Sunday Trends and Indexes 12/10

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Even More NFL Trends—


Baltimore @ Kansas City—
Kansas City is 11-3 ATS in their last 14 home games.


Minnesota @ Detroit—
Minnesota is 5-0 straight up in their last 5 meetings.


New Orleans @ Dallas—
New Orleans is 7-1 ATS versus the NFC this season.


New England @ Miami—
Miami is 1-8 ATS versus the AFC East in their last 9 games.


Denver @ San Diego—
The UNDER is 4-1 in their last 5 meetings.

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NCAAB
Write-up

-- Dartmouth is 0-6 (0-4 vs spread) losing road games by 37,45, 10 and 51 points. Ivy League road dogs are 7-9 vs spread. JMU is 2-4, with wins by 2,4 pts. CAA home favorites are 9-9 vs pts.
-- Ohio, St Joe's playing for third straight day in Louisville after facing Cardinals, Bellarmine last two days. Bobcats are 5-2, with 74-71 loss to Louisville Friday. Hawks lost by 10 to Cards Sat; they're 1-3 in last four games vs D-I teams.
-- Boston College knocked Maryland out of ACC tourney in its first year in ACC, after losing 73-71 to Terps during season. BC won last four games, allowing 63 ppg. Maryland is 9-1, winning only road game, 72-66 at Illinois.

-- LSU beat Texas in regional final last March 70-60; Tigers are out of Louisiana for first time- they won 74-67 at Tulane, are off 64-52 win vs A&M. Longhorns are 5-2, been off for eight days since losing to Gonzaga in Phoenix. This game is in Houston.
-- Manhattan won six of last seven games vs Loyola, taking the last three at home by 18,16,33 points. Jaspers won at Fairfield in MAAC opener, ending four-game skid. Loyola lost at home to St Peter's Friday, a bad loss. Greyhounds are 4-3, 0-1.
-- Virginia Tech is 4-2 (2-3 vs spread as favorite): ACC favorites are 20-12 vs spread at home. Appalachian State won last three in row, is 5-2, 2-0 in SoCon; their two losses are by 30 at Clemson, by 10 at Wake Forest.

-- St Peter's pulled upset at Loyola Friday, now go for upset at home vs MAAC top dog Marist (8-2, 1-0), which won last four games, but is just 2-4 in last six vs Peacocks. St Peter's had lost five in row before winning at Loyola Friday.
-- Visiting team is 4-2 in last six Canisius-Fairfield games; Griffins swept series LY (87-71/84-73) but both sides have new coaches now. Canisius is 2-5, Fairfield 2-8. MAAC home faves are 3-2-1 vs spread so far this season, in conference.
-- San Jose State is 1-6, winning only home games by 17 vs Cal Poly. Portland State won five of last six games, losing by 18 at Gonzaga (+21). WAC home favorites are 9-7 vs spread. Big Sky road dogs are 15-15 against spread.

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NBA
Write-up

Hot Teams
-- Raptors won last three home games, are 10-2 vs spread in last dozen games overall.
-- Suns won last nine games (5-1 vs spread in last six).
-- Seattle won three of its last four games.
-- Hawks are 6-3 vs spread in last nine road games.
-- Spurs won last four games, by 2,40,20,29 points. Lakers won nine of their last twelve games.

Cold Teams
-- Portland lost seven of last eight games and is without its best player Randolph (suspension) for this game.
-- Bobcats lost twelve of their last sixteen games.
-- Warriors lost last four road games, allowing 113.5 ppg.
-- Kings lost last five games, scoring 94 ppg.

Series Records
-- Home side won both Portland-Toronto games LY, with Blazers losing 114-81 at Air Canada Centre.
-- Suns beat Charlotte by 15,10 points last season.
-- Warriors won three of last four games vs Seattle.
-- Sacramento beat Atlanta twice LY, by 25,9 points.
-- Spurs were 3-1 vs Lakers LY, winning both games in this gym, by 7,11 points.

Back-to-Back Situations
-- Portland is 1-4 vs spread if it plays again the next night.
-- Suns are 2-3 if they play again the next night.
-- Teams are 4-2 the night after playing the Hornets.
-- Nothing on Atlanta-Sacramento.
-- Spurs are 5-0 vs spread if they play again the next night.

Totals
-- Four of last five Portland road games stayed under total.
-- All eight Phoenix road games went over the total.
-- Eight of last ten Warrior games went over the total.
-- Kings' last four home games all stayed under total.
-- Over is 8-4 in San Antonio's last dozen games.

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NHL
Write-up

Hot Teams
-- Columbus won last three games, allowing one goal.
--Rangers won last two games, allowing three goals.
-- Edmonton won last three games, allowing one goal.

Cold Teams
-- Senators lost last two games, scoring three goals.
-- Florida is 2-8 in its last ten away games.
-- Chicago lost last three games, all in OT/SO.

Series Records
-- Ottawa, Columbus didn't play last season.
-- Visiting team won both Florida-Ranger games this season.
-- Oilers are 3-2 in last five vs Blackhawks, with teams splitting last two games at United Center.

Back-to-Back Situations
-- Teams are 1-6 the day after playing the Rangers.
-- Panthers are 0-6 when they played the day before.
-- Minnesota is 2-2 when itplayed the day before.


Totals
-- Six of last eight Ottawa road games stayed under total.
-- Seven of last ten Ranger home games stayed under total.
-- Seven of last eight Chicago home games stayed under total.

