Tuesday Trends and INndexes 12/5

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Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but...................

13) From my quick count, six of the coaches who voted in the USA Today college football poll have already been fired.

12) Steve Spurrier voted Notre Dame 16th; most everyone else had them anywhere from 10th to 13th. Oddly, Phil Fulmer of Tennessee had Irish 7th, their highest ranking.

11) Dennis Franchione voted Texas 22nd, a spot lower than his own Aggies.

10) Think Miami, Alabama are happy to be bowling? Both 6-6 clubs already fired their coach, and Hurricanes get to go up to Idaho, to play an excited Nevada team. At least Alabama is going to Shreveport, a warm-weather place.

9) Sad to see that Stanford, a "reading, writing school" as the former Giant GM George Young used to say, fired Walt Harris after only two years as head coach. Cardinal was 1-11 in '06, their worst record in over forty years, but still..........

8) If you remember, Bill Walsh was 8-24 in his first two years as 49ers' head coach; in today's world, he wouldn't have been around for his third season (49ers won Super Bowl in Walsh's third season).

7) People are saying Rutgers coach Schiano has character, as he turned down Miami to stay in New Jersey; fact is, Rutgers is now a better job than Miami. Keep in mind, Larry Coker got fired with a 59-15 career record. Schiano is a god at Rutgers; plus, word has it his wife didn't want to move to Florida.

6) Rutgers' bowl game will be shown on NFL Network, not a widely-seen network, at this point. But, with Schiano staying in Jersey, its all good for the Scarlet Knights.

5) Notre Dame is 8.5-pt underdog vs LSU; last time Irish won a bowl game was after '93 season-- they beat Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl.

4) Boston College coach O'Brien is a Navy graduate; now he gets to coach against his alma mater. BC is only team in USA to win bowl game in each of last six seasons.

3) Former Florida coach Ron Zook was only one of five Big 11 coaches who voted in USA Today poll that put Florida ahead of Michigan.

2) All seven SEC coaches who voted placed the Gators 2nd.

1) As if the Chicago Bears didn't already have a brewing QB controversy, Rex Grossman went to Florida, Brian Griese is a Michigan man.

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NCAAB
Short Sheet

Oklahoma State vs. Syracuse, 7:00 EST ESPN
Oklahoma State: 6-0 Under after allowing 25 points or less in the first half last game
Syracuse: 0-8 ATS after playing 5+ games as favorite

Brown at Rhode Island, 7:00 EST
Brown: 11-3 Over when the total is 130 to 139.5
Rhode Island: 0-7 ATS at home when the total is 130 to 134.5

Western Michigan at Temple, 7:00 EST
Western Michigan: 0-8 ATS as a road underdog of 6.5 to 12 points
Temple: 7-0 ATS after allowing 65 points or less BB Games

Richmond at South Florida, 7:00 EST
Richmond: 1-13 ATS off a home game
South Florida: 9-1 ATS off BB home games

East Carolina at NC Wilmington, 7:00 EST
East Carolina: 4-12 ATS off a SU loss
NC Wilmington: 10-2 ATS off a road loss

Loyola Chicago at Purdue, 7:00 EST
Loyola Chicago: 3-12 ATS as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6 points
Purdue: 2-13 ATS after a combined score of 125 points or less

(TC) Towson St. at William & Mary, 8:00 EST
Towson St: 6-0 ATS after playing a game as favorite
William & Mary: 2-10 ATS playing only their 3rd game in a week

Detroit at Xavier, 7:00 EST
Detroit: 7-0 Under Away off an ATS win
Xavier: 6-0 Over off a DD win

James Madison at Georgetown, 7:30 EST
James Madison: 5-13 ATS off a DD loss
Georgetown: 7-0 Under at home off BB losses

Illinois Chicago at Northern Illinois, 8:00 EST
Illinois Chicago: 7-0 Over Away off a home conference win
Northern Illinois: 7-0 Over playing only their 2nd game in 8 days

Minnesota at UAB, 8:00 EST
Minnesota: 0-6 ATS this season
UAB: 20-8 ATS after scoring 60 points or less

Central Michigan at Arkansas, 8:00 EST
Central Michigan: 6-16 ATS Away off a SU loss
Arkansas: 11-1 Under on Tuesday nights

