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NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, October 5

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NY RANGERS (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at OTTAWA (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/5/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 12-11 ATS (+26.7 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 7-4 ATS (+13.9 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 135-133 ATS (+290.9 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 115-103 ATS (-14.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 4-2 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 4-2-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (0-0-0-1, 1 pts.) at BUFFALO (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/5/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 27-50 ATS (+94.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 4-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 4-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.8 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at FLORIDA (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/5/2019, 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 8-1 (+6.9 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 8-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+7.0 Units)

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CAROLINA (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at WASHINGTON (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/5/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 142-236 ATS (+426.2 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 119-79 ATS (+39.5 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 64-46 ATS (+1.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 101-68 ATS (+16.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 9-6 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 9-6-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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MONTREAL (0-0-0-1, 1 pts.) at TORONTO (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/5/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 7-1 (+6.1 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 7-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

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COLUMBUS (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/5/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 7-1 (+6.5 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 7-1-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.9 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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DETROIT (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) at NASHVILLE (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/5/2019, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-1 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-1-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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DALLAS (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at ST LOUIS (0-0-0-1, 1 pts.) - 10/5/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 26-38 ATS (-18.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 232-157 ATS (+39.3 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 9-7 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 9-7-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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MINNESOTA (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at COLORADO (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/5/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 37-46 ATS (-18.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 12-23 ATS (+37.8 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 2-6 ATS (-8.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 5-3 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 5-3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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BOSTON (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at ARIZONA (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/5/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 217-170 ATS (+46.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
BOSTON is 15-5 ATS (+9.2 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 26-55 ATS (-32.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 4-0-0 straight up against ARIZONA 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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LOS ANGELES (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) at EDMONTON (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/5/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 2-9 ATS (-10.5 Units) in home games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 18-38 ATS (-22.6 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 4-4-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

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SAN JOSE (0-2-0-0, 0 pts.) at ANAHEIM (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/5/2019, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 9-3 (+5.3 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 9-3-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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VANCOUVER (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at CALGARY (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/5/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 396-381 ATS (-121.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 77-55 ATS (+135.3 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 4-5 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 5-4-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.8 Units)

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NYR at OTT 07:00 PM
OTT +113
U 6.5

MON at TOR 07:00 PM
O 6.5

TB at FLA 07:00 PM
O 6.5

CAR at WAS 07:00 PM
O 6.0

CLB at PIT 07:00 PM
O 6.5

NJ at BUF 07:00 PM
NJ +101
O 5.5

DAL at STL 08:00 PM
DAL +122
U 5.5

DET at NAS 08:00 PM
DET +209
U 5.5

BOS at ARI 09:00 PM
O 5.5

MIN at COL 09:00 PM
U 5.5

VAN at CAL 10:00 PM
O 6.0

SJ at ANA 10:00 PM
U 6.0

LA at EDM 10:00 PM
U 5.5

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Zibanejad trick helps Rangers past Sens
October 5, 2019
By The Associated Press

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Mika Zibanejad had his third career hat trick and added an assist to help the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Saturday night.

Zibanejad, who was drafted sixth overall by the Senators in 2011, is only the second player in Rangers history to record eight points in the first two games of the season. On Thursday night, he had a goal and three assists in New York's 6-4 home victory over Winnipeg.

Artemi Panarin also scored for the Rangers, and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 31 shots.

Brady Tkachuk scored for the Senators, and Craig Anderson made 26 saves.

Zibanejad opened the scoring on a power-play at 6:04 of the first period, and Tkachuk tied it midway through the period.

Zibanejad broke the tie at 9:53 of the second and made it 3-1 with a short-handed goal at 12:07. Zibanejad then set up Panarin's power-play goal early in the third.

CANADIENS 6, MAPLE LEAFS 5, SO

TORONTO (AP) - Paul Byron scored in a shootout and Montreal overcame a three-goal deficit to beat Toronto.

Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and John Tavares all failed to beat Carey Price in the shootout.

Brendan Gallagher had a goal and two assists for Montreal, and Phillip Danault and Max Domi each had a goal and an assist each. Jeff Petry scored on a penalty shot, Jonathan Drouin also scored, and Price made 32 saves.

Matthews scored twice for Toronto - his fourth and fifth goals of the season - and Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and two assists for his first three points with Toronto. Trevor Moore added a goal and an assist, William Nylander scored, and Michael Hutchinson stopped 37 shots.

Nylander made it 4-1 at 5:16 of the third period on a power play, but Montreal scored 11 seconds later when Drouin's pass in front went in off Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly.

Gallagher made it 4-3 at 6:29 after an icing, banging home a rebound. Kerfoot took an interference penalty with under nine minutes left in regulation that Toronto came close to killing off, but Leafs winger Kasperi Kapanen inexplicably threw his broken stick at Petry after blocking a shot when the Canadiens defenseman had the puck at the point. Petry was awarded a penalty shot as a result, and he beat Hutchinson glove-side to tie it at 13:02. Danault put Montreal ahead by banging a rebound home with 4:40 left, and Matthews tied it 1:15 to go and Hutchinson on the bench for an extra attacker.

BLUES 3, STARS 2

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Sammy Blais had a goal and an assist in St. Louis' victory over Dallas.

