Saturday Trends and Indexes 10/11 (MLB, NHL, CFL, Misc.)

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Saturday, October 11


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BOSTON (99 - 68) at TAMPA BAY (100 - 67) - 8:05 PM
JOSH BECKETT (R) vs. SCOTT KAZMIR (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 10-9 (+2.3 Units) against BOSTON this season
9 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-1.2 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

JOSH BECKETT vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
BECKETT is 5-3 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.10 and a WHIP of 1.080.
His team's record is 5-5 (-3.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-6. (-2.2 units)

SCOTT KAZMIR vs. BOSTON since 1997
KAZMIR is 6-7 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.62 and a WHIP of 1.391.
His team's record is 11-10 (+7.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-11. (-1.5 units)

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Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays (-117, 7.5)

The depth of quality starting pitching on the Boston Red Sox gave manager Terry Francona the luxury of giving Josh Beckett as much time to heal as necessary in both the AL division series last week, and now the league championship series.

Beckett and the Red Sox will try to reap the dividends of those extra days off Saturday night when they attempt to take a 2-0 series lead over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Beckett (0-0, 7.20 ERA) has arguably been the best postseason starter of this decade, going 6-2 with a 2.09 ERA in 10 starts and 11 overall appearances - including 4-0 in as many starts with a 1.20 ERA last year in helping the Red Sox win the World Series. But the right-hander looked out of sorts Sunday in Game 3 of the division series as he tried to overcome a strained side muscle suffered late in the regular season, giving up four runs and nine hits - including two home runs - in five innings of Boston's eventual 7-5, 12-inning loss to the Los Angeles Angels.

But with that being his lone start in a 19-day span, Francona is confident Beckett will find the playoff form that led to him winning the 2003 World Series and 2007 ALCS Most Valuable Player awards.

"He's fine physically," Francona said. "The farther he's removed from his problems of last week, he can concentrate on his routine and concentrate on pitching instead of trying to get better. If you don't physically have the stuff to do it, you're probably kind of running upstream a little bit."

Scott Kazmir (1-0, 3.38) will try to help the Rays salvage a split of the first two games. The left-hander worked in and out of trouble in his postseason debut Oct. 3, allowing two runs and eight hits in 5 1-3 innings in Tampa Bay's 6-2 win in Game 2 over the Chicago White Sox.

Kazmir has had a difficult time solving Dustin Pedroia, who is 14-for-25 (.560) lifetime against the lefty. Pedroia, though, is 2-for-20 through Boston's five playoff games.

Pick: Rays

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Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays [TBS | 8:07 PM ET]

Red Sox: Josh Beckett didn’t pitch well against the Angels in the Divisional Series, allowing nine hits and four runs in just five innings of work, The good news is Beckett has been good both on the road this season and against the Rays in his career. He’s 7-5 with a stellar 2.85 ERA away from home and 5-3 with a 3.11 ERA in 10 starts versus Tampa.

Red Sox are 6-0 in their last 6 playoff road games.
Red Sox are 2-9 in the last 11 meetings in Tampa Bay.

Key Injuries - 3B Mike Lowell (back) is OUT.

PROJECTED SCORE: 4

Rays (-115, O/U 8): Scott Kazmir took care of business against the White Sox in the Divisional Series, allowing just two runs over 5.1 innings. Kazmir has been a beast at Tropicana Field this season, going 8-2 with a strong 2.90 ERA. He’s just 6-7 in his career against the Red Sox but Kazmir’s ERA is a respectable 3.62. The last time Kazmir faced the Red Sox he was lit up for nine runs in only three innings.

Rays are 14-6 in their last 20 Saturday games.
Rays are 20-7 in Kazmir’s last 27 home starts.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 5

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Short Sheet


Saturday, October 11th


American League Championship Series
Best of Seven
Game Two
Red Sox Lead, 1-0
TV: TBS
Boston at Tampa Bay, 8:05 ET
Josh Beckett (R) vs. Scott Kazmir (L)

Beckett:
0-3 TSR on artificial turf
Boston 2-8 at Tampa Bay

Kazmir:
13-2 TSR in home games
5-0 TSR on Saturday

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NHL
Dunkel


Montreal at Toronto

The Maple Leafs look to follow up their opening-night upset over Detroit and take advantage of a Montreal team that struggled offensively in a 2-1 shootout loss to Buffalo last night. Toronto is the underdog pick (+110) according to Dunkel, which has the Leafs favored straight up by 1. Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+110). Here are all of today's games.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11

Game 1-2: Detroit at Ottawa
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 11.620; Ottawa 12.643
Dunkel Line & Total: Ottawa by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Ottawa (+115); Over

Game 3-4: St. Louis at NY Islanders
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 10.576; NY Islanders 11.833
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Islanders by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-125); 5
Dunkel Pick: NY Islanders (-125); Under

Game 5-6: Chicago at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 10.200; Washington 11.847
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Washington (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-140); Under

Game 7-8: Atlanta at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 10.207; Florida 11.871
Dunkel Line & Total: Florida by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Florida (-160); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (-160); Over

