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**pm530** · 11-06-2008, 06:48 AM

Daily Sports Roundup

Thursday, November 6

The National Football League returns to Thursday night this week with the Broncos paying a visit to Cleveland. Here's a look at the matchup in your Daily Sports Roundup.

The Gridiron Spotlight

The Browns didn't like what they saw from Derek Anderson in their 37-27 loss to the Ravens last week, so they're giving the starting QB job to Brady Quinn against the Broncos on Thursday night. Quinn has yet to throw a pass in a game this season. Cleveland's loss to Baltimore dropped them to 3-5 on the season, but they're 5-3 ATS.

The Broncos don't have a quarterback controversy, but they have lost three games in a row. Jay Cutler struggled in Denver's 26-17 loss to the Dolphins last time out, throwing for 307 yards and two TDs but getting picked off three times and posting a QB rating of just 60.7. The Broncos are now 4-4 on the season, but they're way down at 1-6-1 ATS.

The oddsmakers have the Browns listed as 3-point home favorites in this contest, with the total at 46 points. Cleveland is 3-5 on the OU so far this year, with Denver at 4-3-1.

Other Notable Events

There are three ranked teams in action in college football on Thursday, with No. 23 Maryland at Virginia Tech, and No. 11 TCU at No. 10 Utah. Maryland (6-2, 4-3 ATS) is a 3-point road dog against Virginia Tech (5-3, 2-5 ATS), with that total at 42.5. Meanwhile, TCU (9-1, 7-2 ATS) is pegged as a 2-point road favorite against Utah (9-0, 4-3-1 ATS), with the total at 43.5. The Frogs and Utes are fighting for top spot in the Mountain West.

The Rest of the Schedule

The NHL has 11 games on its slate for Thursday, including the Oilers playing on the road against Sidney Crosby and the Penguins. Pittsburgh got past St. Louis 6-3 last time out to improve to 6-4-2 on the season. Rounding out the NHL schedule: Toronto at Boston, Carolina at Washington, Tampa Bay at the Rangers, the Islanders at Atlanta, Philadelphia at Ottawa, Minnesota at Colorado, Nashville at Calgary, Phoenix at Vancouver, and Florida at Los Angeles. As well, the Blues will be playing in San Jose.

Finally, there are just two NBA games on Thursday to round out the day's schedule: Philadelphia at Orlando, and Houston at Portland. The Magic dropped their first two games of the season, but they've since bounced back with two straight victories to sit at 2-2 (just 1-3 ATS). Orlando slipped past Chicago by a score of 96-93 in their last outing.

News from the Wire

Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin returned from a personal leave of absence against the Senators on Tuesday night, but was held pointless in a 2-1 Washington loss . . . unrestricted NHL free agents Mats Sundin and Brendan Shanahan still haven't settled on teams for this season . . . Knicks guard Stephon Marbury still finds himself on the team's inactive list . . . Rockets forward Shane Battier is still rehabbing his sore foot.

A Peek at the Future

The lone college football game on Friday sees Nevada at Fresno State (-1.5) . . . the NFL Sunday nighter has the Giants playing the rival Eagles in Philadelphia; the Eagles are 3-point favorites . . . Carl Edwards is pegged as the 5/1 Vegas favorite to win the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix this weekend, with Jimmie Johnson at 6/1, Greg Biffle at 8/1, and each of Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, and Matt Kenseth at 10/1 odds.

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**pm530** · 11-06-2008, 06:49 AM

Six-pack for Thursday

Hypothetical pointspreads for hypothetical bowl matchups, based on Gold Sheet's power ratings..........

--Florida would be favored by 1 over Oklahoma, 3 over USC and 4 over Penn State; Gold Sheet has the Gators as the best team in US.

-- Oklahoma would be favored by 7 over Georgia, 5 over Missouri, 6 over Texas Tech, 2 over USC.

-- Penn State would be 3-point dog to Oklahoma, 1-point dog vs Southern Cal, but would be favored by 2 vs Missouri, 4 vs Georgia.

Elsewhere in the world..........

-- Broncos covered one of their last nine road games.

-- Jaguars are 5-14 vs spread in last 19 tries as road favorite.

-- Barack Obama wore #23 when he played for state champion as a high school basketball player in Hawai'i.

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**pm530** · 11-06-2008, 06:50 AM

Thursday's List of 13: Random thoughts on a November night

13) NBA put its best feet forward Wednesday; Spurs-T'Wolves was one of best pro hoop games I've seen in long time. Tremendous game and Nuggets-Warriors game was fun to watch, too. Good stuff.

