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**StarDust Bum** · 10-30-2019, 01:08 PM

Crosby, Simon lead Penguins to big win over Flyers
October 29, 2019
By The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby and Dominik Simon scored during an early four-goal outburst, and the Pittsburgh Penguins drilled the Philadelphia Flyers 7-1 on Tuesday night.

Crosby, wearing a facemask as extra protection after getting hit in the head by a shot over the weekend, added two assists to boost his career point total against the Flyers to 102 as the Penguins rolled to a rare lopsided victory over their cross-state rivals.

Jared McCann, Justin Schultz, Zach Aston-Reese, Jake Guentzel and Dominik Kahun also scored for Pittsburgh. Matt Murray stopped 29 shots to win for the sixth time in his last seven starts.

Oskar Lindblom got his sixth goal for the Flyers, but Philadelphia was simply overwhelmed by the Penguins during a first-period onslaught in which Pittsburgh beat Brian Elliott four times in just more than six minutes.

CAPITALS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3, OT

TORONTO (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game during an overtime power play to complete a four-point night, and Washington beat Toronto.

John Carlson also scored twice for Washington. Nicklas Backstrom added three assists, while Braden Holtby made 27 saves.

Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist and Andreas Johnsson scored the other goal from Toronto, which got 30 saves from Frederick Andersen.

The Capitals were on the man advantage for much of overtime before Ovechkin scored his 11th of the season on a bullet one-time at the 4-minute mark.

BRUINS 5, SHARKS 1

BOSTON (AP) - David Krejci returned with a goal and an assist after missing five games with an injury, David Pastrnak scored his league-leading 12th and Boston beat San Jose.

Chris Wagner also had a goal and an assist as the Bruins won their fourth straight and improved to 6-0-2 in their last eight. Charlie Coyle and Brandon Carlo also scored for Boston.

Tuukka Rask made 16 saves for the Bruins, who outshot the Sharks 41-17 and held San Jose to just six shots in each of the first two periods.

Brent Burns scored San Jose's only goal. Martin Jones finished with 36 saves for the Sharks, who lost their third straight and went 1-3-1 on a five-game Eastern Conference trip.

RANGERS 4, LIGHTNING 1

NEW YORK (AP) - Filip Chytil scored the tiebreaking goal in his season debut, and New York scored three times in 6+ minutes late in the third period to beat Tampa Bay.

Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist, and Kaapo Kakko and Adam Fox also scored for the Rangers, who had one win in their previous seven games. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 29 shots.

Nikita Kucherov had Tampa Bay's goal and Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 38 saves.

HURRICANES 2, FLAMES 1

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Andrei Svechnikov scored twice in the final 10:47, including a spectacular lacrosse-style goal that tied it, and Carolina rallied to beat Calgary.

Svechnikov earned a spot in the highlight reels by bringing the puck behind the net, scooping it up on his stick blade, lifting it to chest-level and tucking it over goalie David Rittich's right shoulder.

He followed that with a power-play connection with 7:25 remaining to help the Hurricanes win their second straight and beat ex-coach Bill Peters for the first time in three tries.

Elias Lindholm scored against his former team for the second straight year and David Rittich made 26 saves for the Flames.

RED WINGS 3, OILERS 1

DETROIT (AP) - Dylan Larkin and Patrik Nemeth scored in the first period, and Detroit beat Edmonton to end an eight-game skid.

Jimmy Howard made 31 saves for the Red Wings, who won for the first time since Oct. 10 against Montreal.

Larkin converted on a power play 7:41 into the game, lifting the puck from the front of the crease. Nemeth, who signed as a free agent last summer, scored his first goal with the Red Wings less than a minute later.

Leon Draisaitl scored Edmonton's only goal in the third period. Filip Hronek added a late empty-netter.

PREDATORS 3, BLACKHAWKS 0

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nick Bonino had a natural hat trick, Pekka Rinne made 20 saves for his second consecutive shutout and Nashville beat Chicago.

Rocco Grimaldi had the primary assist on all three goals for the first three-point game of his career. Craig Smith added two assists for the Predators, winners of four straight.

The struggling Blackhawks have lost five of six.

Bonino's hat trick was the third of his NHL career and first with the Predators.

After scoring once in each of the first two periods, Bonino buried the rebound of a shot from Grimaldi from just outside Robin Lehner's crease, prompting fans to shower the ice with hats at 3:40 of the third.

Lehner finished with 48 saves.

STARS 6, WILD 3

DALLAS (AP) - Alexander Radulov had a hat trick, scoring late in the second period and twice in the third, as Dallas rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat Minnesota.

Roope Hintz, Joe Pavelski and Tyler Seguin also scored for Dallas, which didn't get on the board until Radulov's goal with 48 seconds left in the second period.

Eric Staal, who celebrated his 35th birthday, had a power-play goal and an assist in the first period for Minnesota. Jason Zucker and Ryan Suter also scored for the Wild.

Anton Khudobin made 11 saves for the Stars after relieving Ben Bishop to begin the second period. Bishop stopped eight of 10 shots he faced.

DUCKS 7, JETS 4

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Cam Fowler set a franchise record for career goals by an Anaheim defenseman in a win over Winnipeg.

John Gibson made 36 saves and Josh Mahura tied an Anaheim rookie mark with three assists as the Ducks broke a four-game losing streak to the Jets.

Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice for the Jets, who have lost five of seven. Connor Hellebuyck was pulled midway through the second period after allowing five goals on 19 shots, and Laurent Brossoit made seven saves in relief.

Carter Rowney scored twice late in the third period for the Ducks, and Ryan Getzlaf, Adam Henrique, Troy Terry and Derek Grant also scored.

Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler got the Jets' other goals.

