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

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TUESDAY, MARCH 19
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MON at PHI 07:00 PM
PHI -114
U 6.0

DET at NYR 07:00 PM
DET +133
U 5.5

BOS at NYI 07:00 PM
U 5.5

PIT at CAR 07:00 PM
PIT +120
U 6.5

WAS at NJ 07:30 PM
O 6.0

COL at MIN 08:00 PM
COL +120
O 5.5

EDM at STL 08:00 PM
U 5.5

TOR at NAS 08:00 PM
TOR +112
U 6.5

FLA at DAL 08:30 PM
U 5.5

CLB at CAL 09:00 PM
CLB +116
U 6.5

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Caps regain 1st in the Metro; Canes outlast Pens in shootout
March 19, 2019
By The Associated Press

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Brett Connolly sparked a three-goal second period and the Washington Capitals moved into first place in the Metropolitan Division with a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.

Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson also scored in the second as the defending Stanley Cup champions won for the 10th time in 13 games. Andre Burakovsky got the other goal and backup goalie Pheonix Copley made 20 saves in winning his sixth straight since the All-Star break.

Washington started the day tied with the Islanders for first place in the division, but it took over with the win and New York's 5-0 loss to Boston. The Capitals and Islanders each have nine games left in the regular season.

Kenny Agostino scored for the third time in five games for New Jersey. MacKenzie Blackwood made 18 saves as the Devils lost to the Capitals for the third time in four meetings this season

HURRICANES 3, PENGUINS 2, SO

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Dougie Hamilton scored in the shootout, Petr Mrazek stopped Pittsburgh cold and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Penguins.

Justin Williams scored the tying goal with 1:56 left in regulation, and Brock McGinn also scored for the Hurricanes.

They won their fourth in five games and earned an important two points in the tight Eastern Conference playoff race - and perhaps just as important, prevented the Penguins from picking up a second point.

Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, Kris Letang scored a late goal, Bryan Rust had two assists and Matt Murray made 37 saves for the Penguins, who have lost three straight - the past two in either overtime or the shootout - but have earned points in nine of their past 10 games against Metropolitan Division opponents.

CANADIENS 3, FLYERS 1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Brendan Gallagher, Shea Weber and Max Domi scored goals, Carey Price stopped 32 shots and Montreal earned a win over Philadelphia.

The Canadiens and Flyers are both chasing a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Montreal entered three points behind Columbus for eighth place in the East and the Flyers were six points out with 78.

With less than 10 games left for each team, time has about run out for the Flyers to complete their desperate playoff push. The Canadiens, well, they have a playoff pulse after losing two straight and four of five overall.

PREDATORS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 0

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Pekka Rinne shut out Toronto for the second time this season and Brian Boyle, Wayne Simmonds and Filip Forsberg scored goals to give Nashville a win over the Maple Leafs.

Nashville won its third straight and Toronto lost for the fourth time in five games.

Rinne made 22 saves and Toronto goalie Frederik Andersen made 17 stops.

Nashville pulled within one point of first-place Winnipeg in the Central Division. But the Predators have played two more games.

Toronto fell six points behind second-place Boston in the Atlantic Division.

Nashville also beat Toronto 4-0 on Jan. 7 when Rinne made 18 saves.

BRUINS 5, ISLANDERS 0

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Sean Kuraly scored twice and Tuukka Rask earned his 45th career shutout and Boston beat the Islanders.

Noel Acciari, Patrice Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk also had goals to help the Bruins win their second straight since a three-game skid that followed their 19-game point streak (15-0-4). Boston has won seven consecutive meetings between the teams - eight in a row in New York.

Rask had to make only 13 saves for his fourth shutout this season, and first ever against the Islanders.

Robin Lehner, making first start since he was injured March 5 late in New York's 5-4 shootout win at home against Ottawa, finished with 34 saves. The Islanders' 13 shots were their fewest of the season.

David Pastrnak returned to the Bruins' lineup for first time since Feb. 10. He missed 16 games with a thumb injury sustained when he fell after a team dinner.

FLAMES 4, BLUE JACKETS 2

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau scored his team-leading 35th goal and Michael Frolik added a goal and an assist and Calgary earned a win over Columbus.

David Rittich made 31 saves to win his fourth start in a row. Andrew Mangiapane and Matthew Tkachuk also scored for the Flames and Austin Czarnik had two assists.

Oliver Bjorkstrand and defenseman Zach Werenski scored for Columbus. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 27 shots in the loss.

The Flames were the first Western Conference team to clinch a playoff spot Sunday.

With nine games remaining in the regular season, their objective is staying atop the Pacific Division and ahead of the San Jose Sharks.

San Jose was idle Tuesday but clinched a playoff spot when the Minnesota Wild lost to the Colorado Avalanche.

Columbus leads the Eastern Conference's final wild-card spot by one point after Montreal's 3-1 win in Philadelphia.

STARS 4, PANTHERS 2

DALLAS (AP) - Alexander Radulov had two goals in the third period to lift Dallas over Florida.

Coach Jim Montgomery reunited the Stars' three top scorers on the first line during the first period. In addition to Radulov's two goals and an assist, Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists and Tyler Seguin assisted on all four goals.

The Stars remained in position for the Western Conference's first wild-card spot and stayed within two points of third-place St. Louis in the Central Division.

