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Trends and Indexes
Friday, February 15

Good Luck on day #46 of 2008!

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As information becomes available, we will attempt to post the trends and indexes as soon as possible.
Information is posted from what we believe are reliable sources.

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Six-pack for Friday

Top six college hoop teams, in terms of defensive efficiency one of the most important stats in basketball........ratings are from kenpom.

6) Duke-- Funny how all these teams have winning records Interesting to see if Duke's perimeter-based offense can go all the way to San Antonio.

5) Louisville-- Pitino's team rounding into form, as usual, with March around corner; this didn't look possible before Christmas, when Cardinals were a mess.

4) Wisconsin-- Bo Ryan wouldn't have won four national titles in D-III if he didn't know how to coach defense.

3) Stanford-- Lopez twins are imposing set of giants under the Stanford basket, allowing Cardinals to pressure guards.

2) Kansas-- Can they shake history of failures under Self in March? No excuses this season- they're really good.

1) Memphis-- Play in weaker league, but they're loaded; the shooting is going to determine how far they go in March.

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Friday's List of 13: Random thoughts before a long weekend

13) Indiana is headed to probation for first time since 1960, so it looks like they might be shopping for both a new basketball coach and a new athletic director, less than a year after their beloved football coach died from cancer. Tough times.......

12) I'm sure the people at IU are just thrilled that ESPN has its pregame show on its way to Bloomington for the Michigan St game Saturday night- just what they don't want right now, a national spotlight on their program.

11) Because Ohio State just had to pay Jim O'Brien $2.4M for wrongful termination, Kelvin Sampson won't be fired as soon as you'd think- probably after the season. Lot of legal stuff is at work here, with the almighty dollar and avoiding probation, or at least a long probation, the primary goals for Hoosiers.

10) NBA is going to seriously consider expansion in Europe, with a five-team European division, once cities have built new NBA-quality arenas. The NBA is lot more popular in Europe than it is here- they think someone else might start the league in Europe, if they don't, so we'll see..........

9) One good by-product of a new league might be the NBA switching to international rules, which make for better hoop to watch. Less one-on-one, more passing.

8) Funny how a league whose rules openly promote 1-on-1 play refuses to run a 1-on-1 tournament for charity in summer.

7) The parents of NC State forward Ben McCauley's own a mortuary in western Pennsylvania. Imagine coaches recruting him? Those home visits must have been unique.

6) Heard someone on TV say that post-Katrina New Orleans is now roughly the size of Green Bay, which makes you think the Hornets might not be able to stay there. Why not just let the Sonics stay in Seattle and put the Hornets in Oklahoma, where they were wildly popular the last couple years?

5) Speaking of New Orleans, the Saints have a new defensive line coach, former Ole Miss head man Ed Orgeron, who has a great reputation coaching lineman at Miami and USC.

4) In four games since Ty Lawson got hurt, North Carolina is minus-26 in turnover ratio; they need him healthy, and soon.

3) How weird would it be if Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens find themselves as cellmates someday? The lesson here people, is that it is stupid to lie to the federal government.

2) Kobe Bryant needs surgery on his pinky, is out 4-6 weeks, putting Pau Gasol where he doesn't want to be, in "main man" role for the Lakers. He wasn't good at it with the Grizzlies.

1) Its an obscure NBA rule that allows Devean George block the Jason Kidd trade; apparently, he is on 1-year contract, on same team he played for last year, so he loses his rights to be a free agent next summer if he is traded. George is one of only 18 NBA players who falls under that umbrella this season.

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Weekend Sports Preview

The NBA All-Star Game and the Daytona 500 highlight this weekend in sports, with full slates of NHL and college basketball and a California PGA event also on the schedule.

All-Star weekend gets underway on Friday night, with both a celebrity game and the annual rookie/sophomore challenge. This year's rookie roster includes the likes of Kevin Durant, Mike Conley, Al Horford, and Yi Jianlian, while the sophomores will be led by Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge. The rookies have won just twice over six games.

Saturday will then feature the D-League All-Star Game and the skills competition, while the actual NBA All-Star Game is set to tip off after 8:00pm ET on Sunday night. Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Jason Kidd, and Kevin Garnett were selected as the Eastern starters (although Garnett is injured and will not play). Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony, Tim Duncan, and Yao Ming are the starting five for the West.

Meanwhile, NASCAR's biggest event of the year is scheduled to get underway at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Jimmie Johnson, the defending series champ and the 2006 Daytona 500 winner, will start from the pole Sunday. He'll be looking to fend off new teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr., who claimed the Bud Shootout.

