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Thursday’s 6-pack

Favorites to win each region:

— East: Duke 9-5, Michigan State +$275, Virginia Tech 11-1

— South: Virginia even, Tennessee +$325, Purdue 7-2

— Midwest: North Carolina 9-5, Kentucky 2-1, Houston 5-1

— West: Gonzaga 3-1, Michigan +$375, Texas Tech 9-2

— Over/under for wins by ACC teams in NCAA’s: 15

— Over/under for wins by Big 14 teams: 10.5

Tweet of the Day
“Most people come in groups of two to six. I always feel bad for that one guy who brings his girlfriend. There’s always that one guy who has to say, ‘Talk to you guys later, I’m going to the Forum shops.’”
Westgate SuperBook VP Jay Kornegay, talking about March Madness in Las Vegas

Thursday’s quiz
Remember the final basketball scenes in the movie Hoosiers? Which college still plays its home games in that arena?

Wednesday’s quiz
Philadelphia Eagles have played in three Super Bowls; Ron Jaworski, Donovan McNabb, Nick Foles started those games at QB 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.

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

13) I’m not fond of the baseball season starting at 5:30am on another continent.

If it wasn’t the A’s playing, I’d just sleep thru it and watch the replay later on. Only positive note about all this is that the last time Oakland played over in Japan, they wound up winning their division that year (2012).

12) Syracuse will be without starting PG Frank Howard when it plays Baylor Thursday; Howard was suspended for violating an athletic department policy. Howard scored 28 points against Duke in the ACC tournament last week.

11) Over/under betting line on largest margin of victory in first round of NCAA tournament Thursday/Friday: 37.5 points.

10) North Dakota State 78, North Carolina Central 74— Both teams shot over 40% on arc in this game. Bison bench outscored NC Central’s 17-0, now advances to get crushed by Duke Friday.

9) Arizona State 74, St John’s 65— This was an awful game; Red Storm starts three juniors and a senior, but they’re not good- they went 9-13 in last 22 games, after going 12-0 vs non-conference schedule #327. Chris Mullin seems like a good guy, but is a suspect coach.

Bobby Hurley continues to be an overbearing jerk on the sidelines; he got a technical near the end of the first half, when his team was up 15; you could tell the ref just got sick of listening to him carp constantly about everything.

8) Brooklyn Nets were down 25 in the 4th quarter Tuesday, rallied to win in Sacramento, just the 4th time in the shot clock era that has happened.

7) Been a rough 14 months for former U of San Diego basketball coach Lamont Smith; last year, he got into a fracas with a girlfriend during a Toreros’ road trip, which isn’t so bad, except that he was married at the time. He was shown the door before the season ended.

This week, Smith was named in that big college admissions scandal; now an assistant coach at UTEP, Smith resigned from that job Wednesday.

6) Norfolk State 80, Alabama 79 OT— Big win for MEAC over an SEC team; Jamerson scored 25 points off the bench for the Spartans, making 7-13 behind the arc.

5) Harvard 71, Georgetown 68— Hoyas played this game in McDonough Gym, an old gym on campus that looks like a pretty nice high school gym. Georgetown is 34-29 in two years under Patrick Ewing, 14-22 in Big East games.

4) Happy birthday to the greatest defenseman ever, Bobby Orr, who turned 71 Wednesday. A friend of my parents gave me a subscription to Sports Illustrated for my 9th birthday, and the first issue that arrived had Bobby Orr on the cover, which made me a big Bruins fan.

Bad knees shortened his career, but when he rushed the puck from behind the net, the crowd at Boston Garden would buzz. Bruins won the Stanley Cup in ’70 and ’72. Happy birthday!!!!

3) QB Tate Martell bolted from Ohio State to Miami, will be eligible this fall; kids who don’t start don’t stick around very much these days.

2) White Sox signed OF prospect Eloy Jimenez to a 6-year, $43M contract, despite fact that Jimenez hasn’t played in a major league game yet. If he is as good as everyone says, this will wind up being a tremendous bargain for the Pale Hose.

Tampa Bay signed utility guy Brandon Lowe to a 6-year deal with at least $24M; Lowe still qualifies as a rookie; he had 129 AB’s in 43 games last year, hitting .233 with six HR’s, six doubles, 25 RBIs. He made 24 starts at second base, 11 in center field and five in right field.

1) Alex Bregman signed a 6-year, $100M extension with the Astros, as every AL West team but the A’s spends a load of cash. A’s used their first round pick last June on a quarterback, which would be great, if they were a football team.

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In the Crease - Week 26
Joe Williams



Cat vs. Dog

The Arizona Coyotes are trying to find their way into the Western Conference playoffs, while the Florida Panthers are likely going to have to settle for a spoiler role. Technically, the Panthers are not yet eliminated, but they're seven games out of the last wild-card spot with nine games left to play, so they're running on fumes.