**StarDust Bum** · 10-30-2019, 01:15 PM

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
7:35 PM Edmonton Oilers Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena
8:05 PM Minnesota Wild St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
10:05 PM Florida Panthers Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center
10:05 PM Montreal Canadiens Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena
10:35 PM Vancouver Canucks Los Angeles Kings Staples 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

10/29/2019............6-6-1...........50.00%................-1.00
10/28/2019............2-1-0...........66.67%...............+4.75
10/27/2019............4-4-1...........50.00%................-1.00
10/26/2019............6-6-0...........50.00%................-1.00
10/25/2019............6-4-1...........60.00%...............+10.75
10/24/2019............8-8-0...........50.00%................-1.75
10/23/2019............0-3-0............0.00%................-16.00
10/22/2019............5-7-1...........41.67%................-12.50
10/21/2019............3-4-0............42.86%...............-2.85
10/20/2019............2-6-0............25.00%...............-21.50
10/19/2019............8-8-0............50.00%...............+2.20
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...............123-144-1.............46.06%................-111.45

best bets

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

10/29/2019................0 - 4..............-20.00....................4 - 1...........+14.50................-5.50
10/28/2019................1 - 0..............+5.25.....................1 - 1..........-0.50...................+4.75
10/27/2019................0 - 1...............-5.00.....................4 - 1...........+14.50................+9.50
10/26/2019................1 - 1...............-4.50.....................2 - 2............-1.00...................-5.50
10/25/2019................2 - 1...............+7.25....................2 - 2............-1.00..................+6.25
10/24/2019................2 - 2...............+1.25....................2 - 1............+4.50.................+5.75
10/23/2019................0 - 1...............-5.00.....................0 - 2............-11.00................-16.00
10/22/2019................1 - 2...............-5.00.....................4 - 4............-2.00..................-7.00
10/21/2019................1 - 2...............-1.85.....................2 - 2............-1.00..................-2.85
10/20/2019................0 - 3...............-15.00...................2 - 3.............-6.50..................-21.50
10/19/2019................2 - 3...............-0.30.....................6 - 5.............-2.50..................-2.80
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......................31 - 52..............-53.45...................78 - 74............-21.00..................-74.45

**StarDust Bum** · 10-30-2019, 01:17 PM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Six interesting college football games this week:

— Oregon -5 at USC

— Kansas State -5.5 at Kansas

— SMU at Memphis -5.5

— Georgia -6.5 vs Florida

— TCU @ Oklahoma State -3

— Miami @ Florida State -3.5

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Wrapping up last Saturday’s college football

13) Kansas State 48, Oklahoma 41— Wildcats scored on eight consecutive possessions in this massive upset; K-State had perfect balance; 213 passing yards, 213 rushing yards, as they scrambled the national playoff picture.

I’m guessing Saturday night was a fun one in the Little Apple.

12) LSU 23, Auburn 20— I’ve mentioned this a couple times, but Joe Burrow used to be the #3 QB at Ohio State— imagine ac college team having that much talent in their QB room?

Several years ago, I read a book called Meat Market, about recruiting in bigtime college football; it revolves around Ed Orgeron when he was head coach at Ole Miss. After reading that book, I wouldn’t have hired Orgeron as anything other than a defensive line coach/recruiter, but have to give him credit, he somehow got the LSU job and is running with it, primarily by giving up control of the offense to a 20-something who came in from the NFL’s Saints.

11) Minnesota 52, Maryland 10— Golden Gophers are 8-0 for first time since 1941; they’ve got a two-game lead in the Big 14 West.

10) Penn State 28, Michigan State 7— Spartans covered only once in their last 12 home games. Penn State is 8-0; they visit 8-0 Minnesota next week.

9) Kansas 37, Texas Tech 34— Never saw this before; Tech blocked the go-ahead FG with 0:13 left, but a Tech player lateraled the ball to a teammate, it was fumbled, and Kansas recovered with 0:02 left, where they kicked the game-winning FG, as Les Miles won his first Big X game with the Jayhawks.

8) Toledo 37, Eastern Michigan 34 (OT)— Bad beat for EMU (+2.5) backers; Eagles came into the game on a 19-5-1 ATS run as an underdog, but lost by half a point here.

7) Upsets:
Kansas State (+23.5) 48, Oklahoma 41
Colorado State (+14) 41, Fesno State 31
Oklahoma State (+10.5) 34, Iowa State 27
Kentucky (+10) 29, Missouri 7
San Jose State (+9.5) 34, Army 29
Illinois (+9.5) 24, Purdue 6
Rutgers (+7.5) 44, Liberty 34

6) Charlotte 39, North Texas 38— 49ers scored on a 34-yard pass play with 0:18 left, rallying back from a 35-21 4th quarter deficit. Total yardage was 589-539, Charlotte.

5) USC 35, Colorado 31- Trojans, Stanford and Cal are three Pac-12 teams that’ve all started three different QB’s this year, and before Halloween. Trojans trailed this game 31-21 after three quarters but rallied to improve to 5-3, 4-1 in Pac-12 tilts.

4) Oregon 37, Washington State 35— Ducks kicked FG at the gun for the win, giving Wazzu its fourth loss in five games, despite scoring 34+ points in three of the four losses. Oregon blew a 31-20 foutth quarter lead before pulling the game out at the end.

3) Kind of a funny moment in the Washington State-Oregon telecast Saturday night; Wazzu had the ball on its own 5-yard line, 3rd-and-25, with 2:00 left in first half, up 10-9. Analyst Brian Griese was preaching a conservative (draw play, punt) approach, while the play-by-play guy said they should throw and try and move the chains.

They threw the ball alright, and threw a pick-6. You could almost hear Griese smirking.

2) Navy 41, Tulane 38— Middies blew a 31-14 halftime lead, then kicked a 48-yard FG at the gun to send everyone home happy. Navy ran the ball for 385 yards, which usually means a win.

1) Memphis 42, Tulsa 41— Golden Hurricane missed a 29-yard field goal at the gun; sometimes its better to be lucky than good. 7-1 Memphis plays unbeaten SMU this week.

**StarDust Bum** · 10-30-2019, 01:19 PM

1TAMPA BAY -2 NEW JERSEY
TAMPA BAY is 35-8 ATS (20.9 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

3EDMONTON -4 COLUMBUS
EDMONTON is 7-14 ATS (-13.7 Units) against terrible teams - outscored by opponents by 0.5+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

5MINNESOTA -6 ST LOUIS
MINNESOTA is 14-9 ATS (10 Units) in road games against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

7MONTREAL -8 ARIZONA
MONTREAL is 6-22 ATS (-18.2 Units) in road games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.

9FLORIDA -10 COLORADO
FLORIDA is 13-28 ATS (-17.8 Units) after playing 2 straight games where 7 or more total goals were scored in the last 3 seasons.

11VANCOUVER -12 LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES are 2-10 ATS (-9 Units) in home games revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 3 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.

