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Price, Mete, Suzuki help Canadiens beat Wild 4-0
October 17, 2019
By The Associated Press

MONTREAL (AP) Carey Price made 17 saves for his first shutout of the season and Victor Mete and Nick Suzuki scored their first NHL goals in a first-period burst in the Montreal Canadiens' 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

Joel Armia and Brendan Gallagher also scored and Nick Cousins had an assist in his Montreal debut to help the Canadiens improve to 3-2-2. The 32-year-old Price has 45 career shutouts.

Alex Stalock stopped 28 shots for the reeling Wild. They dropped to 1-6-0.

Playing his 127th NHL game, the 21-year-old Mete opened the scoring with 5:23 left in the first. He found space in the slot, took a backhand pass from Cousins from behind the net and beat Stalock to the glove side. That ended the longest goal drought to start a career in Canadiens history, a mark previously held by Mike Komisarek at 122 games.

Armia connected on a 5-on-3 power play with 2:28 left, and Suzuki scored with 37 seconds remaining in the period. Gallagher finished the scoring in the third period.

ISLANDERS 3, JETS 1

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Mathew Barzal scored two second-period goals and Semyon Varlamov made 32 saves in New York's victory over Winnipeg.

Josh Bailey scored into an empty net on a power play with 27 seconds left in the third period to cap New York's third straight victory and seal Winnipeg's third loss in a row.

Nikolaj Ehlers had a power-play goal for Winnipeg and Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves.

The Islanders didn't get their sixth shot until 7:41 of the second period - and it was a power-play goal by Barzal that tied it 16 seconds after Dmitry Kulikov went to the penalty box for tripping.

Barzal broke the tie with 17 seconds remaining in the second period.

CANUCKS 4, BLUES 3, SO

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Josh Leivo scored the lone shootout goal and Thatcher Demko stopped 31 shots in Vancouver's victory over St. Louis.

Leivo lifted a shot over Jordan Binnington in the bottom half of the sixth shootout round. Bo Horvat, J.T. Miller and Micheal Ferland scored in regulation for the Canucks.

Vladimir Tarasenko, Alex Pietrangelo and Robby Fabbri scored for the defending Stanley Cup champion Blues. They have lost three in a row.

LIGHTNING 4, BRUINS 3, SO

BOSTON (AP) - Steven Stamkos scored the lone goal in the shootout to lift Tampa Bay past Boston.

After the first three shooters for both sides failed, Stamkos put a wrist shot past Tuukka Rask. Andrei Vasilevskiy then stopped Jake DeBrusk.

Brayden Point, Mathieu Joseph and Kevin Shattenkirk scored in regulation for Tampa Bay and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 33 saves. David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist, and Patrice Bergeron added a goal for Boston. Boston three goals came on power plays.

COYOTES 5, PREDATORS 2

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Phil Kessel scored his first two goals for Arizona, and Christian Dvorak scored his third goal in two games in the Coyotes' victory over Nashville.

Arizona, 3-0-1 in its last four games, went 3 for 6 on the power play. Darcy Kuemper stopped 23 shots and set a franchise record by allowing no more than two goals in 12 consecutive games. Jakob Chychrun added his first goal of the season. Dante Fabbro and Nick Bonino scored for the Predators.

DEVILS 5, RANGERS 2

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Kyle Palmieri and Myles Wood scored in the second period and New Jersey held off New York for its their first victory of the season.

Blake Coleman, Nikita Gusev and P.K. Subban also scored and Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves to help the Devils improve to 1-4-2. Tony DeAngelo and Jesper Fast scored for the Rangers.

FLAMES 5, RED WINGS 1

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Sam Bennett, Derek Ryan and Mark Giordano scored in a 5:18 span of the third period to break open a close game in Calgary's victory over Detroit.

Bennett gave Calgary a 3-1 lead at 3:29, Ryan connected at 4:57 and Giordano added a power-play goal at 8:47. Andrew Mangiapane and Elias Lindholm also scored and David Rittich made 27 saves.

Darren Helm scored for Detroit. The Red Wings have lost three.