The Panthers are actually pretty healthy favorites in this one, sitting in the -130 neighborhood. The Coyotes are 4-1 in their past five as an underdog between +110 and +150, and they're 10-3 in the past 13 games against teams with a losing overall record. They have won five of the past seven against Atlantic Division teams, too. The Panthers are relishing the role of spoiler while not giving up down the stretch. They're 4-1 in the past five, and 23-9 in their past 32 as a favorite between -110 and -150. However, the Cats are playing in their fourth game in six days, and they're just 3-11 in the past 14 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation. Arizona is 0-4 in their past four skates in Sunrise, though, and the home team has cashed in nine of the past 10 in this series.

Total bettors might like the 'under', too. The under is 9-3-1 in the past 13 in this series, while hitting in five of the past six meetings in South Florida. The under is 7-1-1 in Arizona's past nine against the Atlantic Division, while going 4-1 in the past five road games. For the Panthers, it's been all about the 'over'. The over is 6-1-1 in their past eight home games, and 12-4-1 in the past 17 overall.

Looking Ahead

Thursday, March 21

Tampa Bay at Carolina: The Lightning present a difficult challenge for the Hurricanes, who are looking to skate into the postseason for the first time since 2009. Tampa Bay is 37-14 in the past 51 road games, although they're playing on no rest after skating in Washington on Wednesday. That's OK, as the Lightning are 5-2 in the past seven on no rest. The Hurricanes had an emotional shootout win against the Penguins on Tuesday, and they're now 4-1 in the past five at home. They're 25-10 in the past 35 overall, too. However, they have struggled with Tampa over the years, going just 4-12 in the past 16 at home while cashing in only six of the past 26 meetings overall.

Colorado at Dallas: A game with huge playoff implications in the Western Conference will be this battle in the Metroplex. The Avs have gone cold at the most inopportune time, cashing in just 12 of their past 37 games. They're also just 5-14 in the past 19 against winning teams, too. The Stars have had amazing goaltender play from Ben Bishop lately, as he keeps them in the playoff hunt. The Stars are 7-3 in the past 10 games overall, and 5-1 in the past six against the Central Division. The Avs are just 1-6 in the past seven trips to Dallas, and the home team is 8-2 in the past 10 in this series.

San Jose at Los Angeles: The Sharks enter this game on a three-game skid, but they're still 22-10 over the past 32 ouytings. The Sharks have also cashed in nine of their past 11 road games. San Jose has dominated Los Angeles over the years, at least in the regular season. They're 5-1 in the past six meetings, and 10-1 in the past 11 trips to L.A., too. The road team is 7-2 across the past nine. The under is 10-1-5 in the past 16 meetings in this series, while going 3-0-3 in the past six tangles at Staples.

Friday, March 22

San Jose at Anaheim: Not only have the Sharks dominated the Kings, but they have dominated the other Southern California hockey club in recent seasons as well. The Sharks are a blistering 8-1 over the past nine meetings in this series, while winning six consecutive skates on 'The Pond'. The road team has connected in seven of the past 10, while the favorite is 4-1 in the past five meetings overall. The over is 3-1-2 in the past six meetings, but the under is 6-2-4 in the past 12 in Anaheim.

Saturday, March 23

N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia: The Islanders would love to put a nail in the coffin of their rivals from Philadelphia, and they're in the best position to do it. The away team has won all three previous meetings in this series this season. The Flyers have actually outscored the Islanders 10-9 in the three meetings with the underdog hitting in each of the past three battles. The 'over' has connected in two of three this season, and seven of the past eight meetings in this series, too.

N.Y. Rangers at Toronto: The Maple Leafs host a thorn in their side, the Rangers. In the previous two meetings this season the home team has won. Over the past eight meetings the underdog has won in six of the meetings, and the road team has come away victorious in five of the previous eight meetings in this series. Toronto has outscored New York just 28-23 over the past eight meeting, or an average of 6.4 goals per contest.

Anaheim at Los Angeles: This SoCal battle isn't as meaningful as past seasons, but you can expect it will still be a contentious affair. Seven of the past 10 meetings in this series have been decided by just one goal, and the 'under' is 3-0-1 across the past four in this series. The favorite is also an impressive 8-2 in the past 10 showdowns, although the 'dog cashed in the most recent meeting when the Kings won 3-2 in Anaheim on March 10 with the Ducks favored -200.

Sunday, March 24

Columbus at Vancouver: The Canucks have really been a major obstacle for the Blue Jackets in recent seasons, as Vancouver has won four in a row in the series, cashing as the underdog in each of the meetings. The Canucks haven't had a lot of success across the board, but they've outscored the Jackets 16-8 during the four-game span, with the road team winning eight of the past nine meetings in this series dating back to Nov. 22, 2013.

