Monday Trends and Indexes 12/1 (NBA, NCAAB, NHL, Misc.)

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National Hockey League - Short Sheet

NHL
Short Sheet


Monday, December 1st

Vancouver at Columbus, 7:05 ET
Vancouver: 5-0 SU after scoring 1 goal or less
Columbus: 0-6 SU off win by 2+ goals

Nashville at Buffalo, 7:05 ET
Nashville: 16-5 SU after allowing 5+ goals
Buffalo: 22-32 SU off SU loss

Anaheim at Detroit, 7:35 ET
Anaheim: 4-1 SU in road games
Detroit: 10-13 SU off road loss

Colorado at Minnesota, 8:05 ET VER
Colorado: 7-21 SU Away off home game
Minnesota: 9-4 SU as a favorite

Toronto at Los Angeles, 10:35 ET
Toronto: 16-6 Under Away if total is 6 or higher
Los Angeles: 9-16 SU as home favorite

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National Hockey League – Write up

NHL
Write-up


Monday, December 1

Hot teams
-- Canucks won four of their last five games.
-- Nashville won five of its last six road games.
-- Ducks won their last four games, allowing three goals.
-- Minnesota won three of its last four games.
-- Kings won five of their last seven home games.

Cold teams
-- Blue Jackets lost three of last four home games.
-- Sabres lost six of their last eight games.
-- Red Wings lost three of their last four games.
-- Avalanche lost three of their last four road games.
-- Maple Leafs lost five of their last six games.

Totals
-- Under is 10-4-1 in last fifteen Vancouver games.
-- Over is 7-3 in Buffalo's last ten home games.
-- Last five Anaheim games stayed under the total.
-- Nine of last eleven Colorado games stayed under total.
-- Four of Kings' last five games went over the total.

Series Records
-- Columbus won five of last seven games against the Canucks.
-- Sabres won last two games vs Nashville, 7-2/8-4.
-- Ducks lost five of their last six visits to Detroit.
-- Avalanche lost six of last eight trips to Minnesota.
-- Kings won their last two games against Toronto, 2-1/5-2.

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National Hockey League – Trend Sheet

NHL


Monday, December 1

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7:00 PM NASHVILLE vs. BUFFALO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 9 games


7:00 PM VANCOUVER vs. COLUMBUS
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Vancouver's last 13 games
Columbus is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Vancouver
Columbus is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games


7:30 PM ANAHEIM vs. DETROIT
Anaheim is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing at home against Anaheim


8:00 PM COLORADO vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Colorado's last 11 games
Minnesota is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Colorado


10:30 PM TORONTO vs. LOS ANGELES
Toronto is 1-4-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 11 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games at home

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National Hockey League – Hot lines

NHL


Monday, December 1

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Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

The Colorado Avalanche overcame a rough morning to down the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 Saturday night.

The team learned earlier in the day that captain Joe Sakic would not play versus the Lightning and that the team doesn't know when the future Hall of Famer will return from his back injury. Colorado also had to put defenseman Adam Foote on injured reserve with an ailing neck, back and knee.

Saturday's win was just the Avs third in seven games. Their offense is sporadic, leaving the team with an average of less than one goal per game in those losses. Colorado is getting outscored 26-40 on the road this season.

Pick: Minnesota -160


Toronto Maple Leafs at Los Angeles Kings

The Kings are gaining momentum with back-to-back wins last week. They allowed just three goals in those wins getting solid performances from Jason LaBarbera and Erik Ersberg.

Los Angeles exploded for five goals against the Chicago Blackhawks, improving its record at the STAPLES Center to 7-5-1-2 on the season.

The Kings are sixth in home-ice scoring with 42 goals in La-La Land. They've won the last two games against the Maple Leafs, who have dropped six of their last eight contests.

Pick: Los Angeles -125

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NCAAB
Dunkel


Kent State at Kansas
The Golden Flashes have struggled with a 3-year 2-4 ATS record against good offensive teams (77.0 points or more) and face a Jayhawks team that is averaging over 80 points per game at home so far. Kansas is the pick (-12) according to Dunkel, which has the Jayhawks favored by 18 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Kansas (-12). Here are all of today's games.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1

Game 507-508: CS Northridge at Drexel
Dunkel Ratings: CS Northridge 50.402; Drexel 54.322
Dunkel Line: Drexel by 4
Vegas Line: Drexel by 2
Dunkel Pick: Drexel (-2)

Game 509-510: Wisconsin at Virginia Tech
Dunkel Ratings: Wisconsin 67.084; Virginia Tech 71.015
Dunkel Line: Virginia Tech by 4
Vegas Line: Virginia Tech by 2
Dunkel Pick: Virginia Tech (-2)

Game 511-512: Arkansas State at Indiana State
Dunkel Ratings: Arkansas State 48.156; Indiana State 56.271
Dunkel Line: Indiana State by 8
Vegas Line: Indiana State by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Indiana State (-3 1/2)

Game 513-514: Kent State at Kansas
Dunkel Ratings: Kent State 64.847; Kansas 83.226
Dunkel Line: Kansas by 18 1/2
Vegas Line: Kansas by 12
Dunkel Pick: Kansas (-12)

Game 515-516: UC-Riverside at Northwestern
Dunkel Ratings: UC-Riverside 50.218; Northwestern 62.924
Dunkel Line: Northwestern by 12 1/2
Vegas Line: Northwestern by 14
Dunkel Pick: UC-Riverside (+14)

Game 517-518: San Francisco at USC
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco 52.600; USC 72.435
Dunkel Line: USC by 20
Vegas Line: USC by 17
Dunkel Pick: USC (-17)