G.KNIGHTS 3, SENATORS 2

COYOTES 5, PREDATORS 2

BUFFALO 3, KINGS 0

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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


10/17/2019............5-9-0.............35.71%..............-22.80
10/16/2019............5-7-0.............41.67%...............-10.95
10/15/2019............3-5-2.............37.50%...............-11.00
10/14/2019............5-1-0.............83.33%..............+20.60
10/13/2019............1-5-0.............16.67%...............-21.10
10/12/2019............9-8-0.............52.94%...............+3.45
10/11/2019............2-3-0.............40.00%................-4.95
10/10/2019............8-6-1.............57.14%................+8.60
10/09/2019............1-4-0.............20.00%................-16.00
10/08/2019............8-5-0..............61.53%...............+17.75
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................70-81-1...............46.35%.................-61.10


best bets

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


10/17/2019................3 - 2...............+5.70....................2 - 7.............-28.50................-22.80
10/16/2019................1 - 5...............-19.95...................4 - 2.............+9.00.................-10.95
10/15/2019................1 - 2...............-4.50.....................2 - 3.............-6.50..................-11.00
10/14/2019................2 - 1...............+5.60....................3 - 0.............+15.00...............+20.60
10/13/2019................1 - 2...............-4,60.....................1 - 2..............-6.00..................-10.60
10/12/2019................2 - 3...............-4.05.....................6 - 6..............-3.00..................-7.05
10/11/2019................2 - 0...............+11.55..................0 - 3..............-16.50.................-4.95
10/10/2019................2 - 1...............+0.60....................6 - 4..............+8.00.................+8.60
10/09/2019................1 - 1...............+2.60....................1 - 1...............-0.50.................+2.10
10/08/2019................4 - 1...............+20.70..................4 - 4...............-2.00.................+18.70
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......................20 - 29..............-6.60...................47 - 47............-23.50....................30.10

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Over/under win totals for the NBA this season:

33.5— Bulls

31.5— Thunder

27.5— Knicks, Grizzlies

26.5— Wizards

24.5— Cavaliers

23.5— Hornets


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

13) Chiefs 30, Broncos 6:
— Costly win; star QB Mahomes left in 2nd quarter with an injured knee.
— Word is that Mahomes dislocated his knee; an MRI will show if there was any ligament damage.
— Chiefs broke game open with a defensive TD when they were leading 13-6.

— Denver’s offense stunk; Troy Aikman seemed annoyed with Joe Flacco’s effort.
— Broncos missed an easy FG, failed on a fake punt; not their best night.
— Denver is 13-26 in its last 39 games.

12) Houston 8, New York 3— Astros grab a 3-1 series lead, with Verlander/Cole in line to pitch the next two games.

11) Chiefs’ backup QB is Matt Moore, who is 15-15 as an NFL starter in his 11 years in the NFL, mostly with the Dolphins. He’s started only five games since 2012.

My lasting memory of Moore was on HBO’s Hard Knocks, when he was talking to then-rookie QB Ryan Tannehill, who said he didn’t know who the other three teams in the AFC East were.

“How can you not know that?!?!” Moore was as incredulous as I was.

10) How would you like to be Gerrit Cole’s agent? Cole hasn’t lost a game since May 22; Astros won his last 16 starts and after the World Series Cole will be a free agent. He earned $13.5M this year, figures to more than double that going forward. 3% (agents’ fee) of $27M is $810,000.

9) Next two years, by the way, Astros are on the hook with Zack Greinke at $35M a year, and Justin Verlander at $33M a year. 3% of $35M is $1.05M.

8) UCLA 34, Stanford 16— Cardinals fall to 3-4; they’re down to their #3 QB and are in danger of their first losing season since 2008.

7) QB Brock Osweiler retired from the NFL this week, with a career record of 15-15 and career earnings of $41,396,679. Being a backup QB is profitable work.

6) In September, state of Pennsylvania took in $194.5M in sports bets, wth $19.3M in revenue, with 81.2% of the bets via online/mobile wagers.

5) Duke’s basketball team is allergic to true road games, but they seem to like Madison Square Garden in NYC:
Nov 5-6: Duke vs. Kansas…….Michigan State vs. Kentucky
Nov 21-22: Duke vs Cal……..Georgetown vs Texas

4) Mets told Brooklyn Cyclones’ manager Edgardo Alfonzo that his contract won’t be renewed, even though he won the New York-Penn League championship this season. Go figure.