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NHL

Thursday, March 21

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

Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games
Arizona is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 13 games when playing Florida
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida Panthers
Florida is 14-4 ATS in its last 18 games
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Florida is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Florida's last 15 games
Florida is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Florida is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Florida's last 13 games when playing Arizona
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona

Boston Bruins
Boston is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Boston is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 13 games
Boston is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing New Jersey
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games when playing New Jersey
Boston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
New Jersey is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 9 games
New Jersey is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games at home
New Jersey is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Boston
New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 9 games when playing Boston
New Jersey is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Boston

New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games
NY Islanders is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Islanders's last 12 games on the road
NY Islanders is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
NY Islanders is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing Montreal
NY Islanders is 2-4 SU in its last 6 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 5 games
Montreal is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games at home
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
Montreal is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing NY Islanders
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
Pittsburgh is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing Nashville
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville Predators
Nashville is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Nashville is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games
Nashville is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Nashville is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nashville's last 8 games at home
Nashville is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Nashville is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing Pittsburgh
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Detroit is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 13 games on the road
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing St. Louis
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of St. Louis's last 18 games
St. Louis is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games at home
St. Louis is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of St. Louis's last 12 games when playing Detroit
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 12 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Chicago's last 21 games
Chicago is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Chicago is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chicago's last 10 games at home
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Chicago is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Colorado Avalanche
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Colorado is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Dallas
Colorado is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas Stars
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 9 games
Dallas is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games at home
Dallas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Colorado
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado

Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Ottawa is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Ottawa is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games on the road
Ottawa is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 10 games when playing Calgary
Ottawa is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary Flames
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Calgary is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Calgary is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Calgary's last 10 games when playing Ottawa
Calgary is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa

Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Columbus is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Columbus's last 8 games
Columbus is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Columbus is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Columbus is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Columbus's last 13 games when playing Edmonton
Columbus is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Edmonton is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Edmonton is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Edmonton is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Edmonton is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Columbus
Edmonton is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Edmonton's last 13 games when playing Columbus
Edmonton is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus

Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Winnipeg is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing Vegas
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games
Vegas is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Vegas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg

San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
San Jose is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games
San Jose is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
San Jose is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of San Jose's last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
San Jose is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
San Jose is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
San Jose is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 2-16 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Los Angeles's last 24 games
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
Los Angeles is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing San Jose
Los Angeles is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against San Jose
Los Angeles is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against San Jose

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Long Sheet

Thursday, March 21

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ARIZONA (36-31-0-6, 78 pts.) at FLORIDA (32-29-0-12, 76 pts.) - 3/21/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 36-37 ATS (+79.8 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 13-9 ATS (+26.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 19-15 ATS (+37.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
ARIZONA is 7-2 ATS (+10.1 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
ARIZONA is 30-19 ATS (+52.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 32-41 ATS (-21.5 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 181-204 ATS (+404.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
FLORIDA is 178-260 ATS (+475.5 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 13-21 ATS (-11.2 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
FLORIDA is 199-184 ATS (-28.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
FLORIDA is 191-214 ATS (-67.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 3-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 3-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (57-13-0-4, 118 pts.) at CAROLINA (40-25-0-7, 87 pts.) - 3/21/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 6-2 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 6-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA 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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BOSTON (44-20-0-9, 97 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (27-38-0-9, 63 pts.) - 3/21/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 208-167 ATS (+376.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
BOSTON is 44-28 ATS (+72.6 Units) in road games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 8-24 ATS (+35.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-2 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (42-24-0-7, 91 pts.) at MONTREAL (38-28-0-7, 83 pts.) - 3/21/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 42-31 ATS (+9.5 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 19-9 ATS (+9.3 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 95-105 ATS (+236.3 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
MONTREAL is 31-60 ATS (-42.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 3-9 ATS (-8.2 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
MONTREAL is 21-50 ATS (-35.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 7-29 ATS (+40.1 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
NY ISLANDERS is 4-4 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 4-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.3 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (39-24-0-11, 89 pts.) at NASHVILLE (42-27-0-5, 89 pts.) - 3/21/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 39-35 ATS (-12.7 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 20-10 ATS (+6.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 6-4 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 6-4-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.5 Units)

