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69WASHINGTON -70 PHILADELPHIA
WASHINGTON is 16-4 ATS (9 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game in the current season.

71WINNIPEG -72 TORONTO
WINNIPEG is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent of 2 goals or more in the current season.

73DALLAS -74 LOS ANGELES
DALLAS are 1-7 ATS (-13 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.




NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, January 8

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WASHINGTON (29-9-0-5, 63 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (22-15-0-5, 49 pts.) - 1/8/2020, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 29-14 ATS (+8.8 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 36-24 ATS (+10.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 38-26 ATS (+65.1 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 76-55 ATS (+15.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 23-15 ATS (+42.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-3 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.4 Units)

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WINNIPEG (23-16-0-4, 50 pts.) at TORONTO (24-15-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/8/2020, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-1 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG 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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DALLAS (24-14-0-4, 52 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (17-23-0-4, 38 pts.) - 1/8/2020, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 33-46 ATS (-22.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 156-150 ATS (-58.6 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
DALLAS is 8-1 ATS (+6.8 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 69-83 ATS (-50.3 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 216-275 ATS (-77.0 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 32-64 ATS (+97.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-2 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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NHL

Wednesday, January 8

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 16-7 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Washington is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia

Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Toronto is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Toronto is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games at home
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 12 games
Winnipeg is 13-3 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 10 games on the road
Winnipeg is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Winnipeg's last 15 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Winnipeg's last 15 games when playing on the road against Toronto

Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 12-3 ATS in its last 15 games
Los Angeles is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games
Los Angeles is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games at home
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Los Angeles is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
Dallas Stars
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games
Dallas is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles


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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 8


Winnipeg @ Toronto

Game 71-72
January 8, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
11.690
Toronto
10.723
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-185
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(+160); Over

Washington @ Philadelphia

Game 69-70
January 8, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
10.188
Philadelphia
11.489
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-135
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+115); Under

Dallas @ Los Angeles

Game 73-74
January 8, 2020 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
11.325
Los Angeles
9.532
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-140
5
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-140); Over

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Thursday’s 6-pack
— Pitt 73, North Carolina 65— Panthers end 22-game ACC road losing skid.
— Northridge 95, Long Beach St 77— Matadors shot 73% inside the arc.
— A&M Corpus Christi 73, SF Austin 72— Big upset in Southland Conference.
— Marist 70, Fairfield 58— Red Foxes were a 13-point underdog.
— Bradley 72, Evansville 52— Purple Aces are 6-7 since beating Kentucky.
— Auburn 83, Vanderbilt 79— Game was tied in last minute.

Quote of the Day:
“One of the most expensive things you’ll ever do is pay attention to the wrong people.”
Tobias Harris

Thursday’s quiz
Which three NFL teams was Wade Phillips head coach of?
(His three interim HC jobs don’t count)

Wednesday’s quiz
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot was Lebron Janes’ high school coach.

Tuesday’s quiz
Martin Sheen played President Bartlet in the old TV series, The West Wing.

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Thursday’s Den: Thoughts on college basketball

13) Big X— Four teams in top 25; is Baylor the best team in the country? If the top 68 teams in the country made the NCAA tournament, Kansas State would be the only Big X team left out.

12) ACC— 15 teams in a league is too many; North Carolina is down this year, looks like Duke, Florida State, Louisville are by far the three best teams. Curious to see if NC State can play their way into an at-large bid.

11) Big East— Butler, Seton Hall, Villanova are three best teams; Providence sleep-walked thru a 7-6 pre-conference slate, but started conference play 3-0. Friars are experience team #19, can they keep winning and get an at-large bid?

10) Big 14— Michigan State is gaining momentum; Ohio State lost four of last six games after a 9-0 start. Nebraska/Northwestern are by far the two worst teams; large cluster of teams in the middle of the pack here- Juwan Howard’s Michigan team is 10-4, but 0-3 in true road games.

9) SEC— Auburn made the Final Four LY, is 14-0 TY. Florida won its first NCAA tourney game the last three years; they’re 10-4 now and headed towards playing in March again. Kentucky is getting better with each game; Eric Musselman has Arkansas at 12-2 in his first year there.

8) Pac-12— Much-improved league this year, with five top 50 teams; Colorado/Washington should both make NCAA’s. Arizona is young, talented, Oregon always gets better as the season goes on. Stanford is a surprise team, UCLA is disappointing.