Jordan Binnington stopped 28 shots to help the defending Stanley Cup champion Blues rebound from a 2-1 overtime loss to Washington in the opener Wednesday night.

David Perron and Brayden Schenn also scored for St. Louis.

Miro Heiskanen and Mattias Janmark scored for the Stars.

PENGUINS 7, BLUE JACKETS 2

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jared McCann and Patric Hornqvist each scored twice and Pittsburgh had a five-goal second period to overwhelm Columbus.

Penguins star Evgeni Malkin left in the second period and did not return with an undisclosed injury. He ran into teammate Kris Letang near center ice and fell awkwardly into the boards.

McCann tied a career high with three points. Letang had a power-play goal, Teddy Blueger and Marcus Pettersson also scored, and Matt Murray made 28 saves. Gustav Nyquist and Zach Werenski scored for the Blue Jackets.

HURRICANES 3, CAPITALS 2, OT

WASHINGTON (AP) - Jake Gardiner scored in the last minute of overtime to lift Carolina past Washington after the Hurricanes' vercame a two-goal deficit in the third period.

Erik Haula and Jaccob Slavin also scored to help Carolina spoil Washington's home opener.

James Reimer stopped 33 shots in his first career start for the Hurricanes. Carolina also killed a 4-on-3 power play in overtime after Jordan Staal was called for hooking Nicklas Backstrom.

T.J. Oshie and Garnet Hathaway scored for Washington.

SABRES 7, DEVILS 2

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Rookie Victor Olofsson and Sam Reinhart each scored twice and Buffalo kicked off the home-opening portion of its 50th anniversary season with the romp over New Jersey.

With Gilbert Perreault and other former stars on hand, the Sabres had a sold-out house in a full-throated roar from the pregame ceremony, through a three-goal second period and once more when Reinhart capped the rout with a breakaway goal with 3:44 remaining.

The Sabres, under new coach Ralph Krueger, built off the momentum of a 3-1 season-opening win at Pittsburgh by getting off to their first 2-0 start since the 2012-13 lockout-shortened season. Jack Eichel, Jeff Skinner and Kyle Okposo also scored, and Carter Hutton stopped 18 shots. Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac scored for New Jersey.

PANTHERS 4, LIGHTNING 3

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Mike Hoffman had his second career hat trick to help Florida beat Tampa Bay to split an opening home-and-home series.

Noel Acciari also scored goal and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves for his first victory with the Panthers. Joel Quenneville also won for first time as coach of the Panthers. Steven Stamkos, Mathieu Joseph and Gemel Smith scored for the Lightning.

On Thursday night in Tampa in the opener, the Lightning beat the Panthers 5-2.

DUCKS 3, SHARKS 1

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Captain Ryan Getzlaf scored, Ondrej Kase had two assists and Anaheim remained unbeaten with the victory over winless San Jose.

Adam Henrique and Michael Del Zotto also scored and John Gibson made 35 saves for the Ducks. They have won back-to-back home games over Pacific Division opponents Arizona and San Jose in an auspicious start under new coach Dallas Eakins.

Logan Couture scored for the Sharks. They have lost three straight in four days.

RED WINGS 5, PREDATORS 3

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice and had two assists and Jimmy Howard made 39 saves to lead Detroit past Nashville.

Anthony Mantha added a goal and two assists for Detroit in its season opener. Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist, and Luke Glendening also scored.

Viktor Arvidsson, Filip Forsberg and Mattias Ekholm scored for Nashville.

BRUINS 1, COYOTES 0

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Jaroslav Halak stopped 35 shots, Brad Marchand scored and Boston extended its winning streak over Arizona to 15 games.

The Bruins opened defense of their Eastern Conference title with a 2-1 victory over Dallas on Thursday night behind Tuukka Rask's 28 saves. Boston turned to Halak for Game 2 and the veteran was sharp against Arizona, turning away one quality shot after another for his 48th career shutout.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 23 shots for the Coyotes, who have not beaten the Bruins since 2010 in Prague.

AVALANCHE 4, WILD 2

DENVER (AP) - Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist to lead Colorado past Minnesota.

Rantanen, who missed training camp and the preseason before agreeing to a contract last weekend, has three goals in two games. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare got his first goal with Colorado and Gabriel Landeskog scored the go-ahead goal late in the second. Philipp Grubauer made 29 saves.

Ryan Suter and Zach Parise scored for the Wild.

OILERS 6, KINGS 5

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - James Neal scored twice, Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists and Edmonton Oilers its second in a row to start the season, beating Los Angeles in an offensive slugfest.

Zack Kassian, Joakim Nygard and Darnell Nurse also scored for the Oilers. Dustin Brown, Trevor Lewis, Anze Kopitar, Michael Amadio and Drew Doughty countered for the Kings.

FLAMES 3, CANUCKS 0

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - David Rittich made 34 saves and Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and two assists in Calgary's victory over Vancouver.

Elias Lindholm and Sean Monahan scored for Calgary. Jacob Markstrom stopped 27 shots for Vancouver.

