Tuesday Trends and Indexes 10/14 (MLB, NHL, Misc.)

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Write-Up


Tuesday, October 14

Hot teams
-- Wild beat Boston 4-3 in their season opener Saturday.

Cold teams
-- Thrashers split pair of home-ice wins to start the season.
-- Flyers lost their first two games, allowing nine goals. Penguins lost two of their first three games.
-- Calgary was outscored 11-4 in losing its first two games. Colorado is also 0-2, losing pair of one-gaol games, 5-4/3-2.

Series Records
-- Wild, Thrashers split pair of home-ice wins the last two seasons.
-- Penguins won seven of last nine against Philly, ousting Flyers from the playoffs last spring in five games. Flyers lost their last six games in western Pennsylvania.
-- Colorado won nine of last twelve games against Calgary (2-2 here LY)

Totals
-- There are no totals trends for the Minnesota-Atlanta game.
-- Over is 15-3 in last 18 Flyer-Penguin games.
-- Five of last six Calgary-Colorado games stayed under the total.

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Trend Sheet
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7:00 PM MINNESOTA vs. ATLANTA
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games


7:00 PM PHILADELPHIA vs. PITTSBURGH
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia


9:00 PM COLORADO vs. CALGARY
Colorado is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 7 games when playing Colorado


10:30 PM ANAHEIM vs. LOS ANGELES
Anaheim is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Anaheim is 8-13-2 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Los Angeles is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Anaheim


10:30 PM COLUMBUS vs. SAN JOSE
Columbus is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
San Jose is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home
San Jose is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

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Ice picks: Tuesday's best NHL bets
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Anaheim at Los Angeles (+125, 5)

A pair of 0-2 teams take to the ice tonight to finally to get in the win column. The Kings were expected to start things out 0-2 by losing a home and home series against the Sharks, so no real shock there. The Ducks on the other hand, lost to the Sharks on the road, no shock but they were outplayed badly the last two periods and then they lose to Phoenix at their home opener.

This time of year you really can’t go by current stats unless something glaring stands out. With the Sharks causing three of these teams’ four losses it makes things even tougher. The Kings have only scored once in the two games against the Sharks and only took a total of 34 shots for both games.

The Ducks are coming out of the gate slowly just like last year, but the effort is there. They have had an average of 32 shots per game, so the real problem has been in goal with JS-Giguere having a horrible .877 save percentage. Last year the Ducks won the series with a 6-2 record and the OU went 3-5. I look for a lower scoring game here, but with the Ducks taking it.

Pick: Ducks


Columbus at San Jose (-220, 5)

Columbus is coming off a 2-1 loss at Phoenix after winning a thrilling 5-4 OT game in Dallas with seconds left. They were ripe for a letdown game in Phoenix, but you have to wonder if it was a let-down game or just the usual horrible road effort from the Jackets, who will now be without Micheal Peca after he was suspended indefinitely for bumping an official in the Dallas game.

The Sharks have a 3-0 start to the season by beating the Kings twice and the Ducks. Last year these teams hooked up for four games with the Sharks taking the series 3-1 and the OU going 1-2-1. The Jackets just don’t have the guns to hang with the Sharks. Now anything can happen on any day, but the Sharks are healthy, playing well and getting great goaltending. Don’t forget the teams they have beaten, so you might not read much into it. But take the Sharks and lay the -1.5. Because you sure don’t want to lay the -230 unless you are parlaying it or have a place to play the -1 line.

Pick: Sharks

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Power Index
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NHL POWER INDEX

Pittsburgh* (-148) ½ over Philadelphia (+148)
Minnesota (-117) even with Atlanta* (+117)
Calgary* (-141) ½ over Colorado (+141)
Anaheim (-148) ½ over Los Angeles* (+148)
San Jose* (-205) 1½ over Columbus (+205)