12) Former Phoenix Suns guard Kevin Johnson was elected mayor of Sacramento Tuesday night. Hopefully he'll get a stadium built for the A's there-- that would be excellent.

11) Gas prices are down 16 cents a gallon here in Albany since last Wednesday, which is good, but gas is still roughly 50 cents a gallon more expensive here than in Hilton Head, and thats not good.

10) Broncos at Browns on NFL Network tonight, which means I'll have to go out, since the money gurus haven't figured out a way for me to pay to get this channel even though I have like three channels for soccer, five for home shopping and two C-Spans. Terrific.

9) More on the power of TV-- Miami, Ohio's football team doesn't play a Saturday game in November. And they're not even any good.

8) Looks like Jason Giambi might be returning to the A's, after he had bolted Oakland for the riches of the Bronx seven years ago, which is a lot like having a really hot girlfriend dump you, move in with a really rich guy, then have her come knocking on your door, begging for your forgiveness seven years after she's become a heroin-addicted hooker.

Lets just say I'm not real excited about Giambi's return to Oakland.

7) On a lighter note, road teams were 11-3 against spread last week in the NFL. For the season, visitors are 67-59 against the spread.

6) First college hoop game of the season is Sunday, when Houston plays Georgia Southern; first full slate of games is week from Friday.

5) Stephon Marbury is the first person is the history of organized labor to complain to his labor union because he isn't allowed to do anything to earn his $21M a year salary. Life just sucks sometimes.

4) Las Vegas oddsmakers do have a sense of humor; they've listed the Bronx Bombers as 6-1 favorites to win the 2009 World Series, while the world champ Phillies and AL champ Rays are both 15-1. Boston is 7-1, the Angels are 8-1. Only 102 days until pitchers and catchers.

3) 23 of the Bobcats' last 80 games will be against teams that used to be coached by Larry Brown. Will be interested to see if he lasts the whole season coaching that sorry team.

Allen Iverson wasn't allowed to play for Detroit Wednesday, since Chauncey Billups hasn't taken his Nuggets physical yet, but Pistons won at Toronto anyway. Denver lost its game at Golden State.

2) For the first time, I'm going to be older than the President of the United States, which is at least a little unsettling.

1) 118,928,868 people cast a vote for the two main candidates in the Presidential election; you can make the argument that no matter who won the election, the real winners were the American people, as they got interested in what was going on, which is a really good thing.

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**pm530** · 11-06-2008, 06:53 AM

National Basketball Association – Long Sheet

NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, November 6

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PHILADELPHIA (2 - 2) at ORLANDO (2 - 2) - 11/6/2008, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 57-37 ATS (+16.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 38-25 ATS (+10.5 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 15-4 ATS (+10.6 Units) in November games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-3 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
ORLANDO is 5-2 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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HOUSTON (3 - 1) at PORTLAND (1 - 2) - 11/6/2008, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PORTLAND is 27-13 ATS (+12.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 265-214 ATS (+29.6 Units) in road games since 1996.
HOUSTON is 62-33 ATS (+25.7 Units) in road games off a upset loss as a favorite since 1996.
HOUSTON is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 4-4 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 6-2 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**pm530** · 11-06-2008, 06:54 AM

National Basketball Association – Write up

NBA
Write-up

Thursday, November 6

Hot Teams
-- Magic won their last two games, allowing 98 ppg.
-- Rockets won three of first four games, winning by 11-10-12 points.

Cold Teams
-- 76ers are 0-2 on road, losing by 7-23 points.
-- Trailblazers lost three of first four games, losing by 20-11-7 points.

Totals
-- Three of four Orlando games, four of five 76er contests stayed under the total.
-- Last three Portland games went over the total.

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**pm530** · 11-06-2008, 06:55 AM

National Basketball Association – Trend Sheet

NBA

Thursday, November 6

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Trend Sheet
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8:00 PM PHILADELPHIA vs. ORLANDO
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Orlando
Orlando is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Orlando is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

10:30 PM HOUSTON vs. PORTLAND
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 9 games when playing Portland
Portland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 9 games when playing Houston

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**pm530** · 11-06-2008, 06:56 AM

National Basketball Association - Tips & Trends

NBA

Thursday, November 6

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Tips and Trends
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Philadelphia 76ers at Orlando Magic [TNT | 8 PM ET]

76ers: Philly is coming off a terrible performance in a 106-93 loss at Miami on Wednesday. The 76ers shot just 38 percent from the field and allowed the Heat to score 35 points in the second quarter en route to a 59-38 halftime lead. “We kind of ran out of gas,” said Philadelphia F Elton Brand. Thaddeus Young led the team with 19 points, but the Sixers were -23 with him on the floor. They have now dropped four straight games both SU & ATS on the road dating back to the playoffs last year.

