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

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FRIDAY, MARCH 15
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CAR at CLB 07:00 PM
CAR +123
U 5.5

PHI at TOR 07:00 PM
PHI +190
O 6.5

VEG at DAL 08:00 PM
U 5.5

ANA at COL 09:00 PM
U 5.5

NYR at CAL 09:00 PM
NYR +244
U 6.0

NJ at VAN 10:00 PM
NJ +153
U 6.0

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SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY MARCH 16, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:08 PM New York Islanders Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
1:08 PM St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena
4:08 PM Florida Panthers Los Angeles Kings Staples Center
7:08 PM Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
7:08 PM Calgary Flames Winnipeg Jets Bell MTS Place
7:08 PM Chicago Blackhawks Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
7:08 PM Columbus Blue Jackets Boston Bruins TD Garden
7:08 PM Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
7:08 PM Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena
8:08 PM New York Rangers Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center
10:08 PM Edmonton Oilers Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena
10:38 PM Nashville Predators San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose


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nhl best bets and opinons for march

date w-l-t % units

03/15/2019 5-4-1 55.56% +7.15
03/14/2019 8-6-1 57.14% +8.00
03/13/2019 2-4-0 33.33% -13.75
03/12/2019 5-9-0 35.71% -30.10
03/11/2019 5-6-0 45.45% -6.50

totals.............25-29-2......46.29%......-35.20


nhl best bets


date........................ats................... ..units..................o/u..................units.............totals

03/15/2019...............1 - 3....................-7.35...................4 - 1..................+14.50..........+7.15
03/14/2019...............0 - 2....................-10.00..................5 - 4.................+3.00.............-7.00
03/13/2019...............1 - 1....................+5.25..................1 - 2..................-6.00..............-0.75
03/12/2019...............1 - 2.....................-4.10..................3 - 4 .................-7.00..............-11.10
03/11/2019...............1 - 3.....................-10.00.................4 - 3.................+3.50..............-6.50

totals........................4 - 11..................-26.20................17 - 14................+8.00.............-18.20

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Saturday’s 6-pack

— Dolphins traded QB Ryan Tannehill to Tennessee, so they’re obviously trading for a QB, probably either Josh Rosen or a draft pick to take Kyler Murray.

— New Jersey Giants are going to sign WR Golden Tate, helping fill a big hole.

— Browns’ RB Kareem Hunt got suspended eight games by the NFL.

— Raiders will now play the 2019 season in Oakland.

— Nationals’ OF Michael Taylor is out for while with a sprained knee, hip.

— Utah Jazz G Dante Exum partially tore the patellar tendon in his right knee, is sidelined indefinitely.

Tweet of the Day
“The fact that he wanted to throw me out in a spring training game is pretty ridiculous. He’s known for overreaction a little bit.”
Astros’ manager AJ Hinch, after Angel Hernandez threw him out of a spring training game

Saturday’s quiz
Which college basketball team is known as the Gauchos?

Friday’s quiz
Toronto Blue Jays have spring training in Dunedin, FL.

Thursday’s quiz
Billie Jean King played a judge in a 2007 episode of Law and Order.


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Saturday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a frenetic Friday…..

13) Duke 74, North Carolina 73— Tar Heels were 4-27 on the arc, and lost by a point.

12) Seton Hall 81, Marquette 79— Three players were ejected after a pushing/shoving thing early in second half. Seton Hall player also got a technical with 1:58 left; for the game, Pirates were 26-44 on foul line, Marquette 29-41. Tough game to officiate; very physical.

Markus Howard was shooting 90.7% on the foul line before this game; he was 18-24 here, and was 1-15 from the floor.

All in all, seven players either fouled out or were ejected.

11) Southern Miss basketball coach Doc Sadler coaches in sweats, which is a good thing, just a much different thing than most college coaches. I’m sitting on my couch Friday watching his team play, having lunch I bought at Wendy’s and I’m dressed better than he is, and I don’t dress well. Go figure.

10) Memphis 79, UCF 55— Its good to play the conference tournament on your home court. Tigers host top-seeded Houston today. Bubble teams are rooting for Houston.

9) Former NFL QB JP Losman is 38 now and is an assistant coach at Clemson; he threw the ball so well at the school’s Pro Day, throwing to WR’s/DB’s, that an NFL team asked Losman if he was interested in coming back to the NFL. Losman hasn’t played in the league since 2011- he declined.

8) Rhode Island 75, VCU 70— #1-seed goes down in the A-14; VCU’s best player Marcus Evans got hurt while VCU had a decent lead in the first half- they went in the dumper after that.

