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**pm530** · 04-25-2008, 05:06 AM

Weekend Sports Preview

The NBA and NHL playoffs march on through the weekend, while bettors also have to keep up with MLB, AFL, NASCAR and Formula 1 action.

The opening round of the NBA playoffs continues through the weekend with a number of teams in need of a win to avoid a possible quick exit from the postseason. There are three games on the schedule on Friday night as Detroit and Philadelphia, New Orleans and Dallas, as well as San Antonio and Phoenix all play Game 3 of their respective series.

There are four more playoff tilts on Saturday with Game 3's between Boston and Atlanta and the Lakers and Denver, and Game 4's between Orlando and Toronto and Houston and Utah. The NBA closes out the weekend on Sunday with four more Game 4’s including Detroit at Philadelphia, Cleveland at Washington, New Orleans at Dallas and San Antonio at Phoenix.

The NHL gets the second round of their Stanley Cup playoffs started this weekend. On Friday night the Rangers and Pittsburgh clash in Game 1, while in the Western Conference the Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks get their playoff series started.

On Saturday Philadelphia and Montreal clash in Game 2 of their series and Colorado travels to Detroit in Game 2 of that series. On Sunday the Rangers and Pittsburgh meet up again in Game 2 of their series, while Dallas and San Jose also face off in Game 2.

On the diamond this weekend there are a number of big divisional matchups in the National League. These include Atlanta at the Mets, Houston at St. Louis, Arizona at San Diego and Colorado at the Dodgers. The rest of the NL weekend schedule includes Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, the Cubs at Washington, Florida at Milwaukee and Cincinnati at San Francisco.

The American League schedule is highlighted by the Yankees at Cleveland, the Angels at Detroit and Oakland at Seattle. Also on tap in the AL is Boston at Tampa Bay, Minnesota at Texas, Toronto at Kansas City and Baltimore at the White Sox.

Week 9 of the AFL season kicks off on Friday night with three games on the schedule. The early game on Friday night is Kansas City at Grand Rapids, followed by Utah at New Orleans and Chicago at Colorado.

The AFL is very busy on Saturday with four games on tap, including Cleveland at New York, Tampa Bay at Orlando, Georgia at Arizona and Los Angeles at San Jose.

After taking last week off, the drivers of NASCAR return to the track this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway for the Aaron’s 499. Jimmie Johnson recorded his first win of the season two weeks ago in Phoenix, while his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon won at Talladega last season.

Formula 1 also returns to the track this weekend in the Spanish Grand Prix. The F1 drivers last raced three weeks ago in Bahrain where Felipe Massa took the checkered flag, and he is also the defending champ of this weekend’s race.

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**pm530** · 04-25-2008, 05:07 AM

Six-pack for Friday

First quarterback taken in each of last six NFL drafts........this year will be just third time in last 11 years a non-QB is taken with first pick in the draft.

2002-- David Carr, Houston (1)

2003-- Carson Palmer, Cincinnati (1)

2004-- Eli Manning, San Diego (1)

2005-- Alex Smith, San Francisco (1)

2006-- Vince Young, Houston (3)

2007-- JaMarcus Russell, Oakland (1)

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**pm530** · 04-25-2008, 05:07 AM

Friday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but..........

13) Cubs won their 10,000th game Wednesday, then lost their 9,466th game yesterday. Giants are only other franchise that has won 10,000+ games.

12) Detroit Tigers didn't score run in Kenny Rogers' first three starts this season; they scored 27 runs in his last two.

11) Roy Halladay has pitched three complete games in a row, but lost two of the three; Blue Jays scored total of eight runs in his last three outings.

10) You think about how the Texas Rangers always have need for pitching, then you realize they traded Edison Volquez this winter, for Josh Hamilton, an outfielder; Volquez is doing great for the Reds, and while Hamilton is a fine player, Texas stinks because they don't have enough pitching. This happens when you hire an Ivy League whiz kid to run your team: apparently, they don't teach "Baseball is 90% pitching" in hallowed halls.

