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**Udog** · 12-14-2018, 08:40 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Five NFL teams who started season 0-3 and still made playoffs:

— 1992 Chargers started out 0-4 and got to the Super Bowl.

— 1981 Jets lost the Wild Card game at home to Buffalo.

— 1995 Lions lost Wild Card game 58-37 to Philadelphia.

— 1998 Bills (with Doug Flutie at QB) lost Wild Card game 24-17 to Miami.

— 1982 Buccaneers made playoffs in strike-shortened season.

— 2018 Texans started season 0-3, look like a good bet to make playoffs.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here…….

13) Planning way too far ahead: NFL announced that the 2020 NFL Draft will be held in Las Vegas, and I’ve already penciled that week in for a visit to the desert- thats going to be fun.

I’ve always wanted to go to the draft so that will get checked off the list next year; plus, the A’s AAA team plays in Vegas suburb Summerlin now so that could be a very busy week.

12) Speaking of Las Vegas, the Raiders are moving there in 2020, but it looks like they don’t have a home for 2019, with the city of Oakland suing the team.

My pick for where the NFL goes is San Antonio’s domed stadium, there is no NFL tenant there now- thats where the Saints played their home games when the Superdome was damaged after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

11) Odd baseball stat: Over last two years, Texas Rangers’ DH Joey Gallo has hit 81 home runs but only 70 singles. That doesn’t seem possible, but it is true.

10) Kawhi Leonard is a great basketball player, but the Toronto Raptors are 7-1 in games he’s missed this season; they just beat Clippers/Warriors without him on back/back nights.

9) This is Finals Week for most colleges, so hardly any college basketball this week, so credit to MLB Network for saving the TV week at the Winter Meetings, even though there wasn’t a lot of action as far as free agent signings or trades- lot of good conversation, though.

8) Word of the Day: Quisling- a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force.

Learned this word from watching Billions on Showtime, which is a great series that is well worth your time. When they used the word on Billions, had to go online and look it up, had never heard it before. Neither did one of the characters on the show.

7) This from Chris Fallica: Last 20 times an SEC team has been a 6+ point underdog in a bowl, (this goes back to 1999), the SEC team is 16-4 vs spread with 11 SU wins. Kentucky, Florida are both getting more than six points in their bowl games this month.

6) ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy is one of us, a sports junkie- the guy is ESPN’s #1 NBA analyst but he went to two high school basketball games last week, and was complaining that high school hoop games (in most states) don’t have shot clocks (they do here in NY).

There was a Duke-North Carolina basketball game in the late 70’s that was 7-0 Duke at halftime; this was just before ESPN started and six years before the shot clock came to college ball, but I was in college back then and basketball without the shot clock was a game that coaches could strangle and they often did. Much better game now, way better.

5) Chargers 29, Chiefs 28— Wow, Chargers scored with 0:04 left to make it 28-27, then went for 2 and the win and ran a play that was totally wide open for the score. Bolts led this game only :04, but it was the right :04.

Teams are tied at 11-3, but Chargers have one more divisional loss, so Chiefs’ game in Seattle next week becomes a huge game in the AFC West.

4) Charlie Morton gets $30M for two years from the Tampa Bay Rays that makes Morton the highest-paid Ray (or Devil Ray) ever, at $15M a year.

3) There was a 3-way trade in baseball:
Indians get: Carlos Santana and Jake Bauers.
Mariners get: Edwin Encarnacion and a competitive balance draft pick.
Rays get: Yandy Diaz and a player to be named later

2) Not only is Carson Wentz highly doubtful for Sunday night against the Rams, he could easily be done for the season. Wentz has a broken vertebrae in his back.

1) Best wishes to Seattle Mariners’ GM Jerry Dipoto, who was hospitalized this week with blood clots near his lung. Get well soon, sir.

**Udog** · 12-14-2018, 09:03 AM

NHL

Friday, December 14

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Trend Report
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Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Vegas is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vegas's last 9 games
Vegas is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Vegas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New Jersey's last 10 games

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

Boston Bruins
Boston is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Boston's last 25 games
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

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

Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Ottawa's last 24 games
Ottawa is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Ottawa is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Ottawa's last 15 games on the road
Ottawa is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Ottawa is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Detroit is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing at home against Ottawa

Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games on the road
Colorado is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Colorado's last 24 games when playing St. Louis
Colorado is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 9 games
St. Louis is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of St. Louis's last 24 games when playing Colorado
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado

Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Winnipeg is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 10 games
Winnipeg is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 7 games on the road
Winnipeg is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Chicago
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games
Chicago is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 11 games at home
Chicago is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Winnipeg
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Edmonton
Philadelphia is 2-6-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Edmonton's last 9 games
Edmonton is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Edmonton is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

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**Udog** · 12-14-2018, 09:08 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, December 14

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VEGAS (18-14-0-1, 37 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (10-13-0-6, 26 pts.) - 12/14/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 12-6 ATS (+18.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 83-53 ATS (+17.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 15-4 ATS (+10.0 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 44-26 ATS (+15.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 21-10 ATS (+9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 3-11 ATS (-10.2 Units) in home games on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 3-12 ATS (+17.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 1-1 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 1-1-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

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ARIZONA (13-15-0-2, 28 pts.) at NY RANGERS (14-13-0-3, 31 pts.) - 12/14/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 22-49 ATS (+89.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 42-99 ATS (+188.5 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 88-105 ATS (-35.3 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 42-56 ATS (-39.5 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 115-145 ATS (-112.3 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 4-0-0 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=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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BOSTON (17-10-0-4, 38 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (13-11-0-6, 32 pts.) - 12/14/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 13-17 ATS (-13.0 Units) in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 13-17 ATS (-16.9 Units) first half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 4-9 ATS (-10.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-3 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 4-3-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.1 Units)

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OTTAWA (13-15-0-4, 30 pts.) at DETROIT (14-14-0-4, 32 pts.) - 12/14/2018, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 3-18 ATS (+31.4 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 13-29 ATS (+43.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 20-49 ATS (+81.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 23-52 ATS (+93.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 450-345 ATS (-67.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 6-3 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 6-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.0 Units)

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WASHINGTON (18-9-0-3, 39 pts.) at CAROLINA (13-13-0-4, 30 pts.) - 12/14/2018, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 84-53 ATS (+8.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 16-6 ATS (+8.9 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 49-63 ATS (-55.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 13-22 ATS (-10.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 3-8 ATS (-8.5 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 19-35 ATS (-23.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-3 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-3-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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COLORADO (17-9-0-5, 39 pts.) at ST LOUIS (11-14-0-4, 26 pts.) - 12/14/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) on Friday nights this season.
COLORADO is 63-57 ATS (+137.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 90-71 ATS (+166.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 36-32 ATS (+81.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 8-3 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 8-3-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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WINNIPEG (20-9-0-2, 42 pts.) at CHICAGO (10-18-0-5, 25 pts.) - 12/14/2018, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 10-15 ATS (-10.9 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 81-50 ATS (+19.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 48-29 ATS (+13.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 108-87 ATS (+19.1 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 38-13 ATS (+19.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 26-9 ATS (+13.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 10-23 ATS (-30.6 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 10-23 ATS (+45.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 65-73 ATS (-42.0 Units) in home games on Friday nights since 1996.
CHICAGO is 5-17 ATS (+26.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
CHICAGO is 17-41 ATS (-31.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 8-24 ATS (+33.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 8-4 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 8-4-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.5 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (12-13-0-4, 28 pts.) at EDMONTON (17-12-0-3, 37 pts.) - 12/14/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 2-10 ATS (+12.4 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 85-65 ATS (+19.7 Units) in road games in December games since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 89-85 ATS (+193.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
EDMONTON is 7-13 ATS (-9.5 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 8-14 ATS (-12.0 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 191-185 ATS (-49.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
EDMONTON is 9-14 ATS (-16.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-1 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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**Udog** · 12-14-2018, 09:11 AM

Alex Ovechkin a good bet and this weekend's NHL betting predictions and picks
Monty Andrews

Washington's legendary winger Alex Ovechkin is once again leading the league in goals and history suggests he is a good bet to score against the Capitals' two opponents this weekend.

Alex Ovechkin's potentially big weekend highlights a fun NHL slate, which includes the league's top Over play cooling off considerably, and a St. Louis Blues team looking to continue its positive regression in one-goal games. Here are the top NHL games and betting tips to monitor for the weekend's games.

The Great 8 in a Great Spot

It's hard to believe, but Ovechkin – who has a league-best 25 goals entering Thursday night – could become the oldest player to lead the NHL in tallies since Phil Esposito racked up 61 as a 33-year-old in 1974-75. And Ovi will be licking his chops as his Washington Capitals visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday before returning home to face the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Ovechking has scored 30 or more goals against 11 teams in his career – and the Hurricanes (36 goals in 73 career meetings) and Sabres (30 goals in 45 games) are both on that list. He's a terrific goal option on the player prop front.