76ers are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 Thursday games.
The OVER is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

Key Injuries - F/C Jason Smith (knee) is OUT.

PROJECTED SCORE: 94

Magic (-4.5, O/U 191.5): Orlando is still waiting for offseason acquisition Mickael Pietrus to make an impact defensively, which is the main reason the team signed him. Pietrus has totaled 20 points twice already, but head coach Stan Van Gundy has not hesitated to replace him with Keith Bogans when needed. “Yes, it’s been a problem,” Van Gundy said. “I don’t think he (Bogans) is a better defender, but for what we’re doing right now, he has a better knowledge of how we want to play.” That duo will be responsible for slowing down Philly's Andre Iguodala, who scored just two points on 1-of-7 shooting in Wednesday's loss at Miami.

Magic are 3-6 SU & ATS in their last 9 games overall.
The UNDER is 20-8 in Orlando's last 28 games overall.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 98

Houston Rockets at Portland Trail Blazers [TNT | 10:30 PM ET]

Rockets (-5, O/U 184): Houston begins a tough five-game road trip in Portland, where the team has won three straight times. In fact, the Rockets have won the last four meetings with the Blazers - each by at least nine points, including twice on the road. "It’s a brutal schedule, but this is what sometimes what can make a team," Houston head coach Rick Adelman said. "A five-game trip is a five-game trip. I’m not sure about having to come back to play New Orleans the day after the five-game trip. I don’t know who scheduled that, but they don’t travel much."

Rockets are 19-9 ATS in their last 28 road games.
The UNDER is 14-4 in Houston's last 18 games vs. Northwest Division.

Key Injuries - F Shane Battier (foot) is questionable.

PROJECTED SCORE: 95

Blazers: Portland will be happy to be back at home, where the team earned its only victory of the season to date. The Blazers edged the Spurs 100-99 there last Friday, but they have followed that up with a pair of road losses at Phoenix and Utah. They won't get to play a non-playoff team from last year until hosting Minnesota on Saturday before departing on a four-game road trip. Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge each scored 18 points in Portland's 103-96 loss at Utah on Wednesday. The Blazers fell to 0-3 ATS on the road, but they beat San Antonio as a home underdog.

The UNDER is 13-4 in Portland's last 17 games vs. Southwest Division.
The UNDER is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.

Key Injuries - C Greg Oden (foot) is OUT.
G Martell Webster (foot) is OUT.

PROJECTED SCORE: 90

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**pm530** · 11-06-2008, 06:58 AM

National Hockey League – Long Sheet

NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, November 6

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EDMONTON (6-4-0-1, 13 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (6-4-0-2, 14 pts.) - 11/6/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 115-86 ATS (+206.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 87-45 ATS (+21.8 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
EDMONTON is 47-46 ATS (+102.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 46-36 ATS (+87.5 Units) in road games in November games since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 38-62 ATS (-25.7 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.

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

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NY ISLANDERS (4-7-0-1, 9 pts.) at ATLANTA (3-7-0-2, 8 pts.) - 11/6/2008, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 4-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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TORONTO (5-4-0-4, 14 pts.) at BOSTON (6-3-0-3, 15 pts.) - 11/6/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 77-71 ATS (+160.8 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
BOSTON is 26-46 ATS (-20.8 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
BOSTON is 104-105 ATS (-48.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 10-7 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 10-7-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (4-3-0-3, 11 pts.) at NY RANGERS (10-5-0-1, 21 pts.) - 11/6/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 35-57 ATS (-24.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 19-52 ATS (+81.9 Units) in road games in November games since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 19-30 ATS (-14.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 14-17 ATS (-8.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 72-87 ATS (-64.6 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 21-23 ATS (-8.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 6-4 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 6-4-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.7 Units)