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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, October 30

Tampa Bay @ New Jersey

Game 1-2
October 30, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
10.307
New Jersey
11.521
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-145
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(+125); Under

Edmonton @ Columbus

Game 3-4
October 30, 2019 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
11.577
Columbus
10.631
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-150
6
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(+130); Under

Minnesota @ St. Louis

Game 5-6
October 30, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
10.093
St. Louis
11.850
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-170
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-170); Under

Montreal @ Arizona

Game 7-8
October 30, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
11.634
Arizona
10.546
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-125
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(+105); Under

Florida @ Colorado

Game 9-10
October 30, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
11.840
Colorado
10.210
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-135
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(+115); Over

Vancouver @ Los Angeles

Game 11-12
October 30, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
10.199
Los Angeles
11.532
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-115); Over

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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, October 30

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TAMPA BAY (5-4-0-2, 12 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (2-5-0-2, 6 pts.) - 10/30/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 414-432 ATS (-133.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 189-216 ATS (-75.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 133-64 ATS (+20.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 64-25 ATS (+22.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 25-6 ATS (+15.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-4 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 7-4-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.6 Units)

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EDMONTON (8-4-0-1, 17 pts.) at COLUMBUS (5-4-0-2, 12 pts.) - 10/30/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 33-43 ATS (-23.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 67-57 ATS (+137.3 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 187-172 ATS (+393.8 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 35-17 ATS (+12.5 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 3-1 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 3-1-0 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=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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MINNESOTA (4-8-0-0, 8 pts.) at ST LOUIS (6-3-0-3, 15 pts.) - 10/30/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 41-53 ATS (-21.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 9-25 ATS (+39.6 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-2 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-2-0 straight up against ST LOUIS 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)

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MONTREAL (5-4-0-2, 12 pts.) at ARIZONA (7-3-0-1, 15 pts.) - 10/30/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 14-27 ATS (-14.8 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 2-2-0 straight up against MONTREAL 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)

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FLORIDA (5-3-0-4, 14 pts.) at COLORADO (8-2-0-1, 17 pts.) - 10/30/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 123-133 ATS (+292.0 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
COLORADO is 96-90 ATS (-84.5 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
COLORADO is 4-1 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 4-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.9 Units)

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VANCOUVER (7-3-0-1, 15 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (4-8-0-0, 8 pts.) - 10/30/2019, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 399-383 ATS (-120.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 161-144 ATS (+319.1 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 26-57 ATS (+91.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 10-26 ATS (+41.9 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
VANCOUVER is 6-3 (+4.5 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 6-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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NHL

Wednesday, October 30

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Trend Report
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New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
New Jersey is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Jersey's last 10 games
New Jersey is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Jersey's last 7 games at home
New Jersey is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
New Jersey is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
New Jersey is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New Jersey's last 11 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 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Tampa Bay's last 18 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Tampa Bay is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games when playing on the road against New Jersey

Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Columbus is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Columbus's last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Columbus's last 22 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Columbus is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Columbus's last 11 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Edmonton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games
Edmonton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Edmonton's last 22 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing Columbus
Edmonton is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Edmonton's last 11 games when playing on the road against Columbus

St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 4-16 ATS in its last 20 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games at home
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
St. Louis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games
Minnesota is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
Minnesota is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis

Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games
Arizona is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Arizona's last 19 games
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Arizona is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games at home
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
Arizona is 6-16-3 SU in its last 25 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing Montreal
Arizona is 3-8-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Arizona's last 16 games when playing at home against Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Montreal's last 12 games
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Montreal is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games on the road
Montreal is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Montreal is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing Arizona
Montreal is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Montreal's last 16 games when playing on the road against Arizona

Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Colorado is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Florida
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
Florida Panthers
Florida is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Florida's last 22 games
Florida is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games on the road
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Florida is 7-11-3 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Colorado

Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Los Angeles is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Los Angeles is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Vancouver
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Los Angeles is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Vancouver is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Vancouver's last 24 games
Vancouver is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Vancouver is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Vancouver's last 12 games on the road
Vancouver is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Los Angeles
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Vancouver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles

**StarDust Bum** · 10-30-2019, 01:43 PM

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TB at NJ 07:00 PM
TB -125
O 6.5......******

EDM at CLB 07:30 PM
EDM +130 ******
O 6.0 *****

MIN at STL 08:00 PM
MIN +165 ******
O 5.5 *******

MON at ARI 10:00 PM
ARI -127
U 6.0 *****

FLA at COL 10:00 PM
COL -130
O 6.5 *****

VAN at LA 10:30 PM
VAN -120
O 6.0 *****

**StarDust Bum** · 10-31-2019, 03:27 AM

Johnson sends Lightning past Devils 7-6
October 30, 2019
By The Associated Press

DENVER (AP) Jonathan Huberdeau scored 29 seconds into overtime after he tied the game late in regulation, and the Florida Panthers rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the injury-riddled Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Wednesday night.

Huberdeau sent a backhanded shot between the pads of Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer for the win. He tied the game with 1:30 remaining.

Colton Sceviour and Aleksander Barkov also scored for the Panthers, who went 2-1-1 on a four-game trip. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 27 shots, including a glove save at the end of the third period.

Matt Nieto and Joonas Donskoi scored first-period goals, and Nathan MacKinnon added another in the third to make it 3-1. The Avs were without two big offensive pieces in Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog due to lower-body injuries.

LIGHTNING 7, DEVILS 6, OT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Tyler Johnson scored 1:16 into overtime, and Tampa Bay avoided its first three-game losing streak since late March 2018.

Ondrej Palat scored twice for the banged-up Lightning, who surrendered a tying goal to Kyle Palmieri in the waning seconds. Alex Killorn, Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli and Mathieu Joseph also scored, and Curtis McElhinney made 36 saves.

Palmieri scored three goals and Jesper Bratt had two for the Devils. Sami Vatanen scored early in the third period for a 5-3 lead and Cory Schneider had 16 saves.

Johnson's fourth of the season came from the inside of the right circle.

BLUES 2, WILD 1

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jordan Binnington made 35 saves and Alex Pietrangelo snapped a tie in the third period, sending the Blues to the victory.

Sammy Blais also scored for St. Louis, which won for the fourth time in five games. It was the first game for the Stanley Cup champions since star forward Vladimir Tarasenko had reconstructive surgery on his left shoulder.

