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**StarDust Bum** · 12-12-2019, 01:36 AM

SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY DECEMBER 12, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Boston Bruins Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena
7:05 PM Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena
7:05 PM New York Islanders Florida Panthers BB&T Center
7:05 PM Nashville Predators Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center
7:35 PM Winnipeg Jets Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
8:05 PM Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center
8:05 PM Vegas Golden Knights St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
9:05 PM Chicago Blackhawks Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena
9:05 PM Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome
10:05 PM Carolina Hurricanes Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
10:05 PM Los Angeles Kings Anaheim Ducks Honda Center
10:35 PM New York Rangers San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose

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

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

12/11/2019.............2-3-0............40.00%............-5.50
12/10/2019............8-10-0...........44.44%.............-8.95
12/09/2019.............2-2-1............50.00%...........+3.60
12/08/2019.............2-3-0............40.00%............-3.95
12/07/2019...........6-10-0............37.50%............-20.75
12/06/2019.............2-6-0............25.00%............-21.05
12/05/2019.............7-7-0............50.00%............+3.85
12/04/2019.............3-4-0............42.86%.............-2.50
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...................44-56-4...........44.00%.............-52.55

best bets

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

12/11/2019..............0 - 2................-10.00.................2 - 1.............+4.50..............-5.50
12/10/2019..............2 - 3................-1.80...................5 - 7.............-13.50..............-15.30
12/09/2019..............1 - 0................+9.60..................1 - 2.............-6.00...............+3.60
12/08/2019..............1 - 0................+7.55..................1 - 3.............-11.50.............-3.95
12/07/2019..............1 - 5................-18.25.................5 - 5..............-2.50..............-20.75
12/06/2019..............1 - 2................-4.05...................1 - 4..............-17.00.............-21.05
12/05/2019..............3 - 2................+10.95................5 - 4..............+3.00.............+13.95
12/04/2019..............2 - 1................+9.00..................1 - 3..............-11.50.............-2.50
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.....................15 - 19..............-1.05..................31 - 35.............-37.50..............-38.55

**StarDust Bum** · 12-12-2019, 01:42 AM

Thursday’s 6-pack

Too-early 2020 baseball over/under in totals:

— Astros 99.5

— Dodgers 98.5

— Twins 90.5

— Padres 84.5

— Giants 68.5

— Mariners/Royals 66.5

Quote of the Day:
“I like Kiffin a lot. He’s a fun interview and honestly one of the smartest offensive minds out there. He’ll make Ole Miss entertaining again — and that’s saying something considering its last game was lost due to a dog pissing celebration.”
Ben Kercheval, CBSsports.com

Thursday’s quiz
Where did Lamar Jackson play his college football?

Wednesday’s quiz
Steve Spurrier coached the Washington Redskins for two seasons.

Tuesday’s quiz
Of the 32 NFL stadiums, LA Coliseum and Oakland Coliseum have hosted a World Series.

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Thursday’s List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud……

13) Los Angeles Angels signed 3B Anthony Rendon to a 7-year, $245M contact Wednesday night; Angels have a potent lineup, but they still lack pitching.

12) Want to know why fantasy baseball is increasingly popular? I’ll repeat something that I posted yesterday; it tells a story of why it is difficult to be a fan of a small market team:

2020 Bronx Bombers:
— Gerrit Cole, $36M
— Giancarlo Stanton, $26M
— Masahiro Tanaka, $23M
— Aroldis Chapman $17.2M

That adds up to $101.5M…….for four guys.

Oakland A’s made the playoffs the last two years; their ENTIRE payroll last year?

$92,178,333

11) If you and I play checkers, and you start wth 12 checkers but I start with 24, then I’m going to win most of the time, even if you’re smarter than me.

Gerrit Cole is going to make $1,090,909 per start next year; Oakland’s five starting pitchers LY made a total of roughly $12,500,000 for the whole season.

10) So having your own fantasy team where there are no salaries and you compete against people you know eliminates a lot of that BS and makes the summer more fun. At least if you have a cruddy season, you can blame yourself, instead of a ridiculous system that rewards the teams with the most money to spend.

9) 84 basketball players left college early LY and declared for the NBA Draft; only 44 of them were taken in the draft.

8) College football stuff:
— Colorado State hired former BC coach Steve Addazio as its new football coach.
— UNLV hired Oregon OC Marcus Arroyo as its new football coach.
— Florida Atlantic hired former Florida State coach Willie Taggart.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Mets signed P Michael Wacha to a 1-year deal, $3M deal (with incentives).
— Dodgers signed P Blake Treinen for one year, $10M.
— Blue Jays gave P Tanner Roark $24M for two years.

6) Adam Jones signed an $8M deal to play baseball for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan; Jones has played 14 years in the majors, mostly with the Orioles.

5) I’d track the movement of college football coaches on here, but those guys are nomadic- they constantly change jobs, especially assistants. Coaches’ wives must be experts at packing.

4) There have been 12 NBA games this season where a player had 20+ points and 20+ rebounds; Detroit’s Andre Drummond has five of those 12 games.

3) Diamondbacks/Padres will play two regular season games in Mexico City April 18-19; the first regular season MLB games in Mexico City. Games had previously been played in Monterrey.

2) Bad beat of the week: NBA’s Atlanta Hawks (+8.5) led Miami by 6 points with 0:59 left in regulation Tuesday night, but they didn’t cover. Seriously.

Miami scored the next 22 points and won by 14 in OT. It was the NBA’s widest margin of victory in an OT game since October 31, 2009, when Philadelphia beat the Knicks, 141-127.

1) Good trivia; Denver rookie QB Drew Lock plays against the Chiefs this week; Lock’s dad Andy was the starting right guard for the Missouri Tigers in 1989, when KC coach Andy Reid was his offensive line coach. 30 years later, they cross paths again.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-12-2019, 02:16 PM

1NY ISLANDERS -2 FLORIDA
NY ISLANDERS are 13-2 ATS (12.1 Units) against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game in the current season.

3BOSTON -4 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 12-0 ATS (12 Units) when playing their 8th game in 14 days over the last 2 seasons.

5COLUMBUS -6 PITTSBURGH
COLUMBUS are 17-6 ATS (10.4 Units) after playing 2 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

7NASHVILLE -8 BUFFALO
NASHVILLE is 1-6 ATS (-8.5 Units) when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%) in the current season.

9WINNIPEG -10 DETROIT
WINNIPEG is 7-1 ATS (9.6 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

11EDMONTON -12 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 21-28 ATS (-20.8 Units) in home games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game over the last 2 seasons.