Kevin Harvick won the Daytona 500 last season, while Jamie McMurray took the checkered flag in the Pepsi 400 on that track last July. Jeff Gordon has six career Sprint Cup (formerly Nextel Cup) wins at Daytona International Speedway, most recently in 2005. Gordon, though, trails Johnson, Earnhardt Jr., and Tony Stewart on the Vegas odds list for this race; that trio of favorites is at 6/1 odds, while Gordon is behind at 7/1.

The National Hockey League doesn't have a marquee event this weekend, but it does have a full slate of games on all three days. Friday night features three divisional matchups in Washington at Florida, Columbus at Detroit, and Dallas at Anaheim, while Atlanta goes north to New Jersey to play the Devils and Los Angeles hosts the Flames.

Los Angeles is back in action on Saturday night, but they'll be on the road to take on the Coyotes in Phoenix. Other western clashes on Saturday include St. Louis at Nashville and Edmonton at Vancouver. In the east it will be Philadelphia at Montreal, Boston at Toronto, Atlanta at the New York Islanders, Florida at Carolina, Buffalo at the New York Rangers, Washington at Tampa Bay, and a rematch between New Jersey and Ottawa.

Sunday then features eight more games on the ice, include matinees Colorado at Chicago, Detroit at Dallas, and San Jose at the New York Rangers. Also that day are Columbus at St. Louis, Montreal at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at Buffalo, and Nashville at Minnesota, with the Flames also going south to Anaheim for a matchup with the Ducks.

In college hoops action there's a rare contest involving a ranked team on Friday night - No. 22 Pittsburgh will play a road game against Marquette. Most of the top teams, though, aren't in action until Saturday; that day's schedule includes the top-ranked (and unbeaten) Memphis Tigers taking on the UAB Blazers at Birmingham's Bartow Arena.

Other games involving Top 10 teams on Saturday include No. 8 Georgetown vs. Syracuse, Virginia Tech vs. No. 5 North Carolina, Colorado vs. No. 3 Kansas, Cleveland State vs. No. 9 Butler, No. 4 Tennessee vs. Georgia, and No. 7 Stanford vs. Arizona. As well, No. 10 Michigan State will have a tough road game against No. 13 Indiana. No. 2 Duke (vs. Wake Forest) and No. 6 UCLA (vs. USC) will return to action on Sunday night.

Finally, the PGA Tour will wind up its stop at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California this weekend . Phil Mickelson entered the Northern Trust Open as the 7/1 Vegas favorite, with Vijay Singh at 10/1 odds, and Jim Furyk just back of those two at 12/1 odds. Both Sergio Garcia and Luke Donald were pegged with 15/1 odds, while Vegas listed defending champion Charles Howell III farther behind at 40/1 odds

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College Basketball – Long Sheet

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Long Sheet


Friday, February 15

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BROWN (12 - 8) at PENNSYLVANIA (8 - 14) - 2/15/2008, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PENNSYLVANIA is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
PENNSYLVANIA is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROWN is 3-1 against the spread versus PENNSYLVANIA over the last 3 seasons
PENNSYLVANIA is 4-0 straight up against BROWN over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CORNELL (14 - 5) at HARVARD (6 - 16) - 2/15/2008, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CORNELL is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CORNELL is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road lined games over the last 2 seasons.
CORNELL is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CORNELL is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in road games after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CORNELL is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games off a win against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
CORNELL is 36-19 ATS (+15.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
HARVARD is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HARVARD is 2-2 against the spread versus CORNELL over the last 3 seasons
HARVARD is 2-2 straight up against CORNELL over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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COLUMBIA (10 - 11) at DARTMOUTH (8 - 12) - 2/15/2008, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBIA is 58-37 ATS (+17.3 Units) in road games since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 58-37 ATS (+17.3 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 29-13 ATS (+14.7 Units) in road games in February games since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 42-24 ATS (+15.6 Units) in road games after a conference game since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 28-13 ATS (+13.7 Units) in road games after allowing 60 points or less since 1997.
DARTMOUTH is 29-48 ATS (-23.8 Units) in all home games since 1997.
DARTMOUTH is 29-48 ATS (-23.8 Units) in home lined games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
DARTMOUTH is 3-1 against the spread versus COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
DARTMOUTH is 2-2 straight up against COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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YALE (9 - 11) at PRINCETON (5 - 15) - 2/15/2008, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
YALE is 25-7 ATS (+17.3 Units) after scoring 80 points or more since 1997.
PRINCETON is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PRINCETON is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
PRINCETON is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PRINCETON is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
PRINCETON is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
PRINCETON is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) off a loss against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
PRINCETON is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PRINCETON is 2-2 against the spread versus YALE over the last 3 seasons
PRINCETON is 2-2 straight up against YALE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PITTSBURGH (19 - 5) at MARQUETTE (17 - 6) - 2/15/2008, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MARQUETTE is 35-17 ATS (+16.3 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=64 points/game after 15+ games since 1997.
MARQUETTE is 57-33 ATS (+20.7 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=64 points/game since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 16-2 ATS (+13.8 Units) on Friday nights since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in road games after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MARQUETTE is 4-1 against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
MARQUETTE is 3-2 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MARIST (15 - 10) at MANHATTAN (9 - 15) - 2/15/2008, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MANHATTAN is 3-16 ATS (-14.6 Units) in all games this season.
MANHATTAN is 3-16 ATS (-14.6 Units) in all lined games this season.
MANHATTAN is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in all home games this season.
MANHATTAN is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home lined games this season.
MANHATTAN is 1-12 ATS (-12.2 Units) against conference opponents this season.
MANHATTAN is 0-10 ATS (-11.0 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
MANHATTAN is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) after a conference game this season.
MANHATTAN is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MARIST is 3-2 against the spread versus MANHATTAN over the last 3 seasons
MARIST is 3-2 straight up against MANHATTAN over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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College Basketball – Write up

