Tuesday Trends and Indexes 10/27 (NBA, NHL, Misc.)

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NHL
Long Sheet


Tuesday, October 27

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PHILADELPHIA (5-3-0-1, 11 pts.) at WASHINGTON (6-3-0-1, 13 pts.) - 10/27/2009, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 18-4 ATS (+11.3 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 51-35 ATS (-3.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 21-13 ATS (+7.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 50-41 ATS (+98.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 9-7 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 9-7-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.5 Units)

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COLORADO (8-1-0-2, 18 pts.) at EDMONTON (6-4-0-1, 13 pts.) - 10/27/2009, 9:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 171-138 ATS (+312.0 Units) after a division game since 1996.
EDMONTON is 121-107 ATS (+238.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
COLORADO is 8-3 ATS (+12.2 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 68-49 ATS (+17.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 8-3 ATS (+12.2 Units) first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 9-5 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 9-5-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.2 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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DETROIT (3-4-0-2, 8 pts.) at VANCOUVER (6-5-0-0, 12 pts.) - 10/27/2009, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 0-5 ATS (-7.6 Units) in road games first half of the season this season.
DETROIT is 72-74 ATS (-46.3 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.
DETROIT is 8-17 ATS (-13.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 100-105 ATS (-60.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 5-3 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 5-3-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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NBA


Tuesday, October 27

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Tips and Trends
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Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers [TNT | 7:35 PM ET]

Celtics: Boston has lost 11 games in a row on the road to the Cavaliers by an average margin of 12.8 points. The Celtics have failed to cover in their last five visits to Quicken Loans Arena. This has been a home team series with the road club losing 16 consecutive times. The Celtics have held LeBron James to 40 percent shooting from the floor in their past 14 meetings during the last two seasons, although James is averaging 30.3 points against Boston in his last seven home games. Kevin Garnett is hoping to regain his explosiveness following injuries the past two years. He missed 25 games last year with a knee injury that required surgery. Boston fortified its depth signing Rasheed Wallace in backing up Garnett. Boston has been tremendous in an underdog role going 35-15-1 against the spread the past 51 times when getting points.

Boston is 8-3-1 ATS in its last 12 away contests.
The Celtics are 6-18-2 ATS in their last 26 games versus the Cavaliers.

Key Injuries - Forward Glen Davis (thumb) is out.

PROJECTED SCORE: 90 (Side of the Day)

Cavaliers (-4.5, O/U 185.5): The last time Cleveland lost to Boston at home was Dec. 18, 2004. The Cavaliers are hoping the combination of LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal can push them over the top after losing in the championship finals to the Lakers. This is Shaq’s debut in a Cleveland uniform. The key question now becomes can LeBron and Shaq co-exist effectively? The 37-year-old O’Neal isn’t the Cavaliers’ only new addition. Also brought in were swingman Anthony Parker from Toronto and guard Jamario Moon from Miami. They’ll add to a good shooting backcourt consisting of Mo Williams and Delonte West, who missed the preseason after being arrested last month for possession of three loaded guns. The Cavaliers have held Paul Pierce to 14.7 points per game on 34.3 shooting in their last seven home contests. Cleveland has covered 22 of its last 27 matchups versus Atlantic Division opponents.

The Cavaliers are 11-3-1 ATS in their last 15 games as a favorite.
Cleveland is 37-16 against the number in its last 53 games as home chalk.

Key Injuries - Guard Delonte West (personal) is questionable.

PROJECTED SCORE: 85


NOTE: The Total of the Day is in NCAAF
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Len’s Top Five

Tuesday, October 27

Len's Top 5

Happy Tuesday everyone, here's my Top 5 for October 27, 2009 from Len Berman Sports.

1. Quick Hits

The Yankees and Phillies will work out today at Yankee Stadium. The World Series gets underway tomorrow night in the Bronx.

The mess continues in Washington (Calm down Fox News viewers, this is a sports story.) The last place Redskins lose to Philadelphia on Monday Night Football, 27-17.

The 64th NBA season tips off tonight with 4 games on the schedule. A sign of the times. Nearly half the teams won't compete with a full roster of 15. Even NBA teams have to count their nickels.

The young production assistant involved in the Steve Phillips affair has also been fired by ESPN.

There goes the neighborhood. President Obama played golf with a woman in his foursome on Sunday for the first time as President.

2. President's Ball

I got a tweet from a Democratic Yankee fan. He crowed that the Yankees won their last 8 World Championships during the Kennedy, Carter and Clinton administrations. (All Democrats.) Under Republicans Ford, Reagan and the Bushes, the Yanks won squat. So we did some digging. Here are the poll numbers. Of the Yankees 26 World Championships, 19 came with Democrats in the White House. 7 with Republicans (Coolidge, Hoover and Eisenhower.) So I guess this guy thinks with Obama in the White House another Yankee championship is in the bag. Discuss among yourselves.

3. IFL

I guess some day the NFL will give way to the IFL (International Football League.) Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league wants to play multiple games in England and he's even talking about a franchise in London. The key to all this is expanding the season from 16 to 18 games. The reasoning is, teams don't want to lose home games to play across the pond, so give them an extra home game and they won't complain as much. Sounds like faulty reasoning. Extending the season also increases injury concerns. Maybe the league should concentrate less on Europe, and more on Los Angeles. They need to be truly a National Football League first.

4. Sir Charles

Now we're talking. Charles Barkley wants to be a general manager of an NBA team. He says some GMs have done a bad job in the draft. He adds that some executives worry only about keeping their jobs and some organizations aren't concerned with winning. (Yes he singled out the Knicks.) Wow really? Does that only apply to basketball? In fact why screw around with GM. Just make Charles "Commissioner of All of Sport" and let the fun begin.

5. Food for Thought

Why was Jets Quarterback Mark Sanchez so sorry? So what if the cameras caught him eating a hot dog on the bench during the game? If he was caught eating one of those God-awful looking black tacos they keep advertising on TV, then he'd have some explaining to do. The only question I have for Sanchez is, "you want fries with that?"

Happy Birthday: Kiner's Korner. Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner. 87.

Bonus Birthday: The Donald's second. Marla Maples. 46.

Today in Sports (Elsewhere in matrimonial news): The 10 month marriage of Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe ends in divorce. 1954.
Bonus Event: No Spitting! The New York subway system officially opens. 1904.

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