13VEGAS -14 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 68-46 ATS (18.4 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game over the last 2 seasons.

15CHICAGO -16 ARIZONA
CHICAGO is 16-39 ATS (-23.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

17TORONTO -18 CALGARY
CALGARY is 16-25 ATS (-20.2 Units) in home games against good starting goalies - saving >= 91.5% of shots against in the last 3 seasons.

19CAROLINA -20 VANCOUVER
CAROLINA is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game in the current season.

21LOS ANGELES -22 ANAHEIM
LOS ANGELES are 1-11 ATS (-10 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.

23NY RANGERS -24 SAN JOSE
NY RANGERS are 5-28 ATS (-25.8 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game in the last 3 seasons

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NHL

Thursday, December 12

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Trend Report
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Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Buffalo is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Buffalo is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Nashville
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville
Nashville Predators
Nashville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games
Nashville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Nashville is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Buffalo
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo

Florida Panthers
Florida is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games
Florida is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Florida is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Florida's last 23 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games at home
Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games when playing NY Islanders
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
NY Islanders is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Islanders's last 9 games
NY Islanders is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Islanders is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 7 games on the road
NY Islanders is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 7 games when playing Florida
NY Islanders is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida

Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Columbus
Pittsburgh is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games when playing Columbus
Pittsburgh is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Columbus
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing at home against Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Columbus is 17-6 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Columbus is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Columbus is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
Columbus is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Columbus's last 13 games when playing Pittsburgh
Columbus is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Columbus is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 9 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games at home
Tampa Bay is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Boston Bruins
Boston is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games
Boston is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 12 games on the road
Boston is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
Boston is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay

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 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Detroit's last 22 games when playing Winnipeg
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Winnipeg is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 7 games
Winnipeg is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Winnipeg is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games on the road
Winnipeg is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Winnipeg's last 22 games when playing Detroit
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit

Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
Minnesota is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Edmonton
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Minnesota is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Edmonton is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Edmonton is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Edmonton is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Edmonton's last 15 games on the road
Edmonton is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Edmonton is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Edmonton is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

St. Louis Blues
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of St. Louis's last 15 games
St. Louis is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games at home
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Vegas
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 8-16 ATS in its last 24 games
Vegas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games
Vegas is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Vegas is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games on the road
Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games when playing St. Louis

Arizona Coyotes
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games
Arizona is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Arizona is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Chicago
Arizona is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Chicago is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 12 games
Chicago is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Chicago is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Chicago is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Arizona
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Chicago is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona

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

Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Anaheim is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games
Anaheim is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Anaheim is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home
Anaheim is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games
Los Angeles is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games on the road
Los Angeles is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim

Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Vancouver's last 13 games
Vancouver is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games at home
Vancouver is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Vancouver is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Carolina
Vancouver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing Carolina
Vancouver is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Carolina
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Carolina's last 9 games
Carolina is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Carolina is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Carolina is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games on the road
Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Carolina is 7-15-1 SU in its last 23 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing Vancouver
Carolina is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Vancouver

San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
San Jose is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
San Jose is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
San Jose is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
San Jose is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
San Jose is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
San Jose is 6-11-2 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Rangers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games on the road
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
NY Rangers is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose

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NY ISLANDERS (20-7-0-2, 42 pts.) at FLORIDA (15-10-0-5, 35 pts.) - 12/12/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 20-9 ATS (+9.2 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 20-9 ATS (+9.2 Units) first half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 12-6 ATS (+19.4 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 4-4 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 4-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.2 Units)

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BOSTON (20-6-0-6, 46 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (15-11-0-3, 33 pts.) - 12/12/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 16-3 ATS (+9.6 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 74-33 ATS (+14.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 31-7 ATS (+19.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 90-73 ATS (+165.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
BOSTON is 220-246 ATS (+523.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 5-10 ATS (-12.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 5-10 ATS (-10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 9-5 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 9-5-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)

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COLUMBUS (12-14-0-4, 28 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (17-10-0-4, 38 pts.) - 12/12/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 8-2 (+6.3 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 8-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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NASHVILLE (14-10-0-5, 33 pts.) at BUFFALO (15-11-0-6, 36 pts.) - 12/12/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 63-54 ATS (-19.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 6-10 ATS (-11.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NASHVILLE is 6-10 ATS (-11.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 30-16 ATS (+10.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 9-29 ATS (+46.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

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

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WINNIPEG (19-10-0-2, 40 pts.) at DETROIT (7-22-0-3, 17 pts.) - 12/12/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 19-12 ATS (+31.0 Units) in all games this season.
WINNIPEG is 9-3 ATS (+13.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
WINNIPEG is 19-12 ATS (+31.0 Units) first half of the season this season.
WINNIPEG is 8-2 ATS (+10.3 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
WINNIPEG is 9-3 ATS (+12.6 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
WINNIPEG is 13-3 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 7-25 ATS (-22.3 Units) in all games this season.
DETROIT is 8-28 ATS (+48.9 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 7-25 ATS (+52.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
DETROIT is 2-17 ATS (+29.1 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
DETROIT is 2-16 ATS (+28.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
DETROIT is 5-23 ATS (+41.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 2-15 ATS (+27.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-1 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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EDMONTON (18-11-0-4, 40 pts.) at MINNESOTA (14-12-0-5, 33 pts.) - 12/12/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 39-48 ATS (-23.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 18-13 ATS (+35.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 4-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 4-3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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VEGAS (16-12-0-5, 37 pts.) at ST LOUIS (18-8-0-6, 42 pts.) - 12/12/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 62-60 ATS (-21.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 19-23 ATS (-13.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 22-28 ATS (-11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-2 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 4-2-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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CHICAGO (12-13-0-6, 30 pts.) at ARIZONA (18-11-0-4, 40 pts.) - 12/12/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 16-39 ATS (+61.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 18-34 ATS (+53.6 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 4-3 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 4-3-0 straight up against CHICAGO 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=-0.3 Units)

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TORONTO (15-13-0-4, 34 pts.) at CALGARY (17-12-0-4, 38 pts.) - 12/12/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 64-57 ATS (-20.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 18-7 ATS (+9.7 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 15-6 ATS (+8.2 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