7) There was a clip on Twitter Friday of Rockies’ 3B Nolan Arenado shooting hoops outside Colorado’s spring training facility, and his teammates react when he makes a couple of 3-pointers in a row, but the unusual thing is, Arenado shoots the ball left-handed. He plays baseball right-handed.

6) One of my favorite NBA players to watch is Montrezl Harrell of the Clippers; he works so hard, gives great effort. In four years in the NBA, he’s worked his way up from 3.6 ppg three years ago to 16.2 ppg this year. Not the most skilled player, but he works his butt off, and lot of time, great effort means more than skill.

Another player like that is Steven Adams of the Thunder; its fun to watch guys play hard.

5) Detroit Tigers met with Players’ Union reps this week, but they insisted on having the meeting outside on a ballfield, instead of in the clubhouse. Players are apparently concerned that their clubhouse would be bugged for the meeting. Not a lot of trust for the front office there.

4) In case you were wondering (you weren’t), Jerry Blevins had 20 appearances LY where he faced only one batter, most in the major leagues. MLB-wide, only seven relievers had 15+ one-batter appearances.

3) Winner of the Home Run Derby gets $1 million now? No pressure on the guy who is throwing the pitches. Hopefully the pitcher will get at least 10% of the winner’s share.

2) Coaching carousel:
— George Washington fired coach Maurice Joseph.
— Appalachian State fired coach Jim Fox.
— Texas A&M fired Billy Kennedy; he was in Sweet 16 two years ago.
— UNLV fired Marvin Menzies; he really didn’t get a fair shake there. He inherited two players his first year, and this year, his 3rd year, their best player got hurt and didn’t play.

1) I respect the job ESPN’s Joe Lunardi does with Bracketology, but I try not to look at it that often, because he isn’t the committee. We’ll find out the brackets Sunday night. Until then, just need to sort out all the teams that are earning their way into the tournament.

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Crosby's favorite opponent and this weekend's NHL odds and best bets
Rohit Ponnaiya

We've got an exciting weekend of NHL action with plenty of great games including a western Canadian showdown in Winnipeg and Sidney Crosby facing off against a familiar foe. We cover that and much more as we bring you the betting notes and trends you need to beat the odds on the ice.

Wild Wild West

The Calgary Flames head to Winnipeg to take on the Jets Saturday night, in what is a battle between the second and third-best teams in the Western Conference. The Flames are slim road underdogs at +115 thanks to a strong road record of 21-13 this season. That being said the Jets are 23-9-3 at Bell MTS Place.

The best bet for this matchup might be the Over with the Flames fourth in the league in goals per game, and the Jets seventh. Winnipeg is 5-1-1 to the Over in their last seven games, while Calgary is 20-9-2 to the Over in their previous 31.

Opposing Trends Clash

The Chicago Blackhawks have been an absolute gift for Over bettors, having gone 24-2-1 to the Over in their last 27 games. Saturday the Blackhawks are underdogs against the Montreal Canadiens who are 15-4-2 to the Under in their last 21 games as a favorite. If you're wondering which trend is more likely to continue, we're just gonna throw it out there that the Blackhawks will likely be starting Cam Ward and his 3.72 GAA between the pipes on Saturday.

Capitals' tough date on the road

The defending Stanley Cup Champions face-off against the odds on favorites to win this year's Cup as the Washington Capitals travel to the Sunshine State to play against Tampa Bay on Saturday. Both teams have gone 8-2 over their last ten games and the Capitals are -155 underdogs in this one despite having the third best road record in the league at 21-13-2.

That might have something to do with Tampa Bay's dominance at home where they have gone 29-6-1, the puckline for TB might hold some value though. They are by far the most lucrative puckline team in the league returning bettors a profit of 1194.01 on the season and converting on the puckline at home more than half the time (20-17).

The Kid is king in Philly

One of the best rivalries in hockey is reignited Sunday as the Flyers head west on the I-76 to take on the Penguins on Sunday. The Flyers are in desperation mode and need to go on a late-season run if they want to sneak into the playoffs.

Philadelphia fans have never bothered to hide their contempt for Sidney Crosby, and with good reason. Since he entered the league Sid the Kid has scored more goals against Philly than any other team, potting 41 goals in 66 games (and also adding 58 assists for good measure). Crosby has scored a goal on the Flyers in every game against them this season, for a total of three goals and six points in three games. Look into how much a Crosby goal pays out Sunday.