3) Atlantic 14, Mountain West will have a challenge series next (2020-21) basketball season, which should help their non-conference schedules; MW recently had the same thing with the MVC. Hopefully some of the games will find their way to TV (CBS College Sports?)

2) Sill trying to process that John Beilein is coaching the Cleveland Cavaliers; would love to know how guys like him, Billy Donovan, Brad Stevens compare coaching NBA with college ball.

1) Personal update; my eye operation will be Wednesday, which means that this site will get its first extended downtime since 2001 for a week or so, starting next week.

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59COLORADO -60 FLORIDA
FLORIDA is 6-22 ATS (-18.2 Units) after a road game where both teams score 3 or more goals in the last 3 seasons.

61DALLAS -62 PITTSBURGH
Jim Montgomery is 10-3 ATS (6.7 Units) in road games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread (Coach of DALLAS)

61DALLAS -62 PITTSBURGH
DALLAS are 10-3 ATS (6.7 Units) in road games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

63NY RANGERS -64 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 103-60 ATS (35.6 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the last 3 seasons.

65COLUMBUS -66 CHICAGO
COLUMBUS are 17-5 ATS (11.5 Units) in road games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days over the last 2 seasons.

67DETROIT -68 EDMONTON
DETROIT is 14-13 ATS (12.7 Units) against good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

69CAROLINA -70 ANAHEIM
CAROLINA is 4-15 ATS (-12.9 Units) versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

69CAROLINA -70 ANAHEIM
Rod Brind Amour is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game (Coach of CAROLINA)

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NHL

Friday, October 18

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Trend Report
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Florida Panthers
Florida is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Florida's last 16 games
Florida is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing Colorado
Florida is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Colorado's last 16 games on the road
Colorado is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Florida
Colorado is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida

Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Pittsburgh's last 21 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing Dallas
Pittsburgh is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Dallas
Dallas Stars
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Dallas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games on the road
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh
Dallas is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh

Washington Capitals
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games
NY Rangers is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
NY Rangers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Rangers is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
NY Rangers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
NY Rangers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
NY Rangers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington

Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Chicago is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Chicago's last 23 games at home
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
Chicago is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Columbus
Chicago is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing at home against Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Columbus is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
Columbus is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Columbus's last 12 games
Columbus is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Columbus is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Columbus's last 20 games on the road
Columbus is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Columbus is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing Chicago
Columbus is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago

Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Edmonton is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games
Edmonton is 7-14 ATS in its last 21 games at home
Edmonton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Edmonton is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Edmonton is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games when playing Detroit
Edmonton is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Detroit is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing Edmonton
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Detroit is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton

Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Anaheim is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Anaheim's last 9 games at home
Anaheim is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Carolina
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Carolina
Anaheim is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Carolina is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games
Carolina is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Carolina is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Carolina's last 13 games on the road
Carolina is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Carolina is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Carolina is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim

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NHL
Dunkel

Friday, October 18


Colorado @ Florida

Game 59-60
October 18, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
12.514
Florida
10.173
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 2 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-125
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+105); Over

Dallas @ Pittsburgh

Game 61-62
October 18, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
9.683
Pittsburgh
14.189
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 4 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-140
6
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-140); Under

NY Rangers @ Washington

Game 63-64
October 18, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
9.550
Washington
12.258
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-200
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-200); Under

Columbus @ Chicago

Game 65-66
October 18, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
11.589
Chicago
10.617
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-145
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(+125); Under

Detroit @ Edmonton

Game 67-68
October 18, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
9.001
Edmonton
12.461
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-200
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(-200); Over

Carolina @ Anaheim

Game 69-70
October 18, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
10.569
Anaheim
12.168
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(+105); Over

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NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, October 18