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

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CAROLINA (19-11-0-1, 39 pts.) at VANCOUVER (15-12-0-4, 34 pts.) - 12/12/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 49-93 ATS (+162.7 Units) in road games in December games since 1996.
CAROLINA is 151-243 ATS (+439.6 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
CAROLINA is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 3-1 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 3-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER 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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LOS ANGELES (12-18-0-2, 26 pts.) at ANAHEIM (13-14-0-4, 30 pts.) - 12/12/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 2-13 ATS (+21.0 Units) in road games first half of the season this season.
LOS ANGELES is 213-271 ATS (-89.5 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 0-8 ATS (+11.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 0-8 ATS (+11.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 3-16 ATS (-14.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 5-5 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 5-5-0 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=+1.3 Units)

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NY RANGERS (15-12-0-3, 33 pts.) at SAN JOSE (15-16-0-2, 32 pts.) - 12/12/2019, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 5-28 ATS (+50.9 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 18-27 ATS (-18.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 1-7 ATS (+8.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-1 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 3-1-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, December 12

Columbus @ Pittsburgh

Game 5-6
December 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
11.605
Pittsburgh
10.688
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-165
6
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(+145); Over

NY Islanders @ Florida

Game 1-2
December 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
12.293
Florida
10.555
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(+105); Under

Boston @ Tampa Bay

Game 3-4
December 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
10.001
Tampa Bay
11.711
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-140
6
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-140); Under

Nashville @ Buffalo

Game 7-8
December 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
10.331
Buffalo
12.252
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-145
6
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+125); Over

Vegas @ St. Louis

Game 13-14
December 12, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
11.146
St. Louis
9.554
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(+100); Under

Winnipeg @ Detroit

Game 9-10
December 12, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
11.895
Detroit
8.212
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 3 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-190
6
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(-190); Over

Edmonton @ Minnesota

Game 11-12
December 12, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
9.657
Minnesota
10.646
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-130); Over

Toronto @ Calgary

Game 17-18
December 12, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
12.083
Calgary
13.678
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-115
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-105); Over

Chicago @ Arizona

Game 15-16
December 12, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
9.694
Arizona
11.266
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-145); Under

Carolina @ Vancouver

Game 19-20
December 12, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
12.151
Vancouver
10.656
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-120
6
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(-120); Over

Los Angeles @ Anaheim

Game 21-22
December 12, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
11.281
Anaheim
12.374
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-140); Under

NY Rangers @ San Jose

Game 23-24
December 12, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
11.687
San Jose
8.744
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-155
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+135); Under

**StarDust Bum** · 12-12-2019, 02:22 PM

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CLB at PIT 07:00 PM
O 6.0

BOS at TB 07:00 PM
BOS +128
O 6.0

NAS at BUF 07:00 PM
U 6.0

NYI at FLA 07:00 PM
NYI +112
U 6.0

WIN at DET 07:30 PM
U 6.0

EDM at MIN 08:00 PM
EDM +112
O 5.5

VEG at STL 08:00 PM
U 5.5

CHI at ARI 09:00 PM
O 5.5

TOR at CAL 09:00 PM
CAL +109
U 6.5

LA at ANA 10:00 PM
LA +129
U 5.5

CAR at VAN 10:00 PM
VAN +103
O 6.0

NYR at SJ 10:30 PM
NYR +138
O 6.5

**StarDust Bum** · 12-13-2019, 02:24 AM

Fabbri scores 2, Red Wings snap 12-game winless streak
December 12, 2019
By The Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) Robby Fabbri scored twice on fortuitous bounces off the same Winnipeg player, and the Detroit Red Wings snapped a 12-game winless streak with a 5-2 victory over the Jets on Thursday night.

Both off Fabbri's goals went in off the body of defenseman Neal Pionk, and it was that kind of night for the Red Wings, who had been 0-10-2 in their previous 12 and had dropped 10 in a row in regulation. Darren Helm, Filip Zadina and Filip Hronek also scored for Detroit.

Kyle Connor scored twice for the Jets.

Helm opened the scoring on a breakaway after a messy sequence of blunders by Winnipeg defenseman Nathan Beaulieu. First, Beaulieu let the puck get past him at the Detroit blue line. Then, after chasing it down in the neutral zone, he let the puck slip away from his control - right into the path of Helm.

While trying to recover, Beaulieu skated right into linesman Greg Devorski, and at that point, Helm was gone. He beat goalie Connor Hellebuyck with a wrist shot to make it 1-0.

Detroit scored on the power play later in the first period when Fabbri's backhanded pass attempt bounced off Pionk's right leg and past Hellebuyck.

The goals were fluky, but the Red Wings fully deserved the lead after outshooting Winnipeg 14-5 in the first. The bounces kept going Detroit's way.

LIGHTNING 3, BRUINS 2

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Steven Stamkos had two goals to extend his recent tear and Tampa Bay beat suddenly slumping Boston.

Stamkos has scored six times during a four-game goal streak.

Tampa Bay, which had dropped four of five at home, also got a goal from Brayden Point. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves for the win.

Patrice Bergeron and John Moore scored for the Bruins, who have lost four straight in regulation and five in a row overall (0-4-1). Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots.

The Bruins, coming off an intense 3-2 loss Wednesday night at Washington in a matchup of the NHL's top two teams, hadn't dropped four consecutive games in regulation since March 2017. The five-game losing streak is their longest since an 0-5-0 stretch in March 2016.

ISLANDERS 3, PANTHERS 1

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Devon Toews and Mathew Barzal had power-plays goals in a 3:51 span early in the second period and Thomas Greiss made 32 saves to help New York beat Florida.

The Islanders swept the three-game, regular-season series with the Panthers for the first time since 2013.

Anders Lee added an empty-net goal for New York,

Mike Hoffman scored for Florida, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves.

PENGUINS 1, BLUE JACKETS 0, OT

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Bryan Rust scored a power-play goal at 3:02 of overtime and Pittsburgh beat Columbus.

Rust controlled a bouncing puck at the top of the crease and fired it past Joonas Korpisalo for the winner and his 10th goal of the year.

Tristan Jarry stopped 17 shots for his third shutout in his last four appearances. Jarry, who has five career shutouts, and three this season, established a franchise-record 177-minute, 15-second shutout streak before the run ended during Tuesday's home loss to Montreal.

Korpisalo, who beat Pittsburgh on Nov. 29, made 31 saves. Columbus has lost four of five and six of nine.

SABRES 4, PREDATORS 3

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Jack Eichel had two goals and extended his NHL-leading point streak to 15 games, Victor Oloffson scored in the third period, and Buffalo beat Nashville.

Jimmy Vesey also scored and Linus Ullmark made 36 saves as the Sabres won their third in a row.

Matt Duchene, Colton Sissons and Ryan Johansen had goals for the Predators, who had a two-game win streak snapped. Juuse Saros stopped 28 shots.

