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

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SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY DECEMBER 31, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
12:35 PM Nashville Predators Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
1:05 PM Vancouver Canucks New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
6:05 PM New York Islanders Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center
6:05 PM Philadelphia Flyers Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
6:05 PM Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center
7:05 PM New York Rangers St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
7:05 PM Ottawa Senators Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena
7:35 PM Florida Panthers Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
8:05 PM Los Angeles Kings Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center
8:05 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Anaheim Ducks Honda Center
8:35 PM Montreal Canadiens Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
9:05 PM San Jose Sharks Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome
9:05 PM Winnipeg Jets Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place


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NHL DEC. RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

12/30/2018 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
12/29/2018 12-13-1 48.00% -10.35
12/28/2018 2-4-0 33.33% -9.65
12/27/2018 8-12-2 40.00% -24.10
12/23/2018 7-6-0 53.85% +3.45
12/22/2018 12-11-0 52.17% -5.45
12/21/2018 2-3-0 40.00% -6.00
12/20/2018 3-12-2 20.00% -43.90
12/19/2018 3-1-0 75.00% +10.60
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:........137-159-0.....46.258%....-158.17


BEST BETS:

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

12/30/2018.............0 - 0................... +0.00..................0 - 1.................-5.50..............-5.50
12/29/2018.............3 - 4...................+5.70...................8 - 5.................+12.50...........+18.20
12/28/2018.............1 - 2...................-3.65....................0 - 1..................-5.50..............-9.15
12/27/2018.............2 - 6...................-15.80..................2 - 3..................-6.50..............-22.30
12/23/2018.............1 - 0..................+10.25..................4 - 4..................-2.00..............+8.25
12/22/2018.............1 - 3...................-7.65....................8 - 6..................+7.00.............-0.65
12/21/2018.............0 - 1....................-5.00...................1 - 2..................-6.00..............-11.00
12/20/2018.............1 - 1...................+5.50...................2 - 7.................-28.50.............-23.00
12/19/2018.............1 - 0 ..................+6.10...................1 - 1.................-0.50...............+5.60
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:................24 - 48..................-70.60..................83 - 82................37.00.............-107.60

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Top 6 picks for Week 17 of Westgate SuperBook NFL handicapping contest:

1) Colts, -3 (972)- W

2) Browns, +6 (904)- W

3) Bills, -3.5 (847)- W

4) Eagles, -6.5 (800)- W

5) Vikings, -4.5 (758)- L

6) Texans, -6.5 (670)- W

Final season record: 56-45-3


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Armadillo: Monday's Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday

Cowboys 36, Giants 35— Not sure why Dallas played QB Prescott whole game, but they did and WR Beasley made a great catch with 1:12 left to win this game. Cowboys host Seattle next week; they’re in playoffs for only third time in last nine years.

Giants split their last eight games, scoring 27+ points in four of last five; six of those eight games were decided by four of fewer points. Big Blue lost nine of its last 11 games with Dallas.

Ravens 26, Browns 24— Baltimore was 4-5 and everyone assumed John Harbaugh was history, but they started rookie QB Jackson after their bye week and went on a 6-1 run that won them a division title. Ravens led this game 20-7 at halftime, then hung on for dear life; Browns had ball on their 40-yard line in last 1:20, but couldn’t get in field goal range.

Cleveland finished 7-8-1, their best record in 11 years; Mayfield is entrenched as their QB, and if you watched Hard Knocks this past summer, that probably surprises you. Good for them, but it sounds like Cleveland is going hire Mike McCarthy as head coach, instead of Gregg Williams.

Ravens host Chargers in playoffs next week; they upset Bolts 22-10 in Carson last week.

There was huge call in Ravens’ favor in last 2:00 of first half; Jackson fumbled near goal line, but whistle blew while Browns were running ball back for TD. That call may have kept Steelers out of the playoffs.

Colts 33, Titans 17— Colts bounced back from 1-5 start to make playoffs for first time in four years. Indy visits Houston next week; they split a pair of 3-point decisions with the Texans this season. In second half of season, Colts were 4-0 in games decided by 3 or fewer points.

Mariota didn’t play, Titans didn’t win; Tennessee finished 9-7 for third year in row; they fired Mike Mularkey after he made playoffs LY, but Vrabel didn’t make playoffs this year, despite winning four of last five games.

Patriots 38, Jets 3— Bill Belichick has been the Patriots’ coach since 2000; Jets fired Todd Bowles after the game. Patriots are #2 seed in AFC; as for rest of AFC East since 2000……..

— Buffalo coaches: Phillips, Williams, Mularkey, Jauron, Gailey, Marrone, Ryan, McDermott
— Miami coaches: Wannstedt, Saban, Cameron, Sparano, Philbin, Gase.
— Jets coaches: Groh, Edwards, Mangini, Ryan, Bowles.

Eagles 24, Redskins 0— Philly outgained Redskins 360-89, held Washington to 8 first downs, 0-9 on third down plays. Eagles made playoffs when the Bears won in Minnesota; they visit Chicago in first round game next week. Foles re-injured his ribs, didn’t finish this game, but defending Super Bowl champs won five of their last six games.