Goaltender Profile: Sam Montembeault, Florida Panthers

While the Blackhawks are getting most of the attention for being an almost automatic Over bet, the Panthers have been the second-most reliable Over bet in the league, mostly thanks to a struggling goaltending duo. Roberto Luongo has a GAA of 3.16 and a save percentage of .897 while James Reimer isn't much better with a 3.02 GAA and .902 save percentage.

However the 22-year-old Montembeault might have wrestled away the starting job after three consecutive strong performances in which he went 3-0 with a 1.66 GAA and a save percentage of .933. It will be interesting to see how many starts Montembeault gets the rest of the season, beginning with Saturday's game against Los Angeles.

Injury Update: Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins

Kris Letang was back to full participation in practice on Friday afternoon. Letang suffered an upper-body injury on February 23 and this was his first session without wearing a non-contact jersey since then.

The blue-liner has been one of the highest scoring defensemen in the league with 53 points in 60 games. The Pens haven't ruled out Letang returning to the lineup as early as this weekend with games scheduled against St. Louis and Philly.

Hat Trick Trends

The Arizona Coyotes and Florida Panthers remain the best puckline underdogs in the business. With their penchant for losing by a single goal coming in handy for bettors. Arizona has made a Puckline profit of 526.91 as an dog this season while the Panthers have banked 314.51.

The Dallas Stars are the best Under play in the NHL this season with the score going below the total in 41 of their 61 games this season.

The Philadelphia Flyers are 8-2 in their last 10 games on the road which bodes well for their road-trip this weekend with games in Toronto and Pittsburgh.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, March 16

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NY ISLANDERS (41-22-0-7, 89 pts.) at DETROIT (24-37-0-10, 58 pts.) - 3/16/2019, 1:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 5-3 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 5-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.0 Units)

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ST LOUIS (36-27-0-7, 79 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (39-23-0-9, 87 pts.) - 3/16/2019, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 49-59 ATS (+148.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 44-31 ATS (+76.1 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 124-103 ATS (+229.5 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 36-21 ATS (+9.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 21-16 ATS (+37.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 9-4 ATS (+13.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 7-13 ATS (-9.7 Units) on Saturday games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-2-0 straight up against ST LOUIS 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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FLORIDA (31-27-0-12, 74 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (25-37-0-8, 58 pts.) - 3/16/2019, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 31-39 ATS (-12.5 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 190-213 ATS (-77.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 10-17 ATS (+31.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
LOS ANGELES is 16-22 ATS (-17.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 9-22 ATS (+36.0 Units) in non-conference games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-2 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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CHICAGO (31-30-0-9, 71 pts.) at MONTREAL (37-27-0-7, 81 pts.) - 3/16/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 3-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 3-2-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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COLUMBUS (40-28-0-3, 83 pts.) at BOSTON (42-20-0-9, 93 pts.) - 3/16/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 4-3 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 4-3-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+7.5 Units)

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CALGARY (44-20-0-7, 95 pts.) at WINNIPEG (41-25-0-4, 86 pts.) - 3/16/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 7-14 ATS (-12.3 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 9-22 ATS (+33.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 102-68 ATS (+176.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 15-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in home games in March games over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 27-9 ATS (+15.1 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 9-2 ATS (+11.1 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 18-11 ATS (+6.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 5-3 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 5-3-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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WASHINGTON (42-22-0-7, 91 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (54-13-0-4, 112 pts.) - 3/16/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 54-17 ATS (+71.3 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 17-2 ATS (+12.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
TAMPA BAY is 32-11 ATS (+12.3 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
TAMPA BAY is 26-10 ATS (+6.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 245-243 ATS (+555.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 108-70 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 34-21 ATS (+10.6 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 17-5 ATS (+8.3 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 23-10 ATS (+8.2 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 41-21 ATS (+8.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 57-39 ATS (+10.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 33-23 ATS (+7.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-6 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-6-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.2 Units)

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BUFFALO (30-31-0-9, 69 pts.) at CAROLINA (38-25-0-7, 83 pts.) - 3/16/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 2-13 ATS (+21.2 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 22-10 ATS (+5.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 10-4 ATS (+5.0 Units) when playing on back-to-back days this season.
CAROLINA is 15-5 ATS (+9.8 Units) after a division game this season.
BUFFALO is 246-249 ATS (+523.5 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
BUFFALO is 225-241 ATS (+521.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
CAROLINA is 74-78 ATS (+206.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 11-14 ATS (-7.2 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
CAROLINA is 114-130 ATS (-65.2 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
CAROLINA is 47-61 ATS (-33.3 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
CAROLINA is 23-28 ATS (-17.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 8-17 ATS (-22.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 8-0 (+8.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 8-0-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

