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**StarDust Bum** · 12-02-2019, 02:19 AM

Bruins stifle Canadiens, 'under' connects
December 1, 2019
By The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) David Backes scored the deciding goal in his first game in nearly a month, David Pastrnak added his league-leading 25th goal, and the Boston Bruins won their seventh straight game, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 Sunday night.

Backes' first goal of the season came off a feed from David Krejci through the right circle, with 9:31 remaining in the third period.

Backes was in the lineup for the first time since being injured during a scary collision with Ottawa's Scott Sabourin on Nov. 2.

Jake DeBrusk added his sixth goal of the year on a give-and-go with Charlie Coyle two minutes later.

Tuukka Rask made 28 saves for the Bruins.

Boston extended its point streak to 11 games (8-0-3) and entered the third month of the season as the only team without a home regulation loss (11-0-4).

Joel Armia scored, and Carey Price had 31 saves for Montreal. The Canadiens extended their season-high losing streak to eight (0-5-3).

WILD 3, STARS 2, SO.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Mikko Koivu scored the shootout winner in his 1,000th career game and reached 700th career points with a second-period assist in Minnesota's win over Dallas.

Koivu, playing his 15th season with the Wild, beat Ben Bishop with his trademark move, a backhand over the goalie's left shoulder. Then Alex Stalock, who made 26 saves, stuffed Corey Perry to seal the victory.

Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist and Zach Parise also scored for the Wild. Both also scored in the first three rounds of the shootout, but Joe Pavelski and Tyler Seguin countered for Dallas.

Blake Comeau and John Klingberg scored for Dallas and Bishop stopped 27 shots. The Stars have lost three in a row after a 14-1-1 run.

Oilers 3, Canucks 2

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Leon Draisaitl scored two power-play goals and Edmonton snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over Vancouver.

Josh Archibald also scored for the Oilers (17-9-3). Connor McDavid and Alex Chiasson each had two assists. Mikko Koskinen stopped 30 shots.

Josh Leivo and Brock Boeser scored the Canucks (13-11-4), who are 3-3-0 in their last six games.

Goaltender Jacob Markstrom, making his first back-to-back start of the season, stopped 26 shots for Vancouver.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-02-2019, 02:25 AM

nhl december best bets and opinions (dogs and totals only )

date.....................w/l/t................%.................units

12/01/2019.............3-1-1............75.00%...........+10.00

totals...................3-1-1............75.00%...........+10.00

best bets

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

12/01/2019..............1 - 0................+5.25..................2 - 0..............+10.00............+15.25

totals...................1 - 0................+5.25..................2 - 0..............+10.00.............+15.25

**StarDust Bum** · 12-02-2019, 02:26 AM

Monday’s 6-pack

Top six picks for Week 13 in Westgate Super Contest:

6) Tennessee +2.5 (712)- W

5) Arizona +3 (723)- L

4) Jets -3 (879)- L

3) San Francisco +6 (886)- W

2) New England -3 (920)- L

1) Green Bay -6.5 (1.034)- W

2019 record: 41-34-3

Quote of the Day
“I’m not worried about my future. I’m worried about this football team. We have a game coming up on Sunday.”
Carolina Panthers’ coach Ron Rivera

Monday’s quiz
What city did the football Cardinals call home, before moving to Arizona?

Sunday’s quiz
Arizona State football coach Herm Edwards played nine of his ten years in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Saturday’s quiz
The Sun Bowl football game is played in El Paso every year.

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

Ravens 20, 49ers 17:
— 49ers will tied for 1st in NFC West if Seattle wins Monday.
— Ravens won field position by ten yards in this game.
— Both teams ran ball for 170+ yards on a very rainy day.

— Tucker kicked GW 49-yard FG at the gun, for the win.
— Baltimore won its 8th game in a row (5-1 ATS in last six).
— Ravens are only 4-9 ATS in last 13 games as a home favorite.

Broncos 23, Chargers 20:
— Chargers lost despite outgaining Denver, 359-218.
— Chargers are 1-4 TY in games decided by 3 or fewer points.
— In its last three games, LA has a minus-6 turnover ratio.

— McManus hit a 53-yard FG at gun, after Chargers committed a 34-yard PI penalty on the previous play to put Denver into FG range.
— Chargers scored in last minute of each half, but it wasn’t enough.
— Drew Lock is 11th QB to make his NFL debut TY; they’re 4-6-1 SU, 9-2 ATS.

Dolphins 37, Eagles 31:
— Dolphins’ first three drives: 7 plays, 6 yards, 1 first down, no points.
— Dolphins’ last seven drives: 56 plays, 403 yards, 25 first downs, 37 points.
— Eagles lost their last three games, by 7-8-6 points.

— DeVante Parker caught seven passes for 159 yards, two TD’s.
— Miami scored TD on a fake FG; punter passed to the kicker.
— Last NFL kicker to score a TD: Denver’s Jim Turner, back in 1977.

Packers 31, Giants 13:
— Green Bay’s first two drives: 12 plays, 138 yards, two TD’s.
— Over last 11 years, GB is 29-22-1 ATS coming off a loss, 3-0 TY.
— Packers won field position by 13 yards in this game.

— Under Shurmur, Giants are 1-9 ATS as a home underdog, 0-4 TY.
— Giants lost last eight games, outscored 117-53 in second half.
— Perils of playing a rookie QB: Giants are minus-13 in turnovers this year.

Redskins 29, Panthers 21:
— Washington ran ball for 248 yards, outgained Carolina by 84 yards.
— Redskins had a 9-yard advantage in field position.
— Washington won its second game in a row after a 1-9 start.

— Carolina is 1-6 TY when it scores less than 30 points; they’ve got a -10 TO ratio in their last six games.
— Panthers lost their last four games, allowing 29 ppg.
— Six of Carolina’s last eight games went over the total.

Titans 31, Colts 17:
— Titans ran blocked FG back for game-winning TD with 5:02 left.
— Tennessee scored 106 points in its last three games, scoring 13 TD’s on 32 drives.
— Titans scored 29.7 ppg in Tannehill’s six starts (5-1).

— Colts lost four of their last five games.
— Indy missed two of three FG’s; two of them were blocked.
— Only 4th win for Tennessee in last 23 games with Indy.