Wright State at Bradley, 8:00 EST
Wright State: 6-0 ATS as a DD underdog
Bradley: 6-0 ATS as a DD favorite

Miami (Ohio) at Illinois State, 8:00 EST
Miami (Ohio): 6-0 ATS Away off an Away loss
Illinois State: 8-20 ATS at home after playing a game as a home favorite

Northern Iowa at Iowa, 8:00 EST
Northern Iowa: 9-0 Under as a road underdog
Iowa: 0-6 ATS off a SU win/ATS loss

Cleveland State at Kansas State, 8:00 EST
Cleveland State: 6-0 ATS Away off a DD loss
Kansas State: 6-0 Under at home off a SU loss

New Mexico at New Mexico State, 9:00 EST
New Mexico: 1-9 ATS after having won 3 of their last 4 games
New Mexico State: 8-0 ATS when the line is +3 to -3

Texas A&M at LSU, 9:00 EST
Texas A&M: 10-27 ATS off BB home games
LSU: 7-0 ATS at home when the line is +3 to -3

Arizona at Louisville, 9:30 EST ESPN
Arizona: 15-2 Over off 4+ SU wins
Louisville: 12-26 ATS on a neutral court

Gonzaga at Washington State, 10:00 EST
Gonzaga: 4-14 ATS off BB DD wins
Washington State: 10-1 ATS off a DD Loss

Cal State Fullerton at UCLA, 10:30 EST
Cal State Fullerton: 11-3 ATS off a home win
UCLA: 8-22 ATS after playing 4+ games as favorite

Added Games

College Of Charleston at South Carolina, 7:00 EST
College Of Charleston: 6-0 Under off a DD home loss
South Carolina: 8-0 Under at home off a SU loss

Tenn Chattanooga at Kentucky, 7:00 EST
Tenn Chattanooga: 2-9 ATS Away off a non-conference game
Kentucky: 13-1 ATS Away after failing to cover 5 or 6 of their last 7 ATS

Wofford at Clemson, 7:30 EST
Wofford: 8-19 ATS after scoring 30 points or less in the first half BB games
Clemson: 8-1 Over off a road game

San Francisco at Northern Arizona, 8:30 EST
San Francisco: 11-25 ATS off a DD road loss
Northern Arizona: 8-0 Under in December

Weber State at Portland, 10:00 EST
Weber State: 7-0 Over after covering 2 of their last 3 ATS
Portland: 0-7 ATS after playing 3+ games as an underdog

** (TC) Denotes Time Change
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Dunkel Index - Hockey

Dunkel Index – NHL

Tuesday, December 5

Chicago at Minnesota
New coach, new attitude at least so far for the Blackhawks. Since Denis Savard took over as coach, Chicago has won three straight and has a chance to win four in a row for the first time since 2002. While the Wild have won six of the last seven meetings between the two teams, they have lost four in a row coming into tonight's contest. The Blackhawks look like a solid underdog pick in this one according to Dunkel, which has Chicago favored straight up by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Chicago (+1 1/2). Here are all of today's games.

Game 1-2: Ottawa at NY Islanders
Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 12.844; NY Islanders 13.231
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Islanders by 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Ottawa by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Islanders (+1 1/2); Under

Game 3-4: Buffalo at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 13.455; Tampa Bay 11.696
Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 2; 7
Vegas Line & Total: Buffalo by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (-1 1/2); Over

Game 5-6: Florida at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Florida 10.280; Pittsburgh 11.639
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 6
Dunkel Pick: Neutral; Under

Game 7-8: Atlanta at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 13.089; Toronto 11.514
Dunkel Line & Total: Atlanta by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto by 1 1/2;6
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+1 1/2); Under

Game 9-10: Detroit at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 12.391; St. Louis 10.556
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-1 1/2); Neutral

Game 11-12: Chicago at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 11.983; Minnesota 11.553
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 5
Dunkel Pick: Chicago (+1 1/2); Under

Game 13-14: Columbus at Colorado
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 10.464; Colorado 12.817
Dunkel Line & Total: Colorado by 2 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Colorado by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-1 1/2); Over

Game 15-16: Carolina at Calgary
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 13.137; Calgary 13.138
Dunkel Line & Total: Even; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Calgary by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Carolina (+1 1/2); Under