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SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY OCTOBER 6, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
5:05 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
7:05 PM Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
7:05 PM Winnipeg Jets New York Islanders Barclays Center


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NHL OCTOBER BEST BETS AND OPINIONS BASED ON 5 UNITS ( LIKE BASE DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )

DATE....................W-L-T....................%................UNITS


10/05/2019............8-9-0..............47.06.................-2.55
10/04/2019............5-3-0..............62.50%.............+10.90
10/03/2019............2-9-0..............18.18%..............-37.50
10/02/2019............3-3-0..............50.00%...............+0.65


TOTALS................18-24-0............42,85%...............-28.50


BEST BETS

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

10/05/2019................1 - 3................-4.55....................7 - 5...............+7.50...............+2.95
10/04/2019................2 - 1...............+6.90....................3 - 2...............+4.00...............+10.90
10/03/2019................0 - 4...............-20.00....................2 - 5...............-17.50...............-37.50
10/02/2019................1 - 1...............+1.65....................2 - 2...............-1.00..................+0.65


TOTALS......................4 - 9...............-16.00...................14 - 14............-7.00.................-23.00

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Sunday’s 6-pack

Top six picks for Week 5 in Westgate Super Contest:

6) Ravens -3 (757)-

5) Packers +3.5 (781)-

4) Patriots +15.5 (783)-

3) Buccaneers +3.5 (800)-

2) Vikings -5.5 (951)-

1) Bears -5.5 (1,299)-

2019 record: 13-11


Quote of the Day
“This is a results-based business. When you take these (GM) positions and certainly the position I’m in, you have to have thick skin and be prepared for the criticism that, quite frankly, a lot of times it’s accurate……the wins aren’t there right now, which is not acceptable. But at the same time I do see some good things going on and I am glad we made some of the decisions we made this offseason.”
Arizona Cardinals’ GM Steve Keim

Sunday’s quiz
Who did the Tampa Bay Rays play the one time they made the World Series?

Saturday’s quiz
Phil Mickelson is the only pro golfer ever to win $1M+ on the PGA Tour 20 years in a row.

Friday’s quiz
In all of MINOR league baseball this season, 31 no-hitters were thrown.

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Sunday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a college football Saturday…….

13) Virginia Tech 42, Miami 35— Hokies led 28-0 when Miami scored a 44-yard TD on the last play of the first half; Hurricanes tied game 35-all when they scored a TD with 3:16 left in the game, but missed the go-ahead PAT.

Tech then drove 63 yards on five plays for a TD and their first ACC win in three tries.

Miami is 1-3 vs I-A teams, with all four games decided by 7 or fewer points.

12) Navy 34, Air Force 25— Trends are fun and all, but under is now 33-9-1 in the last 43 games between the service academies. This game went over by a decent amount.

11) Speaking of the academies, Army (23-1) scored the first TD of the day, so if you bet them to score the day’s first TD, a prop bet at the SouthPoint, your day started out very well.

10) Texas (-11) 42, West Virginia 31— Mountaineers scored with 0:48 left, pushing the spread; over last 11 years, Texas is now 0-10-1 ATS the week before playing Oklahoma.

This game was closer than the score indicates; WVU outgained the Longhorns 463-407, but they were only 4-14 on 3rd down, Texas was 10-18— Mountaineers turned ball over four times (-3).

9) Florida 24, Auburn 13— Rough day for Auburn’s freshman QB Nix, who was 11-27/145 passing with three INT’s. Florida kept the Tigers in the game by losing five fumbles (-2 in TO’s). Gators outgained Auburn 382-241, teams combined to convert only 6-29 on third down.

8) Iowa State 49, TCU 24— Cyclones have covered their last eight October games.

7) Upsets:
— Virginia Tech (+14) 42, Miami 35
— Texas Tech (+10) 45, Oklahoma State 35
— Georgia State (+7) 52, Arkansas State 38
— Central Michigan (+6) 42, Eastern Michigan 16
— Oregon State (+6) 48, UCLA 31
— Ball State (+5) 27, Northern Illinois 20

6) SMU 43, Tulsa 37 OT— Mustangs were down 30-9 after the 3rd quarter, but won in OT after tying the game with 1:02 left in regulation. Rough night for Tulsa’s kicker, who missed three FG’s and an extra point.

5) Louisville 41, Boston College 39— Total yardage was 664-563, Louisville; they kicked a 41-yard FG with 1:13 left for the win. BC QB Grosel completed only 9-24 passes, but threw three TD’s. Eagles lost three of their last four games— they lost last two by total of five points.

4) Arizona 35, Colorado 30— Total yardage was 496-487 Colorado, but they kicked three FG’s and scored three TD’s, while Arizona scored five TD’s.

Not sure why Colorado fired Mike MacIntyre as coach LY, but they did; I’m thinking they made a mistake, but thats their business, not mine.

3) Oregon State 48, UCLA 31— Beavers led this game 21-0 after 6:01 of play; UCLA is now 1-4, and they trailed 49-17 in the one game they won.

2) Cincinnati 27, UCF 24— Knights turned ball over four times (-3); Gabriel was 25-46/297 passing but threw three INT’s- Davis caught 13 balls for 170 yards for UCF, in a losing cause.

1) There are a few teams that are so terrible you should never even think about wagering on them; UMass, Rutgers, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, UNLV.