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COLORADO (5-0-0-1, 11 pts.) at FLORIDA (2-2-0-2, 6 pts.) - 10/18/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 98-88 ATS (+195.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 147-147 ATS (+318.3 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 132-111 ATS (+254.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 91-127 ATS (-60.3 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-1 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 3-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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DALLAS (1-6-0-1, 3 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (5-2-0-0, 10 pts.) - 10/18/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 1-7 ATS (-6.8 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 1-7 ATS (-6.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
DALLAS is 27-42 ATS (-21.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 223-245 ATS (+519.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 3-1-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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NY RANGERS (2-2-0-0, 4 pts.) at WASHINGTON (4-2-0-2, 10 pts.) - 10/18/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 0-10 ATS (+16.4 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 121-83 ATS (+230.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 136-134 ATS (+292.8 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-1 (+6.0 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-1-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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COLUMBUS (3-3-0-0, 6 pts.) at CHICAGO (1-2-0-1, 3 pts.) - 10/18/2019, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 23-14 ATS (+37.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 187-171 ATS (+368.8 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 66-75 ATS (-43.2 Units) in home games on Friday nights since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 2-2 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 2-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS 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=-0.1 Units)

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DETROIT (3-4-0-0, 6 pts.) at EDMONTON (6-1-0-0, 12 pts.) - 10/18/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 18-16 ATS (+40.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 19-27 ATS (-9.2 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 120-141 ATS (-77.0 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
EDMONTON is 15-21 ATS (-14.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 84-99 ATS (-76.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 2-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 2-2-0 straight up against DETROIT 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=-0.3 Units)

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CAROLINA (6-2-0-0, 12 pts.) at ANAHEIM (5-2-0-0, 10 pts.) - 10/18/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 145-237 ATS (+429.7 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
CAROLINA is 78-139 ATS (+244.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 45-23 ATS (+68.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 262-217 ATS (+6.8 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 455-465 ATS (-76.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 3-1 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 3-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA 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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by: Monty Andrews


OIL SLICK

The Detroit Red Wings might want to employ three defensemen at once Friday night as they face the unenviable task of stopping the Edmonton Oilers. Connor McDavid and Co. are ripping through the NHL right now with six wins in their opening seven games, and are considerable favorites against a Red Wings team that faced the Calgary Flames a night earlier.

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have combined for 32 points through the first seven games, and should threaten another multi-point showing against Detroit; we like the Over here, as well as literally any point prop involving these two.


BIG, BAD BRUINS

The Toronto Maple Leafs have no doubt had their fill of the Boston Bruins – but alas, they have to face them at least four times this season, starting with Saturday's encounter at Air Canada Centre. There are two trends working in the Bruins' favor heading into this one, with the road team having won three of the past four meetings and Boston owning a 3-1 SU record over that stretch.

Combine these trends with the Maple Leafs having lost one of their top offensive players (more on that later), and it's a fine recipe for a Boston SU victory; alternatively, you can opt for the Bruins on the +1.5 puckline if you want something safer.


KINGS OF THE ROAD

Home ice hasn't been much of an advantage at all for the Calgary Flames or Los Angeles Kings in their recent head-to-head series, which bodes well for the Flames heading into Saturday's tilt at Staples Center. The road team is a sizzling 8-3 SU in the last 11 encounters between the Pacific Division Rivals, and has outscored the home side by an absurd 14-5 margin in the past three games.

It's also notable that the Kings' 17 home victories last season were the second-fewest of any Western Conference team, while the Flames led the West and ranked second in the NHL with 24 road wins.


WHAT TIME IS IT?

You could hardly blame the Vancouver Canucks for wanting a little Frosted Flakes as their pre-game meal for Sunday's meeting with the host New York Rangers. This game carries a 1 p.m. ET start time, which translates to 10 a.m. local time for the West Coast-based Canucks.

While there isn't a long history of super-early starts for Vancouver, the Canucks did play two games last season that began this early; they lost them both, while getting outscored 8-3 in the process. Not only do we favor the Rangers to win this one outright, we see the Canucks coming in Under their team goal total.


GOALIE PROFILE: DEVAN DUBNYK, MINNESOTA WILD

It feels like a lifetime ago that Dubnyk was a finalist for the Hart and Vezina Trophies. The veteran netminder is off to a dreadful start to the 2019-20 campaign heading into the weekend, and could see himself losing playing time to backup Alex Stalock as a result.

Not only has Dubnyk lost all five of his starts to open the season, he has has surrendered four or more goals in four of them while getting pulled from a 7-4 loss to Pittsburgh on Oct. 12 after getting torched for five goals on just 23 shots. If you see Dubnyk starting for Minnesota, lean toward the opposing team – at least, until Dubnyk gets things sorted out.