Midway through the third period, Seguin reached up to keep the puck inside the blue line. He then passed to Benn for a 2-on-1 break. Benn passed across to Radulov, who beat Panthers rookie goalie Sam Montembeault with a snap shot to make it 3-2.

Radulov was awarded the empty-net goal, his 24th of the season because a Florida player threw his stick at the puck.

John Klingberg scored on the power play in the second period to give Dallas a 2-1 lead.

AVALANCHE 3, WILD 1

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Philipp Grubauer made 36 saves to lift Colorado over the Wild in a game that had playoff implications in Minnesota and elsewhere.

Tyson Barrie, Tyson Jost and Ian Cole scored for Colorado, which won its second straight game.

Minnesota remained one point behind the idle Arizona Coyotes for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference, while the Avalanche got within one point of the Wild and two of Arizona. Colorado also has a game in hand on Minnesota.

The result also clinched a playoff berth for the San Jose Sharks.

Zach Parise scored and Devan Dubnyk stopped 35 shots for Minnesota.

BLUES 7, OILERS 2

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jaden Schwartz had three goals and an assist, David Perron added two goals and two assists, and St. Louis routed the Edmonton.

Schwartz scored once in each period for his fourth career hat trick and first since Oct. 18, 2017, against Chicago.

Alex Pietrangelo and Pat Maroon also scored for the Blues, who outshot Edmonton 44-17 and improved to 6-1-2 in their past nine home games against the Oilers.

RED WINGS 3, RANGERS 2

NEW YORK (AP) - Andreas Athanasiou scored twice and Detroit beat New York.

Frans Nielsen also scored and Taro Hirose recorded an assist during his NHL debut for Detroit, which won its second straight but has already been eliminated from playoff contention.

Jimmy Howard stopped 41 shots.

Ryan Strome and Brendan Smith scored, but the Rangers dropped their fifth consecutive game and inched closer to being knocked out of the playoff race for the second straight season. Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves.

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SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY MARCH 20, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:08 PM Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center
7:38 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
10:08 PM Ottawa Senators Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
10:08 PM Winnipeg Jets Anaheim Ducks Honda Center


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nhl best bets and opinons for march

date w-l-t % units

03/19/2019 8-8-0 50.00% -0.05
03/18/2019 5-3-0 62.50% +16.20
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.............49-47-4......51.04%......-6.95


nhl best bets


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

03/19/2019...............2 - 3....................-2.35...................6 - 4.................+3.00............+0.65
03/18/2019...............2 - 0....................+17.70................1 - 3..................-11.50...........+6.20
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......................10 - 15..................-4.30..................29 - 26................- 3.00.............-7.30

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Wednesday’s 6-pack

Some more prop bets for the NCAA Tournament:

— Wins by Gonzaga 3.5. Over +$130, Under -$160

— Wins by Kentucky 2.5 Over -$125, Under +$105

— Wins by Virginia 3.5 Over +$120, Under -$150

— Wins by Duke 3.5 Over -$190, Under +$160

— Wins by Michigan 2.5 Over +$115, Under -$145

— Wins by Michigan State 2.5 Over -$140, Under +$110

Tweet of the Day
“I expected the nerves. I expected the nerves to be there a little longer than what I expected, but I was able to get myself in the right mind frame and the mindset going in that the nerves left me after I got done with the first tee shot, and then it was just go out and play golf and get back to what I was doing earlier in that week.”
Golfer Patrick Reed, talking about his Sunday at The Masters last year

Wednesday’s quiz
Philadelphia Eagles have played in three Super Bowls; what three QB’s started those games for the Eagles?

Tuesday’s quiz
Penguins are the NHL team that has the longest active streak of consecutive years in the playoffs, making it the last dozen seasons.

Monday’s quiz
2011 VCU Rams made the Final Four after playing a play-in game in Dayton just to get into the final 64 teams.


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

13) Mike Trout signed a 12-year, $430M deal with the Angels; thats $35,833,333 per year, if you’re scoring at home. Big day for baseball players and their agents.

The business of baseball myst be good; Artie Moreno bought the Angels for $184M in April, 2003; 16 years later, he pays one guy more than double that.

12) Question is, was this a good day for Angel fans? Halos are also paying Albert Pujols another $87M over the next three seasons. Neither one of those guys pitches, and pitching wins.

11) Oakland A’s entire payroll last year was $65,985,833; now Trout/Pujols will be making $63.8M combined this year. Oakland won 17 more games than the Angels last year.

10) St Joe’s fired coach Phil Martelli Tuesday after 24 years with the school; Hawks were 28-8 three short years ago, but then DeAndre’ Bembry left school a year early and things weren’t the same- St Joe’s went 41-55 the last three years, 20-34 in the A-14.

St Joe’s brought in a new athletic director last year, and new AD’s usually don’t care too much about what happened before they got there, so now the Hawks are looking for a new coach. Martelli made the NCAA’s seven times in 24 years at St Joe’s; we live in a fickle society.

9) Freshman Joel Ntambwe is transferring from UNLV, which is terrible news for Rebel fans and the new UNLV coach, whoever that turns out to be. Ntambwe averaged 11.8 ppg and 5.5 rpg this year- he shot 38.6% behind the arc. Really good player.

8) FDU 82, Prairie View 76— Prairie View made 8-12 on arc in first half, led 41-34 at the break; they made 15-29 on arc for the game, but FDU’s PG Jenkins scored 20 second half points and the Knights move on to play Gonzaga in Salt Lake City Thursday. Fun game to watch.