Redskins started season 5-2, but were ravaged by injuries; they scored 16 or fewer points in their last five games, starting four QB’s in their last seven games.

Bears 24, Vikings 10— Chicago won/covered nine of last ten games; in their last four games, they allowed only two offensive TD’s on 41 drives. Bears host Philly in playoffs next week.

Since 2004, Minnesota has had 11 different QB’s; Zimmer fired his OC during the season this year. Vikings are 47-32-1 under Zimmer, but he needs to get his offense in order next year.

Texans 20, Jaguars 3— Houston won 11 of last 13 games; they host Colts in playoffs next week. Texans are in playoffs for fifth time in last eight years.

Jacksonville went 10-6 LY and made playoffs for first time in decade; they lost 3-9 in last 12 games, scoring 17 or fewer points in last five games. Kyler Murray would look very good in a Jacksonville uniform next fall.

Falcons 34, Buccaneers 32— Atlanta swept the Bucs this year, scoring 34 points in both games; Falcons showed some grit, winning last three games after a 4-9 start. Average total in last six games in this series is 59.2.

Tampa Bay fired Dirk Koetter after the game; kind of unfair to keep the GM and fire the coach when the QB is the guy who got suspended for off-field hijinx which threw the Bucs’ offense into disarray. Buccaneers haven’t made the playoffs since 2007- they were -18 in turnovers TY.

Bills 42, Dolphins 17— Miami went 4-9 after starting season 3-0; they lost their last seven road games, and were 2-6 as road underdogs this year. Dolphins converted 10 of last 50 plays on third down; I’m really not sure why they’re so committed to Tannehill as their QB.

Buffalo is 8-4 in its last dozen games with Miami, winning six of last seven series games played here; they outgained Dolphins 796-400 in two meetings this season, but split the games.

Steelers 16, Bengals 13— Pittsburgh misses playoff for first time in five years; they lost four of their last six games- four of their last five games were decided by exactly three points.

Bengals were one of six teams not to score an offensive TD this week; Cincy lost nine of its last 11 games, missing playoffs for third year in row. Bengals haven’t won a playoff game since 1991.

Chargers 23, Broncos 9— 12-4 Chargers didn’t win AFC West, so they’re going to Baltimore for first-round playoff game this week; they were upset 22-10 at home by Ravens in Week 16. LA won five of its last six games overall. Chargers are 7-0 outside of LA this season.

Denver finishes with consecutive losing season for first time since 70’s; have to think they’re going to be changing head coaches this winter.

Seahawks 27, Cardinals 24— Seahawks won six of last seven games, will visit Dallas in most interesting of the four playoff games next week; their last seven games with Arizona were all decided by 6 or fewer points. Cardinals had won their last three visits to Seattle.

There are rumors that Arizona will fire HC Wilks after only one year; would be second year in row that the coach QB Josh Rosen played for got fired— his coach at UCLA (Jim Mora) got the boot after last season. Redbirds should hire a QB guru to tutor young Rosen.

Arizona gets the #1 pick in drat for first time since 1958, when they were based in Chicago; that year, Redbirds took QB King Hill with first pick- he started only 29 games in 12 years, and most of those were for the Eagles.

Rams 48, 49ers 32— 49ers turned ball over on their first three drives; on their first two drives, Rams started on SF 7 and SF 13-yard line, scoring TD’s both times. 49ers went 0-8 on road this year for first time since 1979, the year the Rams made Super Bowl for the first time.

LA gets a first-round bye and will host a playoff game on January 12th, a Saturday night.

Lions 31, Packers 0— Six highest-paid QB’s in the NFL missed playoffs this year:
— Aaron Rodgers: $33.5M
— Matt Ryan: $30M
— Kirk Cousins: $28M
— Jimmy Garoppolo: $27.5M
— Matthew Stafford: $27M
— Derek Carr: $25M

Chiefs 35, Raiders 3— Oakland was 12-4 only two years ago, but things change quickly in the NFL- they went 10-22 the last two seasons. If I was paying a coach $100M over ten years, I’d have expected more than a 4-12 first season. Here is the draft order for April’s draft:

1) Cardinals
2) 49ers
3) Jets
4) Raiders
5) Buccaneers
6) Giants

Panthers 33, Saints 14— The game meant nothing for New Orleans and it showed, since Drew Brees was in street clothes. Teddy Bridgewater is a free agent this winter, so the game meant a lot to him; have feeling he’ll be a starter somewhere in NFL next season.

Carolina snapped a 7-game skid here; Ron Rivera will return as coach next season. Had they lost this game, Panthers would’ve been first team ever to finish season 6-10 after having been 6-2.