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Six-Pack for Sunday

Six NFL trends for Week 14

-- Tampa Bay is 2-7-2 vs spread in division home games.
-- 49ers covered five of last seven as home favorite.
-- Eagles covered three of last eleven division games.
-- Bills covered two of last eight games at the Jets.
-- Saints are 6-2-1 in last nine as a road underdog.
-- Dolphins covered one of last nine division home games.

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Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a busy sports Saturday

13) Guess Andy Pettitte got sick of having his family around.

12) Wichita State completed an amazing run of Saturdays; in stretch of four weeks, all on Saturdays, all on road, Shockers won at George Mason, LSU, Syracuse and Wyoming.

11) There is a middle school in Las Vegas named after former Runnin' Rebel hoop coach Jerry Tarkanian.

10) Deltha O'Neal became the 8th Bengal arrested this season There are only 53 guys on whole team. Now we know why the Bengals' helmets have stripes on them.

9) The top 12 scorers in Big East basketball last season have all departed, so league figures to be at least a little down.

8) Nets led 22-2 Saturday, trailed before halftime, and lost at home to Celtics for eighth setback in last ten games, the kind of loss that get coaches fired.

7) Fear not, though, Nets are still tied for first, despite being 7 and freakin' 12. Knicks are only half game out of first.

6) With six new coaches in Big 12 this season,. Iowa St hoop coach Greg McDermott was seventh in league in seniority, before he ever coached a game for the Cyclones.

5) Dennis Erickson sure gets around; is he the first guy ever to coach at three schools in same league? Erickson is the new head coach at Arizona State, after having coached at Oregon State and Washington State.

4) Erickson leaves Idaho after one season, the second time he bolted the Vandals for greener pastures. Lets just say Idaho's AD didn't sound real happy about it on the school website.

3) Good addition to college hoop telecasts is former Stanford and Warriors' coach Mike Montgomery, even if it is for only one year, until he coaches again. Montgomery actually talks about basketball during the game, an amazing concept.

2) Funny how the Heisman Trophy show is an almost eternal seeming hour in length, but they never have time to mention OJ Simpson. What is OJ wanted to come to New York for the show, would they tell him no thanks?

1) Allegheny Gators came back from 15 down at half to upset 6-2 Ohio Wesleyan Saturday, 73-70 in OT. Battling Bishops, who play in Branch Rickey Arena, came into the game making 44% of their 3's- they were 6-24 in Meadville Saturday. Gators are now 4-3, 1-1 in the NCAC.

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NBA
Short Sheet

Sunday, December 10th

Portland at Toronto, 1:05 EST
Portland: 14-27 ATS after losing 4 of their last 5 games
Toronto: 18-6 ATS off BB road games

Phoenix at Charlotte, 6:05 EST
Phoenix: 19-9 ATS after playing as a road favorite
Charlotte: 12-26 ATS vs. non-conference opponents

Golden State at Seattle, 9:05 EST
Golden State: 15-3 Over in December
Seattle: 4-13 ATS at home after winning 2 of their last 3 games

Atlanta at Sacramento, 9:05 EST
Atlanta: 18-8 ATS away off an ATS loss
Sacramento: 23-39 ATS off a non-conference game

San Antonio at LA Lakers, 9:35 EST NBATV
San Antonio: 16-5 ATS away after scoring 105+ points
LA Lakers: 17-6 Over as a home underdog

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NHL
Short Sheet

Sunday, December 10th

Ottawa at Columbus, 6:05 EST
Ottawa: 4-1 Over vs. Columbus
Columbus: 7-2 SU off a road win scoring 4+ goals

Florida at NY Rangers, 7:05 EST
Florida: 2-19 SU away playing with revenge
NY Rangers: 5-0 Under playing without rest

Edmonton at Chicago, 7:05 EST
Edmonton: 9-1 SU off 3+ wins by 2+ goals
Chicago: 5-25 SU revenging a loss by 2+ goals

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NCAAB
Short Sheet

Sunday, December 10th

Dartmouth at James Madison, 2:00 EST
Dartmouth: 28-48 ATS off an ATS loss
James Madison: 11-1 Under playing their second game in eight days

Ohio U vs. St. Joseph's, 2:30 EST Louisville, KY
Ohio U: 10-1 ATS as a neutral court underdog of 6 points or less
St. Joseph's: 8-1 Over off a non-conference game

Maryland at Boston College, 6:30 EST FSN
Maryland: 1-9 ATS off ATS wins in 2 of their last 3 games
Boston College: 17-8 ATS playing their second game in seven days

LSU at Texas, 8:00 EST ESPN2
LSU: 14-4 ATS with a line of +3 to -3
Texas: 2-9 ATS after allowing 80+ points


Added Games:

Loyola Maryland at Manhattan, 2:00 EST
Loyola Maryland: 7-1 Over in December
Manhattan: 15-5 ATS playing their second game in eight days

Appalachian State at Virginia Tech, 2:00 EST
Appalachian State: 7-17 ATS off a road win
Virginia Tech: 8-1 Under after playing BB games as a favorite

Marist at St. Peter's, 2:00 EST
Marist: 14-4 ATS as a road favorite
St. Peter's: 5-19 ATS as a home underdog

Canisius at Fairfield, 4:30 EST
Canisius: 15-4 ATS as an underdog
Fairfield: 6-15 ATS playing with 1 or 0 days rest

Portland State at San Jose State, 6:00 EST
Portland State: 9-2 ATS away off a road game
San Jose State: 1-8 ATS at home after losing 4 of their last 5 games


Write-In Game:

Youngstown State at Wisconsin Milwaukee, 1:00 EST
Youngstown State: 11-2 Over away after playing as a road underdog
Wisc Milwaukee: 7-0 ATS off BB losses

** (TC) Denotes Time Change