Binnington was busy all night, facing 12 shots in every period. He improved to 6-2-3 this season.

Mats Zuccarello scored for the Wild, who dropped to 1-8-0 on the road. Devan Dubnyk made 24 stops.

CANUCKS 5, KINGS 3

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Brock Boeser scored three times, and the Canucks improved to 8-1-1 in their past 10 games.

Elias Pettersson had a goal and three assists for Vancouver. Bo Horvat added a power-play goal, and Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves.

Anze Kopitar had two assists and passed 900 career points, but the Kings lost their fourth straight game. Jeff Carter scored twice and Jonathan Quick made 44 saves.

CANADIENS 4, COYOTES 1

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Carey Price stopped 33 shots for Montreal, and Brendan Gallagher and Shea Weber scored in the opening minute of the first two periods.

Montreal arrived in the desert early for an extra day of practice and acclimation after beating Toronto 5-2 on Saturday.

The Canadiens had an extra jump early, scoring on their first shift in each of the first two periods. Jonathan Drouin added his third goal in two games, Nick Cousins also scored and Price was superb as usual against Arizona, improving to 12-1 all-time.

Jakob Chychrun scored for the Coyotes and Antti Raanta made 32 saves, giving up one goal when his skate blade fell off.

OILERS 4, BLUE JACKETS 1

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist, powering Edmonton to the road win.

James Neal and Jujhar Khaira also scored for the Oilers, who had dropped two in a row. Mike Smith stopped 23 shots.

Draisaitl's second goal, his team-leading 12th of the season, chased Joonas Korpisalo, who had his second lackluster outing in a row. He allowed four goals on Edmonton's first 12 shots before he was replaced by Elvis Merlikins, who finished with 19 saves.

Zach Werenski scored for the Blue Jackets in their second consecutive loss.

**StarDust Bum** · 10-31-2019, 03:35 AM

SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 31, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
8:05 PM Calgary Flames Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena
10:05 PM Montreal Canadiens 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

10/30/2019............7-5-0...........58.33%...............+7.65
10/29/2019............6-6-1...........50.00%................-1.00
10/28/2019............2-1-0...........66.67%...............+4.75
10/27/2019............4-4-1...........50.00%................-1.00
10/26/2019............6-6-0...........50.00%................-1.00
10/25/2019............6-4-1...........60.00%...............+10.75
10/24/2019............8-8-0...........50.00%................-1.75
10/23/2019............0-3-0............0.00%................-16.00
10/22/2019............5-7-1...........41.67%................-12.50
10/21/2019............3-4-0............42.86%...............-2.85
10/20/2019............2-6-0............25.00%...............-21.50
10/19/2019............8-8-0............50.00%...............+2.20
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...............130-149-1.............46.59%................-103.80

best bets

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

10/30/2019................1 - 1..............+1.50.....................4 - 2...........+9.00.................+10.50
10/29/2019................0 - 4..............-20.00....................4 - 1...........+14.50................-5.50
10/28/2019................1 - 0..............+5.25.....................1 - 1..........-0.50...................+4.75
10/27/2019................0 - 1...............-5.00.....................4 - 1...........+14.50................+9.50
10/26/2019................1 - 1...............-4.50.....................2 - 2............-1.00...................-5.50
10/25/2019................2 - 1...............+7.25....................2 - 2............-1.00..................+6.25
10/24/2019................2 - 2...............+1.25....................2 - 1............+4.50.................+5.75
10/23/2019................0 - 1...............-5.00.....................0 - 2............-11.00................-16.00
10/22/2019................1 - 2...............-5.00.....................4 - 4............-2.00..................-7.00
10/21/2019................1 - 2...............-1.85.....................2 - 2............-1.00..................-2.85
10/20/2019................0 - 3...............-15.00...................2 - 3.............-6.50..................-21.50
10/19/2019................2 - 3...............-0.30.....................6 - 5.............-2.50..................-2.80
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......................32 - 53..............-51.95...................82 - 76............-12.00..................-63.95

**StarDust Bum** · 10-31-2019, 03:36 AM

Thursday’s 6-pack

Six more interesting college football games this week:

— Florida Atlantic @ Western Kentucky -2.5

— Mississippi State -7.5 @ Arkansas

— Army @ Air Force -14.5

— UAB @ Tennessee -11

— TCU @ Oklahoma State -3

— Oregon State @ Arizona -5

Quote of the Day
“The American public roots for underdogs, but bets on favorites.”
Michael Gaughan, owner of South Point Casino

Thursday’s quiz
Who has made the most free throws in NBA history?

Wednesday’s quiz
Dave Wannstedt was the Miami Dolphins’ coach last time they won a playoff game, in 2000.

Tuesday’s quiz
Adam Gase was the Miami Dolphins’ coach last time they made the playoffs, in 2016.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……

13) Cincinnati Bengals have a bye this week; they announced they will start rookie QB Ryan Finley when they host the Ravens next week.

Sunday, Andy Dalton became the first NFL QB ever to start a season 8-0, and also 0-8. Tuesday, he got benched on his 32nd birthday.

While I’m here, a reminder that Marvin Lewis went 131-122-3 coaching the Bengals in the regular season; his 0-7 playoff record sent him packing.

Here is the problem: Cincinnati’s last .500 season without Lewis as HC was in 1996; their last playoff game without Lewis was in 1990.

Since 1991, Bengals are 55-145 in games not coached by Lewis, 131-122-3 wth Lewis.

12) Washington 6, Houston 2:
— First best-of-7 finals series in MLB, NHL or NBA where road team won all seven games.
— Washington played five elimination games this month; in his at-bats from 7th inning on in those five games, Anthony Rendon was 6-8 with three doubles, three homers and a walk.

11) Rockets 159, Wizards 158— While the Houston-Washington baseball teams were playing in the World Series, those cities’ basketball teams set defense back 30 years.

It was the highest scoring NBA game that didn’t go to overtime since a 1990 game where Golden State beat Denver 162-158.

10) James Harden tied an NBA record Monday with his 7th career game with 20+ made foul shots; he shares the record with Moses Malone, Kobe Bryant.

Harden was 21-22 from the line vs Oklahoma City, whose whole team was 17-24.