INJURY UPDATE, JOHN TAVARES, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

The Maple Leafs' offensive attack has taken a significant hit after Tavares suffered a broken finger in Wednesday's 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild. Tavares, who scored a goal in the win, is expected to miss the next two weeks, putting even more pressure on No. 1 center Auston Matthews to keep the offense humming.

Tavares has three goals and four assists through the first eight games of the season after scoring 40 goals in his first year with the hometown Maple Leafs. Look for Matthews to see an uptick in playing time as a result, making him an even better goals prop option.


HAT TRICK TRENDS

• Games that have gone to extra time have been largely low-scoring affairs over the previous seven days. Overtime and shootout results have gone below the total eight of nine times this past week, with 24 total Unders compared to 23 Overs in the same span. The Over play is still a slightly better option for the season at 52.2 percent.

• Hot starts from the Oilers, Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres have moved all three teams significantly higher in the Stanley Cup futures odds. The Oilers have jumped to +2200 to win the championship, up from +3300 to open the season. Carolina has vaulted from +3300 to +2000, while the Sabres have seen the biggest move, from +6600 all the way to +3300.

• When some teams rise up the odds, others have to fall – and the Dallas Stars have taken one of the biggest tumbles of any team in the league. The Stars opened the season at +1600 to win the Stanley Cup, the seventh-best odds in the league. But a 1-6-1 start to the campaign has dropped Dallas all the way down to +2800, behind 16 other clubs.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DAL at PIT 07:00 PM
U 6.0

NYR at WAS 07:00 PM
O 6.5

COL at FLA 07:00 PM
COL +121
O 6.5

CLB at CHI 08:30 PM
CLB +115
O 6.5

DET at EDM 09:00 PM
DET +168
O 6.5

CAR at ANA 10:00 PM
U 5.5

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MacKinnon scores in OT, Avalanche beat Panthers 5-4
October 18, 2019
By The Associated Press

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Nathan MacKinnon scored 3:03 into overtime to give the Colorado Avalanche their sixth victory in seven games this season, 5-4 over the Florida Panthers on Friday night.

Playing after sustaining a leg injury Wednesday night in an overtime loss to Pittsburgh, MacKinnon beat Sergei Bobrovsky to the glove side.

Andre Burakovsky scored twice, Joonas Donskoi had a goal and two assists, Matt Nieto also scored and Philipp Grubauer stopped 40 shots for Colorado. Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice for Florida, Brett Connolly and Frank Vatrano added goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 36 saves.

Connolly gave the Panthers a 4-3 lead with 5:55 left in the second, and Burakovsky tied it 16 seconds later when he banged in a rebound.

OILERS 2, RED WINGS 1

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - James Neal and Ethan Bear scored, Mikko Koskinen made 25 saves and Edmonton beat Detroit to regain sole possession of the overall NHL lead.

Darnell Nurse had two assists to help the Oilers improve to 7-1-0. Mike Green scored for Detroit. Coming off a 5-1 loss at Calgary on Thursday night, the Red Wings have lost four in a row to drop to 3-5-0.

Neal opened the scoring eight minutes into the second period when a long rebound came out to him for his NHL-leading ninth goal of the season. He has already surpassed the seven goals he had last season with the Calgary Flames.

BLACKHAWKS 3, BLUE JACKETS 2, OT

CHICAGO (AP) - Jonathan Toews scored 46 seconds into overtime, Robin Lehner made 37 saves and Chicago beat Columbus.

Toews drove to the net and knocked a rebound of Patrick Kane's shot from the right circle past Elvis Merzlikins to give Chicago its second straight win. It was Toews' first goal of the season.

Alex DeBrincat tied it at 2 with a power-play goal midway through the third period. Drake Caggiula also scored for Chicago, and Kane had with two assists. Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his third goal in four games and Markus Nutivaara connected early in the third for the Blue Jackets.

DUCKS 4, HURRICANES 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Adam Henrique and Troy Terry scored in the first period, Ryan Miller made 22 saves and Anaheim remained unbeaten at home.

Carter Rowney scored a short-handed goal to put the Ducks up 4-0 early in the second period, chasing Carolina goalie Petr Mrazek. Jakob Silfverberg also scored in the second period for the Ducks, who are off to a 6-2-0 start under new coach Dallas Eakins after missing the playoffs last spring for the first time since 2012.