NCAAB
Write-up


Friday, February 15

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Friday's College Basketball

Game of the Night

Marquette is 5-1 at home in Big East, losing only to Louisville; they're 6-0 in league when allowing less than 70 points, 1-5 if they don't. Pitt is expected to get PG Fields back after missing time with leg injury; they're 2-3 on Big East road, losing by 1-3-7 points, winning at USF, St John's. Big East HFs are 31-32.

Rest of the Card

-- Brown was last three games, allowing 55 ppg; they lost only Ivy road game, in OT at Yale; Bruins shot 64/55% from floor in last two games. Penn is 3-0 at home in Ivy, winning at home by 4-2-5 points. Ivy League home teams are 11-10 vs spread.

-- Cornell is 6-0, with two-game lead in Ivy race; they're 3-0 on road in league, winning by 18-11-21 points. Harvard lost five in row, all on road; they beat Dartmouth in only home game. The visiting team is 6-0 vs spread in Cornell's Ivy games.

-- Dartmouth lost last four games, by 4-2-26-39 points; they're 1-0 at home in Ivy, as home side won all six of their Ivy games, with Big Green 3-3 vs spread as dog. Columbia won three of its last four games, but lost two of three on Ivy League road.

-- Princeton lost last three games, by 11-15-5 points; they have lost 15 of last 17 games against D-I foes. Yale is 3-3 in Ivy, but lost only road game 77-68 at Brown. Tigers are 2-0 at home in Ivy League, beating Dartmouth, Harvard.

-- Manhattan (+9) lost 76-66 at Marist Jan 7, shooting 32% on night, while Foxes shot 54%; Jaspers lost eight of nine, are 1-3 in last four home games, losing by 10-3-19-5. Marist lost three of last four games, but is 6-3 vs spread as MAAC favorite.

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College Basketball - Tips & Trends

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Friday, February 15

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Tips and Trends
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#22 Pittsburgh at Marquette (ESPN | 9 PM ET)

Pittsburgh is 13-2-1 ATS in its last 16 Friday games.
Marquette is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The OVER is 20-8 in Marquette's last 28 games vs. Big East.
The UNDER is 7-2 in Pittsburgh's last 9 Friday games.
The UNDER is 15-5 in Pittsburgh's last 20 road games.

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National Hockey League - Short Sheet

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Short Sheet


Friday, February 15th

Atlanta at New Jersey, 7:05 EST
Atlanta: 5-0 SU off home division win
New Jersey: 8-0 SU at home off home win

Washington at Florida, 7:35 EST
Washington: 7-2 SU off road loss by 1 goal
Florida: 4-19 SU revenging road loss of 2+ Goals

Columbus at Detroit, 7:35 EST
Columbus: 1-19 SU after playing a game where 9+ goals were scored
Detroit: 24-3 SU at home off road division loss

Dallas at Anaheim, 10:05 EST
Dallas:
Anaheim: 36-12 SU as a home favorite of -200 or less

Calgary at Los Angeles, 10:35 EST
Calgary: 6-0 SU off 1 goal road win
Los Angeles: 14-7 Over playing with double revenge

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National Hockey League – Write up

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Write-up


Friday, February 15

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Today's NHL analysis

Hot Teams
-- Thrashers won five of their last seven games. Devils are 4-1 in last five home games.
-- Washington is 8-0 in game after its last eight losses.
-- Ducks won their last five games, outscoring foes 14-5. Stars won seven of their last eight games.
-- Flames won seven of their last ten games. Kings won three of their last four home games.