7) Right now, the NCAA Tournament figures to be missing some familiar faces; North Carolina, Cincinnati, Syracuse, UCLA and Iowa State are likely NIT teams, at best.

6) American— Memphis is a rising power nationally; Cincy/Temple/UCF are a little down, but SMU, Wichita, Houston are all good. Ron Hunter will make Tulane relevant; UConn is still a year away. Just like last year, AAC has three teams in top 50.

5) Atlantic 14— Dayton is going to be a fashionable Final Four sleeper on Selection Sunday; VCU will be an interesting team in March. Richmond has rebounded this year; Duquesne is getting better, but Davidson/St Joe’s are down, only half of the league is in the top 100.

4) WCC is still Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s-BYU, but Santa Clara/Pacific are on the rise, and the bottom half of the league doesn’t have any doormats. Gonzaga’s program now is what UNLV had in the Tark the Shark era 30 years ago; big fish in a small pond that attracts prominent transfers.

3) Mountain West— San Diego State is 16-0; Aztecs missed NCAAs three of last four years. Utah State lost last three games after a 13-2 start; unclear who the 2nd-best team is. Steve Alford has Nevada at 10-6 with a totally-revamped roster. New Mexico is playing well; UNLV is a year away. Wyoming and San Jose State are terrible.

2) Missouri Valley— Too bad Wichita State/Creighton jumped to bigger ponds- that really hurt this league. Northern Iowa is the only top 100 team right now, Evansville upset Kentucky, then lost its coach to off-court issues. Missouri State has been little disappointing. Loyola/Drake are in line behind UNI at the top of the standings.

1) Conference USA— Six teams are 2-0 in the conference; six more are 0-2, with North Texas, Marshall 1-1. Louisiana Tech appears to be the best team; Western Kentucky won its first two conference games, but they lost big man Bassey with a leg injury.

[Udog]

1ARIZONA -2 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 13-0 ATS (13 Units) when playing their 8th game in 14 days over the last 2 seasons.

3VANCOUVER -4 FLORIDA
VANCOUVER is 13-5 ATS (7.5 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the current season.

5EDMONTON -6 MONTREAL
MONTREAL is 5-11 ATS (-11.7 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

7WINNIPEG -8 BOSTON
WINNIPEG is 7-1 ATS (10.2 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

9NEW JERSEY -10 NY RANGERS
NY RANGERS are 21-26 ATS (-26.6 Units) in home games against horrible teams - outscored by opponents by 0.65+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.

11BUFFALO -12 ST LOUIS
BUFFALO is 0-12 ATS (-12.4 Units) against good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game in the current season.

13NASHVILLE -14 CHICAGO
NASHVILLE is 2-8 ATS (-10.4 Units) when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%) in the current season.

15MINNESOTA -16 CALGARY
CALGARY is 10-19 ATS (-19.1 Units) in home games against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the 2nd half of the year in the last 3 seasons.

17LOS ANGELES -18 VEGAS
VEGAS are 4-15 ATS (-17.7 Units) against poor starting goalies - saving <= 89.5% of shots against over the last 2 seasons.

19DALLAS -20 ANAHEIM
DALLAS are 1-7 ATS (-13 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

21COLUMBUS -22 SAN JOSE
COLUMBUS are 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in road games when playing their 4th game in 7 days in the current season.

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NHL

Thursday, January 9

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Trend Report
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Winnipeg @ Boston
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston
Boston is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games

Vancouver @ Florida
Vancouver
Vancouver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games on the road
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games at home
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Edmonton @ Montreal
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
Edmonton is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton

New Jersey @ NY Rangers
New Jersey
New Jersey is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home
NY Rangers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against New Jersey

Arizona @ Tampa Bay
Arizona
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games at home

Buffalo @ St. Louis
Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games
Buffalo is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo

Nashville @ Chicago
Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Nashville's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games
Chicago
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Nashville

Minnesota @ Calgary
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games

Dallas @ Anaheim
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas

Los Angeles @ Vegas
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 13-3 ATS in its last 16 games
Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games at home

Columbus @ San Jose
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing San Jose
San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing Columbus
San Jose is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games


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[Udog]

NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, January 9

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ARIZONA (25-16-0-4, 54 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (25-13-0-4, 54 pts.) - 1/9/2020, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 2-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA 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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VANCOUVER (23-16-0-4, 50 pts.) at FLORIDA (22-16-0-5, 49 pts.) - 1/9/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 12-6 ATS (+18.1 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
VANCOUVER is 207-240 ATS (+532.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
FLORIDA is 95-131 ATS (-65.4 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 3-2 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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EDMONTON (23-17-0-5, 51 pts.) at MONTREAL (18-19-0-7, 43 pts.) - 1/9/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 26-35 ATS (-18.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 7-2 ATS (+9.7 Units) in road games in non-conference games this season.
MONTREAL is 18-26 ATS (+18.0 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 7-14 ATS (-9.2 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
MONTREAL is 43-72 ATS (-33.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 5-13 ATS (-10.1 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
MONTREAL is 1-9 ATS (-9.3 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
MONTREAL is 16-30 ATS (-22.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 11-33 ATS (+52.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 4-1 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 4-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.8 Units)

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WINNIPEG (24-16-0-4, 52 pts.) at BOSTON (25-8-0-11, 61 pts.) - 1/9/2020, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 3-1 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 3-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (15-20-0-7, 37 pts.) at NY RANGERS (20-18-0-4, 44 pts.) - 1/9/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 7-3 ATS (+11.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NY RANGERS are 104-128 ATS (-42.9 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 68-72 ATS (-39.0 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 251-256 ATS (-148.9 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 86-95 ATS (-52.6 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 127-127 ATS (-54.9 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 149-145 ATS (-84.1 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 5-5-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY 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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BUFFALO (19-17-0-7, 45 pts.) at ST LOUIS (27-10-0-7, 61 pts.) - 1/9/2020, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 3-18 ATS (+33.9 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 4-18 ATS (+33.8 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 88-64 ATS (+200.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 47-27 ATS (+11.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 226-247 ATS (+531.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-2 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 3-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO 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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NASHVILLE (19-16-0-7, 45 pts.) at CHICAGO (19-19-0-6, 44 pts.) - 1/9/2020, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 19-23 ATS (-14.7 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 7-13 ATS (-14.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NASHVILLE is 297-235 ATS (+26.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
CHICAGO is 380-384 ATS (+770.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 164-188 ATS (-102.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 6-4 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 6-4-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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MINNESOTA (20-17-0-6, 46 pts.) at CALGARY (23-17-0-5, 51 pts.) - 1/9/2020, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 24-40 ATS (-20.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 3-11 ATS (-9.2 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 15-12 ATS (+31.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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

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LOS ANGELES (17-24-0-4, 38 pts.) at VEGAS (24-16-0-6, 54 pts.) - 1/9/2020, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 32-65 ATS (+112.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
VEGAS is 70-65 ATS (+151.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 8-10 ATS (-7.8 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
VEGAS is 5-10 ATS (-11.6 Units) after a non-conference game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 9-6 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 9-6-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.6 Units)

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DALLAS (25-14-0-4, 54 pts.) at ANAHEIM (17-21-0-5, 39 pts.) - 1/9/2020, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 157-150 ATS (-57.6 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 574-472 ATS (+74.1 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 266-227 ATS (+13.8 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 303-235 ATS (+55.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 280-255 ATS (+578.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-3 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-3-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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COLUMBUS (21-15-0-8, 50 pts.) at SAN JOSE (19-22-0-4, 42 pts.) - 1/9/2020, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 192-181 ATS (+383.6 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 75-72 ATS (-46.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 21-30 ATS (-18.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 237-167 ATS (-53.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE 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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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, January 9


Winnipeg @ Boston

Game 7-8
January 9, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
11.367
Boston
12.690
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-225
6
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-225); Under

Edmonton @ Montreal

Game 5-6
January 9, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
10.588
Montreal
11.944
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-125); Under

Arizona @ Tampa Bay

Game 1-2
January 9, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
13.450
Tampa Bay
12.122
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-190
6
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+165); Over

Vancouver @ Florida

Game 3-4
January 9, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
11.492
Florida
10.683
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-150
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+130); Over

New Jersey @ NY Rangers

Game 9-10
January 9, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
11.673
NY Rangers
10.554
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-155
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(+135); Over

Buffalo @ St. Louis

Game 11-12
January 9, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
11.774
St. Louis
10.403
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-210
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+180); Over

Nashville @ Chicago

Game 13-14
January 9, 2020 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
11.492
Chicago
9.855
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-135
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-135); Under