Haydn Fleury scored his first NHL goal for the Hurricanes, who lost in two of their three stops on a California road swing after a 5-1-0 start to the season. Erik Haula scored the Canes' opening goal before leaving with an injury from a check by Anaheim's Josh Manson.

CAPITALS 5, RANGERS 2

WASHINGTON (AP) - John Carlson added three assists to his historic start, T.J. Oshie scored two power-play goals and Washington beat New York.

Carlson assisted on one of Oshie's goals and scores by Nic Dowd and Michal Kempny in the Czech defenseman's return from a hamstring injury. With 17 points, Carlson tied Edmonton captain Connor McDavid for most in the NHL, and he leads the league with 14 assists.

Garnet Hathaway also scored for Washington, and Braden Holtby stopped 26 shots.

Pavel Buchnevich and Artemi Panarin scored for New York. Henrik Lundqvist stopped Jakub Vrana on a penalty shot and made 29 saves

PENGUINS 4, STARS 2

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Kris Letang scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and added an empty-netter to help Pittsburgh beat Dallas for its fifth straight victory.

Jared McCann and Patric Hornqvist also scored for Pittsburgh and Matt Murray made 22 saves.

Roope Hintz and John Klingberg scored for Dallas.

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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

10/18/2019............3-5-1............37.50%...............-10.45
10/17/2019............5-9-0.............35.71%..............-22.80
10/16/2019............5-7-0.............41.67%...............-10.95
10/15/2019............3-5-2.............37.50%...............-11.00
10/14/2019............5-1-0.............83.33%..............+20.60
10/13/2019............1-5-0.............16.67%...............-21.10
10/12/2019............9-8-0.............52.94%...............+3.45
10/11/2019............2-3-0.............40.00%................-4.95
10/10/2019............8-6-1.............57.14%................+8.60
10/09/2019............1-4-0.............20.00%................-16.00
10/08/2019............8-5-0..............61.53%...............+17.75
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................73-87-1...............45.62%.................-71.55


best bets

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


10/18/2019................1 - 2...............-3.95.....................2 - 3.............-6.50..................-10.45
10/17/2019................3 - 2...............+5.70....................2 - 7.............-28.50................-22.80
10/16/2019................1 - 5...............-19.95...................4 - 2.............+9.00.................-10.95
10/15/2019................1 - 2...............-4.50.....................2 - 3.............-6.50..................-11.00
10/14/2019................2 - 1...............+5.60....................3 - 0.............+15.00...............+20.60
10/13/2019................1 - 2...............-4,60.....................1 - 2..............-6.00..................-10.60
10/12/2019................2 - 3...............-4.05.....................6 - 6..............-3.00..................-7.05
10/11/2019................2 - 0...............+11.55..................0 - 3..............-16.50.................-4.95
10/10/2019................2 - 1...............+0.60....................6 - 4..............+8.00.................+8.60
10/09/2019................1 - 1...............+2.60....................1 - 1...............-0.50.................+2.10
10/08/2019................4 - 1...............+20.70..................4 - 4...............-2.00.................+18.70
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......................21 - 31..............-10.55...................49 - 50............-30.00..................-40.55

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Saturday’s 6-pack

Over/under win totals for the NBA this season:

48.5– Golden State

47,5— Indiana

46.5— Toronto, Portland, San Antonio

44.5— Miami, Brooklyn

42.5— Orlando

40.5— Dallas

Quote of the Day
“It was insulting, for sure. Once I got cut [on Aug. 31], I could have just come here [to the Jets] and not stayed there and re-sign. When they re-signed me, I was thinking that I was good. Two weeks later, I was gone. So, it’s like, ‘Why did I waste my time?’ Because at the end of the day, it was kind of a waste of time for me.”
Jets’ WR Demaryius Thomas, talking about being traded by the Patriots

Saturday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Golden State Warriors before Steve Kerr?

Friday’s quiz
Pacers, Nuggets, Spurs, Nets are the four NBA teams that were once in the ABA.

Thursday’s quiz
Last time the NY Knicks were in the NBA Finals was 1998-99; they lost to the Spurs.

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Saturday’s List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….

13) I’m wondering how many fantasy football leagues there are in this country, with one team in every league now scrambling for a new QB with Patrick Mahomes out for at least three weeks.

