Thursday Trends and Indexes 04/24

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Trends and Indexes
Thursday, April 24

Good Luck on day #115 of 2008!

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Six-pack for Thursday

-- Steelers lead NFL, allowing only 266.4 yards/game, with Bucs second at 278……..Lions allowed 377.6, Buffalo 362.9, two worst figures in NFL.

-- Patriots led NFL, gaining 411.2 yards/game; Green Bay was next (378.7)…….49ers gained only 237.3 ypg, Chiefs 276.8; yes, 49ers gained 39 yards less per game than any other NFL team, which is why their offense will now be known as Martz Madness.

-- Bills finished 31st in yardage defense, 30th in offense, yet still managed to finish season x-x.

-- Saints (1,060) and Patriots (1,058) ran the most plays from scrimmage LY. Not surprisingly, 49ers (925), Buffalo (919) ran the fewest.

-- Steelers, Patriots tied for best in NFL by being on field for just 933 defensive plays; 49ers were on field for 1,078 plays, Lions 1,087, most in league.

-- That’s a minus-153 ratio of plays run for 49ers; you’d think they go after a ball control coach to take the pressure off the defense, but instead they signed up Martz as the offensive coordinator, whose teams have never been very strong at either turnover ratio or ball control.

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Armadillo's List of 13: Odds and ends from world of sports

13) Gabe Gross had two hits, scored winning run for Brewers Tuesday, after he had already been traded to Tampa Bay (he didn’t know it yet). Going from a contender to the cellar can’t be much fun, although the RF job in Tampa could become his. Guys do like to play regularly.

12) Further oddities from Cardinal-Brewer game Tuesday were: a) Gabe Kapler getting game-winning hit. Kapler was manager in Class A ball last year, but has come back to play, and is better now than before he left,
b) Gross was once the starting QB at Auburn-- he wore #22
c) Albert Pujols played four innings at second base after Redbirds lost their last middle infielder to an injury when he was hit by a pitch. Pujols isn’t supposed to throw much because of his fragile elbow.

11) Lions, Jets are both road favorite in Week 1 of NFL season. That doesn’t speak well of Dolphins or Falcons, the teams that are hosting them.

10) Cleveland Browns’ first pick in this weekend’s NFL Draft is the 22nd pick in fourth round.

9) Travis Ford turned down Providence, who then paid Keno Davis $1M a year to coach the Friars; Ford then said he was staying at UMass, but six days later signed on at Oklahoma State, where he’ll get paid $9M for seven years, not much more than what Davis got at Providence. Makes you wonder what other factors were at play, OSU is expected to have a nice team next winter, but so is UMass.

8) Toronto-Tampa Bay games this week are being played at Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, as Rays try to become regional franchise for western/central Florida.

7) Boston’s Clay Buchholz has 0.75 RA in two starts at home, 11.42 in two road starts. Red Sox bullpen allowed 20 runs in 13.1 IP in his starts this season.

6) Padres have been outscored 28-6 in Justin Germano’s first four starts.

5) Pirates’ Tom Gorzelanny has started twice against Cubs this season, lasting total of five innings, throwing 150 pitches in those five innings, allowing 14 runs. Not good.

4) 14 of the 30 major league teams have been sold since 2000.

3) Umpire Marquez worked the 22-inning Colorado-San Diego game last Thursday, which had to be really tiring, so I was interested in how the next game he worked behind the plate would go. Sure enough, he worked a crisply played 246-pitch Giants-D’back game Monday night. Marquez is pitcher’s ump.

2) Giants are 1-9 in games started by Zito/Cain, 8-4 in all other games.

1) Brewers, by the way, are now 8-0 in games started by either Suppan/Sheets, 5-8 in everyone else’s starts.

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Major League Baseball – Write up

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Write-up


Thursday, April 24

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Hot Pitchers
-- Cueto is 1-1, 3.76 in four starts this season.
-- Brewers are 4-0 in Suppan starts, scoring 25 runs.
-- Perez is 2-0, 2.45 in four starts this season.
-- Marquis is 1-0, 2.45 in his last two starts. Colorado won last three Cook starts (2-0, 2.70).
-- Young is 1-0, 2.13 in two home starts this season. Lincecum is 2-0, 1.35 in three starts this season.