7) Belmont 81, Temple 70— Belmont plays like the old Pete Carril/Princeton teams; they shoot the 3’s, they make backdoor cuts, they’re a unique team to play against.

6) #8-seed in the NBA’s Western Conference are the Clippers, who are 41-30; a 41-30 team would be the 6th seed in the East.

5) Rams signed Blake Bortles as their new backup QB; Bortles has started 73 NFL games, and was the Jaguars’ QB when they made the playoffs in 2017.

4) I don’t understand why people bet on spring training baseball games; no one cares who wins, the pitchers might actually be working on one pitch and may stay away from his best stuff, but lines are posted every day, subs we’ve rarely heard of play the last half of the game and money changes hands. Go figure.

3) Wofford is a 3-point favorite over a Seton Hall team that went 9-9 in the Big East; that alone should get coach Mike Young into the top 3 in national Coach of the Year voting.

2) Damon Jones played 12 years in the NBA and was later an assistant coach with the Cavaliers when they won the 2016 NBA title. In his playing days, Jones played for 10 different teams in his dozen years in the league. This is a guy who should write a book.

1) Former NBA star Walt (Clyde) Frazier is 73 years old now: he is a New York City icon who led the Knicks to two NBA titles in the 70’s, and to this day he works Knicks’ games on MSG Network. He generally isn’t very controversial, but he does speak the truth.

Sunday afternoon, when the Knicks played the Lakers, Frazier was critical of Lebron James because Lebron was sitting away from his teammates on the bench during a timeout near the end of a game the Lakers wound up losing by a point. Candid comments; good stuff.

Monday night during the Knicks-Raptors game, Frazier told Mike Breen that he was surprised his comments got so much attention, but criticism is unusual to hear in these politically correct times, and it was great to hear, because it was warranted.

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FDU rallies for first ever tourney win
March 19, 2019
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Eleven months ago, Fairleigh Dickinson coach Greg Herenda was seriously ill with life-threatening blood clots. On Tuesday night, he danced on the court and hugged his players after they secured the first NCAA Tournament win in school history.

Senior guard Darnell Edge scored a career-high 33 points and Jahlil Jenkins had 20 of his 22 points in the second half as the Knights capped a furious comeback by taking down Prairie View A&M 82-76 in a First Four game on Tuesday night.

''It's overwhelming,'' said Herenda, in his sixth season at the Hackensack, New Jersey, school. ''When you coach for 35 years and you take a team to an NCAA Tournament and a team that, when I got here six years ago, we had nothing. And to build it, and then it's here, and it's so sad that every coach can't experience this.''

Fairleigh Dickinson (21-13), which got the automatic tournament bid by winning the Northeast Conference Tournament, won its first NCAA tourney game in six tries. The Knights move on to play Gonzaga, the No. 1 seed in West Region, on Thursday in Salt Lake City.

Prairie View (22-13), also seeking its first tournament win, built up 13-point leads in both halves, but Fairleigh Dickinson took control in the second half behind the shooting of Edge and Jenkins.

''Jahlil Jenkins has the biggest heart in Ohio right now,'' Herenda said. ''As a sophomore, he took over the game in the second half.''

A 3-pointer by Gary Blackston pulled Prairie View back to within two points, 78-76, but a layup from Mike Holloway Jr. and a pair of free throws by Edge with 17 seconds left sealed it for Fairleigh Dickinson.

Blackston led the Panthers with 26 points and Devonte Patterson had 17.

''Having coach go through that last year, I remember us being in practice and him always just telling us that he just wanted to be there with us,'' Edge said. ''All he thought about while he was in the hospital was us. So we rallied together, and it's just a great win for us, for our program.''

BAD START, GREAT FINISH

Prairie View threatened to run away with it early, ripping off a 14-0 first-half run as Fairleigh Dickinson committed nine turnovers in the first 10 minutes to fall into a 19-6 hole. The Knights chipped away, with Edge hitting a 3-pointer and a layup in the last minute of the half to reduce the deficit to 41-34 at the intermission.

The Knights went down by 13 again early in the second, but methodically came back.

''Could have gone either way, but I guess the best team made plays late and they were able to win the game,'' Prairie View coach Byron Smith said.

SWEET REDEMPTION

Fairleigh Dickinson returned to the First Four three years after their first trip to Dayton. It didn't go well that time.

The Knights were beaten by Florida Gulf Coast by 31 points.

''It was just a great feeling for me, being here three years ago and losing by over 30 points and then coming back this year and being able to get a win,'' Edge said. ''It's a great feeling. It's history.''

BIG PICTURE

Fairleigh Dickinson: The Knights earned their first tournament win by staging a furious comeback and holding off Prairie View down the stretch.

Prairie View: The Panthers' only previous tournament appearance was 21 years ago. They had high hopes after winning the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season and tournament, going 21-2 to finish the season.

UP NEXT

Fairleigh Dickinson: Enters the main NCAA bracket as the No. 16 seed in the West Region and plays Gonzaga on Thursday.

Prairie View: Season ends.


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Belmont advances, bounces Temple
March 19, 2019
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) A few seconds were still left on the clock when Fran Dunphy headed to midcourt for his final postgame handshake, the outcome long decided. Belmont was simply too much for his Owls.

Nobody else in the NCAA Tournament is excited to face their efficient offense, either.