Mahomes got relatively good news, with no ligament damage on top of his dislocated kneecap, but he’ll be wearing a brace when he returns to action.

Matt Moore (15-15 as a starter in 11 seasons) is the Chiefs’ new #1 QB; they still have to sign a backup for him.

12) 50 years ago this week, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made his NBA debut with the Milwaukee Bucks, who had gone 27-55 the year before, their first season in the NBA.

Milwaukee went 56-26 in Jabbar’s rookie year, losing the Eastern Conference final, then went 66-16 the next year and won their only NBA title. Bucks averaged 60.8 wins in Jabbar’s first five seasons; they traded him to the Lakers after a 38-44 season in 1974-75.

Here’s the thing; I think Kareem is the best basketball player ever, but because he played before ESPN existed and because he drifted out of the public eye after he retired, people forget just how dominant a player he was, in high school, college and the NBA.

11) Braves’ star 1B Freddie Freeman had elbow surgery this week, with three fragments taken out of his sore arm, explaining why he struggled late in the season.

10) New York 4, Houston 1— This was the first game in postseason history where both teams scored in the first inning but then didn’t score the rest of the game.

James Paxton allowed 31 first inning runs this year, the most in the majors.

9) Sacramento Kings offered guard Buddy Hield $90M for four years, which he termed “an insult”; turns out he would be less insulted with a 4-year, $110M offer.

The NBA is really profitable, so they won’t miss my $200, but I’m going to pass on the NBA package on DirecTV this season, for the first time in a long time.

I mean, if Hield in indeed insulted by making $22.5M a year, so be it, but keep it to yourself; that kind of attitude, plus guys taking games off when they’re not hurt, turns my stomach.

If that makes me the old man bitching at kids on his lawn, then thats fine, too.

8) Over the last 20 years, former NFL running back Warrick Dunn has donated 173 homes nationwide, thanks to Warrick Dunn Charities as part of its “Home for the Holidays” initiative, which helps single-parent families achieve homeownership. Good for him.

7) Marshall 36, Florida Atlantic 31— Thundering Herd scored TD with 0:36 left to win a wild game in Boca Raton; Knox had 22 carries for 190 yards, 2 TD’s for 4-3 Marshall.

6) Not sure why FOX has John Smoltz as its #1 baseball analyst: he seems to like golf better than baseball. I have four guys here who would be a better choice than Smoltz:
— Ron Darling— Mets’ TV analyst has postseason TV experience.
— Mark Sweeney— Padres’ TV analyst. Younger guy, very smart.
— David Cone— Bronx TV analyst, is smart/funny and would be great on a national stage.
— Bob Brenly— I’m partial to former managers as TV analysts; Brenly is very good.

5) Zion Williamson (knee) has a sore knee, is expected to miss the first few weeks of the NBA season, which has to scare the hell out of Pelicans’ coaches/fans. Williamson sat out a decent amount of Duke’s season LY, which is a bright red flag.

4) Why do some college football teams put the players’ numbers on the side of their helmets? Looks dumb; much prefer having the team’s logo on both sides of the helmet, number on back.

3) Turns out that CC Sabathia threw the last three pitches of his career with a partially separated left shoulder. 251 regular season wins, 10 in playoffs; Sabathia will be in Cooperstown someday.

2) Luxor Casino in Las Vegas extended comedian Carrot Top’s contract for five years, good news for people who like to laugh while on vacation. Carrot Top’s dad worked for NASA, he was an actual rocket scientist.

1) Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook came in the mail Friday, always a good day; this means that college basketball is right around the corner.

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NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, October 19


Vancouver @ New Jersey

Game 1-2
October 19, 2019 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
10.889
New Jersey
11.754
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(-130); Over

Montreal @ St. Louis

Game 3-4
October 19, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
11.617
St. Louis
10.577
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-155
6
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(+135); Over

Ottawa @ Arizona

Game 11-12
October 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
9.198
Arizona
12.916
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-210
6
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-210); Over

Boston @ Toronto

Game 13-14
October 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
10.944
Toronto
11.928
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-120
6
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-120); Over

Colorado @ Tampa Bay

Game 7-8
October 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
11.974
Tampa Bay
13.578
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-160
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-160); Under