BLUES 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Oskar Sundqvist had a goal and an assist as St. Louis beat Vegas.

Mackenzie MacEachern, Jaden Schwartz and Robert Thomas also scored for the Blues, who snapped a three-game skid. Jordan Binnington made 27 saves after getting pulled from his previous start against Toronto last Saturday when he allowed four goals on 11 shots.

Max Pacioretty and William Carrier had the goals for the Golden Knights, who lost for the third time in four games. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 25 shots in his 820th career game, which tied Sean Burke for 14th on the NHL's all-time list.

WILD 6, OILERS 5

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Eric Staal scored the go-ahead goal with 4:47 remaining in the third period, Ryan Donato scored for the third straight game and Minnesota topped Edmonton.

Jordan Greenway, Jason Zucker, Marcus Foligno and Luke Kunin added goals for Minnesota, which has points in 13 of its past 14 games. Rookie goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen stayed unbeaten in four career games with 28 saves.

Oscar Klefbom, Leon Draisaitl, Gaetan Haas, Connor McDavid and James Neal scored for Edmonton, which is 2-5-1 in its past eight games. Mike Smith stopped 21 shots.

FLAMES 4, MAPLE LEAFS 2

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau had his first two-goal game of the season and Calgary scored three goals in the first three minutes of the third period, rallying to beat Toronto.

Gaudreau tied it 2-2 just 19 seconds into the third, sending a wrist shot past Frederik Andersen after being set up by Mikael Backlund.

Then, after Michael Frolik's third goal in as many games at 1:59 gave the Flames the lead, Gaudreau scored again.

The three goals came on three consecutive shots.

Travis Hamonic also had a goal for Calgary (18-12-4). Sean Monahan had a pair of assists to extend his point-streak to eight games (5 goals, 5 assists).

The Flames improved to 7-0-0 under interim head coach Geoff Ward and moved into a tie with the Edmonton Oilers for second in the Pacific Division.

Mitch Marner and John Tavares each had a goal and an assist for Toronto (15-14-4). The Leafs fell to 2-1-0 on their four-game trip.

COYOTES 5, BLACKHAWKS 2

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Clayton Keller scored twice and Pacific Division-leading Arizona beat Chicago.

Vinnie Hinostroza, playing against his former team, assisted on all three of Arizona's first-period goals to match his career high for points in a game.

Michael Grabner and ex-********* Nick Schmaltz each added a goal for the Coyotes. Christian Dvorak had two assists and Brad Richardson scored his first goal of the season to go with an assist during Arizona's fourth victory in six games.

Jonathan Toews and Dylan Strome, the Coyotes' top draft pick in 2015, scored for the Blackhawks, who lost their third straight.

KINGS 2, DUCKS 1

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Jeff Carter and Matt Luff scored, Jonathan Quick made 36 saves and Los Angeles snapped its 11-game road winless skid, beating Anaheim in the second Freeway Faceoff of the season.

Tyler Toffoli had two assists for the last-place Kings, who had been 0-10-1 away from Staples Center since their last road win Oct. 22 in Winnipeg.

With the shortest trip on its schedule kicking off a six-game road swing, Los Angeles improved to 3-12-1 on the road by jumping to an early lead and holding off a third-period surge by the rival Ducks, who have lost eight of 11.

Derek Grant scored a power play goal in the third period and John Gibson stopped 25 shots for the Ducks, who again failed to get their first back-to-back wins since Nov. 1.

The Ducks beat the Kings 4-2 on Dec. 2 in the Southern California clubs' first derby of the season.

RANGERS 6, SHARKS 3

**StarDust Bum** · 12-13-2019, 02:36 AM

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY DECEMBER 13, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
8:05 PM Vegas Golden Knights Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
9:05 PM New Jersey Devils Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center

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

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

12/12/2019.........11-8-0............57.89%...........+16.55
12/11/2019.............2-3-0............40.00%............-5.50
12/10/2019............8-10-0...........44.44%.............-8.95
12/09/2019.............2-2-1............50.00%...........+3.60
12/08/2019.............2-3-0............40.00%............-3.95
12/07/2019...........6-10-0............37.50%............-20.75
12/06/2019.............2-6-0............25.00%............-21.05
12/05/2019.............7-7-0............50.00%............+3.85
12/04/2019.............3-4-0............42.86%.............-2.50
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...................55-64-4...........46.21%.............-36.00

best bets

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

12/12/2019..............5 - 2...............+19.55.................8 - 6.............+7.00.............+26.55
12/11/2019..............0 - 2................-10.00.................2 - 1.............+4.50..............-5.50
12/10/2019..............2 - 3................-1.80...................5 - 7.............-13.50..............-15.30
12/09/2019..............1 - 0................+9.60..................1 - 2.............-6.00...............+3.60
12/08/2019..............1 - 0................+7.55..................1 - 3.............-11.50.............-3.95
12/07/2019..............1 - 5................-18.25.................5 - 5..............-2.50..............-20.75
12/06/2019..............1 - 2................-4.05...................1 - 4..............-17.00.............-21.05
12/05/2019..............3 - 2................+10.95................5 - 4..............+3.00.............+13.95
12/04/2019..............2 - 1................+9.00..................1 - 3..............-11.50.............-2.50
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.....................20 - 21...............+18.50..............39 - 41.............-30.50.............-12.00

**StarDust Bum** · 12-13-2019, 02:37 AM

Friday’s 6-pack

Too-early 2020 baseball over/under in totals:

— Mariners 66.5

— Cardinals 88.5

— Rays 92.5

— Rangers 75.5

— Blue Jays 73.5

— Nationals 89.5

Quote of the Day:
“The big lesson in life…is never be scared of anyone or anything.”
Frank Sinatra; Thursday would’ve been his 104th birthday

Friday’s quiz
Before this season, who was the only Baltimore Ravens’ QB to throw 30+ TD passes in a season?

Thursday’s quiz
Lamar Jackson played his college football at Louisville.

Wednesday’s quiz
Steve Spurrier coached the Washington Redskins for two seasons.

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

13) This year, if your college basketball team is making 33.3% of their 3’s, they’re 156th in country. Last year, teams that shot 33.3% on the arc were 225th.

Moving the arc back has created more missed shots; I’m wondering if more long rebounds has resulted in more fast breaks going the other way.

12) Florida Atlantic hired Willie Taggart as its new football coach; FAU will be his 5th head coaching job in 11 years, making him the Larry Brown of college football.