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NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, October 6


Tampa Bay @ Carolina

Game 77-78
October 6, 2019 @ 5:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
11.034
Carolina
12.510
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(-105); Over

Dallas @ Detroit

Game 81-82
October 6, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
12.631
Detroit
10.161
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 2 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-140
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-140); N/A

Winnipeg @ NY Islanders

Game 79-80
October 6, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
10.790
NY Islanders
12.199
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-130); Over




NHL

Sunday, October 6

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Trend Report
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Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games
Carolina is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Carolina is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Carolina is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Tampa Bay's last 18 games
Tampa Bay is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Carolina
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Carolina
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Tampa Bay is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing on the road against Carolina

Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Dallas Stars
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Detroit

New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 8 games
NY Islanders is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Islanders's last 10 games when playing Winnipeg
NY Islanders is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games
Winnipeg is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
Winnipeg is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games on the road
Winnipeg is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 10 games when playing NY Islanders
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders


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NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, October 6

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TAMPA BAY (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at CAROLINA (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/6/2019, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 27-12 ATS (+12.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 63-25 ATS (+19.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 32-10 ATS (+15.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 22-5 ATS (+13.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 30-8 ATS (+18.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 5-1 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 5-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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WINNIPEG (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/6/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 52-39 ATS (-9.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 22-13 ATS (+7.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 20-6 ATS (+11.5 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 90-128 ATS (-59.1 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 2-2 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 2-2-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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DALLAS (0-2-0-0, 0 pts.) at DETROIT (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/6/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 4-11 ATS (-10.9 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-5 ATS (+19.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 16-14 ATS (+37.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 222-243 ATS (+516.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
DETROIT is 58-58 ATS (-59.2 Units) in home games on Sunday games since 1996.
DETROIT is 459-361 ATS (-183.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-1 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.2 Units)

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TB at CAR 05:00 PM
TB -109
O 6.0

DAL at DET 07:00 PM
O 5.5

WIN at NYI 07:00 PM
WIN +124
O 6.0

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Slavin scores in OT to lift Hurricanes past Lightning
October 6, 2019
By The Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Jaccob Slavin scored at 1:53 of overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night.

The Hurricanes improved to 3-0, overcoming third-period deficits and winning after regulation in each. Carolina won its opener over Montreal in a shootout on Thursday night, then beat Washington in overtime on Saturday night.

Dougie Hamilton, Brett Pesce and Erik Haula also scored for Carolina, and the Hurricanes held the Lightning to just two shots in the final two periods. Petr Mrazek made 10 saves for Carolina.

Tyler Johnson, Kevin Shattenkirk and Steven Stamkos scored in the first period for Tampa Bay, and former Hurricanes goalie Curtis McElhinney made 40 saves.

Hamilton tied it on a power play with 7:12 left in the third period.

Haula's power-play goal, off Hamilton rebound, cut it to 3-2 with 6:11 left in the second.

RED WINGS 4, STARS 3

DETROIT (AP) - Anthony Mantha scored a career-high four goals, breaking a tie with 53.3 seconds left to lift Detroit past Dallas in its home opener.

Mantha scored twice in second and put Detroit up 3-2 early in the third. Roope Hintz pulled Dallas even 33 seconds later with his second goal of the game.

Jonathan Bernier stopped 19 shots to help the Red Wings improve to 2-0.

Tyler Seguin also scored for Dallas, and Anton Khudobin made 29 saves.

ISLANDERS 4, JETS 1

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Josh Bailey, Brock Nelson and Anders Lee scored second-period goals and Thomas Greiss made 35 saves in New York's victory over Winnipeg.

Anthony Beauvillier also scored for New York. Patrik Laine scored for Winnipeg.

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SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY OCTOBER 7, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena
7:05 PM St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena


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NHL OCTOBER BEST BETS AND OPINIONS BASED ON 5 UNITS ( LIKE BASE DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )

DATE....................W-L-T....................%................UNITS

10/06/2019............2-3-0..............40.00%.................-5.95
10/05/2019............8-9-0..............47.06%.................-2.55
10/04/2019............5-3-0..............62.50%.............+10.90
10/03/2019............2-9-0..............18.18%..............-37.50
10/02/2019............3-3-0..............50.00%...............+0.65


TOTALS................20-27-0............42,55%...............-34.45


BEST BETS

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

10/06/2019................0 - 1................-5.00....................2 - 1...............+4.50................-0.50
10/05/2019................1 - 3................-4.55....................7 - 5...............+7.50...............+2.95
10/04/2019................2 - 1...............+6.90....................3 - 2...............+4.00...............+10.90
10/03/2019................0 - 4...............-20.00....................2 - 5...............-17.50...............-37.50
10/02/2019................1 - 1...............+1.65....................2 - 2...............-1.00..................+0.65


TOTALS....................4 - 10...............-21.00...................16 - 15............-2.50.................-23.50

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Monday’s 6-pack

Top six picks for Week 5 in Westgate Super Contest:

6) Ravens -3 (757)- T

5) Packers +3.5 (781)- W

4) Patriots +15.5 (783)- W

3) Buccaneers +3.5 (800)- L

2) Vikings -5.5 (951)- W

1) Bears -5.5 (1,299)- L

2019 record: 16-13-1


Quote of the Day
“No one’s told me anything. I don’t have a concern. If the key works Monday, keep working, go attack the Miami Dolphins and plan on getting our first win next week.”
Redskins’ coach Jay Gruden

RIP to the great comedian Rip Taylor, who passed away Sunday at age 84.