9) Arby's is buying Wendy's for $2.34B, much of which came from my wallet. Just keep drive-thru windows open late, fellas. Arby's and Wendy's are my favorite fast food places.

8) 24 of the Big East's top 30 basketball scorers are back next season; there could be as many as nine of the 16 teams in the preseason top 25. Tough to win in that league.

7) Drake hired an Arizona State assistant to replace departed Keno Davis, who took Providence's millions; wonder if Drake will run the Princeton offense, like the Sun Devils do?

6) NHL ratings on NBC are up 11% this season, so network is signing back up for next season. Hockey is making comeback, which is a good thing- they have very passionate fans.

5) #125 on the PGA Tour money list is Doug LaBelle, who has made $207,008 on the links this season. So far, 27 golfers have earned at least $1M on Tour this season.

4) Name of the Day: Callix Crabbe, San Diego Padres.

3) Groups in St Petersburg, Washington DC, Salt Lake City are applying to host bowl games next season; if all get approved, there will be 35 freakin' bowl games next season, Last season, only seven bowl eligible teams didn't go bowling- do the math- there are going to be years where there aren't enough teams.

2) In their first 13 games next season, Pittsburgh Steelers play only two 1pm Sunday games. In weeks 8-14, Steelers play all of their games either at 4:15 or at night.

1) The #1 NFL story this summer might be the Bengals' refusal to trade Chad Johnson; I can see why they don't want the guy on their team anymore, but aren't they hurting their team if they won't take prime draft picks to get rid of him? Seems like they are cutting off their nose to spite their face. Stay tuned.

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**pm530** · 04-25-2008, 05:08 AM

Major League Baseball – Write up

MLB
Write-up

Friday, April 25

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Hot Pitchers
-- Pelfrey is 2-0, 3.17 in three starts this season. Jurrjens is 2-2, 3.20 in four starts this season.
-- Cubs are 4-0 in Dempster starts, scoring 34 runs. Perez has a 2.55 RA in last three starts, but Washington lost his last four starts, scoring total of eight runs.
-- Olsen is 3-0, 2.08 in his last three starts. Gallardo allowed one run in seven IP in his first '08 start.
-- Cardinals won three of Looper's first four starts. Chacon has 2.77 RA in four starts this season.
-- Wolf is 2-0, 2.49 in four starts this season.
-- Giants won last three Sanchez starts (1-0, 2.25). Harang has a 2.79 RA in his last four starts.

-- Pettitte is 3-0, 1.74 in his last three starts. Byd has 1.38 RA in his last two starts, but Indians are 0-4 in his starts this year.
-- Santana is 3-0, 2.67 in four starts this season.
-- Boston won last three Wakefield starts, scoring 23 runs.
-- Blackburn is 1-1, 2.49 in four starts this year. Millwood is 1-1, 3.12 in his last four starts.
-- Greinke is 3-0, 1.55 in four starts this season.
-- Burres is 2-1, 3.86 in three starts this season.
-- Eveland is 2-1, 2.28 in his four starts. Batista is 2-0, 2.84 in his last two starts.

Cold Pitchers
-- Duke is 0-1, 8.10 in his last two starts. Eaton is 0-0, 4.74 in his four starts this season.
-- Johnson is 0-1, 8.10 in two starts this season.
-- Dodgers lost last three Kuroda starts, scoring total of 8 runs. Jimenez is 1-2, 6.33 in four starts this season.

-- Robertson is 0-2, 7.48 in four starts this season.
-- Garza is 0-0, 9.00 in his two starts this season.
-- Burnett has 7.18 RA in his last three starts.
-- Buehrle is 0-2, 4.50 in his last couple starts.

Totals
-- Eight of last eleven Pirate games went over the total.
-- Seven of last ten Met games stayed under the total.
-- Three of Cubs' last four games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Milwaukee games.
-- Over is 6-2 in last eight Houston games.
-- Over is 10-2-1 in last thirteen Arizona games.
-- Last four Cincinnati road games went over the total.
-- Over is 10-4 in last fourteen Colorado games.

