Thursday Trends and Indexes 03/27

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel


Phoenix at Los Angeles
The Kings took two out of three on their recent road trip and host a Phoenix team tonight that has dropped five of its last six, including a home loss to L.A. last Thursday. Los Angeles is the pick (-115) according to Dunkel, which has the Kings favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-115). Here are all of today's games.

THURSDAY, MARCH 27

Game 51-52: New Jersey at NY Rangers
Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 11.597; NY Rangers 11.292
Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: NY Rangers (-135); 5
Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (+115); Under

Game 53-54: Toronto at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 11.527; Boston 10.696
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 55-56: Atlanta at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 10.152; Florida 11.603
Dunkel Line & Total: Florida by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Florida (-230); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (-230); Under

Game 57-58: Washington at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 11.104; Tampa Bay 11.297
Dunkel Line & Total: Tampa Bay by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Washington (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+115); Under

Game 59-60: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 10.118; Pittsburgh 11.655
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-285); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-285); Over

Game 61-62: Buffalo at Ottawa
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 10.762; Ottawa 11.708
Dunkel Line & Total: Ottawa by 1; 7
Vegas Line & Total: Ottawa (-160); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Ottawa (-160); Over

Game 63-64: Dallas at San Jose
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 10.857; San Jose 11.844
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-150); 5
Dunkel Pick: San Jose (-150); Under

Game 65-66: Phoenix at Los Angeles
Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 10.436; Los Angeles 11.496
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-115); Over

[Udog]

NBA
Short Sheet


Thursday, March 27th

Miami at Detroit, 8:05 ET
Miami: 8-19 ATS off a road loss
Detroit: 11-6 ATS playing on back-to-back days

Portland at Golden State, 10:35 ET TNT
Portland: 12-2 ATS off SU win as underdog
Golden State: 8-2 Under vs. Portland

(TC) Dallas at Denver, 8:05 ET TNT
Dallas: 0-4 ATS at Denver
Denver: 29-19 ATS as favorite

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

[Udog]

NHL
Short Sheet


Thursday, March 27th

New Jersey at NY Rangers, 7:05 ET
New Jersey: 14-5 Under playing with same season revenge
NY Rangers: 1-9 SU off BB division losses

Toronto at Boston, 7:05 ET
Toronto: n/a
Boston: n/a

Atlanta at Florida, 7:35 ET
Atlanta: 0-7 SU after allowing 5+ goals BB games
Florida: 17-7 SU in March

Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:35 ET
Washington: 2-21 SU Away off division win by 1 goal
Tampa Bay: 11-2 Under at home playing with revenge

NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7:35 ET
NY Islanders: 26-11 Under playing their 3rd game in 5 days
Pittsburgh: 1-10 SU off division win

Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:35 ET
Buffalo: 6-13 SU off home loss
Ottawa: 0-4 SU after scoring 5+ goals BB games

Dallas at San Jose, 10:05 ET
Dallas: 40-13 SU off a division loss by 2+ goals
San Jose: 3-10 SU at home vs. division

Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:35 ET
Phoenix: 18-9 SU vs. division opponents
Los Angeles: 5-13 SU as home favorite

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NBA
Hot Lines


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Dallas at Denver (-8, 217)

Denver's always a hard team to handicap. Well, usually.

Defense is never the name of the game in Denver, but the Nuggets have gotten their act together in a big way, covering in eight of their last nine while giving the scoreboard a heck of a workout. They haven't been held under the century mark in a dozen games and put some ridiculous totals of 168, 137, and 126 points over that stretch. In short, everything's clicking.

Tonight they expect to have Nene available for action for the first time since the Brazilian forward began treatment for testicular cancer in January. He isn't expected to log a ton of minutes right away, but it's a good boost for a team that's in a dogfight for the final playoff position in the West.

Against a Dirk-less Mavs team, Denver needs this one badly.

Pick: Nuggets


Portland at Golden State (-10, 209)

Golden State feels Denver's desperation. The Warriors currently sit just a half game ahead of the Nuggets after dropping four of their last seven games with matchups against Denver and Dallas looming. Right now an offense that's averaging over 112 points during the slide just hasn't been enough.

Portland, the only team to hold Golden State under 100 points twice this year, also has issues heading into tonight's game. Leading scorer Brandon Roy is out with a groin strain and it's uncertain when he'll return. Might be tougher for Portland to slow down the Warriors tonight.

Pick: Over

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NHL
Hot Lines


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New Jersey vs. New York Rangers (-140, 5)

Goalie rivalries can be strange. The one between Jersey's Martin Brodeur and New York's Henrik Lundqvist just got stranger.

Brodeur was recently quoted in Sports Illustrated as saying, "The way he plays is not something I like too much. Lundqvist is weird."

Maybe Brodeur just finds it weird that another goalie is destroying him in head-to-head matchups. According to a report in the New York Post, Lundvist is 11-2-3 in his career against Brodeur. Lundqvist has also allowed only five goals in six Ranger wins over New Jersey this year.

With these two goalies out to show one another up tonight and the Rangers leading scorer Scott Gomez out, we could see another tight game.

Pick: under


New York Islanders vs. Pittsburgh (-300, 5.5)

Guess who's back for Pittsburgh tonight?

We?ll give you a hint. He?s young. He's good. He's last year's MVP.

If you don't know who we mean, please leave this page immediately and do not bet hockey this evening, or ever.

Sidney Crosby returns for the Pens tonight after missing 28 of the last 31 games. Easy win for the Penguins right? Whoa! Look at that chalk, though. Maybe that price is a little steep.

The puckline might be worth a gamble considering goalie Rick DiPietro is gone for the season along with a laundry list of other Islanders. The Isles also beat the Pens 4-1 Monday night and Pittsburgh can't be too happy about it.

Pick: Pittsburgh -1.5 (-110)

[Dennis14072]

Thanks Guys, good luck tonight!