Saturday Trends and Indexes 11/03

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NHL
Short Sheet


Saturday, November 3rd

Toronto at Montreal, 7:05 EST CBC
Toronto: 15-7 SU off a road loss by 1 goal
Montreal: 16-8 Over off a home win by 2+ goals

Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, 7:05 EST
Pittsburgh: 2-9 SU off BB non-conference games
NY Islanders: 11-1 Under at home in November

Boston at Ottawa, 7:05 EST CBC
Boston: 5-15 SU off a home win by 1 goal
Ottawa: 9-1 SU as a favorite

New Jersey at NY Rangers, 7:05 EST
New Jersey: 16-4 SU after losing 4 or 5 of their last 6 games
NY Rangers: 16-37 SU vs. New Jersey

Florida at Carolina, 7:05 EST
Florida: 0-11 SU away playing without rest
Carolina: 5-1 SU playing with revenge

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 7:35 EST
Atlanta: 1-11 SU off a combined score of 9+ goals
Tampa Bay: 5-0 SU off 4+ games allowing 3+ goals

Calgary at Minnesota, 8:05 EST
Calgary: 5-19 SU away off a loss
Minnesota: 11-2 SU off 3+ games scoring 2 goals or less

Chicago at St. Louis, 8:35 EST
Chicago: 3-12 SU off a road win by 12+ points
St. Louis: 6-1 SU off an Under

Vancouver at Colorado, 10:05 EST CBC
Vancouver: 9-2 SU off a home loss by 2+ goals
Colorado: 7-14 SU off BB home games

Anaheim at Phoenix, 10:05 EST
Anaheim: 15-6 SU after losing 4 of their last 5 games
Phoenix: 5-22 SU on Saturday

San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:35 EST
San Jose: 11-2 SU away off a division game
Los Angeles: 0-11 SU off a road loss by 3+ goals

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NBA
Short Sheet


Saturday, November 3rd

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7:05 EST
New Jersey: 30-14 ATS off a division loss by 10+ points
Philadelphia: 2-7 ATS off a win by 10+ points as a road underdog

Orlando at Washington, 7:05 EST
Orlando: 14-3 Over off a loss by 15+ points
Washington: 3-14 ATS at home off a loss by 10+ points

Indiana at Memphis, 8:05 EST
Indiana: 9-2 Under off a SU win / ATS loss
Memphis: 14-6 ATS as a home favorite of 3.5 to 6 points

Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:35 EST
Chicago: 5-18 ATS away off an Under
Milwaukee: 22-11 Over in the first half of the season

Portland at Houston, 8:35 EST NBATV
Portland: 33-19 Over after playing BB games as an underdog
Houston: 9-22 ATS off BB wins

Sacramento at Dallas, 8:35 EST
Sacramento: 8-14 ATS as a road underdog of 12.5+ points
Dallas: 23-11 Under playing without rest

Golden State at Utah, 9:05 EST
Golden State: 12-26 ATS away after scoring 60+ first-half points
Utah: 19-9 Over after allowing 105+ points

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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National Basketball Association – Write up

NBA
Write-up


Saturday, November 3

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Today's NBA analysis

Hot Teams
-- 76ers split couple road games to open season; they won in Chicago last night.
-- Indiana won first two games, beating Wizards, Miami.
-- Rockets won their first two games, at Lakers, Utah.
-- Jazz split first two games, losing at home to Rockets, winning opener by 21 at Golden State.

Cold Teams
-- Nets lost by 37 at home last night. This is their road opener.
-- Orlando lost by 24 at home to Detroit Friday, after winning its opener. Wizards are 0-2, losing at Indiana, Boston; they were down 22 at the half last night.
-- Grizzlies lost their opener 104-101 at home to Spurs.
-- Bucks lost their first two games, in Orlando, Charlotte. Bulls are also 0-2, losing in OT at Nets, at home to 76ers.
-- Blazers lost their first two games, at Spurs, Hornets.
-- Kings are 0-2, losing 104-90 at New Orleans, 96-80 at Alamo; they had 23 points at half last night. Dallas lost at Atlanta last night, after winning opener in Cleveland.
-- Warriors are 0-2, losing by 21 at home to Jazz Tuesday, then losing 120-114 to Clippers last night.

Series Records
-- Home side won all four Net-76er games LY, with Nets losing both visits here, 100-98/99-86.
-- Magic, Wizards split four games last season.
-- Pacers beat Memphis twice last year, 114-104/116-110.
-- Bulls were 4-0 vs Milwaukee LY, winning here99-90/126-121.
-- Rockets, Blazers split four games last season.
-- Dallas was 4-0 vs Kings LY, winning here, 109-90/106-104.
-- Warriors lost by 21 at home to Utah Tuesday; they're 0-5 in last five visits here, losing by 24-4-4-10-13 points.