-- Over is 5-2 in last seven Cleveland home games.
-- Over is 8-4 in Detroit's last twelve games.
-- Seven of last nine Boston games went over the total.
-- Over is 9-2 in last eleven Texas games.
-- Seven of Royals' last nine games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-2 in Baltimore road games.
-- Four of last five Seattle games stayed under the total.

Hot Teams
-- Phillies won four of their last five games.
-- Cubs won six of their last seven games.
-- Astros won last five games, scoring 41 runs.
-- Florida is 12-7 in its last nineteen games.
-- Arizona won six of their last eight road games
-- Giants are 4-2 in last five games, allowing thirteen runs

-- Indians won five of last seven games. Bronx won three of its last four games, scoring 28 runs.
-- Angels won eight of their last eleven road games. Detroit won its last five home games, scoring 54 runs.
-- Tampa Bay Rays won four of last five games. Red Sox won four of last five road games.
-- Orioles won five of their last seven games.
-- Oakland won five of its last six games.

Cold Teams
-- Pirates lost seven of their last nine games.
-- Mets lost four of their last five games. Braves lost seven of their ten road games.
-- Nationals lost six of last eight home games.
-- Brewers lost four of their last six home games.
-- Cardinals lost three of last four home games.
-- Reds lost ten of their last thirteen games; they're 0-8 in series openers. .
-- Padres lost eight of last nine games, scoring xx runs.
-- Rockies lost four of last five games. Dodgers lost five of their last seven games, but won three of last four at home.

-- Rangers lost last seven games, allowing whopping 67 runs. Twins lost five of their last six road games.
-- Royals lost last seven games, outscored 57-18. Toronto lost last four games, scoring total of eleven runs.
-- White Sox are 1-4 in game after their last five losses.
-- Mariners are 2-4 in their last six home games.

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**pm530** · 04-25-2008, 05:09 AM

Major League Baseball – Additional

MLB

Friday, April 25

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7:05 PM LA ANGELS vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
LA Angels are 4-1-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 7-15 SU in their last 22 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Detroit's last 18 games when playing at home against LA Angels

7:05 PM NY YANKEES vs. CLEVELAND
NY Yankees are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
NY Yankees are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games

7:05 PM PHILADELPHIA vs. PITTSBURGH
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

7:10 PM ATLANTA vs. NY METS
Atlanta is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Atlanta's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

7:10 PM BOSTON vs. TAMPA BAY
Boston is 10-2-1 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston

7:35 PM CHI CUBS vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games
Washington is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs

8:05 PM FLORIDA vs. MILWAUKEE
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Florida is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Milwaukee is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Florida

8:05 PM MINNESOTA vs. TEXAS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Texas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota

8:10 PM TORONTO vs. KANSAS CITY
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Kansas City's last 15 games at home

8:11 PM BALTIMORE vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chi White Sox's last 14 games when playing Baltimore

8:15 PM HOUSTON vs. ST. LOUIS
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

10:05 PM ARIZONA vs. SAN DIEGO
Arizona is 14-4-1 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Arizona's last 13 games
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing Arizona

10:10 PM OAKLAND vs. SEATTLE
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland

10:15 PM CINCINNATI vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of San Francisco's last 16 games when playing Cincinnati
San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

10:40 PM COLORADO vs. LA DODGERS
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing Colorado

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**pm530** · 04-25-2008, 05:10 AM

National Basketball Association – Long Sheet

NBA
Long Sheet

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Friday, April 25
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DETROIT (60 - 24) at PHILADELPHIA (41 - 43) - 4/25/2008, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 7-6 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 9-4 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW ORLEANS (58 - 26) at DALLAS (51 - 33) - 4/25/2008, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 40-21 ATS (+16.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 52-31 ATS (+17.9 Units) in all games this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 44-30 ATS (+11.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 47-32 ATS (+11.8 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 46-29 ATS (+14.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 26-17 ATS (+7.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DALLAS is 36-45 ATS (-13.5 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 15-27 ATS (-14.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 13-23 ATS (-12.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 7-6 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 10-4 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAN ANTONIO (58 - 26) at PHOENIX (55 - 29) - 4/25/2008, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) in road games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 34-19 ATS (+13.1 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 51-37 ATS (+10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 96-68 ATS (+21.2 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 203-161 ATS (+25.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 10-8 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 12-7 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
11 of 19 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**pm530** · 04-25-2008, 05:11 AM