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NHL

Monday, December 31

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Trend Report
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Nashville Predators
Nashville is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Nashville is 0-5 SU in its last 5 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 7 games on the road
Nashville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Nashville's last 10 games when playing Washington
Nashville is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 10 games when playing Nashville
Washington is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Nashville

Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 13-1 ATS in its last 14 games
Vancouver is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Vancouver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Vancouver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Vancouver is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Vancouver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 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 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of New Jersey's last 18 games
New Jersey is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver

Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Pittsburgh is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Minnesota is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Islanders is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Islanders's last 16 games
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
NY Islanders is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games on the road
NY Islanders is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 17-5 ATS in its last 22 games
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Buffalo is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing NY Islanders

Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Carolina
Philadelphia is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing Carolina
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games
Carolina is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Carolina is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Carolina's last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
Carolina is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Rangers is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Rangers's last 11 games
NY Rangers is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
NY Rangers is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games on the road
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
NY Rangers is 7-15-1 SU in its last 23 games when playing St. Louis
NY Rangers is 4-8-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
St. Louis is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing NY Rangers
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Rangers

Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games
Ottawa is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Ottawa's last 19 games on the road
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Columbus is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Columbus's last 10 games
Columbus is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing at home against Ottawa

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

Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Los Angeles's last 22 games on the road
Los Angeles is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Los Angeles
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Colorado is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

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

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

San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
San Jose is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 7-14 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
San Jose is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Jose's last 15 games on the road
San Jose is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Calgary
San Jose is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary Flames
Calgary is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Calgary's last 20 games at home
Calgary is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
Calgary is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing San Jose
Calgary is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose

Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Winnipeg is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games
Winnipeg is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Winnipeg is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Winnipeg is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Edmonton
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Edmonton is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Edmonton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Winnipeg
Edmonton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
Edmonton is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

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NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, December 31

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NASHVILLE (22-15-0-2, 46 pts.) at WASHINGTON (24-10-0-3, 51 pts.) - 12/31/2018, 12:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 0-6 ATS (-7.2 Units) in road games in December games this season.
WASHINGTON is 90-54 ATS (+23.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 48-29 ATS (+3.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 9-2 ATS (+6.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 51-29 ATS (+3.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 101-67 ATS (+17.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 49-23 ATS (+20.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 25-10 ATS (+12.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 4-0 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 4-0-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)

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VANCOUVER (19-18-0-4, 42 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (14-16-0-7, 35 pts.) - 12/31/2018, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 386-368 ATS (-117.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 4-0 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 4-0-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (20-12-0-6, 46 pts.) at MINNESOTA (18-16-0-3, 39 pts.) - 12/31/2018, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 39-39 ATS (-20.9 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 17-28 ATS (-15.7 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 5-9 ATS (-10.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
PITTSBURGH is 5-9 ATS (-10.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 3-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 3-2-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (15-17-0-5, 35 pts.) at CAROLINA (15-17-0-5, 35 pts.) - 12/31/2018, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 31-44 ATS (-15.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 424-381 ATS (-127.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-22 ATS (-12.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 15-22 ATS (-11.9 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 11-15 ATS (-6.1 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 3-9 ATS (-11.5 Units) in December games this season.
CAROLINA is 15-22 ATS (-11.2 Units) first half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 3-8 ATS (-7.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
CAROLINA is 4-10 ATS (-9.8 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 20-26 ATS (-14.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 6-3 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 6-3-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.5 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (20-13-0-4, 44 pts.) at BUFFALO (21-12-0-6, 48 pts.) - 12/31/2018, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 46-83 ATS (-38.0 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
BUFFALO is 21-18 ATS (+45.3 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 21-18 ATS (+40.4 Units) first half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 20-17 ATS (+41.3 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 20-17 ATS (+41.3 Units) first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 4-2 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 4-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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OTTAWA (15-20-0-4, 34 pts.) at COLUMBUS (22-13-0-3, 47 pts.) - 12/31/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 70-43 ATS (+9.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 57-59 ATS (+139.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 3-3 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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NY RANGERS (16-14-0-7, 39 pts.) at ST LOUIS (15-17-0-4, 34 pts.) - 12/31/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 20-14 ATS (+38.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-1 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 3-1-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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FLORIDA (16-15-0-6, 38 pts.) at DETROIT (15-19-0-6, 36 pts.) - 12/31/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 13-21 ATS (-12.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 23-37 ATS (-15.1 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 20-52 ATS (+84.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-34 ATS (+58.1 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 102-120 ATS (-86.1 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
DETROIT is 451-349 ATS (-12.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 6-4-0 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=+0.6 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (30-7-0-2, 62 pts.) at ANAHEIM (19-15-0-6, 44 pts.) - 12/31/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 400-427 ATS (-128.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 186-213 ATS (-73.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 36-19 ATS (+15.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 448-450 ATS (-3.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 30-9 ATS (+14.4 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 12-1 ATS (+10.3 Units) in December games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 30-9 ATS (+14.4 Units) first half of the season this season.
TAMPA BAY is 33-13 ATS (+14.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 21-6 ATS (+10.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 17-26 ATS (+43.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 3-2 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 3-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.1 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (15-21-0-3, 33 pts.) at COLORADO (19-13-0-7, 45 pts.) - 12/31/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 99-109 ATS (-34.7 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 65-63 ATS (-18.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 4-9 ATS (-9.7 Units) in December games this season.
COLORADO is 1-5 ATS (-6.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLORADO is 1-5 ATS (-8.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 5-2 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 5-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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MONTREAL (20-14-0-5, 45 pts.) at DALLAS (20-16-0-3, 43 pts.) - 12/31/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 8-26 ATS (+38.3 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 23-50 ATS (+76.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 16-42 ATS (+63.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 19-29 ATS (-14.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 19-34 ATS (-20.2 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 26-37 ATS (-19.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 3-2 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 3-2-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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WINNIPEG (24-12-0-2, 50 pts.) at EDMONTON (18-17-0-3, 39 pts.) - 12/31/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 85-53 ATS (+19.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 40-15 ATS (+18.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 13-25 ATS (-16.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 19-32 ATS (-16.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 5-14 ATS (-15.4 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 4-4-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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SAN JOSE (21-12-0-7, 49 pts.) at CALGARY (23-12-0-4, 50 pts.) - 12/31/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 13-5 ATS (+6.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CALGARY is 13-5 ATS (+7.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 201-156 ATS (+25.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 7-3 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 7-3-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

