 12, Panthers 9— Cam Newton threw an INT in end zone near end of first half, then Carolina fumbled after a long run in Saints territory. Panthers’ defense played their hearts out, but Newton looks terrible, not sure if he is injured or not. He throws like his arm hurts.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, December 18

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ANAHEIM (19-11-0-5, 43 pts.) at NY RANGERS (14-13-0-5, 33 pts.) - 12/18/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 3-2-0 straight up against ANAHEIM 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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TORONTO (21-10-0-2, 44 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (11-13-0-7, 29 pts.) - 12/18/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-3 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.1 Units)

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DETROIT (14-15-0-5, 33 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (12-15-0-4, 28 pts.) - 12/18/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 120-142 ATS (-83.5 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.
DETROIT is 4-19 ATS (+33.5 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 23-54 ATS (+91.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 450-347 ATS (-134.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 104-100 ATS (-31.4 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 28-41 ATS (+69.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 7-14 ATS (-7.9 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 6-17 ATS (-15.7 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 422-380 ATS (+16.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-21 ATS (-15.0 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
PHILADELPHIA is 4-2 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 4-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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FLORIDA (12-13-0-6, 30 pts.) at BUFFALO (20-9-0-5, 45 pts.) - 12/18/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 12-19 ATS (-11.8 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 12-19 ATS (-11.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
FLORIDA is 112-169 ATS (+285.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
BUFFALO is 20-14 ATS (+4.8 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 20-14 ATS (+35.0 Units) first half of the season this season.
BUFFALO is 295-269 ATS (+579.8 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 15-7 ATS (+22.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 7-2 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 7-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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SAN JOSE (18-11-0-5, 41 pts.) at MINNESOTA (17-13-0-2, 36 pts.) - 12/18/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 195-125 ATS (+27.9 Units) in home games first half of the season since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 107-65 ATS (+15.5 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 87-55 ATS (+24.3 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 200-155 ATS (+25.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 3-12 ATS (-14.1 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-1 (+5.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-1-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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CALGARY (22-10-0-2, 46 pts.) at DALLAS (16-14-0-3, 35 pts.) - 12/18/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 24-9 ATS (+11.7 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 16-3 ATS (+11.5 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 16-3 ATS (+11.5 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 22-12 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 71-63 ATS (+145.9 Units) in road games in December games since 1996.
CALGARY is 22-12 ATS (+7.5 Units) first half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 28-18 ATS (+46.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 25-37 ATS (-16.7 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 5-2 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 5-2-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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NASHVILLE (22-10-0-2, 46 pts.) at CHICAGO (10-19-0-6, 26 pts.) - 12/18/2018, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 8-6 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 8-6-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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ST LOUIS (12-15-0-4, 28 pts.) at EDMONTON (18-13-0-3, 39 pts.) - 12/18/2018, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 5-2 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 5-2-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.9 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (16-12-0-4, 36 pts.) at ARIZONA (14-16-0-2, 30 pts.) - 12/18/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 8-2 ATS (+10.8 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 23-50 ATS (+97.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 43-100 ATS (+198.7 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 2-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (25-7-0-2, 52 pts.) at VANCOUVER (16-16-0-4, 36 pts.) - 12/18/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 398-427 ATS (-129.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 184-213 ATS (-74.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 25-9 ATS (+9.7 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 18-3 ATS (+13.3 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 25-9 ATS (+9.7 Units) first half of the season this season.
TAMPA BAY is 11-1 ATS (+9.4 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
TAMPA BAY is 52-21 ATS (+19.3 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 9-28 ATS (+51.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 3-2 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.9 Units)

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WINNIPEG (22-9-0-2, 46 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (11-20-0-3, 25 pts.) - 12/18/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 83-50 ATS (+21.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 30-21 ATS (+57.1 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 109-87 ATS (+20.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
WINNIPEG is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
LOS ANGELES is 11-23 ATS (-29.1 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 11-23 ATS (+40.3 Units) first half of the season this season.
LOS ANGELES is 204-255 ATS (-100.6 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 18-37 ATS (-26.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 6-21 ATS (-16.0 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
WINNIPEG is 4-3 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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NHL