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TORONTO (43-23-0-5, 91 pts.) at OTTAWA (24-41-0-6, 54 pts.) - 3/16/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 6-4 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 6-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+7.9 Units)

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NY RANGERS (28-30-0-13, 69 pts.) at MINNESOTA (33-30-0-8, 74 pts.) - 3/16/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 5-19 ATS (+26.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 25-53 ATS (+85.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 29-57 ATS (+93.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 3-23 ATS (+36.3 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 1-15 ATS (+21.9 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 135-131 ATS (+287.4 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 101-75 ATS (+19.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 33-38 ATS (-9.3 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 6-10 ATS (-6.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
MINNESOTA is 4-11 ATS (-13.4 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
MINNESOTA is 13-26 ATS (-22.1 Units) in March games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 3-8 ATS (+11.0 Units) in home games on Saturday games this season.
MINNESOTA is 7-14 ATS (-11.7 Units) after a division game this season.
MINNESOTA is 6-11 ATS (-9.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
MINNESOTA is 0-4 ATS (-6.4 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
MINNESOTA is 15-17 ATS (-8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MINNESOTA is 5-10 ATS (-10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-1 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 4-1-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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EDMONTON (31-32-0-7, 69 pts.) at ARIZONA (36-30-0-5, 77 pts.) - 3/16/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 12-22 ATS (-13.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 24-39 ATS (-20.1 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 36-35 ATS (+90.4 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 19-13 ATS (+3.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
ARIZONA is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 7-5-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.8 Units)

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NASHVILLE (40-27-0-5, 85 pts.) at SAN JOSE (43-20-0-8, 94 pts.) - 3/16/2019, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 22-8 ATS (+5.8 Units) second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 13-1 ATS (+10.8 Units) in home games after a non-conference game this season.
NASHVILLE is 24-10 ATS (+11.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 284-220 ATS (+33.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 56-30 ATS (+18.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 4-4 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 4-4-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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NHL

Saturday, March 16

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Trend Report
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St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games on the road
St. Louis is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis

New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
NY Islanders is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Islanders's last 10 games on the road
NY Islanders is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
NY Islanders is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing Detroit
NY Islanders is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Detroit is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
Detroit is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

Florida Panthers
Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Florida is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Florida's last 12 games
Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games on the road
Florida is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games when playing Los Angeles
Florida is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 9 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Los Angeles's last 22 games
Los Angeles is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games when playing Florida
Los Angeles is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 9 games when playing at home against Florida

Calgary Flames
Calgary is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Calgary is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Calgary is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Calgary is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Calgary is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Calgary's last 11 games when playing Winnipeg
Calgary is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games
Winnipeg is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
Winnipeg is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 11 games when playing Calgary
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary

Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Columbus is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing Boston
Columbus is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Bruins
Boston is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Columbus
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Columbus
Boston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus

Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Buffalo's last 10 games
Buffalo is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Buffalo is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing Carolina
Buffalo is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Buffalo's last 11 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Carolina is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Carolina's last 11 games when playing at home against Buffalo

Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Chicago's last 19 games
Chicago is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Chicago is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Chicago's last 13 games on the road
Chicago is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Montreal
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games
Montreal is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Chicago
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago

Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 10 games
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Ottawa
Toronto is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Toronto is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games
Ottawa is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Toronto
Ottawa is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Ottawa is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Ottawa is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Ottawa's last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto

Washington Capitals
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Tampa Bay
Washington is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Tampa Bay
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Washington's last 18 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games
Tampa Bay is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Washington
Tampa Bay is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing Washington
Tampa Bay is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Tampa Bay's last 18 games when playing at home against Washington

New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games
NY Rangers is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 7 games
NY Rangers is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
NY Rangers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games on the road
NY Rangers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 13 games
Minnesota is 1-18 ATS in its last 19 games at home
Minnesota is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers

Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Edmonton is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Edmonton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Edmonton is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Edmonton is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Edmonton is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Arizona is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Arizona is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Arizona is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Arizona is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton

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

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33Ny Islanders -34 Detroit
NY ISLANDERS are 12-0 ATS (12 Units) after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games in the current season.

35St Louis -36 Pittsburgh
ST LOUIS are 11-1 ATS (11.7 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

37Florida -38 Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES are 13-23 ATS (-12.3 Units) in home games after playing a game where 4 or fewer total goals were scored in the last 3 seasons.

