Monday Trends and Indexes 10/27 (World Series, NHL, Misc.)

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Write-Up


Monday, October 27

Hot teams
-- Sabres won six of their first eight games.
-- Rangers won eight of their first eleven games.
-- Ducks won four of their last five games.
-- Minnesota won five of its first six games.
-- Red Wings won six of their last seven games. Kings won two of their first three home games.

Cold teams
-- Ottawa lost last four games, outscored 14-8.
-- Islanders lost five of their last seven games.
-- Columbus lost five of its last seven games.
-- Chicago is 0-3 on road, losing 4-2/4-2/4-3so.
-- Bruins lost five of their last seven games. Oilers lost last three games, scoring total of four goals.

Series Records
-- Home side lost five of last six Buffalo-Ottawa games.
-- Rangers are 7-4 in their last eleven visits to Long Island.
-- Ducks won five of last six games vs Columbus.
-- Chicago won last two games vs Minnesota, after losing previous nine.
-- Red Wings won ten of last twelve against the Kings.

Totals
-- Three of last four Buffalo games stayed under the total.
-- All four Islander home games went over the total.
-- Over is 3-1 in Anaheim's last four road games.
-- Three of last four Chicago games went over the total.
-- Six of eight Boston games went over the total.
-- Red Wings' last five games all went over the total.

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Trend Sheet
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7:00 PM ANAHEIM vs. COLUMBUS
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Columbus
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim


7:00 PM NY RANGERS vs. NY ISLANDERS
NY Rangers are 16-6-1 SU in their last 23 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of the NY Rangers last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
NY Islanders are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games at home


7:00 PM OTTAWA vs. BUFFALO
Ottawa is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home


8:00 PM CHICAGO vs. MINNESOTA
Chicago is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Chicago is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Chicago
Minnesota is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Chicago


9:00 PM BOSTON vs. EDMONTON
Boston is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
Edmonton is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston


10:30 PM DETROIT vs. LOS ANGELES
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit
Los Angeles is 2-16-1 SU in its last 19 games when playing Detroit


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Ice picks: Monday's best NHL bets
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Ottawa at Buffalo (-160, 6)

The Ottawa Senators were one of four NHL clubs that opened the season in Europe and haven’t looked right since, but it’s hard to pin down one main problem. Goaltending looks like it will be an issue again this year with Martin Gerber struggling and you can see how much the defense is missing Wade Redden’s puck-moving ability already after he skipped town for the Big Apple in the offseason.

Plus, the coaching staff has already broken up the Spezza-Heatley duo in an effort to jumpstart the offense. Spezza and Heatley aren’t the only offenders, though. Antoine Vermette leads the team with 28 shots on goal, but has only a single goal (his only point of the season) to show for it.

Pick: Buffalo


Anaheim at Columbus (+105, 5)

The Ducks finally found some offense on their current road trip. Their top line of Chris Kunitz, Ryan Getzlaf, and Corey Perry broke out against the Canadiens on Saturday, registering three goals and seven points in the 6-4 win.

It was a great sign for Anaheim, which has really struggled to produce consistent offense early in the season, but the Ducks still have some work to do in their own end. They allowed 51 shots against on Saturday and could have been in big trouble late in the game if it weren’t for Jean-Sebastien Giguere. Expect a much tighter effort in their own end against Columbus.

Pick: Anaheim


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Power Index
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SATURDAY 12-3
SUNDAY: no games scheduled
Season to Date 72-47 (.605 )

Buffalo* (-132) ½ over Ottawa (+132)
N.Y. Rangers (-154) ½ over N.Y. Islanders* (+154)
Anaheim (-136) ½ over Columbus* (+136)
Minnesota* (-129) ½ over Chicago (+129)
Edmonton* (-136) ½ over Boston (+136)
Detroit (-159) ½ over Los Angeles* (+159)


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