Tuesday, December 18

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Trend Report
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Florida Panthers
Florida is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games
Florida is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Florida is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games on the road
Florida is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Florida is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Florida is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 14-3 ATS in its last 17 games
Buffalo is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
Buffalo is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Buffalo is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing Florida
Buffalo is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
Buffalo is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing at home against Florida

Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing New Jersey
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing New Jersey
Toronto is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of New Jersey's last 12 games
New Jersey is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Jersey's last 8 games when playing Toronto
New Jersey is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto

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

Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Detroit is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
Detroit is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Philadelphia
Detroit is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Detroit
Philadelphia is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Detroit
Philadelphia is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit

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

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

Calgary Flames
Calgary is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Calgary is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Calgary is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Calgary's last 15 games on the road
Calgary is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas Stars
Dallas is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games at home
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary

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

St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games on the road
St. Louis is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Edmonton
St. Louis is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Edmonton
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Edmonton is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games at home
Edmonton is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis
Edmonton is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Edmonton is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Vancouver
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Tampa Bay is 5-8-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Vancouver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Vancouver is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games
Vancouver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Vancouver is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
Vancouver is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Vancouver is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

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

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NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, December 18


Anaheim @ NY Rangers

Game 61-62
December 18, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
9.718
NY Rangers
11.655
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(-135); Under

Toronto @ New Jersey

Game 63-64
December 18, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
11.530
New Jersey
10.486
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-160
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-160); Over

Detroit @ Philadelphia

Game 65-66
December 18, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
8.790
Philadelphia
10.583
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-175
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-165); Under

Florida @ Buffalo

Game 67-68
December 18, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
9.858
Buffalo
11.943
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(-130); Under

San Jose @ Minnesota

Game 69-70
December 18, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
10.339
Minnesota
13.477
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-125); Under

Calgary @ Dallas

Game 71-72
December 18, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
10.689
Dallas
11.654
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-120
6
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+100); Over

Nashville @ Chicago

Game 73-74
December 18, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
8.628
Chicago
12.394
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-150
6
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+130); Under

St. Louis @ Edmonton

Game 75-76
December 18, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
11.420
Edmonton
9.631
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+130); Under

NY Islanders @ Arizona

Game 77-78
December 18, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
9.266
Arizona
11.350
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-130); Under

Tampa Bay @ Vancouver

Game 79-80
December 18, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
10.893
Vancouver
14.493
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-180
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+160); Under

Winnipeg @ Los Angeles

Game 81-82
December 18, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
13.005
Los Angeles
9.565
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-160
6
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(-160); Over

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ANA at NYR 07:00 PM
U 6.0

FLA at BUF 07:00 PM
FLA +107

DET at PHI 07:00 PM
DET +164
O 6.5

TOR at NJ 07:00 PM
O 6.5

SJ at MIN 08:00 PM
O 6.0

NAS at CHI 08:30 PM
NAS -143
U 6.0

CAL at DAL 08:30 PM
DAL +111
U 6.0

STL at EDM 09:00 PM
U 6.0

NYI at ARI 09:00 PM
NYI +113
U 5.5

TB at VAN 10:00 PM
TB -190
O 6.5

WIN at LA 10:30 PM
U 6.0

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Hart, Gordon win debuts; Flyers top Wings
December 18, 2018
By The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Carter Hart made 22 saves in his NHL debut and Shayne Gostisbehere and James van Riemsdyk each had a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Tuesday night and made interim coach Scott Gordon a winner in his first game.

Radko Gudas also scored for Philadelphia, which snapped a four-game losing streak.

The Flyers were playing their first game since head coach Dave Hakstol was fired on Monday, a more that capped a tumultuous few weeks. General manager Ron Hextall was fired last month and new GM Chuck Fletcher ended Hakstol's four-year tenure after a 1-4 road trip was punctuated by Saturday's 5-1 loss at Vancouver. The Flyers entered the game last in the Eastern Conference with 28 points.