Monday’s quiz
Which two colleges did Russell Wilson play football for?

Sunday’s quiz
Tampa Bay Rays played the Phillies the one time they made the World Series.

Saturday’s quiz
Phil Mickelson is the only pro golfer ever to win $1M+ on the PGA Tour 20 years in a row.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday…….

Ravens 26, Steelers 23 OT:
— Ravens tied game on a FG with 0:10 left, won it on a FG in OT.
— Lamar Jackson’s passing numbers were ordinary, but he also ran for 70 yards.
— Ravens’ first 3 drives: 27 plays, 140 yards, 17 points.
Baltimore’s last 9 drives: 50 plays, 144 yards, 9 points.

— Pitt QB Rudolph got knocked out; rookie Hodges was 7-9/68 in his NFL debut.
— Steelers started 3 drives in Raven territory: FG-FG-FG.
— Pitt still hasn’t run the ball for more than 81 yards in a game this year; they’ve converted only 15-53 third down plays.

Raiders 24, Bears 21:
— Oakland led 17-0 at the half, needed a 97-yard TD drive to win, scoring GW TD with 1:57 left.
— Total yardage was 398-236 Raiders; they lost a fumble on the Bears’ 1-yard line.
— Raiders are now 10-17-2 ATS in last 29 games as a underdog.

— Chicago’s 1st five drives: 19 plays, 29 yards, zero points.
— Chicago’s last five drives: 29 plays, 204 yards, 21 points.
— Bears flew to England Friday, Raiders on Sunday nite; did that matter?

Cardinals 26, Bengals 23:
— Arizona gained 514 yards: 266 running, 248 throwing.
— Murray threw for 253 yards, ran for 93 more; he is this generation’s Michael Vick.
— Cardinals drove 62 yards in six plays, kicked GW 31-yard FG at the gun.

— Bengals trailed 23-9 with 5:00 left, tied game with 2:00 left on a 42-yard pass.
— Last four games, Cincy has been outscored 61-19 in first half.
— Bengals are 4-9 ATS in last 13 games as a home favorite.

Panthers 34, Jaguars 27:
— Jaguars gained 507 yards but lost, losing three fumbles (-3 TO’s)
— Minshew threw for 374 yards, averaged 7.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Jaguars’ last five drives: 40 plays, 264 yards, but only 10 points.

— McCaffrey had 25 touches for 237 yards, three TD’s.
— Carolina is 3-0 with Kyle Allen starting QB; what happens when Newton gets healthy?
— Panthers scored a defensive TD early in 2nd quarter to go ahead, 21-7.

Vikings 28, Giants 10:
— Minnesota scored two TD’s, four FG’s; they punted once.
— Vikings ran ball for 211 yards, outgained Giants 490-211.
— Minnesota is 11-6 ATS in last 17 games as a road favorite.

— Giants covered once in their last eight games as a home underdog.
— Big Blue was 8-16 on 3rd down, are 22-42 in Jones’ three starts.
— Vikings had 12 penalties for 112 yards; Giants five for 45.

Patriots 33, Redskins 7:
— New England has allowed two TD’s on 61 drives; four of their five wins are by 16+ points.
— Patriots held Washington to 75 passing yards.
— Over last 20 years. favorites are 6-2 ATS in Week 5 games if an unbeaten team plays a winless team.

— Redskins had a 65-yard TD run, gained 155 yards on their other 52 plays.
— Washington converted once on their 11 third down plays.
— Last three games, Redskins were outscored 57-13 in the first half.

Eagles 31, Jets 6:
— Jets are 7-13-2 ATS in last 22 games as a road dog, 1-1 this year.
— When NYJ offense was on field, they were outscored 14-6 by Eagle defense.
— Jets lost nine of last 11 post-bye games (3-8 ATS).
— Jets are impossible to evaluate until Darnold gets healthy

— Eagles had ten sacks, held Jets to 1.7 yards/pass attempt.
— This was only 3rd cover for Philly in last 11 games as a home favorite.
— Eagles are first team this year not to allow a play of 20+ yards in a game.

Saints 31, Buccaneers 24:
— Bucs were held to 252 TY, after they gained 499-464 the last two games.
— Fourth time in five games Tampa Bay allowed 31+ points.
— Winston was sacked six times, averaged only 4.8 yards/pass attempt.

— Saints outgained Bucs 457-252, averaged 9.6 yards/pass attempt.
— NO is 13-21-1 ATS in last 35 games as a home favorite.
— Saints are now 3-0 in Bridgewater’s starts.

Texans 53, Falcons 32:
— Scores like this get coaches fired; Falcons are 8-13 SU in their last 21 games.
— Atlanta actually led this game 17-16 at halftime.
— Falcons are 1-9 ATS in last ten games as a road underdog, 0-13 ATS in last 13 games vs AFC opponents.

— Fuller caught 14 balls for 217 yards, three TD’s; he was started in only 11% of ESPN fantasy leagues this week.
— Watson threw for 426 yards, averaged 12.9 yards/pass attempt.
— Houston scored 37 2nd half points, converted 10-13 3rd down plays.