Chiefs 40, Raiders 9:
— Oakland lost its last two games by combined score of 74-12.
— Chiefs swept Raiders TY by combined score of 68-19.
— Raiders lost their last seven visits to Arrowhead (1-6 ATS)

— Chiefs converted 7-11 on third down, also scored a defensive TD.
— KC has seven takeaways in its last two games (+6); they had 12 takeaways in their first ten games.
— Chiefs won 12 of their last 14 games with Oakland.

Buccaneers 28, Jaguars 11:
— Bucs’ first three drives: 25 plays, 186 yards, 14 points.
— Tampa Bay won four of seven true road games SU.
— Bucs average 32.4 ppg in seven games with 2 or fewer turnovers; they average 22.6 ppg in their five games with 3+ turnovers. .

— Jaguars in first half: 6 drives: 27 plays, 91 yards, 5 first downs, 3 turnovers.
— Jaguars benched Nick Foles for Gardnew Minshew at halftime.
— Jaguars are 11-23-1 ATS in last 35 games where spread was 3 or fewer points

Bengals 22, Jets 6:
— There were no plays longer than 20 yards by either team in this game.
— Jets are 9-18-2 ATS in last 29 road games
— Jets in 2nd half: 6 drives, 32 plays- 71 yards, outscored 5-0.

— Cincy gets its first win; they’re still in position for #1 pick in draft.
— Dalton threw for 243 yards in his return to the starting lineup.
— Bengals won field position by 18 yards in this game.

Rams 34, Cardinals 7:
— Goff threw for 323 yards…..in the first half.
— Total yardage: Rams 549, Cardinals 198
— LA is 10-54 on 3rd down in their losses, 46-98 in its wins.

— In their last five games, Cardinals converted only 10-53 third down plays.
— Arizona lost its last five games, but covered six of last eight games.
— Rams won last five trips to Arizona, last three by combined score of 101-7.

Steelers 20, Browns 17:
— Cleveland in 2nd half: 5 drives, 26 plays, 96 yards, 2 turnovers, 3 points.
— Browns lost their last 16 visits to Heinz Field (6-7 ATS in last 13)
— Cleveland was favored in Pittsburgh for first time since 1989.

— Steelers are 9-1-1 SU in last 11 series games.
— Pitt won six of last seven games after a 1-4 start.
— Steelers are 6-0 when they allow less than 20 points, 1-5 when they allow more.

Texans 28, Patriots 22:
— Baltimore is now the #1 seed in the AFC.
— Patriots gained 244 yards on last three drives, 204 on first seven drives.
— Prior to those three 2nd half TD’s, Patriots had scored only two TD’s on their previous 30 drives.

— Texans won five of their six home games this year.
— Houston had 11-yard edge in field position, only 2nd time this year New England lost field position battle.
— Texans snapped a 6-game series skid against New England.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-02-2019, 01:21 PM

7NEW JERSEY -8 BUFFALO
NEW JERSEY is 15-8 ATS (6.2 Units) in road games after allowing 3 goals or more 3 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

9VEGAS -10 NY RANGERS
VEGAS are 5-10 ATS (-11.6 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game in the current season.

11NY ISLANDERS -12 DETROIT
NY ISLANDERS are 14-4 ATS (9.8 Units) against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.

13ST LOUIS -14 CHICAGO
ST LOUIS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) when playing their 4th game in 7 days in the current season.

15LOS ANGELES -16 ANAHEIM
ANAHEIM is 2-11 ATS (-10.8 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

NHL

Monday, December 2

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Trend Report
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Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Buffalo is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 9 games
Buffalo is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Buffalo is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 8 games at home
Buffalo is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing New Jersey
Buffalo is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Buffalo is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against New Jersey
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
New Jersey is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing Buffalo
New Jersey is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
New Jersey is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Buffalo

New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 7 games
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
NY Rangers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games at home
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Vegas is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games
Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Vegas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games on the road

Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 13 games when playing NY Islanders
Detroit is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
NY Islanders is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games
NY Islanders is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
NY Islanders is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 6 games on the road
NY Islanders is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Islanders's last 13 games when playing Detroit
NY Islanders is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit

Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 11 games
St. Louis is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Chicago
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing on the road against Chicago

Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Anaheim is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Anaheim's last 11 games
Anaheim is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Anaheim is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games at home
Anaheim is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Anaheim is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Anaheim is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Los Angeles is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Los Angeles is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Anaheim

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NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, December 2

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NEW JERSEY (9-12-0-4, 22 pts.) at BUFFALO (12-10-0-5, 29 pts.) - 12/2/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 113-106 ATS (+231.5 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
BUFFALO is 18-47 ATS (+75.4 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 4-3 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 4-3-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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VEGAS (13-11-0-4, 30 pts.) at NY RANGERS (13-9-0-3, 29 pts.) - 12/2/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 13-15 ATS (-11.1 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 13-15 ATS (-11.1 Units) first half of the season this season.
VEGAS is 19-23 ATS (-13.2 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 21-27 ATS (-10.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 103-124 ATS (-39.8 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 165-161 ATS (-78.0 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 127-126 ATS (-81.3 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 149-144 ATS (-82.8 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

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

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NY ISLANDERS (17-5-0-2, 36 pts.) at DETROIT (7-19-0-3, 17 pts.) - 12/2/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 13-7 ATS (+23.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 17-7 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 17-9 ATS (+26.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 17-7 ATS (+8.5 Units) first half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) after a division game this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 33-16 ATS (+12.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 2-14 ATS (+24.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
DETROIT is 8-33 ATS (+56.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 4-2 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 4-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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ST LOUIS (17-5-0-6, 40 pts.) at CHICAGO (10-11-0-5, 25 pts.) - 12/2/2019, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 15-7 ATS (+22.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 32-18 ATS (+8.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 19-37 ATS (+65.5 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 15-37 ATS (+62.5 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
CHICAGO is 5-4 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-4-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.8 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (11-14-0-2, 24 pts.) at ANAHEIM (11-12-0-4, 26 pts.) - 12/2/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 10-16 ATS (-8.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 5-4 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 5-4-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)

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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, December 2

New Jersey @ Buffalo

Game 7-8
December 2, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
10.975
Buffalo
9.944
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(+105); Over

Vegas @ NY Rangers

Game 9-10
December 2, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
13.487
NY Rangers
12.001
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-135
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-135); Under

NY Islanders @ Detroit

Game 11-12
December 2, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
11.076
Detroit
7.813
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-210
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-210); Over

St. Louis @ Chicago

Game 13-14
December 2, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
10.007
Chicago
11.443
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+110); Under

Los Angeles @ Anaheim

Game 15-16
December 2, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
10.411
Anaheim
11.767
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-145); Under

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by: Josh Inglis

THE DEVIL’S REJECTS

It’s been a rough year for the Devils, to say the least and Saturday’s 4-0 loss (Devils 0-for-8 on the powerplay) to the New York Rangers was a low point. On Monday, the Devils will travel to Buffalo to take on the Sabres (2-3 SU, 3-2 O/U last five) who took three of four points versus the Maple Leafs over the weekend.