[StarDust Bum]

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NAS at WAS 12:30 PM
NAS +110
O 6.0

VAN at NJ 01:00 PM
NJ -127
U 5.5

PHI at CAR 06:00 PM
PHI +112
O 6.0

NYI at BUF 06:00 PM
O 6.0

PIT at MIN 06:00 PM
PIT +109
O 6.0

NYR at STL 07:00 PM
STL -160
O 5.5

OTT at CLB 07:00 PM
O 6.5

FLA at DET 07:30 PM
DET +113
U 6.0

LA at COL 08:00 PM
LA +151
U 5.5

TB at ANA 08:00 PM
U 6.0

MON at DAL 08:30 PM
MON +136
U 6.0

WIN at EDM 09:00 PM
WIN -125
O 6.0

SJ at CAL 09:00 PM
SJ +104
U 6.0

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, December 31


Nashville @ Washington

Game 1-2
December 31, 2018 @ 12:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
12.155
Washington
10.986
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-135
6
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(+115); Over

Vancouver @ New Jersey

Game 3-4
December 31, 2018 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
11.232
New Jersey
8.874
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+115); Under

Pittsburgh @ Minnesota

Game 5-6
December 31, 2018 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
11.627
Minnesota
10.100
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+105); Under

Philadelphia @ Carolina

Game 7-8
December 31, 2018 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
11.868
Carolina
10.408
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+110); Under

NY Islanders @ Buffalo

Game 9-10
December 31, 2018 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
11.301
Buffalo
9.520
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(+110); Under

Ottawa @ Columbus

Game 11-12
December 31, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
10.986
Columbus
9.410
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-265
6
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+215); Over

NY Rangers @ St. Louis

Game 13-14
December 31, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
10.523
St. Louis
7.765
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-170
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+150); Over

Florida @ Detroit

Game 15-16
December 31, 2018 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
11.975
Detroit
10.303
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(-130); Under

Tampa Bay @ Anaheim

Game 17-18
December 31, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
11.948
Anaheim
12.934
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-165
6
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(+145); Over

Los Angeles @ Colorado

Game 19-20
December 31, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
9.970
Colorado
12.002
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-175
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-175); Under

Montreal @ Dallas

Game 21-22
December 31, 2018 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
9.854
Dallas
8.457
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-155
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(+135); Over

Winnipeg @ Edmonton

Game 23-24
December 31, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
12.275
Edmonton
14.073
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(+110); Over

San Jose @ Calgary

Game 25-26
December 31, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
12.885
Calgary
11.887
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-120
6
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(+100); Under

[StarDust Bum]

Blackwood earns 2nd shutout, Devils top Canucks 4-0
December 31, 2018
By The Associated Press

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Rookie goalie Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 25 shots to earn his second straight shutout and the New Jersey Devils defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 on Monday.

Blackwood is 3-1 since joining the Devils on Dec. 18th. He blanked the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 on Saturday, becoming the first rookie goalie in franchise history to post back-to-back shutouts

Brian Boyle, Miles Wood, Sami Vatanen and Pavel Zacha scored for the Devils. It was Zacha's second goal in as many games.

Anders Nilsson stopped 19 shots for Vancouver.

The Devils have won three straight for the first time since their first three games of the season.

ISLANDERS 3, SABRES 1

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Robin Lehner made 39 saves against his former team and the Islanders beat Buffalo as New York coach Barry Trotz moved into fourth place on the NHL's all-time win list.

Trotz picked up his 783rd career victory and moved passed Islanders franchise legend Al Arbour on the list.

Nick Leddy, Brock Nelson and Ryan Pulock scored for the Islanders, who won their four straight and for the seventh time in eight games.

Kyle Okposo scored and Carter Hutton stopped 30 shots for Buffalo, which has lost three in a row and five of six.

PREDATORS 6, CAPITALS 3

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ryan Johansen had a goal and two assists, Viktor Arvidsson and Rocco Grimaldi each added a goal and an assist as Nashville scored five unanswered goals to break its six-game losing streak.

Johansen's seventh goal of the season beat Braden Holtby to tie the score at 3 as the Predators scored three goals in 4:33 to take a 4-3 lead.