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DETROIT (26-37-0-10, 62 pts.) at ST LOUIS (38-27-0-8, 84 pts.) - 3/21/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 37-22 ATS (+6.2 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 13-22 ATS (-16.5 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-2 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 3-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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COLORADO (32-29-0-12, 76 pts.) at DALLAS (38-29-0-6, 82 pts.) - 3/21/2019, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 32-41 ATS (-17.5 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 13-20 ATS (-10.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 12-24 ATS (+38.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DALLAS is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive home games this season.
DALLAS is 25-36 ATS (-13.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 24-40 ATS (-20.2 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 30-43 ATS (-23.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 7-6-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (35-30-0-8, 78 pts.) at CHICAGO (32-30-0-10, 74 pts.) - 3/21/2019, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 434-386 ATS (-125.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 17-14 ATS (+2.2 Units) second half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 49-37 ATS (+10.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 22-7 ATS (+11.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 372-374 ATS (-39.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 162-184 ATS (-100.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.6 Units)

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OTTAWA (25-42-0-6, 56 pts.) at CALGARY (45-21-0-7, 97 pts.) - 3/21/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 15-42 ATS (+74.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 61-70 ATS (+167.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 8-15 ATS (-11.1 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 13-18 ATS (-14.7 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-1 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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COLUMBUS (40-29-0-4, 84 pts.) at EDMONTON (32-34-0-7, 71 pts.) - 3/21/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 9-3 ATS (+5.8 Units) in road games after a non-conference game this season.
COLUMBUS is 184-169 ATS (+364.5 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 16-6 ATS (+7.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
COLUMBUS is 14-5 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
EDMONTON is 9-15 ATS (+24.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
EDMONTON is 12-18 ATS (-14.6 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 25-40 ATS (-17.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 3-11 ATS (-10.4 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 2-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON 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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WINNIPEG (44-25-0-4, 92 pts.) at VEGAS (41-27-0-5, 87 pts.) - 3/21/2019, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 6-4 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 6-4-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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SAN JOSE (43-22-0-8, 94 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (25-39-0-8, 58 pts.) - 3/21/2019, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 42-20 ATS (+12.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 21-8 ATS (+9.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 25-47 ATS (-74.7 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 16-24 ATS (-19.8 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 34-48 ATS (-29.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 6-24 ATS (+40.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 1-13 ATS (+22.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 8-4 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 8-4-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
8 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+8.1 Units)

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29Arizona -30 Florida
ARIZONA is 7-2 ATS (4.8 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game in the current season.

31Tampa Bay -32 Carolina
TAMPA BAY is 18-2 ATS (15.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more in the current season.

33Boston -34 New Jersey
NEW JERSEY is 3-21 ATS (-17.1 Units) against good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game in the current season.

35Ny Islanders -36 Montreal
NY ISLANDERS are 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after getting shutout in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

37Pittsburgh -38 Nashville
PITTSBURGH is 0-7 ATS (-8.3 Units) against good possession teams-averaging 3+ more shots on goal than opp in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

39Detroit -40 St Louis
ST LOUIS are 3-8 ATS (-9.3 Units) against poor possession teams-averaging 3+ less shots on goal than opp in the current season.

41Colorado -42 Dallas
COLORADO is 5-18 ATS (-13.6 Units) when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) in the current season.

43Philadelphia -44 Chicago
PHILADELPHIA is 8-2 ATS (8.3 Units) in road games against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

45Ottawa -46 Calgary
OTTAWA is 61-70 ATS (13.1 Units) vs. winning teams in the last 3 seasons.

47Columbus -48 Edmonton
COLUMBUS are 14-3 ATS (11.6 Units) in road games against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game in the current season.

49Winnipeg -50 Vegas
WINNIPEG is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) when playing their 3rd game in 4 days in the current season.

51San Jose -52 Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES are 7-25 ATS (-17.7 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the current season.

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NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, March 21


San Jose @ Los Angeles

Game 51-52
March 21, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
11.266
Los Angeles
10.108
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-230
6
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-230); Under

Winnipeg @ Vegas

Game 49-50
March 21, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
11.304
Vegas
12.464
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-175
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-175); Over

Columbus @ Edmonton

Game 47-48
March 21, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
9.367
Edmonton
11.210
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-135
6
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(+115); Over

Ottawa @ Calgary

Game 45-46
March 21, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
10.985
Calgary
13.157
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-400
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-400); Under

Philadelphia @ Chicago

Game 43-44
March 21, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
11.268
Chicago
9.766
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-125
7
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+105); Over

Colorado @ Dallas

Game 41-42
March 21, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
10.675
Dallas
12.231
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-140); Under

Detroit @ St. Louis

Game 39-40
March 21, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
9.933
St. Louis
12.541
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-340
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-340); Under

Pittsburgh @ Nashville

Game 37-38
March 21, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
11.888
Nashville
10.341
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-155
6
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+135); Over

NY Islanders @ Montreal

Game 35-36
March 21, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
10.795
Montreal
9.996
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(+125); Over

Boston @ New Jersey

Game 33-34
March 21, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
12.151
New Jersey
9.590
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-265
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-265); Under

Tampa Bay @ Carolina

Game 29-30
March 21, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
12.973
Carolina
10.861
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-115); Under