9) When teams underperform, there have to be scapegoats:
— Bronx baseball team fired pitching coach Larry Rothschild; it is obviously his fault that the Astros are better than the Bronx Bombers.
— Arizona Wildcats fired defensive coordinator Marcel Yates and linebackers coach John Rushing, after the Wildcats gave up 133 points in their last three games.

8) Weird fact: When the Giants acquired DT Leonard Williams from the Jets a few days ago it was the first time EVER the Giants/Jets made a trade. Thats over 50 years.

7) Patriots, Falcons cut their kickers Tuesday; New England signed Nick Folk, who will kick for his 4th NFL team- he also holds the record for longest field goal (55 yards) in AAF history this past winter. Falcons are on a bye, haven’t signed a new kicker yet.

6) It bothers me that FOX has to interview managers while a World Series game is going on; they’re not going to say anything interesting, so you get to see a guy squirm for a few minutes while he’s stressing out about not doing his freaking job. It makes no sense.

5) Stephen Strasburg is the first MLB pitcher ever who was the #1 pick in the amateur draft, then started a World Series game for the same team that drafted him.

4) RIP to coach Al Bianchi, who passed away this week at age 87; Bianchi was a head coach in the ABA and NBA for nine seasons- his 1970-71 Virginia Squires went 55-29. He was also the first coach of the Seattle SuperSonics.

3) With Klay Thompson sitting out most of this year, this year’s Golden State Warriors have the 3rd-youngest roster in the NBA.

2) With Joe Flacco headed to the IR, Denver Broncos have three QB’s (Allen, Rypien, Lock) none of whom has never taken an NFL snap.

1) Last Sunday was only day this year where there were NFL, NBA, NHL and major league baseball games, all on the same day.

**StarDust Bum** · 10-31-2019, 02:06 PM

NHL

Thursday, October 31

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Trend Report
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Nashville Predators
Nashville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Nashville's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games
Nashville is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Nashville is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Nashville is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nashville's last 9 games at home
Nashville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
Nashville is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Calgary
Nashville is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing at home against Calgary
Calgary Flames
Calgary is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Calgary is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games
Calgary is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Calgary is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Nashville
Calgary is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Nashville
Calgary is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Calgary is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing on the road against Nashville

Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Vegas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vegas's last 9 games
Vegas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games at home
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games on the road

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13CALGARY -14 NASHVILLE
CALGARY is 16-8 ATS (9.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

15MONTREAL -16 VEGAS
VEGAS are 21-30 ATS (-17.6 Units) against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, October 31

Calgary @ Nashville

Game 13-14
October 31, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
11.432
Nashville
10.461
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-155
6
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(+135); Over

Montreal @ Vegas

Game 15-16
October 31, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
11.234
Vegas
12.217
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-190
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-190); Over

NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, October 31

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CALGARY (6-6-0-2, 14 pts.) at NASHVILLE (8-3-0-1, 17 pts.) - 10/31/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 0-6 ATS (-6.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
CALGARY is 113-117 ATS (+257.3 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
CALGARY is 16-8 ATS (+7.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-2 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE 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=-0.4 Units)

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MONTREAL (6-4-0-2, 14 pts.) at VEGAS (8-5-0-0, 16 pts.) - 10/31/2019, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 3-1 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 3-1-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

**StarDust Bum** · 10-31-2019, 02:08 PM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CAL at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -150
O 6.0 *****

MON at VEG 10:00 PM
MON +180 *****
O 6.0 *****

**StarDust Bum** · 11-01-2019, 02:21 AM

Tkachuk sends Flames past Preds in OT
October 31, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Matthew Tkachuk didn't think a comeback win was possible after Calgary's terrible start.

Then, he scored a pair of improbable goals for a come-from-behind win.

Tkachuk scored the tying goal with 40 seconds left in regulation and the winning goal with 1.4 seconds left in overtime on a between-the-legs shot as the Flames' beat the Nashville Predators 6-5 on Thursday night.

Calgary rallied from a three-goal deficit after Nashville took the game's first 14 shots.

''I didn't think it was going to be possible after the first 20 minutes or first 10 minutes,'' Tkachuk said. ''We were all over them in that third period and that's the way we need to be to be at our best.''

On the winner, Tkachuk skated in front of the net against two Nashville defenders, let the puck slip between his legs and flipped a shot that beat Predators goalie Pekka Rinne high to the stick side.

Derek Ryan, Rasmus Andersson, Elias Lindholm and Alan Quine also scored for the Flames.

Austin Watson scored twice, Calle Jarnrkok scored two short-handed goals and Nick Bonino had a goal as the Predators saw their four-game win streak halted.

''I think this comeback kind of gives us confidence that we can be down in the third, even though we don't want to be, and we can come back,'' Tkachuk said. ''So I guess that's the positive we can take.''

Tkachuk's rebound goal with 40 seconds left tied the game at 5 and forced overtime.

Calgary's David Rittich made 31 saves. Rinne made 21 saves.

Quine's first goal tied it at 4 with 3:21 left. Watson gave Nashville a 5-4 lead with 1:22 remaining.

Lindholm scored his team-leading ninth goal from close range, narrowing the gap to 4-3 of the third period.

''A lot of good things in the third period and it looks a lot more like us, right,'' Flames coach Bill Peters said. ''We put the work boots on and played with some speed and possessed the puck. It should be a springboard to bigger and better things.''

Calgary didn't take its first shot until about six minutes remained in the first period.

Bonino gave the Predators a 1-0 lead when he scored on a backhanded rebound at 5:33 of the first period.

It was his fourth straight goal, including a hat trick in Nashville's 3-0 win over Chicago on Tuesday. The center leads the Predators with seven goals.

Watson scored on assists from Colton Sissons and Matt Irwin, increasing Nashville's lead to 2-0 at 10:15 of the first.

Watson signed a three-year, $4.5 million contract extension earlier in the day.

Ryan scored on the Flames' second shot, a wrist shot from the bottom of the left faceoff circle, narrowing the gap to 2-1 at 15:27 of the first.

Calgary almost tied it when Johnny Gaudreau's wrist shot bounced off the right post before Rinne smothered the rebound in the crease 18 minutes into the first.

The Flames missed another chance to tie when a shot hit the post again early in the second period.

Jarnkrok scored his first short-handed goal on a 2-on-1 breakaway after a Calgary turnover, sending a wrist shot into high near post past Rittich, boosting Nashville's lead to 3-1 at 4:36 of the second period.