Kevin McClain scored 29 points and led the decisive second-half run as Belmont got its first NCAA Tournament win, pulling away to an 81-70 victory Tuesday night and ending Dunphy's career in the First Four.

The 11th-seeded Bruins (27-5) play Maryland on Thursday in the East Region.

''We belong in this tournament,'' said McClain, who finished two points shy of his career high. ''You can see that.''

Belmont got an at-large bid after losing to Murray State in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title game. The Bruins showed the selection committee's faith was not misplaced, getting the breakthrough win on their eighth try.

''I think that they can play in this atmosphere and this is important,'' coach Rick Byrd said. ''I didn't think many times we played well, or knew what we were in offensively, but they found a way to win. And you never play perfect, and I think they've got some toughness about them.''

The loss sent Temple (23-10) into a transition. Dunphy is retiring after his 13th season at Temple, where he replaced John Chaney. Dunphy previously coached 17 seasons at Penn.

''The game of basketball has given me way more than I have given to it,'' Dunphy said.

He was hoping to coach another day, but Belmont's high-scoring offense pulled away at the end. Senior guard Shizz Alston Jr. led the Owls with 21 points.

''That team is smart,'' Alston said. ''They only do what they're good at.''

The Bruins entered the tournament second in the nation at 87.4 points per game. The Owls' aim was to slow the high-percentage offense just enough to give themselves a chance. Temple hung in during a first half that featured five lead changes and ended with Belmont ahead 37-31.

The Bruins pushed their lead to 11 points by hitting their first two shots in the second half. Alston, who led the American Athletic Conference at 19.7 points per game, hit three 3-pointers as the Owls surged ahead 50-46. Alston has been the Owls' catalyst, scoring at least 20 points in each of his last nine games.

McClain led a 16-3 run that put Belmont ahead to stay. McClain finished two points shy of his career high.

The Bruins' balanced offense had more than enough even though leading scorer Dylan Windler was held to five points on 2-of-7 shooting, matching his season low. Windler came in averaging 21.4 points.

BIG PICTURE

Temple: Former Owls star Aaron McKie takes over for Dunphy. McKie is an assistant on Dunphy's staff. The Owls haven't won an NCAA Tournament game since 2013, when they beat N.C. State at Dayton before losing in the second round. They went 2-8 in eight appearances under Dunphy.

Belmont: The Bruins got only the second at-large NCAA Tournament bid in Ohio Valley Conference history, along with Middle Tennessee in 1987. They'd dropped their seven appearances when they had automatic bids.

TOURNEY HISTORY

Temple's last NCAA Tournament win was in 2013 over N.C. State in Dayton. The Owls are 33-33 all-time in the tournament.

Belmont is making its eighth NCAA appearance since 2006. Its closest previous brush with a victory was a one-point loss to Duke in 2008.

MOOSE TRACKS

Six-foot-11 freshman center Nick Muszynski missed the OVC title game with a sprained left ankle, injured the previous game. Muszynski, whose nickname is Moose, started Tuesday and had 16 points and four rebounds. He wore a protective boot after the game.

''I thought he played terrific,'' Byrd said. ''We just didn't know what we were going to get. Frankly, yesterday in practice he didn't look very good at all. But he really showed a lot today.''

PHILLY FEWER

Philadelphia's Big 5 rivalry lost two of its longtime coaches Tuesday. In addition to Dunphy heading into retirement, Saint Joseph's fired Phil Martelli after his 24th season.

NO STAGE FRIGHT

The crowd at University of Dayton Arena was 11,874, the second-largest Belmont has played in front of this season. The high was 14,804 at Mackey Arena on Dec. 29, when Belmont lost to Purdue 73-62.

UP NEXT

Belmont heads to Jacksonville, Florida, for its game against Maryland.

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CBB MARCH MADNESS RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


03/19/2019 9-14-1 39.13% -32.00
03/18/2019 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00



Totals.............11-14-1.......44.00%.....-22.00


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BEST BETS:

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


03/19/2019.............5 - 5......................-2.50..................2 - 6..................-23.00...............-25.50
03/18/2019.............1 - 0......................+5.00.................1 - 0..................+5.00...............+10.00


Totals.....................6 - 5......................+2.50..................3 - 6.................-18.00...............-15.50

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Wednesday’s 6-pack

Some more prop bets for the NCAA Tournament:

— Wins by Gonzaga 3.5. Over +$130, Under -$160

— Wins by Kentucky 2.5 Over -$125, Under +$105

— Wins by Virginia 3.5 Over +$120, Under -$150

— Wins by Duke 3.5 Over -$190, Under +$160

— Wins by Michigan 2.5 Over +$115, Under -$145

— Wins by Michigan State 2.5 Over -$140, Under +$110

Tweet of the Day
“I expected the nerves. I expected the nerves to be there a little longer than what I expected, but I was able to get myself in the right mind frame and the mindset going in that the nerves left me after I got done with the first tee shot, and then it was just go out and play golf and get back to what I was doing earlier in that week.”
Golfer Patrick Reed, talking about his Sunday at The Masters last year

Wednesday’s quiz
Philadelphia Eagles have played in three Super Bowls; what three QB’s started those games for the Eagles?

Tuesday’s quiz
Penguins are the NHL team that has the longest active streak of consecutive years in the playoffs, making it the last dozen seasons.

