As of 7:53am Central, this is everything that's up. We still need MLB and NHL Dunkels as well as the additional NHL and MLB trends. Then, I believe that's it for the day.
I've got to get back on the road. I might not be available tomorrow morning but, Sunday, everything should be back to normal.
It's not so much that Detroit is down 3-1 in the series, but it's the way they've gotten there. Errors by a young pitching staff at critical times have resulted in a series that was leaning Detroit's way at the start but now looks to be going all St. Louis' way. With their backs to the wall, Vegas thinks Detroit will respond and has installed them as the favorite tonight. But looking at the postseason ERAs of tonight's starters -- Justin Verlander (7.47)) and Jeff Weaver (2.91) -- that's a tough call to make. With Detroit's bullpen woes also dragging the team down, the Cardinals look like a solid underdog play in this one according to Dunkel, which has St. Louis favored straight up by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+1 1/2)
Game 909-910: Detroit at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Verlander) 17.036; St. Louis (Weaver) 18.785
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+1 1/2); Over
Washington at Vancouver
The Caps are playing with some youthful energy thanks to the contributions of Alex Ovechkin (5 goals) and Alexander Semin (at least one point in all 8 games). The two second-year stars have sparked Washington to a solid 3-2-3 start, including a 5-3 win over Colorado Wednesday that opened a four-game road trip. The Caps also played Minnesota and Atlanta to a draw on the road before losing in OT making it three solid road efforts in a row for Washington. This team looks to be dangerous right now even away from home and should take advantage of the goal line tonight in Vancouver according to Dunkel, which has Washington favored straight up by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Washington (+1 1/2)
Here are all of today's games:
Game 51-52: Los Angeles at Columbus
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 11.370; Columbus 10.428
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Columbus by 1 1/2; 6
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+1 1/2); Under
Game 53-54: Anaheim at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 14.255; Minnesota 13.214
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 5
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (+1 1/2); Under
Game 55-56: Detroit at Dallas
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 11.761; Dallas 13.730
Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Dallas by 1 1/2; 5
Dunkel Pick: Dallas (-1 1/2); Under
Game 57-58: Washington at Vancouver
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 11.874; Vancouver 11.232
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver by 1 1/2; 6
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+1 1/2); Under
LOS ANGELES (3-6-0-2, 8 pts.) at COLUMBUS (2-4-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/27/2006, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 79-68 ATS (+79.0 Units) as a home underdog of a half goal or even on the puck line since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 109-95 ATS (+109.0 Units) in home games against the puck line since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-1 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-1-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)
ANAHEIM (7-0-0-2, 16 pts.) at MINNESOTA (8-1-0-0, 16 pts.) - 10/27/2006, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 174-161 ATS (+371.0 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 25-14 ATS (+40.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 107-91 ATS (+1.8 Units) first half of the season since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 3-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 3-2-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)
DETROIT (4-4-0-1, 9 pts.) at DALLAS (8-1-0-0, 16 pts.) - 10/27/2006, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 8-1 ATS (+9.1 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 8-1 ATS (+6.7 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line this season.
DALLAS is 8-1 ATS (+6.6 Units) as a favorite or even on the puck line this season.
DALLAS is 8-1 ATS (+6.1 Units) first half of the season this season.
DETROIT is 34-15 ATS (+11.2 Units) as a road underdog of a half goal or even on the puck line over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 34-15 ATS (+11.2 Units) as a road favorite of a half goal or even on the puck line over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 34-15 ATS (+11.2 Units) in road games against the puck line over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 2-2 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 2-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)
WASHINGTON (3-2-0-3, 9 pts.) at VANCOUVER (6-4-0-1, 13 pts.) - 10/27/2006, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 73-115 ATS (-46.9 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 9-1 ATS (+7.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 10-26 ATS (+10.0 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 73-82 ATS (-49.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 90-105 ATS (+90.0 Units) as a home underdog of a half goal or even on the puck line since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 177-193 ATS (+177.0 Units) in home games against the puck line since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
Hot Teams
-- Anaheim won four in row, seven of nine games this season. Minnesota is 8-1 so far this season.
-- Dallas Stars won eight of their first nine games.
-- Vancouver won three of last four games on recent road trip
Cold Teams
-- Kings lost three in row, seven of last eight games. Columbus lost its last four games, scoring five goals.
-- Red Wings lost three of last four games, scoring five goals.
-- Washington is 2-4 in its last six games.
Series Records
-- Kings won three of four vs Columbus LY, splitting pair in this building (2-8/7-4).
-- Home side won four of last five Minnesota-Anaheim game; in first meeting this year, Ducks won 2-1 last Friday- they lost both meetings in this building LY, 1-4/1-4.
-- Dallas, Detroit split four games LY, going 1-1 in each building.
-- Washington, Vancouver didn't play last season.
Totals
-- Under is 8-1-1 in last ten Los Angeles games.
-- Last seven Minnesota games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 5-0-1 in Detroit's last six games.
-- Under is 9-2 in Vancouver games, 1-7 in Washington games.
Los Angeles at Columbus, 7:05 EST
Los Angeles: 0-7 SU playing their 8th game in 14 days
Columbus: 56-34 Over off a home loss
Anaheim at Minnesota, 8:05 EST
Anaheim: 18-7 Under off an Over
Minnesota: 8-20 SU at home off a home win by 2+ goals
Detroit at Dallas, 8:35 EST
Detroit: 7-1 Under this season
Dallas: 7-0 SU off an Under
Washington at Vancouver, 10:05 EST
Washington: 1-13 SU after playing 3 straight games where 7+ goals were scored
Vancouver: 9-1 SU vs. non-conference opponents
Pro Baseball Trend Report
DETROIT (103 - 71) at ST LOUIS (93 - 83) - 8:25 PM
JUSTIN VERLANDER (R) vs. JEFF WEAVER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 73-90 (-22.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 56-24 (+21.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 38-16 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
WEAVER is 9-3 (+8.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 104-71 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 53-35 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
DETROIT is 20-8 (+11.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season.
DETROIT is 96-62 (+20.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
DETROIT is 71-41 (+21.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
DETROIT is 34-24 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 93-83 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 93-83 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ST LOUIS is 53-63 (-26.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ST LOUIS is 101-94 (-28.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
WEAVER is 53-68 (-25.5 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-3 (+0.1 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.8 Units)
JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
VERLANDER is 1-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 8.18 and a WHIP of 1.636.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)
JEFF WEAVER vs. DETROIT since 1997
WEAVER is 1-3 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.08 and a WHIP of 1.139.
His team's record is 1-3 (-3.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-4. (-4.3 units)
Favorite won last three games in series, after underdogs had big edge throughout postseason. Detroit staying in rotation, going with Game 1 starter Verlander, who was hit hard in Game 1 loss, while Cardinals skipping Reyes and going with Game 2 starter and former Tiger Weaver, who lost Game 2 but has been terrific in postseason, even though St Louis is 2-2 in his starts (scored total of one run in his two losses). Detroit playing poorly in field; they are first team in WS history to have pitcher make error in each of the first four series games. Under is 17-11 in postseason.
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