Cold Teams
-- Panthers lost three of their last four games.
-- Columbus lost seven of its last eight games. Red Wings lost their last four games.

Series Records
-- Devils won four of last five against Atlanta.
-- Panthers won eight of last eleven against Washington.
-- Red Wings won four of last five against Columbus.
-- Stars won seven of last nine against Anaheim.
-- Flames won their last six games against Los Angeles.

Totals
-- Last five Atlanta games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 11-4 in last fifteen Florida games.
-- Under is 6-1 in last seven Columbus games.
-- Under is 6-0-1 in last seven Anaheim games.
-- Over is 5-1 in last six Calgary-Los Angeles games.

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NHL
Long Sheet


Friday, February 15


ATLANTA (28-27-0-4, 60 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (32-21-0-4, 68 pts.) - 2/15/2008, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 14-7 ATS (+22.5 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 7-4 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 7-4-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)




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WASHINGTON (27-25-0-6, 60 pts.) at FLORIDA (26-26-0-7, 59 pts.) - 2/15/2008, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 4-18 ATS (+31.6 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 9-18 ATS (+27.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
FLORIDA is 19-10 ATS (+29.9 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 76-95 ATS (+183.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
FLORIDA is 3-10 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
FLORIDA is 86-117 ATS (-59.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 15-6 (+6.9 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 15-6-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
13 of 21 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.8 Units)




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COLUMBUS (26-24-0-9, 61 pts.) at DETROIT (41-13-0-5, 87 pts.) - 2/15/2008, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 49-56 ATS (+131.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 32-37 ATS (+94.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 26-28 ATS (+76.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 7-10 ATS (-12.4 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
DETROIT is 15-13 ATS (-16.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 14-5-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
10 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)




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DALLAS (35-21-0-5, 75 pts.) at ANAHEIM (32-22-0-7, 71 pts.) - 2/15/2008, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 18-5 ATS (+11.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 53-32 ATS (+10.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 134-126 ATS (+299.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
DALLAS is 14-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 27-15 ATS (+10.6 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 36-18 ATS (+10.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 113-63 ATS (+28.2 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 44-29 ATS (+13.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 22-12 ATS (+9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 15-19 ATS (-13.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 3-9 ATS (-12.5 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 14-7 (+6.3 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 14-7-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
11 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)




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CALGARY (29-20-0-8, 66 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (24-32-0-3, 51 pts.) - 2/15/2008, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 20-37 ATS (+57.7 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 41-32 ATS (+77.8 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 70-89 ATS (+163.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 9-25 ATS (-21.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 8-3 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 8-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)




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NHL
Dunkel


Dallas at Anaheim
The Stars look to rebound after last night's loss at Phoenix against an Anaheim team that is just 7-14-0 against Dallas over the last three seasons. Dallas is the underdog pick (+130) according to Dunkel, which has the Stars favored straight up by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Dallas (+130). Here are all of today's games.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Game 1-2: Atlanta at New Jersey
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 11.027; New Jersey 11.939
Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-190); 5
Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (-190); Under

Game 3-4: Washington at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 11.465; Florida 11.067
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Florida (-130); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+110); Under

Game 5-6: Columbus at Detroit
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 10.126; Detroit 11.925
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-280); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-280); Under

Game 7-8: Dallas at Anaheim
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 12.156; Anaheim 11.831
Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Anaheim (-150); 5
Dunkel Pick: Dallas (+130); Under

Game 9-10: Calgary at Los Angeles
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 11.228; Los Angeles 11.741
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Calgary (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+120); Under

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NCAAB
Dunkel Index

Pittsburgh at Marquette
The Panthers are riding a two-game winning streak, but have lost two of their last three conference road games. Tonight they'll face a Marquette team that bounced back from back-to-back losses with a 25-point win at Seton Hall (89-64) on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles are the pick (-4) according to Dunkel, which has Marquette favored by 8. Dunkel Pick: Marquette (-4). Here are all of today's games.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Game 501-502: Brown at Pennsylvania
Dunkel Ratings: Brown 54.190; Pennsylvania 46.855
Dunkel Line: Brown by 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Brown by 4 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Brown (-4 1/2)

Game 503-504: Cornell at Harvard
Dunkel Ratings: Cornell 54.767; Harvard 47.627
Dunkel Line: Cornell by 7
Vegas Line: Cornell by 5
Dunkel Pick: Cornell (-5)

Game 505-506: Columbia at Dartmouth
Dunkel Ratings: Columbia 49.650; Dartmouth 44.572
Dunkel Line: Columbia by 5
Vegas Line: Columbia by 3
Dunkel Pick: Columbia (-3)

