Saturday Trends and Indexes 11/8 (NBA, NHL, CFL, Misc.)

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NBA
Write-Up


Saturday, November 8


Hot Teams
-- Orlando won its last three games, by 18-3-10 points.
-- Pacers covered three of their first four games, splitting pair at home.
-- Miami won three of its last four games.
-- Cavaliers won four of last five games. Bulls won their first three home games, by 13-10-17 points.
-- Suns won three of their last four games. Bucks covered four of their last five contests.
-- Trailblazers won their first two home games by 1-2 points.

Cold Teams
-- Wizards lost first four games, by 10-8-8ot-6 points.
-- Pacers lost three of their first four games. Nets split their first four.
-- Hornets lost their last two games, scoring 79-89 points.
-- Wolves lost their last four games, by 10-3-4(2ot)-12 points.

Totals
-- Four of five Orlando games stayed under the total.
-- Three of Nets' first four games stayed under the total; over is 3-1 in Indiana's first four games. .
'-- Last four Miami games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Chicago games stayed under the total.
-- Last two Milwaukee games both went over the total.
-- Last four Portland games all went over the total.

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NHL
Write-Up


Saturday, November 8

Hot teams
-- Flames won three of their last four road games.
-- Bruins won five of their last six games.
-- Canadiens won eight of their last ten games.
-- Detroit is 8-3 in its last eleven games, with two OT losses.
-- Rangers won five of their last seven games. Washington is 4-1 at home
-- Penguins won their last two games, scoring eleven goals.
-- Sharks won six in row, 12 of first 14 games.
-- Canucks won four of last five games, shutting last two opponents out.

Cold teams
-- Columbus is 1-5 in the game following a win.
-- Sabres lost four of their last six games.
-- Flyers lost four of their first six home games. Lightning lost last two games, allowing nine goals; six of their last ten games went into OT.
-- Toronto lost its last three games, outscored 16-10.
-- Devils lost four of their last six games.
-- Islanders lost seven of their last nine games.
-- Florida lost its last five games, outscored 17-8. Coyotes lost six of last nine games.
-- Avalanche lost their last five games, outscored 21-8. Predators lost last five road games, outscored 21-8.
-- Dallas is 0-4 in game following a win this season.
-- Kings lost five of their last six games. Blues lost their last four games, outscored 17-9.

Totals
-- Last five Columbus games all went over the total.
-- Last four Boston home games went over the total.
-- Over is 8-4 in Flyers' games this season.
-- Four of last five Montreal road games went over the total.
-- Eight of last nine Detroit games went over the total.
-- Under is 8-4 in last dozen Ranger games.
-- Six of last eight Islander games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Florida games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of last ten Nashville games went over the total.
-- Over is 9-1-1 in last eleven Dallas games.
-- Under is 4-0-1 in Minnesota's last five games.
-- Last four Los Angeles games all stayed under the total.

Series Records
-- Columbus won five of last seven against the Flames.
-- Sabres won three in row vs Boston, 2-1ot/3-0/3-2so.
-- Lightning won nine of last twleve against Philadelphia.
-- Canadiens lost five of last seven visits to Toronto.
-- Home side won 11 of last 12 Ranger-Washington games.
-- Penguins won five of last seven against the Islanders.
-- Predators won four of last five games vs Colorado.
-- Stars won seven of last ten vs San Jose; they ousted the Sharks in six games last spring, winning Game 6 in four OTs.
-- Minnesota won five of last six against the Canucks.
-- Blues won six of last eight against Los Angeles.

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NHL
Long Sheet


Saturday, November 8


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CALGARY (8-5-0-1, 17 pts.) at COLUMBUS (6-6-0-2, 14 pts.) - 11/8/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 22-10 ATS (+34.9 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 41-45 ATS (+101.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 4-4 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 4-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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BUFFALO (8-2-0-3, 19 pts.) at BOSTON (7-3-0-3, 17 pts.) - 11/8/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 20-29 ATS (-20.9 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 182-123 ATS (+38.2 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BOSTON is 27-46 ATS (-36.2 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 11-6 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 11-6-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
10 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.6 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (4-4-0-4, 12 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (4-5-0-3, 11 pts.) - 11/8/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 35-59 ATS (-26.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 52-104 ATS (+186.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 19-54 ATS (+84.6 Units) in road games in November games since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 19-32 ATS (-16.0 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 9-20 ATS (-12.8 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 18-34 ATS (-23.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 11-20 ATS (-12.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 3-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) in home games in November games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-28 ATS (-20.8 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 8-21 ATS (-19.2 Units) in home games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-30 ATS (-16.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 5-3 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 5-3-0 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 . (Over=+2.7 Units)