Jarnkrok scored his second short-handed goal on another 2-on1 after a Flames turnover, firing a wrist shot from the bottom of the left faceoff circle past Rittich for a 4-1 lead at 18:52 on the second.

Anderson narrowed the deficit to 4-2 in the third.

NOTES: LW Filip Forsberg, one of the Predators' top scorers, returned from a lower-body injury after missing the previous six games. ... Nashville RW Rocco Grimaldi played in his 100h NHL game.

UP NEXT

Predators: Host New York Rangers on Saturday.

Flames: Visit Columbus on Saturday.

**StarDust Bum** · 11-01-2019, 02:26 AM

Domi goal in OT caps Canadiens comeback in win against Golden Knights

Scores at 26 seconds after Gallagher ties it late in third period for Montreal

LAS VEGAS -- Max Domi scored 26 seconds into overtime, and the Montreal Canadiens rallied to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday.

Montreal trailed 4-2 after Mark Stone scored at 7:59 of the third period. Tomas Tatar cut it to 4-3 at 13:33, and Brendan Gallagher scored for the second consecutive game at 18:02 to tie it 4-4.

Phillip Danault and Jonathan Drouin scored for the Canadiens (7-4-2), who are on a three-game winning streak. Keith Kinkaid made 31 saves.

William Karlsson scored for the third consecutive game, and Alex Tuch scored in his season debut for the Golden Knights (8-5-1). Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves.

Danault scored off a rebound from Shea Weber's shot at 2:35 of the first period to give the Canadiens a 1-0 lead.

Karlsson tied it 1-1 at 14:35 before Tuch scored on a breakaway at 19:36 to give the Golden Knights a 2-1 lead.

Drouin tied it 2-2 at 9:40 of the second period.

Cody Glass gave Vegas a 3-2 lead at 4:21 of the third period.

**StarDust Bum** · 11-01-2019, 02:32 AM

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
7:05 PM Philadelphia Flyers New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
7:05 PM Tampa Bay Lightning New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum
7:35 PM Detroit Red Wings Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
8:05 PM Columbus Blue Jackets St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
9:05 PM Dallas Stars Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center
10:05 PM Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Honda Center
10:35 PM Winnipeg Jets San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose

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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

10/31/2019............3-1-0...........75.00%...............+11.50
10/30/2019............7-5-0...........58.33%...............+7.65
10/29/2019............6-6-1...........50.00%................-1.00
10/28/2019............2-1-0...........66.67%...............+4.75
10/27/2019............4-4-1...........50.00%................-1.00
10/26/2019............6-6-0...........50.00%................-1.00
10/25/2019............6-4-1...........60.00%...............+10.75
10/24/2019............8-8-0...........50.00%................-1.75
10/23/2019............0-3-0............0.00%................-16.00
10/22/2019............5-7-1...........41.67%................-12.50
10/21/2019............3-4-0............42.86%...............-2.85
10/20/2019............2-6-0............25.00%...............-21.50
10/19/2019............8-8-0............50.00%...............+2.20
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...............133-150-1.............46.99%................-92.30

best bets

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

10/31/2019................1 - 0..............+9.00.....................2 - 0...........+10.00...............+19.00
10/30/2019................1 - 1..............+1.50.....................4 - 2...........+9.00.................+10.50
10/29/2019................0 - 4..............-20.00....................4 - 1...........+14.50................-5.50
10/28/2019................1 - 0..............+5.25.....................1 - 1..........-0.50...................+4.75
10/27/2019................0 - 1...............-5.00.....................4 - 1...........+14.50................+9.50
10/26/2019................1 - 1...............-4.50.....................2 - 2............-1.00...................-5.50
10/25/2019................2 - 1...............+7.25....................2 - 2............-1.00..................+6.25
10/24/2019................2 - 2...............+1.25....................2 - 1............+4.50.................+5.75
10/23/2019................0 - 1...............-5.00.....................0 - 2............-11.00................-16.00
10/22/2019................1 - 2...............-5.00.....................4 - 4............-2.00..................-7.00
10/21/2019................1 - 2...............-1.85.....................2 - 2............-1.00..................-2.85
10/20/2019................0 - 3...............-15.00...................2 - 3.............-6.50..................-21.50
10/19/2019................2 - 3...............-0.30.....................6 - 5.............-2.50..................-2.80
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......................33 - 53..............-42.95...................84 - 76............-2.00..................-44.95

**StarDust Bum** · 11-01-2019, 02:33 AM

Friday’s 6-pack

Monmouth College ran a poll of favorite Halloween candies:

— Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups: 36%

— Snickers: 18%

— M&M’s: 11%

— Hershey bars: 6%

— Candy corn: 6%

— Skittles: 5%

Quote of the Day
“You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.”
Eleanor Roosevelt

Friday’s quiz
Who coached the Arizona Cardinals in their one Super Bowl?

Thursday’s quiz
Karl Malone has made the most free throws in NBA history (9,787)

Wednesday’s quiz
Dave Wannstedt was the Miami Dolphins’ coach last time they won a playoff game, in 2000.

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

13) Phillies signed Bryce Harper, Padres signed Manny Machado, but Washington won the World Series. Here is the money Washington spent on pitching:

— Strasburg: seven years, $175M
— Scherzer: seven years, $210M
— Corbin: six years, $140M
— Sanchez: two years, $19M

Starting pitching still matters.

12) Gerrit Cole is about to break the bank in free agency; wonder what his agent’s blood pressure was Wednesday night when Cole started throwing in the bullpen, three nights after he threw 110 pitches Sunday. Don’t want the star client getting hurt.

Lets say Cole banks $35M a year for four years in his next contract (Zack Greinke makes that now); the agent’s take (3%) of all that would be $4,200,000.

11) 49ers 28, Cardinals 25— 49ers led 28-14 but Arizona kept America entertained until the end; Garoppolo was 27-36/306 and four TD’s passng, as the 49ers improved to 8-0.

10) When the Rams traded injured CB Aqib Talib to Miami this week, you figure Talib would be insulted or ticked off, but because of state income tax laws, Talib actually saves $560,000- he moved from California to Florida, where taxes are lower. Good week for him.