Game 519-520: Idaho at Sacramento State
Dunkel Ratings: Idaho 45.419; Sacramento State 43.883
Dunkel Line: Idaho by 1 1/2
Vegas Line: Sacramento State by 3
Dunkel Pick: Idaho (+3)

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NBA
Long Sheet


Monday, December 1


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MINNESOTA (4 - 11) at CHARLOTTE (5 - 11) - 12/1/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 76-99 ATS (-32.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 42-23 ATS (+16.7 Units) after scoring 85 points or less since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 2-2 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 3-1 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ORLANDO (13 - 4) at BOSTON (16 - 2) - 12/1/2008, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 76-49 ATS (+22.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 57-41 ATS (+11.9 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 30-17 ATS (+11.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 66-41 ATS (+20.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 34-19 ATS (+13.1 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 33-17 ATS (+14.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

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

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MIAMI (8 - 9) at GOLDEN STATE (5 - 12) - 12/1/2008, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 3-1 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 2-2 straight up against MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA


Monday, December 1


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Orlando Magic at Boston Celtics [7:30 PM ET]

Magic:Orlando is dealing with a rash of injuries to its backcourt, with Mickael Pietrus, Jameer Nelson and Keith Bogans all out. That didn't stop the Magic from picking up a 110-96 victory against Indiana on Saturday though, as Dwight Howard had one of his best games of the season with 32 points and 21 rebounds. “I have the word dominating written all over my house and I talk about it a lot before every game,” Howard said. “I think about dominating the whole game. I’ve got to have that type of mentality every night for our team to be successful.” He is averaging 16.1 points and 11.1 rebounds during his career against the Celtics.

Magic are 2-11 ATS in the last 13 meetings at Boston.
The UNDER is 17-5 in Orlando's last 22 road games.

Key Injuries - G Mickael Pietrus (thumb) is OUT.
G Jameer Nelson (hip) is OUT.
G Keith Bogans (thumb) is OUT.

PROJECTED SCORE: 88 (UNDER - Total Play of the Day)

Celtics (-8, O/U 189.5):It's hard to believe Boston could be playing better defense than last season, but that's exactly what this team is doing. The Celtics are holding opponents to 90.1 points per game on 40.8 percent shooting after leading the league last season. While they haven't been as dominant in terms of margin of victory, they still own the most wins in the NBA with 16. “We’re grinding them out,” Boston leading scorer Paul Pierce said. “It’s a tough schedule with all these back-to-back games, but it’s going to pay us a favor late in the season when we don’t have as many.”

Home team is 20-6 ATS in the last 26 meetings.
The UNDER is 20-7 in Boston's last 27 Monday games.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 96


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NCAAB


Monday, December 1


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#19 Wisconsin at Virginia Tech [ESPN2 | 7 PM ET]

Wisconsin:The Badgers have lost their previous five road games in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge but are holding opponents to just 58 points per game this season. They were blown out 82-58 at Duke last season, although Virginia Tech is a much different offensive team. The Hokies are averaging just 68.7 points per game this year.

Wisconsin is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games overall.
The UNDER is 10-4-1 in Wisconsin's last 15 games overall.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 63

Virginia Tech (-2):The Hokies enter this game after scoring 149 points in their last two games, splitting with Seton Hall and Elon. Both games went OVER the total as Tech also surrendered an average of 72 points during that stretch. The Hokies were 0-6 against Top 25 opponents last season and will be facing their first ranked team this year.

Virginia Tech is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games overall.
Virginia Tech is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 home games.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 65

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NBA
Dunkel Index

Minnesota at Charlotte
The Bobcats look to take advantage of a Minnesota team that is just 7-13 ATS versus Southeast Division opponents over the last three seasons. Charlotte is the pick (-3 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Bobcats favored by 6. Dunkel Pick: Charlotte (-3 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1

Game 501-502: Minnesota at Charlotte
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 114.581; Charlotte 120.703
Dunkel Line & Total: Charlotte by 6; 181
Vegas Line & Total: Charlotte by 3 1/2; 184 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Charlotte (-3 1/2); Under

Game 503-504: Orlando at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Orlando 119.566; Boston 130.105
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 10 1/2; 186
Vegas Line & Total: Boston by 8; 189 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-8); Under

Game 505-506: Miami at Golden State
Dunkel Ratings: Miami 116.420; Golden State 111.530
Dunkel Line & Total: Miami by 5; 216
Vegas Line & Total: Miami by 3; 212
Dunkel Pick: Miami (-3); Over

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Dunkel Index

Nashville at Buffalo
The Predators (11-12-0) look to get back to .500 against a Buffalo team that is just 2-7 versus teams with a losing record. Nashville is the underdog pick (+150) according to Dunkel, which has the Predators favored straight up by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Nashville (+150). Here are all of today's picks.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1

Game 1-2: Vancouver at Columbus
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 12.426; Columbus 10.781
Dunkel Line & Total: Vancouver by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Columbus (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (+100); Under

Game 3-4: Nashville at Buffalo
Dunkel Ratings: Nashville 11.087; Buffalo 10.741
Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Buffalo (-170); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Nashville (+150); Over

Game 5-6: Anaheim at Detroit
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 12.035; Detroit 11.419
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-220); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (+180); Over

Game 7-8: Colorado at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 10.779; Minnesota 13.399
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 2 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota (-165); 5
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-165); Under

Game 9-10: Toronto at Los Angeles
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 10.766; Los Angeles 12.628
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-145); 6
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-145); Under

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