Monday’s quiz
2011 VCU Rams made the Final Four after playing a play-in game in Dayton just to get into the final 64 teams.


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

13) Mike Trout signed a 12-year, $430M deal with the Angels; thats $35,833,333 per year, if you’re scoring at home. Big day for baseball players and their agents.

The business of baseball myst be good; Artie Moreno bought the Angels for $184M in April, 2003; 16 years later, he pays one guy more than double that.

12) Question is, was this a good day for Angel fans? Halos are also paying Albert Pujols another $87M over the next three seasons. Neither one of those guys pitches, and pitching wins.

11) Oakland A’s entire payroll last year was $65,985,833; now Trout/Pujols will be making $63.8M combined this year. Oakland won 17 more games than the Angels last year.

10) St Joe’s fired coach Phil Martelli Tuesday after 24 years with the school; Hawks were 28-8 three short years ago, but then DeAndre’ Bembry left school a year early and things weren’t the same- St Joe’s went 41-55 the last three years, 20-34 in the A-14.

St Joe’s brought in a new athletic director last year, and new AD’s usually don’t care too much about what happened before they got there, so now the Hawks are looking for a new coach. Martelli made the NCAA’s seven times in 24 years at St Joe’s; we live in a fickle society.

9) Freshman Joel Ntambwe is transferring from UNLV, which is terrible news for Rebel fans and the new UNLV coach, whoever that turns out to be. Ntambwe averaged 11.8 ppg and 5.5 rpg this year- he shot 38.6% behind the arc. Really good player.

8) FDU 82, Prairie View 76— Prairie View made 8-12 on arc in first half, led 41-34 at the break; they made 15-29 on arc for the game, but FDU’s PG Jenkins scored 20 second half points and the Knights move on to play Gonzaga in Salt Lake City Thursday. Fun game to watch.

7) Belmont 81, Temple 70— Belmont plays like the old Pete Carril/Princeton teams; they shoot the 3’s, they make backdoor cuts, they’re a unique team to play against.

6) #8-seed in the NBA’s Western Conference are the Clippers, who are 41-30; a 41-30 team would be the 6th seed in the East.

5) Rams signed Blake Bortles as their new backup QB; Bortles has started 73 NFL games, and was the Jaguars’ QB when they made the playoffs in 2017.

4) I don’t understand why people bet on spring training baseball games; no one cares who wins, the pitchers might actually be working on one pitch and may stay away from his best stuff, but lines are posted every day, subs we’ve rarely heard of play the last half of the game and money changes hands. Go figure.

3) Wofford is a 3-point favorite over a Seton Hall team that went 9-9 in the Big East; that alone should get coach Mike Young into the top 3 in national Coach of the Year voting.

2) Damon Jones played 12 years in the NBA and was later an assistant coach with the Cavaliers when they won the 2016 NBA title. In his playing days, Jones played for 10 different teams in his dozen years in the league. This is a guy who should write a book.

1) Former NBA star Walt (Clyde) Frazier is 73 years old now: he is a New York City icon who led the Knicks to two NBA titles in the 70’s, and to this day he works Knicks’ games on MSG Network. He generally isn’t very controversial, but he does speak the truth.

Sunday afternoon, when the Knicks played the Lakers, Frazier was critical of Lebron James because Lebron was sitting away from his teammates on the bench during a timeout near the end of a game the Lakers wound up losing by a point. Candid comments; good stuff.

Monday night during the Knicks-Raptors game, Frazier told Mike Breen that he was surprised his comments got so much attention, but criticism is unusual to hear in these politically correct times, and it was great to hear, because it was warranted.

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2019 NIT, CBI, CIT Results
March 19, 2019
By VI News

NCAA Tournament

National Invitation Tournament (NIT)

UPPER LEFT BRACKET
Date Matchup Score ATS Result
Mar. 19 UNC-Greensboro (-8.5) vs. Campbell 84-69 Favorite-Over (144.5)
Mar. 19 Davidson vs. Lipscomb (+2.5, ML +125) 89-81 Underdog-Over (149)
Mar. 20 Georgetown vs. Harvard - -
Mar. 19 N.C. State (-9) vs. Hofstra 84-78 Underdog-Under (164)
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -

LOWER LEFT BRACKET
Date Matchup Score ATS Result
Mar. 19 Indiana (-16.5) vs. St. Francis (PA) 89-72 Favorite-Over (151.5)
Mar. 19 Providence vs. Arkansas (+7, ML +250) 84-72 Underdog-Over (144)
Mar. 20 Furman vs. Wichita State - -
Mar. 19 Clemson (-12) vs. Wright State 75-69 Underdog-Over (130.5)
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -

UPPER RIGHT BRACKET
Date Matchup Score ATS Result
Mar. 20 Alabama vs. Norfolk State - -
Mar. 19 Colorado vs. Dayton - -
Mar. 20 Xavier vs. Toledo - -
Mar. 19 Texas (-8) vs. South Dakota State 79-73 Underdog-Under (154)
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -

LOWER RIGHT BRACKET
Date Matchup Score ATS Result
Mar. 20 TCU vs. Sam Houston State - -
Mar. 20 Nebraska vs. Butler - -
Mar. 19 Memphis (-7) vs. San Diego 74-60 Favorite-Under (155.5)
Mar. 19 Creighton (-8) vs. Loyola-Chicago 70-61 Favorite-Under (136)
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -

SEMIFINALS & FINALS
Date Matchup Score ATS Result
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -

College Basketball Invitational (CBI)

FIRST ROUND
Date Matchup Score ATS Result
Mar. 19 CSUN vs. Utah Valley (-11.5) 92-84 Underdog-Over (160.5)
Mar. 20 West Virginia vs. Grand Canyon - -
Mar. 20 Howard vs. Coastal Carolina - -
Mar. 20 Stony Brook vs. USF - -
Mar. 20 DePaul vs. Central Michigan - -
Mar. 20 Southern Miss vs. Longwood - -
Mar. 20 Loyola-Marymount vs. Cal Baptist - -
Mar. 20 UAB vs. Brown - -

QUARTERFINALS AND SEMIFINALS
Date Matchup Score ATS Result
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -

FINALS (BEST-OF-THREE)
Date Matchup Score ATS Result
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT)

FIRST ROUND
Date Matchup Score ATS Result
Mar. 18 Quinnipiac vs. NJIT (-5.5) 92-81 Favorite-Over (147)
Mar. 19 Cornell vs. Robert Morris (-1.5) 98-89 (OT) Favorite-Over (135)
Mar. 19 IUPUI vs. Marshall (-8) 78-73 Underdog-Under (166.5)
Mar. 20 Texas Southern vs. New Orleans - -
Mar. 20 Grambling vs. UT Rio Grande Valley - -
Mar. 20 Presbyterian vs. Seattle - -
Mar. 20 Green Bay vs. East Tennessee State - -
Mar. 21 FAU vs. Charleston Southern - -
Mar. 21 St. Francis (NY) vs. Hampton - -
Mar. 21 CS-Bakersfield vs. CS-Fullerton - -
Mar. 21 Kent State vs. UL-Monroe - -
Mar. 22 Drake vs. Southern Utah - -
Mar. 23 FIU vs. Texas State - -

SECOND ROUND AND QUARTERFINALS
Date Matchup Score ATS Result
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -

SEMIFINALS & FINALS
Date Matchup Score ATS Result
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -
TBA TBA vs. TBA - -

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Arizona State vs. St. John's
March 19, 2019
By Bookmaker

by Kyle Markus

NCAA Basketball Game Preview - First Four

Arizona State Sun Devils vs. St. John’s Red Storm


The Arizona State Sun Devils have been one of the most hot-and-cold teams in college basketball this season. They sneaked into the first four categorization of March Madness, and are hoping the dynamic part of the team shows up to help it make a Cinderella run. The Sun Devils have a tough opening matchup as they face off against the St. John’s Red Storm, with the winner claiming a spot in the field of 64.

The oddsmakers think this game is close to a pick ‘em, and it could be the type of contest that turns on one or two big shots down the stretch. The full slate of NCAA Tournament games doesn’t begin until Thursday but this is a nice appetizer beforehand in NCAA men’s basketball odds.

This NCAA basketball game between the Arizona State Sun Devils and St. John’s Red Storm will be held at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio at 9:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 20th, 2019. The game will be nationally televised on TruTV.

We'll have NCAA basketball odds at BookMaker.eu available for every game of the 2019 NCAA basketball season.

Odds Analysis

Arizona State finished the regular season with a 22-10 record. The Sun Devils finished in second place in the Pac-12 tournament, which would usually be plenty to get the team safely in the Big Dance, but the conference really struggled this year, which made the Devils sneak in. Arizona State has won six of its past eight games heading into this matchup.

St. John’s is 21-12 on the year. The Red Storm went 8-10 in the Big East and struggled badly down the stretch, losing four of its final five games, and all by nine points or more. St. John’s is battle-tested because its schedule was tough, and it is hoping March Madness helps wipe the slate clean after the recent issues.

Injury Report

Arizona State point guard Remy Martin suffered a groin injury in the team’s Pac-12 conference semifinal loss to Oregon. Martin left the game for a stretch and eventually did return, but clearly was not at full strength. He seems likely to play, but if Martin is less than 100 percent it could have a real impact on this game.

He is one of the team’s best players, averaging 13.4 points, 5.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Martin is only a sophomore but he made the NCAA Tournament a year ago and has plenty of big-game experience. Keep an eye on any injury updates for him heading into the game.

Player to Watch

Shamorie Ponds -- St. John’s has several players capable of handling the scoring load, but when the pressure is on, the team will look to Ponds. The junior guard has had a tremendous career for St. John’s and is putting together another stellar season.

He is averaging 19.5 points, 5.2 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game. Ponds is shooting 45.5 percent from the field and 35.5 percent from three-point range, and the Sun Devils need to force him into contested shots to keep Ponds from taking over this game. Arizona State has some impressive individual defenders, and a player like freshman Luguentz Dort could get the assignment on Ponds.

Dort will have to stay out of foul trouble or else Arizona State could be in a bind.

Free NCAA Basketball ATS Picks

The Sun Devils have shown their high-end potential with wins over then-No. 1 Kansas and Pac-12 regular season champion Washington, but they also have some head-scratching losses. St. John’s played in a much tougher conference so it will be ready to go in this one, but look for Arizona State to put it together and come away with a tight win.