Minnesota @ Calgary

Game 15-16
January 9, 2020 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
10.198
Calgary
11.410
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-160
6
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-160); Under

Los Angeles @ Vegas

Game 17-18
January 9, 2020 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
10.624
Vegas
9.243
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-280
6
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(+230); Over

Dallas @ Anaheim

Game 19-20
January 9, 2020 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
10.193
Anaheim
11.295
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(+115); Over

Columbus @ San Jose

Game 21-22
January 9, 2020 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
10.244
San Jose
11.823
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-120); Over

[Udog]

Friday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the Super Bowl:
2-1— Baltimore
3-1— Kansas City, San Francisco
8-1— Green Bay
15-1— Seattle
18-1— Minnesota
35-1— Tennessee
40-1— Houston

Quote of the Day:
“He (Jason Garrett) committed everything he had to the organization and to doing the best job that he could. He made it a priority and he committed himself. Breakups are always hard — we all understand that — at whatever level they occur, but I don’t know that after all that he gave and committed to this organization that he received the same in return.”
Troy Aikman

Friday’s quiz
Which American President died a month after taking office?

Thursday’s quiz
Wade Phillips was head coach in Buffalo, Dallas, Denver.

Wednesday’s quiz
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot was Lebron Janes’ high school coach.

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

13) Mississippi State hired Mike Leach as its new football coach; with Lane Kiffin signing on at Ole Miss, the SEC will be more interesting than normal next year, and thats saying something.

Big week for Miss State football; Bulldog alum Joe Judge was the surprise choice to be the new coach of the New Jersey Giants- he was introduced to the NY-NJ media Thursday.

12) 76ers’ star Joel Embiid will have surgery Friday morning to fix a torn radial collateral ligament in the ring finger of his left hand; he is expected to miss at least two weeks.

11) Oregon 74, Arizona 73 OT— Outstanding, March-like game; Ducks trailed by 11 in the first half, but rallied for win behind Pritchard, who had 18 points, six assists, and played the whole 45:00. Arizona’s Max Hazzard bolted from Cal-Irvine to Tucson, but he played only 8:00 in this game. Sometimes the grass isn’t greener on the other side.

10) Michigan 84, Purdue 78, 2OT— Zavier Simpson scored 22 points, had nine assists; he was on floor for 49 of the 50:00, going 8-8 inside arc. Purdue had 15 offensive rebounds.

Williams had 36 points, 20 rebounds, first time a Purdue player did that since 1971.

9) Wichita State 76, Memphis 67— Shockers were +8 (18-10) in turnovers, in foul-filled game (both teams took 30+ FT’s). Wichita never trailed in this game, despite shooting only 32.8% from the floor.

8) Saint Mary’s 87, BYU 84 OT— BYU’s star big man Childs got hurt in practice, missed this game; senior G Haws scored 29 in a losing cause here.

Saint Mary’s lost a 4-OT game Saturday, then played another OT game here. If the WCC does not get three NCAA bids, the BYU-Saint Mary’s games become a lot bigger.

7) College basketball upsets:
— Tex-San Antonio (+6.5) 89, Louisiana Tech 73
— Montana (+6) 90, Eastern Washington 63
— Hofstra (+4) 74, Northeastern 72
— Eastern Kentucky (+4) 77, Eastern Illinois 74
— Arizona State (+4) 82, Oregon State 76

6) Stanford 61, Washington 55— Cardinal ends game on 14-1 run; Washington lost its poise down stretch. Why did they lose their poise?

Huskies’ PG Quade Green is academically ineligible; freshman G Marcus Tsohonis will be pressed into action as a backup. Washington had hoped to redshirt Tsohonis this season. Losing your point guard at midseason is like losing your QB; not good.

Green was scoring 11.6 ppg, giving out 5.3 assists/game while making 44.7% of his 3’s.

5) Northern Colorado 65, Weber State 64— Bears get their first-ever win in 14 visits to Ogden; Kai Edwards scored a basket with 0:03.5 left for the win.

4) Siena 61, St Peter’s 58— Peacocks were only 4-22 on arc, were outscored 14-4 on foul line.

3) The last time that a Western Conference team made the NBA playoffs with a losing record was 1996-97, when the 36-46 LA Clippers got in, but that streak could end this year; right now, the 16-20 San Antonio Spurs are holding down the #8 spot in the west.