Miikka Salomaki, Frederick Gaudreau and Ryan Ellis add goals, and Pekka Rinne stopped 22 shots for the Predators, who ended their longest skid since an eight-game slide from April 4-19, 2013.

Braden Holtby stopped 28 shots for the Capitals. Michal Kempny, Jakub Vruna and Chandler Stephenson scored for Washington, which had its four-game winning streak halted.

HURRICANES 3, FLYERS 1

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Lucas Wallmark, Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov scored for Carolina, which won for the second time in six games.

Curtis McElhinney stopped 22 shots for the Hurricanes.

Jakub Voracek scored for Philadelphia, which lost for the third time in four games and fell to 3-3-1 under interim coach Scott Gordon. Carter Hart started in the nets for the Flyers, but allowed three goals on 10 shots and was replaced by Michal Neuvirth, who stopped all 23 shots he faced.

PENGUINS 3, WILD 2

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Phil Kessel had a goal and two assists, and Sidney Crosby added a goal and assist for surging Pittsburgh.

Casey DeSmith made 31 saves for Pittsburgh, which tied its season high with its fourth straight road win.

Kessel has three points in each of his past three games and Crosby has four straight games with multiple points for the Penguins, who have won eight of their past 10 games, a season-high six games in a row and finished December 11-3-1.

Mikko Koivu scored for the first time in 15 games and Zach Parise added his 17th goal of the season for the Wild. Devan Dubnyk made 29 saves for Minnesota, which has lost eight of its past 11 games.

RANGERS 2, BLUES 1

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Henrik Lundqvist made 39 saves and New York got goals from Mats Zuccarello and Boo Nieves.

New York has won consecutive games for the first time since taking three in a row from Nov. 17-21.

The Rangers had allowed at least four goals in eight of their past 11 games before shutting down St. Louis. The Blues have 11 home losses in regulation this season, tying them with the Coyotes and Kings for most in the NHL.

The only goal Lundqvist gave up came at 10:08 of the first period when the Blues went ahead 1-0. David Perron fed Ryan O'Reilly, who fired a slap shot from the left faceoff circle for his 15th goal. O'Reilly has six points (three goals, three assists) in his last seven games against Rangers.

BLUE JACKETS 6, SENATORS 3

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Zach Werenski broke a tie late in the game with the second of his two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky had 22 saves as Columbus beat struggling Ottawa.

Pierre-Luc Dubois had a career-high two goals and two assists as the Blue Jackets won for the sixth time in seven games and moved within two points of Washington atop the Metropolitan Division. Cam Atkinson and Josh Anderson got empty-net goals in the final minute to turn it into a rout for surging Columbus.

Ryan Dzingel scored twice and Bobby Ryan added a goal for Ottawa, which lost its fifth in a row.

Rookie Marcus Hogberg - who made his first career start Saturday against Washington - didn't play badly, finishing with 32 saves.

[StarDust Bum]

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY JANUARY 1, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:05 PM Boston Bruins Chicago Blackhawks Notre Dame Stadium
8:35 PM Philadelphia Flyers Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena
9:05 PM Los Angeles Kings Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena


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NHL DEC. RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

12/31/2018 13-10-0 56.52% +14.30
12/30/2018 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
12/29/2018 12-13-1 48.00% -10.35
12/28/2018 2-4-0 33.33% -9.65
12/27/2018 8-12-2 40.00% -24.10
12/23/2018 7-6-0 53.85% +3.45
12/22/2018 12-11-0 52.17% -5.45
12/21/2018 2-3-0 40.00% -6.00
12/20/2018 3-12-2 20.00% -43.90
12/19/2018 3-1-0 75.00% +10.60
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:........150-172-0.....46.58%....-143.87


BEST BETS:

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

12/31/2018.............3 - 3....................+4.80..................7 - 5.................+7.50.............+12.30
12/30/2018.............0 - 0................... +0.00..................0 - 1.................-5.50..............-5.50
12/29/2018.............3 - 4...................+5.70...................8 - 5.................+12.50...........+18.20
12/28/2018.............1 - 2...................-3.65....................0 - 1..................-5.50..............-9.15
12/27/2018.............2 - 6...................-15.80..................2 - 3..................-6.50..............-22.30
12/23/2018.............1 - 0..................+10.25..................4 - 4..................-2.00..............+8.25
12/22/2018.............1 - 3...................-7.65....................8 - 6..................+7.00.............-0.65
12/21/2018.............0 - 1....................-5.00...................1 - 2..................-6.00..............-11.00
12/20/2018.............1 - 1...................+5.50...................2 - 7.................-28.50.............-23.00
12/19/2018.............1 - 0 ..................+6.10...................1 - 1.................-0.50...............+5.60
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:................27 - 51..................-65.80..................90 - 87................29.50.............-95.30

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Tuesday’s 6-pack

NBA’s top six players in 3-point %age:

6) Bojan Bogdanovic, Pacers 46%

5) Derrick Rose, Wolves 46.2%

4) Danilo Gallinari, LAC 46.4%

3) Davis Bertans, Spurs 48%

2) Joe Harris, Nets 48.3%

1) Seth Curry, Trailblazers 50%

Quote of the Day
“Throughout my career as an athletic director, I have maintained a belief that making a head coaching change during a season is rarely in the best interests of our student-athletes or program.”
UCLA AD Dan Guerrero, who fired his basketball coach anyway on Monday

Tuesday’s quiz
Where did Shaquille O’Neal play his college basketball?