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CAROLINA (7-3-0-2, 16 pts.) at WASHINGTON (5-4-0-2, 12 pts.) - 11/6/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 25-17 ATS (+47.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 11-5 ATS (+16.4 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 3-14 ATS (-13.7 Units) in November games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 9-7-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.6 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (4-4-0-3, 11 pts.) at OTTAWA (5-5-0-2, 12 pts.) - 11/6/2008, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 71-48 ATS (+17.5 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
OTTAWA is 48-50 ATS (+98.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 9-13 ATS (-11.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 0-6 ATS (+0.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
OTTAWA is 0-6 ATS (-7.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 5-3 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 5-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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MINNESOTA (7-3-0-1, 15 pts.) at COLORADO (5-7-0-0, 10 pts.) - 11/6/2008, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 20-10 ATS (+30.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 97-76 ATS (+174.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
COLORADO is 66-65 ATS (-68.6 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 11-11-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
11 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.8 Units)

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NASHVILLE (6-5-0-1, 13 pts.) at CALGARY (7-5-0-1, 15 pts.) - 11/6/2008, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 19-8 ATS (+9.7 Units) in November games over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 21-12 ATS (+3.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 51-48 ATS (+115.0 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
CALGARY is 9-14 ATS (-9.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 5-4 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 5-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)

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PHOENIX (5-5-0-0, 10 pts.) at VANCOUVER (7-6-0-0, 14 pts.) - 11/6/2008, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 14-11 ATS (+33.0 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 67-57 ATS (+133.2 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
PHOENIX is 13-9 ATS (+31.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 8-4 ATS (+15.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 4-9 ATS (-6.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 5-3 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 5-3-0 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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ST LOUIS (5-5-0-0, 10 pts.) at SAN JOSE (11-2-0-0, 22 pts.) - 11/6/2008, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 7-1 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 7-1-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)

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FLORIDA (4-7-0-1, 9 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (3-6-0-2, 8 pts.) - 11/6/2008, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 198-225 ATS (-75.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
FLORIDA is 8-2 ATS (+10.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 75-97 ATS (+177.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 9-19 ATS (+29.9 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 5-22 ATS (+28.7 Units) 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
LOS ANGELES is 1-0 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 1-0-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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**pm530** · 11-06-2008, 07:00 AM

National Hockey League – Write up

NHL
Write-up

Thursday, November 6

Hot teams
-- Islanders won last two games, allowing four goals, after losing their previous six contests.
-- Tampa Bay won three of last four games, losing 4th game in SO.
-- Bruins won four of their last five games.
-- Carolina won three of its last four games.
-- Senators won three of their last four games. Flyers won four of their last five games.
-- Flames won three of last four home games.
-- Canucks won three of their last four games.
-- Sharks won their last five games, allowing total of seven goals.

Cold teams
-- Edmonton lost six of its last eight games. Penguins lost three of their last four games.
-- Thrashers lost nine of their last eleven games.
-- Maple Leafs are 4-8 in their last dozen games.
-- Rangers lost last two games, scoring three goals, after winning four in a row before that.
-- Washington lost its last two games, scoring one goal.
-- Colorado lost last four games, outscored 18-7. Minnesota lost three of its last four games.
-- Predators lost their last four road games, outscored 19-10.
-- Coyotes lost three of their last four road games.
-- Blues lost five of their last six games.
-- Panthers won last four games, outscored 14-6. Kings lost last five in a row, outscored 17-9.

Series Records
-- Visitor won last two Edmonton-Pittsburgh games.
-- Islanders, Thrashers split their last ten games.
-- Maple Leafs won three of last four visits to Boston.
-- Lightning lost three of last four visits to Madison Square Garden.
-- Carolina is 12-8 in last twenty games against Washington.
-- Colorado eliminated Minnesota from playoffs 4-2 last spring.
-- Senators lost three of last four games vs Philadelphia.
-- Nashville won nine of last thirteen games vs Calgary.
-- Canucks won nine of last twelve against Phoenix.
-- Sharks won nine of last ten games against the Blues.

Totals
-- Under is 6-3 in last nine Edmonton games.
-- Five of last six Atlanta games went over the total.
-- Last five Toronto-Boston games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Lightning games stayed under the total.
-- All four Washington home games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Ottawa games stayed under the total.
-- Last three Colorado games all went over the total.
-- Five of last six Calgary games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in Coyotes' last six games.
-- All three St Louis road games went over the total.
-- Three of last four Florida games stayed under the total.