Arizona @ Florida

Game 29-30
March 21, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
11.991
Florida
10.378
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+115); Over

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THURSDAY, MARCH 21
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ARI at FLA 07:00 PM
ARI +112
O 5.5

BOS at NJ 07:00 PM
U 5.5

TB at CAR 07:00 PM
TB +123
U 6.5

NYI at MON 07:30 PM
NYI +131
U 5.0

DET at STL 08:00 PM
U 5.5

PIT at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -140
O 6.0

COL at DAL 08:30 PM
COL +135
U 5.5

PHI at CHI 08:30 PM
U 6.5

CLB at EDM 09:00 PM
CLB -127
U 6.0

OTT at CAL 09:00 PM
U 6.5

WIN at VEG 10:00 PM
WIN +158
U 6.5

SJ at LA 10:30 PM
SJ -214
U 6.0

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Lightning beat Hurricanes 6-3 for 7th straight victory
March 21, 2019
By The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) Malcolm Subban stopped 20 shots for his first NHL shutout, William Karlsson and Reilly Smith each scored twice, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-0 on Thursday night.

Tomas Nosek also scored for Vegas, which is 10-1 since losing to Winnipeg 6-3 in its final game before acquiring Mark Stone at the trade deadline.

Subban, whose shutout came in his 35th career start, has won two straight and seven of his last nine starts. He's also nearly unbeatable at T-Mobile Arena with a 13-1-0 record in two seasons.

Winnipeg dropped to 5-3-0 in the second game of back-to-backs this season.

Laurent Broissoit started in net for the Jets, but was pulled after allowing three goals. Connor Hellebuyck, who entered with 14 minutes left in the second period, allowed two goals and made 18 saves.

LIGHTNING 6, HURRICANES 3

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Ryan Callahan scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, and the Tampa Bay picked up its seventh straight win.

Steven Stamkos had a goal and two assists and Tyler Johnson, Anthony Cirelli, Brayden Point and Ryan McDonagh all scored for the Lightning, who scored four unanswered goals in the third period to erase a 3-2 deficit.

Victor Hedman had three assists and Louis Domingue stopped 25 of 28 shots for his 13th win in his past 14 starts. Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov became the first player to reach 120 points in a season since 2006-07 with his assist on Johnson's first-period goal.

Nino Niederreiter, Dougie Hamilton and Jordan Staal scored for the Hurricanes. Curtis McElhinney made 26 saves.

CANADIENS 4, ISLANDERS 0

MONTREAL (AP) - Carey Price stopped 27 shots for his fourth shutout of the season and Montreal beat New York to remain in the hunt for an Eastern Conference playoff spot.

Joel Armia, Shea Weber, Jonathan Drouin and Jordan Weal also scored for the Canadiens (39-28-7), who won their second straight after dropping two in a row.

Thomas Greiss gave up four goals on 22 shots for the Islanders (42-25-7) before being pulled in the second period. Robin Lehner made 12 saves in relief.

FLYERS 3, BLACKHAWKS 1, SO

CHICAGO (AP) - Carter Hart made 40 saves and James van Reimsdyk snapped a tie in the third period, helping Philadelphia beat Chicago.

Corban Knight also scored and Sean Couturier added an empty-net goal as Philadelphia picked up a sorely needed victory after dropping three of four.

Erik Gustafsson scored, and Corey Crawford made 25 stops for Chicago (32-31-10), which missed out on a chance to gain ground in the race for the second wild card out West.

AVALANCHE 3, STARS 1

DALLAS (AP) - Philipp Grubauer made a season-high 44 saves, including 23 in the third period, defensemen Erik Johnson and Tyson Barrie scored and Colorado beat Dallas to make the Western Conference playoff race even tighter.

Grubauer has allowed only two goals while facing 104 shots and carrying Colorado on a three-game winning streak.

Carl Soderberg added an empty-net goal with 49 seconds left for the final margin, helping the Avalanche leapfrog idle Minnesota for eighth place in the conference standings.

Tyler Seguin scored the lone goal for Dallas with 5:01 to play. Goalie Ben Bishop's personal winning streak ended at six games.

BRUINS 5, DEVILS 1

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Patrice Bergeron scored twice and reached the 30-goal mark for the fifth time and streaking Boston beat injury-ravaged New Jersey to open a six-point lead over Toronto in the race for second place in the Atlantic Division.

David Pastrnak, Danton Heinen and David Backes also scored for the Bruins, who are 16-3-1 in their last 20 games. Tuukka Rask made 22 saves to improve to 18-2-3 in his last 23 games.

Drew Stafford scored for the Devils, ending a 34-game goal-scoring drought. Cory Schneider made 22 saves as New Jersey lost for the ninth time in 12 games (2-9-1).