39Chicago -40 Montreal
CHICAGO is 6-1 ATS (4.9 Units) in road games after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game in the current season.

41Columbus -42 Boston
BOSTON is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games after playing 2 consecutive road games in the current season.

43Calgary -44 Winnipeg
CALGARY is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.

45Washington -46 Tampa Bay
TAMPA BAY is 30-5 ATS (21.3 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game in the current season.

47Buffalo -48 Carolina
BUFFALO is 4-16 ATS (-12.3 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

49Toronto -50 Ottawa
OTTAWA is 7-1 ATS (8.5 Units) in home games against good starting goalies - saving >= 91.5% of shots against in the current season.

51Ny Rangers -52 Minnesota
MINNESOTA is 1-8 ATS (-14.3 Units) in home games against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

53Edmonton -54 Arizona
ARIZONA is 13-7 ATS (11.1 Units) against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

55Nashville -56 San Jose
SAN JOSE is 11-0 ATS (11 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

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Saturday, March 16

Columbus at Boston: The B's and Jackets just met in C-Bus on Tuesday, with Columbus coming away with a 7-4 victory. Believe it or not that was the first meeting of the season between these two Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls, and they'll also meet again on April 2 in Ohio. The Jackets head into this one with a tough back-to-back situation. In the second end of a back-to-back Columbus is 5-6 this season. They also headed in Friday's game with Columbus on a 4-1 'under' run.

Washington at Tampa Bay: The defending Stanley Cup champions against the potential champs this season? The Lightning have the league's best record, so this is gonna be a war. It's hard to believe, but these teams have yet to face each other this season. This is the first of two meetings in the next five days, and they'll square off three times between now and March 30. The Lightning have won four in a row at home since a 4-2 setback to the Maple Leafs on Jan. 17. The Caps will be decisive underdogs in this one, and they're 2-1 (+190) in their past three as a 'dog.

Nashville at San Jose: This will be the third and final meeting between the Predators and Sharks, although there is a real good chance they'll meet in the postseason. San Jose has won each of the first two meetings by a 5-4 score, as the 'over' comfortably hit in both. Each of the four meetings in this series have cashed the 'over', too. The road team is 5-1 across the past six meetings in this series, too.

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Preview: Predators (40-27) at Sharks (43-20)
Date: March 16, 2019 10:30 PM EDT

The San Jose Sharks had a chance to become the first Western Conference team to clinch a playoff berth Thursday. Instead, playing for the third time in four nights, the Sharks saw their six-game winning streak end with a 4-2 loss to visiting Florida.

The Sharks will try to get back on the winning track -- and clinch that playoff spot -- Saturday night when they play host to the Nashville Predators.

"Sure, every time you lose a game it's opportunity lost, but you're not going to win every game the rest of the way," San Jose coach Peter DeBoer told the media after the loss. "Two weeks ago, we were seven points back. I think we're in a pretty good spot, and we worked awful hard to get there."

The Sharks won Monday at Minnesota and Tuesday at Winnipeg before returning home to face the Panthers.

"We didn't look good," San Jose center Logan Couture told NHL.com of the Florida game. "We didn't look fast. We looked slow. Turning pucks over. Penalties. I'm sure the energy level looked like it was low, but we got to find a way to play better than that."

The Predators are 1-1-0 on their three-game California trip. They lost 3-2 Tuesday at Anaheim before rebounding with a 3-1 victory Thursday at Los Angeles.

"(There are always points in the) season where you look to build off of something, or a certain game, especially late in the season like this, where you want to start getting on a roll, and (Thursday) was one of those games for us," Predators forward Craig Smith told NHL.com. "It was great. When we go back and look at film, we're probably going to see a lot of good things ... so it was great to see."

The Predators fell behind by multiple goals in each of their previous two games before the win against the Kings, and lost both games.

"There's two ways of looking at it -- you can look down and feel bad about yourself or pick up your crap and move forward, and I think that's what we're doing here," Smith said. "We're taking some ownership in our game from what happened in Anaheim, and that's what this group has been good at the last couple years. We take ownership of the way we show up and the way we want to play, so we have to take this game forward and try to replicate it in San Jose."

Added Colton Sissons, who like Smith scored a goal Thursday: "We played the right way, we played hard from the start to finish and there were very few lulls throughout the game," he told NHL.com. "Everybody stepped up and did their job, and that's great to see. We need a lot of that this time of year heading into the playoffs, so we're really happy with the result."