The Devils (2-3 SU, 1-4 O/U last five) have scored 24 goals through 11 road games this year. That number ranks near the bottom of the league, but considering 10 of those goals came in two games against the struggling Canadiens recently, their road offense is even less potent than the stats suggest. New Jersey will also be without 2019 No.1 pick Jack Hughes as he won't travel with the team due to a lower-body injury.

We are riding the Sabres ML (-135) while also fading the Devils’ offense with a play on their team total Under 2.5.

CAPITAL GAINS

The San Jose Sharks (4-1 SU, 1-4 O/U last five) own the league’s best penalty kill and used it Saturday night to pick up two points on the road versus the Coyotes. With the win, the Sharks finished November 11-4 and with the second-most points in the West in the month. On Tuesday, the Washington Capitals (3-2 SU, 3-2 O/U last five) will travel across the country to face the surging Sharks.

The Capitals are the league’s best Over team at 19-7-1 O/U and a lot of that has to do with the fact that Washington is scoring over two five-on-five goals a game — the 5th-best mark in the league. The Sharks’ PK might be the best in the NHL, but San Jose has allowed the most five-on-five goals to date.

We are hitting the Capitals’ team total Over 3.5 for plus money as Washington knows how to score out West. The Caps have scored four or more goals in eight of their 14 games against Western Conference opponents while scoring at least three in 12 of 14. The Over is also in play as Washington is 10-3-1 O/U versus Western Conference teams this year.

FLYING UNDER THE FLYERS

On Tuesday, the Toronto Maple Leafs (4-1 SU, 2-3 O/U last five) and their new mojo will head to Philadelphia to take on the Eastern Conference’s best November team. The Flyers (4-1 SU, 2-3 O/U last five) finished the month 9-4-2 and had more points than any other club in the conference.

The Flyers and the Leafs played each other twice last month with both teams splitting a pair of overtime victories. We could see a closely-checked game between two recently successful teams, especially when the Flyers have allowed just 11 regulation goals in their last seven home games.

With both starting goalies sitting with save percentages above .929 in the last two weeks we are tailing the Under 6.5 on this Tuesday night play.

KEY WEST

The Edmonton Oilers (3-2 SU, 2-3 O/U last five) may be one of the best teams in the West but are just 7-7-3 versus Western Conference teams this year — thank goodness for the East. Edmonton has dominated their Eastern opponents to a 9-2 record this year. That’s bad news for the Ottawa Senators (1-4 SU, 1-4 O/U last five) who will travel to Edmonton on Wednesday after facing Vancouver on Tuesday.

After winning seven of nine games through the middle of November, the Sens’ flames have fizzled out of late. Canada’s Capitals are losers of four straight and are being outscored 13-4 in the process. Ottawa has also struggled out of the conference as they are 2-6-1 this year facing teams from the West.

We are taking the Oilers and the puck line (-1.5) as they are 4-1 ATS in their last five wins while Ottawa is 2-7 ATS in their last nine losses.

GOALIE PROFILE: ALEX GEORGIEV, NEW YORK RANGERS

Rangers goalie Alex Georgiev blanked the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, stopping all 33 shots he faced. The backup has now won three of his last four games and should get the chance to carry his shutout streak into Monday’s contest versus the Golden Knights.

The Rangers as a team are starting to tighten things up in the back end lately. The Under has hit in six of New York's last seven games as they are allowing under three goals over the last two weeks.

With Vegas also playing some low-scoring hockey of late — Under in four of their last six — we are taking the Under 6 on Monday night.

INJURY UPDATE: F MIKKO RANTANEN, COLORADO AVALANCHE

Colorado forward Mikko Rantanen suited up on Saturday for the first time since October 21. The young Fin only played 10:43 but registered four points in his return to the top line. The Avs No. 1 line is almost back to full strength but is still missing Gabriel Landeskog.

Having Rantanen is a huge boost for the Avalanche’s power play. Rantanen finished 10th in power play points a season ago and will only help Colorado’s PP that is Top-10 over the last two weeks.

The Avs will travel to Toronto for a Wednesday match versus the Leafs on a full, three days rest. With Toronto playing the night before, expect the Leaf’s to start Michael Hutchinson who is winless this year and carries a 5.16 goals against. Fire up the Avs ML, or a team-total bet for Wednesday.

HAT TRICK TRENDS

• The Montreal Canadiens and the Detroit Red Wings are currently riding the league’s worst losing streaks. Detroit has lost nine games in a row and will have to beat the Islanders at home on Monday to snap the skid. The Canadiens are losers of eight straight and will also have to beat the Islanders (Tuesday) to break their losing streak.

• On Saturday, we parlayed the top teams hitting first-period Overs and cashed +195. This week, the Avalanche, Hurricanes, Oilers and Lightning are the top first-period Over teams — hitting at 70 percent over their last 10. On Tuesday, both the Hurricanes and Lightning are parlay options and on Wednesday, the Avalanche and Oilers are a two-team possibility.

• The Winnipeg Jets own the best Under record at home at 3-8-1 O/U. They will host the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. The Stars are a Top-3 Under team on the road at 5-8 O/U. Fire up your Unders and just check the final score, because watching hockey for the Under is an acquired taste.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-02-2019, 01:25 PM

MONDAY, DECEMBER 2
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

VEG at NYR 07:00 PM
NYR +125
O 6.0

NJ at BUF 07:00 PM
NJ +110
O 6.0

NYI at DET 07:30 PM
O 5.5

STL at CHI 08:30 PM
O 5.5

LA at ANA 10:00 PM
LA +135
O 5.5

**StarDust Bum** · 12-03-2019, 01:41 AM

Allen gets shutout, Blues blank short-handed Blackhawks 4-0
December 3, 2019
By The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) Jake Allen made 38 saves, Brayden Schenn scored his team-leading 14th goal and the St. Louis Blues beat the short-handed Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Monday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

Jaden Schwartz, Tyler Bozak and Mackenzie MacEachern also scored for St. Louis, which improved to 13-3-3 since star forward Vladimir Tarasenko was sidelined by a left shoulder injury that required surgery.