9) Two of my favorite NBA players to watch are both on the Clippers; Patrick Beverley and Montrezl Harrell; they aren’t stat guys, they just work their butts off and make life uncomfortable for their opponents. Guys like that make life easier for the stat guys.

8) Baylor 17, West Virginia 14— Bears improve to 8-0, even though they’ve been favored only twice in their last five games. Baylor has three wins by 3 or fewer points.

7) NFL road teams are 71-45-2 ATS so far this season.

6) Jimmy Butler’s stats in Miami’s 106-97 win over Atlanta Thursday: 5 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 6 steals and 3 blocks. Heat was +21 with Butler on the floor, -12 with hm off the floor. You don’t have to score all the time to be a difference maker.

5) Wayne Ellington has scored 5,298 points in his 11-year NBA career; Knicks are the ninth NBA team he’s played for. His best scoring year was two years ago, when he scored 11.8 ppg for Miami.

Ellington played three years at North Carolina, scoring 14.7 ppg, was 28th player taken in the 2009 Draft. Betcha he could write a helluva book, playing on nine teams in 11 years.

4) Georgia Southern 24, Appalachian State 21— Mountaineers had gotten up to #20 in country, but then lost at home on national TV to their longtime rivals from back in their I-AA days.

3) Joel Embiid and Karl Anthony Towns both got suspended two games for their part in a small scuffle during Wednesday’s game. On NBA TV, couple of retired players were laughing, saying that back in the 90’s, when the NBA game was much more physical than it is now, the players wouldn’t even have gotten tossed out of the game.

2) Kansas City Royals named former Cardinal skipper Mike Matheny their new manager; he was 591-474 in seven years in St Louis, 21-22 in playoff games, but he missed the playoffs this last three years, which is why the Cardinals told him to take a hike.

1) Only 105 days until pitchers/catchers report for the 2020 baseball season.

**StarDust Bum** · 11-01-2019, 01:53 PM

17PHILADELPHIA -18 NEW JERSEY
PHILADELPHIA is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) in November games in the last 3 seasons.

19BUFFALO -20 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 108-61 ATS (39.3 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the last 3 seasons.

21TAMPA BAY -22 NY ISLANDERS
TAMPA BAY is 31-8 ATS (20.2 Units) against good starting goalies - saving >= 91.5% of shots against over the last 2 seasons.

23DETROIT -24 CAROLINA
DETROIT is 6-3 ATS (11 Units) in road games against good possession teams-averaging 3+ more shots on goal than opp over the last 2 seasons.

25COLUMBUS -26 ST LOUIS
COLUMBUS are 19-4 ATS (15.9 Units) in road games against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

27DALLAS -28 COLORADO
DALLAS are 96-86 ATS (41.8 Units) in road games when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 75%) since 1996.

29VANCOUVER -30 ANAHEIM
VANCOUVER is 205-236 ATS (29.8 Units) in road games vs. winning teams since 1996.

31WINNIPEG -32 SAN JOSE
WINNIPEG is 23-29 ATS (-14.6 Units) against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances over the last 2 seasons.

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NHL
Dunkel

Friday, November 1

Philadelphia @ New Jersey

Game 17-18
November 1, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
11.116
New Jersey
10.027
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-120
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+100); Under

Tampa Bay @ NY Islanders

Game 21-22
November 1, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
11.809
NY Islanders
10.412
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-120
6
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-120); Over

Buffalo @ Washington

Game 19-20
November 1, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
10.258
Washington
12.706
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-180
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-180); Under

Detroit @ Carolina

Game 23-24
November 1, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
9.597
Carolina
12.123
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-280
6
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(-280); Over

Columbus @ St. Louis

Game 25-26
November 1, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
11.779
St. Louis
10.891
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-175
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(+155); Over

Dallas @ Colorado

Game 27-28
November 1, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
10.297
Colorado
11.703
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-150); Over

Vancouver @ Anaheim

Game 29-30
November 1, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
10.277
Anaheim
11.307
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-115); Under

Winnipeg @ San Jose

Game 31-32
November 1, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
10.807
San Jose
9.497
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-140
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(+120); Under

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NHL

Friday, November 1

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Trend Report
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New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
New Jersey is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
New Jersey is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
New Jersey is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
New Jersey is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New Jersey's last 11 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 9 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 11 games when playing on the road against New Jersey

New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Islanders is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Islanders is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Islanders is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Tampa Bay's last 19 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing NY Islanders
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
Tampa Bay is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing NY Islanders
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders

Washington Capitals
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games
Buffalo is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
Buffalo is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Buffalo is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games on the road
Buffalo is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington

Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Carolina is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Carolina's last 12 games when playing at home against Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Detroit is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Carolina
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Detroit is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing on the road against Carolina

St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Columbus
St. Louis is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 9 games
Columbus is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Columbus is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Columbus is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Columbus's last 23 games on the road
Columbus is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Columbus is 5-19 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against St. Louis

Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 16-7 ATS in its last 23 games
Colorado is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Colorado's last 13 games when playing at home against Dallas
Dallas Stars
Dallas is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Dallas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 9 games on the road
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Dallas's last 13 games when playing on the road against Colorado

Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games
Anaheim is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Anaheim is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Anaheim is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Vancouver
Anaheim is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Anaheim's last 8 games when playing Vancouver
Anaheim is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games
Vancouver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Vancouver is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Vancouver's last 13 games on the road
Vancouver is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Anaheim
Vancouver is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 8 games when playing Anaheim
Vancouver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Vancouver is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim

San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
San Jose is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
San Jose is 7-17 ATS in its last 24 games at home
San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 14 of San Jose's last 19 games at home
San Jose is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Winnipeg
San Jose is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Winnipeg
San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Winnipeg is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games
Winnipeg is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Winnipeg is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing San Jose
Winnipeg is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Jose
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose

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NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, November 1

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PHILADELPHIA (5-5-0-1, 11 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (2-5-0-3, 7 pts.) - 11/1/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 7-18 ATS (-13.7 Units) in November games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-24 ATS (-13.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 437-390 ATS (-127.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-28 ATS (-18.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 17-31 ATS (+52.0 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-4-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