Fletcher promoted Gordon from the Flyers' AHL Lehigh Valley affiliate.

Dennis Cholowski and Jacob de la Rose scored for Detroit, which has lost four in a row and five of six.

MAPLE LEAFS 7, DEVILS 2

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - John Tavares, Auston Matthews and Patrick Marleau scored in the opening 13:38 to lead Toronto.

Nazem Kadri matched his career high with three assists and Mitch Marner and Morgan Rielly added second-period goals as Toronto embarrassed New Jersey for the second time this season and won for the seventh time in 11 games. Tyler Ennis scored two late goals.

Frederik Andersen made 27 saves in winning for the second time in his last five starts.

Sami Vatanen and Nico Hischier scored for the struggling Devils, who are 3-6-6 in their last 15 games. Keith Kinkaid gave up five goals on 21 shots before being lifted with New Jersey down 5-1 after 40 minutes.

PANTHERS 5, SABRES 2

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Evgenii Dadonov had two goals and an assist to pace Florida.

Troy Brouwer, Aleksander Barkov and Frank Vatrano also scored for the Panthers, who scored three goals in a span of 2:44 in the third period. Roberto Luongo made 30 saves.

Jeff Skinner and Rasmus Ristolainen scored for Buffalo, which lost to Florida for the seventh consecutive time. Carter Hutton made 30 saves.

RANGERS 3, DUCKS 1

NEW YORK (AP) - Kevin Hayes scored on a short-handed breakaway with 40 seconds remaining and New York rallied to beat Anaheim.

Vladislav Namestnikov had a goal and two assists, and Filip Chytil added an empty-netter in the Rangers' three-goal third period. Alexandar Georgiev, called up on Sunday after a stint in the minors, stopped 14 shots to help New York win for the second time in eight games (2-3-3).

Pontus Aberg scored on a deflection in the second period for the Ducks, who had won nine of their previous 10 games. Chad Johnson, claimed off waivers from St. Louis on Dec. 11, finished with 21 saves in his Anaheim debut.

SHARKS 4, WILD 0

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Logan Couture scored twice and Martin Jones made 26 saves for his first shutout this season and the 20th of his career in San Jose's win over Minnesota.

Joe Pavelski added his 21st goal for San Jose, which has won five straight games and seven of eight. Sharks rookie Lukas Radil had an empty-net goal and one assist.

Devan Dubnyk stopped 21 shots for Minnesota, which has lost seven of 10.

BLACKHAWKS 2, PREDATORS 1

CHICAGO (AP) - Cam Ward made 30 saves in his first start since Corey Crawford was sidelined by a concussion, helping Chicago top Nashville.

Defensemen Gustav Forsling and Erik Gustafsson scored for last-place Chicago, which had dropped 10 of 11. Patrick Kane picked up an assist on Gustafsson's tiebreaking goal in the second period, giving him at least one point in seven of his last eight games.

Kevin Fiala scored for the Predators, who dropped to 0-6-2 in their last eight road games. Pekka Rinne had 34 stops.

STARS 2, FLAMES 0

DALLAS (AP) - Ben Bishop got help from backup Anton Khudobin in a combined shutout and Dallas beat Pacific Division-leading Calgary.

Jamie Benn and Radek Faksa scored for the Stars.

Bishop was injured with 6:23 remaining in the second period when Garnet Hathaway skated into him behind the net. Khudobin closed out the period with three saves, and Bishop returned for the third, when he made 12 of his 21 stops. Hathaway was penalized for goaltender interference.

Dallas returned from an 0-4 trip to win their fifth straight home game. The Flames had won three straight and eight of nine.

David Rittich stopped 26 shots for the Flames.

ISLANDERS 3, COYOTES 1

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Robin Lehner stopped 35 shots, Anthony Beauvillier scored his fourth goal in five games and New York beat struggling Arizona.

Arizona's Mario Kempe scored in the first period, but Joshua Ho-Sang answered and Brock Nelson put New York ahead with a goal early in the second.