Bills 14, Titans 7:
— Buffalo is 4-1, would be the #1 Wild Card if the playoffs started today (they don’t).
— Only second win for Bills in their last six visits to Nashville.
— Under McDermott, Buffalo is 9-6-1 ATS as a road underdog, 7-4-1 in games wth spread of 3 or fewer points.

— Tennessee was 0-4 on field goals, which was a problem.
— Mariota threw one TD pass that was called back; he ran over the line before he threw.
— Under Vrabel, Tennessee is 1-4 ATS as a home favorite.

Broncos 20, Chargers 13:
— Denver’s first two drives: 12 plays, 156 yards, 14 points.
— Denver’s last nine drives: 45 plays, 164 yards, six points.
— Broncos held Chargers to 35 yards on 16 running plays.

— Chargers didn’t score an offensive TD; their only TD was a punt return.
— LA had ball in red zone four times, scored total of only three points.
— Chargers are 2-8 ATS in last ten games as a home favorite, 0-3 this year.

Packers 34, Cowboys 24:
— Green Bay led this game 31-3 in third quarter, then hung on for dear life.
— Packers won both their road games, quality wins at Chicago/Dallas.
— Green Bay won eight of last nine series games, winning last four visits here, scoring 34+ points in all four games.

— Dallas outgained Packers 563-335, but was -3 (0-3) in turnovers.
— Prescott threw for 463 yards; Cooper caught 11 balls for 226 yards.
— Dallas is still 5-3-1 ATS in its last nine games as a home favorite.

Colts 19, Chiefs 13
— Indy ran ball for 180 yards, ran 74 plays, to 57 for Chiefs.
— Colts covered six of last eight games as a road underdog.
— Colts have now won eight of last ten visits to Arrowhead.

— Chiefs ran the ball for only 36 yards on 14 carries.
— KC’s last seven drives: 35 plays, 150 yards, three points.
— Mahomes tweaked his ankle, was hobbling in the second half.

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83ST LOUIS -84 TORONTO
ST LOUIS are 21-10 ATS (17.5 Units) in road games vs. winning teams over the last 2 seasons.

85BUFFALO -86 COLUMBUS
BUFFALO is 5-17 ATS (-11.8 Units) in road games vs. losing teams over the last 2 seasons.




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Long Sheet

Monday, October 7

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ST LOUIS (1-0-0-1, 3 pts.) at TORONTO (2-0-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 50-60 ATS (+149.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 283-202 ATS (+28.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 40-26 ATS (+12.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 154-155 ATS (-53.6 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-0 (+4.5 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 4-0-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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BUFFALO (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) at COLUMBUS (0-2-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 5-17 ATS (+28.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 4-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 4-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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NHL

Monday, October 7

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Trend Report
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Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Columbus is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 8 games
Columbus is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Columbus is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games at home
Columbus is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Columbus is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo
Columbus is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Columbus's last 11 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games
Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games
Buffalo is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Buffalo is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
Buffalo is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Columbus
Buffalo is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Buffalo's last 11 games when playing on the road against Columbus

Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Toronto is 2-12-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against St. Louis
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Toronto
St. Louis is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Toronto


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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, October 7


St. Louis @ Toronto

Game 83-84
October 7, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
11.234
Toronto
12.757
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-130); Under

Buffalo @ Columbus

Game 85-86
October 7, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
12.979
Columbus
9.244
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-120
6
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+100); Under

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 7
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

STL at TOR 07:00 PM
STL +115
U 6.0

BUF at CLB 07:00 PM
BUF +105
O 6.0

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Texier scores in OT, Blue Jackets beat Sabres 4-3
October 7, 2019
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Rookie Alexandre Texier scored 2:08 into overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.

Texier beat Linus Ullmark from the right circle off a quick pass from Nick Foligno to give the Blue Jackets their first win of the season.

Victor Olofsson scored for the Sabres, who had pulled the goalie on the power play to create a 6-on-4 advantage, with 1:14 left in the game to tie the score and force the extra period.

Foligno, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Cam Atkinson also scored for the Blue Jackets, who had dropped their first two games of the season by a combined 10-3 score. They outshot Buffalo 44-18.

Joonas Korpisalo had 15 saves for Columbus.

Marcus Johansson and Jeff Skinner also scored for Buffalo and Ullmark, making his first start of the season, had 40 saves.

Bjorkstrand, playing in his 200th NHL game, got his first goal of the season with 1:51 left in the first when he grabbed a carom off the back boards and shot from a sharp angle, bouncing the puck in off Ullmark's back.

The Blue Jackets struck again quickly when Atkinson - just 9 seconds into a power play - scored from the bottom of the right circle off a sharp behind-the-net feed from Alexander Wennberg.

Early in the second period, it was Buffalo's turn to capitalize on a power play. Johansson, signed as an unrestricted free agent in the summer, got his first goal with the Sabres on a one-timer from the right circle to cut Columbus' lead to 2-1.

Skinner tied the score for Buffalo later in the second when he picked Ryan Murray's pocket in the defensive zone on the Blue Jackets' transition and rifled a shot past Korpisalo from 30 feet.