PANTHERS 4, COYOTES 2

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Aleksander Barkov scored two goals and Jonathan Huberdeau had three assists as Florida won for the first time in three games.

Mike Hoffman and MacKenzie Weegar also scored goals for the Panthers. Roberto Luongo made 32 saves and broke a five-game losing streak. Evgenii Dadonov added two assists.

Brad Richardson and Michael Grabner scored for the Coyotes, who lost their third straight. Darcy Kuemper stopped 18 shots.

BLUES 5, RED WINGS 2

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Ivan Barbashev recorded his first career NHL hat trick to lead St. Louis past Detroit.

Oskar Sundqvist and Pat Maroon also scored for the Blues, who have earned points in their last four games. Rookie Jordan Binnington made 20 saves, improving to 19-4-1.

Thomas Vanek scored twice and Jonathan Bernier made 19 saves for the Red Wings, who had their two-game winning streak snapped.

PENGUINS 2, PREDATORS 1, SO

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Sidney Crosby's goal in the shootout gave Pittsburgh a win over Nashville and ended the Penguins' three-game losing streak.

Bryan Rust scored in regulation for the Penguins, who moved into a second-place tie with the New York Islanders in the Metropolitan Division with 91 points each. Matt Murray made 27 saves.

Ryan Ellis scored for Nashville, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. Pekka Rinne made 31 saves in the loss as Nashville remained three points behind first-place Winnipeg in the Central Division.

FLAMES 5, SENATORS 1

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Andrew Mangiapane, Garnet Hathaway and Matthew Tkachuk each had a goal and an assist As Calgary topped Ottawa in a game that matched the top team in the West against the team with the worst record in the East.

Mark Giordano scored Calgary's league-leading 18th short-handed goal and Mikael Backlund also scored for the Flames. Derek Ryan assisted on two goals. Mike Smith made 18 saves.

Dylan DeMelo scored for the Senators (25-43-6). Craig Anderson stopped 31 shots.

OILERS 4, BLUE JACKETS 1

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist, Leon Draisaitl had three assists as Edmonton snapped a two-game skid with a win over Columbus.

Kyle Brodziak, Zack Kassian and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for Edmonton.

David Savard had the only goal for the Blue Jackets, who have lost three in a row.

Columbus' loss coupled with Montreal's 4-0 shutout of the New York Islanders earlier in the night put the Canadiens into the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot, one point ahead of the Blue Jackets.

KINGS 4, SHARKS 2

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SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:08 PM Minnesota Wild Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
10:08 PM San Jose Sharks Anaheim Ducks Honda Center


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CBB MARCH MADNESS RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

03/21/2019 9-10-1 47.37% -13.15
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.............24-29-2.......45.28%.....-36.65


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BEST BETS:

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

03/21/2019.............2 - 3......................-2.10..................7 - 4..................+13.00.............+10.90
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.....................8 - 9......................-5.60................11 - 13..................-16.50..............-21.10

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Friday’s 6-pack

— Phoenix Suns signed Jimmer Fredette to a 2-year contract.

— A’s P prospect Jesus Luzardo (shoulder) will be shut down for 4-6 weeks.

— Toronto G Kyle Lowry (ankle) is out for tomorrow’s game with the Thunder.

— Tampa Bay Rays gave P Blake Snell a 5-year, $50M contract extension.

— There were 4,372 foul outs in majors in 2003, only 3,450 LY. New ballpark have less foul territory, which results in more balls hit out of play.

— There were 26,313 more pitches thrown in the major leagues LY (724,447) than in 1998 (698,134).

Tweet of the Day
“Before I go to bed, let me just say this: I’m coaching at the Univ. of Kentucky. In my opinion, there is no better job in the world to coach basketball. My plan and my desire is to retire at Kentucky. I think the university feels the same as I do and we’ve talked openly about it.”
John Calipari, shutting down rumors about him going to UCLA

Friday’s quiz
Which current major league manager was in Seattle’s starting lineup when Ichiro Suzuki played his first game for the Mariners in 2001?

Thursday’s quiz
Remember the final basketball scenes in the movie Hoosiers? Butler Bulldogs still play their home games in Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Wednesday’s quiz
Philadelphia Eagles have played in three Super Bowls; Ron Jaworski, Donovan McNabb, Nick Foles started those games at QB for the Eagles.


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Friday’s Den: Wrapping up the first day of March Madness…….

Minnesota 86, Louisville 76— Coming into this game, Gophers scored 22.2% of their points behind arc, 4th-least in country; they were 11-27 on arc in this game, scoring 38.4% of their points behind arc, and that is how upsets happen.

Bill Murray’s son Luke is an assistant coach for Louisville; his team lost to the Gophers, a bitter pill for Carl Spackler (Caddyshack reference) to swallow. Bill Murray was at this game, too.