The Sharks announced Thursday that defenseman Radim Simek will undergo surgery to repair damage to the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee. Simek was injured Tuesday in Winnipeg.

Sharks center Joe Thornton played in his 1,555th career game Thursday to pass Jarome Iginla for 13th place in league history.

--Field Level Media

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Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE - ATLANTIC

Team Win Loss OTL Shootout Loss Pts Goals For Goals Against Home Away Division

Tampa Bay Lightning 54 13 4 6 112 277 187 29-6-2-1 25-7-2-0 19-4-0-0

Boston Bruins 42 20 9 2 93 214 184 27-7-3-1 15-13-6-2 15-6-2-0

Toronto Maple Leafs 43 23 5 0 91 257 210 22-14-1-0 21-9-4-0 12-7-3-0

Montreal Canadiens 37 27 7 2 81 212 210 20-11-4-0 17-16-3-0 11-8-5-0

Florida Panthers 31 27 12 3 74 228 236 18-12-6-1 13-15-6-5 12-8-3-1

Buffalo Sabres 30 31 9 4 69 194 226 19-12-4-0 11-19-5-3 9-9-4-1

Detroit Red Wings 24 37 10 3 58 193 246 13-18-5-3 11-19-5-2 7-14-4-3

Ottawa Senators 24 41 6 0 54 207 261 15-16-4-0 9-25-2-1 7-13-2-0


EASTERN CONFERENCE - METROPOLITAN

Team Win Loss OTL Shootout Loss Pts Goals For Goals Against Home Away Division

Washington Capitals 42 22 7 4 91 245 219 21-9-5-1 21-13-2-0 15-6-2-0

New York Islanders 41 22 7 4 89 202 169 22-11-4-3 19-11-3-2 16-8-1-1

Pittsburgh Penguins 39 23 9 1 87 247 213 21-12-2-0 18-11-7-2 13-8-2-1

Carolina Hurricanes 38 25 7 1 83 208 194 18-11-4-2 20-14-3-0 9-10-2-1

Columbus Blue Jackets 40 28 3 1 83 219 208 20-16-2-1 20-12-1-0 16-9-1-1

Philadelphia Flyers 34 29 8 2 76 220 240 18-14-4-1 16-15-4-0 9-11-2-0

New York Rangers 28 30 13 6 69 200 236 17-11-8-3 11-19-5-1 8-10-5-2

New Jersey Devils 27 36 9 2 63 204 246 17-12-6-2 10-24-3-2 8-14-3-2


WESTERN CONFERENCE - CENTRAL

Team Win Loss OTL Shootout Loss Pts Goals For Goals Against Home Away Division

Winnipeg Jets 41 25 4 2 86 241 210 23-9-4-1 18-16-0-0 11-10-0-0

Nashville Predators 40 27 5 4 85 215 193 22-13-1-0 18-14-4-1 12-10-1-0

St. Louis Blues 36 27 7 1 79 199 193 17-15-2-1 19-12-5-0 11-9-4-0

Dallas Stars 37 29 5 0 79 179 175 21-12-2-0 16-17-3-0 12-8-2-0

Minnesota Wild 33 30 8 1 74 192 209 14-15-6-2 19-15-2-2 11-7-4-2

Colorado Avalanche 30 29 12 1 72 226 223 15-14-6-0 15-15-6-1 8-9-3-0

Chicago Blackhawks 31 30 9 2 71 239 260 16-13-6-1 15-17-3-0 11-6-3-0


WESTERN CONFERENCE - PACIFIC

Team Win Loss OTL Shootout Loss Pts Goals For Goals Against Home Away Division

Calgary Flames 44 20 7 0 95 255 204 23-7-5-2 21-13-2-2 12-8-2-1

San Jose Sharks 43 20 8 0 94 256 218 23-6-5-2 20-14-3-1 15-4-3-1

Vegas Golden Knights 39 27 5 3 83 214 197 21-10-4-2 18-17-1-0 15-6-2-1

Arizona Coyotes 36 30 5 4 77 193 197 18-15-3-1 18-15-2-0 15-9-2-0

Edmonton Oilers 31 32 7 3 69 198 229 16-17-2-1 15-15-5-1 9-11-2-1

Vancouver Canucks 29 32 10 3 68 193 221 16-13-5-2 13-19-5-3 9-12-4-1

Anaheim Ducks 29 35 9 3 67 170 225 15-13-8-2 14-22-1-0 7-12-3-1

Los Angeles Kings 25 37 8 2 58 165 223 13-18-3-1 12-19-5-2 9-9-2-1

Updated Sat Mar 16 11:05 AM EDT

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SATURDAY, MARCH 16
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