National Basketball Association - Short Sheet

NBA
Short Sheet

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Friday, April 25
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Eastern Conference
Opening Round
Game Three
Series Tied, 1-1
Detroit at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET

Detroit:
10-0 Under Away if tied in a playoff series
16-7 ATS off DD home win

Philadelphia:
7-16 ATS at home off an Over
2-4 ATS at home vs. Detroit

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Western Conference
Opening Round
Game Three
New Orleans Leads, 2-0
New Orleans at Dallas, 8:05 ET

New Orleans:
2-16 ATS Away off DD division win
5-1 Under at Dallas

Dallas:
40-21 ATS vs. division
37-28 Under as a favorite

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Western Conference
Opening Round
Game Three
San Antonio Leads, 2-0
San Antonio at Phoenix, 10:35 ET

San Antonio:
5-13 ATS Away off a home win
15-26 ATS in road games

Phoenix:
20-8 ATS playing with double revenge
36-20 ATS off road loss

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**pm530** · 04-25-2008, 05:12 AM

National Basketball Association – Write up

NBA
Write-up

Friday, April 25

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NBA Games

Home team is now 17-2 in playoffs; all three teams that were in desperate position last night won. Philly-Detroit split first two games, only series that was 1-1. Pistons led by 13-17 points at half in first two series games; theymade 54% of shots from the floor in Game 2, after making only 39% in first game. Not sure if Larry Brown's resignation's from 76er front office is relevant.

Dallas has been hideous so far in series, getting outscored last three halves by 24-16-8 points. Other than Dirk, other four Mav starters were 13-36 from floor in Game 2 as Hornets shot 60.8% from floor and made 10-18 from arc. The way Thursday's series all turned around, would expect strong showing from Dallas, but it would be nice if they found way to defend Paul.

Suns had double digit leads in first two games, lost both to the Spurs, as Hill-Barbosa combined to score exactly zero points in 43:35 of play in Game 2. Amare, Nash will get theirs but unless the complimentary Suns can kick in double figures, they've got no chance in this series. Suns were +8/+7 in first half and lost first two games- they're just 9-29 from arc in this series.

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**pm530** · 04-25-2008, 05:13 AM

National Basketball Association – Additional

NBA

Friday, April 25

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7:00 PM DETROIT vs. PHILADELPHIA
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Philadelphia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit

8:00 PM NEW ORLEANS vs. DALLAS
New Orleans is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans

10:30 PM SAN ANTONIO vs. PHOENIX
San Antonio is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
San Antonio is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Phoenix is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

3:00 PM ORLANDO vs. TORONTO
Orlando is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Orlando is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Orlando
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Orlando

5:30 PM LA LAKERS vs. DENVER
LA Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
LA Lakers are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Denver
Denver is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games at home
Denver is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home

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**pm530** · 04-25-2008, 05:15 AM

National Hockey League – Long Sheet

NHL
Long Sheet

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NY RANGERS (46-27-0-14, 106 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (51-27-0-8, 110 pts.) - 4/25/2008, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 6-15 ATS (-14.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 51-35 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 31-17 ATS (+2.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 85-45 ATS (+33.3 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 41-36 ATS (-4.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 11-4 ATS (+15.2 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
NY RANGERS are 16-5 ATS (+9.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 36-60 ATS (+98.4 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 11-13 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 13-11-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
15 of 23 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.9 Units)