It was Allen's first shutout of the season and No. 20 for his career, matching Jaroslav Halak for second on the franchise list. Brian Elliott leads the way with 25.

Chicago lost for the sixth time in seven games since a four-game win streak.

The last-place Blackhawks played a man short because of injuries and the salary cap, going with 11 forwards and six defensemen.

ISLANDERS 4, RED WINGS 1

DETROIT (AP) - Jordan Eberle scored two goals and Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves as New York handed Detroit its 10th straight defeat.

Anders Lee and Anthony Beauvillier also scored for the Islanders, who were outshot 31-25 but never trailed.

Dylan Larkin had the only goal for the Red Wings.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4, RANGERS 1

NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Tuch scored twice in the first four minutes and Vegas went on to a win over New York.

Reilly Smith and Max Pacioretty also scored to help the Golden Knights get their first three-game winning streak of the season. Malcolm Subban stopped 29 shots as Vegas improved to 5-2-1 after a season-high five-game skid (0-4-1).

Brendan Lemieux scored and Henrik Lundqvist finished with 28 saves for the Rangers, who were 4-0-1 in their previous five games.

The Rangers went 0 for 6 on the power play against a Vegas team that came in tied for fifth in penalty-killing.

Subban got the start while Marc-Andre Fleury is away from the team following his father's death.

SABRES 7, DEVILS 1

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Jack Eichel had a goal and two assists, and Buffalo used a five-goal first period to beat New Jersey.

Eichel scored 2:46 into the game, and Conor Sheary scored twice during the first 20 minutes. Jeff Skinner and Rasmus Asplund also had goals in the first, and Victor Olofsson and Henri Jokiharju scored in the second. Linus Ullmark made 44 saves for the Sabres.

Louis Domingue was pulled after allowing five goals on 15 shots. He was replaced by Mackenzie Blackwood, who made 15 saves.

The Sabres blew out New Jersey while celebrating the 50th anniversary of the birth of the franchise. Buffalo was awarded an expansion team on Dec. 2, 1969.

DUCKS 4, KINGS 3

**StarDust Bum** · 12-03-2019, 01:51 AM

nhl december best bets and opinions (dogs and totals only )

date.....................w/l/t................%.................units

12/02/2019.............1-5-0............16.67%............-21.50
12/01/2019.............3-1-1............75.00%...........+10.00

totals......................4-6-1............40.00%...........-11.50

best bets

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

12/02/2019..............0 - 3................-15.00.................2 - 3...............-6.50..............-21.50
12/01/2019..............1 - 0................+5.25..................2 - 0..............+10.00...........+15.25

totals.......................1 - 3................-9.75.................4 - 3..............+3.50.............-6.25

**StarDust Bum** · 12-03-2019, 01:56 AM

Tuesday’s 6-pack

Spreads for conference title games this weekend:

— Pac-12: Utah (-6.5, 48.5) vs Oregon

— Big X: Oklahoma (-8.5, 62.5) vs Oklahoma

— Memphis (-9.5, 57.5) vs Cincinnati

— SEC: LSU (-7, 55) vs Georgia

— Ohio State (-16, 56) vs Wisconsin

— Clemson (-29, 54) vs Virginia

Quote of the Day
“I’ve been drunk for a month.”
Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo, who got married in Jamaica after the World Series

Tuesday’s quiz
What team was last Super Bowl champ that wasn’t either the #1 or #2 seed in their conference?

Monday’s quiz
Arizona Cardinals called St Louis home, before they moved to Arizona- they played in Chicago a long time ago, before moving to St Louis.

Sunday’s quiz
Arizona State football coach Herm Edwards played nine of his ten years in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……

13) Seahawks 34, Vikings 30:
— Seattle outscored Vikings 24-0 during a 10:32 span of 2nd half.
— Seahawks ran ball for 218 yards, getting 29 on a fake punt to extend one drive.
— Kirk Cousins is now 0-8 on Monday Night Football.
— Only four penalties were called; should be more games like that.

12) 55-year old Chris Petersen is stepping down as Washington’s football coach, citing the need to “re-charge”.

Coaching a big time program like that takes its toll, and with guys making so much money, guys are retiring earlier- Bob Stoops, Urban Meyer and now Petersen have all walked away in the last few years.

11) Michigan plays Louisville tonight in the Yum! Center; Wolverines went from unranked to #4 in country in this week’s top 25. Louisville is the 4th team to be ranked #1 this season.

10) Bad news for Georgetown basketball; their 2nd and 5th-leading scorers are both going to transfer.James Akinjo and Josh LeBlanc. Akinjo was the Hoyas’ point guard; LaPhonso Ellis said in the ESPN studio Monday night that Georgetown now “has no chance to make NCAAs”

9) Other news on college football coaching carousel:
— Boston College fired coach Steve Addazio.
— Rutgers re-hired Greg Schiano as coach; he was their coach from 2001-11.
— Ole Miss fired coach Matt Luke; the players aren’t happy.
— South Florida fired Charlie Strong.
— Old Dominion coach Bobby Wilder left ODU after a 1-11 season.
— Texas Longhorns fired both their coordinators.

8) Random thought: Why is Creighton in the Big East? The school is in freakin’ Omaha, which is in Nebraska, which is pretty much in the middle of the country. I mean, Omaha is in eastern Nebraska, but Nebraska is directly below South Dakota- Creighton shouldn’t be in the Big East.

7) Virginia Commonwealth has had three basketball coaches in six years; they’ve sold out 140 consecutive home games. It is a very good job, it pays $1.2M a year, but they have trouble keeping guys there. Mark Few makes $1.78M a year at Gonzaga; at some point, you’d think someone would settle down there. I wonder if Shaka Smart regrets leaving?

6) So far this college basketball season, Ivy League underdogs are 13-6 ATS; league is getting better.

5) Disney/Apple hit home runs with the Christmas commercials they’re running during football games; the Apple commercial shows a couple of young girls using a tablet computer to make a video, featuring their grandfather and their late grandmother, using old photographs.