-- Feldman allowed three runs in six IP in his first start, a game Texas later lost in extra innings to the Blue Jays.
-- Angels are 4-0 in Saunders starts (3-0, 2.15).
-- Smith is 1-0, 4.00 in three starts for the A's.
-- McGowan is 1-1, 3.38 in four starts for Toronto.
-- Carmona is 2-1, 2.35 in four starts this season.
-- Floyd is 2-0, 2.33 in three starts this season.
-- Washburn is 3-0, 2.15 in five starts this season.

Cold Pitchers
-- Cassel was 1-1. 3.97 with Padres LY, starting four games.
-- Moyer is 1-1, 6.10 in four starts this season.
-- Hill allowed four runs in five IP in his first '07 start, a 6-5 loss in Florida that the bullpen lost.
-- Gorzelanny is 1-2, 9.35 in four starts this season. Pineiro lost both his starts this season; he has an 8.10 RA.
-- James is 1-1, 6.75 in two starts this season. Badenhop is 0-1, 7.88 in two starts this season.
-- Gonzalez is 0-1, 4.50 in three starts this season. Billingsley is 0-3, 7.30 in three starts this season.

-- Bonderman is 1-2, 6.35 in four starts this season.
-- Masterson makes his first start for depleted Red Sox, who have several guys down with the flu.
-- Sonnanstine has a 5.55 RA in four starts, despite tossing a shutout against White Sox in his last start.
-- Liriano is 0-2, 6.52 in his first two '08 starts.
-- Hughes is 0-3, 13.06 in his last three starts.
-- Tomko is 0-2, 4.85 in his last two starts.
-- Loewen is 0-1, 6.32 in three starts this season.

Totals
-- Under is 5-2-2 in last nine games at Cincinnati.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Milwaukee games.
-- Over is 10-3 in last thirteen Colorado games.
-- Eight of last ten Pirate games went over the total.
-- Seven of last nine Met games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last seven Atlanta home games stayed under total.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six San Diego games.
-- Over is 9-2-1 in last twelve Arizona games.

-- Eight of last eleven Detroit games went over the total.
-- Six of last eight Boston games went over the total.
-- Under is 8-3-1 in Oakland home games.
-- Four of last five Toronto games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-1 in Kansas City home games.
-- Under is 8-4 in Bronx road games.
-- Under is 7-1 in Baltimore road games.

Toronto-Tampa games are in Orlando, home games for Rays, who are trying to become a regional franchise. Outdoor games.


Hot Teams
-- Marlins won four of their last five games. Braves won six of their last eight home games.
-- Astros won last four games, scoring 36 runs.
-- Cubs won last six games, scoring 51 runs.
-- Phillies won three of their last four games.
-- Giants are 3-2 in last five games, allowing thirteen runs.
-- Arizona won five of last seven road games. LA won their last three home games.

-- Red Sox won seven of their last eight home games. Angels won seven of their last ten road games.
-- Detroit won its last four home games.
-- Tampa Bay is 5-0 in Orlando games this year and last.
-- Bronx won its last three games, scoring 22 runs.
-- Oakland won four of their last five games. Minnesota won three of their last four games.

Cold Teams
-- Pirates lost six of their last eight games. Cardinals lost five of last seven games.
-- Mets lost three of last four games. Nationals lost six of last seven home games.
-- Reds lost nine of their last twelve games.
-- Brewers are 2-3 in their last five home games.
-- Rockies' bullpen lost their last four games.
-- Padres lost seven of their last eight games, with home losses in last six days of 22 and 13 innings. .

-- Rangers lost last six games, allowing whopping 59 runs.
-- Toronto lost last three games, scoring total of eight runs.
-- White Sox lost three of their last four games.
-- Indians lost eight of last twelve games. Royals lost last five games, outscored 46-12.
-- Orioles lost five of their last six road games. Mariners are 2-3 in their last five home games.