No Longer Singing the Blues

One-goal games are no longer a problem for the St. Louis Blues, who are creeping up the Western Conference standings heading into Friday's showdown with the visiting Colorado Avalanche. After kicking off the 2018-19 campaign with losses in each of their first eight one-goal affairs (0-5-3), the Blues have bounced back to go 3-0-1 since, including a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers last time out. They could extend that run against an Avs team that has won just 27.3 percent of its one-goal decisions (3-3-5). Consider the Blues +1 margin of victory prop in this one.

Sens-ing a Missed Opportunity

The Ottawa Senators won Over bettors an awful lot of money over their first 29 games of the season – but a natural regression has begun for the Sens as they take on the host Detroit Red Wings on Friday night. Ottawa opened the season having gone an incredible 21-6-2 O/U, but have since converted the Under in three consecutive games, with a total of 10 goals scored in those contests. With these two teams having gone below the number six straight times, expect the Under to hit again. Ottawa tangles with Montreal on Saturday; the rivals have averaged seven goals in their last three meetings.

Road Warriors

Recent meetings between Buffalo and Boston have been punctuated by home fans going home unhappy – and that bodes well for the Sabres as they visit the Bruins in a Sunday evening encounter. The road team has won 12 of the previous 17 meetings between the Atlantic Division rivals, including five of the past seven. Under bettors should also take note: the teams have combined to score five or fewer goals in 13 of their past 18 games, most recently a 4-0 Bruins victory in the season opener on Oct. 5 in Buffalo.

Goalie Profile: Mike Smith, Calgary Flames

Is all forgiven in Calgary? Perhaps not, but Smith is doing his best to win back fans and bettors who might have bailed on him following a subpar start to the season. The Flames have won each of Smith's previous seven appearances, though he left after two periods in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime triumph over Flyers. His full-season stats (2.99 GAA, .888 SV%) still aren't that impressive, but he has allowed two or fewer goals in five of his past seven games and is worth investing in as long as Calgary is running hot.

Injury Update

Normally, this space features bad news – but we're highlighting the triumphant return of Andrei Vasilevskiy to Tampa Bay. He returns to a Lightning lineup that played incredibly well without him, going 12-2 in his absence en route to the best record in the NHL. Vasilevskiy, who was sidelined with a broken foot, is in good position to help the Lightning keep rolling; he was 9-3-1 with a 2.29 goals-against average, a .927 save percentage and one shutout in 13 games prior to the injury. Tampa Bay enters the weekend as a +350 favorite to capture the Stanley Cup.

Hat Trick Trends

• Overs are back in a big way, with 32 of 49 games (65.3 percent) surpassing the total over the seven-day period going into Thursday night. Overs have now cashed 54.1 percent of the time over the past 30 days, though the season-long split is still incredibly close at at 50.8 percent in favor of the over.

• Looking for a lucrative combo play? Referee Kevin Pollock has the hook-up. Not only have Pollock's games produced the highest ROI for home bettors (+14.86 units), teams have gone 7-15 O/U over that span. So the next time Pollock hits the ice, bettors should consider the home team puckline and the Under.

• Live betting tip: It's OK to bail on three teams in particular when the opposing team scores first. The Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks and New Jersey Devils all entered Thursday with identical 10 percent win rates when allowing the opening goal – so if they fall behind 1-0, you should load up on the opponent.

**Udog** · 12-14-2018, 09:24 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, December 14

Vegas @ New Jersey

Game 1-2
December 14, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
11.300
New Jersey
9.968
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-125); Under

Arizona @ NY Rangers

Game 3-4
December 14, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
9.837
NY Rangers
11.046
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-150
6
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(-150); Over

Boston @ Pittsburgh

Game 5-6
December 14, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
9.079
Pittsburgh
12.169
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-145
6
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-145); Over

Ottawa @ Detroit

Game 7-8
December 14, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
9.763
Detroit
11.830
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-165); Over

Washington @ Carolina

Game 9-10
December 14, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
13.159
Carolina
9.267
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-150
6
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-150); Over

Colorado @ St. Louis

Game 11-12
December 14, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
10.290
St. Louis
9.566
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-130
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-130); Over

Winnipeg @ Chicago

Game 13-14
December 14, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
12.745
Chicago
10.958
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-155
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(-155); Over

Philadelphia @ Edmonton

Game 15-16
December 14, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
10.198
Edmonton
13.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-140
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(-140); Over

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