Monday’s quiz
Fred Dalton Thompson played a DA on Law and Order for five years, then later ran for the Republican nomination for President in 2008.

Sunday’s quiz
In the great TV show M*A*S*H*, Hawkeye Pierce’s real name was Benjamin Franklin Pierce.

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Tuesday’s List of 13; Happy New Year, everyone!!!!

13) This is the first NFL season ever where no team finished 8-8; NFL went to the 16-game schedule in 1978, with two seasons since then shortened by work stoppages.

12) Eight NFL head coaches were fired Sunday/Monday, 25% of the league’s coaches.

11) Steelers’ star WR Antonio Brown missed Sunday’s game with the Bengals, but apparently he wasn’t hurt, he was being disciplined after an incident in practice with a teammate, who was Ben Rothlisberger. Witnesses say it was a fairly ugly incident.

Sounds like it was an unhappy year in Pittsburgh, with Le’Veon Bell’s holdout and the coach screwing up game management situations and now Brown at odds with teammates. Throw in the defensive coordinator not knowing that Bengals’ TE Tyler Eifurt was hurt back in October, and it wouldn’t be surprising if whole lot of people were let go Monday, but they weren’t.

10) Oakland Raiders hired NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock as its GM; Mayock has been contributing to NFL Network and NFL.com since 2004, mostly in scouting, but he’s never worked in an NFL front office before.

Raiders have three first round draft picks in April and $100M in cap room to work with.

9) UCLA’s basketball team is 7-6 and has lost its last four games, which cost Steve Alford his job Monday. Bruins lost at home to Belmont, Liberty- those teams are both ranked in the top 80, but the coaching change was made, even before conference play begins. Our society isn’t terribly patient. Alford is a good guy; not sure why a move had to be made right now.

Alford/UCLA never seemed like a great match; will be fascinating to see where Bruins set their sights for a new coach. Murry Bartow is the interim coach; his father Gene was the coach who replaced John Wooden at UCLA, and who later started UAB’s basketball program.

Would Billy Donovan have any interest in the UCLA job? I’d have to ask, if I’m UCLA.

8) Mark Richt was fired as football coach at Miami; official word was “retired”, but guys don’t quit jobs like that. Richt is 58, would be curious to hear him on TV, hopefully learn from him.

Houston fired coach Major Applewhite; Dana Holgorsen has been mentioned as a potential target for the Cougars, but how is Houston a better job than West Virginia? Kliff Kingsbury has apparently turned down “a lucrative offer” from Houston to stay on as an assistant at USC.

7) Manny Diaz left as DC at Miami to become head coach at Temple, but when Richt retired (or was fired), Diaz quickly bolted Temple and is now the head coach at Miami. Oy.

6) Ole Miss signed former Michigan/Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez as its new OC, joining former Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre as its new DC, giving the Rebels an impressive staff around relatively inexperienced head coach Matt Luke.

6) This from the Grand Forks Herald:

Dan Shrader is a 38-year old full-time sanitation worker in the Minneapolis/St Paul area, who spends 50 hours a week driving a daily garbage route, dumping trash at the landfill and helping manage a 32-truck fleet.

He never played in the NHL, he never played college or pro hockey, he never played organized hockey growing up, period, but he is an amateur scout for the Winnipeg Jets, in charge of watching the Minnesota region for prospects. Pretty good second job for a garbageman.

If you like something a lot and work hard enough at it, all things are possible.

5) Hartford 79, Boston College 78 OT— ACC teams shouldn’t lose to America East teams.

4) City of Toronto had free bus/subway service from 7pm-7am New Year’s Eve, which is really good. More cities should do that; the less people who drive on New Year’s Eve, the better.

3) Stanford 14, Pittsburgh 13— Condoleeza Rice was on the Stanford sidelines for this game; not sure if she was auditioning for a coaching job or not. Pitt finishes year 7-7; always wondered if kids like enjoy going to El Paso for a bowl- seems like an unusual place for a bowl.

2) Oregon 7, Michigan State 6— In its last four games, Michigan State scored 6-6-14-6 points. That not good. Before Monday, last time they completed more than half their passes was October 27.

Mario Cristobal gets a bowl win in his first year at Oregon; it was Ducks’ first bowl wins since 2014, in a season when they had their third HC in last three years.

1) Hope you guys out there all have a Happy New Year; thanks for reading. I’m hoping that 2019 will be a year when we all get along better and tolerate each other’s opinions more. Our diversity is part of what makes this country unique, in a good way.