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**pm530** · 11-06-2008, 07:01 AM

National Hockey League – Trend Sheet

NHL

Thursday, November 6

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7:00 PM CAROLINA vs. WASHINGTON
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina

7:00 PM NY ISLANDERS vs. ATLANTA
NY Islanders are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of the NY Islanders last 11 games
Atlanta is 7-14-1 SU in their last 22 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing NY Islanders

7:00 PM TAMPA BAY vs. NY RANGERS
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of the NY Rangers last 11 games

7:00 PM TORONTO vs. BOSTON
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

7:30 PM EDMONTON vs. PITTSBURGH
Edmonton is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Edmonton is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-1-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing at home against Edmonton

7:30 PM PHILADELPHIA vs. OTTAWA
Philadelphia is 4-13-5 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Philadelphia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Ottawa is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games

9:00 PM MINNESOTA vs. COLORADO
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Colorado
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games at home

9:30 PM NASHVILLE vs. CALGARY
Nashville is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Calgary
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
Calgary is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Nashville
Calgary is 5-12-3 SU in its last 20 games when playing Nashville

10:00 PM PHOENIX vs. VANCOUVER
Phoenix is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Phoenix is 4-15-2 SU in its last 21 games when playing Vancouver
Vancouver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Vancouver's last 13 games when playing at home against Phoenix

10:30 PM FLORIDA vs. LOS ANGELES
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing at home against Florida

10:30 PM ST. LOUIS vs. SAN JOSE
St. Louis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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**pm530** · 11-06-2008, 07:04 AM

National Hockey League – Hot lines

NHL

Thursday, November 6

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Ice Picks: NHL Bets
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Minnesota vs. Colorado

The Avs pulled off a five-game winning streak in the early going and hopes were higher than the Rocky Mountains in Denver. But they’ve come crashing back to Earth following a current four-game losing streak and now Colorado is trying to pull itself out of the slump.

There are two main reasons for the skid: The Avs are having trouble finishing and goalie Peter Budaj is looking average all of a sudden.

Until this point, Budaj had been playing like an All-Star, which was masking some of the Avs’ troubles defensively. But Colorado has allowed 18 goals over its last four games and we likely won’t be seeing the Slovak netminder back in the NHL’s top three weekly stars this week like we saw recently.

Besides that, Colorado has scored just seven goals during the slump. This young team needs to start getting some scoring from different sources if it wants to stop the bleeding.

Pick: Minnesota

St. Louis vs. San Jose

The Sharks aren’t the team you want to face when you’re hoping to get a three-game West Coast road swing started off on the right foot. The Sharks are 11-2 this season (7-0 at home) and they sit atop the NHL standings.

St. Louis is going the opposite way with four losses in its last five games after a 4-1 start to the season. The Blues are young and still finding their groove and it’s not helping that there are some issues between the pipes.

The club is bringing four goalies on its western trip this week, thanks to some nagging injuries to Manny Legace and Ben Bishop. That means Chris Mason will likely be the starter and so far he’s a dismal 0-3 in a Blues uniform.

Pick: Sharks

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**Udog** · 11-06-2008, 09:21 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Houston at Portland
The Blazers look to bounce back from last night's loss in Utah and build on their 10-6 ATS mark as a home underdog between 3 1/2 and 6 points. Portland is the pick (+5) according to Dunkel, which has Houston favored by just 1. Dunkel Pick: Portland (+5). Here are all of today's games.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6

Game 701-702: Philadelphia at Orlando
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 114.634; Orlando 122.668
Dunkel Line & Total: Orlando by 8; 194
Vegas Line & Total: Orlando by 5 1/2; 191 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Orlando (-5 1/2); Over

Game 703-704: Houston at Portland
Dunkel Ratings: Houston 121.882; Portland 120.639
Dunkel Line & Total: Houston by 1; 179
Vegas Line & Total: Houston by 5; 184 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Portland (+5); Under

**Udog** · 11-06-2008, 09:23 AM

NBA

Thursday, November 6

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POWER INDEX
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YESTERDAY 12-1
Season to Date: 46-17 (.730)

Orlando* 3½ over Philadelphia
Houston ½ over Portland*

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**Udog** · 11-06-2008, 09:30 AM

NHL

Thursday, November 6

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POWER INDEX
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YESTERDAY 2-1
Season to Date: 112-68 (.622)

Boston* (-152) ½ over Toronto (+152)
N.Y. Rangers* (-143) ½ over Tampa Bay (+143)
Washington* (-152) ½ over Carolina (+152)
Atlanta* (-116) even with N.Y. Islanders (+116)
Ottawa* (-115) even with Philadelphia (+115)
Pittsburgh* (-157) ½ over Edmonton (+157)
Minnesota (-103) even with Colorado* (+103)
Calgary* (-155) ½ over Nashville (+155)
Vancouver* (-152) ½ over Phoenix (+152)
Los Angeles* (-116) even with Florida (+116)
San Jose* (-212) 1½ over St. Louis (+212)

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