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DALLAS (49-32-0-7, 105 pts.) at SAN JOSE (53-26-0-10, 116 pts.) - 4/25/2008, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 54-58 ATS (-34.2 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 74-44 ATS (+4.4 Units) in April games since 1996.
DALLAS is 19-13 ATS (+34.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
DALLAS is 22-13 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 28-17 ATS (+45.0 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 10-2 ATS (+12.2 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
DALLAS is 22-16 ATS (+39.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DALLAS is 14-8 ATS (+22.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 51-58 ATS (-35.9 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 6-10 ATS (-14.1 Units) in home games vs. division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 13-11 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 13-11-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
11 of 21 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)

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**pm530** · 04-25-2008, 05:16 AM

National Hockey League - Short Sheet

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, April 25

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Second Round
Game One
Series Tied, 0-0
NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7:05 ET

NY Rangers:
9-15 SU if 8+ goals were scored last game
3-9 SU off a road game where both teams score 3+

Pittsburgh:
31-16 SU off an Under
11-2 SU at home revenging a road loss

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Second Round
Game One
Series Tied, 0-0
Dallas at San Jose, 10:05 ET

Dallas:
10-2 SU Away after scoring 4+ goals
22-13 SU Away vs. division

San Jose:
6-10 SU at home vs. division
4-8 SU at home vs. Dallas

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**pm530** · 04-25-2008, 05:17 AM

National Hockey League – Write up

NHL
Write-up

Friday, April 25

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2008 NHL playoffs

Home side is 10-1 in last 11 Ranger-Penguin games, with Pens winning seven of last nine at home vs Blueshirts. The under is 11-4 in last fifteen series games. Pittsburgh squashed Ottawa in first round, sweeping Senators, while Rangers had surprisingly easy time beating Devils in five- only one of their four wins was by a single goal.

Road team was 6-2 in Dallas-San Jose games this season, with Stars 3-1 in last four visits to Shark Tank; over last three years, Stars are 8-4 in this building. Over is 6-2-1 in last nine games in this series. Sharks needed seven games to win in first round vs Calgary, while Dallas has little extra rest after upsetting champ Ducks in six games in first round.

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**pm530** · 04-25-2008, 05:17 AM

National Hockey League – Additional

NHL

Friday, April 25

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7:00 PM NY RANGERS vs. PITTSBURGH
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Rangers last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Rangers

10:00 PM DALLAS vs. SAN JOSE
Dallas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 9 games
San Jose is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Dallas

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**pm530** · 04-25-2008, 05:20 AM

Arena Football League – Long Sheet

AFL
Long Sheet

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Friday, April 25

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KANSAS CITY (1 - 6) at GRAND RAPIDS (2 - 5) - 4/25/2008, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GRAND RAPIDS is 9-23 ATS (-16.3 Units) as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points since 1996.

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

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UTAH (0 - 8) at NEW ORLEANS (6 - 2) - 4/25/2008, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) off a division game over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) after 2 or more consecutive straight up losses over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 110 over the last 2 seasons.

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

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CHICAGO (6 - 2) at COLORADO (3 - 4) - 4/25/2008, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) off a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) off a win versus a division rival over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 4-2 against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-2 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GEORGIA (3 - 4) at ARIZONA (3 - 4) - 4/25/2008, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

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

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Saturday, April 26

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CLEVELAND (4 - 3) at NEW YORK (4 - 4) - 4/26/2008, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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TAMPA BAY (2 - 5) at ORLANDO (6 - 2) - 4/26/2008, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in home games in April games since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 48-30 ATS (+15.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 4-0 against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
ORLANDO is 4-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY 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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LOS ANGELES (3 - 5) at SAN JOSE (4 - 4) - 4/26/2008, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 28-15 ATS (+11.5 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in home games when playing on a Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) versus division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 8 or more games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 14-3 ATS (+10.7 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 110 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in home games where the total is greater than or equal to 110 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 3-1 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-1 straight up against LOS ANGELES 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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Monday, April 28

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DALLAS (7 - 0) at PHILADELPHIA (8 - 0) - 4/28/2008, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 27-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games after playing a game on a Saturday over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 15-3 ATS (+11.7 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins since 1996.
DALLAS is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 2-2 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 2-2 straight up against DALLAS 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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