STL at PIT 01:00 PM
STL +120
U 6.0

NYI at DET 01:00 PM
NYI -239
O 5.5

FLA at LA 04:00 PM
FLA -145
O 5.5

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NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, March 16


Nashville @ San Jose

Game 55-56
March 16, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
11.986
San Jose
10.628
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-145
6
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(+125); Over

Edmonton @ Arizona

Game 53-54
March 16, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
9.368
Arizona
11.543
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-125); Under

NY Rangers @ Minnesota

Game 51-52
March 16, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
10.661
Minnesota
9.117
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-210
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+180); Under

Toronto @ Ottawa

Game 49-50
March 16, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
11.656
Ottawa
10.404
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-270
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-270); Over

Buffalo @ Carolina

Game 47-48
March 16, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
10.792
Carolina
9.782
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-210
6
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+180); Under

Washington @ Tampa Bay

Game 45-46
March 16, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
12.894
Tampa Bay
11.829
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-185
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+165); Over

Calgary @ Winnipeg

Game 43-44
March 16, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
13.050
Winnipeg
12.113
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-130
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(+110); Over

Columbus @ Boston

Game 41-42
March 16, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
12.108
Boston
10.568
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-155
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(+135); Under

Chicago @ Montreal

Game 39-40
March 16, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
9.791
Montreal
11.991
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-145
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-145); Over

Florida @ Los Angeles

Game 37-38
March 16, 2019 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
13.181
Los Angeles
9.415
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 4
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(-140); Under

St. Louis @ Pittsburgh

Game 35-36
March 16, 2019 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
9.332
Pittsburgh
12.889
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 3 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-140
6
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-140); Under

NY Islanders @ Detroit

Game 33-34
March 16, 2019 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
9.821
Detroit
11.022
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-210
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+180); Over

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EVENING BEST BETS AND OPINIONS


CLB at BOS 07:00 PM
BOS -169
O 6.0

CAL at WIN 07:00 PM
CAL +113
U 6.5

TOR at OTT 07:00 PM
O 6.5

CHI at MON 07:00 PM
U 6.5

BUF at CAR 07:00 PM
CAR -200
O 6.0

WAS at TB 07:00 PM
U 6.5

NYR at MIN 08:00 PM
MIN -201
U 5.5

EDM at ARI 10:00 PM
EDM +111
U 5.5

NAS at SJ 10:30 PM
O 6.5

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SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY MARCH 17, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:08 PM New Jersey Devils Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center
5:08 PM St. Louis Blues Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center
6:08 PM New York Islanders Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center
7:08 PM Vancouver Canucks Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
7:38 PM Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena
9:08 PM Florida Panthers Anaheim Ducks Honda Center
10:08 PM Edmonton Oilers Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena


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nhl best bets and opinons for march

date w-l-t % units

03/16/2019 11-7-2 61.11% +12.10
03/15/2019 5-4-1 55.56% +7.15
03/14/2019 8-6-1 57.14% +8.00
03/13/2019 2-4-0 33.33% -13.75
03/12/2019 5-9-0 35.71% -30.10
03/11/2019 5-6-0 45.45% -6.50

totals.............36-36-4......50.00%......-23.10


nhl best bets


date........................ats................... ..units..................o/u..................units.............totals

03/16/2019...............2 - 1....................+6.55..................5 - 5..................-2.50.............+4.05
03/15/2019...............1 - 3....................-7.35...................4 - 1..................+14.50..........+7.15
03/14/2019...............0 - 2....................-10.00..................5 - 4.................+3.00.............-7.00
03/13/2019...............1 - 1....................+5.25..................1 - 2..................-6.00..............-0.75
03/12/2019...............1 - 2.....................-4.10..................3 - 4 .................-7.00..............-11.10
03/11/2019...............1 - 3.....................-10.00.................4 - 3.................+3.50..............-6.50

totals........................4 - 12..................-19.65................22 - 19................+5.50.............-14.15

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Sunday’s 6-pack

Some trends to consider when filling out your brackets:

— Six of last nine Final Fours had only one #1 seed in it.

— That said, last four national games had six #1 seeds, a 2-seed and a 3-seed.

— Last time a #4-seed made the Final Four; 2013.

— Five of last six years, a team seeded #7 or worse made the Final Four.

— Since 2002, #2-seeds are 64-4 SU in first round; last six years, #3-seeds are 19-5.