2) St Louis Cardinals traded OF’s Jose Martinez and Randy Arozarena to Tampa Bay for lefty pitching prospect Matt Liberatore and a Class A catching prospect.

1) Cavaliers 115, Pistons 112 OT— John Beilein really needed this week, after a bad week for him and his team, off the floor. Cleveland is 11-27; losing is stressful. Beilein was a great college coach; you wonder if he is regretting his move to the more player-friendly NBA.

[Udog]

23ARIZONA -24 CAROLINA
ARIZONA is 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games in the current season.

25OTTAWA -26 DETROIT
DETROIT is 1-12 ATS (-10.7 Units) against poor teams - outscored by their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game in the current season.

27PITTSBURGH -28 COLORADO
PITTSBURGH is 9-14 ATS (-14.4 Units) against horrible power play killing teams-opp score on >19% of chances in the 2nd half of the year over the last 2 seasons.




NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, January 10

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ARIZONA (25-16-0-4, 54 pts.) at CAROLINA (25-16-0-2, 52 pts.) - 1/10/2020, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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OTTAWA (16-22-0-5, 37 pts.) at DETROIT (11-30-0-3, 25 pts.) - 1/10/2020, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 5-5-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.2 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (26-12-0-5, 57 pts.) at COLORADO (25-15-0-4, 54 pts.) - 1/10/2020, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
PITTSBURGH is 16-6 ATS (+8.5 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
PITTSBURGH is 17-6 ATS (+9.1 Units) in non-conference games this season.
COLORADO is 7-12 ATS (-8.5 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-2 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 3-2-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 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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NHL

Friday, January 10

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Trend Report
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Arizona @ Carolina
Arizona
Arizona is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Carolina
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Carolina
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Carolina is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Arizona

Ottawa @ Detroit
Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 8 games on the road
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games

Pittsburgh @ Colorado
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, January 10


Ottawa @ Detroit

Game 25-26
January 10, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
10.176
Detroit
9.250
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ottawa
-115
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(-115); Under

Arizona @ Carolina

Game 23-24
January 10, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
10.368
Carolina
11.776
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-175
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(-175); Over

Pittsburgh @ Colorado

Game 27-28
January 10, 2020 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
11.752
Colorado
10.980
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-160
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+140); Over

[Udog]

by: Josh Inglis


THE FUN IS DONE

The Arizona Coyotes offense was hot, having scored 18 goals in four games before getting blanked Thursday night versus the Lightning, 4-0. A big reason for their recent offensive production is an unsustainable shooting percentage on scoring chances at 25 percent which indicates that their scoring may be in for a big regression.

Arizona plays the back end of a back-to-back on Friday and have to travel to Carolina to take on the Hurricanes who have been resting since Tuesday. The Coyotes are 2-6 SU on the second game of a back-to-back this year (5-3 O/U) and are in the middle of stretch that will see them play seven games in 12 days.

With the schedule and unsustainable stats, we are riding the Hurricanes on the 3-way Money Line (win in regulation or -0.5), even with the juice.


MATINEE SATURDAY

Looking for some action on Saturday afternoon? Take a look at the Vancouver Canucks and Buffalo Sabres game at 1 p.m ET. Vancouver played in Tampa Bay on Tuesday, Florida on Thursday and will travel to Buffalo on Saturday, before stops in Minnesota on Sunday and Winnipeg on Tuesday. That’s as big as an East Coast road trip gets.

Vancouver had won seven straight games but have now lost both games to start off its road trip by a combined score of 10-4. Buffalo has a great 9-4-3 record against Westeren opponents and is no stranger to the Saturday afternoon game as Buffalo goalie Linus Ullmark is 3-0-1 in afternoon games this year. Jump on the Sabres moneyline for this siesta.


UNDER THE WEATHER

Saturday will give us this year’s third installment of the Senators and Canadiens as Montreal takes its eight-game losing streak to Ottawa who is riding a five-game losing streak (as of Friday morning) of their own. Both team’s split an overtime decision early this year with the Under hitting on both. The Under might be the right play for this Hockey Night in Canada match (no Leafs Saturday) as both offenses have struggled since the calendar turned to 2020.

Montreal sits in last since in goals per game at 1.8 since January 1, while Ottawa is not doing much better scoring 2.3 goals per game which is the 6th-lowest mark. Both team’s have combined for just 12 even strength goals in 10 games while both their power plays are a combined 2-for-25 (eight percent).