Game 9-10: Montreal at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 11.318; Toronto 12.396
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Montreal (-130); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+110); Over

Game 11-12: NY Rangers at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: NY Rangers 10.687; Philadelphia 12.248
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Philadelphia (-145); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-145); Under

Game 13-14: New Jersey at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 12.429; Pittsburgh 11.311
Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-135); 5
Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (+115); Over

Game 15-16: Carolina at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 10.434; Tampa Bay 11.785
Dunkel Line & Total: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-110); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-110); Over

Game 17-18: Dallas at Nashville
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 10.453; Nashville 11.955
Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-125); 5
Dunkel Pick: Nashville (-125); Under

Game 19-20: Boston at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 12.422; Minnesota 11.474
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota (-145); 5
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+125); Over

Game 21-22: Columbus at Phoenix
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 10.604; Phoenix 12.179
Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Phoenix (-150); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (-150); Under

Game 23-24: Vancouver at Calgary
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 11.084; Calgary 11.697
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Calgary (-145); 5
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-145); Over

Game 25-26: Los Angeles at San Jose
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 12.015; San Jose 10.854
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-215); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+180); Over

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DETROIT (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at OTTAWA (1-0-0-1, 3 pts.) - 10/11/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 44-44 ATS (-38.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 9-16 ATS (-18.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 20-21 ATS (-18.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 2-0 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 2-0-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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ST LOUIS (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/11/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 11-6 ATS (+17.1 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 41-77 ATS (-45.3 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 1-0 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 1-0-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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CHICAGO (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at WASHINGTON (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/11/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 168-218 ATS (-77.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 85-116 ATS (-49.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
CHICAGO is 90-96 ATS (+221.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 82-124 ATS (+212.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 1-7 ATS (-9.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 1-0-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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ATLANTA (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at FLORIDA (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/11/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 2-16 ATS (+22.6 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 17-11 ATS (+30.4 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 83-101 ATS (+196.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
FLORIDA is 3-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 87-133 ATS (+234.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 9-7 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 9-7-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
12 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+10.2 Units)

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MONTREAL (0-0-0-1, 1 pts.) at TORONTO (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/11/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 22-34 ATS (-23.5 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 70-64 ATS (+146.4 Units) in road games after a division game since 1996.
TORONTO is 16-24 ATS (-14.7 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 5-15 ATS (+22.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 30-42 ATS (-13.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 5-13 ATS (-14.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 8-8 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 8-8-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.0 Units, Under=-2.1 Units)

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NY RANGERS (3-0-0-0, 6 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/11/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 11-24 ATS (-16.8 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 7-20 ATS (-18.2 Units) in home games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 11-5 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 11-5-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/11/2008, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 13-23 ATS (-17.2 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 62-42 ATS (+6.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 13-5 ATS (+7.2 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 22-33 ATS (-22.8 Units) in home games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 9-7-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.1 Units)

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CAROLINA (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (0-2-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/11/2008, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 31-53 ATS (-40.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 15-26 ATS (-20.5 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 8-17 ATS (-10.6 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 9-7 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 9-7-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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DALLAS (0-0-0-1, 1 pts.) at NASHVILLE (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/11/2008, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 22-16 ATS (+40.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 121-83 ATS (+22.6 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
DALLAS is 113-65 ATS (+27.2 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.
DALLAS is 11-2 ATS (+13.2 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 4-4-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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BOSTON (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at MINNESOTA (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/11/2008, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 17-14 ATS (+39.2 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 1-0-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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COLUMBUS (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at PHOENIX (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/11/2008, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 3-12 ATS (+16.6 Units) in home games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 5-3 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 5-3-0 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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VANCOUVER (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at CALGARY (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/11/2008, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 41-23 ATS (+12.6 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 90-67 ATS (+160.3 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 10-7 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 10-7-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.0 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) at SAN JOSE (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/11/2008, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 7-12 ATS (-17.7 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 8-12 ATS (-16.8 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 8-13 ATS (-19.1 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 6-10 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 10-6-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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7:00 PM ATLANTA vs. FLORIDA
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Florida
Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Florida is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home


7:00 PM CHICAGO vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing Washington
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 1-4-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Washington is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago


7:00 PM DETROIT vs. OTTAWA
Detroit is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Detroit is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Ottawa
Ottawa is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
Ottawa is 3-5-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit


7:00 PM MONTREAL vs. TORONTO
Montreal is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal


7:00 PM NY RANGERS vs. PHILADELPHIA
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
NY Rangers are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
Philadelphia is 4-10 SU in their last 14 games when playing NY Rangers


7:00 PM ST. LOUIS vs. NY ISLANDERS
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 11 of St. Louis's last 15 games when playing NY Islanders
NY Islanders are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of the NY Islanders last 8 games at home


7:30 PM CAROLINA vs. TAMPA BAY
Carolina is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina


7:30 PM NEW JERSEY vs. PITTSBURGH
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Pittsburgh is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games at home