Totals
-- Average total in Net-76er games last year was 192.5.
-- Three of four Magic-Wizard games went over total last year.
-- Both Indiana-Memphis games last year went over total.
-- Three of four Chicago-Milwaukee games went over total LY.
-- Three of four Rocket-Blazer games stayed under last year.
-- Three of four Maverick-King games LY went over the total.
-- Over is 7-3 in last ten Utah-Golden State games.

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National Hockey League – Write up

NHL
Write-up


Saturday, November 3

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Today's NHL analysis

Hot Teams
-- Montreal won five of last six games (10 for last 27 on PP)
-- Islanders won three of their last four games.
-- Bruins won six of their last eight games. Senators won five in a row, are 10-1 this season.
-- Rangers won three of their last four games. Devils won their last two games, allowing three goals.
-- Carolina is 4-1 in game following first five losses.
-- Atlanta is 3-3 on current, long road trip.
-- Blues won seven of their last ten games.
-- Avalanche won three of last four games.
-- Coyotes won three of their last four games.
-- Kings won four of their last five games.

Cold Teams
-- Leafs are 3-6 in their last nine games.
-- Penguins lost three of their last four games.
-- Panthers lost five of their seven road games.
-- Lightning lost last five games, scoring eight goals.
-- Flames are 2-3 in last five games; this is their first away game in 18 days. Minnesota lost three of last four games.
-- Blackhawks lost three of their last four games.
-- Canucks lost six of their last eight games.
-- Anaheim is 0-5 on the road, scoring nine goals.
-- San Jose lost three of its last four games.

Series Records
-- Home side won last eleven Toronto-Montreal games.
-- Home team won last four Islander-Penguin games.
-- Bruins are 3-3 in their last six visits to Ottawa.
-- Devils are 11-4 in last fifteen games against the Rangers.
-- Panthers beat Carolina 4-2 Wednesday, their first win in last eight games against the Hurricanes.
-- Thrashers lost their last five visits to Tampa.
-- Calgary won five of last seven visits to Minnesota.
-- Blues won 3-1 at Chicago Oct 17, just their second win in last seven series games.
-- Canucks lost six of their last eight visits to Colorado.
-- Anaheim won five of last seven visits to Phoenix; they lost at home to Coyotes, 1-0 back on Oct 25.
-- Sharks are 13-4 in last seventeen games against Kings; they lost 5-2 at home to LA Friday, despite outshooting them 47-30.

Totals
-- Over is 9-3 in Toronto's last twelve games.
-- Three of last four Islander games went over the total.
-- Over is 4-1 in last five Ottawa home games.
-- Last five Devil-Ranger games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 3-0-1 in lat four Carolina games.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in Atlanta's last fivw visits to Tampa Bay.
-- Over is 7-2-3 in last dozen Calgary games.
-- Under is 4-1 in last five Chicago-St Louis games.
-- Under is 4-0-2 in last six Vancouver games; five of the last six Colorado games stayed under the total. .
-- Five of last six Anaheim games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight San Jose games.

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Canadian Football League – Write up

CFL
Write-up

Week 19 CFL games

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Saturday, November 3
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Toronto (10-7) @ Saskatchewan (13-4) -- Argos won last six in a row (6-0 vs spread), Riders last five (5-0 v spread); Riders beat Toronto at Rogers Centre 24-13 in Week 7, running ball for 149 yards, forcing two turnovers. Argos allowed just 53 points last five games, four of which stayed under total. Riders scored 36 ppg in last five games; over is 8-2 in their last ten games. Two hottest teams in CFL; possible Grey Cup preview.

Edmonton (5-11-1) @ Hamilton (2-15) -- TiCats lost last five in a row, but are 4-2 vs spread in last six; they lost 19-17 in Week 7 at Edmonton (+4.5) despite outgaining Eskimos by 150 yards. Edmonton also lost last five games, allowing 32.5 ppg in last 4 weeks- they're 1-4 in last five road games, beating Alouettes in Montreal 16-10. Under is 6-1 in last seven Hamilton games; this is battle bwteen two of CFL's worst teams.

Calgary (7-9-1) @ BCLions (13-3-1) -- Lions beat Stamepeders in both previous meetings, 32-27 at McMahon in Week 5 (+2.5), 42-9 here five weeks ago (-11). BC won six games in row, but are 0-3 vs spread in last three; they're 4-4 as home favorite in 2007. Stamps lost five of last six games; they covered two of eight on road this season. Six of last eight Lion games stayed under the total, but three of last four Calgary games went over.

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