We hate playing Unders but think there is some value here as both Ottawa and Montreal’s opponents of late have been scoring. Because of this, we might get a total of 6, which would be much better than 5.5. Take the Under 6 as neither team has seen a total of 5.5 more than three times all year.


THE WEEK IS OVER

The Toronto Maple Leafs took a rare Saturday off and will instead visit the Florida Panthers on Sunday night. As of Friday, Florida and Toronto are a combined 11-7 O/U in their last 10 games as the Leafs are averaging 6.6 combined goals since the beginning of the month while the Panthers sit at 6.2.

At home this year, the Panthers are 14-6-2 O/U which is the second-highest mark in the league. The Leafs counter with the third-best Over record on the road at 14-9.

Leafs goalie Fredrick Andersen has yet to play a Sunday game this year as his team is accustomed to playing on Saturday nights. Hopefully the unfamiliar territory will take the Leafs’ backstop off his game because we are playing the Over 6.5 on Sunday night.


GOALIE PROFILE: BRADEN HOLTBY, WASHINGTON CAPITALS

The Capitals’ No. 1 goalie had to be reminded of his lead on the starting gig earlier this week as backup Ilya Samsonav has been stealing starts and playing better than the three-time 40-game winner.

Holtby has allowed three or more goals in five straight starts, all of which have hit the Over. We expect Holtby to get the start on Saturday against the New Jersey Devils as the Caps’ goalie is 17-3 lifetime against the Devils with a sub-2.00 goals against, but those numbers are close to meaningless as long as Holtby can’t stop teams from putting up big numbers.

The Devils will be huge road underdogs, but they have earned more points in the new year than Washington, making them a sneaky play on the moneyline.


INJURY UPDATE: F LOGAN COUTURE, SAN JOSE SHARKS

Just when the Sharks thought they were turning a corner to their poor 2019-20 season, they will be without the services of their leading scorer in Logan Couture for possibly the next six weeks with a fractured ankle.The Sharks are scoring just 2.64 goals per game on the season which is good for sixth-last.

Their power play has struggled this year too as it is scoring at the seventh-lowest rate over the year and the second-lowest since November. The Sharks host the low-scoring Dallas Stars on Saturday and we don’t expect the Sharks to roll without their best scorer. We are taking the Under 5.5, but hoping it will open at 6.


HAT TRICK TRENDS

• Looking for a hot Over team. The New York Rangers are 11-1-2 O/U in their last 14 heading into the weekend. The team is currently rostering three healthy goalies as the Rangers try to get their young talent some reps. The Rangers face the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
• Like betting live odds? Look no further than the Dallas Stars heading into a third period when trailing. In their 17 games when trailing after two, the Stars have managed seven wins which is the most in the league. Third-period moneylines on the trailing team offer big odds.
• The New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins have been destroying the Overs on first-period totals over their last 10. The Rags and Pens are each 9-1 O/U in their last 10 which is a mark that hasn’t been reached much this season at all. The Yang to their Ying are the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks who are just 2-8 O/U in 1P totals in their last 10.

[Udog]

Saturday’s 6-pack
Most passing yards prop bet from Caeser’s for this weekend:
3-2— Patrick Mahomes
4-1— Deshaun Watson
6-1— Russell Wilson
7-1— Aaron Rodgers
10-1— Jimmy Garoppolo
22-1— Lamar Jackson
22-1— Ryan Tannehill
30-1— Kirk Cousins

Quote of the Day:
“With some of these early departures and graduations, keep an eye on former Wake Forest QB Jamie Newman. He will be a very hot commodity as a Grad-Transfer. He has a ton of talent and potential.”
ESPN College Football analyst Greg McElroy, before Newman committed to Georgia Friday

Saturday’s quiz
NCIS star Mark Harmon played QB for which Division I school?

Friday’s quiz
William Henry Harrison is the American President died a month after taking office.

Thursday’s quiz
Wade Phillips was head coach in Buffalo, Dallas, Denver.

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

13) Most underrated sports story of this century so far:

Chris Correa was a St Louis Cardinals scouting director; he hacked the Houston Astros’ database illegally and not only was banned from the sport, he was given a 46-month prison sentence.

Almost four years in jail, thats a big deal.