LSU 79, Yale 74— LSU jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead, was up 16 at the half, then held for dear life as the gritty Bulldogs fought hard until the end. Yale was only 8-37 on the arc, but four of the makes came near the end, as Yale covered thru the backdoor- they got within 77-74 in last 0:30.

Auburn 79, New Mexico State 78— Auburn got really lucky here; leading by 3 at the end, they fouled a 3-point shooter with 0:01.7 left, but the kid missed two of three FT’s, then the Aggies missed an open 3-pointer at the buzzer. Huge sigh of relief for the Tigers.

Tigers led this game 65-52 with 7:54 left; they made only six of their last 13 foul shots. Auburn didn’t handle time/score situations well at all- their point guard fouled on purpose when he didn’t know he had four fouls. No bueno.

Florida State 76, Vermont 69— Spunky effort by the Catamounts falls short; Florida State has won 15 of its last 17 games. If you laid 8.5 points with the Seminoles, it was a bad beat- kid on FSU had the ball by himself under the basket with 0:06 left but dribbled out the clock instead. Vermont made 16-32 on the arc; not many teams shoot that well from the arc and lose.

Last spring, Seminoles poached grad transfer David Nichols from Albany of America East; kid gets to the NCAA’s and plays against the Catamounts, America East’s best team. Now he and his teammates move on to play Murray State Saturday.

Michigan State 76, Bradley 65— Final score is misleading; three Spartans played 38:00+, thats how tough this was for Izzo’s team. Bradley led by a point with 6:47 left. Since 2012, MVC teams are 9-2-1 vs spread in first round games.

Maryland 79, Belmont 77— Its been seven years since an OVC team won a first round game, but since 2005, they’re 11-4 vs spread in this round. Belmont was up 40-34 at halftime, was up six with 6:36 left.

Kansas 87, Northeastern 53— Except for the championship game, each NCAA tournament win this year will be worth $1.81M to the conference of the school that wins it. The money gets divided up amongst the league’s schools, with team that wins the game getting more $$$ than the other schools.

Murray State 83, Marquette 64— Complete ass-kicking; Marquette didn’t even try to press in the second half, thats how thoroughly beaten they were. Golden Eagles wound up losing six of their last seven games, as Wojciechowski is proving to be a fraud of a coach who got this job because he sat next to Mike Krzyzewski for a few years.

Five years at Marquette, and two NCAA games; losses by 20, 19 points.

Ja Morant had the first triple double by a guard in the NCAA’s since Dwayne Wade.

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NHL

Friday, March 22

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Trend Report
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Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 16 games
Minnesota is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Washington
Minnesota is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Washington is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games at home
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota

San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
San Jose is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
San Jose is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
San Jose is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road
San Jose is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Anaheim
San Jose is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Anaheim
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games
Anaheim is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Anaheim is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games at home
Anaheim is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing San Jose
Anaheim is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Jose
Anaheim is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
Anaheim is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose


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53Minnesota -54 Washington
MINNESOTA is 6-1 ATS (7.6 Units) in road games against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

55San Jose -56 Anaheim
ANAHEIM is 6-16 ATS (-12.4 Units) in home games against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

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Long Sheet

Friday, March 22

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MINNESOTA (34-31-0-9, 77 pts.) at WASHINGTON (43-23-0-8, 94 pts.) - 3/22/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 34-40 ATS (-16.5 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 14-28 ATS (-22.5 Units) in March games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 8-14 ATS (-10.3 Units) after a division game this season.
MINNESOTA is 21-32 ATS (-17.0 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 12-21 ATS (-12.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
MINNESOTA is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games this season.
WASHINGTON is 109-72 ATS (+31.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 26-9 ATS (+10.8 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-0 (+5.6 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-0-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.5 Units)

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SAN JOSE (43-23-0-8, 94 pts.) at ANAHEIM (30-36-0-9, 69 pts.) - 3/22/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 568-468 ATS (-113.5 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 287-223 ATS (+39.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 278-254 ATS (+574.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 166-120 ATS (+28.7 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 21-10 ATS (+9.7 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 22-33 ATS (-16.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 16-30 ATS (+46.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 11-5 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 11-5-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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NHL
Dunkel

Friday, March 22


San Jose @ Anaheim

Game 55-56
March 22, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
10.744
Anaheim
9.696
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-165); Under

Minnesota @ Washington

Game 53-54
March 22, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
9.792
Washington
12.035
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-165
6
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-165); Over

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FRIDAY, MARCH 22
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIN at WAS 07:00 PM
MIN +161
U 6.0

SJ at ANA 10:00 PM
ANA +128
O 5.5

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Wild edge Capitals 2-1 to move into playoff position
March 22, 2019
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WASHINGTON (AP) Jordan Greenway pumped his fist, and Luke Kunin held out his arms waiting for teammates to join him.