Game 507-508: Yale at Princeton
Dunkel Ratings: Yale 47.138; Princeton 48.949
Dunkel Line: Princeton by 2
Vegas Line: Yale by 2
Dunkel Pick: Princeton (+2)

Game 509-510: Pittsburgh at Marquette
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 67.494; Marquette 75.717
Dunkel Line: Marquette by 8
Vegas Line: Marquette by 4
Dunkel Pick: Marquette (-4)

Game 511-512: Marist at Manhattan
Dunkel Ratings: Marist 53.769; Manhattan 49.638
Dunkel Line: Marist by 4
Vegas Line: Marist by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Marist (-2 1/2)

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NCAAB
Short Sheet


Friday, February 15th

Brown at Pennsylvania, 7:00 EST
Brown: 9-1 ATS off a win by 20+ points
Pennsylvania: 2-12 ATS as an underdog

Cornell at Harvard, 7:00 EST
Cornell: 12-4 ATS in road games
Harvard: 0-7 ATS off a road loss

Columbia at Dartmouth, 7:00 EST
Columbia: 8-1 ATS Away off SU win
Dartmouth: 0-7 ATS at home after allowing 85+ points

Yale at Princeton, 7:30 EST
Yale: 25-5 ATS after a combined score of 155+ points
Princeton: 0-8 ATS off BB road losses

(TC) Pittsburgh at Marquette, 9:00 EST ESPN
Pittsburgh: 16-2 ATS on Friday Nights
Marquette: 18-6 Under as a home favorite of 6 points or less

Added Game

Marist at Manhattan, 8:00 EST
Marist: 1-6 ATS at Manhattan
Manhattan: 3-16 ATS this season

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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College Basketball - Tips & Trends (Updated)

NCAAB


Friday, February 15

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Tips and Trends (Updated)
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#22 Pittsburgh at Marquette (ESPN | 9 PM ET)

Pittsburgh is expected to get point guard Levance Fields back from a broken foot he suffered back on December 29th. Field was averaging 11.9 points and 5.4 assists before the injury and was supposed to be out 8-12 weeks. “I’m looking forward to playing on Friday, as long as the foot feels good,” Fields said . “So everything is going as planned. It was a little sore (after practice Monday). Of course, after not doing anything like that the past five or six weeks, you expect that. But it wasn’t painful.” SLIGHT EDGE: PITT
Marquette has won 3 of the last 4 home meetings with Pitt, going 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings between the teams overall. The Golden Eagles had a 3-game series winning streak snapped with a 89-79 loss in last year's Big East tournament. EDGE: MARQUETTE
Pittsburgh is 13-2-1 ATS in its last 16 Friday games.
The OVER is 20-8 in Marquette's last 28 games vs. Big East.
The UNDER is 7-2 in Pittsburgh's last 9 Friday games.
The UNDER is 15-5 in Pittsburgh's last 20 road games.

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National Hockey League – Ice Picks

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Friday, February 15

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Ice picks: Today’s best NHL bets
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Ice picks: Friday's top NHL plays

Calgary vs. Los Angeles (+140, 5 ½)

The Kings have some serious goaltending and defensive issues, in case you hadn’t noticed. They rank second-last in the league in goals against and if their offense wasn’t so stagnant, they’d have a much more lopsided over/under ratio than 30-26.

A couple of games ago, L.A. called up Dan Cloutier from the minors and he made 31 saves in a shootout win over Columbus. For some reason, he wasn’t played in a 4-2 loss on Tuesday against St. Louis. There’s a good shot he’ll get the nod tonight in what is the first game back from an eight-game road trip. Thirty shots or more is pretty much the norm that the Kings allow on net these days, so you can expect him to be busy.

You can also expect him to be warmed by a glowing red light if previous meetings against Calgary mean anything this year. The Flames have scored 16 goals in three wins over the Kings this season.

Pick: Flames


Columbus vs. Detroit (-300, 5 ½)

The Red Wings opened as -280 favorites for this game and the line quickly moved up. Apparently bettors don’t think the NHL’s best team will lose five games in a row.

The Wings’ worst and only slump of the season is mainly because they’ve had trouble scoring. They haven’t scored more than three goals in 10 straight games now and they haven’t been dominating five-on-five play like they normally do.

Tonight could be the night the slump ends, though. Columbus beat the Wings in their last meeting, 3-2, and you know Detroit can’t be happy about it. Columbus is also mired in a slide that has seen the club lose seven of its last eight games.

Pick: Detroit -1 ½ goals (-110)

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