Now the Astros are awaiting their penalty in this sign-stealing debacle; it sounds like GM Jeff Luhnow and maybe even manager AJ Hinch are going to be suspended, possibly for a decent amount of time. Pretty big mess on MLB’s hands.

12) One way around future problems with teams stealing signs electronically; just make it legal. Leave it up to teams to find a better way to pass signs along.

11) Eight years ago, Clemson lost its bowl game 70-33 to West Virginia; since then, they’re 9-2 SU in playoff/bowl games (10-1 ATS), despite being an underdog in nine of the 11 games.

10) LSU’s defensive coordinator Dave Aranda makes $2.5M a year; Clemson’s DC Brent Venables makes $2.2M- thats $4.7M a year for two guys who aren’t head coaches!!!!

9) By the way, the strength coach at Iowa makes $800,000 a year; very important position- the strength coach may have more contact with the players in off season training than the coaches do, but $800K seems a bit excessive.

8) When Golden State Warrior rookie Ky Bowman was in high school, he was such a good football player that he was offered football scholarships by both Alabama and Auburn. He played basketball at Boston College instead, and now it is paying off.

7) Apparently, Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David once called the Jets’ front office before the 2018 NFL Draft and advised them to take Lamar Jackson.

David says he got former Jets GM Mike Maccagnan on the phone and passed along his advice, which obviously was ignored. Must be nice to have enough clout to get the GM on the phone.

6) Georgia QB Jake Fromm declared for the NFL Draft; Mel Kiper Jr has Fromm listed as the #5 QB in the draft.

5) When giving out assists in basketball, an assist on a 3-point shot should be 1.5 assists; a pass that leads to a free throws taken should also count 0.5 assists for every foul shot made.

4) Scapegoat watch: Philadelphia Eagles fired OC Mike Groh.

3) Eagles’ QB Josh McCown played in his first NFL playoff game last week at age 40; now it turns out that he played the second half of that game with a torn hamstring, and will have surgery next week. Ouch.

2) Former Michigan coach Brady Hoke is taking over as the head coach at San Diego State with Rocky Long stepping down as the Aztecs head coach.

1) There is a movie coming out where John Malkovich plays the Pope; I’ve seen Malkovich in two things- as Teddy KGB, the Russian gangster in Rounders, and Grigor Andolov, a Russian business tycoon in Billions. I’m guessing the collection plate would be pretty full on Sundays if Malkovich became the Pope. Or else.

[Udog]

29VANCOUVER -30 BUFFALO
BUFFALO is 8-26 ATS (-20.3 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the 2nd half of the year over the last 2 seasons.

31LOS ANGELES -32 CAROLINA
LOS ANGELES are 15-42 ATS (-22.4 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game over the last 2 seasons.

33BOSTON -34 NY ISLANDERS
NY ISLANDERS are 10-0 ATS (10.4 Units) in home games against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the current season.

35MONTREAL -36 OTTAWA
MONTREAL is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in road games after 1 or more consecutive unders in the current season.

37NEW JERSEY -38 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 54-26 ATS (25.4 Units) after covering 3 of their last 4 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

39TAMPA BAY -40 PHILADELPHIA
TAMPA BAY is 14-0 ATS (14 Units) when playing their 8th game in 14 days over the last 2 seasons.

41NY RANGERS -42 ST LOUIS
CRAIG BERUBE is 27-9 ATS (17.1 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the 2nd half of the year (Coach of ST LOUIS)

41NY RANGERS -42 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 27-9 ATS (19.1 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the 2nd half of the year over the last 2 seasons.

43ANAHEIM -44 CHICAGO
ANAHEIM is 9-22 ATS (-14.7 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

45EDMONTON -46 CALGARY
CALGARY is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) after 2 straight close wins by 1 goal over the last 2 seasons.

47COLUMBUS -48 VEGAS
COLUMBUS are 9-2 ATS (6.8 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

49DALLAS -50 SAN JOSE
DALLAS are 25-14 ATS (9.4 Units) against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.