They celebrated like kids after performing like seasoned veterans.

With the Minnesota Wild outside a playoff position with little margin for error, the kid line of Kunin, Greenway and Ryan Donato pumped in two crucial goals to beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals 2-1 on Friday night. Minnesota snapped a two-game skid and leapfrogged the Arizona Coyotes and Colorado Avalanche to move into the second wild-card spot in a competitive Western Conference race.

''When we have the focus that we did tonight, the confidence, the commitment, I think we can do a lot of good things, and we can beat anyone,'' Greenway said. ''Whether it's Washington or whoever, I think we can beat them.''

Minnesota fed off the confidence of the second line of 21- and 22-year-olds to hand the Capitals their second consecutive loss. Devan Dubnyk made 21 saves, but more impressive was the Wild holding Washington to 22 shots a game after it put up 58 on NHL-leading Tampa Bay.

''That was just a playoff game,'' Dubnyk said. ''The focus was there.''

Donato - acquired from Boston in February - was the best player on the ice for much of the night and assisted on the Greenway's goal in the first period and Kunin's go-ahead goal with 7:35 left in the third. Coach Bruce Boudreau believes having three young players on a line together gets rid of the expectation to pass to a veteran, and this mix is working lately.

''We're learning from each other,'' Donato said. ''I think we're starting to get each other's habits, where we're going to be on the ice, where the other guys are going to be, where they like to pass to. Being able to learn with each other, it makes you feel comfortable on the ice. You don't feel like you're doing anything wrong.''

It wasn't a masterpiece, but Minnesota needed two points in any way possible. Returning to face the team that gave him his start in the NHL, Boudreau knew full well that with only two games Friday night, the Wild were the only ones who could gain ground after getting some help from a Coyotes loss on Thursday.

Remembering his team's recent roller-coaster play, Boudreau said the victory only ''means temporarily we're in a playoff spot.''

The Capitals are in a good spot atop the Metropolitan Division, but have now lost four of six. They missed an opportunity to add to their division lead and still lead the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins by four points.

''We didn't play our game at all,'' captain Alex Ovechkin said. ''We knew they were going to play desperate - they need points as we do - but I think the sense of urgency was on their side, not on our side.''

Brett Connolly scored his 21st goal of the season and Braden Holtby made 25 saves for Washington, which didn't have the same intensity as its showdown against the Lightning two days earlier.

''After coming off some emotional games lately, I think we didn't ramp it up enough for this one, for their situation, how they were playing,'' Holtby said.

Despite losing seven of their previous nine games, the Wild remain in control of their playoff hopes with seven games remaining.

''It's never easy when it's out of your control, so for us having it in our control and getting a win like that, it's definitely a feel-good win,'' Donato said.

NOTES: Minnesota improved to 20-15-2 on the road. ... Donato's primary assist on Greenway's goal was the 10,000th point in Wild franchise history. ... Connolly has 13 points in his past 16 games. ... Washington's power play went 0 for 3 with just one shot in those six minutes. ... Capitals D Christian Djoos returned to the lineup to replace Michal Kempny, who's out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. ... LW Carl Hagelin was a late scratch with an illness and was replaced by Chandler Stephenson. ... Ovechkin remained two goals away from his eighth career 50-goal season.

UP NEXT

Wild: Visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday in Victor Rask's first game against his former team since being traded for Nino Niederreiter.

Capitals: Look to end their brief losing streak Sunday when they host the Metropolitan Division-rival Philadelphia Flyers.

DUCKS 4, SHARKS 3

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SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY MARCH 23, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:08 PM Arizona Coyotes New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
1:08 PM New York Islanders Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
3:08 PM Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center
4:08 PM Ottawa Senators Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
7:08 PM Boston Bruins Florida Panthers BB&T Center
7:08 PM Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
7:08 PM Minnesota Wild Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
7:08 PM New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena
7:08 PM Nashville Predators Winnipeg Jets Bell MTS Place
8:08 PM Pittsburgh Penguins Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
8:08 PM Tampa Bay Lightning St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
10:08 PM Calgary Flames Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
10:08 PM Detroit Red Wings Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
10:38 PM Anaheim Ducks Los Angeles Kings Staples Center


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CBB MARCH MADNESS RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

03/22/2019 4-0-0 100.00% +24.45
03/21/2019 9-10-1 47.37% -13.15
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.............28-29-2.......49.12%.....-12.20


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BEST BETS:

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

03/22/2019.............2 - 0.....................+14.45................2 - 0..................+10.00.............+24.45
03/21/2019.............2 - 3......................-2.10..................7 - 4..................+13.00.............+10.90
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.....................10 - 9......................+8.85................13 - 13...............-6.50................+2.35