Foligno batted in a bouncing puck amid heavy traffic to give Columbus the lead again on a power play 6:46 into the third.

NOTES: Columbus F Sonny Milano replaced Josh Anderson, who was injured Saturday in a 7-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. ... Blue Jackets D Markus Nutivaara replaced Dean Kukan after being a healthy scratch Saturday. ... Columbus rookie F Emil Bemstrom got his first NHL point with an assist on Foligno's goal.

UP NEXT

Sabres: Host Montreal on Wednesday night.

Blue Jackets: Host Anaheim on Friday night.


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Pietrangelo scores tiebreaker, Blues beat Maple Leafs 3-2
October 7, 2019
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TORONTO (AP) Alex Pietrangelo scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night.

Oskar Sundqvist and Brayden Schenn also scored for the defending champions, who have earned points in their first three games this season (2-0-1). Jordan Binnington stopped 32 shots.

Frederik Gauthier and William Nylander scored for Toronto, which has dropped two straight (2-1-1). Frederik Andersen finished with 26 saves.

The Blues scored the decisive goal at 7:51 of the third when David Perron found a pinching Pietrangelo, who beat a down-and-out Andersen from a tight angle at the bottom of the faceoff circle for his second of the season. Pietrangelo also earned his 400th career point and 23rd game-winner to break a tie with Al MacInnis for the most by a defenseman in franchise history.

St. Louis had a chance to add to its lead when Toronto defenseman Jake Muzzin went off for slashing with 4:57 left, but the a(;e Leafs had the best chance when Binnington robbed Ilya Mikheyev with his right pad off the rush.

Toronto pressed with Andersen on the bench for the extra skater, but couldn't find a way past Binnington and the Blues' stout, battle-tested defense.

The Blues opened the scoring at 8:30 of the second when Sundqvist - the Blues' fourth-line center - moved in on Andersen and fired a slap shot from the top of the faceoff circle.

The Maple Leafs tied it when Jason Spezza batted a puck out of the air to Gauthier, who banged in his second of the season with 8:26 left.

Fans at Scotiabank barely had a chance to sit back down when they were on their feet again 24 seconds later when Nylander finished off a beautiful passing play with Cody Ceci and Andreas Johnsson for his second.

St. Louis, which went from last in the overall standings in January to winning the franchise's first Stanley Cup in June, pushed back late in the period and tied it with 47.3 seconds left on the clock when Schenn beat Andersen between the pads after Toronto defenseman Morgan Rielly turned the puck over.

Binningtong was helped out by two posts in a busy first period.

Toronto center Alexander Kerfoot hit the post just two minutes in after moving in alone on Binnington. Andersen snapped his glove out at the other end to deny Schenn after the Maple Leafs were caught running around in the defensive zone for an extended period.

Auston Matthews, who had five goals in three games to open the season, then rang another shot off the post behind Binnington on a Toronto power play before Nylander couldn't quite control a loose puck with the St. Louis goalie down and out.

NOTES: Last season, Nylander didn't get his second goal until his 24th game following a long contract impasse that dragged into December. ... Spezza was a healthy scratch for two of Toronto's first three games. He suited up at home for the first time and registered his first point with the Maple Leafs after signing for the league minimum in free agency on July 1. .. Binnington, a native of nearby Richmond Hill, Ontario, made his first-ever start at Scotiabank Arena after not grabbing the No. 1 job in St. Louis until early January last season. The 26-year-old did beat Toronto 3-2 in overtime at Enterprise Center on Feb. 19.

UP NEXT

Blues: At Ottawa on Thursday night.

Maple Leafs: Host Tampa Bay on Thursday night.

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SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY OCTOBER 8, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers BB&T Center
7:05 PM Dallas Stars Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
7:05 PM Edmonton Oilers New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum
7:05 PM Winnipeg Jets Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena
7:35 PM Anaheim Ducks Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
8:05 PM San Jose Sharks Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena
9:05 PM Los Angeles Kings Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome
10:05 PM Boston Bruins Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena


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NHL OCTOBER BEST BETS AND OPINIONS BASED ON 5 UNITS ( LIKE BASE DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )

DATE....................W-L-T....................%................UNITS

10/07/2019............3-1-0..............75.00%..............+10.75
10/06/2019............2-3-0..............40.00%.................-5.95
10/05/2019............8-9-0..............47.06%.................-2.55
10/04/2019............5-3-0..............62.50%.............+10.90
10/03/2019............2-9-0..............18.18%..............-37.50
10/02/2019............3-3-0..............50.00%...............+0.65


TOTALS................23-28-0............45.09%...............-23.70


BEST BETS

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


10/07/2019................1 - 1...............+0.75....................2 - 0...............+10.00..............+10.75
10/06/2019................0 - 1................-5.00....................2 - 1...............+4.50...................-0.50
10/05/2019................1 - 3................-4.55....................7 - 5...............+7.50..................+2.95
10/04/2019................2 - 1...............+6.90....................3 - 2...............+4.00................+10.90
10/03/2019................0 - 4...............-20.00....................2 - 5...............-17.50................-37.50
10/02/2019................1 - 1...............+1.65....................2 - 2...............-1.00...................+0.65


TOTALS....................5 - 11...............-20.25...................18 - 15............+7.50.................-12.75

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Tuesday’s 6-pack

Interesting spreads for this week’s college football:

— Oklahoma (-10) vs Texas

— Iowa State (-9.5) @ West Virginia

— Washington State @ Arizona State (-2.5)

— Washington (-5.5) @ Arizona

— Cincinnati (-7) @ Houston

— Penn State (-3.5) @ Iowa


Quote of the Day
“I thought he represented himself well. He gave us a chance. Gotta tip your cap to him. You’re talking about a guy who didn’t make our opening 53 and all of his things, we know his story. But you also got to acknowledge that he’s done some good things at every step along the way through the team developing process when given an opportunity and that’s why he’s in the position that he’s in and that’s probably why he made the positive showing as positive as he did today.”
Mike Tomlin, talking about his new QB, Devlin Hodges

Tuesday’s quiz
Which NFL team was the first to both win and lose a Super Bowl?

Monday’s quiz
Russell Wilson played college football for NC State, Wisconsin.

Sunday’s quiz
Tampa Bay Rays played the Phillies the one time they made the World Series.

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Tuesday’s List of 13: Nobody asked me, but……

13) 49ers 31, Browns 3— Monday at the Mirage Casino here in Las Vegas, someone wagered $120K to win $52K on the 49ers’ money line in this game. Good night for that guy.

— Mayfield completed 8-22 passes for 100 yards; a WR did drop an easy TD that turned into an INT when game was 14-3, but still, he had a miserable night.
— Total yardage was 446-180; luckily for TV networks, only one more primetime game for the overrated Browns.

12) Patrick Mahomes tweaked his ankle Sunday night when one of his own linemen stepped on the ankle while he was pass blocking.

Colts’ defense blitzed on 41.9% of Kansas City’s dropbacks, and they were effective.

11) Redskins fired coach Jay Gruden early Monday morning, which won’t help anything; he was 35-49-1 in Washington, with one playoff appearance.

Washington’ problem is that their owner is horrendous and he meddles; here are the Redskins’ head coaches since Daniel Snyder bought the ball club in 1999:

1994-2000: Norv Turner 50-60-1
2001: Marty Schottenheimer 8-8
2002-03: Steve Spurrier 12-20
2004-07: Joe Gibbs 31-36
2008-09: Jm Zorn 12-20
2010-13: Mike Shanahan 24-41
2014-19: Jay Gruden 35-49-1

Bill Callahan is the Redskins’ interim coach; he also replaced Jon Gruden as the Raiders’ coach when Gruden jumped to the Buccaneers.

10) Steelers kicked off to start overtime Sunday, which is very unusual, since a TD on the first possession ends the game. Ravens punted on their first drive, so it didn’t come into play, and Mike Tomlin was celebrating like they won the game when Baltimore punted, but Steelers fumbled and lost the game anyway.

Will be interesting to see how the Pittsburgh media deals with Tomlin if he has his first losing season as a head coach- they’re 1-4 right now, with the 3rd-string QB starting for a while.

9) Oregon State executed a drop kick/onside kick against UCLA Saturday; was pretty cool to see, and it worked like a charm. Beavers led 21-0 before first quarter was half over.

8) With Devlin Hodges expected to start at QB for the Steelers in LA Sunday, Paxton Lynch, a former 1st round draft pick of the Broncos, is going to be Hodges’ backup.

7) Quote of the Day, part II:
“I (bleep)ing love this!!!!”
Younger guy sitting in front of me the other night in the Aria sportsbook; he was just sitting there taking in all the action, when a couple of his bets won, he started yelling. Good stuff.

6) Blue Ribbon Basketball’s preseason top 6 teams:
Michigan State, Kentucky, Kansas, Duke, Florida, Louisville

5) Tampa Bay 10, Astros 3— Rays drew 32,251 for a 1:00 playoff game, and the TV guys were raving about what a great crowd it was. These teams play Game 4 at 4;30 tomorrow, will be interesting to see what they draw for that game.

4) Cardinals 5, Braves 4 (10)— Molina tied game with an 8th inning single, then won it with a sac fly in the 10th. Decisive Game 5 is Wednesday in Atlanta.

3) Tennessee Titans cut kicker Cairo Santos Monday, after he went 0-4 on field goals in their ugly 14-7 home loss to Buffalo Sunday; they’re expected to sign former Bears’ K Cody Parkey to replace Santos.

2) Kansas Jayhawks fired their offensive coordinator Sunday after only six games; you wonder what thats all about. The new OC has a small-college background- the NAIA team he coached LY averaged 55 ppg and 540.3 yards/game.

Jayhawks rank 101st nationally in scoring, 102nd in yards gained, 104th in passing and 116th in first downs per game.

Remember that college assistant coaches are equal parts tacticians/recruiters; players win games, and Kansas is obviously behind its Big X opponents in talent level.

1) Michael D. Smith posted this on Twitter Sunday:

2004 draft class ranked by career passing yards:
56,545 Ben Roethlisberger
56,537 Eli Manning
56,121 Philip Rivers
24,887 Matt Schaub
6,271 JP Losman
2,370 Luke McCown
929 Jim Sorgi
718 Craig Krenzel
342 John Navarre
195 Cody Pickett
136 Matt Mauck
53 Larry Fitzgerald