[Udog]

NHL

Saturday, January 11

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Trend Report
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Vancouver @ Buffalo
Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver

Los Angeles @ Carolina
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 14-3 ATS in its last 17 games
Carolina
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles

Boston @ NY Islanders
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Islanders
NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing Boston
NY Islanders is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home

Montreal @ Ottawa
Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games
Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal

Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

New Jersey @ Washington
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New Jersey's last 10 games
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Washington is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games when playing New Jersey

NY Rangers @ St. Louis
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 7 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games

Anaheim @ Chicago
Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games on the road
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Chicago's last 19 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Chicago is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games

Columbus @ Vegas
Columbus
Columbus is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Columbus is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games
Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games at home

Edmonton @ Calgary
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Edmonton is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games at home
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Dallas @ San Jose
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing San Jose
San Jose
San Jose is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas


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NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, January 11

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VANCOUVER (23-17-0-4, 50 pts.) at BUFFALO (19-18-0-7, 45 pts.) - 1/11/2020, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 407-391 ATS (-122.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
BUFFALO is 9-3 ATS (+12.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
BUFFALO is 226-248 ATS (+538.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 3-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.1 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (18-24-0-4, 40 pts.) at CAROLINA (26-16-0-2, 54 pts.) - 1/11/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 1-15 ATS (+21.9 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 15-33 ATS (+49.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 33-65 ATS (+113.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 40-23 ATS (+14.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 31-15 ATS (+12.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 87-100 ATS (-39.9 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
CAROLINA is 36-63 ATS (+99.5 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
CAROLINA is 220-186 ATS (-35.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CAROLINA is 106-95 ATS (-57.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 3-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 3-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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BOSTON (26-8-0-11, 63 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (27-12-0-3, 57 pts.) - 1/11/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 27-15 ATS (-11.3 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 22-11 ATS (+10.2 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 30-17 ATS (+11.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 11-5 ATS (+4.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 222-172 ATS (+48.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
BOSTON is 17-6 ATS (+9.9 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-1 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-1-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS 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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MONTREAL (18-20-0-7, 43 pts.) at OTTAWA (16-22-0-6, 38 pts.) - 1/11/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 18-27 ATS (-13.4 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 0-5 ATS (-6.2 Units) in January games this season.
MONTREAL is 0-5 ATS (-6.2 Units) second half of the season this season.
MONTREAL is 4-11 ATS (-9.3 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
MONTREAL is 5-14 ATS (-11.1 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
MONTREAL is 1-10 ATS (-11.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
MONTREAL is 6-11 ATS (-10.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
OTTAWA is 125-110 ATS (-11.3 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 7-3 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 7-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (15-21-0-7, 37 pts.) at WASHINGTON (30-10-0-5, 65 pts.) - 1/11/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 30-15 ATS (+30.0 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 32-15 ATS (+12.6 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 18-8 ATS (+28.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-2 (+4.9 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.8 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (26-13-0-4, 56 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (23-15-0-6, 52 pts.) - 1/11/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 10-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 154-75 ATS (+21.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 41-20 ATS (+13.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 52-20 ATS (+17.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 112-122 ATS (+272.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-28 ATS (-17.4 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 5-1 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 5-1-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.1 Units)

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NY RANGERS (21-18-0-4, 46 pts.) at ST LOUIS (28-10-0-7, 63 pts.) - 1/11/2020, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 89-64 ATS (+201.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 48-27 ATS (+12.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 15-11 ATS (+30.4 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 2-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 2-2-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

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ANAHEIM (17-22-0-5, 39 pts.) at CHICAGO (19-20-0-6, 44 pts.) - 1/11/2020, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 574-473 ATS (+30.7 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 303-236 ATS (+35.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
CHICAGO is 380-385 ATS (+775.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 164-189 ATS (-103.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 4-3 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-3-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

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EDMONTON (24-17-0-5, 53 pts.) at CALGARY (24-17-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/11/2020, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 13-2 ATS (+9.7 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 4-0 ATS (+4.0 Units) in road games on Saturday games this season.
EDMONTON is 15-11 ATS (+29.2 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 20-16 ATS (+41.2 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 7-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 5-5 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 5-5-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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COLUMBUS (21-16-0-8, 50 pts.) at VEGAS (24-17-0-6, 54 pts.) - 1/11/2020, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 2-10 ATS (+13.4 Units) on Saturday games this season.
COLUMBUS is 9-2 ATS (+6.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 24-23 ATS (+24.0 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 25-26 ATS (-15.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 22-26 ATS (-16.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-2 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-2-0 straight up against VEGAS 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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DALLAS (26-14-0-4, 56 pts.) at SAN JOSE (20-22-0-4, 44 pts.) - 1/11/2020, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-2 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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