Umpires
-- Hst-Cin-- Underdog is 11-4 in last fifteen O'Nora games.
-- Phil-Mil-- All five Kellogg games went over the total.
-- Chi-Colo-- Underdog is 4-1 in Hickox games, with four of the five staying under the total.
-- StL-Pitt- Eight of last nine Barry gmes went over the total.
-- NY-Wash-- Three of last four Cousins games stayed under.
-- Fla-Atl-- Three of four Drake games stayed under the total.
-- SF-SD-- Favorites are 4-1 in Hoye games; under 3-1-1.
-- Az-LA-- Underdog won all three Davidson games.

-- Tex-Det-- Five of six Wendelstedt games stayed under total.
-- LAA-Bos-- All fiuve Layne games stayed under the total.
-- Min-A's-- Eight of last ten BWelke games went over total.
-- Tor-TB-- Home side won all three Dimuro games, all by a run.
-- Clev-KC-- Home favorites are 3-0 in Joyce games, with all of them staying under the total.
-- NY-Chi-- Over is 11-6-1 in last eighteen Emmel games.
-- Balt-Sea-- As far as I know, this is Moser's first major league game behind the plate. Call a lot of strikes; makes it easier.

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MLB


Thursday, April 24

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12:35 PM HOUSTON vs. CINCINNATI
Houston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Cincinnati is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games


1:05 PM PHILADELPHIA vs. MILWAUKEE
Philadelphia is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games


1:05 PM TEXAS vs. DETROIT
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home


1:35 PM LA ANGELS vs. BOSTON
LA Angels are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Boston is 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against LA Angels


3:05 PM CHI CUBS vs. COLORADO
Chi Cubs are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing Colorado
Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games


3:37 PM MINNESOTA vs. OAKLAND
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Oakland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Oakland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota


5:10 PM CLEVELAND vs. KANSAS CITY
Cleveland is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Cleveland


7:05 PM ST. LOUIS vs. PITTSBURGH
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home


7:10 PM FLORIDA vs. ATLANTA
Florida is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home


7:10 PM NY METS vs. WASHINGTON
NY Mets are 20-4 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Washington
NY Mets are 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Washington is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games


7:10 PM TORONTO vs. TAMPA BAY
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto


8:10 PM CLEVELAND vs. KANSAS CITY
Cleveland is 4-8-1 SU in its last 13 games
Cleveland is 4-8-1 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Kansas City is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Kansas City is 1-5-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland


8:11 PM NY YANKEES vs. CHI WHITE SOX
NY Yankees are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games
Chi White Sox are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing NY Yankees


10:05 PM SAN FRANCISCO vs. SAN DIEGO
San Francisco is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Francisco is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing San Diego
San Diego is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing San Francisco
San Diego is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games


10:10 PM ARIZONA vs. LA DODGERS
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Arizona is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games
LA Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home


10:10 PM BALTIMORE vs. SEATTLE
Baltimore is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Baltimore is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Seattle is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Seattle is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home

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ORLANDO (54 - 30) at TORONTO (41 - 43) - 4/24/2008, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 9-3 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 7-5 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CLEVELAND (47 - 37) at WASHINGTON (43 - 41) - 4/24/2008, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 14-25 ATS (-13.5 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 46-37 ATS (+5.3 Units) in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 13-2 ATS (+10.8 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 12-26 ATS (-16.6 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 12-10 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 15-8 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
12 of 23 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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HOUSTON (55 - 29) at UTAH (56 - 28) - 4/24/2008, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 47-36 ATS (+7.4 Units) in all games this season.
UTAH is 28-12 ATS (+14.8 Units) in home games this season.
UTAH is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
UTAH is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) against Southwest division opponents this season.
UTAH is 28-11 ATS (+15.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
UTAH is 19-3 ATS (+15.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 46-35 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 72-50 ATS (+17.0 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) second half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 61-33 ATS (+24.7 Units) in road games off a upset loss as a favorite since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 12-6 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 13-6 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
10 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Eastern Conference
Opening Round
Game Three
Orlando Leads, 2-0
Orlando at Toronto, 7:35 ET

