Tuesday Trends and Indexes 11/10 (NBA, NHL, Misc.)

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NHL
Dunkel


Calgary at Montreal
The Flames look to take advantage of a Montreal team that is 0-5 in its last 5 games versus the Western Conference. Calgary is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Flames favored by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-120). Here are all of today's picks.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10

Game 1-2: Pittsburgh at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 11.973; Boston 11.346
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+125); Under

Game 3-4: Minnesota at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 11.324; Toronto 12.488
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto (-140); 6
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-140); Over

Game 5-6: Calgary at Montreal
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 11.680; Montreal 11.571
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Calgary (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-120); Under

Game 7-8: Edmonton at Ottawa
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 11.194; Ottawa 10.773
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 9-10: Vancouver at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 12.061; St. Louis 11.375
Dunkel Line & Total: Vancouver by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 11-12: Nashville at San Jose
Dunkel Ratings: Nashville 11.587; San Jose 12.986
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-250); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Jose (-250); Over




NHL
Long Sheet


Tuesday, November 10

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PITTSBURGH (12-5-0-0, 24 pts.) at BOSTON (7-7-0-2, 16 pts.) - 11/10/2009, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 13-3 ATS (+8.0 Units) in home games in November games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 43-25 ATS (+14.9 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 33-12 ATS (+18.2 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 25-9 ATS (+13.8 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 20-6 ATS (+12.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 27-11 ATS (+11.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 35-15 ATS (+15.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 17-5 ATS (+11.3 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-4-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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MINNESOTA (6-10-0-0, 12 pts.) at TORONTO (3-8-0-4, 10 pts.) - 11/10/2009, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 15-6 ATS (+7.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 15-28 ATS (-14.6 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 6-17 ATS (+25.4 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 11-21 ATS (-14.4 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 48-61 ATS (-46.8 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
TORONTO is 78-95 ATS (-77.5 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
TORONTO is 16-27 ATS (-13.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 1-0-0 straight up against TORONTO 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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CALGARY (10-4-0-1, 21 pts.) at MONTREAL (8-9-0-0, 16 pts.) - 11/10/2009, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 9-3 ATS (+12.4 Units) in road games after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 11-1 ATS (+9.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 49-54 ATS (-36.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 26-31 ATS (-14.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 39-52 ATS (-22.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 2-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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EDMONTON (8-8-0-1, 17 pts.) at OTTAWA (7-5-0-2, 16 pts.) - 11/10/2009, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 2-0 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 2-0-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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VANCOUVER (10-8-0-0, 20 pts.) at ST LOUIS (5-6-0-4, 14 pts.) - 11/10/2009, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 9-3 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 9-3-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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NASHVILLE (7-7-0-1, 15 pts.) at SAN JOSE (12-4-0-2, 26 pts.) - 11/10/2009, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 40-15 ATS (+14.6 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 58-61 ATS (-48.2 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 56-52 ATS (-55.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 6-2 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 6-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE 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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NHL
Short Sheet


Tuesday, 11/10/2009

PITTSBURGH at BOSTON, 7:00 PM ET VER
PITTSBURGH: 6-0 SU after getting shutout in their previous game
BOSTON: 0-6 SU off a win

MINNESOTA at TORONTO, 7:00 PM ET
MINNESOTA: 70-53 SU in non-conference games
TORONTO: 5-14 SU as a home favorite

CALGARY at MONTREAL, 7:30 PM ET
CALGARY: 9-3 SU AWAY after three straight wins
MONTREAL: 11-22 SU revenging a same season loss

EDMONTON at OTTAWA, 7:30 PM ET
EDMONTON: N/A
OTTAWA: N/A

VANCOUVER at ST LOUIS, 8:00 PM ET
VANCOUVER: N/A
ST LOUIS: N/A

NASHVILLE at SAN JOSE, 10:30 PM ET
NASHVILLE: 2-8 SU as a road underdog of +200 or higher
SAN JOSE: 40-15 SU first half of the season

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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Len's Top 5


Happy Tuesday everyone, here's my Top 5 for November 10, 2009 from Thats Sports.

1. Quick Hits

Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has leukemia. He says his prognosis is good.
Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon both file for free agency. Both would like to stay with the Yankees.
In Monday Night Football, Pittsburgh beat Denver 28-10. Both teams are now 6-2.
One of the good guys, former Ranger defenseman Brian Leetch was among those inducted into the Hockey's Hall of Fame last night
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim bagged his 800th career win when Syracuse beat Albany 75-43.
Isiah Thomas is looking for his first college coaching win after Florida International got beaten by defending national champion North Carolina 88-72.

2. Too Much Information

After watching Andre Agassi on 60 Minutes I'm conflicted. OK, he took crystal meth, hated tennis, wore a bad wig and thought his marriage to Brooke Shields was a mistake. Clearly he had secrets nobody knew about. When he made his "miraculous" comeback in 1998 it was a "warm and fuzzy" story. Clearly it was all a lie. So how many other sports lies do we all buy into? And do we really need to know what lurks in the darkest corners of athletes lives? What ever happened to just "root, root, rooting for the home team?"

3. More Numbers

Yesterday I talked about the slide in World Series TV ratings from the first Yankee championship in 1996, despite the increase in population. Many of you sent along your reasons why baseball is "less popular." But here's the perspective of Matt Bourne, the VP of business public relations for Major League Baseball: "If you look at just about every other property both sports and entertainment, you will see dramatic viewership and ratings decreases over the past 10-20 years, despite the increase in population. The reasons are plentiful including the increase in number of ways people are able to spend their free time, the unbelievable strides made in video games, the boom of the Internet, and the increase in the number of television channels which cater to the specific interests of individuals splintering the audiences. The fact remains that there are very few programming options that can aggregate the kind of audience that the World Series was able to over the past two weeks."
He does allow that the NFL has defied the odds with their TV ratings.

4. The Greatest Moments in Sports

Today marks the official release of my new kids book, "The Greatest Moments in Sports." It includes an audio CD of some of the great moments. We don't rank the moments, 1 through 25, but I do select the #1 all time sports moment. Care to guess? Anyway, I'm very proud of this book, it's my 4th, 3rd kids book. What a perfect holiday gift for the youngster on your list.
For a rundown of book signings and national radio and TV appearances, go to my newly designed website (under construction), ThatsSports.com
I apologize for the blatant commercial, but hey, you're not paying for my Top 5 right?
Now back to our regularly scheduled program

5. Slammin' Sammy

There's a debate raging. Sammy Sosa's skin looks lighter in recent photographs, and some are wondering if he's "going Michael Jackson on us?" A friend of Sosa's says he's merely going through a skin rejuvenation process.
So if you're scoring at home. He corked his bat, he's used performance enhancing drugs (he reportedly flunked a drug test). And now he's onto appearance enhancement.
Is that the alteration triple crown?

Happy Birthday: Former NYU basketball great Barry Kramer. 67.
Bonus Birthday: Actress Mackenzie "I slept with my father" Phillips. 50.

Today in Sports: Miami quarterback Dan Marino becomes the first to pass for 28 miles. (50,000 yards). 1996.
Bonus Event: Sunny days, sweeping the clouds away. The debut of Sesame Street on PBS. 1969.
Extra Bonus event suggested by subscriber Tom B. The birth of the U.S. Marine Corps. 1775.