Tuesday Trends and Indexes 02/19

[Udog]

NCAAB
Short Sheet


Tuesday, February 19th

Purdue at Indiana, 7:00 EST ESPN
Purdue: 7-1 ATS in road games
Indiana: 4-16 ATS in February

DePaul at Connecticut, 7:00 EST ESPNU
DePaul: 7-0 Under Away off DD conference loss
Connecticut: 6-0 ATS after a win by 3 points or less

Kent State at Buffalo, 7:00 EST
Kent State: 52-29 ATS off DD win
Buffalo: 17-3 Over off BB losses

Bowling Green at Ohio, 7:00 EST
Bowling Green: 8-1 Under in road games
Ohio: 9-2 Under vs. conference

Clemson at Florida State, 7:00 EST
Clemson: 12-5 ATS as a favorite
Florida State: 2-9 ATS vs. conference

Wichita State at Indiana State, 7:00 EST
Wichita State: 0-8 ATS off BB Overs
Indiana State: 13-4 ATS off BB wins

Akron at Miami (Ohio), 7:30 EST
Akron: 10-2 ATS off road conference wi
Miami (Ohio): 16-4 Under at home off Under

Baylor at Oklahoma, 8:00 EST
Baylor: 10-0 Over vs. conference
Oklahoma: 7-20 ATS off BB wins

Bradley at Drake, 8:30 EST
Bradley: 7-0 ATS off conference win
Drake: 16-4 ATS this season

Northwestern at Iowa, 9:00 EST
Northwestern: 7-0 Under Away off DD home loss
Iowa: 18-5 ATS at home vs. conference

San Diego State at Wyoming, 9:00 EST
San Diego State: 15-3 Over when the line is +3 to -3
Wyoming: 21-9 Over as an underdog

Georgia at Kentucky, 9:00 EST ESPN
Georgia: 5-14 ATS as an underdog
Kentucky: 17-6 Over off an Under

Missouri State at Creighton, 9:00 EST ESPNU
Missouri State: 0-10 ATS in road games
Creighton: 8-1 Over as home favorite

Added Game

NC Greensboro at Davidson, 7:00 EST ESPN2
NC Greensboro: 10-23 ATS as DD road underdog
Davidson: 7-0 ATS as a home favorite of 12.5 to 18 points

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

[Udog]

NHL
Short Sheet


Tuesday, February 19th

Boston at Carolina, 7:05 EST
Boston: 21-50 SU playing with double revenge
Carolina: 9-2 SU vs. Boston

Philadelphia at Ottawa, 7:35 EST
Philadelphia: 11-4 SU off loss by 2+ goals
Ottawa: 3-9 SU off home loss

Columbus at Toronto, 7:35 EST
Columbus: 12-53 SU Away off division game
Toronto: 11-1 Over at home off home game

NY Rangers at Montreal, 7:35 EST
New York: 5-12 SU Away off an Under
Montreal: 1-6 SU at home playing with double revenge

Florida at Pittsburgh, 7:35 EST
Florida: 8-34 SU playing with revenge
Pittsburgh: 10-3 Under off BB road games

Vancouver at Minnesota, 8:05 EST
Vancouver: 14-5 SU off division game
Minnesota: 1-7 SU on Tuesday Nights

Edmonton at Nashville, 8:05 EST
Edmonton: 10-3 SU Away off Away division loss
Nashville: 9-2 Over playing 6 or more games in 10 days

Chicago at St. Louis, 8:05 EST
Chicago: 13-8 SU vs. division
St. Louis: 15-7 Under playing with revenge

Calgary at Phoenix, 9:35 EST
Calgary: 5-16 SU Away when the money line is -100 to -150
Phoenix: 10-4 SU off BB division games

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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National Basketball Association - Hot Lines

NBA
Hot Lines


Tuesday, February 19

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Pick 'n' roll: Tuesday’s NBA picks
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Orlando at Detroit (-7, 194)

Everybody expected something big from Magic center Dwight Howard at the All-Star game weekend in New Orleans. Big, but maybe not as shocking as what he pulled out for the Dunk Competition.