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NHL

Tuesday, January 1

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Trend Report
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Boston Bruins
Boston is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Boston's last 18 games on the road
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Chicago's last 18 games
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Chicago is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing at home against Boston

Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games
Philadelphia is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Nashville
Philadelphia is 3-5-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville Predators
Nashville is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Nashville is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Nashville is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Nashville is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games at home
Nashville is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nashville's last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Los Angeles's last 23 games on the road
Los Angeles is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 10 games when playing Vegas
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vegas
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
Vegas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Vegas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Vegas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vegas's last 10 games when playing Los Angeles
Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

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Blackhawks' outdoor curse in Winter Classic and this week's NHL betting predictions and picks
Jason Logan

The Chicago Blackhawks have struggled in their past Winter Classic matchups, and are +105 underdogs heading into this one against the Boston Bruins.

The calendar flips to 2019 in a big way, with the NHL ringing in the New Year with their annual Winter Classic on January 1. That kicks off a busy week of NHL betting action. If you’re dropping some bucks on the pucks, here are the highlights on the hockey board.

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

The NHL holds its Winter Classic, the league’s 26th outdoor game, on New Year’s Day, with the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks doing battle at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Looking back at the previous 25 outdoor events, the road team has gone 15-10 SU, with those contests producing a 11-10-4 Over/Under count – including 6-3-1 to the O/U over the last 10 games.

Chicago is dubbed the home team for this Original Six matchup, having lost all but one of its previous five outdoor games, going back to 2009. The Blackhawks were outscored by a total of 20-9 in those showcase games but head into 2019 with momentum, having picked up victories in five of their last six contests and outscoring foes 20-14 (allowing only 2.3 goals per game) in that span.

Boston, which is 1-1 in outdoor games all time, has four wins in its last six games before a brief break heading into the Winter Classic. The Bruins suffered through a two-game skid, allowing 10 total goals, before getting an impressive 3-2 overtime win at Buffalo Saturday.

The forecast in South Bend is calling for rain New Year’s Eve with that stopping overnight, leaving cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 30s for the 1 p.m. ET puckdrop.


WAKING UP IN VEGAS

The Los Angeles Kings open 2019 in Las Vegas but won’t get to enjoy the Sin City party since they play in Colorado on New Year’s Eve. The Kings take on the Avalanche at 8 p.m. ET Monday and then hit the ice the next night – New Year’s Day – for a 9 p.m. ET matchup with the rival Golden Knights.

Los Angeles is expected to start promising goaltending prospect Cal Petersen, who may be playing in his final start for the big club before getting sent back to the minors with Jack Campbell returning from injury. Petersen allowed three goals in Vegas in his most recent start, a 4-3 overtime win for the Kings on December 23, and has given up nine goals on 107 total shot since No. 1 netminder Jonathan Quick returned to action.

The Kings are 2-2-1 with a 4-1 Over/Under mark in the second of back-to-back games this season and 2-5 in their last seven matchups with Vegas.


MARCH OF THE PENGUINS

The Pittsburgh Penguins are starting to look like Stanley Cup contenders again, after a slow start to the 2018-19 season. Pittsburgh has won five in a row heading into a New Year’s Eve battle with the Minnesota Wild, totaling 18 goals and allowing only five against during this streak.

Pittsburgh comes to the Big Apple to take on the New York Rangers on Wednesday – the lone home stand for the Blue Shirts in a six-game span that sends N.Y. out West following this matchup with Pittsburgh. The Rangers have hemorrhaged goals in recent games, allowing an average of 3.9 per game in December and have played Over the NHL betting total in all but two of their 11 games so far this month.

Surprisingly, this is the first meeting between Pittsburgh and New York this season, with the teams playing Over the number in all four of their head-to-head clashes last season, posting a collective average of 7.5 goals scored in those contests.


GOALIE PROFILE

Robin Lehner, New York Islanders

Lehner is both a feel-good story and cautionary tale for young NHLers, having overcome alcohol and pill addiction to remain sober for nine months. The Islanders netminder has been fantastic between the pipes, helping New York post a 7-2-1 record in its last 10 contests. Since November 29, Lehner has started six games, allowing only seven goals against in those outings, heading into his New Year’s Eve reunion with his former club the Buffalo Sabres. The Isles have played Under the total in all six of those starts for the Swede, who owns a 2.21 GAA and .926 save percentage on the season. After Monday’s game with Buffalo, New York takes on Chicago at home Thursday and plays at St. Louis on Saturday.


INJURY UPDATE

Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg Jets: The Jets will be missing their top two-way player for about a month with Byfuglien suffering an injury to his left leg in Saturday’s loss to Minnesota. Byfuglien is not only the Jets’ emotional leader but its best scoring defenseman, recording four goals and 25 assists on the season. Winnipeg leads the Central Division with a 24-12-1-1 record and has earned +4.25 units for NHL moneyline bettors this season. The Jets’ second-ranked power play will absolutely miss Byfuglien, scoring at a 28.6 percent clip on the man advantage. That could give value to the Under in upcoming Winnipeg games.


HAT TRICK TRENDS

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 50-24 in their last 74 road games and open a three-game West Coast run at Anaheim on New Year’s Eve. The Bolts are 30-7-2-0 on the season (+14.9 units) and don’t present much value on the moneyline at home, but should be more affordable on the road this coming week.