8:00 PM DALLAS vs. NASHVILLE
Dallas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Nashville
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
Nashville is 5-11-1 SU in its last 17 games when playing Dallas


8:30 PM BOSTON vs. MINNESOTA
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Boston is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games


10:00 PM COLUMBUS vs. PHOENIX
Columbus is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Columbus is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 12 games when playing Columbus


10:00 PM LOS ANGELES vs. SAN JOSE
Los Angeles is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing San Jose
San Jose is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
San Jose is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Los Angeles


10:00 PM VANCOUVER vs. CALGARY
Vancouver is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Vancouver is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Calgary is 7-15-2 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

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Season to Date: 9-6, .600

Montreal (-152) ½ over Toronto* (+152)
Detroit (-104) even with Ottawa* (+104)
N.Y. Islanders* (-116) even with St. Louis (+116)
Philadelphia* (-116) even with N.Y. Rangers (+116)
Washington* (-142) ½ over Chicago (+142)
Florida* (-136) ½ over Atlanta (+136)
Pittsburgh* (-153) ½ over New Jersey (+153)
Tampa Bay* (-139) ½ over Carolina (+139)
Dallas (-123) ½ over Nashville* (+123)
Minnesota* (-134) ½ over Boston (+134)
Calgary* (-126) ½ over Vancouver (+126)
Phoenix* (-128) ½ over Columbus (+128)
San Jose* (-217) 1½ over Los Angeles (+217)

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Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers

Both teams are playing their second game in as many nights. Even though it is early in the season this still has a tendency to slow things down, especially in the third period.

The Panthers have a very promising blue line in front of goaltender netminder Tomas Vokoun. This guy regularly robs snipers of sure goals and can steal a game from time to time.

Florida won't wow anyone with its offense but the team can wear opponents down on the D side of things. The Thrashers don’t have much firepower so the main way they will win games this year is laying back and waiting for chances.

Last year seven of the eight meetings between these two clubs played under the total. Look for another low-scoring game here.

Pick: under 5.5


Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks

The Sharks started the season out with a bang beating division rival Anaheim 4-1 on Thursday. The new guys – head coach Todd McLellan and defensemen Rob Blake and Dan Boyle - all injected life in this already lethal Sharks team.

Blake and Boyle both had an assist and McLellan's guru stamp was all over the power play. The new bench boss incorporated his power play strategies to the Sharks quite seamlessly. The Sharks will be contending for the Western Conference title and it showed in this game.

This will be the opening game for LA. Terry Murray will have his hands full this year with a young rebuilding project. Well let’s call it the John Tavares project. That’s the kid everyone wants in this coming draft.

The Kings did some major salary dumping cutting ties with defensemen Rob Blake and Lubomir Visnovsky. As a result the blue line is just a rag-tag group this year. Drew Doughty and Thomas Hickey are in for a long season, but the question mark is Jack Johnson. He hasn’t lived up to the hype yet.

On the offensive side of things Anze Kopitar is the gun for the Kings. He scored 32 goals and had 45 helpers last year. With proper management and structure, this team could be a force in a few years time.

But not tonight.

Pick: Sharks -1.5

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NHL
Short Sheet


Saturday, October 11th

Detroit at Ottawa, 7:05 ET
Detroit: 44-28 as a road favorite of -200 or less
Ottawa: 9-16 SU vs. Western Conference

St. Louis at NY Islanders, 7:05 ET
St. Louis: 12-28 SU off an Over
NY Islanders: 11-6 SU playing on back-to-back days

Chicago at Washington, 7:05 ET
Chicago: 7-14 SU vs. Eastern Conference
Washington: 12-3 Under at home playing on back-to-back days

Atlanta at Florida, 7:05 ET
Atlanta: 2-16 SU playing on back-to-back days
Florida: 26-10 Under if 9+ goals were scored last game

Montreal at Toronto, 7:05 ET
Montreal: 9-1 SU off division loss by 1 goal
Toronto: 5-14 SU at home off win

NY Rangers at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET
NY Rangers: 7-1 SU at Philadelphia
Philadelphia: Philadelphia 21-30 SU as a home favorite of -200 or less

New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7:35 ET
New Jersey: 13-23 SU off division game
Pittsburgh: 35-14 SU as home favorite

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7:35 ET
Carolina: 21-9 Over off home division win
Tampa Bay: 0-6 SU off BB 1 goal losses

Dallas at Nashville, 8:05 ET
Dallas: 48-35 Under off home game
Nashville: 13-3 SU after allowing 5+ goals

Boston at Minnesota, 8:35 ET
Boston: 1-6 SU vs. Minnesota
Minnesota: 52-27 SU as home favorite

Columbus at Phoenix, 10:05 ET
Columbus: 3-26 SU Away off Away game where both teams scored 3+ goals
Phoenix: 27-16 Over at home if the total is 5.5

Vancouver at Calgary, 10:05 ET
Vancouver: 21-10 Under after a win by 2+ goals
Calgary: 15-7 SU off road loss

Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:35 ET
Los Angeles: 26-53 SU as road underdog
San Jose: 10-5 SU off home division win

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