Beauvillier made it a two-goal lead and Ryan Pulock had two assists for the Islanders, who withstood a late power play to win their third straight.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots for the Coyotes in their sixth loss in seven games since a four-game winning streak.

BLUES 4, OILERS 1

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Pat Maroon was credited with the tiebreaking goal following a replay review early in the third period, and St. Louis went on to beat Edmonton.

David Perron, Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz also scored for the Blues, who have won three of four. Brayden Schenn had three assists.

Jesse Puljujarvi scored for the Oilers, who had won six straight home games.

Maroon's goal came 2:19 into the final period. Officials declared the puck crossed the line during a goal-mouth scramble, even though initially no goal was called on the ice.

LIGHTNING 5, CANUCKS 2

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist to reach 50 points this season and lead Tampa Bay.

A feisty Canucks squad kept pace with Tampa Bay in a heated game marked by a flurry of fights, but couldn't overpower the top team in the NHL.

Cedric Paquette, Adam Erne, Steven Stamkos and Ondrej Palat also scored for the Lightning (26-7-2). Tampa Bay has not lost in regulation since Nov. 27.

Tyler Motte and Chris Tanev had the goals for the Canucks (16-17-4).

Anders Nilsson stopped 34 of 38 shots for Vancouver, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves for Tampa Bay.

KINGS 4, JETS 1

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Austin Wagner scored twice and Los Angeles snapped a four-game losing streak.

Alex Iafallo and Nate Thompson each had a goal and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves for the Kings, who ended Winnipeg's five-game winning streak.

Mathieu Perreault scored for the fifth straight game and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 27 shots as the Jets lost for only the second time in 11 games. Winnipeg also had won five in a row on the road.

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SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
8:05 PM Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
8:35 PM Montreal Canadiens Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center

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NHL DEC. RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

12/18/2018 12-4-0 75.00% +38.40
12/17/2018 4-3-1 57.14% +7.75
12/16/2018 6-5-1 54.55% +3.50
12/15/2018 7-8-0 46.67% -5.10
12/14/2018 4-7-1 36.36% -20.55
12/13/2018 9-6-0 60.00% +13.50
12/12/2018 2-6-0 25.00% -25.10
12/11/2018 8-8-0 50.00% +2.40
12/10/2018 3-3-0 50.00% -0.50
12/09/2018 1-4-1 20.00% -16.00
12/08/2018 1-2-0 33.33% -6.15
12/07/2018 2-5-0 28.57% -21.85
12/06/2018 9-8-0 52.94% +0.95
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:...........87-96-0......47.54%.....-72.10


BEST BETS:

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

12/18/2018.............3 - 1...................+11.55.................8 - 2.................+29.00............+40.55
12/17/2018.............2 - 1...................+8.75...................2 - 2.................-1.00...............+7.75
12/16/2018.............0 - 1....................-5.00...................3 - 3.................-1.50...............-6.50
12/15/2018.............2 - 2....................+2.90..................3 - 6.................-18.00.............-15.50
12/14/2018.............0 - 2....................-10.00.................4 - 3..................+3.50..............-6.50
12/13/2018.............0 - 2....................-10.00.................4 - 3..................+3.50..............-6.50
12/12/2018.............0 - 2....................-10.00.................1 - 3..................-11.50..............-21.50
12/11/2018.............2 - 3.....................-0.10..................5 - 5..................-2.50...............-2.60
12/10/2018.............0 - 2....................-10.00.................3 - 1..................+9.50..............-0.50
12/09/2018.............0 - 2....................-10.00.................1 - 2..................-6.00...............-16.00
12/08/2018.............0 - 0....................+0.00..................1 - 1..................-0.50...............-0.50
12/07/2018.............1 - 1....................+0.10..................1 - 3..................-11.50.............-11.40
12/06/2018.............1 - 4....................-14.90..................8 - 3...................+23.50............+8.60
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:................14 - 31..................-66.05..................57 - 52..............-1.00................-67.05

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Odds to win the ACC basketball tournament in March:

2-3: Duke

4-1: North Carolina

5-1: Virginia

12-1: Virginia Tech

15-1: NC State

20-1: Florida State, Syracuse


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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings……

13) Few weeks ago, I asked you, the reader, to submit your favorite Christmas songs; I figured four or five songs would get all the mentions. Not so much.