The spread may not be more than a bucket in either direction, so the Sun Devils are the pick to cover in NCAA men’s basketball gambling.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Arizona State Sun Devils 76, St. John’s Red Storm 72

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Wednesday's NIT Best Bets
March 19, 2019
By Sportsbetting.ag

Wednesday College Basketball Best Bets

NIT and smaller tournaments

The rest of the college basketball postseason tournaments roll on on Wednesday, and with all the chaos that the opening Thursday/Friday games of the NCAA tournament tends to bring, honing in on these smaller tournaments can serve as a great betting appetizer for sports fans/bettors.

So let's get right to the plays that made the card for Wednesday's smaller tournaments, as hopefully we can add a few more units to the bankroll for when the big dance begins in earnest on Thursday.

Odds per - Sportsbetting.ag

Best Bet #1: Norfolk State +16

Here we've got another case where motivation has to come into question for Alabama, as they just missed out on going to the big dance. The Crimson Tide weren't able to get enough work done late in the year (3-7 SU and 2-8 ATS last 10 games) to warrant an at-large bid, and when you combine a slumping team down the stretch, with questionable desire to be in their current situation, and a 16-point spread to boot, this spread starts to look way too large.

Norfolk State isn't exactly thrilled to be in the NIT either after they lost in their conference championship game as a -4.5 favorite, but this NIT bid may be more beneficial in the sense that it gives them a more legitimate shot at winning a game or two. As a 16-point dog that may seem far-fetched, especially with the conference team who beat them – NC Central – having a shot to win in the opening round of a #16 vs #16 game, but Norfolk State should be able to hold their own in a game like this, and may indeed put quite a scare in Alabama in terms of the outright result.

But really, Alabama even at their best shouldn't be this chalky against anyone considering how much they struggled down the stretch – albeit against high caliber competition – especially when they've been ATS money burners all year long. A 13-19-1 ATS mark for the year from 'Bama can't inspire any confidence to lay this kind of price, especially when they had only three wins all year by more than 16 points, only one of which has come since the first four games of the season. They finished the year on a 0-4 ATS run at home, and with a 1-5 ATS run going against an opponent that's won at least 60% of the time, all the refreshments in the world that bettors decide to consume this time of year might not be enough to wash down all this chalk.

Norfolk coming up short in their conference championship game came because they just couldn't knock down shots when needed, as this team averaged 72 points/game for the year, and only managed 47 in that tournament final. Against this Tide team that's been known to allow plenty of points themselves (71.3 allowed/game) and had plenty of their own offensive issues in recent weeks, I expect this game to be a single-digit margin type of contest.

Odds per - Sportsbetting.ag

Best Bet #2: Georgetown -5

This NIT game has another underdog team coming off a conference tournament championship game loss (Harvard), but I've got no interest in taking the points in this one. Harvard isn't the Ivy League powerhouse it's been in the past, and considering they allowed Yale to put up 97 points on them in that title game (on 60% shooting from the floor), a matchup against the offensively gifted Hoyas is about as bad as it gets in terms of a matchup for Harvard here.

And yet, because the Hoyas didn't exactly live up to expectations this year in the Big East, they are catching a rather short number in my eyes for this game because they can be hit or miss at times on offense. They were a 'miss' in their lone Big East tournament game – 73-57 loss to Seton Hall, but with an average points per game coming in at 79.9, I do think we see Georgetown bounce back in a big way here.

Patrick Ewing is still on the road up, in terms or rebuilding this Georgetown brand, and a strong showing in the NIT tournament would be a huge building block going forward for his program. Considering the Hoyas were 4-1 SU this year in games following an outing where they failed to score 70 or more points, this Hoyas attack should have little issue slicing up an already suspect Harvard defense.

Defensively, Georgetown won't be getting any sort of end of season award recognition (78.3 allowed/game), but the Big East is a scoring league from top to bottom, and also one that's got more gifted scorers than anything they'll see from Harvard here. The Hoyas weer also 10-3 SU in the non-conference portion of their season, and winning those 10 games by an average of 11.2 points.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, March 20

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TORONTO (43-25-0-5, 91 pts.) at BUFFALO (31-32-0-9, 71 pts.) - 3/20/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 17-17 ATS (-13.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 406-414 ATS (-125.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TORONTO is 197-216 ATS (-75.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
BUFFALO is 297-277 ATS (+0.6 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 226-242 ATS (+530.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
TORONTO is 12-4 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games after a non-conference game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 8-4-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.7 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (56-13-0-4, 116 pts.) at WASHINGTON (43-23-0-7, 93 pts.) - 3/20/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 109-71 ATS (+13.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 18-6 ATS (+9.3 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 44-26 ATS (+4.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 25-6 ATS (+16.4 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 57-40 ATS (-7.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 33-24 ATS (+4.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 56-17 ATS (+23.6 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 24-8 ATS (+12.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
TAMPA BAY is 22-6 ATS (+10.9 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
TAMPA BAY is 34-11 ATS (+13.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
TAMPA BAY is 27-10 ATS (+11.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 246-243 ATS (+512.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-7 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-7-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.2 Units)

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OTTAWA (25-41-0-6, 56 pts.) at VANCOUVER (31-32-0-10, 72 pts.) - 3/20/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 248-255 ATS (-128.7 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 394-380 ATS (-43.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 103-95 ATS (-70.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 3-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 3-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.9 Units)

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WINNIPEG (43-25-0-4, 90 pts.) at ANAHEIM (30-35-0-9, 69 pts.) - 3/20/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 13-18 ATS (-11.5 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 568-467 ATS (-112.5 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 260-214 ATS (+7.7 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 287-222 ATS (+61.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 278-253 ATS (+573.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 104-68 ATS (+19.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 0-5 ATS (+6.1 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 5-3 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 5-3-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