The Disney commercial shows a father and his daughter, as she prepares to leave for college; he relives their trips to Disney, back when she was a little girl. Two very good commercials.

4) Weird scheduling: these division rivals haven’t played each other yet this season, will play twice in last four weeks of season:

Titans-Texans, Eagles-Giants, Browns-Bengals.

3) Cincinnati Reds gave 3B Mike Moustakas a 4-year, $64M contract.

2) Memphis Tigers beat Cincinnati 34-24 in their regular season finale Saturday; the teams meet again this Saturday in the Conference USA title game, also in Memphis. Unusual.

1) We had around 18 inches of snow here in beautiful upstate New York the last couple days, depending on which town you live in, so here is a warm thought:

Baseball’s winter meetings start Monday in San Diego.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-03-2019, 12:53 PM

17ARIZONA -18 COLUMBUS
ARIZONA is 25-25 ATS (10.5 Units) in road games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game over the last 2 seasons.

19MINNESOTA -20 FLORIDA
MINNESOTA is 2-13 ATS (-12.3 Units) off 2 or more consecutive home wins in the last 3 seasons.

21VEGAS -22 NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY is 0-7 ATS (-8.4 Units) in home games against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

23TORONTO -24 PHILADELPHIA
TORONTO is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in road games after winning their previous game in overtime in the last 3 seasons.

25NY ISLANDERS -26 MONTREAL
NY ISLANDERS are 11-1 ATS (10.5 Units) against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game in the current season.

27CAROLINA -28 BOSTON
CAROLINA is 4-16 ATS (-14.1 Units) versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

27CAROLINA -28 BOSTON
Rod Brind Amour is 4-16 ATS (-13.6 Units) versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game (Coach of CAROLINA)

29TAMPA BAY -30 NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is 2-7 ATS (-10.8 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

31DALLAS -32 WINNIPEG
WINNIPEG is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent of 2 goals or more in the current season.

33OTTAWA -34 VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER is 11-30 ATS (-22 Units) in home games after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

35WASHINGTON -36 SAN JOSE
WASHINGTON is 27-13 ATS (13.5 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal over the last 2 seasons.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-03-2019, 12:54 PM

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, December 3

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ARIZONA (15-9-0-4, 34 pts.) at COLUMBUS (11-11-0-4, 26 pts.) - 12/3/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 2-8 ATS (-6.7 Units) after a division game this season.
COLUMBUS is 189-178 ATS (+402.9 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
ARIZONA is 19-16 ATS (+42.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 10-5 ATS (+17.7 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 4-1 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 4-1-0 straight up against ARIZONA 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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MINNESOTA (12-11-0-4, 28 pts.) at FLORIDA (13-8-0-5, 31 pts.) - 12/3/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 49-60 ATS (-21.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 120-176 ATS (+323.7 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
FLORIDA is 93-129 ATS (-64.7 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 35-65 ATS (+108.4 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
FLORIDA is 204-186 ATS (-43.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 2-2-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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VEGAS (14-11-0-4, 32 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (9-13-0-4, 22 pts.) - 12/3/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 2-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY 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=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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TORONTO (13-11-0-4, 30 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (15-7-0-5, 35 pts.) - 12/3/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 62-55 ATS (-19.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 7-15 ATS (-13.7 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 441-393 ATS (-176.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 5-11 ATS (-13.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-3 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 5-3-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.5 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (18-5-0-2, 38 pts.) at MONTREAL (11-10-0-6, 28 pts.) - 12/3/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 18-7 ATS (+9.2 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 18-9 ATS (+8.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 18-7 ATS (+9.2 Units) first half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 64-62 ATS (+144.1 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 14-2 ATS (+16.4 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 23-15 ATS (+7.4 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 34-16 ATS (+13.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 0-5 ATS (-8.3 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 4-2 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 4-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS 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=-0.1 Units)

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CAROLINA (16-10-0-1, 33 pts.) at BOSTON (19-3-0-5, 43 pts.) - 12/3/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 48-92 ATS (+160.7 Units) in road games in December games since 1996.
CAROLINA is 150-242 ATS (+437.6 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
BOSTON is 18-6 ATS (+9.3 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 9-1 (+8.0 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 9-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.4 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (12-9-0-3, 27 pts.) at NASHVILLE (12-10-0-4, 28 pts.) - 12/3/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 193-216 ATS (-72.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 218-185 ATS (+32.7 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 13-1 ATS (+11.2 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 71-31 ATS (+19.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 19-5 ATS (+10.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 61-53 ATS (-35.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 11-13 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
NASHVILLE is 4-1 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 4-1-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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DALLAS (15-10-0-3, 33 pts.) at WINNIPEG (16-10-0-1, 33 pts.) - 12/3/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 16-11 ATS (+3.3 Units) in all games this season.
WINNIPEG is 16-11 ATS (+16.0 Units) first half of the season this season.
DALLAS is 226-247 ATS (+524.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 6-4 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 6-4-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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OTTAWA (11-15-0-1, 23 pts.) at VANCOUVER (13-11-0-4, 30 pts.) - 12/3/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 98-83 ATS (+187.5 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 402-387 ATS (-23.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 3-1 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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WASHINGTON (19-4-0-5, 43 pts.) at SAN JOSE (15-12-0-1, 31 pts.) - 12/3/2019, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 136-88 ATS (+22.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 11-3 ATS (+7.5 Units) in road games first half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 71-52 ATS (+14.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 195-161 ATS (-79.4 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 18-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 11-18 ATS (-9.5 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
WASHINGTON is 3-1 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 3-1-0 straight up against SAN JOSE 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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NHL

Tuesday, December 3

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

Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Columbus is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing Arizona
Columbus is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 10 games
Arizona is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing Columbus
Arizona is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus

Florida Panthers
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 10 games
Florida is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Florida is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Florida
Minnesota is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Florida
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida

Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
Montreal is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
NY Islanders is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games
NY Islanders is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
NY Islanders is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 6 games on the road
NY Islanders is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
NY Islanders is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
NY Islanders is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal

New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Vegas is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games
Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Vegas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games on the road

Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Toronto
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games on the road
Toronto is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia

Nashville Predators
Nashville is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games
Nashville is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
Nashville is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Nashville is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
Nashville is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Nashville is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Nashville
Tampa Bay is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Nashville
Tampa Bay is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Nashville

Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Winnipeg is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Winnipeg's last 19 games
Winnipeg is 3-15 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Winnipeg is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 9 games at home
Winnipeg is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Dallas
Winnipeg is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
Winnipeg is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Dallas
Winnipeg is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
Winnipeg is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Dallas
Winnipeg is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Winnipeg's last 19 games when playing at home against Dallas
Dallas Stars
Dallas is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Dallas's last 24 games
Dallas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Dallas is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Winnipeg
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Dallas is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Winnipeg
Dallas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Dallas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Dallas's last 19 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg

Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Vancouver is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Vancouver's last 10 games
Vancouver is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Vancouver is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
Vancouver is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Vancouver is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games
Ottawa is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games on the road
Ottawa is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing Vancouver
Ottawa is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing on the road against Vancouver

San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games
San Jose is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
San Jose is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
San Jose is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Washington
San Jose is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Washington
San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Washington's last 22 games
Washington is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games on the road
Washington is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing San Jose
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Washington is 4-13-1 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against San Jose

**StarDust Bum** · 12-03-2019, 01:03 PM

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CAR at BOS 07:00 PM
O 6.0

NYI at MON 07:00 PM
NYI +108
O 6.0

MIN at FLA 07:00 PM
O 6.0

ARI at CLB 07:00 PM
ARI +101
U 5.5

TOR at PHI 07:00 PM
PHI +103
O 6.5

VEG at NJ 07:00 PM
O 6.5

TB at NAS 08:00 PM
U 6.5

DAL at WIN 08:00 PM
WIN +110
O 5.0

OTT at VAN 10:00 PM
O 6.5

WAS at SJ 10:30 PM
SJ +105
U 6.5

**StarDust Bum** · 12-04-2019, 02:19 AM

Marchessault's hat trick leads Golden Knights past Devils
December 3, 2019
By The Associated Press

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Jonathan Marchessault scored three straight goals in the third period to rally the Vegas Golden Knights over New Jersey 4-3 Tuesday night, hours after the Devils fired coach John Hynes.

Marchessault scored twice in the first 5:04 of the third to give the Golden Knights a 3-2 lead. He added a power-play goal midway through the period, and Vegas held on even after New Jersey's Nico Hischier scored 20 seconds later.

The Golden Knights have won four straight to improve to 15-11-4. Malcolm Subban had 32 saves, and Chandler Stephenson scored in his first game since being acquired Monday from the Washington Capitals.

Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 26 shots for the Devils. Kyle Palmieri and Jesper Bratt also scored.

Hynes was fired Tuesday after a 9-13-4 start that left the team in last place in the Metropolitan Division and with the NHL's second worst record.

FLYERS 6, MAPLE LEAFS 1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Claude Giroux scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Philadelphia had three goals in the final 2:06 to get their fifth straight win.

Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist for Philadelphia, which has earned points in seven straight games (6-0-1). The Flyers had an NHL-best 24 points in November, going 10-2-4 to tie a franchise record for most points in a month. Carter Hart finished with 27 saves.

Scott Laughton, Joel Farabee, Shayne Gostisbehere and James van Riemsdyk also scored.

Travis Dermott scored for Toronto, which lost for just the second time in six games since Sheldon Keefe replaced the fired Mike Babcock as head coach on Nov. 20.

CANADIENS 4, ISLANDERS 2

MONTREAL (AP) - Phillip Danault, Brendan Gallagher and Shea Weber each had a goal and an assist, and Montreal beat New York to snap an eight-game losing streak.

Jeff Petry also scored and Carey Price stopped 21 shots to earn his 11th win of the season for Montreal, which ended an 0-5-3 skid.

Scott Mayfield and Matthew Barzal scored in the third period for the Islanders, and Thomas Greiss finished with 36 saves.

LIGHTNING 3, PREDATORS 2, OT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nikita Kucherov scored at 2:35 of overtime to give Tampa Bay a victory over Nashville.

Victor Hedman and Ondrej Palat also scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 30 shots as the Lightning snapped a three-game skid.

Calle Jarnkrok and Kyle Turris had the goals for Nashville, which has lost three of its last four. Pekka Rinne finished with 28 saves.

BRUINS 2, HURRICANES 0

BOSTON (AP) - Charlie Coyle scored late in the third period, Jaroslav Halak stopped 24 shots for his second shutout of the season, and Boston beat Carolina for its eighth straight win.

David Krejci also scored for Boston, just 1:08 after Coyle got the Bruins on the scoreboard.

James Reimer finished with 32 saves for the Hurricanes.

JETS 5, STARS 1

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists, and Winnipeg handed Dallas its fourth straight loss.

Nikolaj Ehlers, Josh Morrissey, Patrik Laine and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and assist for Winnipeg, which is 4-1-0 in its past five games. Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves.

Miro Heiskanen scored for the Stars, who are 0-3-1 since ending a seven-game winning streak. Anton Khudobin stopped 25 shots.

COYOTES 4, BLUE JACKETS 2

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Darcy Kuemper stopped 33 shots and Arizona beat Columbus behind goals by Clayton Keller, Christian Fischer and Lawson Crouse.

Carl Soderberg had an empty-net goal and assisted on two of the earlier goals.

Dean Kukan and Alexandre Texier scored and Joonas Korpisalo had 24 saves for the Blue Jackets

WILD 4, PANTHERS 2

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Carson Soucy scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to lift Minnesota over Florida.

Luke Kunin, Mats Zuccarello and Jason Zucker also scored as the Wild won their fourth straight game and earned a point for the 10th straight game (7-0-3). Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 44 shots in his second NHL start.

Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau scored for the Panthers, who have lost four of their past five games. Chris Driedger made 22 saves in his second straight start.