Orlando:
16-6 ATS as road underdog
21-8 ATS off ATS loss

Toronto:
7-17 ATS after scoring 100+ points BB games
9-1 Under after allowing 100+ points 3 straight games

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Eastern Conference
Opening Round
Game Three
Cleveland Leads, 2-0
Cleveland at Washington, 8:05 ET

Cleveland:
13-2 ATS after playing 3 consecutive home games
25-11 ATS as a road underdog of 6 points or less

Washington:
1-9 ATS at home after 3+ losses
4-14 ATS at home off a DD road loss

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Western Conference
Opening Round
Game Three
Utah Leads, 2-0
Houston at Utah, 10:35 ET

Houston:
12-2 ATS Away off BB losses
21-7 Under at Utah

Utah:
8-2 Under off win by 6 or less
15-5 Under vs. Southwest division

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Thursday, April 24

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NBA Games

Toronto has been behind by 20-17 points after first quarter in first two series games; how about coming to play? Magic was 9-31 from arc in Game 2, after being 13-29 in first game, but they also had 16 offensive rebounds (Raptors had 7). Toronto is 20-49 from arc so far. Home teams are 15-1 in playoffs.

Wizards were hideous in 30-point Game 2 loss, as Big 3 (Butler, Arenas, Jamison) shot combined 10-36- they did get to line 40 times, after being 14-17 in Game 1, but Cavaliers crushed them, and now they have to suck it up and compete at home, or this will be very short series. Three Cavs other than Lebron scored in double figures in Game, 2, very good news for Cleveland.

Speaking of hideous, Utah goes home up 2-0, as Houston just got pushed all over its home arena in first two games, scoring 82-84 points. McGrady has bum shoulder, shot 9-22 in Game 2, while balanced Jazz got double-double from Okur. Utah led at halftime in both games by same exact score, 47-41.

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NBA


Thursday, April 24

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7:30 PM ORLANDO vs. TORONTO
Orlando is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Orlando
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando


8:00 PM CLEVELAND vs. WASHINGTON
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games
Washington is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Washington is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Cleveland


10:30 PM HOUSTON vs. UTAH
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Utah is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Houston
Utah is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Houston


7:00 PM DETROIT vs. PHILADELPHIA
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Detroit is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Philadelphia is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games when playing Detroit
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

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COLORADO (48-31-0-9, 105 pts.) at DETROIT (58-23-0-7, 123 pts.) - 4/24/2008, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 29-9 ATS (+15.1 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
COLORADO is 53-40 ATS (+3.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 45-37 ATS (+82.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 10-2 (+7.1 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 10-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (46-32-0-11, 103 pts.) at MONTREAL (51-27-0-11, 113 pts.) - 4/24/2008, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 30-68 ATS (+109.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 2-12 ATS (-10.7 Units) in the second round of the playoffs since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 10-2 (+8.6 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 10-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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Second Round
Game One
Series Tied, 0-0
Colorado at Detroit, 7:35 ET

Colorado:
4-16 SU Away off home game
7-1 Under playing with double revenge

Detroit:
15-3 SU off a road win by 2+ goals
42-15 SU off a win

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Second Round
Game One
Series Tied, 0-0
Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:05 ET

Philadelphia:
20-10 Over playing their 3rd game in 4 days
43-27 Over revenging same season loss

Montreal:
1-7 SU at home off a home win by 3+ goals
2-12 SU in the 2nd round

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National Hockey League – Write up

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Thursday, April 24

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2008 NHL playoffs

Not only did Colorado go 0-4 against Red Wings this year, last three times they played Detroit, they got shut out, losing by a combined score of 7-0. Wings outscored Nashville 10-3 in their three home games in first round, winning one of three in Music City. Avalanche won last three games, allowing four goals. In last seven series games, the under is 5-2.