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MONTREAL (9-1-0-2, 20 pts.) at TORONTO (5-5-0-4, 14 pts.) - 11/8/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 25-35 ATS (-23.2 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 39-33 ATS (+79.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 11-2 ATS (+8.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 9-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 10-17 ATS (-11.3 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 8-9 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 9-8-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (7-3-0-2, 16 pts.) at DETROIT (8-2-0-2, 18 pts.) - 11/8/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 85-33 ATS (+4.2 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 1-0-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY 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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NY RANGERS (11-5-0-1, 23 pts.) at WASHINGTON (6-4-0-2, 14 pts.) - 11/8/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 26-17 ATS (+5.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 22-13 ATS (+35.2 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 5-3 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 5-3-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (7-4-0-2, 16 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (4-8-0-1, 9 pts.) - 11/8/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 6-15 ATS (+21.0 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 68-47 ATS (+12.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 15-9 ATS (+26.9 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 13-28 ATS (+46.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 9-7 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 9-7-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-1.5 Units)

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FLORIDA (4-8-0-1, 9 pts.) at PHOENIX (5-6-0-0, 10 pts.) - 11/8/2008, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 198-226 ATS (-76.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
FLORIDA is 14-8 ATS (+23.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 4-14 ATS (+19.4 Units) in home games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 1-0-0 straight up against PHOENIX 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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NASHVILLE (6-6-0-1, 13 pts.) at COLORADO (5-8-0-0, 10 pts.) - 11/8/2008, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 115-79 ATS (+23.1 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.
COLORADO is 79-77 ATS (-77.0 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
COLORADO is 20-26 ATS (-18.1 Units) 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
COLORADO is 4-4 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 4-4-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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DALLAS (6-6-0-2, 14 pts.) at SAN JOSE (12-2-0-0, 24 pts.) - 11/8/2008, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 12-2 ATS (+9.9 Units) in all games this season.
SAN JOSE is 12-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
DALLAS is 113-69 ATS (+22.3 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.
DALLAS is 25-14 ATS (+40.1 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 28-14 ATS (+13.4 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
DALLAS is 12-5 ATS (+17.5 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 32-24 ATS (+56.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 9-12 ATS (-15.9 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 5-9 ATS (-18.0 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
DALLAS is 13-9 (+6.1 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 13-9-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)

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MINNESOTA (8-3-0-1, 17 pts.) at VANCOUVER (8-6-0-0, 16 pts.) - 11/8/2008, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 14-23 ATS (-15.7 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 14-7 ATS (+21.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 15-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 64-85 ATS (-60.0 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 9-6 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 10-6-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.9 Units)

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ST LOUIS (5-6-0-1, 11 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (4-6-0-2, 10 pts.) - 11/8/2008, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 8-23 ATS (+41.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 76-97 ATS (+178.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 3-12 ATS (+15.4 Units) in home games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 85-124 ATS (-49.1 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 6-22 ATS (+29.5 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
ST LOUIS is 6-3 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 6-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES 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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NBA
Short Sheet


Saturday, November 8th

Washington at Orlando, 7:05 ET
Washington: 17-4 ATS Away off home loss
Orlando: 31-13 Under as a home favorite of 6.5 to 12 points

New Jersey at Indiana, 7:05 ET
New Jersey: 4-17 ATS off a home win
Indiana: 9-0 ATS after allowing 110+ points BB games

Miami at New Orleans, 8:05 ET
Miami: 3-13 ATS off SU win
New Orleans: 18-5 ATS at home vs. Miami

Cleveland at Chicago, 8:35 ET
Cleveland: 13-4 Under off BB Overs
Chicago: 1-11 ATS off SU win as dog

Phoenix at Milwaukee, 8:35 ET
Phoenix: 12-3 ATS off SU loss as road favorite
Milwaukee: 23-8 Over off BB ATS wins

Minnesota at Portland, 10:05 ET
Minnesota: 0-4 ATS at Portland
Portland: 11-0 ATS at home off SU win as an underdog

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NBA


Saturday, November 8


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Tips and Trends
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls [8:30 PM ET]

Cavs (-1, O/U 189): Cleveland star LeBron James has been a force against Michael Jordan's former team, doing exactly what MJ used to do to the Cavs. James is averaging 37.2 points in the last six meetings with the Bulls, and he has averaged 31 points in 10 career games at the United Center. “LeBron is LeBron,” Chicago head coach Vinny Del Negro said. “We tried all kinds of different things with him. When he gets around the basket, he’s so powerful.” James had a season-high 41 points in a 107-93 win over the Bulls on Wednesday, including 14 in the third quarter.

Cavs are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
The UNDER is 7-3 in Cleveland's last 10 Saturday games.

Key Injuries - F Darnell Jackson (wrist) is OUT.

PROJECTED SCORE: 95

Bulls: Chicago is shooting much better at home this season, connecting nearly 47 percent at the United Center compared to 38 percent on the road. Rookie point guard Derrick Rose continues to impress, as he totaled 18 points and six assists in a 100-83 rout of Phoenix on Friday as the Bulls improved to 3-0 at home. Rose had 20 points and seven assists in Wednesday's loss at Cleveland, and he knows his team needs to defend James better. “He’s an amazing player,” Rose said. “I’ve watched him on television so many times. We could have done a better job guarding him.”’

Bulls are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
The UNDER is 7-1 in Chicago's last 8 home games.