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BUFFALO (9-2-0-2, 20 pts.) at WASHINGTON (9-2-0-3, 21 pts.) - 11/1/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 126-84 ATS (+242.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 132-85 ATS (+20.4 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 66-50 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 102-70 ATS (+14.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
BUFFALO is 11-4 ATS (+15.9 Units) in November games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 30-23 ATS (+57.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 45-55 ATS (-37.1 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-2 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON 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=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (6-4-0-2, 14 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (8-3-0-0, 16 pts.) - 11/1/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 51-96 ATS (+161.0 Units) in road games in November games since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 60-41 ATS (-2.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 29-20 ATS (+49.2 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 25-13 ATS (+11.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 14-6 ATS (+7.8 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 134-64 ATS (+22.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 65-25 ATS (+23.5 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 26-6 ATS (+16.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 32-11 ATS (+15.2 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 4-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 4-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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DETROIT (4-8-0-1, 9 pts.) at CAROLINA (8-3-0-1, 17 pts.) - 11/1/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 208-189 ATS (-73.0 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
DETROIT is 133-102 ATS (+24.5 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
CAROLINA is 85-98 ATS (-54.7 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
CAROLINA is 216-182 ATS (-36.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-2 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.8 Units)

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COLUMBUS (5-5-0-2, 12 pts.) at ST LOUIS (7-3-0-3, 17 pts.) - 11/1/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 187-173 ATS (+370.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-1 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 3-1-0 straight up against COLUMBUS 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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DALLAS (5-8-0-1, 11 pts.) at COLORADO (8-2-0-2, 18 pts.) - 11/1/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 262-227 ATS (-33.8 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 96-91 ATS (-86.4 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
COLORADO is 6-3 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 6-3-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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VANCOUVER (8-3-0-1, 17 pts.) at ANAHEIM (8-6-0-0, 16 pts.) - 11/1/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 47-24 ATS (+72.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 457-466 ATS (-74.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 27-27 ATS (+63.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 55-47 ATS (+111.9 Units) in road games on Friday nights since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 162-144 ATS (+320.0 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 205-236 ATS (+525.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 93-100 ATS (+224.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 6-2 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 6-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.6 Units)

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WINNIPEG (6-7-0-0, 12 pts.) at SAN JOSE (4-8-0-1, 9 pts.) - 11/1/2019, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 11-4 ATS (+15.0 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 25-29 ATS (-19.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 233-165 ATS (-52.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 3-3-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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by: Monty Andrews

READY TO START

Don't be surprised to see the Colorado Avalanche enjoying a first intermission lead as they look to continue their hot start to the season Friday night against visiting Dallas. The Avalanche have excelled in a variety of ways en route to the best record in the Western Conference, including an impressive first-period showing: Colorado ranks second in the league in scoring over the opening 20 minutes (17) while boasting a +3 goal differential for the period.

Dallas, on the other hand, has scored just nine times in the opening frame with a -1 differential. We like Colorado on the first-period moneyline.

DON'T BE FOOLED

You might see two high-powered teams in the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins facing off Saturday afternoon and immediately mash the Over. But don't be so hasty: these teams have actually been a superior Under play in recent meetings, having combined for five or fewer goals in four of six encounters in which Oilers mega-star Connor McDavid has played.

But if you're not convinced, you could certainly opt for some player point props instead; McDavid has 10 points in six meetings with the Penguins, while Pittsburgh superstar Sidney Crosby has points in three straight games vs. the Oilers.

THE CURE FOR WHAT AILS THEM?

The Chicago Blackhawks have had all sorts of problems generating offense this season, particularly on the road. But a trip to Staples Center could be the remedy for their offensive maladies as they tangle with the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday Night. The Blackhawks have scored just three goals in their first three games away from Chicago; only the New Jersey Devils have been less proficient on the road.

The Kings have accommodated many a visitor in the early part of the season, boasting a hideous 3.33 home goals-against average that ranks eighth-worst in the league as of Friday. We see Chicago breaking out here.

HOME-ICE DISADVANTAGE

The road team has been strangely dominant in the recent head-to-head series between the Calgary Flames and Washington Capitals, which resumes Sunday Night at Capital One Arena. The road team has prevailed in eight of the previous 11 meetings, though the Capitals swept their two-game series last season and have won three of the past four encounters overall.

That said, Calgary was one of the top road teams in the NHL last season, with its 24 away victories ranking second-best in the league. And as good as Washington has been this year, it enters Friday with a minus-1 goal margin in five home games.

GOALIE PROFILE: MATT MURRAY, PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Oddsmakers seem to have high expectations of the Penguins on a yearly basis, which means less profit opportunity for Pittsburgh bettors. But Murray has helped keep the Penguins in the black in the early going, with Pittsburgh entering Friday at +1.57 units won for the season.

Murray is off to a sensational start; his seven wins rank second (behind only former teammate Marc-Andre Fleury) while he sits sixth in goals-against average (2.20) and ninth in save percentage (.923). His netminding prowess is a major reason why Pittsburgh is 5-8 O/U despite owning one of the top scoring averages in the NHL.

INJURY UPDATE, F PATRIK LAINE, WINNIPEG JETS

The Jets have a litany of injury concerns at the moment – and while Patrik Laine's certainly isn't the most serious, it could very well have the biggest short-term impact as Winnipeg visits San Jose on Friday night. Laine is day-to-day with what the team is calling a "minor" lower-body injury, but he won't be in action against the Sharks.

Laine has been one of the offensive lynch pins for the Jets this season, sharing the team lead with 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in 12 games. What was already going to be a difficult task becomes even tougher for the Jets, which is why we like the home team on the -1.5 puck line.

HAT TRICK TRENDS

• Scores are starting to creep up, as evidenced by last week's eye-opening totals trends. There were 24 Overs in the previous seven-day period, compared to only 15 Unders in that same span; extra-time games played a big part, going 7-3 O/U. That puts the Over tally at 100 for the season, with the Under at 87 – so don't be surprised to see a few more 6.5s moving forward.

• Peter MacDougall has finally been unseated as the Over King of the Referees. Eric Furlatt has taken the lead in total Over value produced in his games, with 6.48 units won thanks to an incredible 8-1 O/U mark so far; teams are averaging 7.2 goals per game in his assignments. MacDougall (9-3 O/U, +5.70 units, 6.92 gpg) is a close second.

• Two teams stand out above the rest from a totals perspective entering Friday's slate of games. The Capitals have been the strongest Over play in the league with 10 games that have surpassed the total, while the Stars are the only team in the league with double-digit Under results (10) at this point in the season.

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