Dallas @ Philadelphia

Game 5-6
October 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
10.305
Philadelphia
9.303
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-155
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+135); Over

Vegas @ Pittsburgh

Game 9-10
October 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
10.071
Pittsburgh
12.768
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-135
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+115); Under

NY Islanders @ Columbus

Game 15-16
October 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
12.166
Columbus
10.996
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(+105); Under

Florida @ Nashville

Game 17-18
October 19, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
11.802
Nashville
10.603
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-150
6
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(+130); Over

Calgary @ Los Angeles

Game 19-20
October 19, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
11.833
Los Angeles
9.305
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 2 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-140); Under

Buffalo @ San Jose

Game 21-22
October 19, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
11.836
San Jose
10.956
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-160
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+140); Over

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NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, October 19

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VANCOUVER (4-2-0-0, 8 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (1-4-0-2, 4 pts.) - 10/19/2019, 1:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 4-0 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 4-0-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.0 Units)

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MONTREAL (3-2-0-2, 8 pts.) at ST LOUIS (3-1-0-3, 9 pts.) - 10/19/2019, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 285-204 ATS (+19.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 3-2-0 straight up against MONTREAL 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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DALLAS (1-6-0-1, 3 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (2-2-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/19/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 1-7 ATS (-6.8 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 1-7 ATS (-6.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 11-23 ATS (-15.4 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 436-389 ATS (+25.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-27 ATS (-21.7 Units) 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 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 2-2-0 straight up against DALLAS 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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COLORADO (5-0-0-1, 11 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/19/2019, 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 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 4-0-0 straight up against COLORADO 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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VEGAS (5-3-0-0, 10 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (5-2-0-0, 10 pts.) - 10/19/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 54-33 ATS (+14.9 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 19-28 ATS (-22.6 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 2-2-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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OTTAWA (1-4-0-1, 3 pts.) at ARIZONA (3-2-0-1, 7 pts.) - 10/19/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 13-12 ATS (+32.1 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 13-27 ATS (-15.4 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 4-0 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 4-0-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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BOSTON (5-1-0-1, 11 pts.) at TORONTO (4-3-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/19/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 16-5 ATS (+10.1 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 24-22 ATS (-8.8 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 12-10-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
10 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-1.1 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (4-3-0-0, 8 pts.) at COLUMBUS (3-3-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/19/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 4-4 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 4-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.8 Units)

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FLORIDA (2-2-0-2, 6 pts.) at NASHVILLE (4-3-0-0, 8 pts.) - 10/19/2019, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 2-2 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 2-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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CALGARY (4-3-0-1, 9 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (2-5-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/19/2019, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 4-5 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 5-4-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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BUFFALO (6-1-0-1, 13 pts.) at SAN JOSE (3-4-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/19/2019, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 6-18 ATS (+30.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 27-21 ATS (+52.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 15-18 ATS (-10.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 3-1 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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1VANCOUVER -2 NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY is 0-10 ATS (-10.6 Units) against top caliber teams - outscoring opponents by 0.65+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

3MONTREAL -4 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 39-22 ATS (18.3 Units) against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

5DALLAS -6 PHILADELPHIA
DALLAS are 8-18 ATS (-19.7 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) in the last 3 seasons.

7COLORADO -8 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 40-11 ATS (20.4 Units) against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances over the last 2 seasons.

9VEGAS -10 PITTSBURGH
VEGAS are 4-17 ATS (-13.6 Units) in road games against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

11OTTAWA -12 ARIZONA
OTTAWA is 62-57 ATS (-0.7 Units) in road games after having lost 4 of their last 5 games since 1996.

13BOSTON -14 TORONTO
TORONTO is 13-15 ATS (-13.8 Units) in home games against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances over the last 2 seasons.

15NY ISLANDERS -16 COLUMBUS
NY ISLANDERS are 22-11 ATS (15 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

17FLORIDA -18 NASHVILLE
FLORIDA is 29-20 ATS (7 Units) in road games after 3 straight games with 33 or more shots on goal since 1996.

19CALGARY -20 LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES are 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in home games after playing a game where 4 or fewer total goals were scored in the last 3 seasons.

21BUFFALO -22 SAN JOSE
BUFFALO is 1-9 ATS (-8.3 Units) in road games when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%) over the last 2 seasons.