CANUCKS 5, SENATORS 2

CAPITALS 5, SHARKS 2

**StarDust Bum** · 12-04-2019, 02:26 AM

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Colorado Avalanche Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena
8:05 PM St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena
9:35 PM Ottawa Senators Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
10:05 PM Washington Capitals Los Angeles Kings Staples Center

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nhl december best bets and opinions (dogs and totals only )

date.....................w/l/t................%.................units

12/03/2019.............8-5-2............61.54%...........+14.20
12/02/2019.............1-5-0............16.67%............-21.50
12/01/2019.............3-1-1............75.00%...........+10.00

totals...................12-11-1............52.17%...........+2.70

best bets

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

12/03/2019..............3 - 1................+5.70.................6 - 3..............+13.50............+19.20
12/02/2019..............0 - 3................-15.00.................2 - 3...............-6.50..............-21.50
12/01/2019..............1 - 0................+5.25..................2 - 0..............+10.00...........+15.25

totals.......................4 - 4................-4.05..................10 - 6..............+17.00...........+12.95

**StarDust Bum** · 12-04-2019, 01:46 PM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Interesting NFL games this weekend:

— Cowboys (-3, 42.5) @ Bears

— Ravens (5.5, 43.5) @ Bills

— 49ers @ Saints (-3, 44)

— Broncos @ Texans (-9.5, 42)

— Chiefs @ Patriots (-3, 48.5)

— Seahawks (-1, 48) @ Rams

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings…….

13) Carolina Panthers fired coach Ron Rivera Tuesday; Rivera was 76-63-1 as Carolina’s coach, 3-4 in playoff games, making playoffs four times in nine years, but going 12-16 the last two years, which happens to be coincide with Carolina changing owners.

Carolina owner David Tepper is a really rich hedge fund guy, worth $11.6B. Really rich people aren’t very patient. Because of that, the Panthers will have a new coach next year.

Tepper Trivia (from Wikipedia): “Tepper keeps a pair of brass testicles in a prominent spot on his desk, a present from former employees. He rubs them for luck during the trading day to get a laugh out of colleagues.”

12) Big snowstorm here this week; snowed for roughly 38 straight hours, which is unusual, and left quite a mess behind. Just about everything was closed here Monday, even the ****.

Frustrating part for me is, because I still have a gas bubble in my eye as my detached retina heals, can’t do any snow shoveling, so was stuck in the house here. Things got worse when my DirecTV went out because of the snow with 7:00 left in the Monday night game- caught the end of the game on my laptop.

Finally, Tuesday morning, the plow guy did a great job on my driveway, the sun melted the slush off my satellite dish, but I had to brush two feet of snow off my Nissan Rogue. The driveway is a mess but driveable, my TV works, the car is running and things got back to normal, kind of.

11) Tuesday was the 6-week anniversary of my retina operation; they originally told me the gas bubble in my eye would be gone in six weeks; while it has gotten a lot smaller, the bubble is still there. I appreciate all the work the people at Retina Care Centers have done for me, but it’ll be an excellent day when the bubble goes away.

Woman on the Today Show, think her name is Savannah Guthrie, she tore her retina when she got drilled in the eye with a toy train that her 2-year old son hit her with.

“Torn retina” sounds worse than “detached retina”, but apparently it isn’t, since she avoided the surgery that I had. Was interesting to listen to her doctor talk about retina surgery on TV the other day. Learned a lot.

10) Louisville 58, Michigan 43- Wolverines shot 25.9% from floor as they lose for first time in eight games. Ugly game.

9) Duke 87, Michigan State 75- Spartans don’t often give up 80+ points at home; Tom Izzo is 2-12 SU in his career against Duke.

Michigan State retired Draymond Green’s number at halftime of this game; lot of the Golden State Warriors were there to support Green- they play in Charlotte tonite.

8) In their last five games, Baltimore Ravens scored 22 TD’s on 40 drives, with four of the five opponents having winning records.

7) Surprising stat: Cincinnati Bengals are 10-3 ATS in last 13 games as a road underdog,

6) Great dialogue from the movie Oceans Eleven:
Julia Roberts: “You’re a liar and a thief.”

George Clooney: “I only lied about being a thief.”

I’ve seen Oceans Thirteen a few times, but saw Oceans Eleven for the first time last night. Excellent movie.

5) New England cut K Kai Forbath after one game where he missed a PAT; the guy who replaces him will be the Patriots’ fifth kicker this year.

4) Eagles’ backup QB Josh McCown is QB coach for Myers Park HS in Charlotte, where his sons Owen and Aiden play; he had retired from the NFL when he took the coaching job, but when the Eagles called this summer, McCown un-retired.

With the Eagles’ blessing, McCown flies back to Charlotte on Mondays, to be there as the quarterbacks coach for high school practice when the game plan is installed for the week, and then again on Fridays for games.

In case you were wondering, Atlantic Aviation offers light jets for about $13,000-$14,000 per round trip from Philadelphia to Charlotte, though there are discounts for regular customers. McCown pays for all the plane trips.

ESPN.com has an interesting story today on McCown’s coaching.

3) Miami 81, Illinois 79— This game, played Monday night, had Illinois coach Underwood so annoyed that he used all four of his timeouts in the first half. At one point, Miami led 45-18 with 4:33 left in the first half- it was 50-31 at the half.

lllinois stormed back in the 2nd half, but fell short.

2) Mountain West has a full schedule of conference games tonight, something different for December 4th. San Diego State at New Mexico is probably the best of the five games.

1) There is the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA, and then there is the relatively-new College Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, which has credibility issues.

Norm Stewart went 634-333 in 32 years as Missouri’s coach; he went 12-16 in NCAA tournament games, going 0-2 in regional final games. Nice resume; he was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame n 2007, the second year the Hall of Fame existed.

Jerry Tarkanian went 761-202 in 30 years as a coach at UNLV, Long Beach State, Fresno State; he went 38-18 in NCAA tournament games, making four Final Fours, winning the 1990 national title. Tarkanian is in the Naismith HOF, but not the Collegiate Hall of Fame; why? How?

If you bring up Tarkanian’s issues with the NCAA and its rules, I’ll point out that Eddie Sutton was a 2011 inductee, which eliminates that issue.

If you tell me that Norm Stewart was a better coach than Tarkanian, well, you would leave me speechless, because you’re smarter than that.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-04-2019, 01:48 PM

In the Crease - Week 10
Joe Williams

Still the Champs

The St. Louis Blues have been red-hot, and they're not showing any signs of letting others take the Stanley Cup from them without a fight. The Blues are averaging 3.1 goals per game to rank 13th, while checking in sixth on the power-play. They're also fifth in goals against, ranking fifth in the NHL with just 2.5 goals per game while ranking sixth on the penalty kill, too. As such they enter the new week with a 18-5-3-3 record and 42 points, maintaining a healthy eight-point lead in the ultra-competitive Central Division. They continue to pile up wins, going 10-2 in the past 12 following a victory. And Jordan Binnington is still the one in net, going 13-4-2 with a 2.26 goals-against average and .926 save percentage, showing no signs of a regression. The bad news for everyone else is that backup Jake Allen has acclimated to a backup role and is now flourishing, too.