Key Injuries - G Kirk Hinrich (thumb) is questionable.
F/C Drew Gooden (ankle) is questionable.
G Larry Hughes (shoulder) is OUT.

PROJECTED SCORE: 94

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NHL
Short Sheet


Saturday, November 8th

Calgary at Columbus, 7:05 ET
Calgary: 6-19 SU after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8
Columbus: 8-1 SU at home after allowing 3+ goals in 4 straight games

Buffalo at Boston, 7:05 ET
Buffalo: 20-29 SU on Saturday
Boston: 15-6 SU after a blowout win by 3+ goals

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET
Tampa Bay: 9-20 SU on Saturday
Philadelphia: 12-2 SU after a blowout loss by 3+ goals

Montreal at Toronto, 7:05 ET
Montreal: 11-2 SU after a non-conference game
Toronto: 9-17 SU at home in first half of the season

New Jersey at Detroit, 7:05 ET
New Jersey: 17-19 SU AWAY when the total is 5.5
Detroit: 7-1 SU against New Jersey

NY Rangers at Washington, 7:05 ET
NY Rangers: 11-20 SU after playing a game where 7+ total goals
Washington: 29-21 SU when playing their 3rd game in 5 days

Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, 7:05 ET
Pittsburgh: 23-8 SU when playing 5 or less games in 14 days
NY Islanders: 4-16 SU at home having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6

Florida at Phoenix, 9:05 ET
Florida: 6-1 SU AWAY having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8
Phoenix: 1-9 SU in home games after allowing 1 goal or less

Nashville at Colorado, 9:05 ET
Nashville: 2-17 SU AWAY after allowing 6+ goals
Colorado: 30-12 SU as a home favorite of -200 or less

Dallas at San Jose, 10:05 ET
Dallas: 3-6 SU after one or more consecutive overs
San Jose: 12-2 SU as a favorite

Minnesota at Vancouver, 10:05 ET
Minnesota: 15-4 SU on Saturday
Vancouver: 65-73 SU at home vs. division opponents

St Louis at Los Angeles, 10:35 ET
St Louis: 7-22 SU after 2+ consecutive overs
Los Angeles: 6-0 SU after playing 4 consecutive home games

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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CFL
Write-Up


Saturday, November 8


Edmonton (10-8) @ Winnipeg (8-10)-- Teams met in Weeks 14-15, with home team winning both; Bombers won 30-23 (-3), outrushing Eskimos 156-35, offsetting 36-43/410 passing day by guests. Edmonton returned the favor the next week, winning 36-22 (-6.5), with 29-39/310 passing stats. Winnipeg won six of last eight games, while Eskimos were just 4-5 in their last last nine games. Eskimos are 3-6 on foreign soil this season, but they did play in tougher division and still won more games than did Winnipeg.

BCLions (11-7) @ Saskatchewan (12-6)--Lions won two of three vs the Roughriders this season, losing 26-16 (-6) at home in Week 2, then when teams met in both Weeks 12-13, Lions won both, 28-23 (-6) at home, then 27-21 (+3.5) in Regina. Lions lost two of last three games to fall to this position, but their loss at Calgary last week was first in last six on the road. Riders started season 6-0, ended it 3-0, went 3-6 in between.

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Saturday's six-pack

-- Allen Iverson scored 24 points in his Detroit debut; the guy he was guarding for most of the game, Devin Harris, scored 38.

-- Jerry Sloan won his 1,000th game as coach of the Jazz Friday-- this guy is the most underrated coach in team sports, but part of the reason why is that he's never won the NBA championship.

-- NFL wisely rescinded Justin Tuck's $7,500 fine from last week's Dallas game; it is tackle football after all, an often violent game.

-- How happy are the Raiders to get rid of DeAngelo Hall and his ridiculously huge contract?

-- Live golf from the Far East this weekend at 1am on Golf Channel with most of the big boys playing; Adam Scott just missed a birdie putt as I typed this.

-- In case you wonder about such things, if you won $1,000,000 on the PGA Tour this season, you'd rank 103rd on the money list.


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Saturday's List of 13: College football trend report..........

13) Visitor covered nine of the last dozen Cal-USC games.

12) Louisville won its last seven games vs Pitt, covering six of them.

11) Texas covered 15 of its last 22 games coming off a loss.

10) Oregon State lost four of last five games on grass (0-5 vs spread)

9) Underdog is 12-5-1 vs spread in Air Force-Colorado State series.

8) Oregon covered 10 of last 13 as home favorite in Pac-10 games.

7) Visitor is 8-2-2 vs spread in last 12 Alabama-LSU games.

6) Boston College won its last five games vs Notre Dame, with the underdog covering the last four.

5) Home side is 12-6 vs spread in Kansas State-Missouri series.

4) Oklahoma failed to cover its last seven visits to Texas A&M.

3) Kentucky covered eight of last 12 as a home underdog.

2) Rutgers covered 10 of last 13 tries as a double digit favorite.

1) Oklahoma State is 0-9-2 in last eleven visits to Texas Tech, with their last win in Lubbock coming during WWII, in 1944.