2010-12: Western Kentucky: 16-20, 13-11 Sun Belt
2013-16: South Florida: 24-25, 18-14 AAC
2017: Oregon 7-5, 4-5 Pac-12
2018-19: Florida State 9-12, 6-9 ACC

Total: 56-62, 44-42 conference

11) Apparently Dallas Mavericks’ star Luke Doncic is the best player in the NBA who doesn’t have a shoe contract, which means his bank account will get a lot bigger fairly soon, as all the sneaker companies try to sign him up.

10) Home teams won the first ten Big 14 conference games so far this season; Michigan looked like a damn good team until they went to Louisville/Illinois.

9) The more I think about it, the more I like the 0:08 half court rule that the NBA has; makes a team get into motion a little quicker, not just walk the ball up the court.

8) I’m mystified that Harold Baines is in the Hall of Fame, but Dale Murphy isn’t.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Mets signed P Rick Porcello to a 1-year, $10M contract.
— Bronx re-signed OF Brett Gardner to a 1-year, $12.5m deal.

6) It is December 13 and Yale has already played four OT games this season, winning three of them. Bulldogs won their last six games overall, are 9-3 vs schedule #83.

5) Baseball will have some rules changes this year; a big one for September is the elimination of the 40-man roster. Rosters will be capped at 28 in September.

4) Another rule change will be that relievers having to face 3+ hitters in an appearance; it’ll reduce the often-tedious L-R-L pitching changes that stretch out the end of games.

In exchange for that, rosters all season increase from 25 to 26 players.

3) Handicapping bowl games can be dicey; you don’t know how excited a team or its fans are about their particular matchup. Iowa State sold out of its allotment of tickets for the Camping World Bowl against Notre Dame; safe to say that people in Ames are excited about this game.

2) NBA is putting a G-League team in Mexico City, starting next season. Very high altitude in Mexico City; the Nuggets don’t have a G-League affiliate yet. Maybe they do now.

1) Ravens 42, Jets 21
— Baltimore wins the AFC North.
— Lamar Jackson completed 15 passes, five of them for TD’s.
— Only 8 of Ravens’ 59 plays came on third down.
— Jets scored a TD on aa blocked punt.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-13-2019, 01:31 PM

25VEGAS -26 DALLAS
DALLAS are 49-34 ATS (13.7 Units) against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances over the last 2 seasons.

27NEW JERSEY -28 COLORADO
COLORADO is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) off a home win by 2 goals or more in the current season.

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, December 13

Vegas @ Dallas

Game 25-26
December 13, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
11.248
Dallas
10.415
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(+115); Under

New Jersey @ Colorado

Game 27-28
December 13, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
9.278
Colorado
12.279
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-240
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-240); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, December 13

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VEGAS (16-12-0-5, 37 pts.) at DALLAS (18-11-0-3, 39 pts.) - 12/13/2019, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 5-2 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 5-2-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (9-16-0-5, 23 pts.) at COLORADO (20-8-0-3, 43 pts.) - 12/13/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 9-21 ATS (+31.1 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 9-21 ATS (+31.1 Units) first half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 20-11 ATS (+33.0 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 20-11 ATS (+7.5 Units) first half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 9-3 ATS (+5.8 Units) in non-conference games this season.
COLORADO is 6-11 ATS (-11.8 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 98-94 ATS (-89.7 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 2-2 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 2-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY 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

Friday, December 13

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Dallas Stars
Dallas is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
Dallas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Dallas is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games
Dallas is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Dallas is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games at home
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 7 games
Vegas is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Vegas is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 7 games on the road
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas

Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Colorado is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Colorado is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home
Colorado is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing New Jersey
Colorado is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Colorado's last 17 games when playing New Jersey
Colorado is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
New Jersey is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games on the road
New Jersey is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Colorado
New Jersey is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of New Jersey's last 17 games when playing Colorado
New Jersey is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado

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**StarDust Bum** · 12-13-2019, 01:33 PM

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

VEG at DAL 08:00 PM
VEG +140
U 5.5

NJ at COL 09:00 PM
U 6.5

**StarDust Bum** · 12-14-2019, 01:31 AM

Max Pacioretty scores in OT, Golden Knights beat Stars 3-2
December 13, 2019
By The Associated Press

DALLAS (AP) Max Pacioretty scored on a backhander 51 seconds into overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday night.

Dallas' Jamie Benn tied it with 5:11 remaining in the third period. He worked a give-and-go, passing from behind the net to Tyler Seguin, then skating into the slot to deflect Seguin's return pass past goalie Malcolm Subban.

Taylor Fedun put the Stars ahead 1-0 in the first period. The Golden Knights took a 2-1 lead in the second on goals by William Karlsson and Chandler Stephenson. Subban made 28 saves for his first victory in three career games against Dallas.

Ben Bishop stopped 28 shots for Dallas. The stars had won three in a row and 10 of 11 home games.

AVALANCHE 3, DEVILS 1

DENVER (AP) - Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist to reach 50 points this season and lead Colorado past New Jersey.

Colorado moved back to the top of the Western Conference standings with its eighth win in nine games. The Avalanche's only loss in that stretch came in overtime, giving them a nine-game points streak.

Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri Nichushkin also scored and Pavel Francouz had 37 saves for Colorado. Mirco Mueller scored for the Devils. They are 0-6-1 over their last seven games.

New Jersey pulled forward Taylor Hall from the lineup just before the game for precautionary reasons, the team said. Hall has been the subject of trade rumors of late and was not held out due to injury.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-14-2019, 01:38 AM

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY DECEMBER 14, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:05 PM Buffalo Sabres New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum
1:05 PM Columbus Blue Jackets Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
4:05 PM Carolina Hurricanes Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome
4:05 PM New York Rangers Anaheim Ducks Honda Center
6:35 PM Dallas Stars Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena
7:05 PM Boston Bruins Florida Panthers BB&T Center
7:05 PM Detroit Red Wings Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
7:05 PM Los Angeles Kings Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena
7:05 PM Philadelphia Flyers Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center
7:05 PM Toronto Maple Leafs Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
7:05 PM Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena
8:05 PM Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
8:05 PM New Jersey Devils Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena
10:05 PM Vancouver Canucks San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose

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

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

12/13/2019............3-0-0...........100.00%...........+17.00
12/12/2019...........11-8-0............57.89%...........+16.55
12/11/2019.............2-3-0............40.00%............-5.50
12/10/2019............8-10-0...........44.44%.............-8.95
12/09/2019.............2-2-1............50.00%...........+3.60
12/08/2019.............2-3-0............40.00%............-3.95
12/07/2019...........6-10-0............37.50%............-20.75
12/06/2019.............2-6-0............25.00%............-21.05
12/05/2019.............7-7-0............50.00%............+3.85
12/04/2019.............3-4-0............42.86%.............-2.50
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...................58-64-4...........47.54%.............-19.00

best bets

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

12/13/2019..............1 - 0...............+7.00..................2 - 0..............+10.00...........+17.00
12/12/2019..............5 - 2...............+19.55.................8 - 6.............+7.00.............+26.55
12/11/2019..............0 - 2................-10.00.................2 - 1.............+4.50..............-5.50
12/10/2019..............2 - 3................-1.80...................5 - 7.............-13.50..............-15.30
12/09/2019..............1 - 0................+9.60..................1 - 2.............-6.00...............+3.60
12/08/2019..............1 - 0................+7.55..................1 - 3.............-11.50.............-3.95
12/07/2019..............1 - 5................-18.25.................5 - 5..............-2.50..............-20.75
12/06/2019..............1 - 2................-4.05...................1 - 4..............-17.00.............-21.05
12/05/2019..............3 - 2................+10.95................5 - 4..............+3.00.............+13.95
12/04/2019..............2 - 1................+9.00..................1 - 3..............-11.50.............-2.50
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.....................21 - 21...............+25.50..............41 - 41.............-20.50.............+5.00

**StarDust Bum** · 12-14-2019, 01:46 AM

Saturday’s 6-pack

Top seven college hoop teams on foul line:

7) Colgate 80.9%

5) Campbell/Sacred Heart 81%

4) Texas-El Paso 81.7%

3) Northeastern 81.9%

2) Pepperdine 85.5%

1) Western Illinois 88.3%

Quote of the Day:
“Everyone should get to hear Jim Nantz tell a Dunkin’ (Donuts) attendant, ‘We’ll have a 25-count Munchkin’ at least once in life.”
Richard Deitsch, in The Athletic

Saturday’s quiz
Which NFL team drafted Eli Manning?

Friday’s quiz
Before this year, Vinny Testaverde was the only Baltimore Ravens’ QB to throw 30+ TD passes in a season.

Thursday’s quiz
Lamar Jackson played his college football at Louisville.

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

13) Personal update: Retina in my right eye detached nine weeks ago today; I had an operation on my right eye October 22- they inserted a gas bubble in the eye, which helps the retina get back where it belongs. Not sure I realized at the time that this is a serious operation.

Went to the eye surgeon yesterday (Friday); the retina has been re-attached, so that is good and the gas bubble is now roughly 80% gone. The bubble is expected to be gone in the next couple of weeks, and then things can get totally back to normal.

12) Thanks for your patience during the last couple months; I’m guessing my proofreading has slipped some. I can see out of the right eye, but can’t really read with it. I’ve tried to reduce any stress in my life, so the bubble will go away faster. Hopefully we’ll get back to picking games when the calendar turns to January- we’ll see.

11) Gerrit Cole’s 9-year contract is the longest any pitcher has gotten since 1976, when the Indians gave Wayne Garland a 10-year, $2.3M deal.

Thats $230,000 a year, for ten years. Was pretty big news way back then, when I was a junior in high school.

Garland went 20-7 for the ’76 Orioles, coming out of nowhere after starting his career 7-11 in his first three seasons. Remember, the Orioles were the better team back then.

Garland went 10-19 for a 74-87 Cleveland team in ’77, making 38 starts, then his career unraveled, going 15-29 in the last four years of his career.

10) Random fact: LSU QB Joe Burrow is older than Lamar Jackson.

9) Topeka, the state capital of Kansas, is offering potential new residents up to $15,000 to move there, providing they purchase or rehabilitate a home, and live and work there for a year.

8) New York Mets reached an agreement on a re-done contract with Yoenis Cespedes, which is expected to lower their 2020 payroll a decent amount. Cespedes didn’t play at all LY because of foot injuries; he’s played a total of 119 games the last three years.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Brewers signed oft-injured P Brett Anderson to a 1-year deal; Anderson was 13-9 LY, his career high in wins.

6) New Jersey Giants released CB Janoris Jenkins, after he refused to apologize for an offensive tweet he sent to a critical fan. In his 8-year career, teams Jenkins played for are a combined 48-77-1, losing their one playoff game (Packers beat Giants 38-13 in ’16 Wild Card game).

5) Actors have to play a variety of roles to have a successful career; Scottish actor Brian Cox has an excellent resume- he is currently the star of HBO’s series Succession, but in 2002 he was the Army father who disliked baseball in the real-life story The Rookie, about a high school science teacher who becomes a major league relief pitcher.

Three years earlier, Cox played the longtime owner of the Detroit Tigers in For Love of the Game, the Kevin Costner movie. Funny seeing the same guy playing such different roles.

4) Bucks 127, Grizzlies 114— Milwaukee has won its last 17 games.

3) Clippers 124, Timberwolves 117— Kawhi Leonard scored 31 in the first half, wound up with 42 points; Paul George scored 46 points for the Clippers. Minnesota lost its 7th home game in a row.

2) Josh Donaldson told his mom that if she quit smoking he’d get her a Maserati; because it is 2019 and everything gets filmed now, they posted the video on Twitter of Donaldson driving up to her house in the car, and then the mom’s (extremely) enthusiastic reaction. Hope the car doesn’t have an ashtray in it.

1) Get well soon to former NBA commissioner David Stern, who had emergency surgery after a brain hemorrhage Thursday. Stern was NBA commish for 30 years; he is 77 now.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-14-2019, 11:24 AM

by: Josh Inglis

THE FLAME REGRESSION

The Calgary Flames (5-0 SU, 4-1 O/U last five) were also one of a handful of NHL teams that sacked their head coach. Calgary has responded by ripping off six straight wins (three as plus-money dogs) and has taken 17 of a possible 18 points in its last nine games. They will entertain the Carolina Hurricanes (3-2 SU, 2-3 O/U last five) on Saturday in what is the second game of a four-game homestand for Calgary.

The Flames have found ways to win but still have let their opponents produce more unblocked shot attempts (measured as Fenwick) over their last eight games and have been “lucky” in regards to stopping high-danger shot chances. Calgary leads the league over the last three weeks in high-danger save percentage at 96 percent (unsustainable; league average is ~82% percent and Calgary sits at 83% on the season) while also scoring 20 percent of its scoring chances (league average is around 12-13%; Calgary sits at 13% on the season).

