Friday Trends and Indexes 12/1

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NHL
Dunkel

St. Louis at Chicago
The Blackhawks rewarded Denis Savard with a 2-1 win over Dallas in his coaching debut. But Chicago's offense continues to sputter as the Hawks have scored just five goals in their last four games and hasn't scored a power-play goal in their last five. The Blues haven't been much better winning just two shootouts in their last eight games, but did manage to score four goals against Nashville in a 5-4 loss on Thursday. Chicago looks like a shaky favorite in this one according to Dunkel, which has the Blues favored straight up by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+1 1/2). Here are all of today's games.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1
Time Posted: 5:00 p.m. EST

Game 1-2: Pittsburgh at New Jersey
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 11.831; New Jersey 11.613
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey by 1 1/2; 6
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+1 1/2); Under

Game 3-4: NY Rangers at Buffalo
Dunkel Ratings: NY Rangers 12.350; Buffalo 13.735
Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line & Total: Buffalo by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Neutral; Over

Game 5-6: Detroit at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 12.195; Minnesota 12.337
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit by 1 1/2; 5
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+1 1/2); Under

Game 7-8: St. Louis at Chicago
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 10.846; Chicago 10.779
Dunkel Line & Total: St. Louis by 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+1 1/2); Under

Game 9-10: Columbus at Calgary
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 10.039; Calgary 13.413
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 3 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Calgary by 1 1/2; 5
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-1 1/2); Under

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Six-Pack for Friday

Six NFL trends for this weekend

-- Buffalo covered 10 of last 14 tries as home underdog.
-- Bears covered 10 of last 13 home games.
-- Arizona covered nine of last 34 road games.
-- Packers failed to cover last five home games vs. the AFC.
-- Colts are 18-8-1 vs. spread as a road favorite.
-- Jacksonville is 5-14 vs. spread as a road favorite.

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Friday's List of 13:

Things I wonder about..................

13) I wonder if the guys who won the World Series of Poker 10, 15 years ago resent the big money winners get now, or if the overall poker boom has been so profitable for so many people involved in the game that it doesn't matter?

12) I wonder how much different today's golf ball is than the one used 30 years ago.

11) I wonder why they decided to put radios in the helmets of NFL QBs.

10) I wonder why there are so many millionaires in the NBA who aren't good basketball players.

9) I wonder if football fans in Syracuse miss Paul Pasqualoni.

8) I wonder what Scott Boras' annual salary is, and how many people realize that he is the single most influential person in baseball.

7) I wonder if Eli Manning wishes he could hand the ball off to LaDanian Tomlinson.

6) I wonder if Lebron James will spend his whole career with the Cavaliers.

5) I wonder how much different the NHL would be if players didn't wear helmets.

4) I wonder why foreign baseball players aren't subject to the amateur entry draft, the way high school, college players are.

3) I wonder if Keith Jackson watches college football at home on Saturday afternoons.

2) I wonder why there isn't one good college basketball team in New York City.

1) I wonder if George W. Bush wishes he still owned the Texas Rangers, instead of becoming a politician.