Now that it’s back to the grind after this young Orlando team that stumbled a bit before the break, the team could feed off the All-Star excitement through a mini two-game road trip.

The Magic are also one of the Association’s best bets on the road this season. They’ve covered in 20 of their 29 visiting dates this season.

Pick: Magic +7


Boston at Denver (-1, 208)

Denver’s been one of the league’s best post-All-Star bets over the last few years, but this will be a tough one at home.

Boston was dominant before the break, winning seven of its last eight with Kevin Garnett still watching from the sideline. Now the Big Ticket’s close – like a 50-50 chance of playing Tuesday, according the Boston Herald.

“These last four days have been my strongest days,” Garnett told the Herald. “I’ve made major strides and I’m happy with where I’m at. A couple of weeks ago I could only do limited things, and I’m back to my old self again.”

Even if Garnett does sit out again, it’s hard to know how this skittish Nuggets team will respond to the break, especially the only weapons they have - Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony – were running around New Orleans all last weekend.

Pick: Celtics +1


Atlanta at L.A. Lakers (-11, 205)

Kobe Bryant and his ailing pinkie did make an All-Star game appearance after all – for less than three minutes.

The Los Angeles Times reports Bryant suffered a complete ligament tear and an avulsion fracture (occurs when a piece of bone is pulled off by a tendon).

“My current thinking is to give my finger some treatment and rest for a few days, and hope I can still continue to compete at a high level after that rest,” Bryant said in a press release. “I would prefer to delay any surgical procedure until after our Lakers season, and this summer's Olympic Games. But, this is an injury that myself and the Lakers' medical staff will just have to continue to monitor on a day-to-day basis."

As for Tuesday’s game, he’s officially listed as questionable now, but even that seems optimistic after his cameo at the All-Star game.

Pick: Hawks +11

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National Hockey League – Ice Picks

NHL
Previews and Picks


Tuesday, February 19

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Ice picks: Today’s NHL plays
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Ice picks: Tuesday's best NHL bets

Boston vs. Carolina (-110, 5 ½)

Surprising to see the battered Canes favored today in what will be their third game in four days.

Carolina looked flat and overmatched in New Jersey yesterday afternoon when the Devils pummeled them 5-1. And it’s no wonder. Carolina’s injury list reads longer than Tolstoy right now with about a dozen players tagged as doubtful or worse tonight.

That includes three of the Canes’ top four scorers with Matt Cullen, Erik Cole and captain Rod Brind’Amour all looking doubtful tonight. Brind’Amour was recently lost for the season with a torn ACL and that has had an emotional impact on the team too.

The Canes aren’t designating the ‘C’ to anyone until Brind’Amour returns.

Pick: Bruins +100


Columbus vs. Toronto (-130, 5 ½)

There is a new rule you might want to adopt when betting hockey for the next while: when the Leafs are the fave, it’s the other team you crave.

OK, it’s make-you-puke corny, but it might help you remember if you haven’t been paying close attention to pucks lately.

Simply put, the Leafs are awful. We could bore you with the details, but the fact they are only three points from being the worst team in the league says it all.

They are also 1-3 in their last three games when they’ve been favored.

Pick: Columbus +120


Chicago vs. St. Louis (-140, 5 ½)

Don’t look now but this has suddenly become a good game to watch. Both the Blues and the B-Hawks are on rolls right now.

For St. Louis, it’s three wins in four games and for Chicago, it’s been four wins in five games. If you’re wondering why these teams are suddenly surging, it seems it’s remarkably simple.

The Blackhawks have benefited from the return of rookie Jonathan Toews four games ago, who lights cheers throughout the arena from Chicago fans the instant he touches the puck. He has five points since returning to the lineup.

The Blues are winning on the pads of Manny Legace, who hasn’t allowed more than two goals in St. Louis’ last five games. The team announced they’d be making their playoff run based on his play for the rest of the season and that has to be an even bigger confidence booster for him.

So will it be offense or defense that prevails? That’s the age-old question, it seems.

The home team has won the last three meetings in this series this season, so we’ll stick with that.

Pick: Blues

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