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NHL

Wednesday, March 20

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Trend Report
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Toronto's last 12 games
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing Buffalo
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Toronto is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Buffalo's last 12 games
Buffalo is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Buffalo is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Buffalo's last 9 games when playing Toronto
Buffalo is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto
Buffalo is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Toronto
Buffalo is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Washington
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Tampa Bay is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games at home
Washington is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Tampa Bay
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Washington is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 9 games
Winnipeg is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 12 games on the road
Winnipeg is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Winnipeg is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Winnipeg is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Winnipeg is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Anaheim is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Anaheim is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Anaheim is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games at home
Anaheim is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Anaheim is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing Winnipeg
Anaheim is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Anaheim is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Ottawa is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Ottawa is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games on the road
Ottawa is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Ottawa is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Vancouver is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vancouver's last 8 games
Vancouver is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games at home
Vancouver is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Vancouver is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Ottawa


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21Toronto -22 Buffalo
BUFFALO is 5-18 ATS (-14.3 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

23Tampa Bay -24 Washington
TAMPA BAY is 31-5 ATS (22.3 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game in the current season.

25Ottawa -26 Vancouver
OTTAWA is 10-28 ATS (-17 Units) against poor teams - outscored by their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

27Winnipeg -28 Anaheim
ANAHEIM is 6-15 ATS (-11.4 Units) in home games against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, March 20


Winnipeg @ Anaheim

Game 27-28
March 20, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
12.037
Anaheim
11.171
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-150
6
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(-150); Over

Ottawa @ Vancouver

Game 25-26
March 20, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
11.578
Vancouver
10.467
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver
-175
6
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+155); Under

Tampa Bay @ Washington

Game 23-24
March 20, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
12.056
Washington
12.952
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-140
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+120); Over

Toronto @ Buffalo

Game 21-22
March 20, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
9.452
Buffalo
10.800
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-150
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+130); Under

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TOR at BUF 07:00 PM
TOR -138
U 6.5

TB at WAS 07:30 PM
WAS +125
U 6.5

WIN at ANA 10:00 PM
WIN -138
O 6.0

OTT at VAN 10:00 PM
VAN -180
U 6.0

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Lightning edge Capitals 5-4 in overtime for 6th straight win
March 20, 2019
By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) Andrei Vasilevskiy made a franchise-record 54 saves, Nikita Kucherov scored twice and the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning won their sixth consecutive game, beating the Washington Capitals 5-4 in overtime Wednesday night in a potential playoff preview.

Victor Hedman scored 3:01 into overtime to keep the Lightning rolling in their first game since clinching the Presidents' Trophy and home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.

Vasilevskiy was on top of his game as Washington set a franchise record with 58 shots. He rebounded in the overtime after allowing Evgeny Kuznetsov to tie the score with 52.6 seconds left in regulation.

Kucherov's goals came on the power play and gave him 37 overall this season and increased his league-leading point total to 119.

Anthony Cirelli and Steven Stamkos also scored for the Lightning. Stamkos added two assists. The Lightning's league-leading power play went 3 for 3, and their penalty kill was 5 for 6, thanks in large part to Vasilevskiy.

Lars Eller, Carl Hagelin and T.J. Oshie scored for the Capitals, who are trying to hold on to first place in the Metropolitan Division. Braden Holtby allowed five goals on 28 shots as the Lightning beat the Capitals for the second time in five days.

MAPLE LEAFS 4, SABRES 2

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - John Tavares and Auston Matthews each had a goal and assist, and Toronto won for just the second time in six games in beating Buffalo.

Mitchell Marner and Zach Hyman also scored and the Maple Leafs inched to within four points of the idle Boston Bruins in the race for second place in the Atlantic Division standings. Garret Sparks stopped 22 shots for Toronto, which was playing on consecutive nights after a 3-0 loss at Nashville.

Casey Mittelstadt and Alexander Nylander scored for Buffalo, which dropped to 1-7-1 in its past nine.

CANUNKS 7, SENATORS 4

JETS 3, DUCKS 0

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SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY MARCH 21, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:08 PM Arizona Coyotes Florida Panthers BB&T Center
7:08 PM Boston Bruins New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
7:08 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
7:38 PM New York Islanders Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
8:08 PM Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
8:08 PM Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena
8:38 PM Colorado Avalanche Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
8:38 PM Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks United Center
9:08 PM Columbus Blue Jackets Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
9:08 PM Ottawa Senators Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome
10:08 PM Winnipeg Jets Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
10:38 PM San Jose Sharks Los Angeles Kings Staples Center


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CBB MARCH MADNESS RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

03/20/2019 4-4-0 50.00% -1.50
03/19/2019 9-14-1 39.13% -32.00
03/18/2019 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00



Totals.............15-19-1.......44.11%.....-23.50


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BEST BETS:

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

03/20/2019.............0 - 1......................-5.00..................1 - 3..................-11.50..............-16.50
03/19/2019.............5 - 5......................-2.50..................2 - 6..................-23.00...............-25.50
03/18/2019.............1 - 0......................+5.00.................1 - 0..................+5.00...............+10.00


Totals.....................6 - 6......................-2.50..................4 - 9...................-29.50...............-32.00