Looking Ahead

Wednesday, Dec. 4

St. Louis at Pittsburgh: The Blues have Jordan Binnington in between the pipes for a matchup against Matt Murray and the Penguins in a marquee matchup on Hump Day. The Blues will be playing their fourth game in six days, and they seem to excel in that situation. They're 5-0 in the past past five in the fourth game of a 4-in-6. They have won 20 of the past 28 games on the road, too, as they appear poised for another championship run, and they're skipping the part where they struggled early in the season, unlike last year. The Blues have won six of the past seven trips to the Steel City, and the road team is 6-1 in the past seven in this series.

Washington at Los Angeles: The road trip continues for the Caps in L.A., and you read about their dominance inside the Pacific Division above. They'll more than likely turn to rookie Ilya Samsonov to tend the cage in the second end of a back-to-back. They're 5-2 in the past seven when playing on no days of rest, and 21-9 in the past 30 as a road favorite, so don't discount them due to a perceived lack of rest or downgrade in net with their backup. They've fought through for the entire season. While the Kings entered the week with wins in seven of the past nine at Staples Center, they're just 6-22 in the past 28 against the Eastern Conference and 1-4 in the past five as an underdog. However, the Kings have been kryptonite to the Caps, for whatever reason, as Washington is 1-8 in the past nine trips to L.A., and 5-12 in the past 17 overall.

Thursday, Dec. 5

Vegas at N.Y. Islanders: The Golden Knights kicked off their road trip with a successful 4-1 result against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Monday night behind Malcolm Subban. He has made four straight starts for the injured Marc-Andre Fleury, and the Knights haven't missed a beat, winning three in a row. These teams have yet to meet this season, but Vegas swept the season series in 2018-19, including a 3-2 win on the Island as moderate favorites last Dec. 12. The under is 2-0-1 in the past three meetings in this series, and the over hit in the first-ever meeting back on Oct. 30, 2017, but that was a game featuring Maxime Lagace in net for Vegas. He is long gone from the organization.

Buffalo at Calgary: The Flames search for the season sweep against the Sabres after pushing past Buffalo in overtime in the first meeting on Nov. 27, an entertaining 3-2 battle between David Rittich and Linus Ullmark. Elias Lindholm sent the home folks away sad with the game-winning tally just 77 seconds into OT. That is one of 10 consecutive 'under' results for Calgary heading into the month of December, as the Flames are well rested since Nov. 30. The Sabres sit near the top of the Atlantic Division standings, but this will be a good measuring stick road trip to see exactly where they are. They throttled New Jersey 7-1 before heading out of town, including five first-period goals to chase Louis Domingue. While the 'over' has been the prevailing trend for the Sabres lately, the 'under' has hit in four straight against Western Conference foes.

Friday, Dec. 6

Los Angeles at Edmonton: The Kings travel to Edmonton, and the Oilers likely have had this one circled on the calendar for a while. L.A. smacked the Oil around on Nov. 21, winning 5-1 at Staples Center for one of the worst beatings administered to the Oilers this season. Jonathan Quick turned back the clock in that one, while Mike Smith didn't have it that night. He is likely be remain sidelined due to a lower-body issue, so it will likely be Mikko Koskinen in the crease for this one. That's probably a good thing, because Smith has started the first two meetings and Los Angeles is averaging 5.0 goals per game in the first two, with the 'over' 1-0-1. Edmonton was able to come away with a 6-5 win in the season opener Oct. 5 at home.

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37COLORADO -38 TORONTO
COLORADO is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) off a home win in the current season.

39ST LOUIS -40 PITTSBURGH
ST LOUIS are 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) when playing their 4th game in 7 days in the current season.

41OTTAWA -42 EDMONTON
EDMONTON is 9-2 ATS (6.8 Units) in non-conference games in the current season.

43WASHINGTON -44 LOS ANGELES
WASHINGTON is 7-1 ATS (6 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, December 4

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COLORADO (16-8-0-2, 34 pts.) at TORONTO (13-12-0-4, 30 pts.) - 12/4/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 4-10 ATS (-7.1 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 105-91 ATS (+205.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 134-111 ATS (+256.7 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
TORONTO is 13-16 ATS (-6.0 Units) in all games this season.
TORONTO is 29-26 ATS (-9.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 13-16 ATS (-5.4 Units) first half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 7-13 ATS (-11.7 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-2 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 3-2-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.0 Units)

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ST LOUIS (18-5-0-6, 42 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (14-9-0-4, 32 pts.) - 12/4/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 79-58 ATS (+6.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 16-7 ATS (+23.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 290-207 ATS (+29.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 23-14 ATS (+37.5 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 9-3 ATS (+5.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 9-3 ATS (+5.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 58-55 ATS (-2.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-2 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 3-2-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

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OTTAWA (11-16-0-1, 23 pts.) at EDMONTON (17-9-0-3, 37 pts.) - 12/4/2019, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 9-2 ATS (+7.0 Units) in non-conference games this season.
OTTAWA is 9-3 ATS (+12.4 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 10-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 86-101 ATS (-77.4 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
OTTAWA is 2-2 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 2-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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WASHINGTON (20-4-0-5, 45 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (11-15-0-2, 24 pts.) - 12/4/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 137-88 ATS (+23.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 31-21 ATS (+9.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 12-3 ATS (+8.5 Units) in road games first half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 8-1 ATS (+6.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs this season.
LOS ANGELES is 11-28 ATS (-17.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 29-60 ATS (+91.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 2-2-0 straight up against WASHINGTON 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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NHL

Wednesday, December 4

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Trend Report
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Colorado
Toronto is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Colorado is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Colorado is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto

Pittsburgh Penguins
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Pittsburgh's last 22 games at home
Pittsburgh is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of St. Louis's last 12 games
St. Louis is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
St. Louis is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh

Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Edmonton is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
Edmonton is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Ottawa's last 15 games
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Ottawa is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Edmonton
Ottawa is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Ottawa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton

Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Los Angeles's last 14 games
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Los Angeles is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Los Angeles is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Washington
Los Angeles is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 12-3 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 11 games on the road
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Washington is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing Los Angeles
Washington is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles

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