The Vancouver Canucks are the best puckline bet – hockey’s version of the pointspread – in the NHL, with a 29-12 record when getting or giving 1.5 goals. That’s stacked +13.28 units for NHL puckline players this season. Bettors may want to pump the breaks on the Canucks, however, with a challenging schedule this week. Vancouver is in the midst of a six-game road swing, having won at Calgary and Edmonton last week, and have upcoming games at New Jersey, Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto – a daunting four games in six nights.

The Penguins are on an 8-2 tear in their last 10 and look like the dominant offense bettors have come to know and love the past decade. Pittsburgh’s Stanley Cup futures opened at 10/1 before the season and dipped to 12/1 just before this current hot streak. Sidney Crosby & Co. will quick climb the Stanley Cup betting odds board if they stay on this pace in January.

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NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 1


Boston @ Chicago

Game 27-28
January 1, 2019 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
10.792
Chicago
11.805
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-150
6
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+130); Under

Philadelphia @ Nashville

Game 29-30
January 1, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
8.694
Nashville
9.595
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-200); Over

Los Angeles @ Vegas

Game 31-32
January 1, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
8.827
Vegas
12.456
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-240
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-240); Over




NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, January 1

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BOSTON (21-14-0-4, 46 pts.) at CHICAGO (15-20-0-6, 36 pts.) - 1/1/2019, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 80-64 ATS (+147.6 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
CHICAGO is 48-76 ATS (-63.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 15-30 ATS (-23.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 10-29 ATS (-24.7 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 19-43 ATS (-30.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 10-26 ATS (+38.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 2-2 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 2-2-0 straight up against BOSTON 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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PHILADELPHIA (15-18-0-5, 35 pts.) at NASHVILLE (23-15-0-2, 48 pts.) - 1/1/2019, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 33-15 ATS (+12.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 89-87 ATS (+196.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 43-41 ATS (-14.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 14-17 ATS (-14.2 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
NASHVILLE is 3-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 3-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (16-21-0-3, 35 pts.) at VEGAS (23-15-0-4, 50 pts.) - 1/1/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 43-50 ATS (-25.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 32-44 ATS (-23.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 21-38 ATS (-17.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 88-57 ATS (+29.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 37-16 ATS (+18.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 7-4 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 7-4-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.7 Units)

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 1
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BOS at CHI 01:00 PM
CHI +144
U 6.0

PHI at NAS 08:30 PM
PHI +164
U 5.5

LA at VEG 09:00 PM
VEG -213
U 5.5

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Bruins beat Blackhawks 4-2 in Winter Classic at Notre Dame
January 1, 2019
By The Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist, Tuukka Rask made 36 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Tuesday in the Winter Classic at Notre Dame.

Patrice Bergeron, Sean Kuraly and Brad Marchand also scored as Boston won for the second time in three appearances in the NHL's annual outdoor game on New Year's Day. The Bruins went 2 for 5 with the man advantage and killed off each of the Blackhawks' four power plays.

Backed by most of the sellout crowd of 76,126 in perfect conditions for outdoor hockey - the game-time temperature was 35.5 degrees, and a gray, overcast sky took the sun out of the equation - Chicago pushed hard for the tying score in the closing minutes, but came up empty.

Brendan Perlini and Dominik Kahun scored for the Blackhawks (15-21-6), and Cam Ward made 32 stops.

Chicago had won five of six, but it remained winless in an NHL-high fourth appearance in the Winter Classic. It also dropped to 1-5 in six outdoor games - also tops in the league.

PREDATORS 4, FLYERS 0

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Viktor Arvidsson scored twice, Juuse Saros made 32 saves and the Nashville Predators defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0 Tuesday.

Craig Smith and Rocco Grimaldi also scored for Nashville, which has won two straight.

Michal Neuvirth made 26 saves for the Flyers, who have lost four in a row.

The shutout was Saros' second of the season and the sixth of his career.

Making his first start since Dec. 15, Saros was busy early, stopping 13 shots in the first period. He made 12 saves in the second and seven in the third period.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2, KINGS 0

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 17 shots for his league-leading sixth shutout and Vegas blanked Los Angeles.

Brandon Pirri continued his amazing scoring run for the Golden Knights in the third period. He jumped on a loose puck at the right faceoff dot and sniped his sixth goal and eighth point in seven games this season. Pirri has nine goals in nine games since joining Vegas last season.

Fleury, who improved to 7-0-3 in his last 10 appearances dating to Dec. 9, got his 23rd win in his 37th start - both league-bests.

Alex Tuch added an empty-netter in the final minute.

The Golden Knights, who are 8-1-3 in their last 12 games, beat the Kings for the second time in four days after winning in Los Angeles on Saturday.

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SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Calgary Flames Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
7:05 PM Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
7:05 PM Vancouver Canucks Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
8:35 PM New Jersey Devils Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
9:35 PM Edmonton Oilers Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena
9:35 PM San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center


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NHL JAN. RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


01/01/2019 3-2-1 60.00% +500


BEST BETS:

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


01/01/2019.............0 - 2....................-10.00...................2 - 1..................+4.50.............-5.50