Add in the fact that Calgary has the 10th-worst penalty kill since November 24 at 78.5 percent and a serious regression may be coming for the West’s No. 6 team. There should be good value in a Carolina ML on Saturday night and we will also be looking at the Hurricanes' team total of 2.5 and hitting the Over.

DEEP DIVE INTO LEAFS’ NUMBERS

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been relying on their goalie Freddy Andersen a lot since new coach Sheldon Keefe took over 10 games ago. Since November 29 the Leafs have been outshot and out-Fenwicked and sit in the Bottom-10 in shots, Corsi and Fenwick against. They are also allowing the fourth-most scoring chances against at nearly 25 a game.

Andersen is having to make nearly 11 high-danger (shots in close) saves a game but is holding his own with an 86% save percentage. During the Leafs’ current road trip, they have been outshot in two of three games while having a higher expected goals against than goals for but have outscored their opponents 11-8.

We are riding the Oilers ML on Saturday night as Andersen has been playing over expectations of late and a date with McDraistl and the league’s best power play could change that.

LOSERS CONVENTION IN MOTOR CITY

Well, the league’s worst losing streaks are finally over and coincidentally both teams that ended their slides on Thursday will meet in Detroit on Sunday night when the L.A. Kings visit the Red Wings. Both teams will be on the back-end of a back-to-back with L.A. traveling from Pittsburgh to Detroit overnight.

The Wings put out the fires of a 12-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets and also ended an 0-8 ATS run. The Wings’ power play went 2-for-4 with the man advantage and has been converting at nearly 30 percent through December which is the fifth-best rate in the league.

The Kings had lost 11 straight road games before Thursday’s 2-1 win in Anaheim. Over those 11 games, the Kings have scored more than two goals just once and saw the Under hit in seven of their last nine.

There is a good chance that both backup goalies play this one but even that doesn’t give us enough confidence in the Over. We do think that the Red Wings have the advantage in special teams, especially with L.A. allowing six power-play goals in its last 20 times shorthanded (most in the league). We are tailing the Red Wings team total Over 3.5 for plus money as it has hit in three of the Kings’ last five road games.

GOALIE PROFILE: PEKKA RINNE, NASHVILLE PREDATORS

The 2017-18 Vezina winner has fallen on tough times of late as Predators goalie Pekka Rinne has a 4.80 goals against over the last seven games and has just two wins. The Finnish keeper has allowed four or more goals in five of those seven games and has had to watch Nashville’s last two games from the bench due to his poor play.

The veteran goalie should respond after a couple of games to collect his thoughts and will take on a traveling Dallas Stars club Saturday that will be on the back-end of a back-to-back. Dallas has scored two goals or less in eight of its last 12 road games while the Predators have scored the second-fewest goals since November 7 and are scoring at under 10 percent on the power play.

We may get a 6 on the total with how badly Rinne has been playing, but are willing to take the Under even at 5.5 in what is a great bounceback spot for an experienced goalie going through a rough patch.

INJURY UPDATE: F TRAVIS KONECNY, PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

The Flyers leading scorer is still out with a concussion and will likely miss Saturday’s game against the Wild in Minnesota. Philly could also be missing another key part of its offense with Oskar Lindblom questionable for the weekend tilt. Lindblom is tied with Konecny for the team-lead in goals and both are major pieces of the Flyers’ power play that went 0-for-2 Wednesday in the first game without both stars.

The Wild have held their opponents to two or fewer goals in four of their last five home games and dodge a bullet with absenses of Konecny and Lindblom as the Wild penalty kill has been near the bottom of the league since November. We are fading the Philadelphia offense and taking the Under on its team total of 2.5.

HAT TRICK TRENDS

• The Carolina Hurricanes and the Edmonton Oilers are the only two teams hitting first-period Overs at 80 percent in their last 10 games. Both play on Saturday with Canes facing the Flames (5-5 O/U 1P totals last 10) and the Oilers taking on the Leafs (9-7-1 O/U 1P away this year). The two-teamer would return backers close to a +200 payout.

• The Montreal Canadiens are 9-1 SU versus the Detroit Red Wings over their last ten matchups, including six victories of -1.5 or more. Since 2014, Detroit has come away with a victory in Montreal just three times (twice in OT) in a span of 13 games. Look to grab the Habs Puck Line (-1.5) on Saturday night.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-14-2019, 11:26 AM

NHL

Saturday, December 14

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Buffalo @ NY Islanders
Buffalo
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo

Columbus @ Ottawa
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Columbus is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Ottawa is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

NY Rangers @ Anaheim
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Rangers's last 10 games
NY Rangers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Carolina @ Calgary
Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing Carolina

Dallas @ Nashville
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nashville's last 8 games when playing at home against Dallas
Nashville is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games

Toronto @ Edmonton
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games at home
Edmonton is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto

Philadelphia @ Minnesota
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Philadelphia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games

Boston @ Florida
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 9 games
Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games when playing at home against Boston
Florida is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston

Detroit @ Montreal
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
Montreal
Montreal is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Detroit
Montreal is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Detroit

Los Angeles @ Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games at home

Washington @ Tampa Bay
Washington
Washington is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Washington is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games at home

New Jersey @ Arizona
New Jersey
New Jersey is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Arizona
New Jersey is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games

Chicago @ St. Louis
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Chicago is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home

Vancouver @ San Jose
Vancouver
Vancouver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 8 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose
San Jose is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Vancouver
San Jose is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing Vancouver

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NHL
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Saturday, December 14

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BUFFALO (16-11-0-6, 38 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (21-7-0-2, 44 pts.) - 12/14/2019, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 3-19 ATS (+32.8 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 21-9 ATS (+33.2 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 16-5 ATS (+10.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 21-9 ATS (+11.3 Units) first half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 21-9 ATS (+11.9 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 34-17 ATS (+16.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 5-2 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 5-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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COLUMBUS (12-14-0-5, 29 pts.) at OTTAWA (13-17-0-2, 28 pts.) - 12/14/2019, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 8-3 ATS (+12.9 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
OTTAWA is 19-15 ATS (+39.3 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 10-6 ATS (+16.7 Units) in home games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 8-1 ATS (+6.8 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 6-1 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 6-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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CAROLINA (19-11-0-2, 40 pts.) at CALGARY (18-12-0-4, 40 pts.) - 12/14/2019, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 49-94 ATS (+163.7 Units) in road games in December games since 1996.
CAROLINA is 151-244 ATS (+440.6 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
CAROLINA is 81-141 ATS (+249.0 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-2 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 3-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.9 Units)