33 different songs got at least one vote, including a few I’ve never heard of, which is fine. Took a while for a few songs to jump to the head of the class.

12) First of all, a surprising number of people dislike Christmas songs, some intensely so.

Devin, a new mom who I figured would like Christmas: “Christmas music makes me want to slam my head into a door.” Alrighty then.

Diverse opinions are part of what makes our country fun; we all like different stuff.

11) Silent Night won our poll, not surprising. Traditional song, but it was close.

10) Baby Its Cold Outside finished 2nd; the Vanessa Williams version got a couple special mentions. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus also got a lot of support, as did The Little Drummer Boy.

You’re a Mean One, Mr Grinch was mentioned by people trying to ingratiate themselves with me, because they know of my fondness for the Grinch.

9) My personal favorite? All I want for Christmas Is You, the Mariah Carey version.

Elsewhere……..
8) Monday night, Christian McCaffrey became the first player with 50 yards rushing, receiving and passing in same game since Walter Payton in 1985.

7) Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera grew up on five different military bases in three different countries; his father was in the army.

6) If Georgia backup QB Justin Fields transfers as expected, that would mean over the last nine years, 10 of the 18 HS quarterbacks ranked #1-2 in their senior class wound up transferring in college, and one of those kids transferred twice!!

5) Spent five hours on an airplane Tuesday, five feet in front of a child who enjoyed yelling very loudly; great fun. Then an older woman passed out on the plane a few minutes before we landed here in Las Vegas- she was OK, just a little dehydrated apparently.

4) There were 108 international players on NBA rosters when this season started.

3) In The Natural, Wilford Brimley is the manager and he only seems to have one coach, but both of them are in the dugout when the Knights are batting; who coaches the bases?

2) Tommy Hawk, mascot of the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, was attacked by a man on the concourse of the United Center Friday nite. There was a short video of the incident on the Interweb; the mascot more than held his own and actually body slammed his assailant.

1) RIP Penny Marshall 75, a very funny lady who was Laverne in Laverne & Shirley and Myrna Turner in The Odd Couple. She also made movies, including Big and A League of Their Own. She was a big sports fan and had season tickets for the Lakers and Clippers- someone said on Twitter that she has a great sports memorabilia collection.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, December 19

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PITTSBURGH (15-12-0-6, 36 pts.) at WASHINGTON (20-9-0-3, 43 pts.) - 12/19/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 15-18 ATS (-13.9 Units) in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 15-18 ATS (-13.9 Units) first half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 15-28 ATS (-18.0 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 5-9 ATS (-10.1 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
PITTSBURGH is 3-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 86-53 ATS (+11.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 10-1 ATS (+8.3 Units) in home games in December games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 44-53 ATS (-46.4 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 12-11-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
12 of 22 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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MONTREAL (17-12-0-5, 39 pts.) at COLORADO (18-10-0-6, 42 pts.) - 12/19/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 46-71 ATS (-32.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 15-40 ATS (+59.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 64-59 ATS (+3.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 253-215 ATS (-24.8 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 29-20 ATS (+54.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) in road games after a division game this season.
MONTREAL is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
COLORADO is 5-14 ATS (+19.1 Units) in home games in December games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 2-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 2-2-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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NHL

Wednesday, December 19

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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington's last 13 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Montreal is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games
Montreal is 8-15-2 SU in its last 25 games when playing Colorado
Montreal is 2-12-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games
Colorado is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal


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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, December 19


Pittsburgh @ Washington

Game 83-84
December 19, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
10.540
Washington
13.147
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-145
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-145); Under

Montreal @ Colorado

Game 85-86
December 19, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
11.286
Colorado
7.909
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-150
6
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(+130); Under