— Last two years, Big East teams are only 7-6 in the first round.

Quote of the Day
“We are pleased to welcome Johnny Manziel to Alliance of American Football, which we’ve always described as a league of opportunity for talented players to launch or revitalize their pro football careers. We completed extensive background work to determine whether it would be appropriate for Johnny to play this season, and after consulting with many people familiar with his situation, we concluded that it would be good for him to resume his pro football career here at The Alliance.”
AAF Head of Football Bill Polian


Sunday’s quiz
Which two teams played a 6-overtime game in the 2009 Big East tournament?

Saturday’s quiz
Cal-Santa Barbara’s teams are known as the Gauchos.

Friday’s quiz
Toronto Blue Jays have spring training in Dunedin, FL.


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Sunday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) I’m watching the Seton Hall-Marquette game Friday night, and it dawned on me; half the league has to travel halfway cross the country for the conference tournament every year, while the other half of the league? Their fans can drive or take the train to Madison Square Garden.

This is the sixth year of the “new” Big East; during that time, the midwestern part of the league is 8-19 SU against the eastern part in the conference tournament.

Creighton lost in finals of the tournament twice, Xavier once, but no midwestern team has won it, and this year is no different. Something to think about going forward.

12) Houston 61, Memphis 58— This is going to be the last year in the foreseeable future where Memphis won’t go to the NCAA’s; Penny Hardaway did a good job in his first season, and he is crushing it on the recruiting trail. Memphis has a lot of high school talent.

11) Tennessee 82, Kentucky 78— This is Wildcats’ first loss in SEC tourney since a 61-60 loss to Florida in the finals of the 2014 tournament. Tennessee plays Sunday for its first tournament title since 1979.

Both of these teams are really good and either could win the NCAA title.

Sometimes it is better to lose in the semi-final of the tourneys that play their final on Sunday; one thing you do NOT want is to play on Sunday, then draw a Thursday game in the NCAA’s, especially if it is Thursday afternoon— not lot of prep time.

10) Michigan 76, Minnesota 49— Wolverines got swept by rival Michigan State this season; now the teams meet a third time, for the Big 14 title.

9) Utah State 64, San Diego State 57— You could make a legit argument for Chris Smith to be national Coach of the Year. Last three years, Aggies were 22-32 in Big West games; this year, in his first season in Logan, Utah State is 27-6, 18-3 in conference.

8) Iowa State 78, Kansas 66— Cyclones won Big X tournament for 4th time in last six years; this year, they came into the tournament on a 2-6 skid, but they seem to like Kansas City.

7) Villanova 74, Seton Hall 72— Wildcats win Big East tournament for fourth time in last five years. For the season, 54% of Villanova’s shots were 3-pointers; thats unusual for a good team.

6) Oregon 68, Washington 48— Huskies laid an egg here; they scored two points in first 9:30 of second half. Washington is 5-4 in its last nine games, after starting season 19-4.

5) Chargers signed QB Tyrod Taylor this week, an excellent signing by a team in desperate need of a backup for aging Philip Rivers, who will be 38 in December. Last year’s Chargers’ backup QB’s were Geno Smith and Cardale Jones; Taylor is a huge upgrade from those two.

4) Cleveland Browns’ QB Baker Mayfield took batting practice and then coached first base for the Milwaukee Brewers Saturday. Apparently Mayfield is buddies with Christian Yelich; he hit a foul ball into the stands that broke a woman’s watch.

3) Pittsburgh Pirates honored TV analyst Steve Blass this weekend in Florida, naming the press box in Bradenton after him. Blass has been on TV for the Pirates for the last 34 years- he also pitched for the Pirates for a decade, helping them win the 1971 World Series.

in 2009, Blass recorded two hole-in-ones in the same round of golf, a pretty cool feat.

2) During that same game, Pirates’ TV guys were insisting that Starling Marte has as much talent as Bryce Harper or Manny Machado, an interesting claim.

1) Way back in 1963, the San Francisco Giants had three Alou brothers on their team: Matty, Felipe and Jesus. All three could hit;
— Matty wound up with a .307 career batting average over 15 years,
— Felipe wound up being a manager, winning more games than he lost over 14 years.
— Jesus hit .280 in 15 major league seasons, winning two World Series rings with the A’s.

This year, Vermont has three brothers on its team this year; the Duncans- Ernie, Robin and Everett. Never heard of three brothers on the same basketball team before. Now they’re all going to March Madness together, which is pretty cool.