Flyers, Canadiens both survived Game 7's earlier this week, but Montreal's was day earlier and at home, so edge to them. Philly lost six in row vs Habs, dropping 5-2/1-0 games at Bell Centre in this season's series. Flyers scored road OT goal in a Game 7, so they're fired up, but have to be at least a little bit tired. Under is 3-1-2 in Flyers' last six visits to Montreal.

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Thursday, April 24

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7:00 PM PHILADELPHIA vs. MONTREAL
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
Montreal is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
Montreal is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home


7:30 PM COLORADO vs. DETROIT
Colorado is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado

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MLB
Dunkel


NY Mets at Washington
The Mets stretched their winning streak over the Nats to five last night and look to build on that today behind starter Oliver Perez, who hasn't allowed a run in three of his four starts this season. New York is the pick (-140) according to Dunkel, which has the Mets favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-140). Here are all of today's games.

THURSDAY, APRIL 24

Game 901-902: Houston at Cincinnati
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Cassel) 15.427; Cincinnati 14.421
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-180); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+170); Under

Game 903-904: Philadelphia at Milwaukee
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Moyer) 15.761; Milwaukee (Suppan) 15.131
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-125); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+115); Over

Game 905-906: Chicago Cubs at Colorado
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Marquis) 15.912; Colorado (Cook) 15.296
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1/2; 11
Vegas Line: Colorado (-130); 10
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+120); Over

Game 907-908: St. Louis at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Pineiro) 14.390; Pittsburgh (Gorzelanny) 13.554
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+105); Over

Game 909-910: NY Mets at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Perez) 15.169; Washington (Hill) 13.564
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-140); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-140); Under

Game 911-912: Florida at Atlanta
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Badenhop) 14.337; Atlanta (James) 15.618
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-150); 10
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-150); Under

Game 913-914: San Francisco at San Diego
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Lincecum) 15.311; San Diego (Young) 14.349
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: San Diego (-140); 7
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+130); Under

Game 915-916: Arizona at LA Dodgers
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Gonzalez) 15.781; LA Dodgers (Billingsley) 14.899
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+125); Over

Game 917-918: Texas at Detroit
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Feldman) 13.958; Detroit (Bonderman) 16.162
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 2; 12 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 919-920: LA Angels at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Saunders) 15.906; Boston (Masterson) 16.551
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1/2; 11 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 921-922: Minnesota at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Liriano) 14.649; Oakland (Smith) 15.312
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Oakland (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-120); Over

Game 923-924: Toronto at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (McGowan) 14.399; Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine) 14.887
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-120); Under

Game 925-926: Cleveland at Kansas City
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Lee) 14.729; Kansas City (Bannister) 13.864
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-125); Under

Game 927-928: NY Yankees at Chicago White Sox
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Hughes) 15.755; White Sox (Floyd) 15.794
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-115); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+105); Under

Game 929-930: Baltimore at Seattle
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Loewen) 15.445; Seattle (Washburn) 15.726
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Seattle (-155); 9
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-155); Under

Game 9331-932: Cleveland at Kansas City
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Carmona) 14.988; Kansas City (Tomko) 13.427
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

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Houston at Utah
After taking the first two games in Houston, the Jazz return home where they were 37-4 SU and 28-12 ATS this season. Utah is the pick (-8 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Jazz favored by 13. Dunkel Pick: Utah (-8 1/2). Here are all of today's games.

THURSDAY, APRIL 24

Game 517-518: Orlando at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: Orlando 122.029; Toronto 122.228
Dunkel Line & Total: Even; 198
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto by 4; 202
Dunkel Pick: Orlando (+4); Under

Game 519-520: Cleveland at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland 117.451; Washington 120.307
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 3; 193
Vegas Line & Total: Washington by 5; 190
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+5); Over

Game 521-522: Houston at Utah
Dunkel Ratings: Houston 120.708; Utah 133.690
Dunkel Line & Total: Utah by 13; 187
Vegas Line & Total: Utah by 8 1/2; 181
Dunkel Pick: Utah (-8 1/2); Over