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NY RANGERS (16-12-0-3, 35 pts.) at ANAHEIM (13-15-0-4, 30 pts.) - 12/14/2019, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 5-21 ATS (+32.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 14-9 ATS (+26.5 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 3-17 ATS (+21.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-1 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 3-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM 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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DALLAS (18-11-0-4, 40 pts.) at NASHVILLE (14-11-0-5, 33 pts.) - 12/14/2019, 6:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 4-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 67-39 ATS (+10.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 18-5 ATS (+11.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 14-16 ATS (-7.9 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 14-16 ATS (-14.0 Units) first half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 3-7 ATS (-8.0 Units) on Saturday games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 8-7-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.9 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (13-18-0-2, 28 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (18-10-0-4, 40 pts.) - 12/14/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 1-12 ATS (+17.5 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 12-29 ATS (+41.2 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 30-62 ATS (+105.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 23-31 ATS (-21.6 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 17-23 ATS (-16.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-1 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 3-1-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (17-9-0-5, 39 pts.) at MINNESOTA (15-12-0-5, 35 pts.) - 12/14/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 443-393 ATS (-125.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 203-132 ATS (+27.1 Units) in home games first half of the season since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 12-16 ATS (-6.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 5-11 ATS (-10.9 Units) in home games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 100-104 ATS (-34.4 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 2-2 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 2-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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TORONTO (15-14-0-4, 34 pts.) at EDMONTON (18-12-0-4, 40 pts.) - 12/14/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 15-18 ATS (-11.2 Units) in all games this season.
TORONTO is 15-18 ATS (-11.2 Units) first half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 24-31 ATS (-8.8 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 64-81 ATS (-39.1 Units) in home games in December games since 1996.
EDMONTON is 3-11 ATS (-12.4 Units) in home games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 15-26 ATS (-21.6 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 121-143 ATS (-47.7 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
EDMONTON is 11-16 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 9-14 ATS (-14.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-0-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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BOSTON (20-7-0-6, 46 pts.) at FLORIDA (15-11-0-5, 35 pts.) - 12/14/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 1-6 ATS (-7.1 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
BOSTON is 16-6 ATS (+9.0 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 90-74 ATS (+166.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
FLORIDA is 187-212 ATS (-59.5 Units) in home games first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 6-3 (+6.5 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 6-3-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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WASHINGTON (23-5-0-5, 51 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (16-11-0-3, 35 pts.) - 12/14/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 17-3 ATS (+10.7 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 75-33 ATS (+15.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 23-10 ATS (+8.8 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 11-3 ATS (+7.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
WASHINGTON is 23-10 ATS (+8.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 30-14 ATS (+11.9 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 73-52 ATS (+15.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 1-5 ATS (-8.3 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
TAMPA BAY is 6-10 ATS (-9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 6-10 ATS (-9.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-7 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 7-7-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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DETROIT (8-22-0-3, 19 pts.) at MONTREAL (15-11-0-6, 36 pts.) - 12/14/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 1-13 ATS (+24.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
DETROIT is 319-300 ATS (-116.4 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 461-373 ATS (-150.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
MONTREAL is 14-3 ATS (+17.3 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 134-106 ATS (+22.9 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 8-1 (+6.3 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 8-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.8 Units)

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CHICAGO (12-14-0-6, 30 pts.) at ST LOUIS (19-8-0-6, 44 pts.) - 12/14/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 16-40 ATS (+62.6 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 5-5 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 5-5-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.8 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (9-17-0-5, 23 pts.) at ARIZONA (19-11-0-4, 42 pts.) - 12/14/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 9-22 ATS (+32.7 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 9-22 ATS (+32.7 Units) first half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 2-11 ATS (+16.3 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
NEW JERSEY is 4-14 ATS (+21.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ARIZONA is 19-34 ATS (+53.2 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 3-2 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 3-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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VANCOUVER (16-12-0-4, 36 pts.) at SAN JOSE (15-17-0-2, 32 pts.) - 12/14/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 404-388 ATS (-121.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 10-4 ATS (+5.8 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
SAN JOSE is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) after a non-conference game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 7-3 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 7-3-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

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29BUFFALO -30 NY ISLANDERS
NY ISLANDERS are 14-2 ATS (13.2 Units) against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game in the current season.

31COLUMBUS -32 OTTAWA
OTTAWA is 6-0 ATS (7.1 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

33CAROLINA -34 CALGARY
CALGARY is 27-35 ATS (-24.1 Units) in home games against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the last 3 seasons.

35NY RANGERS -36 ANAHEIM
ANAHEIM is 2-8 ATS (-8.7 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

37DALLAS -38 NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is 9-14 ATS (-12 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

39LOS ANGELES -40 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in home games after 1 or more consecutive unders in the current season.

41PHILADELPHIA -42 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 22-28 ATS (-19.8 Units) in home games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game over the last 2 seasons.

43TORONTO -44 EDMONTON
EDMONTON is 11-16 ATS (-14.9 Units) in home games vs. losing teams over the last 2 seasons.

45BOSTON -46 FLORIDA
BOSTON is 37-40 ATS (-18.5 Units) against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances over the last 2 seasons.

47WASHINGTON -48 TAMPA BAY
WASHINGTON is 8-1 ATS (7 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

49DETROIT -50 MONTREAL
DETROIT is 0-14 ATS (-14.2 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game in the current season.

51CHICAGO -52 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 69-46 ATS (19.4 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game over the last 2 seasons.

JERSEY -54 ARIZONA
NEW JERSEY is 22-52 ATS (-26.2 Units) against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances over the last 2 seasons.

55VANCOUVER -56 SAN JOSE
VANCOUVER is 232-230 ATS (-90.4 Units) against poor teams - outscored by their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game since 1996.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-14-2019, 11:34 AM

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CLB at OTT 01:00 PM
O 6.0

BUF at NYI 01:00 PM
U 5.5

NYR at ANA 04:00 PM
NYR +121
U 6.0

CAR at CAL 04:00 PM
O 6.0

DAL at NAS 06:30 PM
DAL +130
O 5.5

LA at PIT 07:00 PM
O 5.5

BOS at FLA 07:00 PM
FLA +104
U 6.0

DET at MON 07:00 PM
O 6.0

PHI at MIN 07:00 PM
PHI +103
O 5.5

TOR at EDM 07:00 PM
EDM +118
O 6.5

WAS at TB 07:00 PM
WAS +121
O 6.0

CHI at STL 08:00 PM
CHI +169
O 5.5

NJ at ARI 08:00 PM
NJ +169
U 5.5

VAN at SJ 10:00 PM
O 6.5

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